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So you may be wondering, how can they build so many more So the developers have plenty of room to negotiate. The City
units on the site than what the zoning allows? The answer is feels the final plan won’t look like what’s currently proposed.
the State of Florida passed a law called the Live Local Act, One thing for sure is traffic won’t improve. What’s being
which allows properties that are zoned commercial or proposed is auto-dependent with no real provisions being
industrial to be approved administratively – with no public made for getting people to and from the site other than in
hearings. In the case of Fort Lauderdale, this means projects their cars. This will inevitably result in gridlock on Sunrise and
with unlimited density to a height of the tallest building within possibly Bayview Drive. Hopefully part of any development
a mile. This supersedes some, but not all City zoning agreement or approval will contain some sort of major
regulations. The City can still enforce landscape, floodplain, commitment with regard to funding better public transportation
parking and neighborhood compatibility regulations. that what is currently offered.
40% of the units in Live Local projects must be affordable Stay tuned for more information as it becomes available.
to households earning less than 120% of the area median We are looking for new Board members. If you have interest
income. That limit in 2025 was about $96,200.
in serving the community, please contact our VP, Karen
This requirement is somewhat burdensome. It may be difficult Polivka, at karenpolivka@gmail.com.
with high construction costs for the developer to profitably build Timothy L. Hernandez, AICP, is an urban planner, builder and
and rent homes and comply with the limit. So the City anticipates developer. He is co-founder of New Urban Communities, a
that what was submitted was just the starting point for future Delray Beach based development firm specializing in urban infill
negotiations. If zero value is attributed to the non-residential and redevelopment and a 32+ year resident of Coral Ridge
components of the site, the developer paid just $23,219 per unit Country Club Estates. He is also an Adjunct Professor in the
for the residential portion of the property, and much less than University Miami School of Architecture’s Masters in Real Estate
that if some value is allocated to the non-residential part of the Development and Urbanism (MRED+U) program. He can be
property. It seems like at least some for sale condominiums or reached via email at timhernandez@bellsouth.net.
townhomes would be marketable in this location.

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