TO: Planning and Zoning Board
FROM: Elizabeth Taschereau, Director of Development Services
DATE: June 7, 2022
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CONSIDERATION OF A SPECIAL EXCEPTION USE, TO CONVERT A CHURCH WITH PRIVATE SCHOOL TO A PRIVATE SCHOOL.
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BACKGROUND: LOCATION: 1490 BANKS ROAD
ZONING: CF-1 COMMUNITY FACILITIES & M-1A INDUSTRIAL PARK
LEGAL DESCRIPTION: LOTS 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, & 6, BLOCK 2, OF “CENTRAL PARK OF COMMERCE,” ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF, AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 119, PAGE 27, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF BROWARD COUNTY, FLORIDA.
PETITIONER: DENNIS D. MELE, ESQ., GREENSPOON MARDER, LLP, AGENT FOR BISHOP RICHARD THOMAS, ABUNDANT LIFE CHRISTIAN CENTRE, INC.
Applicant has historically used the subject property for a church with a private school and daycare. The associated church has relocated its operations. This application seeks to utilize the entire property for a private school with daycare as an accessory use.
RECOMMENDATION: The Development Review Committee recommended denial on 4/12/2022
FISCAL IMPACT: N/A
CONTACT PERSON: Elizabeth Taschereau, Director of Development Services