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per minute in the morning, and about three additional
vehicles per minute in the afternoon.
Based on its review of the results of the traffic
study, the City is requiring the developer to provide a
left-turn lane for northbound SE 18th Ave. as it
approaches East Atlantic Blvd. The residential units
are to be rental apartments or condos, or a mixture
of both, with a high percentage of one-bedroom
units. A woman in the audience said that rentals will
drastically reduce the property values of the homes
in the vicinity of the project.
Another attendee said he was
“all for the project,” and thinks
that property values will actually
go up, “but the parking, with all
due respect, is going to be a
problem.” “I’m hoping that the
developer will hear every true
concern that we have,” said
another resident. “That’s the pur-
pose of the meeting,” said the
zoning attorney. The Atlantic One
project has gone before the city’s
Development Review Committee
for site plan and building design
approvals, which the developer
needs in order to obtain a building
permit.
On June 4, the Architectural
Appearance Committee voted
unanimously in favor of the proj-
ect, but the Chair did suggest that
some type of traffic calming fea-
ture be installed at the intersec-
tion of SE Second St. and SE
18th Ave., “because there is a lot
of traffic that’s going to be cre-
ated, there’s no doubt.”
The property for the Atlantic
One project was purchased by
the developer from the McNab
family last December. It will be
one of the larger Pompano Beach
re-development projects taking
place over the next few years.
This past March, in an effort to
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