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Council approves first reading to rezone South Broadway parcel for 508-unit mixed-use development
Summary
On first reading the council unanimously approved rezoning a +/-4.27-acre site at 1117 Broadway Boulevard to an Inlet Harbor Center PUD for a proposed South Broadway mixed-use project with 508 residential units and 10,000 sq ft of retail; the site plan and special exception will return at second reading.
At its Oct. 1 meeting the Riviera Beach City Council granted first-reading approval to an ordinance to rezone a +/-4.27-acre parcel at 1117 Broadway Boulevard from Downtown Core to Inlet Harbor Center Planned Unit Development (PUD), clearing the way for a proposed South Broadway mixed-use development.
Staff presentations by Clarence Servans and principal planner Kurt Thompson summarized the rezoning request from ACWA/Aqua Holdings (applicant). The proposal described a development with 508 residential units, approximately 10,000 square feet of retail and restaurants, civic open space, parking and landscaping. Staff told the council the rezoning is consistent with the comprehensive plan and future land-use map and that infrastructure capacity is available. The project will require a replat of two existing parcels into one and the PUD will be reviewed as a special exception and site plan at second reading.
Several residents and stakeholders spoke during public comment. Supporters praised the project as a catalyst for redevelopment and job creation; speakers including Chip Armstrong and Julie Botel urged the council to approve the rezoning. Other commenters raised technical questions about parking adequacy for multiple concurrent projects in the corridor, whether the site is a brownfield and whether phase-1/phase-2 environmental testing has been completed. A planning-board member encouraged limiting site-plan discussion during rezoning because the PUD and site plan will return for more detailed review.
Council members said they had previously seen this application in CRA review and that renderings would be provided at subsequent hearings. Legal counsel and staff advised that detailed site-plan renderings should not be the primary basis for a rezoning decision and that special-exception review would permit more detailed community review.
The council voted unanimously on the ordinance's first reading (roll-call yes votes recorded). Second-reading review, the special-exception PUD and the site plan will return to the council for final action and additional public comment, including any required environmental studies and parking analyses.
Authority: ordinance number listed in the meeting as "42 91" (as read during the meeting) and staff-referenced comprehensive-plan compliance. The city clerk announced five public-comment cards on the rezoning item prior to public testimony.
