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P.H. 2026-15: (PUBLIC HEARING 1ST READING)
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF POMPANO BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 155, "ZONING CODE," OF THE POMPANO BEACH CODE OF ORDINANCES, BY AMENDING SECTION 155.3203., "SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENCE 2 (RS-2)," SECTION 155.3208., "MULTIPLE-FAMILY RESIDENCE 7 (RM-7)," SECTION 155.3209., "MULTIPLE-FAMILY RESIDENCE 12 (RM-12)," SECTION 155.3210., "MULTIPLE-FAMILY RESIDENCE 20 (RM-20)," SECTION 155.3211., "MULTIPLE-FAMILY RESIDENCE 30 (RM-30)," SECTION 155.3212., MULTIPLE-FAMILY RESIDENCE 45 (RM-45)," SECTION 155.3302., "LIMITED BUSINESS (B-1)," SECTION 155.3303., "COMMUNITY BUSINESS (B-2)," SECTION 155.3304., "GENERAL BUSINESS (B-3)," SECTION 155.3305., "HEAVY BUSINESS (B-4)," SECTION 155.3306., "MARINE BUSINESS (M-1)," AND SECTION 155.3501., "TRANSIT ORIENTED (TO)" TO MODIFY BUILDING HEIGHT AND SETBACK MEASUREMENTS;" BY AMENDING SECTION 155.5302., "FENCES AND WALLS" TO MODIFY FENCE HEIGHT MEASUREMENTS; BY AMENDING SECTION 155.9401, "MEASUREMENT," AND PART 5., "TERMS AND USES DEFINED" TO FURTHER CLARIFY MEASUREMENT REFERENCES FOR BUILDING HEIGHT; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
(Fiscal Impact: N/A)
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(Staff Contact: Max Wemyss/David Recor)
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Summary Explanation/Background:
Staff is recommending text amendments to the Zoning Code regarding the measurement of the height of structures. The amendments occur in Article 3 (Zoning Districts), Article 5 (Development Standards), and Article 9 (Definitions and Interpretations).
Measurement and Definition of Height (main amendment):
Staff proposes to modify the way that the height of a structure is measured by differentiating between habitable structures and uninhabitable structures. Habitable structures are to be measured from the required finished floor elevation rather than the finished grade. Measuring from the finished grade resulted in a loss of permitted building height due to the difference between the grade of a p...
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