Davie council approves land‑use, zoning and site plan for proposed 164‑bed assisted‑living facility on Davie Road

The Town of Davie approved a series of land‑use, zoning and site‑plan measures Wednesday to allow a proposed assisted‑living facility on Davie Road that the applicant says would contain 164 private rooms and require 82 flex units from the town’s allocation.

The approvals included a comprehensive plan amendment to change the site’s future land use from commercial to residential, rezoning to community facility (CF), the project site plan and plat, and four variances tied to CF development standards. Each measure passed 4–1, with Mayor Judy Paul recording the lone no vote.

Why it matters: the developer and the town said the facility is intended to provide only assisted‑living and memory‑care units (no independent living), a use the applicant argued responds to local demand for long‑term care. Attorneys and the applicant said the site is roughly 3.81 acres and will include a one‑acre lake and a 164‑room building oriented with two stories facing Davie Road and a three‑story portion set back from the road.

Applicant presentation and council concerns Manny Snalofsky, attorney for the applicant, told the council the project is a specialized assisted‑living facility in which “a 100% of the units require … assistance with their daily life,” and that the town’s zoning and county rules count those beds at a different rate, so…