HomeMy WebLinkAbout2024-01-17 Planning and Zoning Board/Local Planning Agency Agenda Packet CITY OF DANIA BEACH
PLANNING & ZONING BOARD/ LOCAL PLANNING AGENCY – AGENDA
CITY COMMISSION CHAMBERS/ CITY HALL
100 W DANIA BEACH BLVD
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 17, 2024 – 7:00 P.M.
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I. ROLL CALL
II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
1. Approval of Minutes of the Planning and Zoning Board/ Local Planning Agency from the
December 20, 2023, regular meeting.
III. PUBLIC HEARINGS
1. RZ-081-23: The property owner, Franmar Properties of South Florida LLC, is requesting
Rezoning from General Manufacturing (M-2) an Industrial District (Broward County
Jurisdiction) to Industrial Research, Office, and Marine Airport Approach District
(IROM-AA) (City of Dania Beach Jurisdiction) for the property located at 2171, 2181,
and 2191 SW 42nd Street, Dania Beach. (Continued to February 21st Meeting)
2. CD-095-23: Consideration to approve and transmit to Broward County and the Florida
Department of Commerce the proposed Commerce Evaluation and Appraisal Report
(EAR) based amendments and map series to the City’s Comprehensive Plan.
IV. BOARD ITEMS
1. City Commission actions on items previously heard by the board:
• TX-083-23 Live Local Text Amendment- 1st Reading on 01/09
2. Upcoming meeting dates: February 21, 2024
V. MEETING ADJOURNED
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CITY OF DANIA BEACH
PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD/LOCAL PLANNING AGENCY - MINUTES
CITY COMMISSION CHAMBERS/CITY HALL
100 W. DANIA BEACH BLVD.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2023 – 7:00 P.M.
City Attorney Boutsis swore in the new board member, Joanna Granett, and all the board members welcomed her.
I. ROLL CALL
The meeting was called to order at approximately 7:01PM by Chair Robertson. Board Clerk Ibel Larios
called the roll. Discussions/actions notated were not limited to what was typed.
Chair W. Quin Robertson, PhD, GISP Present Eve Boutsis, City Attorney
Vice Chair Luis G. Rimoli Present Corinne Lajoie, AICP, Deputy Dir Comm Dev
Derrick Hankerson Present Claudia Viviana Batista, PZ Manager
Morris Stowers Present Ibel Larios, Board Clerk
Joanna Granett Present
II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
1. Approval of Minutes of the Planning and Zoning Board / Local Planning Agency from the
September 21, 2023 regular meeting.
Motion was made by Board Member Hankerson to approve the minutes of the meeting of the Planning
and Zoning Board/Local Planning Agency for September 21, 2023 as presented and was seconded by
Board Member Stowers. Motion passed 5-0.
III. PUBLIC HEARINGS
1. LU-013-23: To establish Future Land Use designation for three four (4) newly annexed
properties located at 2171, 2181 & 2191 SW 42 Street and 45-320 N Beach Road.
Community Development (CD) Deputy Director Lajoie gave a slide presentation for a future land use map
(FLUM) amendment. She explained that the City initiated a small-scale FLUM amendment to modify the
current land use designation for Academy Bus and the FDOT beach location (two different locations that
the City recently annexed). The annexation of Academy Bus was for three parcels annexed September 15,
Planning and Zoning Board/Local Planning Agency Minutes 2 December 20, 2023
2023 and one parcel the City Commission annexed on April 25, 2023 for the FDOT Beach location from
the City of Hollywood. The Community Development Department suggested that the Local Planning
Agency (LPA) recommend approval of this ordinance to the City Commission. City Attorney Boutsis gave
some history and said that this was for four parcels for two sites. She explained that the City of Dania
Beach would like to build a parking garage in the FDOT area. FDOT was working with our City to transfer
the title of that land to the City of Dania Beach. There were no board questions/comments. The Chair
called for public comments for or against the item but there weren’t any.
Motion was made by Vice Chair Rimoli to recommend approval of LU-013-23 to the City Commission
and was seconded by Board Member Hankerson. Motion passed 5-0.
2. TX-083-23: The applicant, the City of Dania Beach, is requesting a text amendment to the
City’s Code of Ordinances, Land Development Code (LDC) establishing development
review procedures and regulations for affordable housing projects utilizing Live Local
Florida Statute 420.
Community Development (CD) Deputy Director Lajoie gave a slide presentation. She explained that this
was to establish development regulations for affordable housing developments in commercial and industrial
zoned districts. The State of Florida adopted the Live Local Act into law on July 1, 2023. She explained
that the law would be used for streamlining and incentivizing affordable housing and explained how that
would happen. She said it preempted a lot of City regulations in terms of use, density and height. City
Attorney Boutsis explained that the Live Local Statute was a seventy page document. It provided funding
for affordable housing which was low income to workforce housing. We need to be aware that cities would
be preempted on height and residential use in certain districts, and it had to be reviewed administratively
within a certain amount of time. If the criteria was met, there would be no hearings before the City
Commission and the Planning and Zoning Board. The highest density and height allowable in our code
could be used in the commercial, industrial or mixed-use districts. To do this administratively, staff needed
a way to review this with criteria that would be adopted here.
Vice Chair Rimoli asked if affordable housing was for single-unit or multi-unit construction and City
Attorney Boutsis said that this was designed for multi-family. There was no prohibition against a single-
unit but the reality was for multi due to the way the funding and program worked. It was geared toward
height and density. CD Deputy Director Lajoie felt that if anyone was using this legislation, they would go
as big as they could. The amendment would establish the regulations for the affordable housing projects
only applicable to specific zoning districts which were identified in the Staff Report. Staff has a Zoning-
In-Progress now allowing them time to establish regulations before any development could be submitted
utilizing the Live Local Law.
Board Member Hankerson questioned if there was an open parcel of land out west and a developer wanted
to build three New York City brownstones that were three-stories each, their only limitation would be cost.
It must be cost effective to be either affordable or workforce. He asked if anyone knew the numbers for
workforce and City Attorney Boutsis answered 120% to 140% AMI (Area Median Income). This was
about 10% to 15% below market. Vice Chair Rimoli questioned if it was limited to just frontage on Griffin
Road, Sterling Road, Sheridan Street, Brian Road, and Andrews Avenue. City Attorney Boutsis said there
were other areas but those were just more standards because they front those streets. It was just more
criteria for review. An example was that the maximum height on Brian Road was sixteen stories currently
but with the amendment being brought forward, it would be seven stories. There were no other board
questions/comments. There were no members of the public requesting to speak for or against this item.
Motion was made by Board Member Stowers to recommend approval of TX-083-23 to the City
Commission and was seconded by Board Member Hankerson. Motion passed 5-0.
Planning and Zoning Board/Local Planning Agency Minutes 3 December 20, 2023
IV. PRESENTATION
1. Comprehensive Plan Presentation
Community Development (CD) Deputy Director Lajoie explained that the consultant working on their
Comprehensive Plan Amendments was here this evening. Tonight was just an overview of what the
Comprehensive Plan was and why it was important. At the next meeting, January 17, 2024, what the
consultant was working on would be presented to the board with all the strikethroughs, etc. The consultant,
Nilsa Zacarias from Chen Moore and Associates, gave a slide presentation tonight and said that Erin Diedi
from Chen Moore was also in attendance. Ms. Zacarias started with Florida Statutes Chapter 163. She
explained that the Comprehensive Plan was based on the vision and the values of the City. The Zoning
Code had to be consistently in compliance with the Comprehensive Plan. The City’s Strategic Plan and the
Operating Budget and CIP for every Department, Program and Services need to be all aligned. Every seven
years, local governments have the opportunity to assess their Comprehensive Plan and Chen Moore was
chosen by the City to update each chapter of the City’s plan. She explained what would be done all the
way through the review and approval process as the Comprehensive Plan document was being substantially
updated.
After it would be presented to the board in January, the City Commission’s first reading would be at their
February 13, 2024 City Commission Meeting and then a transmittal to the State and all the other agencies
that had to review the document. The State would review and issue a report and then the City would review
and respond to the State. The document would be updated and go to the City Commission for the second
reading. She was asked by Board Member Hankerson when the 180 day countdown would begin for the
City and she explained that it would begin once the City received the State’s report. CD Deputy Director
Lajoie said that the Comprehensive Report was state mandated and needed to be consistent with the
Broward County Comprehensive Plan. It was the guiding document that all the other rules were based on.
It was the overall guiding document for the City. There were no other board questions/comments. Nilsa
Zucuria thanked Corinne Lajoie for her excellent questions, etc. and stated that there was a great partnership
between the City and her firm. Chair Robertson agreed that they were very lucky to have Corinne Lajoie.
Chair Robertson spoke about losing Bill Harris a month or two ago. It was a great loss. As a board, we
need to step up to try to fill this enormous void.
V. BOARD ITEMS
1. City Commission actions on items previously heard by the Board.
• RZ-074-23 CW Thomas Rezoning, City Commission approved on 2nd Reading on October
24th meeting.
2. Upcoming Meeting Date: Wednesday, January 17, 2023 corrected to 2024
VI. MEETING ADJOURNED
As all business was finished and without objection, the meeting was adjourned at approximately 7:38PM.
ATTEST:
______________________________ _______________________________________
IBEL LARIOS CHAIR W. QUIN ROBERTSON
BOARD CLERK PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD
(Date) (Date)
For more details regarding this meeting of the Planning and Zoning Board/Local Planning Agency, please
request a file of the meeting by calling Ibel Larios at (954) 924-6805 X3792 or emailing
ilarios@daniabeachfl.gov.
ORDINANCE NO. 2023-xx
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION FOR THE CITY OF
DANIA BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE CITY’S
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TO ADOPT AN EVALUATION AND
APPRAISAL (“EAR”) REPORT BASED AMENDMENTS PURSUANT
TO SECTION 163.3191, FLORIDA STATUTES, WHICH PROVIDES
FOR A COMPREHENSIVE UPDATE TO THE GOALS, OBJECTIVES,
AND POLICIES OF ALL ELEMENTS, INCLUDING REVISED TEXT
AND MAP AMENDMENTS NECESSARY TO UPDATE THE DATA
AND ANALYSIS OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN; PROVIDING
THAT THE TEXT AND MAP AMENDMENTS SHALL REPLACE IN
FULL THE EXISTING TEXT AND MAPS IN ALL AMENDED
ELEMENTS; PROVIDING FOR TRANSMITTAL TO THE STATE
LAND PLANNING AGENCY; PROVIDING A CONFLICTS CLAUSE,
A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE
DATE.
WHEREAS, the State Legislature of the State of Florida has mandated that all
municipalities draft and adopt comprehensive development plans to provide through and
consistent planning with regard to land within their corporate limits; and
WHEREAS, Section 163.3191, Florida Statutes, requires that each local government
evaluate its adopted comprehensive plan every seven years to determine whether plan
amendments are necessary to reflect changes in Ch. 163, Part II, Florida Statues, since the last
update of the comprehensive plan; and
WHEREAS, Sections 163.3184 and 163.3191, Florida Statues, requires that every local
government notify the state land planning agency as to its determination, and transmit the
appropriate amendments to the State Land Planning Agency, Department of Commerce
(Department of Economic Opportunity); the appropriate regional planning council; the
appropriate water management district; the Department of Environmental Protection; the
Department of State; the Department of Transportation; plan amendments that affect a military
installation listed in s. 163.3175, the commanding officer of the affected military installation; and
Broward County no later that the date established by administrative rule for each particular local
government; and
WHEREAS, on January 17, 2024, the Planning Board, as the Local Planning Agency,
reviewed and recommended for approval the proposed EAR and Comprehensive Plan
Amendments; and
WHEREAS, after due notice and public hearing, the City Commission of the City of
Dania Beach deems it in the best interest of the present and future residents of the City that the
Evaluation and Appraisal Report be conditional approved upon Planning Council recertification
and transmitted to the appropriate public agencies; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF DANIA BEACH, FLORIDA:
Section 1. That the foregoing recitals are confirmed, adopted and incorporated
herein and made a part hereof by this reference.
Section 2. The Evaluation and Appraisal Review-Based Amendments to the City
of Dania Beach Comprehensive Plan, attached to as Exhibit “A”, and made a part hereof and
of the current Comprehensive Development Plan, are hereby adopted. This amendment
specifically provides comprehensive amendments to all elements of the Comprehensive Plan.
The text and maps adopted in Exhibit “A” shall be substituted for and replace in total the
previously adopted text and maps in the amended elements.
Section 3. That if any section, clause, sentence, or phrase of this Ordinance is for
any reason held invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, the holding
shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance.
Section 4. In accordance with Section 163.3184 (4), Florida Statutes, City staff is
hereby directed to transmit the Comprehensive Plan Amendment documents to the State Land
Planning Agency, Department of Commerce, (Department of Economic Opportunity); the
appropriate regional planning council; the appropriate water management district; the Department
of Environmental Protection; the Department of State; the Department of Transportation; plan amendments that affect a military installation listed in s. 163.3175, the commanding officer
of the affected military installation; Broward County, and other agencies within ten (10) working
days after the initial public hearing.
Section 5. That all ordinances or part of ordinances in conflict with the provisions
of the Ordinance are repealed.
Section 6. This ordinance shall become effective thirty-one (31) days after the
State Land Planning Agency, Department of Commerce (Department of Economic
Opportunity) notifies the City that the Comprehensive Plan Amendment package is complete
or if timely challenged, this ordinance shall be effective upon entry of a final order by the State
Land Planning Agency, Department of Commerce (Department of Economic Opportunity) or
the Administration Commission determining the adopted amendment to be in compliance.
PASSED on first reading on __________________, 2024.
PASSED AND ADOPTED on second reading on ___________________ 2024.
First Reading:
Motion by: _____________________________
Second by: _____________________________
Second Reading:
Motion by: _____________________________
Second by: _____________________________
FINAL VOTE ON ADOPTION:
Commissioner Joyce Davis ______
Commissioner Tamara James ______
Commissioner Marco Salvino ______
Vice Mayor Lori Lewellen ______
Mayor Archibald J. Ryan IV ______
ATTEST:
________________________ __________________________
ELORA RIERA, MMC ARCHIBALD J. RYAN IV
CITY CLERK MAYOR
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
EVE A. BOUTSIS
CITY ATTORNEY
EXHIBIT A
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
2023 Update
CITY OF
GOALS, OBJECTIVES, AND POLICIES
2023 Update
CITY OF
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
POLICY DOCUMENT
INTRODUCTION ELEMENT
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
POLICY DOCUMENT
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Policy Document: Goals, Objectives, & Policies
Comprehensive Plan Elements Page Number
0. Introduction, Definitions, and Acronyms 1-25
1. Future Land Use 1-31
2. Housing and Neighborhoods 1-20
3. Transportation 1-22
4. Infrastructure 1-18
Sanitary Sewer, Solid Waste, Drainage, Potable Water, Natural Groundwater Aquifer Recharge
5. Coastal Management 1-16
6. Conservation 1-09
7. Parks and Recreation 1-03
8. Intergovernmental Coordination 1-07
9. Capital Improvements 1-08
10. Public Schools 1-02
11. Property Rights 1-13
Map Series
1. Future Land Use
2. Vacant Land Map
3. Category 1 Storm Surge-Dania Beach
4. Category 2 Storm Surge-Dania Beach
5. Category 3 Storm Surge-Dania Beach
6. Category 4 Storm Surge-Dania Beach
7. Category 5 Storm Surge-Dania Beach
8. Coastal High Hazard Area-Dania Beach
9. Flood Zones-Dania Beach
10. Evacuation Routes & Shelters
11. Soils
12. Wellfield Zones and Estuaries
13. Fixed Bus Routes
14. Bus Stop Inventory
15. Number of Lanes
16. Road Classification
17. Roadway LOS
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CITY OF DANIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
INTRODUCTION
GOALS, OBJECTIVES, AND POLICIES (GOPS)
PURPOSE OF THE PLAN
Florida State Statutes and Plan Organization
The City of Dania Beach Comprehensive Plan (the Plan) has been
developed and amended pursuant to the requirements of Chapter
163, Florida Statutes (F.S.), the "Community Planning Act,” and the
requirements of Florida Administrative Code (F.A.C.).
The State of Florida Legislature made significant changes in 2011 to
the Growth Management Act of 1985. Sections 9J -5 and 9J-11.023, of
the Florida Administrative Code were repealed, with portions of both
rules incorporated into the Community Planning Act. The new
legislation shifts oversight of development from the State to local
governments, while retaining the state final determination over those
development plans that affect regions or sensitive land considered
"areas of critical state concern." Therefore, giving more control to the
local jurisdictions in overseeing and directing their future growth.
The Plan is also required to be consistent with the State
Comprehensive Plan (Chapter 187, Florida Statutes), Broward County
and other state and federal requirements. It provides the City with
long-term direction through goal statements as well as short -term
objectives and policies to guide implementation efforts.
In addition to the guidelines set forth in Chapter 163, F.S., community
specific concerns have been targeted within the Goals, Objectives, and
Policies section of each of the Comprehensive Plan elements. Many of
these objectives and policies go beyond the legislative requirements
and are indicative of the City’s evolution and needs since the
comprehensive plan was adopted by the City of Dania Beach. This
chapter requires that all local governments throughout Florida
maintain a long-range comprehensive plan, and that comprehensive
planning should be a continuous and ongoing process.
Definitions for goals, policies, and objectives are provided in the
Definitions section of this document. It is important to recognize that
goals, objectives and policies of the Plan should be applied within the
context of the overall intent of the Plan. Hence, no policy should be
applied in isolation.
As a part of this process, municipalities are required to monitor
numer ous communit y character istics relating to development,
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provision of services, environmental protection, and governmental
activities. To comply with that process, the City of Dania Beach
Comprehensive Plan is comprised of the following sections or
elements:
Future Land Use
Housing and Neighborhoods
Transportation
Infrastructure (includes Sanitary Sewer, Solid Waste, Drainage,
Potable Water, Natural Groundwater Aquifer Recharge)
Coastal Management
Conservation
Parks and Recreation
Intergovernmental Coordination
Capital Improvement
Public School Facilities
Private Property Rights
Sustainability
The goal of the City’s Plan is to create a sustainable community to
ensure that adequate resources are available for future generations.
The City seeks to support its business community and enhance the
quality of life for all residents by limiting waste, preventing pollution,
encouraging affordable housing, promoting revitalization,
redevelopment and neighborhood stabilization, maximizing
conservation, pursuing historic preservation, promoting efficiency, and
developing local resources.
Sustainability also requires that development and redevelopment in
the City be coordinated with public investments in alternative
transportation modes, which will enable the City to accommodate the
projected population, allow for expanded economic and cultural
activity and strive to create a community where live, work, play and
learn become part of the daily life of residents and visitors.
Climate Adaptation and Resiliency
As one of several coastal cities and counties in Southeast Florida, Dania
Beach is determined to address potential impacts of climate change,
including sea level rise. The City has been active in the Southeast
Florida Regional Climate Change Compact and other coastal
organizations, with which it collaborates to increase regional climate
change resiliency by sharing technical expertise, assessing regional
vulnerabilities, and advancing agreed upon mitigation and adaptation
strategies, policies and programs. The Comprehensive Plan reflects
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these concerns and actions in several of its elements, particularly in the
Coastal Management element.
PLAN ADMINISTRATION
Implementation of the Plan
This section includes the different aspects related to the
implementation of the Plan, including rules of interpretation,
definitions and acronyms, and the process to amend the Plan,
including the Evaluation and Appraisal Review. Chapter 163, F.S. sets
forth General Requirements for local government comprehensive
plans. Among these, a planning time frame requirement dictates that
the Plan include a minimum of two planning periods: one of at least ten
years and another of at least a twenty year period. The City of Dania
Beach Comprehensive Plan includes 10 and 20 year planning periods.
Procedural Requirements established by the Florida Statutes include
adoption, submission and transmittal criteria for the adoption and
amendment of Comprehensive Plans. Specific procedures are
established by the Department of Commerce, consistent with the
procedural requirements in the Florida Statutes.
Amendments to the Comprehensive Plan
The process for amending the Comprehensive Plan shall be guided by
the provisions of Florida Statutes Chapter 163, the Administrative Rules
implementing it and in accordance with the provisions herein.
Proposed amendments to the City’s Comprehensive Plan are also
subject to the following requirements as established in Sec 700-30 of
the City Code of Ordinances.
All local governments within Broward County are required to be
consistent with the Broward County Land Use Plan (BCLUP). The
Broward County Planning Council (BCPC) completes a review of the
amended Comprehensive Plan to ensure compatibility with the
County’s Land Use Plan.
Comprehensive Plan and Future Land Use Map
The Comprehensive Plan and Future Land Use map "FLUM" of the City
of Dania Beach are the official statements of policy of the City with
regard to the use and development of land within the City. All use or
development of land undertaken pursuant to these regulations shall be
consistent with the comprehensive plan, the future land use map, and
the Broward County Land Use Map.
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Procedure for the Comprehensive Plan Evaluation and Appraisal
Prior to 2011, statutory requirements called for an Evaluation and
Appraisal Report to analyze and assess C omprehensive Plans, and to
provide recommendations that would result in corrective
amendments to the adopted C omprehensive P lans.
Current requirements pursuant to Chapter 163, F.S., provide that each
local government in Florida periodically prepare, adopt and submit an
Evaluation and Appraisal Review of its comprehensive plan.
The procedures and requirements for the new Evaluation and
Appraisal Review process are detailed in Chapter 163, F.S. In
preparing the periodic evaluation and appraisal of the Comprehensive
Plan, the City shall, at minimum, evaluate the Plan to determine if
amendments are necessary to reflect changes in State requirements
since the last update of the Plan. The City shall also notify the State as
to its determination, and shall, within one year of the evaluation and
appraisal of the Plan, prepare and transmit any identified amendments
to the State for review.
The state continues to encourage local governments to conduct
periodic comprehensive assessments of comprehensive plans to
respond to changes in local circumstances. Local governments are
encouraged to comprehensively evaluate and as necessary update
plans to reflect changes in local conditions. The City of Dania Beach
decided to conduct a comprehensive review and evaluation of its
current Comprehensive Plan, together with updates reflecting changes
in state requirements.
Guidelines for Plan Interpretation
In the interpretation of the provisions of this Comprehensive Plan, the
following guidelines shall apply unless the context clearly indicates
otherwise.
In the interpretation and application of the Comprehensive Plan, its
goals, objectives and policies shall be held to be the minimum
requirements necessary to accomplish the stated purpose and intent
of this Comprehensive Plan.
The Comprehensive Plan shall be construed broadly to accomplish the
purpose and intent of the Plan.
Tense and Number: Unless the obvious construction of the wording
indicates otherwise: words used in the present tense can include the
future; words in the masculine gender can include the feminine and
neuter; words in the singular number can include the plural; and, words
in the plural can include the singular.
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Meaning of Shall, Must, Should, May, Includes: The words “shall”
and “must” are mandatory; the word "should" is discretionary and not
mandatory; the word "may" is permissive; the word "includes" shall not
limit a term to the specific examples, but is intended to extend its
meaning to all other instances or circumstances of like kind or
character.
State, County, City: The word "State" means the State of Florida, and
its authorized agents; the word "County" means the County of
Broward, Florida, and its authorized agents; and, the word "City"
means the City of Dania Beach, Florida, and its authorized agents.
Interpretation of Undefined Terms: Unless the context clearly
indicates otherwise, terms not defined herein shall be interpreted in
the following manner:
1) By reference to the relevant provisions of the Community
Planning Act, if specifically defined therein, or in other relevant
and appropriate State statutes or rules;
2) According to the relevant provisions of the City Code, the rules
for interpretation of this Comprehensive Plan, or in other
relevant City ordinances relating to land development
regulations;
3) By reference to generally accepted engineering, planning, or
otherwise professional terminology if technical; and
4) Otherwise according to common usage.
Headings: All descriptive headings of goals, objectives, or other
sections in the Comprehensive Plan are inserted for convenience of
reference only and shall not affect the construction or interpretation
thereof.
In the case of conflict, definitions in this document take precedent
within the applica tion of the Comprehensive Plan. Set forth below is a
brief def inition of important ter ms used in the Plan.
ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT: A dwelling unit located on the same
parcel of land as a principal single family dwelling. An accessory
dwelling is a complete, independent living facility equipped with a
kitchen and bathroom.
ACCESSORY SOLAR FACILITY: A solar energy system which utilizes
roof space or other space on the parcel of land to provide electricity or
heat for use on the parcel of land. Export of electricity to the electrical
grid is incidental and subordinate to the purpose of supplying
electricity to the primary use of the parcel of land.
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ACCESSORY USE: A use incidental and subordinate to the principal
use, including accessory dwelling units and accessory solar facilities.
ACRE: For the purpose of calculating dwelling units, an area or parcel
of land containing fort y-three thousand five hundred sixty (43,560)
square feet.
ADAPTATION: An adjustment to how we prepare for the effects of
climate impacts, thereby reducing the vulnerability of communities and
ecosystems. By adapting, communities, enterprises and institutions can
build up their climate change resilience.
ARTERIAL ROAD: A road providing service that is relatively continuous
and of relatively high traffic volume, long average trip length, and high
operating speed. In addition, every United States numbered highway
is an arterial road.
AVERAGE DAILY TRAFFIC (ADT): The total traffic volume during a
given 24-hour time period for all allowable directions on a given road.
BERM: A landscaped earthen mound in excess of two feet in vertical
height designed to provide visual interest, or serve as a buffer.
BUFFER: The use of vegetation, walls, fences, berms, setbacks, less
intense development, and/or less dense development to mitigate the
impacts of unsightly views, lights, noises, odors, and/or dust.
CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT: The effect of climate change or hazardous
events on built, natural, and human systems. Potential impacts include
those that may occur from a projected change without considering
adaptation. Residual impacts are those impacts that wou ld occur after
adaptation.
CLIMATE MITIGATION: Deals with the causes of and takes action
towards reducing the man-made activities creating the impacts. For
example, taking measures to reduce carbon emissions of Green House
Gas (GHG) or to reduce them from the atmosphere through forest
plantings can mitigate climate impacts.
COLLECTOR ROAD: A road providing service that is of relatively
moderate average traffic volume, moderately average trip length, and
moderately average operating speed. Such a road also collects and
distributes traffic between local roads and arterial roads.
COMMERCIAL USES: Activities within land areas that are
predominantly connected with the sale, rental and distribution of
products or the performance of services, including offices and medical
facilities.
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COMMUNITY PARK: A park located near collector or arterial roads
designed to serve the needs of more than one neighborhood. It is
designed to serve community residents within a radius of up to 3.5
miles. The term “community park” includes any related recreational
facilities, and can be publicly or privately owned.
COMPLETE STREETS: Roads including adjacent sidewalks and shared
use paths that are designed and operated to enable safe access and
travel for all users, which may include pedestrians, bicyclists, transit
riders, and motorists. Complete Streets incorporate different elements
based on the different role, function, and characteristic of the facility.
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN: A Comprehensive Plan is a forward-
thin king guidance document that acts as a framework for the growth
and development of the Cit y. A Comprehensive Plan will lay out goals,
objectives and policies for the future of the City and has a typical
horizon of 10-20 years.
CONTINUING CARE FACILITIES: A variety of housing options and
services designed to meet the changing needs of its residents who
require varying levels of care. Housing options typically include
independent living units, assisted living facilities, and/or n ursing
homes.
DENSITY: The number of dwelling units per acre on a building site in
the residential and commercial zoning categories. Where the
computation of densit y results in a whole number plus a fraction of
dwelling units per acre, the fraction shall be disregarded, i.e. four and
nine tenths (4.9 ) shall mean four (4) dwelling units per acre.
DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS: Def initions of any other terms related to
development standards shall be as described in “Definitions” of the
Cit y’s Land Development Regulations (LDRs.)
DWELLING UNIT: A house, apartment, condominium unit, mobile or
manufactured home, group of rooms, or a single room intended for
occupancy as a separate living quarter with complete kitchen and
bathroom facilities, and with direct access from the outside of the
building or through a common hall for use by its occupants.
EDUCATIONAL USES: Activities and facilities for public or private
primary or secondary schools; vocational and technical schools; and
colleges and universities including all campus buildings, residence
halls and dormitories, fraternity and sorority housing, and recreational
facilities.
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FLOOR AREA RATIO (FAR): A regulatory technique which relates to
total developa ble site area and the size (square feet) of development
permitted on a specific site. A numeric rating assigned to each
commercial and industrial land use category that deter mines the total
gross square feet of a st ructure as mea sured from the structure’s
exterior walls based upon the actual land area of the parcel upon which
the structure is to be located. Total gross square feet calculated using
the assigned floor area ratio shall not include such features as parking
lots or structures, aerial pedestrian crossovers, open or partially
enclosed plazas, or exterior pedestrian and vehicular circulation area s.
GOAL: A goal is an end-state toward which effort is directed. An end-
state in this context is a set of economic, social and land use conditions
which seem desirable for Dania Beach. Goals are long range and
defined in qualitative rather than quantitative ter ms. In general, they
espouse ver y hi gh idea ls about the end-state to be achieved. In effect,
goals set the parameter s of the study to be made. Goals have scale,
scope and substantive dimensions. Goals vary in their substantive,
scope and scale charact eristics.
GREEN GLOBES: Is an online and on-site green building rating and
certification tool that is used primarily in the USA and Canada. Green
Globes is licensed for use by the Green Building Initiative (GBI) in the
USA for new and existing buildings. There are Green Globes
modules for:
• New Construction/Significant Renovations
• Commercial Interiors (i.e. Office Fit-ups)
• Existing Buildings (offices, multi-residential, retail, health care,
light industrial)
The Green Globes New Construction assessment can be used for a
wide range of commercial, institutional and multi -residential building
types including offices, school, hospitals, hotels, academic and
industrial facilities, warehouses, laboratories, sports facilities and multi-
residential buildings.
GROSS ACRE: Full area of a parcel inclusive of any public-rights of way
and public propert y.
HAZARD MITIGATION: Reducing or eliminating potential losses by
breaking the cycle of damage, reconstruction, and repeated damage.
HEAVY INDUSTRIAL: Business whose activities are predominantly
connected with manufacturing, assembling, processing, or storage,
which business is not included within the definition of Light Industrial
or Marine Industrial. If a particular operation or use cannot be classif ied
as a Light Industrial or Marine Industrial, it shall be classified as Heavy
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Industrial. Heavy Industrial Uses can include outdoor operations or
storage, and are not limited to communications, electronics, or
businesses which manufacture or assemble small machine parts. Heavy
industrial uses may also include tractor trailer truck operations and
other heavy traffic generator uses.
HOTEL: A Building or part thereof, in which sleeping rooms are offered
for rent to the public, and where all charges for food, lodging, and
accessory services are paid for by the renter.
Hotels maintain an inner lobby through which all occupants must pass
to gain access. Hotel sleeping rooms are accessed solely through
interior hallways, even when such units are on ground floors. Guests
frequently stay more than one (1) night. Hotels typi cally include
amenities that cater to longer - term guests, such as exercise rooms,
spas, restaurants, meeting rooms, ballrooms, convention facilities,
reading areas, and limited shopping areas. Hotels cater to transient
occupancy, and may have limited kitchenette facilities (i.e., microwave,
coffee maker, small sink, miniature refrigerator) for use by the
occupants. Two hotel rooms are equivalent to one residential unit.
LEED: Leader ship in Energy and Environmental Design is redefining
the wa y we think about the places where we live, work and learn. As an
inter nationall y recognized mark of excellence, LEED provides building
owners and operators with a framework for identifying and
implementing practical and measurable green building design,
construction, operations and maintenance solutions. LEED certification
provides independent, third-party verification that a building, home or
communit y was designed and built using strategies aimed at achieving
high performance in key area s of human and environmental hea lth:
su stainable site development, water savings, energy efficiency,
mater ials selection and indoor environmental quality. www.usgbc.org.
LEVEL OF SERVICE (LOS): An indicator of the extent or degree of
service provided by, or proposed to be provided by, a facility based on
and related to the operational characteristics of the facility. LOS shall
indicate the capacity per unit of demand for each public facility or
performance measures for road traffic or stormwater facilities.
LIGHT INDUSTRIAL USE: Business activity which is predominantly
connected with assembling or storage of small machine parts,
electronics, and communications equipment where all activities are
carried on within an enclosed building, and deliveries and pickups are
made from enclosed trucks or vans. Light industrial operations are
typically of a size, scale, and character which are virtually
indistinguishable from operations conducted in office buildings,
commercial buildings, and commercial-office parks and complexes.
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The equipment used in the light industrial manufacturing process does
not include the use of large machines, generate significant emissions
of toxic or regulated gases, or use bulk chemical combinations. Light
industrial buildings typically do not have smokestacks and on-site bulk
chemical mixing is not contemplated. Light Industrial business
operations may not produce nuisances such as noise, heavy truck
traffic, fumes, vibration, glare, or other criteria which would be
incompatible with residential or upscale commercial use. Primary
functions in Light Industrial Use relate to an activity other than
manufacturing.
MANUFACTURED HOME: A dwelling unit fabricated in an off-site
manufacturing facility for installation or assembly at the site, bearing a
label certifying that it is built in compliance with the federal
manufactured housing construction and safety standards, or inspected
by an approved inspection agency conforming to the requirements of
HUD, and bearing an insignia of approval.
MARINE INDUSTRIAL: Marine industrial uses are designed to
accommodate recreational marine and marine-related industries
which, when necessary (for example, as a result of the size of the boat
or yacht) and allowed, may take place outside of a building. Included
are light industrial and research uses that are conducted within
completely enclosed buildings and which have limited impact outside
of buildings. Marine Industrial uses include marinas; boat and yacht
dealers and showrooms; boat and yacht brokers; r epair and building
of boats, yachts, and marine engines and equipment; sail making and
repair; storage, repair, and building of marine parts and accessories;
boat and yacht cleaning, maintenance, and painting; and
transportation and ticketing facilities.
MOTEL: A building, or series of buildings, being attached, semi -
detached, or detached, in which sleeping rooms are offered for rent to
the public, and where all charges for food, lodging, and accessory
services are paid for by the renter, and where each unit has convenient
exterior access to a parking space for the use of the unit's occupants.
Access to sleeping rooms is from the exterior of the building as
opposed to the interior. Except for a dwelling unit for the manager or
caretaker, the rental sleeping rooms are primarily for the transient use
of motor vehicle travelers who typically stay one night. These units may
have limited kitchenette facilities (i.e., microwave, coffee maker, small
sink, miniature refrigerator) for use by the occupants. Two motel
sleeping rooms are equivalent to one residential unit.
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MULTI-FAMILY DWELLING: multiple separate dwelling units contained
within one building or several buildings excluding single family
attached dwellings.
MULTIMODAL TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM: The system which
provides safe and efficient movement of people, goods, and services
by more than one mode of transportation.
NEIGHBORHOOD PARK: A park that serves the residents of a
neighborhood and is accessible to bicyclists and/or pedestrians. It is
designed to serve the population of a neighborhood in a radius of up
to one-half mile. Neighborhood parks include any related r ecreational
facilities, and can be publicly or privately owned.
NET ACRE: “Net acre” mea ns parcel area exclusive of public right-of-
way and public propert y.
OBJ ECTIVES: Objectives, like goals, are end-states toward which effort
is directed. The dictionary def inition of the two ter ms makes them
synonymous. However, for our purpose the term “objective” will be
used to further define the goals. Objectives will be milestones toward
achieving the end-state. Objectives can be def ined on a number of
levels, but the most important distinction is between quantitative and
qualitative objectives.
OPEN SPACE: Areas open to the sky that are partly or completely
covered with grass, trees, shrubs, other vegetation or water, or if
partially or completely paved serve to shape or enhance urban form or
provide for public use. Open spaces have little to no vertical structures
and can be publicly or privately owned. Open spaces include parks,
transportation corridor parkways, vegetated buffers, shared use paths,
plazas, courtyards, squares and areas that provide stormwater
management.
PARK: A site that provides opportunities to partake in active or passive
recreational activities, including structures associated with a park’s
recreational activities.
PEAK HOUR PEAK DIRECTION CAPACITY: The maximum number of
vehicles that can pass a given point in one direction on a road under
given traffic and road conditions per the FDOT Quality/Level of Service
Handbook in one hour.
PENAL, CORRECTIONAL, AND RE-ENTRY FACILITIES: Penal,
Correctional, and Re-Entry Facilities, regardless of whether they are
publicly, privately, or charitably owned, operated, or subsidized,
include jails, correctional facilities, detention facilities, prison release
facilities, convict or prisoner rehabilitation or social re-introduction
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facilities (e.g., “halfway houses", supervised or structured living,
working, or educational facilities), or facilities where residents are not
confined or restrained but are free to leave the facility for work or
personal needs subject to operative rules controlling residency on the
premises and where community-based treatment to persons referred
by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, a State Department of Corrections,
or like federal or state agency, who need re-entry into the community,
including drug and alcohol counseling and job placement assistance.
The terms "hotel" or "motel,” or "police protective facility," or
"Community Facility" do not apply to this use.
POLICIES: Policies are often confused with goals and objectives.
Indeed, most objectives can be rewritten as policies and most policies
can be rewritten as objectives. It is ea sy to distinguish the two, if one
considers obj ectives to be static end-states and always written in the
infinitive verb form: e.g., to be, to do, to provide. On the other hand
policies are guides to action that control present and future decision
making. Policies are almost always written in the present or future-
perfect tense with an auxiliary condition to the verb to express
obligation, propriet y, expediency and expected behavior. A policy is
normall y implemented by law, rule, procedure or some other formal
guide for action and is not discretionary but mandatory.
PROGRAM: For purposes here, a program is a sequence of efforts to
achieve an objective in a specific substantive area, such as housing,
recreation programs, etc. A program in its broadest def inition is a
sequence of efforts to be performed toward any objective or goal.
QUALITATIVE OBJECTIVES: Such objectives have character istics
similar to those of goals. They are def ined in general terms. They have
a long, usuall y undefi ned timeframe. They are however, more specific
as to task than goals.
QUANTITATIVE (OPERATIONAL) OBJECTIVES: These objectives
further define the steps to be taken toward the goal and, in addition,
provide measu res for determining the effectiveness of the effort.
RECREATIONAL USES: Areas and development used for leisure time
activities and sports in an indoor or outdoor setting, including parks.
RESIDENT: A person who makes his or her home in a particular place
for most of the year or for a portion of the year, including a seasonal
resident.
RESIDENTIAL USES: Land uses consisting of dwelling units, including
mobile and manufactured homes. Residential uses include assisted
living facilities and group homes.
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RESILIENCE: The capacity to cope with hazards and stresses in a timely
and efficient manner by responding, adapting, and transforming in
ways that restore, maintain, and even improve essential functions,
structures, and identity, while retaining the capacity for growth and
change. The concept of resilience is closely related to the concept of
hazard mitigation.
RIGHT-OF-WAY: Land dedicated or required for a transportation or
utility use that a government entity owns in fee simple or over which it
has an easement.
SENIOR HOUSING: Age-restricted dwelling units for older adults, aged
55+, who are able to care for themselves.
SHARED USE PATH: A paved facility for use by pedestrians, bicyclists,
and/or other users that is separated from vehicular traffic. Golf carts
may be used on shared use paths in certain areas, under certain
circumstances.
SINGLE FAMILY ATTACHED DWELLING: A single dwelling unit
physically attached to other buildings, dwelling units, or structures
through one or more shared walls.
SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED DWELLING: A single dwelling unit not
physically attached to other buildings, dwelling units, or structures.
SOLID WASTE FACILITIES: The term "solid waste facilities" means
structures or systems designed for the storage, collection, processing,
recycling, or disposal of solid waste, including hazardous waste,
industrial waste, construction and demolition waste, and biomedical
waste. The term includes processing plants, recycling plants, disposal
yards, landfills (of any class), compost areas (excluding residential
backyard composting), composting facilities, construction and
demolition debris recycling areas, construction and demolition debris
recycling facilities, materials recovery facilities, monofils, solid waste
combustors, solid waste disposal facilities, solid waste management
facilities, tire recycling areas or facilities, volume reduction plants,
waste tire collection centers, waste tire collectors, waste tire processing
facilities, and waste tire sites. See Florida Administrative Code section
62-701 for the definitions of the foregoing terms.
STRATEGY: A strategy applied in this context is the marshalling of all
efforts toward achieving all of the end-states embodied in objectives or
policies in a manner where those efforts reinforce and support one
another. A strategy is thus a comprehensive statement of policy and
programs presented in a manner that achieves the desired end-states
most efficientl y and ef fectively.
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SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY: An urban area with a long term planning
and management vision that incorporates a multi-modal transportation
network; walkable, mixed use patterns of development; denser
development where infrastructure exists; civic spaces and
interconnected open spaces for recreation; economic vitality and job
choices; choices in housing price and size; a quality educational
system; and a unique identity.
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: Development that meets present -day
needs without compromising the ability of future generations to satisfy
their own requirements. It aims to improve individuals' living conditions
while preserving their environment in the short, m edium and – above
all – long term. The objective of sustainable development is threefold:
development that is economically efficient, socially fair and
environmentally sustainable.
UTILITIES: The term "Utilities" means those facilities needed to serve,
or which constitute a public or private utility. The term "Utilities" is
limited to lines, valves, wells, water treatment plants, and injection wells
which comprise a water service utility needed to serve Dania Beach
citizens; gravity mains, force mains, manholes, lift stations, monitoring
stations, needed to serve Dania Beach residents; electrical lines, poles,
substations and transmission facilities which comprise an electric
power utility needed to service Dania Beach residents; lines, valves,
and equipment which comprise a liquid gas utility infrastructure
needed to serve Dania Beach residents; lines, switching facilities,
poles, communications towers, antennas and other appurtenan ces for
telephone utility infrastructure to service Dania Beach residents; and
lines, hub facilities, and satellite earth station receiving facilities, and
other appurtenances necessary to comprise a cable television utility to
service Dania Beach residents. Unless expressly indicated within a
Future Land Use Element, the word "utilities" will not include plants for
electric, gas, or telephone service, or solid waste facilities.
The following definitions were relocated from the City’s Transportation
Element.
ANNUAL AVERAGE DAILY TRAFFIC (AADT): The volume passing a
point or segment of a highway in both directions for one year divided
by the number of days in the year (Level of Service Manual, Florida
DOT, 1995).
BACKLOGGED ROADWAYS: Those roads that are operating at a level
of service below the minimum level of service standards, not
programmed for construction in the first three years of FDOT’s
adopted work program or the five-year schedule of improvements
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contained in a local government’s capital improvement element, and
not constrained (Level of Service Manual, Florida DOT, 1995).
BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN WAYS: Any road, path or way which is
open to bicycle travel and traffic afoot and from which motor vehicles
are excluded (Rule 9J-5 FAC). Bicycle lane. A portion of a roadway that
has been designed by striping, signage, and pavement markings for
the preferential or exclusive use of bicyclists (Transportation
Expressions, U.S. DOT, 1996).
BICYCLE PATH: A bikeway physically separated from motorized
vehicular traffic by an open space or barrier and located either within
the highway right-of-way or within an independent right-of-way
(Transportation Expressions, U.S. DOT, 1996).
BICYCLE ROUTE: A segment of a system of bikeways designated by
the jurisdiction having authority with appropriate directional and
information markers, with or without a specific bicycle route number
(Broward County Bicycle Facilities Network Plan, 1996).
BLUEWAY: A waterway which has been designated for conservation,
recreation, or both and which may be connected with greenway hubs,
sites, and linkages. (CNPD)
BROWARD COUNTY TRAFFICWAYS PLAN: The plan promulgated by
the Broward County Planning Council pursuant to Chapter 59 -1154,
Laws of Florida, as amended, and the Broward County Charter, which
depicts a network of trafficways for Broward County ( Land
Development Code). The Broward County Trafficways Plan is a
roadway right-of-way preservation plan. To accommodate the impacts
of new development, right-of-way is required of developing parcels to
provide for an adequate regional roadway network (Documentation o f
the Broward County Trafficways Plan, Broward County Planning
Council).
CARPOOL AND VANPOOL: Carpool is an arrangement where two or
more people share the use and cost of privately owned automobiles in
traveling to and from pre-arranged destinations together, and vanpool
is an arrangement in which a group of passengers share the use and
cost of a van in traveling to and from pre-arranged destinations
together (Transportation Expressions, U.S. DOT, 1996).
CAPACITY: The maximum rate of flow at which persons or vehicles can
be reasonably expected to traverse a point or uniform segment of a
lane or roadway during a specified period under prevailing roadway,
traffic, and control conditions; usually expressed as vehicles per hour
or persons per hour. (Highway Capacity Manual, Special Report 209,
Transportation Research Board, 1994).
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COMMITTED TRIP: A trip generated within the Traffic Review and
Impact Planning System (TRIPS) model from an approved but not built
development (Land Development Code, Broward County, 1997).
COMPACT DEFERRAL AREA: The geographic area which is a two (2)
mile band having a centerline, which is coincident with the centerline
of the congested link, extends parallel to the congested link for a
distance of one-half (½) mile beyond each end point of the congested
link (Land Development Code, Broward County, 1977).
CONCURRENCY: The provision of insuring that the necessary public
facilities and services to maintain the adopted public transit level of
service standards are available when the impacts of development
occur. Transportation, sanitary sewer, solid waste, drainage, potable
water, parks and recreation, and public education are the only public
facilities and services subject to the Broward County concurrency
requirement. The necessary public facilities and services to maintain
the adopted level of service standards are available when the impacts
of development occur.
CONCURRENCY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM: The procedures or process
that the local government will utilize to assure that development orders
and permits are not issued unless the necessary facilities and services
are available concurrent with the impacts of development (Rule 9J -5
FAC).
CONSTRAINED ROADWAYS: Roads that cannot be expanded by the
addition of two or more through-lanes because of physical,
environmental or policy constraints (Level of Service Manual, Florida
DOT, 1995).
DEMAND FLOW RATE: The traffic flow rate that now wants or at some
future time is expected to want to travel over a point on or section of a
highway for a 15-minute period, expressed in vehicles per hour (Level
of Service Manual, Florida DOT, 1995).
DEMAND RESPONSE TRANSIT SERVICE: Non-fixed-route service
utilizing vans or buses with passengers boarding and alighting at pre-
arranged times at any location within the systems service area (Transit
Fact Book, American Public Transit Association, 1996).
FACILITY AVAILABILITY: Whether or not a facility is available in a
manner to satisfy the concurrency management system (Rule 9J-5
FAC).
FEEDER ROUTE: A transit route which has the characteristics of
traveling on local streets, utilized for shorter trip lengths and transfer
connections (Transportation Expressions, U.S. DOT, 1996).
FIXED-ROUTE SERVICE: Transit service provided on a repetitive, fixed-
scheduled basis along a specific route, with vehicles stopping to pick-
up and deliver passengers to specific locations; each fixed-route trip
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serves the same origins and designations, unlike demand response
and taxicabs (Transportation Expressions, U.S. DOT, 1996).
FLORIDA INTRASTATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM: A statewide network of
limited-access and controlled-access highways designed with general-
use and exclusive-use lanes to accommodate Florida’s high speed and
high volume highway traffic (Level of Service Manual, Florida DOT,
1995).
FUNCTIONAL AREA COVERAGE: A ½ mile corridor surrounding a bus
route, ¼ mile in each direction.
GREENWAY: A corridor of protected open space established for
conservation, recreation or both which may contain a pedestrian path
or bikeway. (A Community Resource Guide for Greenway Projects,
Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Office of Greenways
and Trails).
HEADWAY: The time interval between transit revenue vehicles passing
a specific location (Transportation Expressions, U.S. DOT, 1996).
INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM (ITS): Use of computer and
communications technology to facilitate the flow of information
between travelers and system operators to improve mobility and
transportation productivity, enhance safety, maximize the use of
existing transportation facilities, conserve energy resources and
reduce adverse environmental effects; including concepts such as
“freeway management systems,” “automated fare corrections” and
“transit information kiosks” (Atlanta ITS, Georgia DOT, 1997).
INTERMODAL FACILITY: An intermodal facility is a single or closely
related transportation facility used by two or more modes of
transportation. Intermodal system is one providing connections
between different modes, such as adequate highways to ports or bus
feeder services to rail transit; individual modes working together to
provide the user with the best choices of services (Corridor
Management Procedure, FDOT, 1996).
LEVEL OF SERVICE: An indicator of the extent or degree of service
provided by, or proposed to be provided by a facility based on and
related to the operational characteristics of the facility. Level of service
shall indicate the capacity per unit of demand for each public facility
(Rule 9J-5 FAC).
LIMITED ACCESS FACILITY: A roadway especially designed for
through traffic, and over, from, or to which owners or occupants of
abutting land or other persons have no greater than a limited right or
easement of access (Rule 9J-5 FAC).
LINKED TRIP: A trip from origin to destination on the transit system.
Even if a passenger must make several transfers during a journey, the
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trip is counted as one linked trip on the system (Transportation
Expressions, U.S. DOT, 1996).
MAJOR PUBLIC TRANSIT TRIP GENERATORS OR ATTRACTORS: Major
trip generators or attractors are concentrated areas of intense land use
or activity that produces or attracts a significant number of local trip
ends (Rule 9J-5 FAC). For public transit, a site which attracts a
substantial number of person trips per day. Defined here as meeting
or exceeding the following thresholds: Office parks - 100,000 sq. ft.
GLA; shopping centers - 500,000 sq. ft.; schools - 1000 students; major
employers - 1000 employees; health facilities - 100 beds (Broward
County Comprehensive Plan 1989).
MODAL SPLIT: The proportion of total person trips that use each of
various specified modes of transportation (Transportation Expressions,
U.S. DOT, 1996).
MULTIMODAL SYSTEM: A transportation system consisting of more
than one mode of travel to serve transportation needs in a given area
(Corridor Management Procedure, FDOT, 1996).
OPERATING REVENUE: For public transit, revenue from various
sources including the farebox, pass sales, contracted service,
advertising revenue, and other revenue generated through the activity
of operating the transit system; and the amount of money which a
carrier receives from transportation operations (Transportation
Expressions, U.S. DOT, 1996).
PARATRANSIT: Transit services which are characterized by their
nonscheduled, non-fixed route nature such as ride sharing, car or van
pools, demand responsive buses, and other public transit services
(Rule 9J-5 FAC).
Planning analysis hour factors (K100). The ratio of a highway section’s
volume in the year’s 100th highest volume hour to its annual average
traffic volume. In developed areas the year’s 100th highest volume
hour represents a typical weekday peak traffic hour during the area’s
peak travel season, i.e., that area’s peak season “rush” hour, usually in
the late afternoon. The K100 factor refers to a demand volume, not
necessarily a measured volume.
PUBLIC TRANSIT: Passenger services provided by public, private or
non-profit entities such as the following surface transit modes:
commuter rail; rail rapid transit; light rail transit; light guideway transit;
express bus; and local fixed route bus (Rule 9J-5 FAC).
RECREATIONAL TRIP: A trip for leisure, relaxation, or enjoyment
purposes, as opposed to utilitarian purposes. (1989 Broward County
Comprehensive Plan, Broward County Comprehensive and
Neighborhood Planning Division).
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REGIONAL ACTIVITY CENTER: A compact, high intensity, high density
multi-use area designated as appropriate for intensive growth by the
local governments, which may include: retail; office; cultural,
recreational and entertainment facilities; hotels and motels; or
appropriate industrial activities (Strategic Regional Policy Plan For
South Florida, South Florida Regional Planning Council, 1995).
RIGHT-OF-WAY: Land in which the state, a county, or a municipality
owns the fee simple title or has an easement dedicated or required for
a transportation or utility use (Rule 9J-5FAC).
ROADWAY FUNCTIONAL CLASSIFICATION: The assignment of roads
into categories according to the character of service they provide in
relation to the total road network. Basic functional categories include
limited access facilities, arterial roads, and collector roads, which may
be subcategorized into principal, major or minor levels. Those levels
may be further grouped into urban and rural categories.
ARTERIAL ROAD: A roadway providing service which is relatively
continuous and of relatively high traffic volume, long trip length, and
high operating speed. In addition, every United States numbered
highway is an arterial road (Rule 9J-5FAC).
PRINCIPAL ARTERIAL: A roadway which serves the major centers of
activity of urbanized areas, the highest traffic volume corridors. It
carries most of the trips entering and leaving the urban area, as well as
most of the through movements bypassing the central city.
It could be stratified as follows: (1) interstate; (2) other freeways and
expressways; and, (3) other principal arterials (A Policy on Geometric
Design of Highways and Streets, 1990, American Association of State
Highway and Transportation Officials).
MINOR ARTERIAL: A roadway which interconnects with and augments
the urban principal arterial system (A Policy on Geometric Design of
Highways and Streets, 1990, American Association of State Highway
and Transportation Officials).
COLLECTOR ROAD: A roadway providing service which is of relatively
moderate traffic volume, moderate trip length, and moderate
operating speed. Collector roads collect and distribute traffic between
local roads or arterial roads (Rule 9J-5 FAC).
LOCAL ROAD: A roadway providing service which is of relatively low
traffic volume, short average trip length or minimal through traffic
movements, and high volume land access for abutting property (Rule
9J-5 FAC).
STRATEGIC INTERMODEL SYSTEM (SIS): The Florida transportation
system composed of transportation corridors and facilities of statewide
and interregional significance that play an important role in the
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movement of people and goods (The Strategic Intermodal System,
Florida Department of Transportation, 2005).
TERMINAL: Any location where passenger or freight either originates,
terminates, or is handled in the transportation process; or where
commercial motor carriers maintain operating facilities (Transportation
Expressions, U.S. DOT, 1996).
TIMED-TRANSFER: Transit system design whereby buses are
scheduled to meet at designated locations to facilitate transferring
(Transportation Expressions, U.S. DOT, 1996).
TRAFFIC REVIEW AND IMPACT PLANNING SYSTEM (TRIPS) MODEL: A
computer model maintained in the Broward County Development
Management Division which accounts for the traffic from approved but
not built development. See Committed Trip (Land Development
Code, Broward County, 1997).
TRANSFER STATION: A fixed location where passengers interchange
from one route or vehicle to another (Transportation Expressions,
1996).
TRANSITWAY: A dedicated right-of-way, most commonly in a mall, that
is used by transit units, usually mixed with pedestrian traffic
(Transportation Expressions, U.S. DOT, 1996). Transit Oriented
Development (TOD). Development reflecting a design philosophy that
encourages development from the ground up with transit in mind;
emphasizing securing a high density level, combining a mix of uses,
utilizing a hierarchy of streets and designing at a human scale to
maximum the potential for transit use within a community (Strategic
Regional Policy Plan for South Florida, SFRPC, 1995).
TRANSPORTATION CONCURRENCY EXCEPTION AREA (TCEA): A
specific geographic area, or areas, delineated in the local government
comprehensive plan for urban infill development, for urban
redevelopment, and for downtown revitalization within the designated
central business district that could be excepted from the traffic
circulation concurrency requirements (Rule 9J- 5.0055 FAC).
TRANSPORTATION CONCURRENCY MANAGEMENT AREA (TCMA): A
compact geographic area with existing or proposed multiple, viable
alternative travel paths or modes for common trips. The purpose of
this optional alternative transportation concurrency approach is to
promote infill development or redevelopment within selected portions
of urban areas in a manner that supports the provision of more efficient
mobility alternatives, including public transit (Rule 9J-5 FAC).
Transportation corridors. Major routes used for moving people and
goods by one or more transportation option (Strategic Regional Policy
Plan for South Florida, SFRPC, 1995).
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TRANSPORTATION DEMAND MANAGEMENT (TDM): Strategies and
techniques that can be used to increase the efficiency of the
transportation system. TDM focuses on ways of influencing the amount
and demand for transportation by encouraging alternatives to the
single-occupant automobile and by altering local peak hour travel
demand. These strategies and techniques may, among others,
include: ridesharing programs; flexible work hours; telecommuting;
shuttle services; and, parking management (Rule 9J-5 FAC).
TRANSPORTATION DISADVANTAGED: Those individuals who
because of physical or mental disability, income status, or age are
unable to transport themselves to or purchase transportation and are,
therefore, dependent upon others to obtain access to health care,
employment, education, shopping, social activities, or other life-
sustaining activities (Rule 9J-5 FAC).
TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM MANAGEMENT (TSM): A range of
improvement strategies that are non-facility and low-capital oriented to
make the existing transportation system operate more efficiently. TSM
techniques include demand management strategies, incident
management strategies, and other actions that increase the operating
efficiency of the existing system in the short range (Rule 9J-5 FAC).
TRUNK LINE: A transit route which travels longer distances, primarily
along arterial roads, with few deviations (Transportation Expressions,
U.S. DOT, 1996).
UNLINKED TRIP: The number of passengers who board public
transportation vehicles. Transit trip taken by both initial boarding and
transfer passengers (Transportation Expressions, U.S. DOT, 1996).
URBAN INFILL: For roadway concurrency purposes, development of
vacant parcels in otherwise built -up areas where public facilities such
as sewer systems, roads, schools, and recreation areas are already in
place and the average residential density is at least five dwell ing units
per acre, the average nonresidential intensity is at least a floor area
ratio of 1.0 and vacant, developable land does not constitute more than
10 percent of the area (Section 163.3164, F.S.).
UTILITARIAN TRIP: A trip for work or errand purposes, as opposed to
recreational purposes. (1989 Broward County Comprehensive Plan,
Broward County Comprehensive and Neighborhood Planning
Division).
VOLUME-TO-CAPACITY (V/C) RATIO: The ratio of demand flow to
capacity for a highway (Level of Service Manual, Florida DOT, 1995).
WIDE CURB LANE: The outermost lane of a roadway, for vehicle travel,
which is expanded from the standard 12 feet width to at least 14 feet in
order to accommodate bicycle travel. Wide curb lanes are not
designated by striping or pavement markings. (1989 Broward County
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Comprehensive Plan, Broward County Comprehensive and
Neighborhood Planning Division).110% Maintain. It shall mean that
the number of trips on a road segment shall not exceed 110% of the
number of actual trips in the road segment plus the number of
committed trips in the TRIPS model approved as of October 1, 1996.
ACRONYMS
AAA: Adaption Action Areas
ADA: Americans with Disabilities Act
ADD: Average Daily Demand
ARA: Annexation Reserve Area
ASR: Aquifer Storage and Recovery
AWWA: American Water Works Association
BAS: Biscayne Aquifer System
CCCL: Coastal Construction Control Line
CDBG: Community Development Block Grant
CIP: Capital Improvement Program
CIS: Capital Improvement Schedule
CO: Certificate of Occupancy
CRA: Community Redevelopment Agency
FAC: Florida Administrative Code
FAR: Floor Area Ratio
FAS: Florida Aquifer System
FAU: Florida Atlantic University
FBC: Florida Building Code
FDEP: Florida Department of Environmental Protection
FDOT: Florida Department of Transportation
FEC: Florida East Coast Railroad
FGBC: Florida Green Building Coalition
FLU: Future Land Use
FS: Florida Statutes
GHG: Greenhouse Gas
GIS: Geographic Information System
GOPS: Goals, Objectives, Policies
GPCD: Gallons per capita per day
GPM: Gallons per minute
HUD: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
ISBA: Interlocal Service Boundary Agreement
kWh: Kilowatt-hour
LDR: Land Development Regulations
LEC: Lower East Coast (Florida)
LED: Light-emitting diode
LEED: Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design
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LMS: Local Mitigation Strategy
LOS: Level of Service
MDD: Maximum Day Demand
NPDES: National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
PPH : Population per household
PSI: Per square inch
PSIG: Per square inch gauge
SAS: Surficial Aquifer System
SEFTC: Southeast Florida’s Transportation Council
SFWMD: South Florida Water Management District
SHIP: State Housing Initiative Partnership
SIS: State Intermodal System
SLOSH: Sea, Lake, and Overland Surges from Hurricanes
SNMREC: Southeast National Marine Renewable Energy Center
SWA: Solid Waste Authority
ULDC: Unified Land Development Code
USGS: United States Geological Survey
The following acronyms were relocated from the City’s Transportation
element.
AADT: Annual Average Daily Traffic
ADA: Americans with Disabilities Act
ADT: Average Daily Traffic
ASV: Annual Service Volume
BCLDC: Broward County Land Development Code
BCT: Broward County Transit
CDA: Compact Deferral Area
CMP: Congestion Management Plan
CMS: Concurrency Management System
COE: United States Army Corps of Engineers
COFC: Container-on-flatcar
CPTED: Crime Prevention through Environmental Design
CSX: Coastal Seaboard Railroad
DCA: Florida Department of Community Affairs
DMT: Broward County Division of Mass Transit
DPC/CME: Deepwater Port Component of the Coastal
Management Element
DRI: Development of Regional Impact
EIS: Environmental Impact Statement
FAA: Federal Aviation Administration
FAC: Florida Administrative Code
FAR: Federal Aviation Regulation
FBO: Fixed Base Operator
FCTD: Florida Commission for the Transportation
Disadvantaged
FDOT: Florida Department of Transportation
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FEC: Florida East Coast Railroad
FIHS: Florida Intrastate Highway System
FLL: Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International Airport
FOX: Florida Overland Express
FRA: Federal Railroad Administration
FS: Florida Statutes
FSUTMS: Florida Standard Urban Transportation Model Structure
FTPK: Florida Turnpike
FXE: Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport
HOV: High Occupancy Vehicle
ICW: Intracoastal Waterway
ITS: Intelligent Transportation System
LOS: Level of Service
MIS: Major Investment Study
MLW: Mean Low Water
MPH: Miles per hour
MPO: Metropolitan Planning Organization
NFNR: North Fork New River
PAL: Planning Activity Level (airport)
PJA: Port Jurisdictional Area
SFNR: South Fork New River
SFRC: South Florida Rail Corridor
SFRPC: South Florida Regional Planning Council
SIS: Strategic Intermodal System
SSPP: Safety System Program Plan
TAZ: Traffic Analysis Zone
TCC: Broward County Metropolitan Planning Organization’s
Technical Coordinating Committee
TCEA: Transportation Concurrency Exception Area
TCMA: Transportation Concurrency Management Area
TCRA: Tri-County Commuter Rail Authority
TDM: Transportation Demand Management
TE: Transportation Element
TEU: Trailer Equivalency Unit
TIP: Transportation Improvement Programs
TOD: Transit Oriented Development
TOPS: Transportation Options Program
TOFC: Trailer-on-flatcar
TRIPS: Traffic Review and Impact Planning System
TSM: Transportation System Management
USDOT: United States Department of Transportation
V/C: Volume to Capacity ratio
FUTURE LAND USE ELEMENT
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
POLICY DOCUMENT
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CITY OF DANIA BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
1. FUTURE LAND USE ELEMENT
GOALS, OBJECTIVES, AND POLICIES
Goal: 1.1 The goal of the future land use element of the City of Dania
Beach will be provision of land uses which will maximize
economic benefits for the community, be sensitive of the
natural environment and minimize any threat to the health,
safety and welfare of the community and its residents.
Provide for the sustainable development and
redevelopment of suitable and compatible land uses to
preserve and promote quality of life while protecting its
natural resources and maximizing economic benefits.
Objective: I 1.1.1 Maintain land development regulations shall be
maintained which to promote orderly growth,
development, and placement of land uses, which will to
encourage a mix of residential types and provide good
quality of life for the residents of the City of Dania Beach.
Coordinate all future land use decisions with the
appropriate topography and soil conditions, the
availability of facilities and services, considering flood risk,
and land use designations as per the Future Land Use Map.
Policy: 1.1 1.1.1.1 Provide for a mix of residential communities which will to
promote a diverse population and a healthy environment.
Continue to maintain regulations (subdivisions, zoning,
signage etc.) to guide future land use configurations so as to
preserve topography and soils; require facilities and services;
and, protect against seasonal and periodic flooding.
Policy: 1.2 1.1.1.2 Provide commercialized activities will be provided to serve
the residents of the community.
Policy: 1.3 1.1.1.3 The City’s Land Development Regulations shall conform to,
and implement, the use, density and intensity standards as
outlined on Table FLU-1 below:
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Table FLU-1. Future Land Use Designations, Density and Intensity
Standards
FLU
Designations
Uses Zoning
Districts
Maximum Density and
Intensity
Estate
Residential
Residential units
1 unit per acre
Low (2)
Density
Residential
Residential units
2 units per acre
Low (3)
Density
Residential
Residential units
3 units per acre
Low (5)
Density
Residential
Residential units
5 units per acre
Low -
Medium
Density
Residential
Residential units
10 units per acre
Medium
Density
Residential
Residential units
16 units per acre
Medium -
High
Density
Residential
Residential units
25 units per acre
Commercial
Business, office, retail,
service, and other
commercial enterprises
which support the resident
and tourist populations of
Dania Beach.
Maximum Building
Coverage 75%
Office Park Planned office complexes
and corporate headquarters
in Dania Beach. Office Park
areas should ensure a
campus like atmosphere with
substantial buildings and
ample open space.
Maximum Building
Coverage 75%
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Commercial
Recreation Use
Accommodate major public
and private commercial
recreation facilities which
offer recreational
opportunities to the residents
and tourists of Broward
County. Although some of
these facilities operate as an
adjunct to or an integral part
of other types of
development, most of these
facilities were conceived as
profit-making enterprises.
Maximum Building
Coverage 75%
Industrial Use
Although other uses are
permitted in areas designated
industrial, at least eighty (80%)
percent of such land area must
be devoted to industrial use,
such as manufacturing,
warehouse distribution,
research and development, or
other substantial employment
based activities.
Maximum Building
Coverage 85%
Employment
Center Use
Employment Center areas are
designated on the Dania
Beach Land Use Map to
encourage non-residential
development, compatible with
residential and other less
intensive land uses, and which
would support the tourist-
oriented segment of Dania
Beach's economy as well as
high technology and service-
based activities.
Maximum Building
Coverage 75%
Recreation
and Open
Space Use
The primary intent of the
recreation and open space
category is to accommodate
recreation and open space
uses to serve public recreation
needs. In general, land uses
within this category are low
intensity in character with a
minimum of impervious
surface coverage and retain as
much natural vegetation and
landscape as possible.
Maximum Building
Coverage 25%
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Community
Facilities Use
Community Facilities areas
are designated on the
Future Land Use Plan Map
to provide a full range of
regional and community
uses such as educational,
medical, governmental,
religious, civic, cultural,
judicial, and correctional
facilities.
Maximum Building
Coverage 75%
Transportation
Use Existing airports, Port
Everglades, and existing
and proposed expressways
are designated
transportation on the Future
Land Use Plan Map.
Communication
Facilities
Communication facilities
such as television and radio
stations and relay structures
and telephone facilities are
not specifically designated
on the Future Land Use Plan
Map as a separate category.
Maximum Building
Coverage 75%
Special
Residential
Facilities
Special Residential Facilities
development such as group
homes and foster care facilities
are defined by category type
below and are subject when
applicable, to the Special
Residential Facilities provisions
and allocation of reserve,
flexibility, or bonus sleeping
rooms. Dania Beach may permit
a maximum of one hundred
(100) "bonus" sleeping rooms
consistent with Broward County
Ordinance 85-92, which are
permanently dedicated to
Special Residential use without
allocating density.
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Policy: 1.4 1.1.1.4 Clean, light, industrial development will be encouraged to
support the tax base for the community and to provide a
wide range of employment for residents of the community.
Policy: 1.5 1.1.1.5 Future industrial land uses shall be located with access to
major transportation facilities including highways, airports,
railroads, and seaports. (B.C.P. #03.01.02)
Policy: 1.6 1.1.1.6 In order to ensure sufficient amounts of industrial land are
available to meet Dania Beach's future needs, those lands
enjoying a future land use industrial designation on the
Future Dania Beach Land Use Plan Map shall not be utilized
for non-industrial purposes, except where in conformance
with the Industrial Permitted Use subsection of the Plan
Implementation Requirements section of the Dania Beach
Land Use Plan. (B.C.P. #03.01.04).
Policy: 1.7 1.1.1.7 Significant industrial land is currently available. The City will
encourage light/marine oriented industrial uses as an
alternative to traditional industrial uses.
Policy: 1.71 1.1.1.8 Heavy Industrial Uses. The City shall not encourage
additional Heavy Industrial Development. After January 1,
1999, Heavy Industrial Uses will be allowed only when they
offer significant gains and opportunities to the City (in terms
of employment opportunity, increased tax base, an
enhancement to the City's growing reputation as a
significant commerce location for the Marine Industry, or the
provision of services and goods deemed necessary and
desirable for Dania Beach's citizenry as di stinguished from
Conservation
Use
Conservation areas are
designated on the Future Land
Use Plan Map to protect natural
reservations.
Regional
Activity Center
Use
The intent of the Regional
Activity Center land use
designation is to encourage
attractive and functional mixed
living, working, shopping,
education and recreational
activities in the Dania Beach
Community Redevelopment
Area. The development of the
Regional Activity Center shall be
guided by the Community
Redevelopment Agency’s
Redevelopment Plan and the
policies hereunder.
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the citizens of Broward County or Southeast Florida), and
when industrial facilities are planned, designed, and built to
minimize adverse secondary impacts of noise, outdoor
activities, environmental pollution, vibration, dust, odors,
traffic generation, or other physical activity. In evaluating
heavy Industrial Use development, the City may require
more than the minimum setback, landscaping, open space,
and pervious area requirements, and less than the otherwise
maximum allowable building height and lot coverage
requirements to minimize or offset negative secondary
impacts.
Policy: 1.72 1.1.1.9 Marine Industrial Uses. The City shall encourage additional
Marine Industrial development. In doing so, Marine
Industrial development shall be planned, designed, and
built to be as fully enclosed in buildings as is reasonably
possible and to minimize adverse secondary impacts of
noise, outdoor activities, environmental pollution, vibration,
dust, odors, is generation, or other physical activity. In
evaluating Marine Industrial development, the City may
require more than the minimum setback, landscaping, open
space, and pervious area requirements, and less than the
otherwise maximum allowable building height and lot
coverage requirements to minimize or offset negative
secondary impacts.
Policy: 1.73 1.1.1.10 Landfills and resource recovery facilities shall be planned to
minimize impacts on adjacent existing or planned land uses.
(B.C.P. #08.01.15)
Policy: 1.8 1.1.1.11 Minimum floor elevation standards for building sites
promulgated and administered by the Federal Emergency
Management Administration shall be applied citywide for
new construction. (B.C.P. #08.01.18)
Policy: 1.9 1.1.1.12 Areas surrounding existing and proposed airports/heliports
shall be planned to promote compatible land uses
consistent with the affected elements of the Dania Beach
Comprehensive Plan. (B.C.P. 15.03.01)
Policy: 1.10 1.1.1.13 Within areas surrounding existing or committed
airports/heliports, Dania Beach shall not issue development
orders for land uses or structures that are incompatible with
airport/heliport uses, pursuant to the Development Review
Requirements subsection of the Plan Implementation
Requirements section of the Dania Beach Land Use Plan.
(B.C.P. #15.03.02)
Policy: 1.11 1.1.1.14 The recommendations of adopted Part 150 Study Technical
Reports shall be taken under consideration during land use
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decisions affecting airports/heliports and their adjacent
areas. (B.C.P. #15.03.03)
Policy: 1.12 1.1.1.15 Dania Beach shall protect from obstruction Federal
Aviation Administration approved and locally adopted
aircraft air corridors. (B.C.P. #15.03.05)
Policy: 1.13 1.1.1.16 The City shall establish development review procedures to
ensure that Crime Prevention Through Environmental
Design (CPTED) principles are addressed during the review
process. (B.C.P. #14.04.00)
Policy: 1.14 1.1.1.17 The City's land development regulations shall enable a
variety of housing types to accommodate the housing for all
income levels in the City of Dania Beach. The City shall
encourage the inclusion of low and moderate housing
opportunities in large-scale residential developments.
(B.C.P. #1.07.03)
Objective: II 1.1.2 Land development regulations will be maintained to
which will insure ensure that future land amendments
will only be permitted provided that an analysis
demonstrates that the soils, topography, natural
resources and availability of the services are in place.
Policy: 2.1 1.1.2.1 Facilities and services will meet the levels of services
outlined in the Comprehensive Plan Elements.
Policy: 2.2 1.1.2.2 All facilities will be available and consistent with concurrency
requirements as per Section 163.3180 Florida Statutes.
Policy: 2.3 1.1.2.3 The City shall consider the individual and cumulative
impacts of land use plan amendments on the existing and
planned elementary and secondary education facilities.
(B.C.P. # 8.07.01)
Objective: III 1.1.3 Available land suitable for the provision of community
facilities to support the existing/projected population
has been identified.
Policy: 3.1 1.1.3.1 New development shall provide for utility and community
facility sites in accordance with the level of service standards
of the Comprehensive Plan.
Policy: 3.2 1.1.3.2 New park and recreational facilities shall be supplied and
tied with new growth in accordance with the level of service
standards of the Comprehensive Plan.
Policy: 3.3 1.1.3.3 Dania Beach shall provide for a minimum of three (3) acres
of Community level parks for every 1,000 existing and
projected permanent residents. The acreage that may be
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used to meet this requirement is listed in the "Community
and Regional Parks" subsection of the Plan Implementation
Requirements section of the Broward County Land Use Plan.
(B.C.P. #05.02.01).
Policy 3.4 1.1.3.4 Dania Beach shall adopt and implement those procedures
and practices necessary to meet or exceed the minimum
parks and open space standards contained with the
Broward County Land Use Plan. (B.C.P. #05.02.03)
Policy 3.5 1.1.3.5 Dania Beach shall address, within its development codes
and regulations, the protection of existing and designated
parks, recreation and open space lands to ensure such lands
are protected from future development. (B.C.P. #05.02.04)
Policy 3.6 1.1.3.6 Dania Beach shall continue to permit public schools
(defined for the purpose of the land use element to mean
public schools K through 12), which are classified by this
Plan as a type of community facility, in the following land use
categories.
a. Residential
b. Community Facilities
Policy 3.7 1.1.3.7 Dania Beach will utilize the following Broward County
School Board land area guidelines for individual school
facilities.
a. Elementary school: 12 acres
b. Middle school: 20 acres
c. High school: 45 acres
Policy 3.8 1.1.3.8 Collocation of public schools with other community facilities
will be considered when:
a. New or replacement schools are funded in the
School Board's Capital Budget and are adjacent to
other existing public facilities.
b. New facilities are funded in the City's Capital
Improvement Element and can be located adjacent
to public schools and/or
c. Joint use projects are created and implemented.
Policy 3.9 1.1.3.9 Dania Beach will encourage the collocation of public
facilities such as libraries, parks and co n unity centers with
public schools to the extent practical and financially feasible.
The following criteria shall be considered for collocating
public schools and public facilities.
a. Availability of vacant land of suitable size and
dimensions for the collocated public uses;
b. Compatibility of the collocated public uses with the
adjacent land uses (ex: noise, odors, glare, debris,
dust, traffic, high voltage transmission lines, etc.)
and the compatibility of the collocated public uses'
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future land use designation(s) with the future land
use designations of adjacent uses;
c. Availability of infrastructure, public services, (i.e.:
roadways, public transit, potable water, sanitary
sewer, drainage, and aquifer recharge) and utilities
(electricity, gas, etc.);
d. Environmental limitations (i.e.: wetlands, uplands,
soil conditions, contaminated sites, potential
brownfield sites, etc.);
e. Access approaches, including roadways, public
transit, bikeways, recreational trails and pedestrian
ways;
f. Proximity to residential areas, particularly urban
residential areas, and areas of very low, low and
moderate housing; and
g. Demographic base for purposes of encouraging
diversity.
Policy 3.10 1.1.3.10 Dania Beach shall incorporate provisions in the Land
Development Code requiring new nonresidential, located
adjacent to an existing or planned public school site, to
incorporate features such as walls, solid hedges or
increased setbacks where such use would be incompatible
with the public school.
Policy 3.11 1.1.3.11 Dania Beach shall incorporate provisions in the Land
Development Code which provided for safe pedestrian and
bicycle access to schools.
Policy 3.12 1.1.3.12 Dania Beach shall utilize the Technical Advisory Committee
meetings as the mechanism for coordinating the school
collocation planning process with the Broward County
School Board.
Objective IV 1.1.4 Continue to implement redevelopment and renewal of
blighted areas within the Dania Beach CDBG.
Policy 4.1 1.1.4.1 On an annual basis provide for a minimum of three (3)
rehabilitations of substandard housing units and two (2) new
constructions.
Policy 4.2 1.1.4.2 Continue to attract employment centers within the target
area region.
Policy 4.3 1.1.4.3 The City shall evaluate the need for a designated
redevelopment area with a reduced level of service for
regional roadways in order to promote redevelopment and
expansion of employment and housing opportunities for
low and moderate-income households. (B.C.P. #14.03.00)
Policy 4.4 1.1.4.4 Any designated redevelopment areas in the City of Dania
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Beach shall be served by mass transit facilities. (B.C.P.
#14.03.04)
Policy 4.5 1.1.4.5 To preserve and stabilize neighborhoods within designated
redevelopment areas, the City shall evaluate traffic patterns
in designated redevelopment areas and implement
improvements that promote the appropriate interaction or
separation of neighborhood and regional traffic. (B.C.P. #
14.03.06)
Objective V 1.1.5 Maintain land development regulations, zoning
ordinances and other administrative rules to implement
the Comprehensive Plan.
Policy 5.1 1.1.5.1 Encourage development to enhance the tax base of the
community.
Policy 5.2 1.1.5.2 Develop incentives within the land development regulations
for quality, resilient development.
Policy 5.3 1.1.5.3 Work to streamline the development approval process
where practical.
Policy 5.4 1.1.5.4 Residential land permitted uses and densities will be in
accordance with the Future Land Use Element of the
Comprehensive Plan.
Policy 5.5 1.1.5.5 Commercial, office, employment center and industrial land
uses will be identified in accordance with the
Comprehensive Plan.
Policy 5.6 1.1.5.6 Dania each shall employ its local land use plan and zoning
ordinance to establish differing intensities of commercial
development compatible with adjacent and surrounding
land uses. (B.C.P. #02.04.03)
Policy 5.7 1.1.5.7 The commercial policies in the Dania Beach Land Use Plans
shall form the basis for zoning categories that distinguish
between neighborhood, community and regional
commercial developments within their respective service
areas. (B.C.P. #02.04.06)
Policy 5.8 1.1.5.8 Community facilities, public facilities uses and sites will be in
accordance with the Land Use Element of the
Comprehensive Plan.
Policy 5.9 1.1.5.9 Subdivision regulations shall provide for both the timely
completion and regular maintenance of all required capital
improvements and amenities. (B.C.P. #01.04.02)
Policy 5.10 1.1.5.10 Dania Beach shall establish a policy framework/foundation
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upon which land development regulations addressing
signage may be based. (B.C.P. #02.06A I)
Policy 5.11 1.1.5.11 To ensure the adequate provision of public services and
facilities, Dania Beach shall take into consideration Dania
Beach's tourist population and the seasonal demands
placed upon Dania Beach's infrastructure. (B.C.P. # 9.12.02)
Policy 5.12 1.1.5.12 Dania Beach shall implement regulations which address the
potentially adverse impacts of industry, including noise,
vibration, air pollution, glare, heat, solid wastes, hazardous
wastes, fire and explosion. (B.C.P. #03.04.01)
Policy 5.13 1.1.5.13 Dania Beach shall adopt land development regulations that
require platting at least in those circumstances where the
Plan Implementation Requirements section of the Broward
County Plan requires platting; and such regulations may
establish additional standards, procedures, and
requirements as may be necessary to regulate and control
the platting of lands within their boundaries. (B.C.P.
#08.02.01)
Policy 5.14 1.1.5.14 The City shall establish a pool of "Affordable Housing Units"
's equal to 10% of the total available flexibility and reserve
units within the City which shall be deducted from the total
available flexibility and/or reserve units. (B.C.P. #1.07.04)
Objective VI 1.1.6 Natural resources and historic resources shall be
maintained at their present levels at a minimum.
Policy 6.1 1.1.6.1 Identify historically significant properties within the
community on the Future Land Use Map and support the
efforts of the Dania Beach Historical Society to designate
and protect the identified properties.
Policy 6.2 1.1.6.2 Maintain the quality of the existing wildlife habitats and
natural resources within the community.
Policy 6.3 1.1.6.3 Continue to protect and identify environmentally sensitive
lands. Protect any identified future water wellfields in
accordance with the wellfield protection ordinance.
Policy 6.4 1.1.6.4 Promote restoration of the Dania Beach ecological systems
including its hydrological and ecological functions as well as
any degraded or substantially disrupted surface waters.
(B.C.P. #06.01.01)
Policy 6.5 1.1.6.5 Protect Comply with the adopted the minimum seasonal
flows and levels of surface watercourses, as established by
the South Florida Water Management District. (B.C.P.
#06.01.05)
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Policy 6.6 1.1.6.6 Protect and conserve those areas known to contain plant
species listed in the Regulated Plant Index for protection by
the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer
Services. (B.C.P. #06.01.08)
Policy 6.7 1.1.6.7 Promote the acquisition, retention and management of
unique natural areas in order to preserve their
environmental, recreational and other public benefits.
(B.C.P. #06.02.02)
Policy 6.8 1.1.6.8 Discourage activities in the vicinity of Local Areas of
Particular Concern which would have detrimental impact
upon such areas. (B.C.P. #09.01.05)
Policy 6.9 1.1.6.9 Amendments to the Dania Beach Land Use Plan Map
proposing land use categories which permit Industrial uses
shall be discouraged, to the greatest extent feasible, for
lands within wellfield protection zones of influence as
identified by the Potable Water Supply Wellfield Protection
Ordinance of Broward County shall be approved only if
proposed uses are consistent with those uses allowed by the
Broward County Wellfield Protection Ordinance. (B.C.P.
#09.02.03)
Policy 6.10 1.1.6.10 Dania Beach shall, when it is determined to be practical and
financially feasible, require land uses currently on septic
systems to be connected to central wastewater treatment
facilities, with priority given to those land uses in proximity
to surface waters. (B.C.P. #09.02.06)
Policy 6.11 1.1.6.11 Local land development codes and regulations shall
provide for the protection and creation of surface waters in
conformance with State and South Florida Water
Management District Policies. (B.C.P. #09.04.01)
Policy 6.12 1.1.6.12 Dania Beach shall coordinate its historic resource protection
activities with applicable state and federal laws through the
procedures established in the Broward County Land
Development Code. (B.C.P. #09.08.04)
Policy 6.13 1.1.6.13 Dania Beach shall consider the impacts of land use plan
amendments on those historic resources identified in Table
XII of the Housing Element. (B.C.P. #09,08.05)
Policy 6.14 1.1.6.14 All applicants shall be required to analyze the potential
impacts of proposed land use plan amendment on the
historic resources identified in Table XII of the Housing
Element.
Policy 6.17 1.1.6.15 The City shall not issue development orders, except as listed
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below, for development within wetlands, until an
Environmental Resource License has been issued by the
Broward County Department of Planning and Environmental
Protection. However, the City may issue rezoning, site plan,
plat approval or development orders issued pursuant to
Chapter 380, Florida Statutes, in areas containing wetlands
upon issuance of a conceptual review report by the Broward
County Department of Planning and Environmental
Protection. (B.C.P. #9.05.02)
Objective VII 1.1.7 Land development regulations will be maintained
which will ensure the future residential densities for land
uses within the coastal hazard zone will be limited by the
hurricane evacuation standards identified within the
Broward County Hurricane Evacuation Plan.
Policy 7.1 1.1.7.1 Land use plan amendments to residential categories east of
the Intracoastal Waterway will be limited by the hurricane
evacuation standards identified within the Broward County
Hurricane Evacuation Plan.
Objective VIII 1.1.8 New growth and development will only be
permitted where services are available and meet the
level of service standards of the Comprehensive Plan
thereby eliminating urban sprawl.
Policy 8.1 1.1.8.1 Adequate drainage and stormwater management shall be
provided for all development.
Policy 8.2 1.1.8.2 Open space shall be provided in accordance with the
Comprehensive Plan and the land development regulations.
Policy 8.3 1.1.8.3 Safe and convenient on site traffic flow shall be provided in
accordance with the Comprehensive Plan and the land
development regulations.
Policy 8.4 1.1.8.4 Adequate vehicular parking shall be provided for new
development in accordance with the land development
regulations.
Policy 8.5 1.1.8.5 Dania Beach shall implement procedures which identify the
cumulative impacts of proposed development on public
services and facilities. (B.C.P. #08.01.03)
Policy 8.6 1.1.8.6 Promote infill development through the provision of potable
water and sanitary sewer service to those developed
portions of Dania Beach which are currently inadequately
served. (B.C.P. #08.03.02)
Policy 8.7 1.1.8.7 When extending new services to undeveloped portions of
Dania Beach, priority shall be given to those areas where
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other facilities and services are available or are anticipated
to be provided concurrent with the extension of such new
services. (B.C.P. #08.03.03)
Policy 8.8 1.1.8.8 Except for schools, regional and community facilities shall
be located close to major traffic corridors and mass transit
routes adequate to carry the volume of traffic generated by
such facilities. (B.C.P. 08.03.05)
Policy 8.9 1.1.8.9 Dania Beach shall establish a level of service standard for
each public facility located within the boundary for which
Dania Beach has authority to issue development orders or
development permits pursuant to 91-5.005(3) Florida
Administrative Code. (B.C.P. #11.01.01)
Policy 8.10 1.1.8.10 Prior to plat approval, Dania Beach shall ensure that the
public facilities and services necessary to meet the level of
service standards established with the Broward County
Comprehensive Plan and the Dania Beach plan will be
available consistent with concurrency requirements,
Chapter 163.03202(9) Florida Statutes, Chapter 163.3180
Florida Statutes (1993) and the concurrence management
policies included within Goal 8.00.00 of the Broward County
Land Use Plan. (B.C.P. #11.01.04)
Objective IX 1.1.9 Land development regulations will be maintained which
will ensure that any uses found inconsistent with the
community's character are not permitted.
Policy 9.1 1.1.9.1 Any zoning districts in conflict with the adopted
Comprehensive Plan shall be rezoned.
Policy 9.2 1.1.9.2 All proposed development and future land uses shall be
compatible with adjacent land uses.
Objective X 1.1.10 Land development regulations shall be maintained
which provide for mixed land uses and other unique
development techniques.
Policy 10.1 1.1.10.1 Innovative site design and land planning shall be permitted
within these land development regulations.
Policy 10.2 1.1.10.2 The permitted uses of the Comprehensive Plan shall permit
the mixing of land uses consistent with land development
regulations.
Objective XI 1.1.11 Coordinate future land uses with topography
and soil conditions to protect Dania Beach's water supply
and minimize flooding g problems. (B.C.O. #09.10.00)
Policy 11.1 1.1.11.1 Regulate development on flood prone soils, as defined by
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the United States Soil Conservation Service, consistent with
the criteria and mapping of the Federal Emergency
Management Administration and the policies included
under Objectives XIX and XX. (B.C.P. #09.10.02)
Objective XII 1.1.12 Establish land development regulations that
address controlled access to adjacent traffic circulation
facilities, the provision of adequate on-site traffic
circulation and off-street parking relative to existing and
planned commercial development. (B.C.O. #02.05.00)
Policy 12.1 1.1.12.1 The Dania Beach Plan shall contain a policy that forms the
basis for access control regulations for the protection of the
regional roadway network and Broward County Trafficways
Plan. (B.C.P. #02.05.01)
Objective XIII 1.1.13 Develop and implement land use controls which
promote residential neighborhoods that are attractive,
well maintained and contribute to the health, safety and
welfare of their residents. (B.C.O. #01.06.00)
Objective XIV 1.1.14 Encourage provision of a system of public and
private open space areas including natural reservations,
parks, beaches, scenic vistas, and waterways compatible
with the tropical and resort character of Dania Beach.
(B.C.O. #05.04.00)
Policy 14.1 1.1.14.1 Dania Beach shall pursue programs that will ensure the
provision of and access to open space as consistent with its
adopted comprehensive plan and the Broward County Land
Use Plan. (B.C.P. #05.04.01)
Objective XV 1.1.15 Concurrency management systems shall be
established to effectively monitor and manage new
growth, in conformance with Florida's Community
Planning Act, including Section 163.3180 Florida
Statutes
Policy 15.1 1.1.15.1 Dania Beach shall establish concurrency management
systems to effectively manage new growth and to ascertain
whether necessary facilities identified within their local
Capital Improvements Elements are being constructed in
accordance with the schedules in its local plan and to
measure the development capacity of such facilities in a
given area at a given time. (B.C.P. #08.06.01)
Policy 15.2 1.1.15.2 Those facilities which are subject to the local concurrency
requirements include: traffic circulation, recreational,
drainage and flood protection, potable water, solid waste
and sanitary sewer facilities. (B.C.P. #08.06.02)
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Objective XVI 1.1.16 Encourage the development and
implementation of land use controls to increase the
protection and enhancement of beaches, rivers and
marine resources identified on the Natural Resources
Map Series of the Dania Beach Land Use Plan Map Series.
(B.C.O. #9.03.00)
Policy 16.1 1.1.16.1 Land development codes and regulations shall require the
protection and/or restoration of beaches, particularly dunes
and vegetation, through techniques such as conservation
easements, re-vegetation, elevated walkways, and
clustering of developments. (B.C.P. #09.03.01)
Policy 16.2 1.1.16.2 Priority shall be given to water-dependent uses such as
marinas and public access to waterways, in decisions
affecting waterfront property. (B.C.P. #09.03.02)
Policy 16.3 1.1.16.3 In order to protect and enhance sea turtle nesting, Dania
Beach in coordination with the Sea Turtle Conservation
Program of the Broward County Department of Planning
and Environmental Protection shall prepare and adopt land
development regulations consistent with state and federal
guidelines. The City shall also, through ordinance, adopt
regulations within one year from the effective date of this
policy, to control beachfront lighting.
Those regulations shall be consistent with Chapter 62B-55
(FAC) Model Ordinance for Marine Turtle Protection and
they shall additionally be in compliance with
Lighting/Development Categories as outlined in the
Broward County Technical Report 97-06 Broward County
Beach Lighting Management Plan. (B.C.P. #09.03.03)
Policy 16.4 1.1.16.4 In addressing beachfront property, land development
regulations shall establish special district or standards
sufficiently flexible to give priority to implementation of the
coastal construction control line of the State of Florida.
(B.C.P. #09.03.04)
Policy 16.5 1.1.16.5 The Dania Beach Land Use Plan shall give priority to
protection to public beach access sites. (B.C.P. #09.03.05)
Policy 16.6 1.1.16.6 Marinas which service live aboard boats shall provide for
sewage pumpage facilities and/or other improvements
which promote environmental compatibility with marine
resources consistent with Florida State Law. (B.C.P.
#09.03.06)
Policy 16.7 1.1.16.7 Locate marinas, boat ramps and other water -dependent
uses in a manner which protects manatees in those areas
which they frequent. (B.C.P. #09.03.10)
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Policy 16.8 1.1.16.8 The City and applicable regulatory agencies shall
encourage intergovernmental coordination among coastal
cities to protect beaches, promote beach restoration,
minimize the impacts of structures on beach systems and
increase public access to beaches and ma rine resources.
Policy 16.9 1.1.16.9 Local land development regulations should protect the
City’s remnant natural rivers by prohibiting new
construction, not including the repair or replacement of
bulkheads, revetments and seawalls in such areas, by
promoting softened shorelines, riprap and other natural
methods to prevent erosion, by requiring the restoration of
historic vegetative cover to the areas being restored, and by
ensuring that the construction of new docks is compatible
with the growth of submerged and littoral vegetation and
communities of bottom dwelling organisms.
Policy 16.10 1.1.16.10 The City will ensure that all new marine facilities
comply with the Broward County Manatee Protection Plan.
Objective XVII 1.1.17 Encourage the development and
implementation of land use controls to increase the
protection and enhancement of beaches, rivers and
marine resources identified on the Natural Resources
Map Series of the Dania Beach Land Use Plan Map Series.
(B.C.O. #9.03.00)
Policy 17.1 1.1.17.1 Land development codes and regulations shall address
mitigation of wetlands when alternative strategies such as
those within Broward County Land Use Plan Policy 09.01.03
have been unsuccessful. (B.C.P. #09.05.05)
Objective XVIII 1.1.18 Ensure that mining operations are compatible
with existing surrounding land uses and consistent with
the Broward County Land Use Plan's policies regarding
protection of natural resources including
environmentally sensitive lands and water resource
quality and quantity. (B.C.O. #09.06.00)
Policy 18.1 1.1.18.1 Comprehensive plans and/or land development regulations
shall address the reclamation of completed mining
excavations and their compatibility with existing
surrounding land uses. (B.C. P. #09.06.02)
Objective XIX 1.1.19 Protect identified floodplains and areas subject
to seasonal or periodic flooding. (B.C.O. #09.07.00)
Policy 19.1 1.1.19.1 Dania Beach land development codes shall contain
floodplain protection provisions consistent with the criteria
and mapping of the Federal Emergency Management
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Administration. (B.C.P. #09.07.01)
Policy 19.2 1.1.19.2 Dania Beach shall require redevelopment within identified
floodplains to address existing and future flooding
problems and risks. (B.C.P. # 09.07.01)
Policy 19.3 1.1.19.3 Through provisions in Dania Beach development
regulations, public roads and parking lots shall be designed
consistent with the criteria of the South Florida Water
Management District. (B.C.P. # 09.07.03)
Policy 19.4 1.1.19.4 Dania Beach Land Development regulations shall include
the requirement that the minimum floor elevations
standards for building sites promulgated and administered
by the Federal Emergency Management Administration
shall apply to all new construction and substantial
improvement or repair of substantial damage. (B.C.P.
#8.01.18)
Objective XX 1.1.20 Estimate flooding problems while preserving
groundwater quality through planned growth, the
provision of drainage and stormwater management
systems and the adoption of appropriate development
codes and regulations. (B.C.P. # 09.09.00)
Policy 20.1 1.1.20.1 New development shall provide water storage capacity
equal to that which existed under predevelopment
conditions consistent with the water management
regulations and plans of the South Florida Water
Management District, Broward County Department of
Planning and Environmental Protection, Broward County
and independent drainage districts. (B.C. P. # 09.09.01) and
standards adopted within the City’s Code of Ordinances.
Objective XXI 1.1.21 Coordinate transportation and land use planning
activities of Broward County and Dania Beach to ensure
that the regional roadway network levels of service
standards established within the Broward County
Comprehensive Plan are met. (B.C.O. #12.01.00)
Policy 21.1 1.1.21.1 Dania Beach shall utilize the highway capacity methodology
endorsed by the Broward County Metropolitan Planning
Organization and approved by the Broward County Board
of County Commissioners to determine the capacity and
levels of service on the regional roadway network. (B.C. P. #
12.01.02)
Policy 21.2 1.1.21.2 Dania Beach shall consider the individual and cumulative
impacts of land use plan amendments on the existing and
planned transportation facilities within Dania Beach. (B.C. P.
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# 12.01.04)
Objective XXII 1.1.22 Ensure adequate rights-of-way are available to
meet Broward County's future transportation needs.
(B.C.O. #12.02.00)
Policy 22.1 1.1.22.1 In order to protect the transportation corridors identified on
the Broward County Trafficways Plan, Dania Beach shall
require that development setbacks from identified rights-of-
way when issuing development orders while providing an
administrative relief process to ensure such setback does
not deny all beneficial use of the property proposed for
development. (B.C. P. # 12.02.05)
Objective XXIII 1.1.23 Continue to implement those requirements and
procedures which ensure consistency between the
Broward County Land Use Plan and the Dania Beach
Land Use Plan. (B.C.O. #13.01.00)
Policy 23.1 1.1.23.1 The land use plans and plan amendments of Dania each
shall successfully complete the Chapter 163, Florida
Statutes local comprehensive plan review process prior to
their certification or recertification by the Broward County
Planning Council. (B.C.P. #13.01.06)
Objective XXIV 1.1.24 Develop and implement land use programs to
encourage the elimination or reduction of existing
incompatible land uses and prevent future incompatible
land uses. (B.C.O. #14.02.00)
Policy 24.1 1.1.24.1 Dania Beach shall minimize the impacts of existing
incompatible land uses through requirements within their
land development codes and regulations, such as buffering
and setbacks. (B.C. P. # 14.02.04)
Policy 25.1 Objective 1.1.25 Dania Beach shall support home
ownership by encouraging and supporting residential
development that contemplates the sale of dwelling
units in fee simple or as condominiums.
Policy 1.1.25.1 The City shall continue coordinating with developers on
housing developments compatible with land uses and
transportation policies.
Objective XXVI 1.1.26 The City through planning, land use regulation,
or land acquisition, shall maintain the lands adjacent to
SE 5th between Sheridan Street and Dania Beach
Boulevard for parks, conservation, and storm water
retention purposes.
Policy 26.1 1.1.26.1 The City shall maintain SE 5th Avenue as a local street,
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utilizing abutting vacant properties to meet the recreation
and drainage needs of adjoining residential communities,
including the acquisition of excess right-of-way as a passive
linear park and storm water retention area. The City shall
continue to investigate the availability of t funds (to acquire
properties) or the use of zoning and land use regulations to
implement this policy.
Policy 26.2 1.1.26.2 The City shall work with the South Florida Water
Management District, the Broward County Department of
Planning and Environmental Protection, and the Florida
Department of Environmental Protection to preserve and
protect vacant lands l on SE 5th Avenue and the adjacent
West e Park Ecosystem.
Objective XXVII 1.1.27 Encourage compact development reflecting
characteristics which include a mixture of community-
serving uses such as commercial, office, employment,
civic, and institutional, recreation and open space and
residential, characterized by an efficient infrastructure,
close-knit neighborhoods and sense of community,
preservation of natural systems, promotion of
pedestrian circulation and convenient access to mass
transit facilities through the establishment of a Regional
Activity Center land use category.
Encourage attractive and functional mixed living,
employment, shopping, education and recreational
activities in the City of Dania Beach Community
Redevelopment Area (CRA) by establishing within the Dania
Beach Land Use Plan a Regional Activity Center.
Policy 27.1 1.1.27.1 The development of the Regional Activity Center shall be
guided by the Community Redevelopment Agency's
Redevelopment Master Plan and consistent with all
elements of this plan.
Policy 27.2 1.1.27.2 The Dania Beach Regional Activity Center shall support the
location of uses and internal circulation such that pedestrian
mobility is a priority. All land uses in a the Dania Beach
Regional Activity Center shall be directly accessed via
pedestrian ways, and accessible to existing or future
alternate public transportation modes, including bicycle
and transit.
Policy 27.3 1.1.27.3 Non-motorized transportation as well as mass transit shall be
encouraged to serve the Dania Beach Regional Activity
Center to reduce reliance upon automobile travel.
Policy 27.4 1.1.27.4 Park land and/or open space that is accessible to the public
shall be included as a functional component within the
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Dania Beach Regional Activity Center.
Policy 27.5 1.1.27.5 To facilitate public transit access, integrated transportation
systems shall be encouraged to serve the Dania Beach
Regional Activity Center.
Policy 27.6 1.1.27.6 Quality, Affordable Housing opportunities shall be included
as a functional component within the Dania Beach Regional
Activity Center.
Policy 27.7 1.1.27.7 To enhance pedestrian movement and safety, the
separation of pedestrian and vehicular traffic shall be
encouraged within the Dania Beach Regional Activity
Center.
Policy 27.8 1.1.27.8 Encourage affordable housing opportunities within the
Dania Beach Regional Activity Center through various
mechanisms such as the utilization of "affordable housing
units." The direction of public housing program funds into
the Regional Activity Center, reduced lot size for dwelling
units, construction of zero lot line and cluster housing,
vertical integration of residential units with non -residential
uses, the allowance of accessory dwelling units, or through
other mechanisms proven effective in increasing the
affordable housing stock.
Policy 27.9 1.1.27.9 The Regional Activity Center shall be governed by land
development regulations that provide for an interconnected
street network, a safe and attractive pedestrian
environment, multi-modal transit connections, and transit-
supportive densities and intensities along transit corridors.
Policy 27.10 1.1.27.10 The city shall adopt local design guidelines that
require transit shelters in the Regional Activity Center to
provide safe and comfortable service and to encourage
transit usage.
Policy 27.11 1.1.27.11 The City shall adopt design standards within the
land development regulations ensuring compatibility
between existing and planned land uses within and adjacent
to the Regional Activity Center.
Policy 27.12 1.1.27.12 To enhance pedestrian/non-motorized activities
and transportation connectivity, the Regional Activity Center
shall integrate open space that is accessible to the public in
the form of wide, continuous sidewalks with shade and
pedestrian amenities, mid- block pedestrian crossings, and
public plazas.
Policy 27.13 1.1.27.12Pursuant to an interlocal agreement between the City and
Broward County, the City is responsible for monitoring
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development activity and enforcing the permitted land use
densities and intensities.
Policy 27.14 1.1.27.14 The City shall not allocate additional residential
units within the area of the Regional Activity Center that has
a Day-Night Average Sound Level (DNL) of 60 decibels or
greater.
Policy 27.15 1.1.27.15 In order to ensure that all properties can be
developed within the overall density and intensity limitations
of the Regional Activity Center, the City shall establish and
implement a development tracking system.
Policy 27.16 1.1.27.16 The maximum intensity standards for nonresidential
development in the Regional Activity Center are as follows:
1. All properties located within one-quarter mile of both
the FEC Rail Corridor (proposed for commuter rail) and
US-1 are permitted a maximum Floor-to-Area Ratio (FAR)
of 8.0.
2. All properties not located pursuant to 1., above, but
located within 750 feet of the US-1 or East Dania Beach
Boulevard transit corridors are permitted a maximum
FAR of 5.0.
3. All other locations are permitted a maximum FAR of 0.75.
4. Twenty (20) acres of Employment Center use shall be
limited to a FAR of 0.29 regardless of location, pursuant
to DCA Amendment No. 10-1 AR.
5. Thirty (30) acres of Commercial shall be limited to a FAR
of 0.52 regardless of location, pursuant to DCA
Amendment No. 10- 1AR.
Policy 27.17 1.1.27.17 Acreage for non-residential land uses will be
assigned on a gross acreage basis to all lands included
within the development parcel needed to comply with on-
site land development requirements, such as, but not
limited to, building footprint, setbacks, parking, outdoor
pedestrian circulation, landscaping, drainage, etc. Within
mixed use projects, acreage shall be assigned according to
the proportion of floor area associated with each use (e.g.
if 50 percent of the floor area is used for A, then 50 percent
of the gross acreage of the development parcel will be
assigned to A).
Policy 27.18 1.1.27.18 Floor to Area Ratios shall be calculated using the
total gross acreage (on -site and off -site) used to comply
with any combination of parking, drainage, or open space
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requirements for a development project.
Policy 27.19 1.1.27.19 The residential density within Traffic Evacuation
Zone 16 (east of US1) east of US1 shall not exceed a
maximum of 1,500 dwellings units above the residential
density previously allowed within Traffic Evacuation Zone 16
before the adoption of the RAC land use category. The
boundaries of Traffic Evacuation Zone 16 are shown in
Broward County’s Hurricane Evacuation Study, 2001.
Policy 27.20 1.1.27.20 In the event of discovery of any archaeological
artifacts during the construction of the RAC, construction
shall stop within a thirty-foot radius of the find and
immediate notification shall be provided to the Broward
County Historical Commission: the Division of Historical
Resources, Florida Department of State; and the City/Town.
Construction may resume within the affected area after the
City/town, and the Broward County Historical Commission,
pursuant to 92-38 of the Broward County Code of
Ordinances; and the Division of Historical Resources,
pursuant to Rule 9J-2.043, FAC, have determined the
appropriate mitigation, if any are warranted, and such
measures have been implemented by Developer.
Policy 27.21 Policy 27.21 Prior to issuance of any building permit of
development, the City will consult with the appropriate
water supplier to ensure that adequate water supplies to
serve the new development will be available no later than
the anticipated date of the certificate of occupancy. Any
determination that adequate water supplies will be available
will require the demonstration that a consumptive use
permit has been issued to the City with sufficient allocation
available to serve the new development, given all other
existing commitments for that allocation. The "sufficient
allocation" in the CUP shall be defined consistent with the
permit's limiting conditions as they exist at the time of
building permit issuance. Permitted projects may be issued
a Certificate of Occupancy only upon demonstration by the
City that adequate water supply exists within the City's
current legal allocation.
Objective XXVII 1.1.28 Coordinate future Land Uses with the availability
of Public Elementary and Secondary Education Facilities.
Policy 28.1 1.1.28.1 The City shall determine the consistency of land use plan
amendments with their Public School Facilities Elements.
The consistency finding shall address whether sufficient
capacity is available, or anticipated within the short or long
range planning horizon of their Elements, to accommodate
the projected student impact of proposed amendments. As
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provided for within the Amended Interlocal Agreement for
Public School Facilities Planning (ILA), the School Board of
Broward County shall advise the City regarding the
projected student impact of amendments and the
availability of capacity at impacted sch ools.
Policy 28.2 1.1.28.2 The City shall not accept a building permit application, nor
issue a building permit, for new or additional residential
units, unless the applicant presents evidence from Broward
County that the impact of the proposed development on
public educational sites and facilities has been mitigated by
payment of school impact fees, based on the fee schedule
and accompanying provisions of the Broward County Land
Development Code. Alternative methods of mitigation for
school impacts may only be approved via a recorded
agreement among the property owner(s), Broward County,
and/or the City and the School Board of Broward County.
Policy 28.3 1.1.28.3 The City, Broward County and the School Board of Broward
County shall coordinate through the processes and
procedures identified in the ILA to ensure collaborative
planning and decision making on population projections
and public school siting and to accomplish coordination
between the adopted local comprehensive plans and the
School Board’s District Educational Facilities Plan.
Policy 28.4 1.1.28.4 The City, Broward County and the School Board of Broward
County shall explore and evaluate opportunities for
collocation and shared use of school facilities and civic and
recreation facilities during their capital improvement
planning processes and other processes as provided for in
the ILA.
Policy 28.5 1.1.28.5 The City, Broward County, and the School Board of Broward
County will coordinate through the procedures established
in the ILA and the Broward County and local land use
planning process to ensure that proposed public school
facility sites are consistent and compatible with the land use
categories and policies of their comprehensive plans and
enable a close integration between existing and planned
schools and surrounding land uses.
Objective XXIX 1.1.29 The City establishes intensity standards for non-
residential and local Regional Activity Center land uses
within the Comprehensive Plan.
Policy 29.1 1.1.29.1 The following non-residential and local Regional Activity
Center uses within the Comprehensive Plan shall not exceed
the following:
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Land Use Maximum Building Coverage
(%) / Floor Area Ratio (FAR) Per
Category
Commercial 75% / .5
Industrial 85% / .5
Utility 75% / .5
Community Facilities 75% / .5
Parks & Recreation 25% / .25
Office Park 75% / .5
Local Regional Activity Center
Residential
Hotel
Commercial
Industrial
Employment Center
Community Facilities
Parks & Recreation
Transportation
Conservation
Utilities
2,500 high-rise
200 garden apartment
100 town homes
2,348 single family homes
286 duplexes
2,047 townhomes
972 garden apartments
2,165 high-rise apartments
317 single family
homes/duplexes
3,683 multi-family units
640 rooms
264 acres plus an additional
500,000 s.f.
247.5 acres
74.5 acres
36.2 acres (or as needed)
40.5 acres (minimum)
6.5 acres
2.6 acres (minimum)
2.5 acres (or as needed)
GOAL 1.2: Encourage preservation and rehabilitation of natural,
historic and archaeological resources and where
appropriate restrict development that would damage or
destroy these resources.
Objective 1.2.1: The City’s LDRs will continue to protect, conserve or
enhance living marine resources, wildlife habitats, water
resources, and wetlands, and support stormwater
requirements.
Policy 1.2.1.1: Development should be designed to accommodate
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stormwater on-site in accordance with applicable
regulations.
Policy 1.2.1.2: The City’s Stormwater Master Plan shall be implemented
and updated as improvements are made in the system.
Policy 1.2.1.3: In order to reduce non-point source pollutant loadings, and
improve the City’s drainage system, dumping of debris of
any kind into stormwater control structures is prohibited.
Policy 1.2.1.4: The City shall encourage green infrastructure projects within
the stormwater planning process to use nature-based
solutions to protect water quality, resources and marine
habitats.
Objective 1.2.2: To provide for the protection, preservation or sensitive
reuse of historic resources.
Policy 1.2.2.1: The City shall refine and maintain regulations to provide
for protection, preservation or sensitive reuse of designated
historic neighborhoods and historic sites listed on the
National Register, Local Designation and/or Florida Site File.
Policy 1.2.2.2: The redevelopment of the designated redevelopment area
shall be planned and undertaken so as to protect, preserve
or sensitively reuse any designated historic site(s) within its
boundaries.
Policy 1.2.2.3: The City shall enact regulations to provide as far as possible
for preservation intact, mitigation or excavation of
archaeological resources discovered during ground-
disturbing activities undertaken by private or public entities.
Policy 1.2.2.4: The City shall consider designation as an historic or
archaeological site as an important factor when considering
the required findings for variances and waivers for non-
safety related site development regulations in order to
accommodate the preservation of historic or archaeological
sites within proposed developments. Such features or sites
should be incorporated into required setbacks, buffers or
open spaces to the maximum extent of requirements.
Policy 1.2.2.5: If new archeological sites are discovered within the City
limits, the City shall take necessary steps to protect these
resources and coordinate with the county regularly and
work with them as needed.
Objective 1.2.3: The City shall protect and enhance its tree population for
the purpose of maintaining the natural environment and
the character of the City.
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Policy 1.2.3.1: The City shall support the creation of an Urban Forestry Plan.
Policy 1.2.3.2: Appropriate locations and tree species shall be chosen for
replanting in right of way areas. Guidelines such as those
provided by the Florida Division of Forestry and National
Arborist Association will be used to determine appropriate
locations. At minimum, locations for tree plantings and tree
species planted shall consider impacts of traffic, intersection
visibility, soil type, power lines, adjacent trees and the
preference of adjacent property owners.
Policy 1.2.3.3: The City shall adopt and implement programs that utilize
xeriscape principles in conjunction with native plants and
trees in public rights-of -way and other public lands,
whenever practical, thereby conserving water, improving
habitat for urban wildlife, conserving Central Florida flora,
and improving the City’s aesthetic appeal and
environmental quality.
Policy 1.2.3.4 Consider its street trees as infrastructure to preserve and
protect them as community assets.
Policy 1.2.3.5: Encourage additional planting of trees to strengthen the
character and aesthetic of its residential neighborhoods and
commercial areas.
Policy 1.2.3.6: The City shall encourage the public to plant and maintain
trees and plants native to this region through a public
education program identifying soil types and native plants
suitable to each.
Policy 1.2.3.7: Protect existing trees by creating mitigation provisions on its
land development regulations for its residential and
commercial land use districts.
Policy 1.2.3.8: All development and major renovations shall be
encouraged to provide shade trees along sidewalks to
encourage pedestrian activity and create scenic corridors in
neighborhoods and commercial districts.
Policy 1.2.3.9: Consider providing incentives to developers to preserve
trees and natural resources and to encourage additional
tree plantings and green areas.
Policy 1.2.3.10: Construction of tree wells shall be required following the
guidelines in the Florida Division of Forestry's "Tree
Protection Manual for Builders and Developers,", as
directed by the planning department where development
will change grading around trees required to be saved.
Policy 1.2.3.11: Continue to promote and enhance the City’s Tree and
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Landscape Regulations as a key element in retention and
provision of private plant materials to support sustainable
development principles of tree preservation, and minimal
impact to the existing site resources.
Objective 1.2.4: To achieve a sustainable, climate resilient community by
adopting and implementing strategies which promote
energy efficiency and greenhouse gas reduction, and
protect public infrastructure and services, natural
systems and resources, and human life from the impacts
of climate change.
Policy 1.2.4.1: The City shall participate in the Southeast Florida Regional
Climate Change Compact and collaborate to increase
regional climate change resiliency by sharing technical
expertise, assessing regional vulnerabilities, and advancing
agreed upon mitigation and adaptation strategies, policies
and programs.
Policy 1.2.4.2: The City shall continue the use of mitigation strategies to
increase energy efficiency and conservation, and to reduce
greenhouse gas emissions. These could include, but are not
limited to, land use and transportation strategies such as
providing incentives for mixed use and redevelopment that
maximize internal trip capture, clustering residential
densities along transit routes, improving access to transit,
improving non-motorized movement, requiring
interconnectivity among adjoining parcels, and providing
incentives for green building methods.
Policy 1.2.4.3: The City shall coordinate with County and regional
agencies, neighboring local governments, and the private
sector to develop initiatives and goals to address climate
change.
Policy 1.2.4.4: In consideration of sea level rise, flooding and climate
change impacts, the City shall, in coordination with its local
municipalities, designate Adaptation Action Areas (AAA), as
provided by Section 163.3177(6)(g)(10), Florida Statute, in
order to:
a) Identify areas that are vulnerable to the impacts of rising
sea level;
b) Identify and implement adaptation policies to increase
community resilience; and
c) Enhance the funding potential of infrastructure adaptation
projects
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GOAL 1.3: To support and coordinate with the City’s Community
Redevelopment Agency (CRA) infill and redevelopment
initiatives and programs and to provide incentives for
the continued redevelopment of the historic commercial
core of the City.
Policy 1.3.1.1 : The City shall support redevelopment with recommended
regulations pertaining to height, density, design, mixed use,
neighborhood compatibility and protection of historic
resources.
Policy 1.3.1.2 The City shall encourage new development, infill and
redevelopment in conjunction with existing or planned
transit improvements where possible
Objective 1.3.2: To continue to provide administrative leadership and
support for redevelopment efforts.
Policy 1.3.2.1: The City and CRA shall provide opportunities for public
involvement in redevelopment.
Policy 1.3.2.2: The City and CRA shall continue to facilitate necessary
studies and citizen surveys to determine the optimum
approaches for redevelopment.
Policy 1.3.2.3: The City and CRA shall continue to implement the
Redevelopment Plan, and review and update the plan as
necessary.
Policy 1.3.2.4: The City and CRA shall work together to prioritize transit
improvements and transit-supportive land use patterns as
appropriate.
Policy 1.3.2.5: With administrative support from the City, the CRA shall
develop appropriate transit-supportive programs for
inclusion in the Redevelopment Plan to further successful
redevelopment.
Objective 1.3.3: To continue to improve the quality of public
infrastructure in Downtown Dania Beach.
Policy 1.3.3.1: The City and CRA shall adopt and implement programs to
improve the safety and appearance of the streets and
sidewalks in Downtown Dania Beach.
Policy 1.3.3.2: The City and CRA shall continue to study and make
modifications to improve the traffic flow on downtown
streets, to accommodate existing development and
redevelopment.
Policy 1.3.3.3: The City continue to maintain the seat of government in
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Downtown, and shall encourage other agencies to establish
downtown offices.
Policy 1.3.3.4: The City shall provide trees and landscaping downtown to
enhance the quality of the urban environment.
Objective 1.3.4: To support redevelopment plans which recognize and
respect the historic urban character of Downtown Dania
Beach and other historic districts and structures in the
City and the surrounding neighborhoods.
Policy 1.3.4.1: The City shall consider the historic designation of a property
as an important factor when considering the required
findings for variances, waivers and conditional use requests,
to the maximum extent feasible consistent with health and
safety.
Policy 1.3.4.2: Neighborhood plans shall be prepared to support
preservation of neighborhoods.
Policy 1.3.4.3 Architectural standards for redevelopment shall be
maintained.
Policy 1.3.4.4: The City shall support a full range of services to enhance the
attractiveness of living and working in the Downtown area.
Objective 1.3.5: The City will increase its role as an ombudsman for
downtown redevelopment, and become an active
participant in business development.
Policy 1.3.5.1: The City will take an active role in assisting private
redevelopment projects, by assisting with feasibility studies,
guiding their implementation, and advocating approval of
acceptable plans.
Policy 1.3.5.2: The City and CRA will support the attraction of new retail
businesses in the downtown by bringing together land
owners and representatives of potential new businesses.
Policy 1.3.5.3: The City will seek grants and promote improvements by
other agencies which will benefit Downtown Dania Beach.
Policy 1.3.5.4: The City will support creation of a marketable identity for
Downtown.
Policy 1.3.5.5 The City will encourage and assist new businesses that will
contribute to maximize economic benefits, quality of life for
residents, and respect of natural resources.
Objective 1.3.6: Where appropriate, the City will support redevelopment