Procedures and requirements for conditional uses before the planning and zoning board and city commission.
Coral Springs Land Development Code § 250153
in effectSec. 250153. - Procedures and requirements for conditional uses before the planning and zoning board and city commission.
(a) No building permit for any structure or business tax receipt for any use shall be issued for any uses listed as conditional uses until the following procedure has been completed:
(1) An application for conditional use consideration shall be filed with the development services department at least thirty (30) calendar days prior to the planning and zoning board meeting at which it will be considered. The fee shall be an amount established from time to time by resolution adopted by the city commission.
(2) The application shall contain or be accompanied by all information necessary for the city to determine that the proposed structure(s) or use(s) shall satisfy the requirements for conditional uses specified in the land development code. Such information shall include a site plan, landscape and buffer plan, proposed hours of operation, proposed use limitations, and any other information which may be required by the city manager or their designee in order to determine compliance with the requirements of the land development code. It shall be the applicant's burden of proof to satisfy all applicable requirements for the proposed conditional use.
(3) Public notice shall be provided pursuant to section 121 of the land development code.
(4) The application shall be presented to the planning and zoning board, along with the recommendation of the city manager or their designee, for consideration at a public hearing. The board shall, in turn, make a specific recommendation to the city commission containing any reasonable conditions necessary to permit the requested use and satisfy the requirements for conditional uses as specified in the land development code. If the board determines that the proposed conditional use does not meet the requirements of the land development code, the board shall recommend denial.
(5) No sooner than fifteen (15) calendar days from the date of the planning and zoning board recommendation, the city commission shall consider the application along with the recommendation of the city manager or their designee and the planning and zoning board. If approved with conditions, the building permit or business tax receipt, as appropriate, shall contain those conditions.
(6) No conditional use, however, shall be granted unless the commission makes a finding that all the following requirements, in addition to those specified elsewhere in the land development code, have been met:
(a) Use does not negatively impact adjacent residential areas or other existing or proposed uses.
(b) Use furthers the goals, objectives and policies of the comprehensive plan.
(c) Use satisfies buffering requirements outlined below:
When a conditional use is permitted within an R zoned plot, buffer areas shall be required for the plot requesting the conditional use except where the plot abuts a non-residential use or there is a road right-of-way, for at least a collector roadway between the uses. Buffering requirements shall also apply to non-residential uses within residential districts. The minimum width of this buffer area shall be as follows:
Zoned Plots | Minimum Width of Buffer (feet)
RS Districts | 30
RD-8 and RC-6 Districts | 25
RC-12, RM Districts | 20
Where the conditional use is located in a residential zoning district that directly abuts a more intense R zoned plot, the buffering requirement indicated for the more intense R zoned plot shall apply. Buffer areas shall be landscaped in accordance with the provisions established in this chapter.
(7) In addition to the above criteria, no conditional use shall be approved within an Industrial Research and Development (IRD) District zoned plot unless the commission makes a finding that the following has been satisfied:
(a) The proposed use shall be determined to be consistent with the Industrial Architectural Guidelines, as amended from time to time.
(b) The criteria above shall not apply to conditional uses granted in accordance with chapter 25, article XVI.
(c) [Fees.] The fees shall be an amount established from time to time by resolution adopted by the city commission. Any and all other provisions of this section shall remain in effect, to the extent not in conflict with the provisions of said resolution.
(Code 1972, § 20-53; Ord. No. 93-146, § 1, 9-21-93; Ord. No. 94-138, § 7, 7-19-94; Ord. No. 98-135, § 1, 1-19-98; Ord. No. 2004-121, § 16, 9-7-04; Ord. No. 2007-115, § 10, 11-20-07; Ord. No. 2016-113, § 11, 10-5-16; Ord. No. 2018-104, § 8, 6-6-18; Ord. No. 2020-112, § 24, 8-19-20; Ord. No. 2023-101, § 129, 4-19-23)
Source: City of Coral Springs, Florida, Code of Ordinances, Charter and Land Development Code (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/fl/coral_springs/codes/land_development_code?nodeId=CH25ZOOR_ARTIINGE_S250153PRRECOUSBEPLZOBOCOFetched: 11/8/2026