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Board grants parking variance for Pembroke Road center after applicant cites nonconcurrent agreements and low occupancy
Summary
A variance reducing required parking from 124 to 70 spaces was approved for a Pembroke Road commercial center; applicant cited staggered church schedules, predominately takeout restaurant tenants and historic nonconcurrent parking arrangements as justification.
The Pembroke Pines Planning & Zoning Board approved a parking-variance request (EV2025‑10) allowing a commercial center on Pembroke Road to be treated as having 70 parking spaces instead of the 124 spaces required by code.
Dr. Michael Sosone, identified as a property manager/owner, said the center currently operates with 70 spaces and a long-standing nonconcurrent parking agreement among tenants. He provided photographs from different days and times showing the lot largely unused outside peak periods and said the proposed tenant mix (including small churches and a takeout restaurant) generally does not create concurrent peak demand. Staff clarified that the nonconcurrent agreement had worked historically but became infeasible with the proposed new tenant, prompting the variance request.
Board members asked whether a future change in tenancy—particularly a dine-in restaurant or an additional large weekday use—would alter parking needs. The applicant acknowledged those risks and said tenants tend to stagger service times; members noted replacement-tenancy constraints in the approval record. A motion to approve the variance was made and passed.
