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Max Weems, principal planner in Development Services, presented the draft language and said the city's existing code does not explicitly regulate synthetic turf; the proposal would allow synthetic turf for single‑family and two‑family properties only if the installation meets specified design, permeability and maintenance standards and if the property provides a stormwater management plan for single‑family/two‑family installations.

\"Living material cleans the air, cleans the water, allows direct recharge into our water supply,\" Weems said, explaining why the city currently ties pervious‑area requirements to living plant material and why staff proposed standards for synthetic turf that include a minimum pile height, a minimum face weight, polyethylene material and a minimum permeability rate. Weems said staff also proposed installation standards (compacted subgrade with a porous base, anchored seams, silica‑sand infill or engineer‑approved substitute) and that any synthetic turf installation would require a building permit.

Board members raised multiple concerns during a robust discussion: drainage and how a compacted subbase for turf would affect stormwater runoff; erosion and the proximity of synthetic turf to seawalls; protection of tree drip lines and health of mature trees; neighbor conflicts where synthetic turf abuts natural lawns and risks from landscapers and mowing equipment; heat concerns on synthetic surfaces; enforcement challenges for stormwater maintenance; and whether an amortization period should be provided for existing noncompliant installations.

Carrie Ann Worley asked whether sod installation requires a permit; Weems said sod does not typically require a building permit, and added that the proposed rules would require a permit for synthetic turf. Several board members urged a physical barrier or edging between synthetic turf and neighboring lawns to avoid damage and migration of infill; Weems said staff would draft perimeter edging standards and clarify drip‑line language.

Robert Hartzell moved to table the text amendment to the board's next meeting on March 26, 2025, to allow staff time to revise the draft to reflect the board's comments. The motion was seconded and passed in a roll call vote with all members present voting yes.

Staff said it will return with revised draft language that may add: a required physical edging between synthetic turf and adjacent lots, explicit prohibition of turf within tree drip lines, a defined setback from seawalls or waterways, clearer language tying turf allowance to stormwater engineering that meets a specified permeability standard, and consideration of whether an amortization period is appropriate for existing noncompliant installations.

The board did not take a final position on whether synthetic turf should be treated as pervious or impervious in all instances; staff's draft ties the allowance to an engineered stormwater plan and to manufacturing/installation standards.

Notes: item was introduced as agenda item LN687 (text amendment).","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Pompano Beach - Planning and Zoning Board on 2025-02-26 6:00 PM - Feb 26, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The board voted Feb. 26 to table a staff‑initiated text amendment on synthetic turf to the next meeting (March 26), asking staff to return with revisions addressing seawall setbacks, tree drip‑line protections, perimeter edging/barriers, drainage/permeability standards and enforcement/amortization considerations.","taxTitle","Pompano Beach, Broward County, Florida","taxId",4289,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6661339,"Planning board approves major site plan for Broward County's Copans transit operations facility",1917,788000,2705000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2414309-67fb07587ff9256c02b502cc67bdb640&start=788&end=2705","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2414309-67fb07587ff9256c02b502cc67bdb640/thumbnail_788000.jpg","/articles/6661339/Pompano-Beach/Broward-County/Florida/Planning-board-approves-major-site-plan-for-Broward-Countys-Copans-transit-operations-facility","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6661339-8025ad2c414295a9ddecd08f9d85e778/orig.mp4?Expires=1771160925&Signature=hETWvvIO4go3KlXe4XFV4~VxwzfkVVwJvjTu67imVEvtqnGyrEcxiQPNdQho6rJw82FnfVM-pQTGfU52IsQjB0awfBO0~EayVtsWw0hwshtPfJzG0X3lun2BPE2lbvt3xkfH3lKT9DR2ILRRxykKicyGfrdnA5pdwnef--r0yto5jLS08P11SpsXYzfVd-Nkw5TzeMTRn2B~kVf~cuTVEK325k5bWjaUltxP~UgYTmNYJwQnAbFFHBU6HHhtUgsrV8XFOcfipjqEXyy7kPhbfJw6r~OFJji-6eTYHMENYep4GaD5jo1kXZACZl-5iTp07nXC5yR9VY8G~Dbl0PAP8A__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Pompano Beach Planning and Zoning Board on Feb. 26 approved a major site plan for the Broward County Copans Transit Operations Facility, recommending the development move forward subject to five conditions from Development Services.

Lauren Gratzert, Development Services, said the project is located at the northeast corner of West Copans Road and the Florida Turnpike, in an I‑1 (general industrial) zoning district. Gratzert said the applicant seeks approval to construct a new 215,800‑square‑foot bus maintenance facility, two 17‑foot guard houses, new bus staging and electric charging areas, expanded employee and fleet parking, upgraded stormwater retention, and landscape work. Gratzert said the project was reviewed by the Development Review Committee four times in 2024 and approved by the Architectural Appearance Committee in January.

Hiran Shah, with Arcadis, the applicant's design team, said the county plans to convert its diesel fleet to electric buses and expand capacity on the 27‑acre site. Shah described a multi‑phase approach in which existing buildings would remain in service while a new concrete maintenance building with a three‑story component and a roof deck for bus parking would be built; the rooftop would accommodate roughly 80 buses with charging canopies and about 100,000 square feet of solar panels. Shah said the existing capacity of about 256 buses will expand to 341 on this site; he said construction is planned for about two and a half years.

A Broward County representative told the board the total project cost is currently planned at about $225,000,000, with Federal Transit Administration funding supplementing county investment.

Gratzert read five staff conditions recommended for approval, including limiting disturbance of existing natural undeveloped areas, redesigning south parking near Building 2 to meet dimension and landscape island requirements, requiring phased projects to install on‑site landscaping prior to the first temporary certificate of occupancy, unifying subject folios as a single development site before building permit approval, and standard DRC/landscape/irrigation/code compliance items.

Board members praised the project's design and employee amenities and asked detailed questions about construction staging while the facility remains in operation. The applicant said buses and some staff would operate temporarily from alternate county locations during phases of construction and that the existing operations building would remain in use until the new facility is complete.

Paul Fisher moved to find that competent substantial evidence satisfied the review criteria and to approve the major site plan subject to the five staff conditions; the motion was seconded and passed in a roll call vote with all members present voting yes.

The board's action clears the site plan for the City Commission process and requires the applicant to meet the conditions spelled out by staff, including unifying the folios and providing required stormwater and landscape documentation prior to building permits.

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Maggie Barshevsky, planning staff, told the board the subject property sits on the south side of Atlantic Boulevard across from NW 30th Avenue and would be platted as a single parcel labeled Parcel A and restricted to six tennis courts. Barshevsky said the plat was reviewed by the Development Review Committee (DRC) in June 2023 and that the applicant had addressed DRC comments; staff recommended approval subject to two conditions.

The two conditions cited by staff require (1) the plat cover page to be signed and sealed by a surveyor and signed by all owners, and (2) confirmation from the City Utilities Department that required utility easements are reflected on the plat and are sufficient to the utility director's satisfaction.

Elizabeth, the applicant's surveyor, confirmed the applicant's conceptual plan shows four indoor courts and two outdoor courts and said she would relay board feedback about neighborhood outreach to the site plan team. Board members asked staff whether site‑plan level neighborhood meetings could be required; staff and the city attorney's office cautioned that plats are largely ministerial and site‑plan requirements cannot be added to a plat approval itself.

Robert Hartzell moved that the board find competent, substantial evidence satisfied the review criteria and recommend approval of the plat to the city commission \"with staff's conditions.\" The motion was seconded and passed in a recorded roll call vote with all members present voting yes.

The board closed the public hearing with no public speakers. The item will go forward to the City Commission per the board's recommendation and the two staff conditions must be completed prior to placement on the commission agenda.

Notes: this item was presented as agenda item LN461 (plat approval).","The Planning and Zoning Board voted unanimously Feb. 26 to recommend approval of a five‑acre plat for a Florida Indoor Tennis development on Atlantic Boulevard, subject to two staff conditions addressing survey signatures and utility easements.","actionData","errors"]

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