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Plantation board approves ADU-related waivers for Ramirez property at 9820 NW 10th St
Summary
The Planning and Zoning Board approved two practical-difficulty waivers allowing a smaller accessory-dwelling area and modestly increased lot coverage so the owner can add a non-separately accessed mother-in-law suite.
The City of Plantation Planning and Zoning Board on Oct. 14 approved two practical-difficulty waivers for a proposed attached accessory dwelling unit at 9820 Northwest Tenth Street, owned by Jose Ramirez.
Staff planner Shameka Butts presented the application (project number PM25-0041), describing a request to reduce the ADU minimum area in the RS-3G zoning district from 400 square feet to 262 square feet and to increase the maximum lot coverage allowed from 35% to 40.4%. Staff recommended approval of the waivers subject to the conditions listed in section 5.b of the staff report.
Owner Jose Ramirez told the board the unit is intended to provide privacy for his mother-in-law and family support; he said he had adjusted the design after his homeowners association raised concerns about a separate exterior entrance. Ramirez said he did not intend the space to operate as a separate rental and noted HOA restrictions that affect entrances.
Board discussion clarified that the proposed unit does not include a separate exterior entrance and is effectively an attached mother-in-law suite rather than a fully independent ADU. A board member stated that Plantation’s ADU requirements include an owner-occupancy rule (the owner must occupy either the primary dwelling or the ADU), which would limit future use as a fully independent rental unit.
The board took separate motions on each waiver (the waivers are distinct code departures per staff). Both motions — approval of the ADU minimum-area reduction and approval of the lot-coverage increase — were made and seconded and passed on roll-call votes with all members voting yes.
Staff noted the approvals are subject to the conditions in the staff report; Ramirez must obtain building permits and meet engineering and plan-review requirements before work may proceed.
The board also noted that city and HOA controls (including the owner-occupancy requirement and HOA entrance restrictions) reduce the likelihood the unit would be used as a stand-alone rental without further approvals.
