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ZBA approves height variance for two townhouses at 1510 South Olive
Summary
The West Palm Beach Zoning Board of Appeals voted 4-0 to allow two townhouses at 1510 South Olive Avenue to exceed the city's townhouse height limit, approving variances with a condition tying approval to the project elevations and landscaping shown in the staff exhibit.
The West Palm Beach Zoning Board of Appeals on May 1 unanimously approved a variance allowing two townhouses at 1510 South Olive Avenue to exceed the city's townhouse height limit, contingent on the buildings being constructed in accordance with the elevations submitted to staff.
The variance will let portions of the proposed townhouses exceed the 35-foot maximum for townhome forms in the MF-32 district to heights up to about 37 feet 9 1/4 inches for the flat-roof unit and 38 feet 1 1/4 inches for the gabled unit, with height-exempt features permitted up to 44 feet as shown in the applicant's drawings. Board members and staff said the project remains below the 40-foot height allowed for other multifamily uses in MF-32 zoning.
Alejandro Borrero, principal of Borrero Architecture, told the board the lot is…
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