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Resident questions public‑hearing signage, CRA discusses meeting location and downtown parking
Summary
Resident Pam Paschke told the CRA she could not find required public‑hearing signage at Camino Square and urged meetings be held inside the CRA district; staff said the ordinance requires visibility from an abutting street and that posting practice varies. Commissioners also discussed golf‑cart parking and a 29‑minute pilot, and staff said the pilot remains in effect.
During the public‑comment portion of the Dec. 15 meeting, resident Pam Paschke said she could not find the public‑hearing notice signs for a Camino Square property and questioned whether the city and CRA complied with City of Boca Raton Municipal Code 28‑8(b), which the transcript cites as governing posting of notice.
Paschke asked whether the sign met the ordinance’s requirement for a sign to be placed "in a prominent location" and plainly visible. "Did the city and the CRA follow the city ordinance section 28 8 for a prominent location plainly visible? I think not," she said.
Mr. Koehler, representing development services, replied that the ordinance requires visibility from an abutting street, that 'prominent location' is not defined in the code and that the sign for this parcel was posted on Camino Real. He said development services generally uses expansive posting practices and that staff would review examples (including a PowerPoint example from Palm Bay) with the development services team.
Paschke also urged that CRA meetings be held within the CRA district rather than at the location identified in the meeting (6500), so residents affected by downtown redevelopment could more easily attend. Commissioners and staff acknowledged the suggestion and said they would consider holding meetings downtown when feasible.
Separately, commissioners discussed downtown parking policy and whether to allow golf carts to park free or to create designated shared parking. Deputy City Manager Jim Zervis said the 29‑minute 'coffee parking' pilot remains in effect and that staff will compile data to report back.
The CRA did not change the ordinance or adopt a parking policy at the meeting; staff was asked to prepare data and analyses on sign posting and parking pilots.
