Commission approves first reading of Cypress Creek Crossing master plan, allocates 286 flexibility housing units

The Oakland Park City Commission on April 2 passed on first reading an ordinance approving a mixed‑use master plan for the Cypress Creek site and allocating 286 flexibility housing units to the project, a waterfront‑adjacent development that straddles the Fort Lauderdale municipal line.

The vote approved six city commission waivers requested by Cypress Creek Leaseholder LLC and its development team, including a waiver of the PCC2 minimum site area, reductions to landscape buffers and setbacks, a height waiver to permit an eight‑story building, and permitting two monument signs rather than one. The motion passed 4‑1; Mayor Tim Lonergan cast the only no vote. A second reading is scheduled at the commission's next meeting.

Why it matters: The project would add a mid‑rise, market‑rate residential building and two 7,500‑square‑foot commercial outparcels along East Cypress Creek Road, and it uses Broward County's flexibility‑unit program to add residential density without a future land‑use map amendment. The city's pool of flexibility units will be depleted by this allocation, triggering the city's opportunity to apply to Broward County for additional…