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Palm Bay council approves CenterPointe land-use change but rejects rezoning for adjacent parcel
Summary
After hours of public comment, Palm Bay City Council approved a small-scale comprehensive-plan amendment to change a 2.8-acre parcel owned by CenterPointe Church from public/semi-public to low-density residential, but denied a separate request to rezone an adjoining 10-acre parcel from rural residential to single-family RS-2.
Palm Bay City Council on Thursday approved a request to change the future land-use designation of a roughly 2.8-acre parcel owned by CenterPointe Church from public/semi-public (PSP) to low-density residential (LDR) but voted down a related rezoning for an adjacent 10-acre parcel.
Acting growth management director Althea Jefferson told the council staff found the 2.8-acre amendment consistent with the comprehensive plan and the planning-and-zoning board recommended approval by a 4–1 vote. Council voted 3–2 in favor of Ordinance 2025‑43, with Deputy Mayor Jaffe, Councilman Johnson and Councilman Langevin voting aye and Councilman Hammer and Mayor Medina voting no.
Bill Price of Price Family Homes, representing the contract purchaser, said the change would allow construction of residences that match the character of surrounding neighborhoods and help fund expansion of the church campus. “We’re going to build residences on that property,” Price said, describing plans for single‑story homes and an HOA-managed subdivision and arguing the proposal matches the neighborhood…
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