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Councilwoman and councilmembers agree to seek amendments, postpone freestanding emergency room vote
Summary
Councilmembers proposed postponing Ordinance 5,767 (freestanding emergency rooms) to Feb. 24 to allow staff to draft amendments covering LERP inclusion, radius limits, site access and school‑zone proximity; staff said multiple amendments are in progress.
The Boca Raton City Council on Feb. 9 agreed to seek amendments and postpone formal action on Ordinance 5,767, which would regulate freestanding emergency rooms, after councilmembers raised traffic, safety and land‑use concerns.
Councilmember Wigder moved to delay consideration for two weeks so staff could prepare amendments that, he said, would treat some LERP parcels as conditional uses, establish radius restrictions to prevent clustering of facilities and require adequate road access. “I do think that…
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