The Deerfield Beach City Commission unanimously approved three related actions on April 1 to permit a proposed one‑story industrial warehouse at 1414–1498 Northwest Third Street, near Hillsborough Boulevard and west of I‑95.

What passed: The commission voted to (1) vacate and abandon a 15‑foot alley right‑of‑way adjacent to the property, (2) approve a plat consolidating two parcels into a single approximately 3.29‑acre lot, and (3) approve a major site plan to build a 71,248‑square‑foot warehouse distribution center with associated site improvements. Each item required a separate vote; all passed by unanimous consent.

Project details and code relief: Applicant Alliance Third Street Deerfield LLC, represented by Heidi Davis Knapik of Gunster, said the project would demolish an aging 27,000‑square‑foot building and construct a 31‑foot‑high tilt‑up building divided into four to five tenant bays (roughly 15,000–18,000 square feet per bay). The project includes landscaping, a layered 20–24 foot landscape strip along NW Third Street, a five‑foot sidewalk and additional foundation plantings to create a roughly 31‑foot buffer from the street.

The developer requested a technical deviation from the Deerfield Beach Land Development Code (section 98‑88q) to permit 78 parking spaces in lieu of the 103 spaces required by code. The applicant submitted a parking study that cited the ITE parking generation manual and argued the actual demand would be far lower; the city’s traffic consultant reviewed the analysis and found the proposed parking acceptable. The applicant also agreed to deed restrictions limiting higher‑parking‑demand uses on the parcel.

Public process and approvals: The Community Appearance Board unanimously recommended approval on Jan. 8; the Planning & Zoning Board unanimously recommended approval on March 6. Staff recommended approval, finding the proposals consistent with the comprehensive plan and the land development code.

Votes and motions (summary):
- Item 4 (vacation of 15‑foot alley): motion by Commissioner Hudak, second by Commissioner Plaut; unanimous approval.
- Item 5 (plat approval): motion by Commissioner Hudak, second by Vice Mayor Preston; unanimous approval.
- Item 6 (major site plan with parking deviation): motion by Commissioner Plaut, second by Commissioner Shanetsky; unanimous approval.

No public opposition appeared at the noticed participation meeting, the applicant said, and an adjacent property owner signaled support for the vacation.

The applicant said the vacated alley area will be cleaned, replanted and integrated into the project's landscape buffer. Construction timing and a tenant schedule were not specified during the hearing.