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Planning board recommends 4‑unit townhome project at 1700 Juana Road over neighborhood objections, 4–1
Summary
The Boca Raton Planning & Zoning Board voted 4–1 Jan. 16 to recommend approval of a future‑land‑use amendment, rezoning and site plan to build four townhome units at 1700 Juana Road. Neighbors raised safety, flooding, tree loss and precedent concerns during a lengthy public comment period.
The Boca Raton Planning & Zoning Board on Jan. 16 recommended approval of a developer’s plan to replace an existing 4,116‑square‑foot commercial building at 1700 Juana Road with four two‑story townhome‑style condominium units, after more than two hours of public comment opposing the proposals.
Planner Jacob German told the board staff recommended the universal conditional application, which seeks a small‑scale amendment to the future land‑use map (from neighborhood commercial to residential medium), a rezoning to multifamily (R‑3), and site‑plan approval for an approximately 11,277‑square‑foot building. German said the project includes a new 6‑foot sidewalk on Juana Road and Southwest 17th Street, additional street trees, landscaping to buffer the eastern property line, and design changes (reduced…
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