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Zoning Board of Appeals
Meeting Date: October 21, 2021
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MAJOR TEMPORARY USE - FIRTH PROPERTIES LAKESIDE LLC
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Request: Major Temporary Use
P&Z# 21-15000007
Owner: Firth Properties Lakeside LLC
Project Location: 1201 S Ocean Boulevard
Folio Number: 4943 06 12 0710
Land Use Designation: C- Commercial
Zoning District: B-3 (General Business)
Agent: David Bee
Project Planner: Scott Reale
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Summary:
The Applicant Landowner is requesting a MAJOR TEMPORARY USE PERMIT from the provisions of Chapter 155: Article 5 [Development Standards] of the City of Pompano Beach Zoning Code in order to temporarily utilize a portion of an existing shopping center parking lot for outdoor dining without complying with the applicable development standards as required by Code.
The property is located on the southwest corner of S Ocean Boulevard (A1A) and SE 12th Street.
PROPERTY INFORMATION
1. The subject property has no code compliance violation cases.
2. The shopping center, originally called the Lakeside Shoppes, was approved in 1976 via PRA No. 2085, with 53 parking spaces. At the time, 42 spaces were required by code. Accounting for the current restaurant and retail uses, staff has determined 42 spaces are required. With the outdoor seating area, there are currently 50 parking spaces on the site, two of which are handicap/ADA spaces.
3. During the peak of the COVID pandemic, the City suspended most outdoor application requirements for restaurants and retail businesses to expand operating space into portions of privately owned and public rights-of-way.
4. Staff finds the outdoor seating area, which takes up two parking spaces, does not negatively impact the property with regard to site circulation or minimum parking requirements.
5. If this Temporary Use Permit is approved, the outdoor seating area would be allowed for a maximum of one year. The applicant may file for a site plan amendment in order to allow for permanent outdoor sea...
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