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Planning board approves LT20 warehouse expansion across from airpark; zero-foot setback variance noted
Summary
The board approved a major site plan to remodel and expand an industrial warehouse at 115 NW 16th Street. The expansion relies on a previously granted variance allowing a zero-foot setback adjacent to single-family homes; the applicant agreed to staff conditions including gutters along the property line.
The Pompano Beach Planning and Zoning Board on Oct. 22 approved a major site plan to remodel and expand an existing industrial warehouse at 115 Northwest 16th Street, a parcel north of the street and west of Dixie Highway across from the airpark, the board heard.
Planner Saul Umana told the board the existing building dates from the 1960s and the parcel is an irregular, flag-shaped lot. "Today's code requires a 30 foot setback on the rear," he said, explaining the project required variances from the Zoning Board of Adjustment because the existing configuration predates current rules. He told the board an access easement has been recorded on the south property line to allow fire-vehicle circulation; that easement was secured by the owner to satisfy fire access requirements.
The applicant, George Rembos, said the current site condition includes a wall and portions of the property that are dilapidated; he said he plans to renovate the structure, increase the height, replace the roof and modernize the exterior while renting portions of the facility to local businesses. The project will remodel the existing 7,900-square-foot one-story industrial building, add a 4,848-square-foot warehouse to the west and upgrade landscaping, irrigation and parking.
Several board members raised concerns about the development's proximity to residential properties to the north. Board member Carla Coleman asked whether the houses to the north are occupied; applicant Rembos said the two northern homes are used as short-term rentals and he was unable to reach owners for comment. Principal planner Max Williams confirmed staff had not verified occupancy type: "We have not done any verification of the occupancy of those," he said, and added the northern homes are coded as single-family residential units.
Williams also said the Architectural Appearance Committee had added a condition requiring gutters along the property line to reduce runoff concerns; Rembos told the board he had included gutters in his plan and would perform site clean-up and landscaping.
Carla Coleman made the motion to approve the major site plan subject to the three staff conditions; the motion was seconded and the board approved the plan on a roll call vote with all members present voting yes. Several members complimented the applicant's proposed landscaping and updated elevations.
At the end of the public discussion the applicant said his intended business at the site would be a wood pallet manufacturing and recycling company.
