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Planning commission approves land-use change for 14.99-acre Nova Life RV Park near Lake Okeechobee
Summary
The Planning Commission approved a privately initiated comprehensive plan amendment to change a 14.99-acre parcel from high-residential (HR-8) to Commercial Recreation (CR) with underlying 8 units per acre, clearing the way for a proposed up-to-89-space RV park; staff recommended approval with conditions and the motion passed with one dissenting
The Palm Beach County Planning Commission approved a privately initiated future-land-use amendment to reclassify a 14.99-acre parcel on State Road 715 from High Residential (8 units per acre) to Commercial Recreation with an underlying 8 units-per-acre designation. Staff recommended approval with conditions; the planning commission approved the amendment with one dissenting vote.
Applicant Kevin McGinley described the request as seasonal recreational accommodation for RV users and told commissioners, "It's a pretty straightforward request." Staff described the Commercial Recreation (CR) future land use as a designation created in the 1989 comprehensive plan to accommodate large-scale public and private recreation uses and said CR is used countywide at sites such as the South Florida Fairgrounds, Lion Country Safari, RV parks and golf courses. Sarah…
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