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)(FIRST READING)(FIRST PUBLIC HEARING)
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BACKGROUND:
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...
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