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Planning board backs rule requiring recorded, public neighborhood meetings and broader notice
Summary
The board voted 5-0 to recommend amendments making pre‑application neighborhood meetings open to the public, requiring applicants to record meetings, publish notice on city channels, and mail notice both to association leadership and individual unit owners for townhouse/condominium/timeshare developments.
The Planning Board on Aug. 13 unanimously recommended a text amendment to Section 10‑5.3(c) of the City of Tamarac Land Development Code to require pre‑application neighborhood meetings be open to the public, recorded by applicants, and to expand notice methods.
An intern in planning and zoning presented the proposed changes, which staff said were prompted by a July 14 meeting with Commissioner Crystal Patterson in which residents near Kings Point Tamarac expressed concerns about insufficient notice for a rezoning application. The presentation said residents reported feeling “under informed, a lack of timely, assessable communication, and overall inadequate notification procedures.”
What the amendment does - Open meetings and…
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