City of Coconut Creek - File #: ORD 2023-014

• File #: ORD 2023-014
• Name: Lakeside Park Rezoning
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 5/10/2023
• In control: City Commission
• On agenda: 6/22/2023
• Final action: 6/22/2023
• Title: AN ORDINANCE APPROVING THE REZONING APPLICATION FOR THE PROPERTY GENERALLY LOCATED AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF JOHNSON ROAD AND PARK SCHOOL ROAD, IMMEDIATELY WEST OF TRADEWINDS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND NORTH OF THE EXISTING LAKESIDE PARK, LEGALLY DESCRIBED IN EXHIBIT "A," ATTACHED HERETO AND MADE A PART HEREOF, FROM IO-1 (INDUSTRIAL OFFICE) TO P (PARKS AND RECREATION) TO FACILITATE THE EXPANSION OF THE EXISTING LAKESIDE PARK FACILITY. (QUASI-JUDICIAL)(SECOND READING)(SECOND PUBLIC HEARING)
• Indexes: Lakeside Park, Ordinance, Planning and Zoning, Public Hearing, Quasi Judicial, REZONING
• Code sections: 13-36 - Zoning Map Amendments, Chapter 13 - Land Development Code
• Related files: RES 2023-098

Date	Action By	Action	Result
6/22/2023	City Commission
6/8/2023	City Commission

AGENDA ITEM REPORT
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AN ORDINANCE APPROVING THE REZONING APPLICATION FOR THE PROPERTY GENERALLY LOCATED AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF JOHNSON ROAD AND PARK SCHOOL ROAD, IMMEDIATELY WEST OF TRADEWINDS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND NORTH OF THE EXISTING LAKESIDE PARK, LEGALLY DESCRIBED IN EXHIBIT "A," ATTACHED HERETO AND MADE A PART HEREOF, FROM IO-1 (INDUSTRIAL OFFICE) TO P (PARKS AND RECREATION) TO FACILITATE THE EXPANSION OF THE EXISTING LAKESIDE PARK FACILITY. (QUASI-JUDICIAL)(SECOND READING)(SECOND PUBLIC HEARING)

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BACKGROUND:
This item was approved on First Reading at the June 8, 2023, City Commission Meeting.
The property, approximately 4.84 +/- gross acres in size, is generally located at the southwest corner of Johnson Road and Park School Road, immediately west of Tradewinds Elementary School and north of the existing Lakeside Park. In 2016, the City acquired the property from the Broward County School Board in order to combine both sites and expand Lakeside Park.
DISCUSSION:
To carry out the City's vision, including proposed improvements and facilities in Lakeside Park as set forth in the City's Parks and Recreation Master Plan, the City of Coconut Creek wishes to rezone the subject property from IO-1 (Industrial Office) to P (Parks and Recreation). The property must be rezoned in order to preserve it for recreational purposes and to ensure compliance with the City's Comprehensive Plan and Land Development Code.
The City has retained a consultant to develop a plan for the Lakeside Park improvements, including the expansion of the park to the vacant parcel. A concurrent site plan application for the entire combined park site is also under review and consideration. The overall park facility will provide over 13 acres of passive and active recreational activities to the City.
Public Involvement
Pursuant to Section 13-36(c) and Section 13-356(h), property owners within 500 feet of the subject property were notified by mail of the rezoning request and...