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The change affects a completed 11.18‑acre, 288‑unit development that was approved under ordinance 2020‑023 with a unique condition allocating 100% of units to the county workforce‑housing program and a heavy weighting of units to higher AMI brackets. The applicant, represented by urban planner John Roach, said the project has struggled to lease units under the 2020 restriction and had turned away about 1,400 prospective tenants in 2024 because most applicants fell into the lower AMI categories while the ordinance concentrated units at the higher (near‑market) categories.

Roach told commissioners the amendment would reallocate the restrictions to better match the local market: the applicant proposed restricting 145 units in the lower two AMI categories (55 units at 60–80% AMI; 90 units at 80–100% AMI) and leaving 143 units unrestricted (market rate). He said that change would preserve 50% of the project as restricted housing—still double the current county baseline of 25%—and would avoid foreclosure and maintain the property as an ongoing source of workforce housing. Planning staff said the request does not change the future land use or unit count, and staff recommended approval with modified condition language limiting the required restricted units to the two lower income categories and leaving the remainder unrestricted.

During deliberations, several commissioners and staff described wider programmatic questions about the workforce‑housing program and market conditions. County workforce‑housing staff (Maria Bella) said the county is monitoring program performance and coordinating with housing and economic development on possible broader changes to the program, such as adjusting AMI tiers. Commissioners expressed concern about preserving housing for current tenants and avoiding displacement; the applicant said existing tenants will not be displaced and that unit turnover would be managed under normal lease renewals.

Commissioner Rosie Matos moved an amendment to the Planning Commission recommendation to add eight restricted units back into the two middle AMI buckets (specifically, four additional units to moderate‑2 and four to the middle category as discussed during the hearing). The motion and second carried. The resulting amendment approved by the commission restricts 153 units (after adding the eight units) and leaves 135 units unrestricted; staff will forward the recommendation and the amended condition to the Board of County Commissioners for final action. The Planning Commission vote was 8 in favor, 1 opposed (Commissioner Cara/Kara Farris voted no).

Votes at a glance: Motion to approve amended Pine Ridge PUD condition (add eight restricted units to moderate categories and approve redistribution) — Approved (8‑1: Yes—Varissa Laudas, Rafael Clemente, Rosie Matos, Rick Stopik, Gary Brown, Serge de Haiti, Selena Samuels, John Carr; No—Cara/Kara Farris).

Context and next steps: The amendment modifies only the workforce‑housing condition in ordinance 2020‑023; the project remains at 288 constructed units. The commission emphasized program‑level evaluation of workforce‑housing AMI tiers and staff said program adjustments are being coordinated with county housing and economic development units.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","PBC Planning Commission Meeting","oneSentenceSummary","The commission approved a modification to the Pine Ridge PUD’s 2020 workforce‑housing condition, adding more low‑income restricted units and allowing a portion of units to be unrestricted at market rate to stabilize project finances; the board amended staff recommendation to reserve eight additional restricted units and passed the item 8‑1.","taxTitle","Palm Beach County, Florida","taxId",2875,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6174466,"Commission recommends industrial land‑use change to let Paving Lady convert church site to offices and storage",577,3691000,4268000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5370036-ed9e87a5dbc5dc6fda25545509d520da&start=3691&end=4268","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5370036-ed9e87a5dbc5dc6fda25545509d520da/thumbnail_3691000.jpg","/articles/6174466/Palm-Beach-County/Florida/Commission-recommends-industrial-landuse-change-to-let-Paving-Lady-convert-church-site-to-offices-and-storage","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6174466-2bda38d7c5ca8653fd5606706055f1ac/orig.mp4?Expires=1770967175&Signature=RcBaiNqqGwwifxuEk4UKVH4cHhQxO4dIoSXo1Dn6oxinKG9k1v2MTqz5GoVEYWmei9op2vUsD~1EcNMXcJLZ0JhSFKBHUUH5vRzyAtXsIMgz2g9qA3d8abdC4PkuZspyulqoLWukkIfzcSvJxWwe2vfAdVqbJsUK5HC44S9uov94VJk60Zni2utCWl7qKWv5JRJcbbdVgddygeCPUKcjF~8yEeNYg1UaeFwiWF6ZjTUx2z6ytRNzu9IZvOb1IpgNtMrqXjcmVZfIxgtBr5cT45eEw4cHCxnK7ZXxyfurKYZPGIHjrdQk3qWtHvniU2EtmrHJeZanyjfMvLf-rvQA8w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Palm Beach County Planning Commission on July 11 recommended approval of a small‑scale future land use change that would convert the Hope Evangelical Lutheran Church parcel (4.28 acres) at the southeast corner of Belvedere Road and Pike Road from institutional residential to industrial to accommodate Paving Lady corporate offices, a 5,000‑square‑foot warehouse and outdoor contractor storage.

Planning staff told the commission the property sits in a predominantly industrial corridor and that the proposed light industrial uses would generate lower trip volumes than the site's full institutional maximum. Staff recommended approval with conditions, and commissioners asked questions about onsite operations, hazardous materials and visibility from the roadway.

Kevin McGinley, representing Hope Evangelical Lutheran Church and the contract purchaser Paving Lady, said the buyer and church entered an agreement so the church could relocate and the purchaser would use the site for its corporate office and equipment storage; McGinley emphasized the site would not be used for production of asphalt or similar manufacturing. Staff planner Alondra Lopez Mojica explained the concurrent zoning application proposes a rezoning from multifamily residential to light industrial and showed that the site is surrounded primarily by industrial uses; she said the change would ‘‘allow for light industrial uses, which have a lower trip generation than the maximum potential of institutional uses.’’

Commissioners asked whether hazardous materials would be stored near the on‑site drainage retention area; the applicant said there would be no hazardous materials stored on the property, and staff confirmed landscape and screening requirements would apply. With no public comment recorded and no emails in opposition on the record for this item, a motion to accept staff’s recommendation carried on a roll call vote of 9‑0.

Votes at a glance: Motion to recommend approval of the Paving Lady small‑scale amendment — Approved (9‑0: all voting commissioners approved).

Context and next steps: The commission’s recommendation moves the amendment to the Board of County Commissioners. The project also requires the concurrent zoning map amendment and site‑plan approvals to reconfigure parking, access and the converted office and warehouse uses.","The Planning Commission recommended approval of a small‑scale future land use amendment converting a 4.28‑acre church site to light industrial for The Paving Lady; staff said the site is already surrounded by industrial uses and the project includes a 5,000‑square‑foot warehouse and outdoor contractor storage.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6174471,"Planning Commission backs 89-unit Boca Raton Commerce Center amendment with workforce housing requirement",3362,290000,3652000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5370036-ed9e87a5dbc5dc6fda25545509d520da&start=290&end=3652","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5370036-ed9e87a5dbc5dc6fda25545509d520da/thumbnail_290000.jpg","/articles/6174471/Palm-Beach-County/Florida/Planning-Commission-backs-89-unit-Boca-Raton-Commerce-Center-amendment-with-workforce-housing-requirement","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6174471-f59e7cf2fef6bf7a4855d2e38b7682b6/orig.mp4?Expires=1770967175&Signature=n8BR1yVinF2NbAlW21HeEAnGxjcm9hriIYJin4wo4uSQS9hRVpGz3uQklTOA0t-UPvkFBQZ6OjWAjhf61GHBjLEzMaXQZ4LaW-afWxMGvFcsW5WmB~BmFjF-H7SanTHofed478544kLqHwoE86xO0IPnDAcOBqRgxxm0u0niIRU1W-eWV3hHyahN2GU7dspmsvv4WXAJTTHw-S7r~OrUBxPM-mqBgkybqMAG03dX9mQFdUYDQD8S3ajM9dCIRIu85Rj-qZBlg9yXL7zW9KGbHv76d3yKrTIezRcFz0X6MNq2698U8vqGhnZjObD8BjraO0C04YYf4Tytk9Mdqf~5zg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Palm Beach County Planning Commission on July 11 recommended approval of a small‑scale future land use amendment for Boca Raton Commerce Center 3, a 4.79‑acre site south of Glades Road, to allow a multifamily development of 89 rental units with 25% required on‑site workforce housing.

The recommendation matters because the proposal replaces an industrial underlying future land use with HR‑12 residential capacity on the south portion of a property that currently includes a 14,986‑square‑foot professional office building. Planning staff recommended approval with conditions, including a trip‑generation limit and the requirement that 25% (22 units) be built as workforce housing on site.

Applicant Josh Nichols of Schmidt Nichols told commissioners the project had been reduced from an earlier proposal of 110 units and 5–6 stories to the current 89 units and 4–5 stories after meetings with the adjacent Meissner Point homeowners association and staff. Nichols said the project would keep the existing office building and develop the south portion of the property, and that ‘‘25% of those units will be workforce level housing, and that's required as a condition of approval as well.’’ Principal Planner Travis Goodson told the commission staff had found the revised plan consistent with comprehensive plan policies and determined ‘‘the applicant will be providing 22 workforce housing units to add to the county's inventory’’ and was recommending approval with conditions.

Commissioners and staff focused most of their questions and comments on traffic and compatibility with the adjacent townhomes. The applicant presented trip‑generation figures comparing the site’s current allowable commercial/industrial uses with the proposed mix; he said the proposed professional office plus 89 multifamily units would generate about 566 trips per day compared with 4,300 daily trips for the fully commercial medical‑office scenario that is on the books for the site, and about 953 trips per day for an all‑industrial scenario. Nichols said the current proposal would reduce traffic from what the existing future land use permits. Planning staff confirmed a traffic study and said the site is in the urban/suburban tier, served by existing utilities, and that the applicant had purchased all available TDRs consistent with future land use element policy 2.4.b.

Commissioners pressed the applicant on building height, setbacks and buffers. Nichols described a 100‑foot setback from the adjacent townhomes and said existing mature oaks and palms in the buffer would remain; he added the design intentionally avoids windows overlooking the backyards. Commissioners also questioned the traffic study methodology, peak‑hour counts and how planned roadway improvements (including an anticipated Boca Rio widening scheduled to begin construction in 2027) interact with the proposal. Staff supplied peak‑hour direction counts and said detector‑based signal timing adjustments would address directional flows.

After discussion, a motion to recommend approval of the future land use amendment as presented and with staff‑recommended conditions passed on a roll call vote of 6 in favor and 3 opposed. The vote reflected support from commissioners Cara (Kara) Farris, Varissa Laudas, Rafael Clemente, Rosie Matos, Selena Samuels and John Carr; commissioners Rick Stopik, Gary Brown and Serge de Haiti voted no. The recommendation moves the amendment to the Board of County Commissioners for final action.

Votes at a glance: Motion to recommend approval of Boca Raton Commerce Center 3 with staff conditions — Approved (6‑3: Yes—Cara/Kara Farris, Varissa Laudas, Rafael Clemente, Rosie Matos, Selena Samuels, John Carr; No—Rick Stopik, Gary Brown, Serge de Haiti).

Context and next steps: The commission's recommendation authorizes the change in the future land use atlas and conditions (limit of 89 units, workforce housing requirement, TDR purchase and trip limit) but the project will need final action by the Board of County Commissioners and subsequent zoning/site‑plan approvals for the development order amendment, workforce housing density bonus and use of TDRs.","The Palm Beach County Planning Commission recommended approval of a small‑scale future land use amendment for Boca Raton Commerce Center 3 that would allow 89 multifamily units (25% on‑site workforce housing) on a 4.79‑acre site; commissioners debated traffic, buffering and building height before the 6‑3 recommendation.","actionData","errors"]

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