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Council approves Atrium CIMD, rezoning and related site amendments for Broken Sound parcel
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Summary
After staff presentations and public comment, the council approved a package of interrelated land‑use measures to allow an 8‑story multifamily building (222 units) and related amendments to incorporate a 0.9‑acre former golf‑course parcel into the Atrium development, with conditions including a 2,000‑sq‑ft dog park and affordability restrictions.
The Boca Raton City Council on Dec. 16 approved a set of interrelated land‑use measures that will allow the Atrium Commercial‑Industrial‑Multifamily Development (CIMD) and amendments to the Broken Sound Old Golf Course approvals.
City staff described the primary application as an 8‑story, 222‑unit, 289,677‑square‑foot multifamily building with a four‑level integrated parking structure, two street‑facing retail/restaurant spaces and an additional 0.9‑acre parcel from the adjacent golf course to be incorporated into the development. Jim Bell, long‑range project manager in Development Services, told the council the project meets CIMD eligibility requirements and includes a restrictive covenant to keep 10 percent (23 units) as affordable and 5 percent (12 units) as workforce housing for 30 years after certificate of occupancy.
"The flume amendment and the overall Atrium project is consistent and compatible with adjacent uses," Bell said in his presentation, noting staff found minimal traffic impacts and that potable water, sewer and drainage facilities are adequate. He also said staff added a condition after the Planning & Zoning Board hearing requiring a minimum 2,000‑square‑foot dog park, and that the condition has been incorporated into the site plan resolution.
Michael Marshall, counsel for the applicant, told the council the 0.9‑acre portion of the golf course being released "has never been used" and is overgrown, and that a partial access easement will remain to allow golf balls to be retrieved. "It's privately owned. It will remain open space, passive open space, despite the rezoning," Marshall said.
Members of the public raised both concerns and support during the hearing. John Perlman asked whether the project is taking advantage of a recently adopted CIMD ordinance that reduced nonresidential requirements; staff responded that the project complies with current code and that the restaurant/retail component slightly exceeds the 2,000‑square‑foot minimum. Other speakers pressed for more detailed traffic and environmental studies and questioned whether required nonresidential components were sufficient.
Following public comment, the council moved to adopt Resolution 1772025 (site plan amendment and conditional use, Broken Sound Old Golf Course), Ordinance 57‑59 (FLUM amendment for 0.9 acre), Ordinance 57‑60 (rezoning of 0.9 acre), Resolution 1722025 (plat approval for the 8.92‑acre CIMD property) and Resolution 1732025 (site plan/conditional use approval for the Atrium CIMD) with the added dog‑park condition. The motions were seconded and each measure passed on roll‑call votes recorded as 4‑0.
The approved site plan resolution includes a restrictive covenant to guarantee the affordable and workforce housing units for 30 years and limits uses on the 0.9‑acre former golf course parcel so it will remain open and undeveloped as described in staff presentations. The council did not alter the core unit count or the principal design presented by staff and the applicant.
Next steps for the project include final plan review and covenant execution as required by the resolutions. The council added the dog‑park condition as part of the motion adopting the site plan resolution.
