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Board approves major site plan amendment to add educational buildings and recreation at 1718 South Douglas Street
Summary
The board approved a major site plan amendment and Conditional Use Permit to add three educational buildings (~21,300 sq ft) and multiple site improvements at 1718 South Douglas Street, funded in part by grant monies (Phase II noted as a $6 million grant); structures will be Category 5 and designated as community shelters for high-wind events.
Senior Community Planner Karina Maldanado presented PZB 23-00500016 and 23-01400028, explaining the proposal would add three buildings totaling roughly 21,300 square feet plus a swimming pool, basketball court, amphitheater, soccer field, playground, walking trails, landscaping and a new parking lot on city-owned property. Maldanado noted the expansion supports educational, recreational and family support services for underserved families and that the buildings are planned to be rated Category 5 and designated as community shelters during high-wind events.
Richard Ahrens of the applicants design team said the project is funded with grant monies and that Phase II includes parking and classroom facilities supported by a six (6) million dollar grant. "It is with grant monies," Ahrens stated, and the applicant indicated murals had been requested by the City Commission and that buildings are rated for 160 mph winds. Staff called out a Palm Beach County Fire requirement that a site plan be submitted with the Phase I building permit to address required 20-foot fire access within 50 feet of entry doors for any building exceeding 400 square feet. On a motion by Daniel Walesky, seconded by Mark Humm, the board voted unanimously to approve the major site plan amendment and CUP with conditions and standard review coordination with other departments.
The approval allows the phased construction to proceed, with Phase I and subsequent phases subject to building permit review and the county fire-access requirement; staff and the applicant discussed grant timing and the need to meet grant conditions by September for Phase I.
