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County to study expanded farmworker housing in Ag Reserve; commissioners back up to 3% and TDR exemption
Summary
Palm Beach County commissioners unanimously voted to initiate a comp‑plan amendment to examine farmworker housing in the Ag Reserve, including raising a statutory 1.5% allowance to up to 3% on some parcels and considering exemptions from transfer‑of‑development‑rights (TDR) requirements.
Palm Beach County commissioners on Wednesday authorized staff to pursue a comprehensive‑plan amendment study that would explore expanded farmworker housing in the Agricultural Reserve, including raising the current statutory allowance (1.5% per state statute) to as much as 3% on qualifying parcels and examining whether those units should be exempt from TDR requirements.
The request originated with the county Cooperative Extension and the…
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