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Planning and Zoning Board Meeting Summary

Pembroke PinesDec 12, 20192 min read

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The board recommended approval of a 30,000-square-foot commercial expansion for the Pines BMW site and a zoning change allowing a 7-Eleven service station at 6460 Pines Boulevard. Both recommendations passed, with the 7-Eleven vote passing 4-1.

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The board advanced the Pines BMW development amendment to the City Commission, increasing approved commercial space from 558,417 to 588,417 square feet. It also recommended rezoning approximately 1.6294 acres for a 7-Eleven convenience store and gas station, subject to a voluntary restriction on certain more intensive commercial uses. The board approved several sign, façade, and color changes, granted variances for Pines BMW signage and Pines 200 Plaza parking, and approved a Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen site plan amendment.

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Recommended that the City Commission approve the Pembroke Meadows development amendment for the Pines BMW site, increasing commercial development by 30,000 square feet; the motion passed unanimously.
Granted the Pines BMW variance to allow 461 square feet of total building signage instead of the 400-square-foot maximum; the motion passed unanimously.
Recommended rezoning approximately 1.6294 acres at 6460 Pines Boulevard from B-2A to B-3 to allow a 7-Eleven convenience store and service station; the motion passed 4-1.
Approved consent and addendum applications for Somerset Academy South Campus, KFC/Taco Bell, Devonaire at Pembroke Pines Condominiums, Boulevard Square, The Avant at Pembroke Pines, and Sweet Tomatoes; the motion passed unanimously.
Deferred three Weekley Asphalt Paving Plant variance requests to the January 9, 2020 meeting; the motion passed unanimously.
Granted the Pines 200 Plaza variance to allow 178 parking spaces instead of the required 238; the motion passed 4-1.
Approved the Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen site plan amendment, including an 8,263-square-foot restaurant building and related parking, landscaping, access, and lighting changes; the motion passed unanimously.

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