Commission approves two College Park pads (Charles Schwab, Fogo de Chao) with material and landscape conditions

The Planning Commission approved site and elevation plans for Buildings F and I at the Shops at College Park and will forward the recommendation to City Council. Owner representative Dereid Marcus confirmed Charles Schwab as the tenant for Building F and presented updated renderings showing increased glass on the building’s 6 Mile frontage.

Staff noted the pads were part of a larger, previously approved planned general development and that shared parking and sign allowances were set by the development agreement. Commissioners focused on architectural details and materials: Commissioner Ventura’s approving resolution required that areas shown as stucco on Building I be revised to materials "equal in quality and character to those being employed on Building F" with the planning department’s approval.

Commissioners also asked the applicant to work with staff to shift an entry door on Building F so it aligns better with the glass curtain wall and to elaborate the 6 Mile frontage landscape so the two pads read as a cohesive entry into the development. Dereid Marcus said he will work with the tenant (Fogo de Chao) and the building department on material substitutions and that landscaping would be coordinated across the development.

The motion included standard stipulations from engineering and fire review (EV charger spacing and water supply for potential suppression) and was approved on a recorded vote. The item advances to City Council for final review and permit submissions.