BROWARD COUNTY LAND USE PLAN of the Broward County Comprehensive Plan Broward County Board of County Commissioners Broward County Planning Council BrowardNext → 2017 BROWARD COUNTY LAND USE PLAN BROWARD COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Mayor Steve Geller Vice Mayor Michael Udine Commissioner Nan H. Rich Commissioner Mark D. Bogen Commissioner Lamar P. Fisher Commissioner Beam Furr Commissioner Tim Ryan Commissioner Dr. Barbara Sharief Commissioner Dale V.C. Holness BROWARD COUNTY PLANNING COUNCIL Mr. Thomas H. DiGiorgio, Jr., Chair Ms. Patricia Good, Vice Chair School Board Member Commissioner Angelo Castillo, Secretary City of Pembroke Pines Mr. Brion Blackwelder Mr. Chadwick Maxey Mr. Robert Breslau Vice Mayor Bernard Parness Mayor Felicia Brunson City of Deerfield Beach City of West Park Ms. Jackie Railey Ms. Denise Birdsong Fernandez Commissioner Nan H. Rich Mayor Michelle J. Gomez Broward County City of Tamarac Mr. David Rosenof Ms. Mary D. Graham Mayor Michael J. Ryan Mr. Richard Grosso City of Sunrise Mayor Rex Hardin Vice Mayor Beverly Williams City of Pompano Beach City of Lauderdale Lakes BROWARD COUNTY PLANNING COUNCIL STAFF Barbara Blake Boy Leny R. Huaman Executive Director Planner Andrew S. Maurodis, Esq. Christina Evans Legal Counsel Planner Deanne D. Von Stetina, AICP Julie Bernal Assistant Executive Director Planner Trainee Dawn B. Teetsel Sharon W. Walker Director of Planning Office Support Specialist Kim Rudominer Program/Project Coordinator Original Adoption: April 25, 2017 Amendments Adopted Through: January 26, 2021 BrowardNext → 2017 BROWARD COUNTY LAND USE PLAN TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................vi SECTION 1: HIGHLIGHTED REGIONAL ISSUES .................................................................................viii SECTION 2: POLICIES ..............................................................................................................................1 General ...................................................................................................................................1 Residential ..............................................................................................................................1 Commerce ..............................................................................................................................2 Activity Centers ......................................................................................................................3 Parks/Conservation ................................................................................................................7 Urban Agriculture ..................................................................................................................8 Port .........................................................................................................................................8 Airport ....................................................................................................................................8 Mining ....................................................................................................................................9 Compatibility ..........................................................................................................................9 Public Facilities and Services ..................................................................................................10 Disaster Planning and Post-Disaster Redevelopment ...........................................................11 Platting and Land Development Code ...................................................................................12 Transportation Concurrency and Impact Fees ......................................................................14 i Public School Concurrency .....................................................................................................15 Affordable Housing ................................................................................................................16 Affordable Housing Bonus Density ........................................................................................17 Transportation Rights-of-Way/Trafficways Plan ...................................................................19 Transportation Multi-Modal Levels of Service ......................................................................20 Complete Streets ...................................................................................................................20 Smart Growth .........................................................................................................................21 Climate Resiliency, Adaptation Action Areas and Priority Planning Areas ............................23 Wetlands ................................................................................................................................25 Environmentally Sensitive Lands ...........................................................................................25 Water Resources Management .............................................................................................25 Air Quality ..............................................................................................................................26 Wellfields ...............................................................................................................................26 Beaches and Rivers ................................................................................................................27 Sea Turtle Lighting .................................................................................................................27 Greenways and Trails .............................................................................................................27 Historic and Archaeological Resources ..................................................................................28 Community Redevelopment Areas ........................................................................................28 Intergovernmental Coordination ...........................................................................................28 Planning Council Recertification Requirements ....................................................................29 Transfer of Development Rights ............................................................................................29 Redevelopment Units ............................................................................................................30 ii Environmental Justice ............................................................................................................32 DEFINITIONS .......................................................................................................................1 PERMITTED USES ..............................................................................................................1 Activity Center Use ................................................................................................................1 Agricultural Use ......................................................................................................................26 Commerce Use .......................................................................................................................27 Commercial Recreation Use...................................................................................................29 Community Use ......................................................................................................................30 Conservation Use ...................................................................................................................30 Electrical Generation Facilities Use ........................................................................................32 Mining Use .............................................................................................................................33 Recreation and Open Space Use ............................................................................................33 Residential Use .......................................................................................................................34 Rural Estates ..........................................................................................................................39 Rural Ranches .........................................................................................................................39 Transportation Use ................................................................................................................40 Communication Facilities .......................................................................................................41 Special Residential Facilities ..................................................................................................41 IMPLEMENTATION REQUIREMENTS AND PROCEDURES ......................................1 COMMUNITY AND REGIONAL PARKS ...................................................................................1 Community Parks ...................................................................................................................1 Regional Parks ........................................................................................................................3 iii IMPLEMENTATION