Pines residents are one step closer to seeing their dream downtown area come to fruition.

Commissioners approved 5-0 to adopt a conceptual site plan for City Center Wednesday during a joint meeting with the city's Planning and Zoning Board. City Center is the all-inclusive shopping, park and civic center located behind City Hall.

The downtown area will feature an amphitheater, a park, 250 units of affordable housing, a 150-room hotel, a public transit hub, a movie theater, a civic center, City Hall and retail stores, according to the site plan.

The vote hands commissioners the right to reject any amenities they believe aren't financially useful, said Commissioner Angelo Castillo.

"You're offering people a lifestyle," Castillo said. "But I'm skeptical about the hotel. It's too far from I-75 and no one from hotel businesses I've spoken to have given me any interest in going there."

PNZ member Paul Girello stressed to commissioners that City Center, which runs along Pines Boulevard, shouldn't be visible from the road because it deserves privacy. He also urged commissioners to start selling residential space immediately.

Download the site plan from the Pembroke Pines Web site.