AGENDA ITEM REPORT
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AN ORDINANCE APPROVING A REZONING APPLICATION FOR THE PROPERTIES LOCATED AT 4100 AND 4250 NW 74 STREET FROM A-1 (AGRICULTURAL) TO P (PARKS AND RECREATION) TO FACILITATE THE EXPANSION OF THE EXISTING OAK TRAILS PARK FACILITY, LEGALLY DESCRIBED IN EXHIBIT “A,” ATTACHED HERETO AND MADE A PART HEREOF. (QUASI-JUDICIAL)(SECOND READING)(SECOND PUBLIC HEARING)
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BACKGROUND:
This item was approved on First Reading at the January 23, 2025, City Commission Meeting.
In 2007, the City of Coconut Creek purchased the property at 4230 NW 74 Street, known currently as Oak Trails Park. Subsequent to the acquisition, the City Commission approved the rezoning of Oak Trails Park on October 22, 2009, from A-1 (Agricultural) to P (Parks and Recreation). Since then, the City has acquired two (2) adjacent parcels on the east and west sides of Oak Trails Park for the expansion of the existing park facility. The west and east parcels, which are the subject of this rezoning request, shall be referenced together in this staff memorandum as the “Subject Property.”
DISCUSSION:
In order to implement the vision outlined in the City’s Parks and Recreation Master Plan at Oak Trails Park, the applicant, Jessica Romer, Miller Legg, on behalf of the City, is seeking rezoning approval for the Subject Property from A-1 (Agriculture) to P (Parks and Recreation). The Subject Property is generally located on the south side of NW 74 Street, east of Lyons Road and west of NW 39 Avenue.
Collectively, three (3) separate parcels make up Oak Trails Park as itemized below:
• 4250 NW 74 Street - (west parcel) Subject Property for proposed expansion.
• 4230 NW 74 Street - (center parcel) existing Oak Trails Park facility.
• 4100 NW 74 Street - (east parcel) Subject Property for proposed expansion.
Oak Trails Park is an existing City park primarily serving residents in the northernmost part of the City with open space and passive recreation.
City Staff has initiated this rezoning application in compliance with the City’s Comprehensive Plan and the Land Development Code. If approved, the rezoning of the Subject Property will ensure that the Subject Property remains as park space in perpetuity. Further, adding the Subject Property to the existing Oak Trails Park will add an additional ten (10) acres of passive recreation to the City’s park system.
In addition to this rezoning request, the City has retained Miller Legg to develop a site plan for the Oak Trails Park improvements, including the expansion of the park to the vacant parcels. An existing building on the east parcel will be renovated and used as a nature center and restroom facility. A concurrent site plan application for the entire park site is also under review and consideration. This project is being funded in part by the Florida Communities Trust (FCT) Grant.
Public Involvement:
Pursuant to Section 13-27(b) and (c), property owners within 500 feet of the subject property were notified by mail of the rezoning request and invited to attend the City Commission meetings. A notice of rezoning public hearing sign was also posted on the property fourteen (14) days prior to the City Commission meeting. Both the mailed notices and site posting were completed by the City for the January 23, 2025 (first reading) and February 13, 2025 (second reading) public hearing dates. To date, staff has received one (1) resident inquiry related to the project. Additional public outreach was conducted as a part of the site plan process.
RECOMMENDATION:
City staff has reviewed the application for consistency with the above referenced standards and finds the rezoning request consistent with Section 13-36, “Zoning map amendments,” Subsection (e), “Standards for decision,” in the City of Coconut Creek Land Development Code.
The Planning and Zoning Board, at its December 11, 2024 meeting, recommended approval of this application. The Planning and Zoning Board Agenda backup is available online for your review.
FISCAL IMPACT: N/A