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Council approves revised construction plan for Tequesta Country Club; club to close during rebuild
Summary
Council voted to approve an updated construction logistics and phasing plan for the Tequesta Country Club redevelopment: the club will close for major construction through roughly August 2027 with consolidated laydown areas, shuttle parking for members, and reduced neighborhood impacts compared with the prior plan.
Applicant representatives and village planning staff presented an updated construction management plan for the Tequesta Country Club redevelopment and the council approved the revisions on July 16.
Zach Sisera, representing the club, said the revamped plan closes the club during the primary construction window (through about August 2027) so that major work—including maintenance buildings, the clubhouse and cart barn—can proceed at once rather than in overlapping phases. He told council the new approach shortens overall construction time and eliminates proposed construction activity in the East Parking Lot, addressing earlier neighborhood concerns. The club will provide shuttle service from a designated member parking area when golf operations resume.
Community development director Jay Houch told council the application (SPM 8‑25) required the applicant to use an agreed construction plan; staff confirmed that no changes were proposed to the approved redevelopment program itself and that the council’s review was limited to construction logistics. Houch noted planning and zoning recommended the updated plan and had added a clarification about drainage language tied to the village’s stormwater management practices manual.
Council members thanked the applicant for outreach to neighbors and for making changes to reduce sidewalk and parking impacts. With a motion and second on the floor, the council voted to approve the updated construction plan.
The approval concerns construction logistics and sequencing rather than changes to land-use approvals previously granted. Staff said the main construction period would last roughly two years, with site finishing items and pickleball courts completed afterward, and that the contractor (Black Diamond) would manage adherence to the schedule and neighbor communication.
The council did not attach new conditions beyond those already discussed and documented in the project approval; staff will monitor implementation and permit compliance during the construction period.
