TO: Board of Adjustment
FROM: Elizabeth Taschereau, Director of Development Services
DATE: October 14, 2025
Title
VARIANCE APPLICATION 25-400057 - For permission to reduce required parking by 131 parking spaces, waive perimeter landscape requirements, waive interior land islands, and make a nonconforming structure less conforming. Matthew H. Scott, Esq. Greenspoon Marder, LLP, agent for Douglas Brawn, Margate Acquisition, LLC. 5600 Lakeside Drive.
BACKGROUND: Applicant seeks a reduction of 131 required parking spaces and elimination of a portion of required perimeter landscaping buffers in order to convert an existing long-term care facility to a 174-unit low-rise multifamily development. For a multifamily development with 174 dwelling units of two bedrooms or less, Sections 40.705(I) and 40.554(K) of the Margate Unified Land Development Code (ULDC) require a minimum of 381 parking spaces. Applicant proposes to provide 250 parking spaces. Section 40.704(F) of the ULDC requires perimeter landscape buffers of at least 10 feet in width along adjacent right-of-way. Applicant proposes to provide no landscape buffers along the south property line, and along a portion of the east property line. Applicant seeks to expand the nonconforming features of the parking lot. Section 40.308(D)1 of the ULDC provides that no nonconforming structure may be altered in any way that increases its nonconformity. Applicant seeks to provide no interior islands in the parking area. Section 40.704(H)1b. ULDC requires at least one interior island every 10 parking spaces, and each island shall be at least 11 feet in width (including curbs) and 18 feet in length
RECOMMENDATION: Denial
FISCAL IMPACT: N/A
CONTACT PERSON: Elizabeth Taschereau, Director of Development Services