Hollywood Beach Overlay District and Design Guidelines
Description
The City proposed a text amendment establishing a new Hollywood Beach Overlay District and beach design guidelines. The Board was scheduled to hear it and decide whether to recommend it to the City Commission — no record of the outcome was provided.
Impact summary
If adopted, the overlay would set height, design, and rooftop amenity standards for future beach development — shaping what gets built there for years.
Applicant
- Name
- City of Hollywood
- Address
- Generally East of the Intracoastal Waterway, South of East Dania Blvd, West of the Atlantic Ocean, and North of East Hallandale Beach Blvd
At a glance
- Hearings
- 3
- Public comments
- 0
- Total mentions
- 3
Last vote · Planning and Development Board
A recommendation, not a final decision. The council decides next.
Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Oct 7, 2026.
Meeting timeline (3)
Regular City Commission Meeting Part 2 - Oct 7, 2026
A new citywide zoning overlay for the beach with bonus programs, design guidelines, flexibility units, a hotel incentive inventory, and a five-year sunset was scheduled for consideration.
Planning and Development Board - Sep 8, 2026
City-initiated ordinance creating a voluntary beach overlay with height bonuses up to 20 stories on A1A, 30-story resort pathway, TIDE hotel rooms, TDRs, and flex units — exchanged for design compliance, POPS, public parking and resiliency fund contributions.
Planning and Development Board - Aug 11, 2026
A city-proposed zoning text amendment creating a beach overlay district with new design guidelines. The hearing was continued to September 8 after staff found a notice posting defect.
Related issues (4)
Hollywood Beach Overlay District
The city is proposing new zoning rules and design guidelines for the beach area stretching from the Intracoastal Waterway to the ocean. This could shape building heights, rooftop amenities, and the look of future development on the beach. The hearing itself never happened because of a posting error — it resumes September 8.
1301 South Ocean Drive and Hollywood Beach Hotel redevelopment concerns
The Commission narrowly approved changes to the development agreement for the property at 1301 S. Ocean Drive after hours of public comment, with Commissioners Shuham and Quintana opposed.
Barrier Island Infrastructure and Evacuation
Recent king tides flooded A1A and left residents unable to get home; speakers and Shuham tied today's king-tide levels to projected 2050 sea levels. Evacuation routes and emergency access on the island remain unresolved.
Beachfront flexibility unit allocation
The Gramanzini family, longtime Hollywood Beach business owners, want a two-bedroom apartment above Senor Frogs — mostly so their 80-something parents can live in an elevator building. The Board recommended approval, but the City Commission makes the final decision on pulling one unit from the city's pool of 3,886 flexibility units.
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