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Council approves two Avenir single-family site plans; debate over street tree species splits council
Summary
Council approved site-plan amendments for Avenir Pods 16 and 18 (single-family homes). Pod 18 (Orchid Isles) drew a contentious debate over replacing proposed royal palms with buttonwoods; the council approved the developer's original landscape plan after a split vote.
Palm Beach Gardens city council on March 6 approved site-plan amendments for two Avenir neighborhoods—Pod 16 (Esparite) and Pod 18 (Orchid Isles)—clearing floor plans, architectural elevations, lot landscaping and model/sales centers for both developments.
Urban-design consultant Ken Tuma presented both petitions. Pod 16 is an age-restricted product of 491 units across roughly 150 acres with multiple models and a sales center; Pod 18 is a 50.53-acre…
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