Highland Beach planning board unanimously recommends Seagate condominium fire‑pump structure

The Town of Highland Beach Planning Board voted unanimously to recommend approval of Development Order Application PZ‑26‑1, a major modification request from Seagate of Highland Beach Condominiums to construct a 472‑square‑foot fire pump structure at 3224 South Ocean Boulevard.

The recommendation, made at a special meeting of the Town of Highland Beach Planning Board, comes after the town planner and the applicant outlined that the new structure would house two fire pumps to serve the community’s four residential buildings and provide hose connections at the seawall and dock area. Town planner Alan told the board the project follows an October 23, 2025, variance that reduced front- and side‑yard setbacks to permit the pump structure, and that the applicant must obtain a building permit and initiate construction within two years if the Town Commission approves the modification.

Why it matters: The planning staff and the town’s fire official said the project addresses…