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Commission approves rezoning for Edgewood Oaks after neighborhood concerns on traffic, trees and stormwater
Summary
The City Commission voted to rezone five acres for a 67‑unit project called Edgewood Oaks; residents raised traffic and canopy loss concerns and the developer committed to a conservation easement of over one acre, on‑site stormwater retention, parking above minimum, and traffic calming measures.
On Nov. 18 the Fort Lauderdale City Commission approved on first reading an ordinance rezoning the north five acres of a parcel in the Edgewood area from residential single‑family/duplex (RD‑15) to residential multifamily low‑rise (RM‑15), clearing the way for a proposed townhome project called Edgewood Oaks.
Residents and neighborhood leaders urged caution. Ted (president of the River Oaks Civic Association) said the area feels "like a piece of property that time forgot" and warned the project could worsen school pickup congestion on Southwest 26th Street and create cut‑through traffic…
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