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Commission recommends industrial land‑use change to let Paving Lady convert church site to offices and storage
Summary
The Planning Commission recommended approval of a small‑scale future land use amendment converting a 4.28‑acre church site to light industrial for The Paving Lady; staff said the site is already surrounded by industrial uses and the project includes a 5,000‑square‑foot warehouse and outdoor contractor storage.
The Palm Beach County Planning Commission on July 11 recommended approval of a small‑scale future land use change that would convert the Hope Evangelical Lutheran Church parcel (4.28 acres) at the southeast corner of Belvedere Road and Pike Road from institutional residential to industrial to accommodate Paving Lady corporate offices, a 5,000‑square‑foot warehouse and outdoor contractor storage.
Planning staff told the commission the property sits in a predominantly industrial corridor and that the proposed light industrial uses would generate lower trip volumes than the site's full institutional maximum. Staff recommended approval with conditions, and commissioners asked questions about onsite operations, hazardous materials and visibility from the roadway.
Kevin McGinley, representing Hope Evangelical Lutheran Church and the contract purchaser Paving Lady, said the buyer and church entered an agreement so the church could relocate and the purchaser would use the site for its corporate office and equipment storage; McGinley emphasized the site would not be used for production of asphalt or similar manufacturing. Staff planner Alondra Lopez Mojica explained the concurrent zoning application proposes a rezoning from multifamily residential to light industrial and showed that the site is surrounded primarily by industrial uses; she said the change would ‘‘allow for light industrial uses, which have a lower trip generation than the maximum potential of institutional uses.’’
Commissioners asked whether hazardous materials would be stored near the on‑site drainage retention area; the applicant said there would be no hazardous materials stored on the property, and staff confirmed landscape and screening requirements would apply. With no public comment recorded and no emails in opposition on the record for this item, a motion to accept staff’s recommendation carried on a roll call vote of 9‑0.
Votes at a glance: Motion to recommend approval of the Paving Lady small‑scale amendment — Approved (9‑0: all voting commissioners approved).
Context and next steps: The commission’s recommendation moves the amendment to the Board of County Commissioners. The project also requires the concurrent zoning map amendment and site‑plan approvals to reconfigure parking, access and the converted office and warehouse uses.
