Broward County Commission Regular Meeting
Director's Name: Barbara Blake Boy
Department: Planning Council
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Requested Action
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MOTION TO ENACT Ordinance amending the Broward County Comprehensive Plan to adopt Broward County Land Use Plan amendment PCNRM 24-3 to amend the Environmentally Sensitive Lands Map of the Natural Resource Map Series, located in the City of Dania Beach (Commission District 6), pursuant to Section 163.3184, Florida Statutes, as amended, the title of which is as follows:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF BROWARD COUNTY, FLORIDA, ADOPTING AN AMENDMENT TO THE ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE LANDS MAP OF THE NATURAL RESOURCE MAP SERIES OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN WITHIN THE CITY OF DANIA BEACH; AND PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
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Why Action is Necessary
Pursuant to Section 163.3184, Florida Statutes, as amended, Broward County Comprehensive Plan amendments shall be adopted by Ordinance by the Broward County Board of County Commissioners, serving as the local governing body.
What Action Accomplishes
The Ordinance adopts PCNRM 24-3 which is an amendment to the Environmentally Sensitive Lands Map of the Broward County Land Use Plan Natural Resource Map Series, pursuant to Section 163.3184, Florida Statutes, as amended.
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Previous Action Taken
August 21, 2025 - The County Commission approved transmittal to designated State review agencies of proposed Broward County Land Use Plan amendment PCNRM 24-3; October 21, 2025 - The County Commission deferred this item to the first Commission meeting in January 2026; and January 22, 2026 - The County Commission set an adoption public hearing for March 3, 2026.
Summary Explanation/Background
The Planning Council, as the Local Planning Agency (LPA) responsible for the Broward County Land Use Plan, considered the following proposed amendment, PCNRM 24-3, at its May 22, 2025, public hearing and recommended approval, subject to the on-site 1.29-acre conservation easement, including not requiring a second Planning Council public hearing (Vote of the Planning Council; Unanimous: 11-0: Abramson, Castillo, Geller, Gomez, Greenberg, Hardin, Horland, Newbold, Ryan, Zeman and DiGiorgio):
AMENDMENT PCNRM 24-3
Amendment to the Natural Resource Map Series of the Broward County Land Use Plan
Amendment to remove approximately 3.5 acres of the existing 21-acre Site 97 / Map Label 136 from the Environmentally Sensitive Lands Map; generally located east of Northeast 7 Avenue, south of Eller Drive, in the City of Dania Beach.
The full amendment report and associated attachments are provided in Exhibit 2 of this public hearing item.
Source of Additional Information
Barbara Blake Boy, Executive Director, Broward County Planning Council, (954) 357-6982
Deanne Von Stetina, AICP, Assistant Executive Director, Broward County Planning Council, (954) 357-6690
Fiscal Impact
Fiscal Impact/Cost Summary
No fiscal impact for this item.