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Commission approves zoning text change to expand workforce housing incentives, add Live Local waiver process
Summary
The West Palm Beach City Commission unanimously approved ordinance 5123-25 to amend Chapter 94 (Affordable and Workforce Housing), increasing Broadway Mixed Use District incentives from three to seven additional floors, clarifying floor-area-ratio limits, and authorizing limited waivers and variances for Live Local workforce housing projects.
The West Palm Beach City Commission on Jan. 21 approved ordinance 5123-25, amending Chapter 94 of the city code to expand incentives for affordable and workforce housing in the Broadway Mixed Use District and to add a formal review process for waivers and variances for Live Local workforce housing projects.
City planning administrator Angela Vann told commissioners the ordinance responds to a 2024 change in state law (the Live Local Act) by creating a path for developers of qualifying workforce housing projects to request limited waivers or variances when projects cannot meet every existing zoning requirement because they are…
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