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*FIFTH THIRD BANK: A SITE PLAN APPLICATION TO CONSTRUCT A FIFTH THIRD BANK WITH DRIVE-THRU FACILITY LOCATED AT 4805 COCONUT CREEK PARKWAY. (QUASI-JUDICIAL)(PUBLIC HEARING)
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BACKGROUND:
The subject property was formerly occupied by the vacant Lorenzo's Italian restaurant. The applicant proposes to demolish the existing building and redevelop the site with a 2,133 square foot Fifth Third Bank, with two drive-through lanes and a bypass lane.
Pursuant to Section 13-621, Master Business List - B-2, B-3 and B-4, financial institutions with drive-throughs or as a freestanding unit may be permitted as a special land use. The proposed development complies with these requirements.
The site plan meets applicable B-4 Regional Shopping zoning standards, including vehicle queuing, and landscaping. Each drive-through lane provides 120 feet of stacking space, exceeding the City's 100-foot minimum, and the bypass lane accommodates emergency vehicle access and circulation. The applicant also proposes expanding the eastern landscape median from 5 to 10 feet and adding landscape to screen queued vehicles. Parking meets code requirements, and no changes to access drives or existing circulation patterns are proposed.
This site plan is being reviewed concurrently with a special land use application.
RECOMMENDATION:
The Planning and Zoning Advisory Board, at its August 13, 2025, meeting, recommended approval of this application subject to staff's recommendation.
Staff has reviewed this application and finds the site plan complies with B-4 standards, the Site Plan Review requirements in Division 5, "Site Plan Review Requirements", of the City of Coconut Creek Land Development Code, and recommends approval subject to the following conditions:
1. Outstanding DRC comments remain effective throughout the development review process and must be addressed prior to issuance of a building permit.
2. Prior to the issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy, the b...
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