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Results
The City of Coconut Creek extended their building
moratorium on the project site, which was scheduled
to end in December 2003, to until October 2004.
Shortly after the Design Institute session they hired
a planning consultant, Bernard Zyscovich, to develop
design guidelines and create a more extensive public
involvement process regarding development of the site.
In
August 2003, Zyscovich
Architectural Group completed its preliminary analysis
of the proposed mixed-use town center. The city
and their consultants then released the Coconut Creek
MainStreet Master Plan Study, which analyzed
the feasibility of modifications to the existing land
use plan, as well as the development of a new land use
concept. In the year that followed, they continued to
refine and develop zoning recommendations, design standards,
and guidelines promoting environmentally conscience
development methods. In June 2004, a public meeting
was held that provided a presentation which included
preliminary economic research and a potential development
program, a preliminary proposal for the development
organization and vision for the study area, and initial
proposals for zoning and environmental criteria. A second
public meeting took place July 2005, where a group of
technical experts familiar with principles of sustainable
development made recommendations for improvement of
the MainStreet concept. The panelists discussed issues
associated with the development of a regional destination,
sustainability, and environmental design.
In
September 2005, the Coconut Creek City Commission held
a workshop to discuss impending guidelines with affected
property owners, as well as the public.
In
November 2005, the City Commission held another workshop
to discuss the MainStreet Design Standards document.
First reading of the Ordinance adopting the document
occurred and the document passed.
In
December 2005, a second reading of the Ordinance adopting
the MainStreet Design Standards occurred. City Commission
unanimously approved the document. This important step
ensures that future development be cohesive and well
designed, with a mix of uses and a sense of place. Currently,
a final document is being prepared.
In March 2006, the City
approved a rezoning application and a site plan application
for a mixed-use project at the southwest corner of Lyons
and Wiles Road.
In July 2006, the City received a rezoning application
for a mixed-use project along the north side of Sample
Road, west of Lyons Road. In addition, a rezoning application
for a project adajcent to the Seminole Casino was received
by the city in September of 2006. Both of these
applications are under review with City staff and have
not been approved at this time.
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