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P.H. 2025-43: (PUBLIC HEARING 2ND 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, TO REDUCE CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS TO DEVELOPMENT WITHIN REAR YARD CORNER TRIANGLES, BY AMENDING SECTION 155.4303., "STANDARDS FOR SPECIFIC ACCESSORY USES AND STRUCTURES," TO MODIFY THE STANDARDS FOR A GAZEBO; BY AMENDING SECTION 155.5203., "LANDSCAPING," TO APPLY GENERAL LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENTS TO PLANTS MAINTAINED WITHIN A REAR YARD CORNER TRIANGLE; BY AMENDING SECTION 155.5302., "FENCES AND WALLS," TO ELIMINATE REQUIREMENTS FOR STANDARDS RELATED TO REAR YARD CORNER TRIANGLES ADJACENT TO WATERWAYS AND MODIFYING REQUIREMENTS PERTAINING TO SEAWALLS; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 155.9301., "REAR PROPERTY LINE AS RELATED TO MEASUREMENTS," TO REMOVE REFERENCE TO REAR YARD CORNER TRIANGLES AS A MEASUREMENT FOR REAR PROPERTY LINE WHEN ABUTTING THE HISTORIC DUNE VEGETATION LINE; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
(Fiscal Impact: N/A)
FIRST READING: APRIL 8, 2025
POSTPONED FROM APRIL 22, 2025
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(Staff Contact: Max Wemyss)
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Summary Explanation/Background:
Staff is recommending text amendments to the Zoning Code regarding height and location of Gazebos/Tikis/Chickees and the required Rear Yard Corner Triangle. The amendments occur in Article 4 (Use Standards) and Article 5 (Development Standards) of the Zoning Code.
Following concerns raised to staff, appointed, and elected officials, Staff has been directed to identify a solution to the prevalence of Code Compliance issues (both reported and unreported) related to the location of Tiki or Chickee Huts (categorized as Gazebos in the Zoning Code). Water-abutting Single-Family homeowners frequently prefer that Tiki/Chickee huts are as close to the water as feasible and typically abutting the interior lot lines. This puts them in conflict with the following Zoning Code Standards:
1. The ...
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