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Palm Beach County asks staff for more study on Ag Reserve commercial cap and mixed‑use rules after public debate
Summary
After a multi‑hour staff presentation and wide public comment, the county commission directed staff to produce maps, vacancy/utilization data and to schedule community outreach and field visits before considering changes to the Ag Reserve commercial cap, preservation rule, location criteria, or Traffic Policy 3.5(d).
Palm Beach County commissioners spent an extended portion of the meeting reviewing staff options for the Ag Reserve land‑use framework — including the 1,015,000‑square‑foot commercial cap, locational criteria for mixed‑use categories, a 60% preservation requirement, and Traffic Policy 3.5(d) that limits future density increases.
Staff presentation: Planning staff summarized the original intent of the commercial cap and mixed‑use categories, noting that about 10,000 square feet of the cap remains and that much commercial square footage previously entitled has been built out. Staff said the…
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