By Diane Emeott
The four members of the Planning & Zoning Board voted unanimously to deny a site plan application to convert an existing retail building, formerly The “Reel” Cigar Store at 504 S. Federal Hwy., to a detoxification facility.
Attorney Scott Bachman, representing Deerfield Florida House, argued that it was a permitted use in a B-2 zoning district. He said his client had met the six standards outlined by Planning & Growth Management Director Jerry Ferguson.
After numerous residents spoke against having a detox facility in their neighborhood, Chairman pro tem of the Planning & Zoning Board Todd Drosky said he was not focusing on the permitted use but on the compatibility issue with RS5 residential property to the east. His fellow board members agreed.
See more from the discussion in an upcoming issue of the Observer newspaper
