It's actually quite an interesting case, for the reason you're citing. Certainly you don't want a bunch of bums in your residential neighbirhood. But it's the rezoning itself that makes it interesting.
It from a little rabbit hole research that the "powerline zone" in question is shifting from industrial / low-intensity uses into mixed-use redevelopment. Ok, but is there a grandfather clause? Seemingly not or this isn't an issue. If you were running an industrial business are you told to fuck off as well?
I could take them more seriously if there was some kind of phased approach where you would say, "Ok, all who were here before are grandfathered, but we'll make it residential / mixed now. It's not ideal place to live but here's a spot for some section 8 housing and stuff and gibs can't be complained about."
Instead it appears to be, "Mixed use. Except for the church. Fuck off church. But also high end neighborhoods will have section 8 browns incorporated."
It's also worth noting the church could move this operation to an area where zoning allows. This isn't some great cathedral or anything.
That is an interesting wrinkle (and the rezoning map you found).
Work the people covering this story should be doing. It's crazy how awful most reporting is.
If you were running an industrial business are you told to fuck off as well?
This wouldn't be apples to apples. The city would want an industrial business to continue. The business increases their taxes revenue. Most cities are already losing their industrial base. It would make sense for the city to rezone the area and hope developers put the land to other use.
If you pull up a map of the area behind the soup kitchen it looks like nice single family homes.
The rezoning is for most of Powerline RD's street front.
https://oaklandparkfl.gov/DocumentCenter/View/15114/2025-OP-Zoning-Map