Zoning commission recommends denser affordable housing and parking waiver for Seventh at Haverhill project

Seventh at Haverhill — West Palm Beach — At a Palm Beach County Zoning Commission meeting in the VISTA Center, commissioners recommended approval of a class A conditional use to increase residential density and recommended approval of a Type 2 parking waiver for the Seventh at Haverhill mixed-use project, a proposed five-story building that would include a 5,000-square-foot place of worship and about 101 multifamily residential units.

The project team said the development would be 100% affordable under the county Affordable Housing Program (AHP) with a unit mix of 40 studios, 43 one-bedroom units and 18 two-bedroom units, and would seek bonuses to raise the site's future land use from HR-8 to HR-12 and to use transfer-of-development-rights (TDRs). Meredith Lay, agent for the applicant, said, "The project before you today is a centrally located mixed use project. It is a 5 story building on the West Side Of Haverhill Road. The project will include a 5,000 square foot place of worship with a 150 seats and a 101 multifamily residential units." The commission voted in favor of the motions; the zoning commission record reflects the body's recommendation will go to the Board of County Commissioners for final action.

Why it matters: The proposal would…