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Council approves Boca Raton Resort master plan changes, adds construction safeguards
Summary
After a lengthy quasi‑judicial hearing and public comment, the City Council adopted a set of ordinances and resolutions allowing a new 8‑story, 76‑unit residential building and related master‑plan updates at the Boca Raton Resort & Club. The council approved the package with clarified language on construction sequencing, pedestrian access and a corrected acreage notice.
The Boca Raton City Council voted unanimously Wednesday to approve a future‑land‑use amendment, rezoning and site plan for a 5.224‑acre portion of the Boca Raton Resort & Club that will allow construction of an eight‑story, 76‑unit residential building and other site changes.
The package — carried by Ordinances 57‑80 and 57‑81 and Resolutions 16‑20‑26 and 17‑20‑26 — passed 5‑0 after a multi‑hour quasi‑judicial hearing that included a staff presentation, a detailed applicant presentation and nearly two hours of public comment. Council adopted the versions published in the agenda with a staff correction to a scrivener’s error on advertised acreage and added clarifications on pedestrian access and construction sequencing.
Why it matters: The approvals permit a major redevelopment on a long‑standing resort property that the city and residents have discussed for years. The council’s additions on construction logistics were intended to protect nearby…
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