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A Resolution Of The City Commission Of The City Of Hollywood, Florida, Considering A Request For A Special Exception To Establish An Elementary School (Guidepost Montessori At Hollywood Beach) Located At 2402 Hollywood Boulevard And 118 S. 24th Avenue, Pursuant To The Provisions Of Article 5 Of The Zoning And Land Development Regulations. (18-CRR-44)
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Staff Recommends: Approval of the attached Resolution.
Explanation:
In accordance with Article 5, Section 5.6 of the City's Zoning and Land Development Regulations, Commissioner Hernandez along with Commissioner Callari, and Commissioner Biederman requested Commission Review (CRR) of a Planning and Development Board (PDB) decision. The specific case is a recently approved Special Exception to establish a montessori elementary school (K-8), (Guidepost Montessori at Hollywood Beach) located at 2402 Hollywood Blvd and 118 S. 24th Avenue.
At the July 12, 2018, regular PDB meeting, in accordance with the guidelines and procedures found in Section 5.3 of the City's Zoning and Land Development Regulations, the Board approved Guidepost Montessori at Hollywood Beach (the Applicant) requests for a Special Exception along with conditions as set forth in the PDB Resolution No. 18-S-44 (Attachment III).
BACKGROUND
On October 10, 2013, the Planning and Development Board approved a Special Exception to allow a Montessori School located at 2402 Hollywood Boulevard. At the time, the Applicant considered the location as potentially temporary. Based on that, the Board expressed concern with tying the approval of the Special Exception to the land, rather than to the applicant. As such, a condition was placed limiting the Special Exception to the Applicant, Marware Montessori Academy (Resolution No. 13-S-85).
In May of 2018, Marware Montessori applied to amend the condition of approval, as they were seeking a new operator for the school. The item was continued at the June 14, 2018 Planning and Development Board m...
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