The Deerfield Beach City Commission voted unanimously Aug. 5 to approve two adjacent major site plans for large industrial warehouse buildings along Southwest 40th Way, north of the Florida Turnpike.

The commission approved separate resolutions for the north and south sites. The project team said the north property (1701 Southwest 40th Way) will host a one-story, 212,240-square-foot industrial warehouse on about 11.28 acres, and the south property (1801 Southwest 40th Way) will host a one-story, 220,200-square-foot industrial warehouse on about 11.5 acres. Julian Lucco of Thompson & Associates, the applicant’s engineer, said the sites are zoned I-2 (limited heavy industrial) and currently vacant. Renderings presented to the commission show contemporary facades, screened mechanical equipment, and loading bays oriented away from the street and Turnpike to minimize visual impact.

City staff and the applicant said they had prepared traffic circulation and vehicle-tracking analyses showing the site can accommodate semi-trailer turning and emergency access. The applicant also said landscaped buffers generally exceed minimum code requirements except where the two buildings back up against a shared access corridor; the team said landscaping was limited there to maximize usable site area.

Public comment: no speakers signed up and no residents spoke in the chamber. Commissioner votes: both items were approved on separate motions. Commissioner Ben Hudak moved to approve each resolution; Commissioner Plaut seconded both motions. The roll-call votes were unanimous.

Why it matters: the approvals add large industrial inventory to an area near major highway access. Commissioners and the applicant emphasized site design choices meant to reduce visibility from the Turnpike and to meet emergency-access standards.

Ending note: the approvals were for major site-plan applications; the applicant and staff will proceed with final permitting and construction sequencing under city permit rules.