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Planning Board recommends approval to add rooftop parking and elevator to City Place’s Hibiscus Garage
Summary
The West Palm Beach Planning Board unanimously recommended approval of a major plan development amendment to add two parking levels, rooftop parking and an elevator to the Hibiscus Garage within City Place (formerly Rosemary Square). Staff supported the change and the item will go to the City Commission for final action.
The West Palm Beach Planning Board voted unanimously April 15 to recommend that the City Commission approve a major plan development amendment to expand the Hibiscus Garage at City Place, adding two parking levels (including a rooftop parking level) and an elevator on Hibiscus Street.
The amendment, presented by attorney Roger Ramdeen of Schutz & Bowen on behalf of City Place Retail LLC, would create a new subarea for the existing Hibiscus Garage, add associated development regulations, and restore the project’s name from Rosemary Square back to City Place. “We are adding the Hibiscus Garage into the plan development, and we’re also establishing the regulations associated with it,” Ramdeen said during the board presentation.
City staff recommended approval. Eric Schneider, principal planner, told the board the proposal includes two new parking levels and that the final roofing/screening and painting of the top level will undergo administrative review as part of the full build-out. “There are actually two parking levels getting put on in the garage,” Schneider said, and added staff’s review would cover the roof art or screening and other requirements the applicant provided in the backup materials.
The amendment also calls for active-use “liner” space along the elevator portion of Hibiscus Street and other site-specific development standards. Ramdeen stressed the amendment governs the regulations only; a separate site plan will be required and come back to the board for any design review.
Board members asked technical clarifying questions about the new levels and the elevator; staff confirmed the rooftop parking would be administratively reviewed and that the proposal meets the applicable standards in Section 94-32(a) of the city zoning code. The board then moved, seconded and voted to recommend approval. The recommendation will be transmitted to the City Commission for two public hearings and final action.
If the commission approves the amendment, the applicant must return with a site plan and any required administrative reviews for final permitting and construction details.
