Commission approves AutoNation site plan and five sign waivers for 827 S. State Road 7 despite resident opposition

The City Commission of North Lauderdale on Sept. 9 approved a site-plan amendment and a package of sign waivers for AutoNation’s redevelopment of 827 South State Road 7, including construction of a new auction house and detailing bays, and larger-than-code wall and circulation signs.

The resolutions passed unanimously on roll-call votes, following staff testimony that the application met city code standards and that the developer had addressed drainage, fencing and lighting in response to neighbor concerns. Nectaria Chakaas, land-use counsel for AutoNation, described the proposal to commissioners and asked for approval: "We respectfully request your approval of the site plan amendment," she said.

What the commission approved The commission’s approvals included: - A site-plan amendment to demolish a deteriorated detailing building and construct a 7,267-square-foot auction building plus a 7,858-square-foot detailing building on an 18.22-acre B-3-zoned site that historically operated as a car dealership; staff said the redevelopment increases on-site drainage and provides 1,445…