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ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS
Meeting Date: APRIL 17, 2025
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SPECIAL EXCEPTION - MMM BROTHERS LLC
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Request: Special Exception
P&Z# 25-17000001
Owner: MMM Brothers LLC
Project Location: 327 SW 13 Ave
Folio Number: 494203020060
Land Use Designation: I (Industrial)
Zoning District: I-1 (General Industrial)
Agent: Yauheni Shablinski & Uladzimir Shablinski
Project Planner: Scott Reale
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Summary:
The Applicant is requesting Special Exception approval for the Waste-Related Use component, as required by Section 155.4229.B [Districts Where Permitted] and Section 155.4601 [Unlisted Uses] of the Pompano Beach Zoning Code. This approval will allow the subject property (Zoning District: I-1) to be used for an unlisted activity that combines waste-related and motor vehicle service functions, as detailed in Development Services Department Interpretation Letter #25-04500001.
The property is located on the west side of SW 13th Avenue, between Race Track Road (SW 3rd Street) and SW 4th Street, in the Andrews Industrial District.
PROPERTY INFORMATION AND STAFF ANALYSIS
1. The applicant's business model does not align directly with any of the uses specified in the Zoning Code. As such, applicants may request an interpretation for unlisted uses. In this case, the applicant submitted a request for an interpretation, and the Development Services Director provided a response in Interpretation Letter #25-04500001, which is included in the application package.
2. The business involves an auto wrecker operation where transmissions, steering racks, and other components are removed, diagnosed, rebuilt, and listed for sale on eBay. The inoperable cars are then sent to a junkyard. The applicant argued that the use should be classified similarly to an "Automotive Repair and Maintenance Facility," while the City initially classified it as a waste-related service use. The applicant disagreed with this classification and compared it to both "Auto Wreck...
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