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After years of complaints, Fort Lauderdale commissioners direct staff to draft SED permit rules and consider "descertifying" troubled Himmerschy district
Summary
Staff proposed replacing district-level Special Entertainment District rules with an establishment-based annual permit requiring security and maintenance plans and tiered penalties; commissioners and cultural institutions urged stronger enforcement and asked the city attorney to prepare draft descentification/permit language focused on the Himmerschy/Second Street area.
Fort Lauderdale staff proposed code amendments to move Special Entertainment District (SED) regulation from a district-based model to an establishment-based annual permit system requiring security and maintenance plans, video/camera standards and tiered enforcement. The aim is to give staff clearer authority to suspend or revoke privileges for noncompliant venues while preserving incentives for compliant businesses.
The presentation, delivered by Trisha Logan of Development Services, described the permit concept: annual applications for each establishment within defined SED…
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