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Riviera Beach board adopts ordinance requiring notice for site plans that need public hearings
Summary
The Planning and Zoning Board voted unanimously July 24 to approve an amendment to section 31‑4 of the city zoning code requiring mail notice, a 300‑foot owner radius and property posting for any site‑plan application subject to a public hearing.
The Riviera Beach Planning and Zoning Board voted unanimously on July 24 to approve an ordinance amendment that adds explicit public‑notice requirements for site‑plan applications that require a public hearing.
Senior Planner Juan Suarez told the board the text amendment to section 31‑4 requires that any non‑city‑initiated site plan application subject to a public hearing must meet the same notice steps already required for rezonings and special exceptions: mailed notice to property owners within a 300‑foot radius, posting of the property with a sign and submission of an affidavit attesting to the date of mailing and completeness of the owners’ list at least five days before the hearing.
Why it matters: Suarez said the change is intended to “promote transparency, encouraging public participation, and fostering trust in the city's development review process.” The board noted reviewers had compared surrounding jurisdictions and found similar notice rules for major site plans.
Key provisions The new language requires applicants to provide an affidavit that includes a copy of the mailed notice and the address list, filed at least five days before the hearing. The ordinance also mandates posting the property with visible signs and explicitly applies these notice rules to site plans that are subject to public hearings (special‑exception, rezoning and similar procedures already included similar notice protocols).
Board discussion and vote Board members asked procedural questions and had no substantive objections. A board member moved, another seconded and the board recorded a unanimous roll‑call vote in favor of the ordinance (recorded as ordinance “42 82” in the hearing materials).
Implementation Development Services staff said the department will update the public‑notice templates and procedures to implement the ordinance and will require the affidavit of mailing in future application packets. The ordinance language also requires the affidavit to include a copy of the mailer and the address list used, providing an auditable record for public notice prior to the hearing.
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Sources and attribution: Senior Planner Juan Suarez presented the amendment; vote recorded in the July 24, 2025 Planning and Zoning Board transcript.
