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Commission approves first reading to annex 8.54 acres at 5710 N. Haverhill, advancing 318‑unit multifamily project with parking waiver request
Summary
On first reading the commission approved annexation, FLU amendment and rezoning steps for a 318‑unit multifamily proposal at 5710 North Haverhill Road; the project requests a 23% parking waiver alongside affordable workforce housing units and transit mitigations. Commissioners pressed for more parking data before final votes.
The City Commission on July 6 approved first‑reading ordinances to annex roughly 8.54 acres at 5710 North Haverhill Road into West Palm Beach and scheduled second readings for July 20 to finalize a future‑land‑use change and rezoning to multifamily 32.
Applicant Urban Design Studio described a proposed development of three six‑story buildings totaling 318 units (density ~37.2 units per acre), to be delivered by the Coulter Group with site access primarily from Haverhill Road and an emergency gated access from 45th Street. The team said the project includes 44 workforce units (22 required by the Affordable Workforce Housing Overlay, plus 22 voluntary units) dispersed across floorplates with at least a 30‑year affordability covenant.
The applicant requested a parking waiver that would reduce required parking by about 23%, citing an Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)‑based study and a parking demand calculation that yields 436 required spaces; the applicant proposes to provide 478 spaces (the transcript reflects numbers presented by the transportation consultant). Transportation measures proposed include 15 Palm Tran passes for lower‑AMI units, bike stations and unbundled parking; staff and the applicant said they would continue to refine assumptions and provide additional data ahead of the July 20 hearing. The project team also committed to dedicating roughly 14–16 feet of right of way on 45th Street and widening the sidewalk to eight feet with new street trees.
Commissioner Warren pressed staff and the applicant on the parking study assumptions and asked what remedial steps would be required if demand exceeded supply after occupancy; the transportation consultant described monitoring and possible annual reassessment of TDM measures and coordination with the city's mobility coordinator. Staff confirmed the annexation meets the statutory criteria in Chapter 171, Florida Statutes, and said infrastructure analyses indicate city systems (or interlocal agreements) can manage near‑term impacts; water and sewer service will remain provided by Riviera Beach under an existing interlocal agreement.
On July 6 the commission approved first readings and scheduled second readings and public hearings for July 20 for the annexation, FLU amendment and rezoning ordinances. Staff and the applicant committed to provide additional parking and TDM data in advance of the second reading.
