Boynton Beach planners present final comprehensive plan updates; commissioners seek more time, printed materials

City planning staff presented a final draft of the City of Boynton Beach Comprehensive Plan update on June 16, outlining the three core elements—goals/policies, maps and data/analysis—and repeated that the plan is an aspirational policy document rather than a rezone or code change. The director of planning and a staff member, Oznea Leone, summarized community engagement since July, described updates to population projections (about 99,000 residents) and said the transportation element now incorporates blueways and multimodal connections. "The data and analysis supports all the policies," the director said, urging commissioners to provide direction for transmittal to state agencies.

Commissioners asked procedural and transparency questions during a follow-up discussion. Several said they had expected binders or a clearer 'redline' showing what changed since the last workshop and asked staff to post the draft comprehensive plan on the city website so residents can review the full document before the transmittal hearing. A staff member said the full document will be included in the backup materials at the first hearing and that the draft could be posted on the website "tomorrow morning." Florida statutory timing requirements were cited: staff noted municipalities typically review comprehensive plans on a multi‑year cycle and that Florida law calls for periodic review (staff referenced a seven‑year review schedule).

Next steps: staff said it will incorporate any final revisions from the commission, send the draft to the Local Planning Agency and, following state agency comments, return the plan for final adoption. Commissioners agreed they wanted printed highlights of changes and a clear summary of edits before the transmittal hearing.