Explanation
Council Variance Application: CV16-062
APPLICANT: Hero Homes Solutions, LLC, & Hammer Out Homes Inc.; 2800 W. State Road 84, Suite 118; Fort Lauderdale, FL 33312.
PROPOSED USE: Six-unit apartment building.
NEAR EAST AREA COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: Approval.
CITY DEPARTMENTS' RECOMMENDATION: Approval. The site consists of a single parcel developed with an industrial/warehouse structure zoned in the R-3, Residential District. The existing zoning is the result of a city-initiated downzoning of the neighborhood in 1993 (Z93-023A). A Council variance is necessary because the existing zoning district only permits single-unit dwellings, while the applicant proposes to convert the building into six apartment units. Variances for reduced number of required parking spaces, parking lot screening, reduced building and parking setbacks, area district requirements, fronting, reduced side yards, and reduced rear yard are included in this request. The site is within the planning area of the Near East Area Plan (2005), which does not have a recommended land use for this location. The Plan does include recommendations on housing types, density, and screening, which in general, should be consistent with the housing types and densities found in the surrounding area. The Plan also encourages higher density residential development within commercial corridors. While the proposed project will result in higher density for the surrounding area and the existing placement is not within a commercial corridor, the intrusion of a new commercial use is discouraged in this area. Planning Division staff supports the preservation and re-use of this industrial building for 6-apartment units. The proposal will not add incompatible or intrusive uses into the area.
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To grant a Variance from the provisions of Sections 3332.035, R-3, Residential District; 3312.21(B)(1), Landscaping and s...
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