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 ADOPT Resolution directing the County Administrator to publish Notice of Public Hearing to be held on August 20, 2026, at 10:00 a.m., in Room 422 of Governmental Center East, to consider enactment of an Ordinance adopting a proposed amendment to the Broward County Land Use Plan map (PC 26-4), located in the City of Margate (Commission District 2), as an amendment to the Broward County Comprehensive Plan, the title of which is as follows:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF BROWARD COUNTY, FLORIDA, ADOPTING AN AMENDMENT TO THE BROWARD COUNTY LAND USE PLAN OF THE BROWARD COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN WITHIN THE CITY OF MARGATE; AND PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
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Why Action is Necessary
It is necessary to schedule a public hearing of the Broward County Board of County Commissioners to be held subsequent to receipt of a recommendation from the Broward County Planning Council prior to adoption of an amendment to the Broward County Comprehensive Plan.
What Action Accomplishes
The Resolution directs the County Administrator to set a public hearing for August 20, 2026, to consider adoption of proposed map amendment PC 26-4, which is an amendment to the Broward County Land Use Plan, pursuant to Section 163.3184, Florida Statutes, as amended.
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Previous Action Taken
May 26, 2026 - The County Commission approved transmittal to designated State review agencies of proposed Broward County Land Use Plan amendment PC 26-4.
Summary Explanation/Background
The Planning Council, as the Local Planning Agency (LPA) responsible for the Broward County Land Use Plan, considered the following proposed map amendment, PC 26-4, at its April 23, 2026, public hearing and recommended approval, including not requiring a second Planning Council public hearing, and recognizing the applicant’s voluntary commitments to limit development to 540 dwelling units and 24,800 square feet of commercial use, as well as preserve approximately 67 gross/65.3 net acres of the remaining golf course as a private park use for the Carolina Club community that will retain the Recreation and Open Space designation (Vote of the Planning Council; Unanimous: 14-0; Abramson, Brunson, Castillo, Fisher, Geller, Gomez, Greenberg, Hardin, Horland, Levy, Railey, Rosenof, Zeman, and DiGiorgio):
AMENDMENT PC 26-4
Amendment to the Broward County Land Use Plan - City of Margate
From 75.1 acres of Recreation and Open Space and 6.6 acres of Commercial Recreation within a Dashed-Line Area to Irregular (7) Residential within a Dashed-Line Area
Approximately 81.7 acres; generally located south of Sample Road, between Rock Island Road and Holiday Springs Boulevard.
Further, if the County Commission sets the public hearing, the full amendment report and associated attachments will be included as an exhibit to the public hearing item.
Source of Additional Information
Barbara Blake Boy, Executive Director, Broward County Planning Council, (954) 357-6982
Dawn Teetsel, Assistant Executive Director, Broward County Planning Council, (954) 357-7571
Fiscal Impact
Fiscal Impact/Cost Summary
No fiscal impact for this item.