CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH

PLANNING BOARD

AGENDA

Date: July 15, 2025

Time: 6:00pm

Place: Commission Chambers

401 Clematis Street | West Palm Beach, FL 33401

I. Call to Order / Roll Call

II. Approval of Minutes

A. June 17, 2025

III. Report from the Planning Division Staff

IV. Remarks by the Chairperson

V. Declaration of Ex-Parte Communication

VI. Public Hearing

A. Swearing In of the Speakers

B. Continued Cases

C. Planning Board Cases

1. Planning Board Case Nos. 2010 (FLU-25030004) and 2010A (RZ-25030009):

A two-part request by Tyler Woolsey of Urban Design Studio along with Spina O'Rourke & Partners, on behalf of the City of West Palm Beach and VDG Land Co. LLC, for the following:

Planning Board Case No. 2010 (FLU-25030004): A small-scale Future Land Use (FLU) Map Amendment to change the FLU designation of the subject property from Community Service (CS) and Commercial (C) to Multifamily (MF) to allow for the proposed 155-unit multifamily residential development.

Planning Board Case No. 2010A (RZ-25030009): A rezoning to change the zoning designation of the subject property from Recreation and Open Space (ROS) and Neighborhood Commercial (NC) to Multifamily High Density Residential (MF32) to allow for the proposed 155-unit multifamily residential development.

Location: The subject property, consisting of approximately 2.46 acres, is generally located at 2410, 2460, and 2508 North Australian Avenue, within Commission District No. 1 ? Commissioner Cathleen Ward.

Case Manager: Kevie Defranc, Senior Planner

Phone: 561.822.1449 | TTY: 800.955.8771

E-mail: kdefranc@wpb.org

D. Code Revision Cases

1. Code Revision Case No. 25-06:

A City-initiated request involving a text amendment to the City's Zoning and Land Development Regulations, Chapter 94, Article II, Section 94-36 to establish a special use review authority for the North Flagler Overlay District; Section 94-38 to establish variance procedures for the North Flagler Overlay District; Section 94-57 to introduce and establish the process and procedure for requests involving new construction located within the North Flagler Overlay District; Article VII, Section 94-236 to introduce and establish development regulations for the North Flagler Overlay District; and Article XIX, Section 94-611 to delete the floor area ratio commercial definition, update the floor area ratio definition, and add the active use definition.

The proposed North Flagler Overlay District is approximately 65.9-acres, generally consisting of properties south of the northern City limits, east of North Flagler Drive, west of the intracoastal waterway, and north of 44th Street within Commission District No. 1 ? Commissioner Cathleen Ward.

Case Manager: Kevie Defranc, Senior Planner

Phone: 561.822.1449 | TTY: 800.955.8771

E-mail: kdefranc@wpb.org

2. Code Revision Case No. 25-04:

A request by Lentzy Jean-Louis of Urban Design Studio on behalf of Huizenga Holdings Inc. involving a text amendment to the City's Zoning and Land Development Regulations, Chapter 94, Article III, Section 94-72 and 94-74 to allow for revised dimensional lot requirements, setback requirements and exceptions for the Single-Family Low-Density District (SF7) and the Single-Family High-Density District (SF14) specific to lots located east of Broadway Avenue, west of North Flagler Drive, north of 40th Street, and south of 45th Street.

The proposed subject area, generally consisting of properties east of Broadway Avenue, west of North Flagler Drive, north of 40th Street, and south of 45th Street within Commission District No. 1 ? Commissioner Cathleen Ward.

Case Manager: Jermaine Swaby, Senior Planner

Phone: 561.822.1431 | TTY: 800.955.8771

E-mail: jswaby@wpb.org

VII. Other Business

VIII. Unfinished Business

IX. New Business

X. Adjournment

All interested parties may appear at the above Public Hearing at the stated time and place and be heard with respect thereto. Please be advised that should any interested person seek to appeal any decision made by the Planning Board with respect to any matter considered at such hearing, such person will need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence upon which an appeal is to be based. The hearing may be continued from time to time which may be necessary.

In accordance with the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), persons in need of a special accommodation to participate in this proceeding shall, within three (3) working days prior to any proceeding, contact the City Clerk's Office, 401 Clematis Street, West Palm Beach, Florida 33401, 561.822-1210, TTY: 800.955.8771.

Exact legal descriptions of the property involved may be obtained from the Planning Division of the City of West Palm Beach.

PUBLISH: The Palm Beach Post | July 5, 2025

July 5 2025

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