Development Process
The City of Pembroke Pines has established a development review system (DRC) to ensure development requests are processed in a timely manner and to facilitate communication between applicants and various city staff members who are involved in reviewing the plans.
Planning and Economic Development Department requires applicants to schedule pre-application meetings with a project planner prior to DRC submittal.
DRC disciplines which may review a project include:
Planning and Economic Development Department requires applicants to schedule pre-application meetings with a project planner prior to DRC submittal.
DRC Reviewers
DRC disciplines which may review a project include:
Planning (Project Manager)
Landscape
Fire Prevention Bureau
Police
Broward County Mass Transit
Waste Pro - City Approved Trash Vendor
Landscape
Fire Prevention Bureau
Police
Broward County Mass Transit
Waste Pro - City Approved Trash Vendor
Zoning
Environmental Services - Engineering
Florida Power and Light (FPL)
South Broward Drainage District
Central Broward Water Control District
Environmental Services - Engineering
Florida Power and Light (FPL)
South Broward Drainage District
Central Broward Water Control District
General Submittal Process
Development requests will be submitted online via Pines Web Services - Development HUB. Applications submitted online, will be reviewed for completeness by City staff and an invoice will be generated for payment. The development review process will not begin until the appropriate fees have been paid. Applications should also include a Development HUB Transmittal Form.
Applications which are deemed complete are then distributed to appropriate DRC members the following Tuesday (provided the invoice has been paid). DRC members have 8 days to review the plans from the distribution date. Comments are provided electronically to an applicant the following Wednesday. Resubmission of revised plans may be required depending on the comments received. Projects which need to be resubmitted for DRC staff review will comply with the same submission deadlines as a new submission. There is an additional fee for projects that require more than two (2) DRC reviews.
DRC Site Plan Submission Requirements
Site plan submission requirements vary depending on the complexity and nature of the site plan. Other development applications such as rezonings, plats, land use plan amendments, signs etc. have separate requirements for submission. Therefore, it is important for potential applicants to meet with the Planning and Economic Development Department staff prior to submission of any development application. Projects must all comply with the City's Land Development Code (Effective April 26, 2021).
Project Status
Information regarding the status of any project in the Development Review Process may be obtained by searching the Development HUB or by calling the Planning and Economic Development Department at 954-392-2100. In addition, contact information for each DRC reviewer will be provided on each comment sheet for the project.