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ARCHITECTURAL APPEARANCE COMMITTEE
Meeting Date: JANUARY 6, 2026
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RISING TIDE CAR WASH
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Request: Building Design
P&Z# 25-12000026
Owner: Racetrac Petroleum INC & Silver Oak Advisors
Project Location: 2901 W Atlantic Blvd
Folio Number: 484233450010
Land Use Designation: C (Commercial)
Zoning District: B-3 (General Business)
Commission District: 5 (Darlene Smith)
Agent: Paola West
Project Planner: Jonathan Cady (954-786-5578 / jonathan.cady@copbfl.com)
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Summary:
The applicant is requesting Major Building Design approval and Vernacular or Superior Design Alternative approval for a new 3,500 square foot car wash with 500 square feet of covered vacuuming spaces, and related site and landscape improvements with CPTED modifications. The project site abuts single-family residential properties to the north, a vacant parcel to the east, and retail to the west. The project proposes a Type B landscaping buffer as included in the project and CPTED-approved fencing will be provided along Atlantic Boulevard, as well as an 8-foot wall along NW 1 Street.
The applicant is requesting approval for Vernacular or Superior Design Alternative to allow relief from the Commercial Design Standards regarding fenestration and transparency related to the 30% minimum requirement for the street-facing facade area of the ground-level floor of buildings that must be occupied by windows or doorways facing West Atlantic Boulevard:
?155.5602. C.7.a: Fenestration/Transparency
"At least 30 percent of the street-facing facade area of the ground-level floor of buildings (as measured from the grade to the underside of the eave, top of the parapet, or the story line denoting the second floor) shall be occupied by windows or doorways."
Based on the elevations, the front facade of the car wash, facing West Atlantic Boulevard, does not comply with the minimum requirement of 30% fenestration. The applicant has chosen Option #1 of the Vernacular or Superior Design A...
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