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Zoning board denies variance for 24-acre Sample Road redevelopment after 4–2 vote
Summary
The board declined a variance request from Festival Real Estate/Foundry Commercial to reduce driveway stacking lengths from 100 feet to 50–70 feet at a planned 474,000 sq ft warehouse project at 2,900 W. Sample Road; staff conditions and a traffic consultant's review were discussed, but a supermajority was required and the motion failed 4–2.
The Pompano Beach Zoning Board of Appeals denied a variance request tied to a proposed 24-acre industrial redevelopment at 2,900 West Sample Road after a 4–2 roll-call vote that fell short of the five-of-six supermajority required for variance approval.
Scott Riali, development services staff, described the application (P&Z25-11000013) as a request to allow driveway stacking lane distances of 50 to 70 feet instead of the city-required 100 feet for sites with more than 150 parking spaces. He told the board the property was formerly the festival marketplace and the redevelopment proposes three warehouse buildings totaling about 474,000 square feet with 422 parking spaces. "The city has retained an independent traffic consultant to evaluate the proposed driveway layout and stacking analysis," Riali said; the consultant concluded the proposed throat depths were functionally adequate with conditions. Applicant Matthew Scott argued that FDOT has conceptually approved the access configuration and that the site's size and fixed, platted access points make the 100-foot rule unduly restrictive.
A motion to grant the variance subject to five staff conditions was seconded, and roll-call votes were recorded as follows: Penny Cutt (Yes), Allison Morales (Yes), Rafael Katz (No), Michael McCormack (Yes), Linda Thomas (No), Charlotte Burry (Yes). Staff reminded the board that a variance requires five affirmative votes; with a 4–2 tally the variance failed. "I just wanna make sure the board understands that the vote is now 4–2…and so 4–2 means that this particular application for variance has now failed," staff noted.
