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Planning board recommends approval of eight‑unit affordable apartment at 109 W. 14th Street; members press staff on public notice

5587033 · August 15, 2025
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The board unanimously recommended Council approval of an eight‑unit affordable apartment project at 109 West 14th Street after staff confirmed code compliance; members pressed staff to require better public notice for downtown site plans.

The Riviera Beach Planning and Zoning Board on Aug. 14 unanimously recommended City Council approval of a site plan for an eight‑unit, two‑story affordable apartment building at 109 West 14th Street (SP240025).

Applicant Burgess Design Studio presented a single building with four two‑bedroom and four three‑bedroom units, 11 parking spaces (three more than the staff‑calculated requirement), an arcade frontage intended to promote walkability, and on‑site landscaping and drainage features. The project will replat three adjacent lots into a single parcel in the downtown CRA boundary.

Senior Planner Juan Suarez said the application had been reviewed by engineering, utilities, building and zoning divisions and was found compliant with the comprehensive plan, Chapter 31 zoning requirements and the…

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