Council clears Astoria Townes: 60 townhomes approved with conditions; developer to dedicate or pay land‑dedication fee

The Greenacres City Council approved two related actions clearing the Astoria Townes development: Resolution 2025‑09, which approves site-and-development plans and a master sign plan for 60 townhomes, and Resolution 2025‑08, which approves the preliminary plat for the subdivision.

Staff described the project as a 60‑unit, two‑story townhouse development on a 6.56‑acre site south of Dodd Road and about 1,002 feet east of Jog Road. The layout includes 10 buildings of six units each; each unit is planned as a three‑bedroom, two‑bath product. The proposal provides 224 parking spaces (one garage space and two paver driveway spaces per unit, plus 44 additional guest and pool spaces), a central private recreation area with pool and cabana, sidewalks throughout the community, and preservation of several large oak trees along the east property line and within the recreation area. Staff told the council the project meets city code development standards, that outside concurrency requirements (school district and Palm Beach County traffic) have been satisfied, and that the Planning & Zoning Board recommended the project unanimously on Aug. 8, 2024. The council’s October 2024 action approved the associated future‑land‑use amendment and rezoning.

Staff noted the project’s land‑dedication requirement: after applying code credits for on‑site private recreation (19 percent credit), the developer must dedicate or pay 0.799 acres to satisfy land‑dedication and government‑services requirements. Staff described the development as an infill project targeted toward first‑time homebuyers.

Applicant representatives from J. Morton Planning and Landscape Architecture and D.R. Horton presented renderings and described engineering adjustments made to accommodate emergency and service vehicles; an auto‑turn analysis and revised radius were submitted to address fire‑truck access. The council discussed outreach to adjacent residents (including a meeting with the Catalina Estates HOA and individual follow‑up with a neighbor over a water‑meter issue) and a proposed change to Condition 8 to require partial engineering closeout prior to issuance of the 50th certificate of occupancy rather than waiting until full engineering closeout for every CO.

Two residents spoke at public comment: one raised general concerns about connectivity and development patterns, and another voiced support for housing for young families and said Dodd Road is not heavily trafficked. After public comment, the council voted to approve both resolutions by voice vote; staff reiterated that conditions of approval, impact fees and required land‑dedication/payment must be satisfied before building permits are issued.