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P.H. 2020-31: (PUBLIC HEARING 2ND READING)
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF POMPANO BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 155, "ZONING CODE," BY AMENDING ARTICLE 3, "ZONING DISTRICTS" OF THE ZONING CODE, TO MODIFY REFERENCES TO THE DUNE VEGETATION LINE TO THE HISTORIC DUNE VEGETATION LINE IN THE DIMENSIONAL STANDARDS TABLES; BY AMENDING SECTION 155.4302., "GENERAL," SECTION 155.4303., "STANDARDS FOR SPECIFIC ACCESSORY USES AND STRUCTURES," SECTION 155.5402., "LIGHTING REQUIREMENTS FOR MARINE TURTLE PROTECTION," AND SECTION 155.9301., "REAR PROPERTY LINE AS RELATED TO MEASUREMENTS," TO MODIFY REFERENCES; BY AMENDING ARTICLE 9, PART 5, TERMS AND CONDITIONS," TO MODIFY DEFINITIONS AND DEFINE HISTORIC DUNE VEGETATION LINE; BY AMENDING APPENDIX B: CONSOLIDATED INTENSITY AND DIMENSIONAL STANDARDS, TO MODIFY REFERENCES; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
(Fiscal Impact: N/A)
FIRST READING: JANUARY 28, 2020
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(Staff Contact: Daniel Keester-O'Mills/David Recor)
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Summary Explanation/Background:
In 1959, the City of Pompano Beach's City Engineer established a "Dune Vegetation Line" on a survey photograph map filed with the City Clerk. This map, dated October 14, 1959, provided measurements from the Dune Vegetation Line to the right-of-way at various points. The line is also referenced in the plat maps on file with the City. The Zoning Code (prior to 2012) made reference to the 1959 line as the means to establish a rear lot line for properties that extended on or past the beach. When the Zoning Code was revised in 2012, the definition of "Dune Vegetation Line" no longer referenced the 1959 line; which has created confusion for applicants. The Dune Vegetation Line has historically, and still is, considered the rear property line for the purposes of calculating lot area, lot coverage, pervious area, setbacks, etc. To provide clarity going forward, the City hired an engineering firm to survey the previously phot...
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