File #: 25O-0008    Version: 2 Name:
Type: Ordinance Status: Second Reading
File created: 1/28/2025 In control: City Commission Meeting
On agenda: 3/31/2025 Final action:
Title: ORDINANCE 25O-02-105: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LAUDERHILL, FLORIDA, GRANTING TO AIRPORT COMMERCE, LLC, A VARIANCE TO ALLOW A NEW FAST FOOD RESTAURANT WITH A DRIVE-THROUGH WITHIN THE COMMERCIAL GENERAL (CG) ZONING DISTRICT WHICH IS RELIEF FROM THE CITY’S LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS ARTICLE III, SECTION 5.32.2.E, REQUIRING A MINIMUM 1000 FEET DISTANCE FROM ANOTHER FREESTANDING FAST FOOD DRIVE-THROUGH RESTAURANT; SAID PROPERTY IS LOCATED ON AN APPROXIMATELY 4.8 ACRE SITE LOCATED AT 5517-5577 WEST OAKLAND PARK BOULEVARD, LAUDERHILL; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
Attachments: 1. ORD. NO. 25O-02-105, 2. AR ORD. NO. 25O-02-105, 3. Attachment A - Application, 4. Attachment B - Development Review Report (DRR), 5. Attachment C - Narrative, 6. Attachment D - Conceptual Site Plan, 7. Attachment E - Survey, 8. Attachment F - Public Notice Affidavit, 9. Legal Description airport commerce- EXHIBIT A
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ORDINANCE 25O-02-105: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LAUDERHILL, FLORIDA, GRANTING TO AIRPORT COMMERCE, LLC, A VARIANCE TO ALLOW A NEW FAST FOOD RESTAURANT WITH A DRIVE-THROUGH WITHIN THE COMMERCIAL GENERAL (CG) ZONING DISTRICT WHICH IS RELIEF FROM THE CITY’S LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS ARTICLE III, SECTION 5.32.2.E, REQUIRING A MINIMUM 1000 FEET DISTANCE FROM ANOTHER FREESTANDING FAST FOOD DRIVE-THROUGH RESTAURANT; SAID PROPERTY IS LOCATED ON AN APPROXIMATELY 4.8 ACRE SITE LOCATED AT 5517-5577 WEST OAKLAND PARK BOULEVARD, LAUDERHILL; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

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Request Action:
Seeking consideration for the review of a variance application to allow a new fast food restaurant with a drive-through within the Commercial, General (CG) zoning district, that does not comply with the minimum separation requirement from another freestanding fast food drive-through restaurant.

Need:
Action is needed to approve or deny a variance.

Summary Explanation/ Background:
The Petitioner, Yoram Izhaki, Manager of Airport Commerce, LLC, has filed a variance application. The subject site is an existing shopping plaza with an undeveloped outparcel within the Commercial General (CG) zoning district . The shopping plaza is occupied by several commercial uses, including: restaurants, Prescribed Pediatric Extended Care (PPEC), personal services and retail uses. On the subject property, there is an existing drive-through for the Subway & CVS Pharmacy.

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 has reviewed the information submitted by the Applicant and determined that they have no satisfied the criteria for approval. As such, Staff recommends the City Commission deny this application as it is not aligned with the city's Land Development Regulation and there are no special circ...

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