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Board recommends LDR changes that trim mixed-use parking incentive from 25% to 15%
Summary
The Historic Resources Preservation Board recommended Ordinance 2025-04, which includes multiple Land Development Regulation housekeeping changes and reduces the mixed-use parking incentive from 25% to 15%, a change the Commission requested to require more on-site parking.
The City of Lake Worth Beach Historic Resources Preservation Board on July 9 recommended approval of Ordinance 2025-04, a package of Land Development Regulation amendments that includes a reduction in the mixed-use parking incentive from 25% to 15%. Annie Greening, principal planner, said the change reflects a Commission request to recognize differing parking needs for residential and retail components and will require more on-site parking for mixed-use developments.
Board member Edmund Deveaux raised concerns that applicants are frequently frustrated by the length of Site Plan Review and asked whether a timeframe or accelerated permitting could be put in place. Greening responded that expedited review would involve multiple departments and divisions and that state statute governs review periods, noting that the statute is written to protect applicants; staff offered to email the statutory link to board members. Public commenters and a planner representing applicants urged clearer distinctions between major and minor site plan processes so that minor reviews are less onerous.
The motion to recommend approval of Ordinance 2025-04 was made by Laura Devin and seconded by Vice-Chair Nadine Heitz; the motion passed 4–1 with Edmund Deveaux dissenting. The board’s recommendation will be forwarded to the City Commission and the Planning & Zoning Board will consider related edits in August.
