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ITEM: ORDINANCE NO. 2023-09 (MONCADA REZONING)
AN ORDINANCE OF WELLINGTON, FLORIDA’S COUNCIL APPROVING A REZONING (PETITION NUMBER 2023-0001-REZ) TO MODIFY THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP OF WELLINGTON FOR CERTAIN PROPERTY KNOWN AS MONCADA FROM PALM BEACH COUNTY AGRICULTURE RESIDENTIAL (AR) TO WELLINGTON COMMUNITY FACILITIES (CF), TOTALING 45 ACRES, MORE OR LESS, LOCATED ON THE WEST SIDE OF FLYING COW ROAD, APPROXIMATELY 3.35 MILES SOUTH OF SOUTHERN BOULEVARD, AS MORE SPECIFICALLY DESCRIBED HEREIN; PROVIDING A CONFLICTS CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
REQUEST: Approval of Ordinance No. 2023-09, a rezoning request to modify Wellington’s Official Zoning Map designation for Moncada from Palm Beach County Agriculture Residential (AR) to Wellington Community Facilities (CF).
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EXPLANATION: The subject property owner, Village of Wellington, is seeking a Rezoning approval for the proposed Moncada project located on the west side of Flying Cow Road, approximately 3.35 miles south of Southern Boulevard. The request is to amend Wellington’s Official Zoning Map to amend the zoning designation of Moncada from Palm Beach County Agriculture Residential (AR) to Wellington Community Facilities (CF).
Wellington purchased the Moncada property with a grant agreement from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) Florida Communities Trust in the amount of $3,386,250 to further the Wellington Environmental Preserve Expansion Project. Wellington desires to continue its commitment to environmental stewardship by expanding the Moncada property as additional preserve area to the Wellington Environmental Preserve (a.k.a. Marjory Stoneman Douglas Everglades Habitat Preserve).
On March 15, 2023, Wellington’s Planning, Zoning and Adjustment Board recommended approval of Ordinance No. 2023-09 with a unanimous vote (5-0).
On April 11, 2023, Wellington’s Council motioned approval of Ordinance No. 2023-09 with a unanimous vote (4-0) upon First Reading.
BUDGET AMENDMENT REQUIRED: NO
PUBLIC HEARING: YES QUASI-JUDICIAL: YES
FIRST READING: SECOND READING: YES
LEGAL SUFFICIENCY: YES
FISCAL IMPACT: N/A
WELLINGTON FUNDAMENTAL: Respecting the Environment
RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of Ordinance No. 2023-09, a Rezoning request to modify Wellington’s Official Zoning Map designation to amend the zoning designation of Moncada from Palm Beach County Agriculture Residential (AR) to Wellington Community Facilities (CF).