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Developer tells commission units‑per‑acre zoning hinders affordable housing, urges alternatives
Summary
Local developer Christopher O'Brien urged the Palm Beach County Planning Commission to move away from measuring density as 'units per acre' and to consider metrics based on bedrooms or occupant estimates to encourage smaller, more affordable housing types; he offered to consult with staff.
Christopher O'Brien, a developer who said he has worked in South Florida since the 1970s, used the meeting's public comment period to argue that Palm Beach County's reliance on "units per acre" as a zoning metric discourages the development of smaller, more affordable housing types.
"My perception is that…
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