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CITY OF OAKLAND PARK, FLORIDA
CITY COMMISSION AGENDA ITEM REPORT


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GENDA ITEM NO. 3

MEETING DATE: 7/17/2019
PREPARED BY: 

Alex Dambach, AICP

Planning Supervisor

 

Peter Schwarz, AICP

Assistant Director

 

Jennifer Frastai

Director

Engineering and Community Development

DEPARTMENT HEAD APPROVAL:  ECD - Planning
SUBJECT: Case #CD18-21PUD “Oak Tree Plat” - An application by Blackwood Partners, LLC & Blackshore Partners, LLC requesting Plat Approval to enable a residential Planned Unit Development (PUD) consisting of 405 residential units on the site for the vacant property currently in the Open Space (OS) District located at the northwest corner of NW 21st Avenue and NW 44th Street and with additional frontage on Prospect Road.
1.BACKGROUND/HISTORY
    
 

Issue StatementBlackwood Partners, LLC & Blackshore Partners, LLC submitted an application for Plat Approval at the current site of the Oak Tree Golf Course.  This 140.7 gross acre site would be developed as a gated community with up to 405 dwelling units consisting of 273 free-standing houses and 132 townhouses with a new private roadway network, internal infrastructure, and a community center. 

 

As part of this agenda, there are two other corresponding applications accompanying this item:

  • Rezoning from OS, Open Space, to PUD, Planned Unit Development.
  • Land Use Plan Amendment: A Land Use Plan Amendment (LUPA) was reviewed by the Planning and Zoning Board on July 9, 2018 and is pending second reading before the City Commission.

 

Recommended ActionThe City Commission consider a request for  Plat approval. If approval is granted, require a plat note restricting the site to 405 dwelling units.

 

This item is being reviewed by the Planning and Zoning Board at the public hearing of July 15, 2019.

 

DescriptionThe subject property is located on the northwest corner of the intersection of N.W. 21st Avenue and N.W. 44th Street; the property also has a frontage along Prospect Road. It consists of eleven vacant parcels of various sizes and is an irregular-shaped site of approximately 140.7 gross acres. The application has submitted a boundary plat, future lots created on this property shall be in accordance with the Oak Tree Planned Unit Development (PUD), as approved.

2.CURRENT ACTIVITY
    
 

Due to the proposed redevelopment, replatting is required. The replatting and rezoning of the subject property require Planning and Zoning  Board and City Commission approvals.

 

Proposed Project:   The applicant proposes to build up to 405 dwelling units consisting of the following:

 

·       273 single-family houses

·       132 townhouses

·       Internal Infrastructure

·       New private roadway network

·       Community Center

 

Findings and Applicable Codes

 

The plat requires review and approval by Broward County and requires recordation, and it is to be subject to its Development Review Report.  A plat note will need to be added limiting the property to 405 dwelling units, applicable infrastructure, and recreation facilities. 

 

The submitted plat is a boundary plat.  Future lots created in this property shall be in accordance with the site plan approved through the creation of the Oak Tree Planned Unit Development (PUD).  A lot plan shall be provided and approved by the City prior to submittal to the Broward County Property Appraiser. 

 

Non-Vehicular Access Lines depict access points. The plat provides five access points: 

·      38.2’ opening along Prospect Road for Oak Tree Drive providing access to Oak Tree Estates;

·   100’ opening along Prospect Road for the main entrance to the proposed development;

·     100’ opening along NW 44th Street for a resident entrance to the proposed development;

·   20’ opening along NW 21st Avenue for an emergency accessway; and

·   20’ opening along NW 44th Street for an emergency accessway.

·  Right of way is being dedicated for NW 44th Street, NW 21st Avenue, and for Prospect Road. 

 

The proposed plat depicts an existing ingress-egress easement previously dedicated by separate instrument providing access to the Oak Tree Estates neighborhood (Golf-Tam Village Plat).

 

The plat shall include a note restricting the site to 405 dwelling units.

 

 

Section 24-188

(B) Definitions.

Plat: A map or delineated representation of the subdivision of lands, being a complete exact representation of the subdivision and other information in compliance with the requirement of all applicable sections of this chapter…

Plat, Final: A complete and exact subdivision plan, prepared for official recording as required by statute and ordinance, to identify and define property rights, dedications, and public improvements.

 

(C)  Platting required.  An approved plat shall be filed and recorded in the public records of Broward County, Florida, in the following instances:

(1) Any subdivision of land; or

(2) Any resubdivision of land; or

(3) Prior to the issuance of a building permit for construction of a principal building upon unplatted land.

 

Section 24-189

(D)  General review procedures / Approval of final plat.

(3) When reviewed by the planning and zoning board: The board shall review the final plat at a scheduled public meeting.

(4) Presentation to the city commission: Within sixty (60) days after approval of a final plat by the planning and zoning board, the final plat or section thereof shall be presented for approval by the city commission. Should the plat not be presented to the city commission within sixty (60) days, the approval of the planning and zoning board shall expire unless a written request for an extension is submitted to the community development department and granted.

Sec. 24-191. - Requirements for final plats.

Final plats shall include all information required by Broward County for such plats.

3.FINANCIAL IMPACT
    
 N/A
4.RECOMMENDATION
    
 

The City Commission consider a request for  Plat approval. If approval is granted, require a plat note restricting the site to 405 dwelling units.

ATTACHMENTS:
Description
Resolution
Application Form
Map
Gross Acreage Exhibit
Proposed Plat
Site Survey
Agreement for the Issuance of Building Permits Prior to Plat Recordation
DRC Package - Plat
NW 44th Street - Draft Concept