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Parkland board approves ordinance adding 'fast casual' restaurant category to zoning code, 5–1
Summary
The Parkland Planning & Zoning Board voted 5–1 to approve Ordinance 2026‑004 to add a "fast casual" restaurant definition and permit that use by right in commercial districts; the board flagged parking, alcohol‑separation and fee issues for further staff clarification before commission review.
The Parkland Planning & Zoning Board voted 5–1 on March 12 to approve Ordinance 2026‑004, amending the City of Parkland's land development code to add a definition for "fast casual restaurant" and to permit the use by right in the city's B‑1, B‑2 and B‑3 commercial districts.
Planner Caitlin Forbes told the board the city's code previously recognized only "full service" and "fast food" restaurants, leaving a gap that has forced many newer, counter‑service concepts into a more burdensome special‑exception review. "Fast casual restaurants shall not include drive throughs," Forbes said, reading the proposed definition and noting examples such as Shake Shack…
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