City of Coconut Creek - File #: ORD 2017-025

• File #: ORD 2017-025
• Name: Clarity Pointe Rezoning
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 5/31/2017
• In control: City Commission
• On agenda: 7/27/2017
• Final action: 7/27/2018
• Title: AN ORDINANCE APPROVING THE REZONING REQUEST OF CRYSTALIS INC. AND CLARITY POINTE DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS, LLC, TO REZONE FROM A-1 (AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT) TO O-2 (LOCAL OFFICE) FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 5461 JOHNSON ROAD. (QUASI-JUDICIAL)(SECOND PUBLIC HEARING)
• Indexes: Ordinance, REZONING

Date	Action By	Action	Result
7/27/2017	City Commission
6/22/2017	City Commission

AGENDA ITEM REPORT
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AN ORDINANCE APPROVING THE REZONING REQUEST OF CRYSTALIS INC. AND CLARITY POINTE DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS, LLC, TO REZONE FROM A-1 (AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT) TO O-2 (LOCAL OFFICE) FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 5461 JOHNSON ROAD. (QUASI-JUDICIAL)(SECOND PUBLIC HEARING)
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BACKGROUND:
This item was approved on First Reading at the June 22, 2017, City Commission Meeting.
The request to rezone the property located at 5461 Johnson Road from A-1 (Agricultural District) to O-2 (Local Office District) to accommodate the Clarity Pointe development was previously approved on First Reading at the June 23, 2016, City Commission meeting. Shortly thereafter, the land owner and the buyer's lender had a difference of opinion as to the legal effect of completing the rezoning on the subject property before closing. The concerns, among others, related to the potential loss of the agricultural exemption for ad valorem taxes, as well as the continuation of the use as legally non-conforming until such time as the use was discontinued to allow for the construction of the new project. The parties have reached a mutual understanding on these issues and are ready to proceed with the rezoning.
During the delay, the City adopted regulations pertaining to Special Facilities and the creation of a Medical Overlay District. This application is consistent with these new provisions.
The applicant, Cotleur & Hearing, as agent, on behalf of the owners, Crystalis Inc. and Clarity Pointe Development Partners, LLC, is requesting a rezoning approval from A-1 (Agricultural District) to O-2 (Local Office) for the 5.12 +/- gross acre site located at 5461 Johnson Road, to accommodate a memory care facility.
DISCUSSION:
The property, generally located on the north side of Johnson Road and east of State Road 7, has a Future Land Use Map Designation of Office Park (OP) and an Agricultural (A-1) zoning designation. The applicant is proposing to rezone the subject property from ...