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Council approves zoning, land‑use and interlocal items in unanimous votes
Summary
The town council unanimously approved three land‑use items affecting about 59 acres along U.S. 27 (rezoning and future land‑use amendment), consented to a neighboring city's water‑sewer service for specific parcels, approved an interlocal NPDES participation agreement with Broward County, and released a deed restriction on school property to allow limited residential rezoning on the northern portion.
At its meeting, the Town Council of Southwest Ranches approved several items by roll call vote, with each motion passing unanimously (Council members Albrittain, Hartman, Kazinski, Vice Mayor Jablonsky and Mayor Bry Cruz voted "yes"). The council did not take public testimony on the zoning and land‑use items and discussed them briefly before votes.
Key approved items:
• Ordinance (Item 9): Rezoning of approximately 59 acres from A‑1 Agricultural Estate District to US Highway 27 Planned Business District, generally located on the east side of U.S. 27 between the C11 Canal and Sterling Road. The mayor noted the item followed a multi‑year process and acknowledged the property owners present.
• Ordinance (Item 10): Future Land‑Use Map amendment to change the designation of the same approximately 59 acres from agricultural to US Highway 27 business and to transmit the change to the Broward County Planning Council and State Land Planning Agency.
• Resolution (Item 11): Council consented to the City of Pembroke Pines providing water and sewer services to specified folio numbers along U.S. 27, conditioned on a restriction that any further expansion of service must have the town's explicit written consent.
• Resolution (Item 12): Approval of an interlocal agreement with Broward County for joint participation in the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES); staff noted the county is lead and the annual permit fee averages about $3,000.
• Resolution (Item 13): Release of a restrictive covenant on the northern ~20.59 gross acres of school‑board‑owned property to allow the northern portion to be rezoned for residential use while the southern portion will be retained in educational use by the South Florida Wildlife Center.
Roll‑call tallies were recorded in the meeting minutes for each item; all motions passed 5–0. Several council members and staff noted the items resulted from lengthy prior negotiations and planning.
