Plantation approves Crossroads land-use amendment and rezoning for up to 385 units; developer offers affordable and workforce housing options

On first reading of a land-use amendment and in a separate vote on rezoning, the Plantation City Council approved requests that will allow a residential development on the Crossroads office park along Peters Road.

The applicant requested a future land use change and rezone for about 24.28 gross acres at 8151'8221 Peters Road to permit mixed office and multifamily residential uses. If fully adopted, the land-use amendment and rezoning would permit up to 387 dwelling units by the underlying calculation; the applicant's proposal and site plan show 385 units total, an overall density the applicant described as roughly 16 units per acre on the 24.28-acre site.

Planning staff and the applicant described the project as part of the continuing evolution of Midtown: the southern portion of Midtown already contains more than 2,000 units approved or built, and the site is adjacent to office employment, retail and existing transit service. Planning director Dan Holmes noted that overall density in Midtown remains below plan targets and staff found the request compatible with the…