TO: Mayor and City Commission
FROM: Douglas E. Smith, City Manager
DATE: January 13, 2016
Title
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND ELEMENT I OF THE MARGATE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IN ORDER TO INCREASE THE RESERVATION OF DEVELOPABLE RIGHTS WITHIN THE TOC LAND USE BOUNDARY.
BACKGROUND: On October 17, 2007, the City Commission of the City of Margate adopted Ordinance 2007-25, which amended Element I of the Margate Comprehensive Plan by creating the Transit Oriented Corridor (TOC) land use category. This land use plan amendment was created with a planning horizon of 2015. The original adopted land use plan amendment was subsequently found to have incorrect data used to provide statistical analysis of the existing State Road 7 corridor. The incorrect data resulted in a loss of available dwelling units. This amendment will clarify and remedy the previous analysis, and request additional developable rights within the TOC boundary needed to support a TOC City Center development, as well as supportive development along the State Road 7 corridor.
The Planning and Zoning Board recommended approval with a 3-1 vote on December 1, 2015.
This was approved for Authorization to Advertise at the December 9, 2015, Regular City Commission meeting.
RECOMMENDATION: For consideration by the City Commission
FISCAL IMPACT: CRA is paying the application fee of $12,146 to the Broward County Planning Council.
CONTACT PERSON: Benjamin J. Ziskal, AICP, CEcD, Director of Economic Development