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ITEM: ORDINANCE NO. 2025-06 (WELLINGTON’S MARJORY STONEMAN DOUGLAS PRESERVE (SECTION 24) COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT [CPA] READOPTION)
AN ORDINANCE OF WELLINGTON, FLORIDA’S COUNCIL, APPROVING AN AMENDMENT TO THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP (FLUM) OF WELLINGTON’S COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, (PETITION NUMBER 2025-0001-CPA), TO MODIFY THE LAND USE DESIGNATION FOR CERTAIN PROPERTY, KNOWN AS WELLINGTON’S MARJORY STONEMAN DOUGLAS PRESERVE (SECTION 24), FROM PALM BEACH COUNTY RURAL RESIDENTIAL 10 (RR/10) TO WELLINGTON’S CONSERVATION LAND USE DESIGNATION, TOTALING 363 ACRES, MORE OR LESS, LOCATED ON THE WEST SIDE OF FLYING COW ROAD, APPROXIMATELY 3.25 MILES SOUTH OF SOUTHERN BOULEVARD, AS MORE SPECIFICALLY DESCRIBED HEREIN; PROVIDING A CONFLICTS CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
REQUEST: Approval of Ordinance No. 2025-06, a Comprehensive Plan Amendment to amend the Future Land Use Map (FLUM) designation of Wellington’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas Preserve (Section 24) from Palm Beach County Rural Residential 10 (RR/10) to Wellington Conservation (CN).
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EXPLANATION: Wellington is seeking a Comprehensive Plan Map Amendment approval for the Marjory Stoneman Douglas Preserve (Section 24), located on the west side of Flying Cow Road, approximately 3.25 miles south of Southern Blvd, to amend the Future Land Use Map (FLUM) designation from Palm Beach County Rural Residential 10 (RR/10) to Wellington’s Conservation (CN). This amendment’s request aims to align the Conservation (CN) designation with the existing Zoning designation for the property, which is Community Facilities. This request will also further Wellington’s long-term sustainability goals and ensure the environmental preservation goals, objectives, and policies of Wellington’s Comprehensive Plan.
The Planning, Zoning, and Adjustment Board has recommended approval of Ordinance No. 2025-06 with a 6-0 vote at the April 16th meeting.
The Wellington Council approved for transmittal to the state at first reading of Ordinance No. 2025-06 with a 5-0 vote at the May 13th meeting.
The Wellington Council approved and adopted Ordinance No. 2025-06 on second reading with a 5-0 vote on June 24th; however, the adopted ordinance was not transmitted to the Department of Commerce within 10 working days, as required by Florida Statutes. It therefore must be re-adopted and transmitted to the State within the required timeframe.
BUDGET AMENDMENT REQUIRED: NO
PUBLIC HEARING: YES QUASI-JUDICIAL: NO
FIRST READING: SECOND READING: YES
LEGAL SUFFICIENCY: YES
FISCAL IMPACT: NO
WELLINGTON FUNDAMENTAL: Responsive Government
RECOMMENDATION: Approval of Ordinance No. 2025-06, a Comprehensive Plan Amendment to amend the Future Land Use Map (FLUM) designation of Wellington’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas Preserve (Section 24) from Palm Beach County Rural Residential 10 (RR/10) to Wellington Conservation (CN).