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Planning staff said the report is factual and documents the board’s application-processing focus for the year. Board members had one substantive comment: the table at the back of the report was difficult to read in single-page form. Staff responded they would reformat the table over two pages to improve readability before the chair presents the report.

Chairwoman Gonzalez was not present at the meeting; the board approved the report with the understanding staff will work with her on any final edits prior to presentation at the June board night meeting. A motion to accept the report was made and passed by voice vote as recorded in the transcript.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Planning and Zoning Board Meeting - April 10, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Planning and Zoning Board accepted a factual annual report on its activities for transmission to the City Commission; members requested formatting changes for clarity.","taxTitle","Pembroke Pines, Broward County, Florida","taxId",4871,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6076747,"Board transmits R&L Carriers site plan for 47-trailer auxiliary parking lot to City Commission",383,1616000,1999000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2968022-379144ab67864660490177496167d802&start=1616&end=1999","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2968022-379144ab67864660490177496167d802/thumbnail_1616000.jpg","/articles/6076747/Pembroke-Pines/Broward-County/Florida/Board-transmits-RL-Carriers-site-plan-for-47-trailer-auxiliary-parking-lot-to-City-Commission","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6076747-66b10852fda4ca262081b28253475c07/orig.mp4?Expires=1770966682&Signature=ND3AfbG4uGpWYrv--AC2lUCaVzYr8VQmQWAbnny7DKvjxlU2vGW86j3cuMItPzaPUXRL~uJqKz-7sLqQSYxr8q-alyPMQFXnMkhQN91NIfVwmMDyEtXMzZ28OYjOF4wVZG9N2kAv2OHPkzRAoiJlvinAknKsE9WN38larlQ~FzXzSln7e-Mxqbfrw4fuok8D53wrl~4sht~1VKNxZ7aGQ3XBhQijD1tF7AB9pPq2o3lCKSszxf~rxBUU-LobitwDim2tnF98sALAUuTKlEGrmUaTzvix1j4yac5KLm~p1QVNfxkOoSt2Qcp~Y6uqk9ZXh79gg75HcFHAO3T6M6vhxg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Planning and Zoning Board voted to accept a site-plan application and transmit it to the City Commission for approval to develop an auxiliary 47-trailer parking/storage lot for R&L Carriers on Northwest 209 near Johnson Street.

Sebastian Viterino, engineer of record with Kimley-Horn, presented the plan and said the 2.5-acre site would provide 47 trailer parking stalls, would be fenced and gated for controlled access, and would include three large retention areas plus an exfiltration trench to retain runoff on-site. Viterino said the lot would replace invasive vegetation with native, drought-resistant plantings and is intended to serve as temporary storage to facilitate operations at the company’s main facility across the street.

Viterino and planning staff confirmed the property is within an industrial area; staff said the lot would not be used for customer traffic, that peak operational windows are roughly 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. to 8 p.m., and that the use is consistent with industrial zoning. Board members asked about access points (Johnson Street and Ninth) and whether existing adjacent uses would be affected; presenters said no increase in vehicular movement beyond the facility’s current operations was anticipated.

A motion to accept the site plan application SP2024-008 and transmit it to the City Commission for approval was made, seconded and approved by voice vote. The board recorded the motion as passed in the transcript; no roll-call tally was recorded.","The board voted to accept and forward a site-plan application for a 47-trailer auxiliary parking/storage lot for R&L Carriers in the city's industrial area; staff described drainage, screening and hours of operation.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6076751,"Board approves 31 online pickup parking spaces for Walmart at 12800 Pines Boulevard",661,898000,1559000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2968022-379144ab67864660490177496167d802&start=898&end=1559","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2968022-379144ab67864660490177496167d802/thumbnail_898000.jpg","/articles/6076751/Pembroke-Pines/Broward-County/Florida/Board-approves-31-online-pickup-parking-spaces-for-Walmart-at-12800-Pines-Boulevard","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6076751-b6c62dcf576dc3775c9615976eedbf8f/orig.mp4?Expires=1770966682&Signature=OPMUYV658vg4Kl~nrkDC5wj261~kF-6XBakIU4YDYCcpfet0BkPEk2rhlMOsojMgoaP0jgMGnYslIXBwF-h2eJleyHL12bzhcT2NEccobUD6uyRBlhSLAft6ZamW4mtla2P-nVwg~YqCUb-qvx-3Lbq4HonCu2WC7QGmN~s1QK-KhywdxOFxnVfTx5nd08rZmR~yIRWjGCZekr-5d2wOWumFKWg9HffyEdlOcCcgbNBp~MzBxVvhFiomZOoclc4OVzr0ogf52-uDJVTbjQCN49B27G7cS-U5pPCkDDQXiyX1d9Vt6T9481TSYf01zslXopxQrQwS1so-m7SuJXttEg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Planning and Zoning Board approved a variance allowing Walmart to expand its online pickup/delivery parking at 12800 Pines Boulevard from 10 approved spaces to 31 spaces.

Wesley Hevia, land use counsel for Walmart, and Bill Pfeffer of Bowman Consulting described national standards and site-specific data used to determine the requested number. Hevia said the store footprint is about 136,000 square feet and that Pembroke Pines’ zoning code caps online pickup spaces at 10 regardless of size; the applicant requested 31 spaces to meet current and projected demand and to avoid stacking and congestion.

Hevia acknowledged a discrepancy between the applicant’s materials (which stated 14 existing pickup spaces) and staff’s records (which show only 10 approved existing spaces). He said the company sought an additional 21 spaces to reach a total of 31. Bill Pfeffer described three factors used to size the operation: the grocery component of the store, historical and projected sales/demand, and site constraints. He said the 31-space layout fit the site’s parking rows and operational needs.

Staff confirmed the Walmart site will retain a surplus of parking even with the online pickup expansion and that, unlike a standalone Walmart, wayfinding-sign variance was not expected to be necessary at this location because it sits within a larger commercial development pattern; sign locations would be handled through site-plan review. A motion to approve variance ZV2025-5 to allow 31 short-term online pickup spaces was made, seconded and approved by voice vote (the transcript records \"Aye\" and \"Motion passed\").","Planning staff and Walmart consultants told the board the store can support 31 online pickup/delivery spaces; the board approved a variance to exceed the city’s typical 10-space cap for stores over 20,000 square feet.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6076753,"Board approves wayfinding-sign variance for Walmart at 180 Fourth and Pines Boulevard",432,462000,894000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2968022-379144ab67864660490177496167d802&start=462&end=894","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2968022-379144ab67864660490177496167d802/thumbnail_462000.jpg","/articles/6076753/Pembroke-Pines/Broward-County/Florida/Board-approves-wayfinding-sign-variance-for-Walmart-at-180-Fourth-and-Pines-Boulevard","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6076753-f30a0e09d535e0d2f0c4571b4607642e/orig.mp4?Expires=1770966682&Signature=fff4L1pkWtkaDg1nOPPNhJOPz85kQf67AgKpzDATLgZLgo3n7DWXZni5xNhmHfj1FOVdaWFNyTSN9yGrGdndbz~SItN5rICyNbmSWaVUqA7Bpmbrp0DBUky38b-J8n2RssCPI0OrmDOjz9U1Vqk6OKp5FDEDio6MSH6YQx~Df5YJR9vEcuqLR8vs~ojGP3tNIB3yNFPa2hovH1zLxbXpiUkOl8kotYcKaPOuWUUXl9-4m3MrWiVkJkP5xeEAcGMrHA8PwEy6IwkG57usND20xlmjkUlhTixJvoQwNNzXnvhYmaV~enzGspWN8787od~bzcsZto0S2pSVAlHR4ykUhg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Planning and Zoning Board approved a variance allowing pole-mounted wayfinding signs in the parking lot of a Walmart at 180 Fourth Street and Pines Boulevard.

Wesley Hevia, land use counsel for Walmart, told the board the company returned to request permission to install four wayfinding signs directing customers to online pickup parking; the issue was not sign size (the proposed signs meet city sizing rules) but whether signs of that type are permitted given the building’s visibility from the street. He said the signs are a best practice to help customers locate approved online pickup spaces.

Planning staff explained the directional-sign rules were written to guide people to multiple businesses in a center and noted that Walmart’s building is visible from the road; staff raised no objection to allowing the site-specific signs for a single use in this case. Board members asked whether the signs would be pole-mounted and whether they required size variances; staff and counsel said they met size limits and that the variance was only to permit the signs at all within the site context.

A motion to approve variance ZV2025-4 for the 180 Fourth Street and Pines Boulevard Walmart was made, seconded and approved by voice vote (transcript records verbal \"Aye\" and \"Motion passed\"). No roll-call vote tally was recorded in the transcript.","The board granted a variance to allow four pole-mounted wayfinding signs inside a Walmart parking lot at 180 Fourth Street and Pines Boulevard after counsel said the signs met size limits and were intended to direct customers to online pickup spaces.",{"_33":112,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":113,"_41":114,"_43":115,"_45":116,"_47":117,"_49":118,"_51":119,"_53":120,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":121,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":122,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6076754,"Board approves parking variances for 1300 North University site to allow smaller lot and fewer spaces",246,69000,315000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2968022-379144ab67864660490177496167d802&start=69&end=315","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2968022-379144ab67864660490177496167d802/thumbnail_69000.jpg","/articles/6076754/Pembroke-Pines/Broward-County/Florida/Board-approves-parking-variances-for-1300-North-University-site-to-allow-smaller-lot-and-fewer-spaces","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6076754-524ef9fd0ffe9f9984109ff7f3d669fd/orig.mp4?Expires=1770966682&Signature=fGpUhDgbuM~lg72hbJqTzAa3OJBo1ytyzkDIuLddgoTLqL~r6bbut7KcFUqWSyOPfUjQT4vR8B3SClqPTBoc0RZVQ1JuiP~BhuZP1AEXkq0LH0WVLRbsF1uPBof~B8rzq1ew6cdK6NgxeVXF7~Mtvuhax4OyTtneES3Z9bWGFb0MyoIhGXZe6PNeWLFFQhTMdnZFYl7oZPt21HU~VjngzPFCh05-uM7L2xIqBEKDy3IuehgewGPUDatFThq0mHe-g-11vIG99OmE4PybEHLVS2nRU2dnfsKmx123m9xPGiQmv4KGQK9YcnmjzqnXH~3peQC9YaRzNdods~IPhKHixw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Planning and Zoning Board on an affirmative voice vote approved two variances that will allow an applicant to convert a long-vacant restaurant site at 1300 North University into a new restaurant operation with fewer parking spaces and narrower interior parking islands.

The applicant sought a variance to reduce the minimum required parking from 48 spaces to 23 and a separate variance to reduce interior parking-island widths from 10 feet to 6.5 feet. Board members discussed site constraints and the impracticality of meeting the full current parking standard given the building footprint and lot size.

Applicant testimony identified the property as the former Humberto’s location and said tenants who followed the restaurant had altered the site, reducing the original parking layout; the applicant said the proposal is for an Italian restaurant with a mix of takeout, delivery, catering and some dine-in service. The applicant said the operation would typically have about three employees on site at one time.

Planning staff told the board the site cannot reasonably accommodate 48 spaces once required improvements are included. Board members asked about the length of vacancy (applicant said the prior tenant closed in 2023) and about employee parking patterns. No public opposition was recorded.

Member LeBatte moved to approve the variances under the city’s procedural category C; the motion was seconded and approved by voice vote (recorded as \"Aye\" and \"Motion passed\"). The board did not record a roll-call tally in the transcript for either motion.

The approvals are limited to the variances described; no building permits or site-plan approvals were recorded as issued in the hearing. Any subsequent building, landscaping or signage changes will be subject to separate review and permitting as required by city code.","The Planning and Zoning Board approved variances to reduce required parking at a former restaurant site at 1300 North University and to narrow interior parking islands so the applicant can reuse the building for a restaurant.","actionData","errors"]

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