Lauderhill commission approves first reading to reallocate residential units for Inverrary golf-course redevelopment

The City of Lauderhill on Monday approved on first reading an ordinance to amend the city and county future land‑use maps so a roughly 131‑acre portion of the inactive Inverrary golf course can be developed for residential use while a remaining portion of the site would be retained and reopened as a golf course and public green space. The vote was 5‑0.

The change approved for first reading would reassign a block of residential entitlements that already exist in the broader dashed‑line land‑use area to the Inverrary property. City staff and the applicant gave different figures: city planning staff described a proposal that referenced about 800 dwelling units within the amended pods, while the applicant asked the commission to allocate a maximum of 888 units to the parcel. The applicant said the full project covers roughly 295 acres; about 131 acres are included in the residential amendment, about 164 acres would remain as golf course and open space, and 13.2 acres of new parkland are proposed inside the residential pods.

The item advanced as a legislative, not quasi‑judicial, matter. Planning consultant Craig Pinder told the commission the amendment does not increase the total number of units already shown in the county’s dashed‑line area and that, in his view, concurrency and public‑facility capacity…