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Carlton Tower condo association granted 175-day compliance extension amid FEMA appraisal, floodplain and sprinkler challenges
Summary
The Code Enforcement Board gave the Carlton Tower Condominium Association a 175‑day extension to resolve unpermitted work after a lengthy presentation about FEMA appraisal requirements, floodplain rules and state sprinkler mandates.
The City of Fort Lauderdale Code Enforcement Board on Jan. 28 granted a 175‑day extension to the Carlton Tower Condominium Association to resolve unpermitted work at 3000 E. Sunrise Boulevard.
The association’s president, Robert Dane, told the board the building is an 18‑story condominium that has been negotiating technical requirements with multiple city departments and outside consultants. Dane described repeated delays in obtaining engineering drawings, appraisal documentation and floodplain information and said the association is working with a fire engineer and the fire department on required sprinkler and life‑safety work.
Assistant building official Joe Pasquale told the board that the city’s floodplain and permitting requirements are driven by FEMA audit rules and the…
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