HOLLYWOOD, Fla. — The Hollywood City Commission on Sept. 3 voted unanimously on first reading to add the historic Hollywood Beach Broadwalk to the city’s local historic property overlay list and to amend the zoning map to reflect that designation.

Andrea Winget, director of Development Services, told commissioners the recommended local designation covers the paved Broadwalk area and was based on original 1920s plats; staff initially proposed designating the area from Johnson Street to Jefferson Street but accepted a commission motion to extend the northern boundary toward Sherman Street for the first‑reading ordinance.

Why it matters: The Broadwalk is a heavily used promenade that the city describes as a meaningful historic and cultural resource. The local designation adds a preservation overlay and creates a formal review path for changes to historic resources in the designated area; it does not immediately change pedestrian, bicycle or café licensing rules.

Key points from the meeting

- Scope and intent: Winget said the designation is “more of a symbolic, historic recognition” and applies to the brick‑paver promenade (the Broadwalk) rather than private property. She clarified the designation will not, by itself, alter current uses such as pedestrian access, bicycle rules or sidewalk café licenses.

- Boundary discussion: Commissioners questioned whether to expand the designation farther north to encompass additional historic buildings and recommended staff produce a clearer legal description. Commissioner Clary moved to extend the north end of the designation to Sherman Street; Commissioner Schuham seconded. The motion passed and the ordinance returned to second reading with revised language to clarify the exact edge (staff was asked to prefer reference to the edge of pavement rather than “western edge of the sandy beach”).

- Public comment: Terry Cantrell, chair of the Historic Preservation Board, urged the commission to extend the designation north, citing an inventory of historic properties done for the 2005 Hollywood Beach Historic District and noting many significant structures north of Johnson Street.

Vote and next steps

City Attorney read the ordinance title into the record and the commission approved the ordinance on first reading, as amended, by unanimous roll call. Staff will return with a tightened legal description and recommended map for second reading and final adoption.

What the designation covers

According to staff and the ordinance description, the local designation applies to the paved promenade defined by the plat recorded in Plat Book 1, Page 27, in the Broward County public records; staff said it intends to avoid including private property and to limit the overlay to the Broadwalk pavement and its immediate public right‑of‑way.