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Local business asks Lantana council for help after landscape-variance denial
Summary
East Coast representative Chad Lang asked the council to assist with a permit/landscape variance that would require removing a wall and adding landscaping between two buildings—changes the business says would remove usable floor area and hinder plans to bring administrative offices into Lantana.
Chad Lang, who said he is the chief operating officer of East Coast (transcript reference), told the council his company sought permits to "beautify" the back half of their building but was denied in part because a landscape variance would require moving a wall and installing planting between two buildings. Lang said the requested change would effectively remove usable administrative space and asked the council or staff for flexibility to help an older, nonconforming property become usable again; he noted the company employs about "400 employees throughout Palm Beach County."
Council members and staff discussed code enforcement and acknowledged the buildings are nonconforming under current rules; staff suggested there are code amendment paths that could help small businesses in similar situations. The council asked staff to follow up (Marie to reach out) and make site visits to explore reasonable options for compliance or variance processing.
