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ARCHITECTURAL APPEARANCE COMMITTEE
Meeting Date: APRIL 7, 2026
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EL CAR WASH WEST POMPANO
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Request: Building Design
P&Z# 25-12000013
Owner: Festival Centre LLC
Project Location: 2960 W Sample Road
Folio Number: 484221070031, 484221070032, 484221070033
Land Use Designation: C (Commercial)
Zoning District: B-3 (General Business)
Commission District: 4 (Beverly Perkins)
Agent: Mercy Arce
Project Planner: Jonathan Cady (jonathan.cady@copbfl.com / 954-786-5578)
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Summary:
The applicant is requesting Building Design approval and Vernacular or Superior Design Alternative approval for a 4,900-square-foot drive-thru car wash on 0.86 acres. The project received a Special Exception to allow the Car Wash Use in a B-3 Zoning District.
The applicant is requesting approval for a Vernacular or Superior Design Alternative to modify the following Commercial, Institutional, and Mixed-Use Design Standard related to window transparency facing West Sample Road:
Section 155.5602.C.7.b: All ground-level windows on street-facing facades shall be transparent. Mirrored or heavily-tinted glass that prevents views into the building is prohibited on street-facing front building facades.
The project proposes translucent spandrel glass rather than transparent windows facing the street, similar to the El Car Wash on North Federal Highway, which this Committee approved in 2024. The applicant has selected Option #3 from the AAC Supplemental Criteria for the Vernacular or Superior Design Alternative. Option #3 is: materials of exceptional or extraordinary quality are applied in a manner that is pronounced and visible from public areas.
The Major Site Plan application was reviewed by the Development Review Committee (DRC) on December 3, 2025, and March 18, 2026.
The property is located on the east side of NW 27 Avenue, south of West Sample Rd.
Pursuant to Section 158.04, Code of Ordinances, the Architectural Appearance Committee may require such chang...
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