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City approves Broadway Mixed Use District rewrite to encourage denser, walkable redevelopment
Summary
The commission unanimously approved two city-initiated ordinances to consolidate Broadway Mixed Use building types and add new development standards, including a higher maximum height in limited locations and new alley language; staff and GL Homes worked to preserve Broadway frontage intensity.
The West Palm Beach City Commission on March 17 voted unanimously to approve city-initiated zoning changes designed to promote redevelopment along the Broadway corridor.
Anna Maria Abont, assistant director of Development Services, summarized the two related ordinances: a rezoning that consolidates Broadway Mixed Use District building types and a text amendment to the zoning and land development regulations that establishes new development standards for the Broadway Mixed Use District. Abont framed the changes as part of a strategy to create an "urban pedestrian friendly corridor with mixed uses and workforce housing."
Why it matters: the two ordinances revise local zoning to encourage higher-density, mixed-use…
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