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RESOLUTION NO. 26R-09-177: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF LAUDERHILL, FLORIDA, GRANTING MY SUMMIT HOLDINGS, LLC A SPECIAL EXCEPTION USE DEVELOPMENT ORDER TO ALLOW IN THE RESIDENTIAL MULTI-FAMILY (RM-18) ZONING DISTRICT THE CONTINUED OPERATION OF A SPECIAL RESIDENTIAL FACILITY USE ON A 4.09 ± ACRE SITE, MORE COMMONLY KNOWN AS 2801 NW 55TH AVENUE, LAUDERHILL, FLORIDA; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
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WITHIN THE RESIDENTIAL MULTI-FAMILY (RM-18) ZONING DISTRICT A SPECIAL RESIDENTIAL FACILITY (CATEGORY 3 WITH 128 BEDS) USE, IS A SPECIAL EXCEPTION USE REQUIRING CITY COMMISSION APPROVAL. THE APPLICANT NEEDS CITY COMMISSION APPROVAL IN ORDER TO OPERATE THE PROPOSED USE.
Summary Explanation/ Background:
A special exception application is a request you make to the local government asking for permission to use or develop your property in a way that usually isn’t allowed-but only under specific conditions. The City Commission must authorize a special exception by no less than 4 votes in the affirmative; a simple majority (3 out of 5, or 3 out of 4) would equate to a denial of the application.
The site in question is located on a 4.09+ acre site within a single-story stand-alone building. The site is located on NW 55 avenue, approximately one block south of W. Oakland Park Blvd. The subject site falls within the Residential Multi-Family (RM-18) zoning district. Abutting the site to the North, Commercial (Shopping Center); South, Residential Multi-Family (Pre-school & Townhouses); East, Residential Multi-Family (Stonebridge Garden Condominiums) and to the West are Residential Multi-Family (Royal Palms at Inverrary).
The property has been used for a special residential facility since the 1980s with different operators. The City’s Land Development Regulations dictates that the approval may not be transferred to a new owner without City Commission action.
The owner, My Summit Holdings LLC, through its tenant, Coloni...
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