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Planning board backs citys land-use map amendment for 34-acre 'Village in the Park' site
Summary
The Planning & Zoning Board unanimously approved a transmittal to amend the City of Parkland comprehensive plan and request Broward County land-use map recertification to designate 34 acres as commercial for the Village in the Park project; the item will proceed to county review and a second local reading.
The City of Parkland Planning & Zoning Board on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve a city-initiated land-use map amendment that would change 34 acres (a 25.32-acre portion already inside Parkland plus an 8.68-acre parcel annexed from Coral Springs) to a City of Parkland commercial designation as part of the "Village in the Park" project.
Why it matters: the action transmits the proposed amendment to Broward County for a corresponding land-use map change and clears the way for the city to pursue developer selection and future site-plan and rezoning steps consistent with the city's vision for a mixed-use commercial node adjacent to existing hotel and office uses.
Caitlin Forbes of the planning department told the board the application bundles the previously considered 25.32 acres with the annexed…
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