Greenacres board approves 44-unit Garden Square townhome site plan
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Summary
The Planning & Zoning Board unanimously approved site plan SP2303 for Garden Square, a 44-unit townhome development at 6645 Chickasaw Road, subject to staff conditions.
The City of Greenacres Planning & Zoning Board voted unanimously to approve site and development plan SP2303 for the Garden Square Townhouse Development, a 44-unit project at 6645 Chickasaw Road.
Staff said the 4.9-acre site will accommodate ten buildings — four five-unit buildings and six four-unit buildings — for a total of 44 townhomes. The development will provide 174 parking spaces (64 in garages, 88 driveway spaces and 22 guest spaces), two Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) spaces, eight bicycle parking spaces, a tot lot, and on-site stormwater detention and retention with additional Bald cypress plantings. Staff reported the townhomes will be about 27.5 feet tall, under the 35-foot height limit, and the proposed density of about 8.82 units per acre is below the comprehensive-plan cap of 10 units per acre.
The board packet and staff presentation identified surrounding uses as Park Point condominiums to the north, Sunset Ridge to the south, Chickasaw Manor single-family residences to the east, and Poinciana Place Phase 2 to the west. Staff noted the property was annexed into the city in 2004 and previously rezoned under SP2101 by City Council (resolution referenced in staff materials). The applicant team said they enhanced landscape buffers beyond code minimums, preserved several large oak trees behind Building 5, and provided pedestrian sidewalks and a central tot-lot amenity.
Board members questioned traffic and access. Staff and the applicant said the project met Palm Beach County concurrency and that county and city capital improvements to Chickasaw Road (constructed as part of a separate capital project) are in place. The applicant said they will pay their fair share toward Right-of-Way construction associated with the Chickasaw improvements. The fire marshal reviewed the internal turning radii and a vehicle-turn analysis showing fire and refuse vehicles can safely maneuver the internal circulation.
Staff-listed conditions of approval appear on pages 5–10 of the staff report; staff recommended approval with those conditions. The board approved the site plan unanimously. The record indicates the approval covers the site plan only; any future signage will require a separate master sign plan and additional permits.
Votes at a glance: the board approved SP2303 (Garden Square site and development plan) unanimously; a named mover and seconder were not specified in the transcript.
The applicant team said the next steps are building permits and compliance with the conditions in the staff report.
