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PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD
Meeting Date: FEBRUARY 28, 2024
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AVIARA WEST FLEX
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Request: Flex
P&Z# 23-05000006
Owner: Aviara Corporate Park LLC
Project Location: 1350 NW 31 Ave & Adjacent parcel to the south
Folio Number: 484233680020 & 484233680030
Land Use Designation: C (Commercial)
Zoning District: B-3 & B-4 (General business & Heavy business)
Commission District: 5 (Barry Moss)
Agent: Paola West (954-519-9417 / pwest@planw3st.com)
Project Planner: Jean Dolan (954-786-4045 / jean.dolan@copbfl.com)
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INTRODUCTION
The provision of Flexibility Units is a function of the Broward County Land Use Plan and administered by the County's "Administrative Rules Document." Local governments are permitted to allocate residential units without amending the City's Future Land Use Map or requesting permission through the County. Each City keeps track of the number of Flexibility Units allocated and reports back to the County regarding each approval. The use of such allocation is advantageous when the City has determined that an infusion of residential units would enhance a project or area.
The Applicant (Aviara Corporate Park, LLC), is taking advantage of the recently adopted package of City incentives to encourage mixed income housing projects. Using the incentives for applying County mixed income housing policy 2.16.3, the Applicant is leveraging 53 moderate-income flex units to generate the entitlements for a 369 unit multi-family project on a 5.35-acre property located at 1350 NW 31st Avenue (484233680030). The use of Policy 2.16.3 comes with three incentives. First, it allows for 6 bonus units for every 1 moderate income unit deed restricted to affordable for 30-years per the County's policy language. Second, the City added an additional incentive to allow 1.5 times the zoning density for projects using this policy, thus increasing the density allowed on this property from 46 to 69 dwelling units per acre. Third, the Ci...
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