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Oakland Park, the City on the move is building steadily toward its future. For this reason Oakland Park is a hot spot for new development. On June 12, 2020 we published an article about 12 New Residential Real Estate Projects in Oakland Park. In response to that article residents have voiced concerns about all the construction, and some are in regards to the compatibility of the new buildings in the current neighborhoods.
Long before we published the article the City had taken note of this concern. As a result, the City had put together a team to address residential compatibility standards. Brad Ostroff, Acting Director, Community and Economic Development, Peter Schwarz, Assistant Director of Community and Economic Development and Alexander Dambach, Planning Supervisor, Planning & Zoning Division headed up the team behind the changes. They made their first presentation to the City in March of 2019. They proposed changes to the current Land Development Code that would insure that new construction is compatible with the current character of existing neighborhoods, as well as encourage community enhancement features.
The proposed changes would seek to address the following concerns:
In order to remedy these concerns the proposed ordinance changes include:
The first reading of the ordinance passed on June 3rd with a vote of 4-0 in favor of the changes. Mayor Sparks, Vice Mayor Bolin, Commissioner Lonergan and Commissioner Carn voted in favor of the ordinance. Commissioner Guevrakian was not in attendance and did vote.
On the second reading on June 17, 2020 the ordinance passed by a vote of 3-0. Vice Mayor Bolin, Commissioner Lonergan and Commissioner Carn voted in favor of the ordinance. Mayor Sparks and Commissioner Guevrakian were not in attendance.
The new ordinance became effective upon its passing. To read the new ordinance click here.
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Désirée Ávila has called Oakland Park her home for over 33 years. In addition to publishing LivingInOaklandPark.com, Désirée has been featured in print publications, locally and abroad. Désirée was an award winning teacher for 10 years and has a doctoral level education in Educational Technology. She is currently a licensed Florida Realtor® and is committed to a high-level of professionalism.
Désirée consistently professionally develops herself and has earned several different professional designations and certifications in real estate including the PSA, e-Pro, AHWD, SRS, ABR, and SFR. She was also awarded the C2EX, Commitment to Excellence award by the National Association for Realtors (NAR). This award is given to Realtors® that distinguish themselves for their commitment to excellence in the real estate industry.
She is esteemed by her real estate colleagues and has consistently received 5 star reviews from her clients. Her philosophy about real estate is that being a Realtor® is a way of teaching and helping people, and in the process a real estate transaction may occur, that is to say her foremost priority is and has always been about helping others.
She is dedicated to her hometown of Oakland Park and works consistently on building and fostering a strong community. She is passionate about photography and loves to read books about history ; the more detail the better! In addition to English, Désirée is fluent in Portuguese, Spanish, French and Italian.
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