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Council opens door to new Midtown 'TOD' rules, parking changes and Central Midtown overlay after wide public comment
Summary
Plantation's City Council on Tuesday advanced a major rewrite of land-development regulations governing Midtown and the Broward Mall area, endorsing a transit-oriented and pedestrian-focused direction while asking staff to refine maps and permit language after objections from property owners and developers.
The City Council voted on first reading to move forward with a sweeping set of revisions to Plantation's land-development code intended to guide redevelopment in Midtown, the Broward Mall area and other priority corridors.
The package includes: a proposed Central Midtown Village overlay with pedestrian-oriented rules and limits on stand-alone outparcels; a proposed new Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) zoning approach (including no minimum parking in TOD areas subject to parking studies); incentives for affordable and workforce housing (reduced setbacks and reduced minimum parking for committed affordable units); changes to permitted and conditional uses in certain districts; and updated parking and loading tables…
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