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Historic board denies after‑the‑fact artificial turf at Lauderdale Beach Hotel
Summary
The Fort Lauderdale Historic Preservation Board denied an after‑the‑fact Certificate of Appropriateness for about 2,000 sq ft of artificial turf at the historic Lauderdale Beach Hotel/Cafe Del Mar, finding the material disrupts the building's historic aesthetic and was installed without required approvals.
The Fort Lauderdale Historic Preservation Board voted to deny an after‑the‑fact Certificate of Appropriateness for artificial turf installed at Cafe Del Mar at the Lauderdale Beach Hotel, concluding that the turf introduces a non‑historic material that alters the historic building’s entrance and does not meet preservation criteria.
Staff told the board the artificial turf—covering roughly 2,000 square feet in the front outdoor seating area and adjacent entranceways—was installed without prior approval and visually changes the primary frontage of the landmarked Lauderdale Beach…
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