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Commission grants first-reading rezoning to convert Inverary golf course to PUD allowing up to 888 units
Summary
On first reading the commission rezoned roughly 129 acres of the Inverary golf-course site to a Planned Unit Development (PUD), enabling a master plan that the applicant said could include up to 888 units, greenways and parks; the ordinance passed 5–0, with staff and the applicant promising further site-plan detail and traffic mitigation.
The Lauderhill City Commission voted 5–0 on June 29 to approve a first-reading ordinance rezoning about 129 acres of the former Inverary golf-course site from commercial/recreation to a Planned Unit Development (PUD).
City planning staff and the applicant described a conceptual master plan that would include up to 888 dwelling units (the developer and staff used ‘888’ as the maximum; the transcript contains one instance where a speaker said “188” — that is inconsistent in the record and is flagged for review). The proposed redevelopment would add residential pods, a three-acre master-park area, an approximately seven-acre linear greenway open to existing residents, and an 18-hole golf course element on part of the West Course as a separate related application.
Hope Calhoun, counsel for the applicant, told the commission the rezoning is a first step and that site plans and plats would return for review. “We are at over 60% who have voted already in the affirmative,” she said when describing association voting that remains open for some neighborhoods, and added that voting would continue for roughly two more weeks.
Staff and the applicant committed to traffic studies and financial contributions to roadway improvements; the city manager said the administration is negotiating with Broward County on extending a vehicular corridor (NW 38th Avenue) through a county park as part of a phased roadway program.
Commissioners asked for clarity on the product mix (single-family detached vs. attached/townhomes) and on the community outreach process. Staff said the PUD framework gives flexibility for phased development and noted that, of the potential 888 units, roughly 197 would be standalone single-family homes (about 22%), with other pods focused on attached units or townhomes.
The commission approved the rezoning on first reading unanimously; staff said the site-plan review and additional entitlements will follow.
