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Commission recommends variance and site-plan modification for Kids’ Cancer Foundation counseling center
Summary
The commission unanimously recommended a 25-foot setback variance and approved a 6,697 sq ft site plan for the Kids’ Cancer Foundation counseling center at 100 Civic Center Way; both applications (25-129 VAR, 25-130 SPMAR) advance to Village Council.
Royal Palm Beach — The Planning and Zoning Commission on Jan. 27 unanimously recommended a setback variance (25-129 VAR) and approved a major site-plan modification (25-130 SPMAR) for a proposed 6,697-square-foot personal counseling facility to serve the Kids’ Cancer Foundation at 100 Civic Center Way.
The applicant team, represented by Rob Dinsmore of Urban Design Studio, said physical constraints — existing drainage and utility easements and an existing pad laid out in the 2006 PCD approval — prevent shifting the building farther west and drove the request to reduce the front-yard setback from 50 feet to 25 feet. Dinsmore described how the proposed plan reuses existing parking configuration and accommodates a 2,500-square-foot play area adjacent to the building.
Michelle O'Boyle, founder of the Kids’ Cancer Foundation and a pediatric oncology nurse of 40 years, described the counseling center as a nonmedical support hub offering emotional and financial assistance and educational services for children and families coping with cancer. “We come alongside the family and the child and we walk them through the entire…journey of the diagnosis,” O'Boyle said.
Staff recommended approval of both the variance and the site plan, and noted prior similar variance approvals in the PCD’s history. Commissioners praised the proposal and its potential community benefit. Motions to approve the variance and the site-plan modification passed 5–0 and will be forwarded to Village Council for final action; the staff report recommended that the site-plan approval be contingent on council approval of the variance.
Votes and next steps: Both applications carried 5–0 before the Planning and Zoning Commission; the items will proceed to Village Council for final action and any conditions the council may impose.
