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Fort Lauderdale commission reviews Amalfi call-up after contested Planning & Zoning vote; no de novo hearing ordered
Summary
Vice Mayor John Herbst called the Amalfi development (UDP S240352317) on North Ocean Boulevard up for City Commission review, citing procedural concerns after a 7–2 Planning & Zoning approval; after extended public comment and legal clarification, the commission declined to order a de novo hearing.
Vice Mayor John Herbst asked the City Commission to review the Planning & Zoning Board’s approval of the Amalfi development (UDP S240352317) on North Ocean Boulevard, citing procedural questions and statements made during the P&Z hearing that he said might have affected the board’s deliberations. The request prompted extended public comment from nearby homeowners associations and residents who opposed the project and from the applicant and supporters who defended the P&Z process.
The vice mayor said he wanted clarity about the record and whether any statements at the P&Z meeting created procedural risk. Planning & Zoning counsel and the city attorney explained the narrow statutory and code criteria the commission may use for a city-commission-request review: whether “the project and the surrounding area require…
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