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Council approves Coconut Palm Plaza PUD and site plan including medical campus and 16-pump fueling station amid resident concerns
Summary
The Palm Beach Gardens City Council approved a comprehensive-plan amendment, rezoning and site plan for Coconut Palm Plaza — allowing a 38,500-sq-ft medical office, a 10,400-sq-ft off-campus emergency facility and a 16-pump fueling station — by 3 votes with 2 councilmembers abstaining after residents raised water‑well and pedestrian-safety concerns.
Palm Beach Gardens — The City Council approved a series of land‑use measures that together allow the Coconut Palm Plaza development to proceed, despite vocal objections from nearby residents about groundwater, traffic and pedestrian safety.
The council on combined consideration passed Ordinance 17‑2025 (a small‑scale future‑land‑use amendment), Ordinance 18‑2025 (rezoning to a PUD overlay) and Resolution 81‑2025 (site‑plan approval) with recorded outcomes of three members voting in favor and two abstaining on each action.
Residents who live adjacent to the proposed site at Northlake Boulevard and Coconut Boulevard argued the plan included a 16‑pump fueling station that risks contamination of private wells and local canals. “We are a water‑well community,” said…
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