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An Ordinance Of The City Of Hollywood, Florida, Waiving The 10 Acre Minimum Acreage Requirement For A Planned Development District Pursuant To Section 4.15 E.1. Of The Zoning And Land Development Regulations; Changing The Zoning Designation Of The Property Generally Located At 3701 Hillcrest Drive From PUD-R (Planned Unit Development-Residential) To PD (Planned Development District); Approving The Planned Development (PD) Master Development Plan For The Subject Property; Approving A Variance; Amending The City's Zoning Map To Reflect The Change In Zoning Designation. (18-DJPVZ-04a)
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Staff Recommends: Approval of the Attached Ordinance.
Explanation:
The subject site is located within the Hillcrest Planned Unit Development as approved in 1976 and amended numerous times following the original approval. In 2000, the City Commission granted approval to amend the Hillcrest PUD to permit the use of office at the subject site and also designated the Land Use as Commercial Flex, to allow for non-residential uses. The Commission also placed a condition that the office use be limited to professional offices as defined in the Zoning and Land Development Regulations.
Through Staff evaluation, it was determined that the proposed uses for the building were too intense for the Planned Unit Development-Residential (PUD-R) zoning designation and were in conflict with the previous condition placed by City Commission, as such the Applicant proposes to rezone to Planned Development (PD). The current zoning designation of PUD-R as written in the code states this is a district that "permits a development which is comprised primarily of residential uses, but also upon approval, certain minimum nonresidential uses which are of supporting and complementary character." As the uses requested by the Applicant are tailored to complement the adjacent Hospital community, rather than the residential community, Staff found that the nonresidential uses proposed did not meet the...
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