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RESOLUTION NO. 25R-02-22: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF LAUDERHILL, FLORIDA GRANTING TO EAGLES NEST COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL A SPECIAL EXCEPTION USE DEVELOPMENT ORDER, SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS, TO ALLOW WITHIN THE LIGHT INDUSTRIAL (IL) ZONING DISTRICT A CHARTER PRIMARY SCHOOL WITH TRANSPORTATION SERVICES, WITH BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL CARE PROGRAMS IN A 31,667+ SQUARE FEET BUILDING LOCATED ON A 2.07± ACRE SITE LEGALLY DESCRIBED AS A PORTION OF TRACT E, INDUSTRIAL 100 UNIT 2, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF, AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 85, PAGE 2 OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF BROWARD COUNTY, FLORIDA, MORE COMMONLY KNOWN AS 3698 NW 15TH STREET, LAUDERHILL, FLORIDA; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
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Request Action:
Seeking consideration for the approval of a special exception use to allow a development order, with conditions, to allow in the Light Industrial (IL) zoning district the continued operation of a charter primary school with transportation services with before and after care programs. The petitioner operates a charter school at 3698 NW 15 Street, Lauderhill, FL in an existing 31,667 square feet building.
Need:
Action is needed to deny or approve with conditions a special exception use.
Summary Explanation/ Background:
The Petitioner, Jeff Katims, representing the Owner (Flamingo Properties Corp, Inc.) on behalf of the Applicant Eagles Nest Community Charter School and filed a special exception use. The subject site is the site of an existing charter school. The city's land development regulations would not allow a charter school to remain in this zoning district; however, the state statues requires that charter schools be treated equally to public schools & public schools are listed as a special exception use in this zoning district.
Staff has prepared a report that outlines the city's requirements, relevant applications, adjacent uses, and a list of conditions (if approved by the City Commission). The Planning and Zoning Department ha...
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