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Planning board recommends special exception for 50‑foot digital billboard on Sawgrass Expressway parcel
Summary
The board voted 5‑0 to recommend that the City Commission approve a special exception allowing a 14x48 digital billboard, 50 feet in height, on a city‑owned parcel west of the Sawgrass Expressway north of Commercial Boulevard; the proposal includes a license agreement providing revenue to the city and reserved slots for emergency messaging.
The Tamarac Planning Board voted 5‑0 to recommend the City Commission approve a special exception permitting a 14‑by‑48‑foot digital billboard mounted about 50 feet high on a city‑owned parcel just west of the Sawgrass Expressway and north of Commercial Boulevard.
Attorney Mitchell Caesar and Robert Rubin, chief executive officer of 3n Outdoor Media, presented the proposal and said the sign would be sited on an underused city parcel well away from residential areas. They described a license agreement that would generate recurring revenue for the city, provide a set number of monthly advertisement slots to the municipality for public messaging, and reserve capacity for emergency and public‑safety messages.
Why it matters: The sign is proposed on city property and would be visible to drivers on the Sawgrass Expressway. Proponents said the location is more than the minimum separation distance from nearby homes (the presenters said the nearest residence is roughly 2,200 feet away) and that the sign would support city messaging during…
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