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Planning Board approves Nora District text change to allow height-by-feet (not story cap) to unlock more workforce units
Summary
The Planning Board unanimously recommended approval of a text amendment for the Nora subdistrict (code revision case 2503) that removes an eight-story cap in one subarea and instead allows development up to 125 feet (with at least 65% residential), enabling higher FAR and increasing the number of workforce/affordable units in initial projects.
The West Palm Beach Planning Board unanimously recommended approval April 15 of a narrow text amendment to the Nora district (code revision case 2503) that removes a fixed story limit in favor of a feet-based height cap to allow developers in certain subareas to reach the maximum permitted floor-area ratio (FAR) and thereby produce more workforce housing.
Developer representative Joseph First said the change stems from a technical mismatch…
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