Margate DRC presses developer on traffic, sequencing for Carolina Club Golf Course redevelopment

The City of Margate Development Review Committee met May 13 to review three linked applications to redevelop the Carolina Club Golf Course at 3011 Rock Island Road, including a land‑use plan amendment, rezoning and a development agreement.

The committee’s discussion focused on traffic analysis and the sequencing of approvals: whether the rezoning and development agreement should be judged against a detailed site plan now or whether certain design details can be reserved for later, pod‑by‑pod site‑plan reviews.

The applications under review would convert the site, currently zoned S‑2 Open Space District, into a multi‑pod development with a commercial neighborhood‑serving retail pod, a townhome pod and a multifamily (apartment) pod. Applicant Matthew Scott, a zoning attorney who identified himself as representing the petitioner, said the project covers more than 65 acres and that “over half the project will be dedicated to lakes and open space and greenways, walking trails.” He said the team has submitted a land‑use amendment, rezoning application and development agreement and has been working with city staff for…