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ITEM: ORDINANCE NO. 2020-14 (REZONING- ZONING MAP DESIGNATION FOR LOTIS WELLINGTON 10-ACRE)
AN ORDINANCE OF WELLINGTON, FLORIDA’S COUNCIL, APPROVING A REZONING [PETITION NUMBER 2019-0001-REZ] TO AMEND THE ZONING MAP DESIGNATION FROM PALM BEACH COUNTY’S PUBLIC OWNERSHIP (PO) TO WELLINGTON’S MULTIPLE USE PLANNED DEVELOPMENT (MUPD), FOR CERTAIN PROPERTY, KNOWN AS LOTIS WELLINGTON, TOTALING 10.36 ACRES, MORE OR LESS, LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 600 FEET WEST OF STATE ROAD 7 AND APPROXIMATELY ONE-HALF MILE NORTH OF FOREST HILL BOULEVARD, AS MORE SPECIFICALLY DESCRIBED HEREIN; PROVIDING A CONFLICTS CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
REQUEST: Approval of Ordinance No. 2020-14, a Rezoning (REZ) to amend the Zoning Map designation of a 10.36-acre (+/-) parcel (Parcel 2) from PBC Public Ownership (PO) to Multiple Use Planned Development (MUPD) for a portion of the Lotis Wellington project.
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EXPLANATION: The applicant is seeking a REZ to amend the Zoning Map designation of a 10.36-acre (+/-) parcel (Parcel 2) to Multiple Use Planned Development (MUPD) and will include the subject parcel into the overall proposed 64-acre mixed-use project known as Lotis Wellington, consisting of restaurants, retail, financial institution, professional/medical office, multi-family residential dwelling units, Congregate Living Facility (CLF) with independent living units and assisted living beds, daycare facility, and open space inclusive of a lake, cypress preserve, dog park, and greenway with a multi-use pathway open to the other public. The request is consistent with the MUPD zoning designation for the three (3) other parcels within the proposed project. The 10-acre parcel is proposed for development of 191 multi-family residential apartment units within the mixed-use project.
At the October 14, 2020 Planning, Zoning and Adjustment Board (PZAB) meeting, the Board received four (4) comments from the Black Diamond HOA/residents in opposition to development due to increase traffic, proximity to the Black Diamond residential community, hours of operation, and removal of the vegetation buffer along the community east property line. Proposed structures within the Lotis Wellington project are over 1,400 feet from any residential building in Black Diamond, which is separated by an 18-acre lake (Lotis) and 49-acre preserve area (Black Diamond). The Board recommended approval (7-0 vote) of Ordinance No. 2020-14 (2019-0001-REZ), a Rezoning to modify the Zoning Map designation for the 10-acre parcel to MUPD.
At the November 10, 2020 Village Council meeting, the Council approved first reading of the REZ ordinance (5-0 vote).
The applicant is also seeking companion petitions for Comprehensive Plan Amendment (CPA) 2019-0002-CPA, Master Plan (MP) 2019-0001-MP and Conditional Uses (CU) 2019-0002-CU.
BUDGET AMENDMENT REQUIRED: NO
PUBLIC HEARING: YES QUASI-JUDICIAL: YES
FIRST READING: SECOND READING: YES
LEGAL SUFFICIENCY: YES
FISCAL IMPACT: N/A
WELLINGTON FUNDAMENTAL: Responsive Government
RECOMMENDATION: Approval of Ordinance No. 2020-14, a Rezoning (REZ) to amend the Zoning Map designation of a 10.36-acre (+/-) parcel (Parcel 2) from PBC Public Ownership (PO) to Multiple Use Planned Development (MUPD) for a portion of the Lotis Wellington project.