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ORDINANCE NO. 26o-05-109: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LAUDERHILL, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE CITY’S LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS BY AMENDING ARTICLE I, ENTITLED “GENERAL PROVISIONS,” BY AMENDING DEFINITIONS FOR CERTAIN DWELLING UNIT TYPES; AMENDING ARTICLE III, SECTION 1.2 ENTITLED “ESTABLISHMENT OF ZONING DISTRICTS,” BY AMENDING THE LIST OF COMMERCIAL ZONING DISTRICTS AND CREATING “THE HILL ENTERTAINMENT (THE)” DISTRICT; BY DELETING SECTION 4.3 ENTITLED “SPECIAL RESIDENTIAL FACILITY OVERLAY,” AND RENAMING IT AS “THE HILL ENTERTAINMENT (THE) DISTRICT” AND ESTABLISHING THE PURPOSE, INTENT, PERMITTED USES, ACCESSORY USES AND DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS FOR SAME; BY AMENDING SCHEDULE A - LAND USE CLASSIFICATIONS BY ADDING THE DEFINITION FOR A “DOME”; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS, SEVERABILITY, AND CODIFICATION; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
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Request Action:
Requesting consideration of a text amendment to the Land Development Regulations (LDR) prepared by Staff, to create a new zoning district for "The Hill" project.
Need Summary Explanation/ Background:
Staff has prepared an amendment to the Land Development Regulations seeking to establish a new zoning district to accompany an application for rezoning. The subject property is generally located north of West Sunrise Blvd, and east of North State Road - 7 (N SR-7).
The subject property has undergone several phases of change and redevelopment planning over the past few decades. Originally occupied by a K-mart Department Store, the site remained in retail use until the 1990s, when K-mart relocated to Lauderhill Mall. Despite several efforts, those plans did not materialize, and in 2012 the property was acquired by Eagle FL I SPE, LLC, which marketed it for redevelopment without receiving formal applications. In 2019, a portion of the site was rezoned back to Commercial General (CG), and shortly thereafter, the City reacquired the property.
In 2023, the City received an unsolicited pro...
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