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Votes at a glance: Historic Preservation Board actions, March 25, 2025
Summary
Summary of formal board outcomes from the March 25, 2025 Historic Preservation Board meeting: approvals, denials and continuances on new construction, alterations, and variances.
The City of West Palm Beach Historic Preservation Board took the following actions during its March 25, 2025 meeting. This roundup lists each case that received a formal motion and vote or was continued by the board.
Approved
- Case 24‑109 | 3618 Spruce Avenue — New construction. The board approved the applicant's revised design for a one‑story single‑family house, with conditions on shutter sizing, garage door design, window light patterns and a lower‑profile front entry roof. (Motion carried; voice vote.)
- Case 25‑01 | 335 Grama Drive — Additions and alterations to a contributing structure. The board approved the proposed rehabilitation and additions, including differentiation of new construction from the historic portion and a requirement that the one‑story portion use wood siding. (Motion carried; voice vote.)
- HPB case 2503 | 3001 Spruce Avenue — Front yard fence variance (Romina Polanco). The board granted a variance to replace and raise the existing front fence within the required front setback; the approval was limited to a replica of the existing fence and excluded the larger arched piers originally shown. (Motion carried; voice vote.)
- Case 25‑07 | 214 Monroe Drive — Additions and alterations. The board approved the applicant's requested modifications to a previously approved project with conditions on windows, doors, and other details to ensure compatibility with the historic structure. (Motion carried; voice vote.)
- Case 25‑06 | 254 Grama Road — Reduction of previously approved two‑story addition to a single‑story addition; restoration work including a unified clay barrel roof. The board approved the reduced scope with conditions on glazing, mullions and roofing materials. (Motion carried; voice vote.)
Denied
- Case 25‑02 | 42630 Sixth Street — Relocation of a contributing historic house. The board denied the relocation application, concluding the record did not establish the house could be moved without substantial loss to its historic character and setting. (Motion to deny carried; voice vote.)
- Case 25‑05 | Modular single‑family infill (Northwest neighborhood) — New construction. The board denied the certificate of appropriateness for a modular, contemporary design, finding it inconsistent with nearby frame vernacular houses and design criteria. (Motion to deny carried; voice vote.)
Continued / Tabled
- Case 24‑112 | Lots 7 and 8 / 40940 Fifth Street (and related lot‑line matters) — Continued to April 22 at the applicant's request to address detailing. (Motion carried.)
- Case 24‑504 | 502 Park Place (Padel X / West Palm Beach Racquet Club) — Continued to April 22. The board requested detailed lighting fixture specifications and photometrics, material alternatives for vertical cladding, and documentation of neighborhood outreach before it will complete its design review. (Motion carried.)
Notes
- Several approvals included conditions that require the applicant to return to staff with details (window and door schedules, material samples, roofing color and profiles, and final permit‑level drawings) that staff must verify for compliance at permitting.
- Items continued to the April 22 meeting should submit the requested materials in advance so staff can distribute them to board members ahead of the next hearing.
