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Commission approves first-reading ordinances to annex and rezone 3604 Boynton Beach Blvd. for dispensary use
Summary
On first reading the commission unanimously approved annexation, a future land use amendment and rezoning for 3604 Boynton Beach Boulevard (0.36 acres) to bring the parcel into city limits and permit a community commercial designation consistent with an intended dispensary tenant.
The Boynton Beach City Commission unanimously approved three first-reading ordinances to annex and rezone a 0.36-acre parcel at 3604 Boynton Beach Boulevard, a property owner-requested annexation adjacent to the city’s western limit.
City staff and the applicant’s attorney, Barbara Hall of Greenberg Traurig, presented the request as a voluntary annexation that meets statutory criteria for contiguity and compactness and lies within the city’s annexation and utility service areas. Hall told the commission the site contains a 1,250-square-foot building that was formerly a hair salon and that the lessee intends to operate a dispensary in the space.
Clerk read three proposed ordinances into the record: a voluntary annexation ordinance (listed in the packet as proposed ordinance number 25-22), a future land use map amendment to change the parcel to local retail commercial (proposed ordinance 25-32), and a rezoning to the city’s community commercial district (proposed ordinance 25-33). Principal planner Gabe Savigny and applicant counsel answered commissioners’ questions about consistency with the comprehensive plan and utility coverage.
Each ordinance was approved on first reading in separate motions. Vice Mayor Hay moved approval and Commissioner Kelly seconded; roll-call votes were recorded as unanimous with Commissioners Kelly, Cruz, Vice Mayor Hay and Mayor Shelton voting yes and one commissioner absent for the meeting.
City staff said the site is already within the city’s utility service area and that staff conducted the standard reviews for annexation, future land use amendment and zoning. The applicant’s presentation stressed compatibility with adjacent uses and the parcel’s location in the city’s annexation area.
Because these were votes on first reading, the ordinances will return for second reading/adoption at a subsequent council meeting following required public-notice and codification steps. The clerk was instructed to record the ordinance and related documents with Palm Beach County and the Florida Department of State as required by the city’s procedures and state statute (Florida Statutes §171.044 was cited in the reading).
