Planning Board clears downtown code change to define "hospital," citing emergency access, buffer and site-size rules

Apr 17, 2025

The Planning Board unanimously recommended a Downtown Master Plan and zoning text amendment April 15 to define “hospital” and add special requirements — including a 500-foot buffer from residential areas, a two-acre minimum site size, structured-parking preference and separate ambulance circulation.

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The West Palm Beach Planning Board unanimously recommended approval April 15 of a text amendment to the Downtown Master Plan and the general zoning code to add an explicit definition and special requirements for “hospital” as a permitted downtown use.

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