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Planning board backs parking reduction for 151-unit senior affordable housing on County Line Road
Summary
The Pembroke Park planning board recommended approval of a request to reduce required parking from 305 to 168 spaces for a proposed 151-unit, age-restricted affordable senior housing development; recommendation is subject to staff conditions and will go to the Town Commission.
The Town of Pembroke Park Planning and Zoning Board voted to recommend approval of a parking reduction for a proposed 10-story, 151-unit senior affordable housing development on County Line Road, forwarding the request to the Town Commission subject to staff conditions.
Town Planner James Cahn of Keith and Associates described the application, identified in the record as Eco's Pembroke Park (Case 24-PR-03), and said the parcel at 56th Avenue and County Line Road is 1.623 acres, zoned B-1 with commercial land use. "The applicant request is reduced to parking from 305 spaces to a 168," Cahn said. He said the applicant provided a parking analysis and that the county and the town traffic consultant reviewed the studies and recommended approval.
Scarlet Perez, a representative of McDowell Housing Partners, said the developer is proposing a fully funded, age-restricted affordable project for residents 62 and older with income limits between 30% and 80% of Broward County area median income. Perez said the project has state and Broward County funding and that the developers traffic consultant used third-party data to support the parking reduction. "On average, generally, all 1 bedrooms...have 1 car," Perez said, adding that the proposed 168 spaces exceed the projects projected peak demand of 150 to 152 spaces cited in the study.
Perez gave a tentative timeline: pending financial closing, the developer aims to start construction in summer and complete the project by about 2027. She also said the development intends to record a restrictive covenant to guarantee the project remains age-restricted and affordable.
Board members moved to recommend approval with staffs two conditions: recording a declaration of restrictive covenants reflecting the reduced parking and approval of the site development plan dated Sept. 13, 2024. The motion was made by Board Member Evelyn Cunningham and seconded by Board Member Paulette Walker. Walker, Cunningham and Vice Chair Gary Schrader voted yes and the motion carried.
The recommendation will go to the Town Commission; the project still requires the site development plan approval and recordation of the restrictive covenant before final approvals and permitting.
