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Commissioners approve county-initiated rezoning of more than 13,000 acres to preservation/conservation
Summary
Palm Beach County approved a county-initiated zoning change reclassifying more than 13,000 acres of county-owned land into a preservation/conservation district to align zoning with conservation future land use; commissioners approved timing and public hearing arrangements for the two-hearing process.
The Palm Beach County Board of County Commissioners voted unanimously Thursday to advance a county-initiated rezoning that moves more than 13,000 acres of county-owned properties into the county’s preservation/conservation zoning district.
Planning staff said the rezoning affects parcels that already have the Conservation future land-use designation; the rezoning brings the zoning classification into alignment with the long-range plan by converting multiple zoning categories to the preservation/conservation district. Because the change affects a large set of parcels and is a county-initiated zoning amendment, staff said the process requires two public hearings.
The board approved a motion — moved by the Vice Mayor and seconded by Commissioner Woodward — to proceed with the rezoning and to hold the required hearings at 9:30 a.m. Staff emphasized the parcels are county-owned and the rezoning is intended to provide consistency between zoning and land-use designations.
There were no disclosures or substantive public objections recorded on the rezoning item; commissioners thanked staff for the conservation work and for aligning zoning with the county’s natural areas policies.
Ending: the board’s action advances the zoning change toward public hearings; staff will publish notices and schedule the two required hearings for the rezoning.
