West Palm Beach Historic Preservation Board approves several COAs and variances, continues multiple large projects

The West Palm Beach Historic Preservation Board on June 24 approved multiple Certificates of Appropriateness (COAs), a waiver and a Class B special use permit for a front‑yard pool, granted a variance for an after‑the‑fact pergola, and approved several renovation and addition projects while continuing other larger proposals for further design work.

Board action focused on property‑level design issues in locally designated historic districts, including window and roof materials, porch enclosures, and the size and placement of additions. The board approved several staff‑recommended conditions intended to preserve visual character and to keep new work subordinate to contributing historic resources.

The board approved two consent items early in the meeting (files 25‑34 and 25‑35). The meeting then considered continued and new cases. The board granted a COA for 110 Greenwood Drive (case 25‑25) and separately approved the requested waiver and a Class B special use permit to allow a swimming pool within the front setback, each with conditions requiring project data, white aluminum windows on street elevations, landscaping and other mitigation measures. The board approved a COA at 309 Edgewood Drive (25‑23) that included a staff‑recommended porch enclosure option. The board continued the application for a new two‑story house at 2916 Washington Road (25‑30) to the July 22 meeting after design feedback. It approved an application for additions and a minor FAR exception at 737 Upland Road (25‑29) with conditions preserving specific decorative details and requiring adjustments to mullion widths and proportions. A request for after‑the‑fact variances to allow a constructed pergola…