Title
An Ordinance Of The City Of Hollywood, Florida, Amending The Zoning And Land Development Regulations To Allow Planned Developments Within The Downtown District Of The Hollywood Community Redevelopment Agency. (21-T-23)
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Staff Recommends: Approval of the attached Ordinance.
Explanation:
Second Reading:
This item passed on first reading with the recommendations provided by the City Commission. The Ordinance was revised to only allow Planned Developments adjacent to the following major corridors within the Downtown District of the Community Redevelopment Area:
* Federal Highway
* Dixie Highway
* Hollywood Boulevard
First Reading:
As a result of the Hollywood Beach and Downtown Hollywood Master Plans, the City Commission adopted amendments to the Zoning and Land Development Regulations in order to eliminate future Planned Developments (PD) within the Beach and Downtown Districts of the Community Redevelopment Agency; in 2006 and 2009, respectively. Consequently, the future expansion of existing Planned Developments was also prohibited. These amendments were adopted under the following premise:
The Planned Development (PD) zoning overlay category is intended to provide a greater amount of flexibility by removing some of the detailed restrictions of conventional zoning for the purpose of allowing higher intensity mixed-use development, usually in residential neighborhoods. PDs are often necessary when traditional zoning segregates uses and has not been updated to accommodate the growth of an area or market conditions. Since the Master Plan establishes appropriate zoning recommendations for each of the districts - in accordance with the City's Comprehensive Plan and the community's vision - allowing for mixed-use and higher intensities, Planned Developments are no longer required.
Although this principle is still true, given the built-out environment of the City, specifically in the D...
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