Important Documents and Notes
Site Plan (2020-00050105) The Applicant has filed a Site Plan Application to develop the Property with 75 single family manufactured housing units, and associated accessways, landscaping, drainage, lighting and other site development features.
Landscape Plans The landscape plans feature a variety of shade trees and palms, including Gumbo Limbo Trees, silver buttonwood, orange and white Geiger trees, and Royal Poinciana trees, among others. Southern Live Oaks will also provide an attractive buffer and shade for those traveling on the sidewalk along Hiatus Road. A berm will be provided with Crape Myrtle trees will further enhance the buffer and streetscape along Hiatus Road. A 6’ wide sidewalk will also be provided along Hiatus Road to ensure there is a safe and continuous pedestrian path along this roadway.
Stormwater retention and drainage will be accommodated through the large lake proposed at the east side of the property and adjacent to Hiatus Road.
A 10’ wide landscape buffer with a 6’ fence is also provided along the southern boundary of the property, which expands to 20’ towards the west side of the property.
Photometric/Lighting Plan
In order to develop the project and enhance the Town’s availability of homes offered at more affordable rates, the applicant is seeking a land use plan amendment to amend the future land use designation of the 19.8 gross acre site from R-1, one dwelling unit per are, to R-5, five dwelling units per acre and a rezoning of the subject property from A-1, Agricultural to MH-5, Mobile Home Park district. Due to the unique nature of manufactured housing units, the applicant is also proposing variances to reduce the minimum lot area from 7,000 square feet to 3,965 square feet; reduce the lot frontage from 70’ to 44’; reduce the front setback from 15’ to 7’; and increase the building coverage ration from 35% to 43.88%. The applicant has further filed a plat application in accordance with the technical requirements of the Town and Broward County.
Paving Grading and Drainage Plan
Land Use Plan Amendment (2020-00050095) The Applicant has filed an application to amend the future land use designation on the 19.8 gross acre property from R-1 (one unit per acre) to R-5 (five units per acre) residential.
Rezoning (2020-00050096) The Applicant has filed an application to rezone the subject property from A-1, Agricultural, to MH-5, Mobile Home Park District.
Variance Applications (2020-00050109,110,108,112)
- Variance to reduce the minimum lot area from 7,000 square feet to 3,956 square feet;
- Variance to reduce the lot frontage from 70 feet to 44 feet;
- Variance to reduce the front setback from 15 feet to 7 feet; and
- Variance to increase the building coverage ratio from 35% to a maximum of 43.88%.
Plat (2020-00050111) The Applicant has also filed a Plat Application to plat the subject property in accordance with Town and Broward County requirements.
Land Lease Community The proposed community (The Reserve at Rexmere) would be a Land Lease Community in which the underlying would be leased, and residents would own their manufactured home and have the opportunity to build equity and wealth.
Contact Information
Applicant Contact Information:
Scott Backman, Esq. & Christina Bilenki, Esq.
Dunay, Miskel & Backman, LLP
14 SE 4th Street, Suite 36
Boca Raton, FL 33432
Tel: 561-405-3300
Email: cbilenki@dmbblaw.com
Town Contact Information:
David Abramson
Deputy Planning & Zoning Manager
8800 SW 36th Street
Davie, FL 33328
Tel: 954-797-1048
Email: DAbramson@davie-fl.gov