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ARCHITECTURAL APPEARANCE COMMITTEE
Meeting Date: JUNE 2, 2026
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VERA
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Request: Building Design
P&Z# 24-12000027
Owner: 1600 Federal LLC
Project Location: 1600 S Federal Hwy
Folio Number: 494212000070
Land Use Designation: C (Commercial)
Zoning District: B-3 (General Business)
Commission District: 1 (Audrey Fesik)
Agent: Paola West
Project Planner: Jonathan Cady (954-786-5578 / jonathan.cady@copbfl.com)
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Summary:
This agenda item received Building Design approval from this Committee on November 19th, 2025. At this time, the applicant is proposing changes to the site layout and building design. Although the building footprint of the proposed mixed-use building remains the same, this proposal must be reviewed by AAC because it includes a new 1-story, partially enclosed parking structure with ground-level parking and a parking deck above, and the removal of the existing bank drive-through, to be replaced with surface-level parking. The project was on two PZB agendas and was postponed both times. The Planning and Zoning Board (PZB) meetings were on December 17, 2025, and February 25, 2026.
At the December 17, 2025 PZB meeting, through conversations with staff, the applicant, and the public, the Board determined that the request to reduce the minimum number of required parking spaces from 405 to 243 was an excessive reduction. At the February PZB meeting, the Board expressed concerns about the reduced parking request and the Major Administrative Adjustment item seeking approval without the Site Plan item, and that it had not yet been approved by AAC. The Board determined that it would properly review the Major Administrative Adjustment item in conjunction with the Site Plan, so the item was once again postponed and required DRC review. Subsequently, following the PZB meeting, the item was scheduled for DRC and underwent two reviews on March 4, 2026, and April 15, 2026.
The new parking structure proposal triggers an AAC revi...
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