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ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS
Meeting Date: JULY 17, 2025
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VARIANCE - FESTIVAL REAL ESTATE LLC
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Request: Variance
P&Z# 25-11000013
Owner: Festival Real Estate, LLC
Project Location: 2900 W Sample Rd
Folio Number: 484221070010
Land Use Designation: I (Industrial)
Zoning District: I-1 (General Industrial)
Commission District: Beverly Perkins (4)
Agent: Dennis Mele
Project Planner: Scott Reale
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Summary:
The Applicant Landowner requests a Variance from Section 155.5101(G)(8)(B) of the Pompano Beach Zoning Code, which establishes the minimum stacking lane distance for parking lot entrance driveways. The requested Variance would permit stacking lane distances ranging from 50 feet to 70 feet, in lieu of the required 100 feet, in order to accommodate site-specific constraints.
The property is located on the south side of W Sample Road in Northwest Pompano, between NW 27th Avenue and the Sample Road Florida Turnpike ramp.
ZONING REGULATIONS
PROPERTY INFORMATION AND STAFF ANALYSIS
1. The approximately 24-acre site, formerly home to the Festival Marketplace (Festival Flea Market) with over 250 vendors at its peak, is proposed for redevelopment into three industrial warehouse buildings totaling roughly 474,000 square feet and 422 parking spaces. The associated Major Site Plan application (PZ #24-12000024) was presented to the Development Review Committee (DRC) on 2/5/2025, 3/19/2025, 5/7/2025, and 7/2/2025. Final approval is pending before the Planning & Zoning Board.
2. The site features four access points-two on Sample Road (under FDOT jurisdiction) and two on NW 27th Avenue (under Broward County jurisdiction). Code requires a minimum 100-foot driveway throat depth for sites with over 150 parking spaces. However, the applicant is requesting a reduction to 50-70 feet, arguing that the standard does not account for large, multi-access properties or overlapping regulatory constraints. FDOT has preliminarily approved t...
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