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PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD
Meeting Date: MAY 25, 2022
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IDI LOGISTICS REZONING
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Request: Rezoning
P&Z# 22-13000002
Owner: Festival Real Estate, LLC.
Project Location: 2900 W Sample Road
Folio Number: 484221070010
Land Use Designation: Commercial
Zoning District: B-3 (General Business)
Commission District: 4 (Beverly Perkins)
Agent: Dennis D. Mele (954-527-2409)
Project Planner: Jean Dolan (954-786-4045 / jean.dolan@copbfl.com)
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APPLICANT'S REQUEST
The Applicant is requesting to rezone the property at 2900 West Sample Road from B-3 to I-1 following approval of the concurrent request for a City land use plan amendment from Commercial to Industrial. The Festival Flea Market currently occupies the Subject Property and will be demolished if this request is approved.
As stated in the Land Use Plan amendment application, the trends in the retail sector have changed dramatically due to the impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic. Prior to COVID-19 consumers were shifting to on-line shopping and that trend was magnified due to COVID-19. The impacts of COVID-19 will likely impact the way people shop well into the future which will continue to reduce the need for brick and mortar stores as people continue to do much of their shopping on-line. This trend towards on-line shopping has increased the demand for industrial warehouse space. The Subject Property provides an ideal location for redevelopment of an existing commercial space to industrial warehouse space or other I-1 uses. The Subject Property is located on a major east/west thoroughfare that provides access to Florida's Turnpike, I-95 and the Sawgrass Expressway. This access will increase the efficiency and speed of delivery of goods to customers and also provides efficiency in delivery of goods to businesses located in the proposed industrial warehouse space.
Across Sample Road is the Waste Management landfill and to the west is F...
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