Write on The City of Miramar, Florida, has Undergone Zoning and Land Use Changes

(1) acquire copies of the public documents relating to this issue or project, (2) personally visit the site, (3) attend at least one meeting which includes a public hearing, preferably before a Planning Commission or Hearing Officer and write on case study

https://www.miramarfl.gov/167/Planning-Zoning

1.City of Miramar Comprehensive Plan, https://www.miramarfl.gov/DocumentCenter/View/7868/Miramar-Comprehensive-Plan

2.Miramar Park of Commerce, https://www.miramarparkofcommerce.com/

3."The Miramar Park of Commerce: The Complete Community," Urban Land Magazine, https://urbanland.uli.org/industry-sectors/office/the-miramar-park-of-commerce-the-complete-community/

4."Miramar Cultural Center/ArtsPark," Broward County Cultural Division, https://www.broward.org/Arts/Resources/CulturalVenues/Pages/Miramar-Cultural-CenterArtsPark.aspx

1 .identifying the applicant, the location and size of the subject project, and the scope and the intent of the applicant's application (comprehensive regarding all elements of the application). 2. Identifying the current use, current zoning, and future land use plan designation of the site under consideration 3. Describing the surrounding properties and the existing zoning and land use 4. Describing any deviations from the future land use plan requested by the applicant 5. Summarize staff comments on the project 6. Summarize any concerns expressed at public hearings or correspondence from adjacent residents, businesses and other property owners 7. Summarize the conclusions, comments reached from the public hearing

In a concluding section, discuss the concepts and issues of this course as they relate to this project as follows:

Why is this development being proposed?

What are the patterns of growth and development in the community which prompted this project? Discuss the factors causing this growth. (i.e. commercial development in the area, new schools or colleges being built or planned, efforts to attract retirees, manufacturing facilities being built or planned, a migration to newer housing and less congested living conditions, etc.)

Discuss the development history of the community and whether or not this project (1) is consistent with the development trends or (2) is a new trend in community development?

What areas are prone to development? What have been the trends of past developments, both in physical location and types of development (i.e.

single-family, ownership multi-family, rental, mixed use commercial, professional, low and moderate income residential). Does this project tract trend or set another trend? If so, what is that new trend?