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Commission declines to set de novo hearing for Flowing Waters/Quayside redevelopment after neighborhood objections
Summary
Fort Lauderdale commissioners heard hours of testimony on a walk‑on request to review a revised redevelopment at 300 E. Oakland Park Blvd., but did not vote to schedule a de novo hearing. Neighbors raised outreach, traffic and building‑form concerns; staff said procedural notice requirements were met.
The Fort Lauderdale City Commission on March 18, 2025 heard an extended public discussion about a revised redevelopment proposal identified in meeting materials as “Flowing Waters,” at 300 East Oakland Park Boulevard, but did not move to schedule a de novo hearing to revisit the planning and zoning approval.
Neighbors and civic‑association leaders said they had not been given the opportunity for the detailed, small‑group review they expected before the project returned to the planning and zoning board. Chris Williams, president of the Coral Ridge Association, said the neighborhood “found out about the planning and zoning the I think the day before,” and said association leaders expected more direct outreach and multiple design sessions before a formal hearing.
The developer’s representative, attorney Andrew Shine, said the team held a public participation meeting “four months before” the planning and zoning hearing and provided the notices required by the city code. Shine also told commissioners he had…
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