Development Review Committee

The Development Review Committee is made up of City staff representing various City departments and divisions including Urban Design & Planning, Engineering, Transportation, Sanitation, Police and Fire, among others who provide their respective discipline’s input regarding development applications subject to the development review provisions of the City’s Code. In general, the applications fall into the following categories and review thresholds:

Site Plan Level II

Development Review Committee (DRC)

• New Nonresidential greater than 5,000 SF
• Residential 5 units or more
• Nonresidential use within 100’ of residential property
• Redevelopment proposals (if threshold met)
• Change in use (if greater impact)

Site Plan Level III

Planning And Zoning Board (P&Z)

• Conditional use
• Parking reduction
• Flex allocation
• Cluster development
• Modification of yards (RMM-25, RMH-25, RMH-60)
• Waterway use (some exceptions)

Site Plan Level IV

City Commission (CC)

• Rezoning
• Right-of-way vacation
• Plat approval
• Public purpose use
• Land use amendment
• Specified development, yard modifications in certain beach districts

City Commission (no P&Z review)

• Plat Amendment
• Vacation of Easement

Applications are received prior to 4:00 PM each business day.  The Urban Design & Planning Division reviews all applications to determine completeness within five (5) business days.  Applicants will be notified via e-mail, if plans do not meet the submittal requirements and if changes are required. Prior to formal submittal of applications, applicants are encouraged to schedule an appointment with Urban Design & Planning Division staff to obtain feedback regarding subject proposals, especially rezoning and right-of-way vacation requests, as well as any other considerable development projects. The meetings provide an opportunity for applicants to obtain feedback and general direction, prior to expending significant effort on design and preparation of submittal documents.

 DRC representatives from applicable City departments are present at DRC meetings for questions and comments. DRC comments are available by noon on the Friday before the DRC meeting.  All prior DRC agendas and comments are available to view on-line.

Optional 15-minute time slots are available during DRC meetings for scheduling to applicants, to obtain signatures on completed DRC plans, including Pre-Planning and Zoning Board, Pre- City Commission and Final DRC plans, from all representatives at one time, in preference to scheduling individual appointments.  Appointments are subject to availability.  Please call 954-828-6531 by Friday at 12:00 noon prior to the DRC meeting date to schedule an appointment.