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Council approves Jupiter Medical Center expansion to add breast‑imaging capacity
Summary
Council unanimously approved Resolution 110.25 to allow a ~13,000 sq ft, single‑story Phase 3 expansion of the Margaret Niedland Breast Cancer Center at Jupiter Medical Park, intended to reduce women's imaging wait times and add about 20–25 medical jobs; county traffic conditions remain to be satisfied.
The Town Council voted unanimously on Nov. 18 to approve Resolution 110.25, allowing Phase 3 of Jupiter Medical Park: a single‑story, approximately 13,000‑square‑foot expansion of the Margaret Niedland Breast Cancer Center.
Zach Sisera of Kotler and Hearing, representing Jupiter Medical Center, told the council that the expansion is intended to reduce current women's imaging wait times—described in the presentation as about one to three months—and to increase capacity by adding new equipment, exam space and parking. Sisera said the project would add about 68 parking spaces on site and create an estimated 20–25 higher‑paying medical jobs within Jupiter.
Senior planner Peter Myers confirmed the application is consistent with the comprehensive plan and town code but noted that Palm Beach County had approved traffic performance standards that included conditions for the project. That county letter (TPS) instructed the owner to extend the southbound left‑turn lane into the project and fund signal monitoring and potential signalization at the Military Trail driveway; staff added a condition requiring the owner to meet those county conditions as may be amended. Council asked staff to strengthen the ordinance language to reference the TPS review letter (dated Oct. 29, 2025) specifically and to allow subsequent amendments by the county.
Council deliberations emphasized community need for additional women's imaging capacity and the project's extensive landscape buffering (the applicant said a 153‑foot setback from a neighboring property), conformity with prior planning commission recommendations and limited public opposition at outreach meetings. Several council members asked about traffic mitigation and future connectivity to adjacent sites (Phase 4), and the applicant said a future connection could relieve some traffic pressure.
After questions and clarifications, the council moved, seconded and approved Resolution 110.25 by voice vote with no recorded dissent.
