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ITEM: RESOLUTION NO. R2025-69 (LOTIS 2 MASTER PLAN AMENDMENT)
A RESOLUTION OF WELLINGTON, FLORIDA’S COUNCIL, FOR A MASTER PLAN AMENDMENT (PETITION 2025-0001-MPA) FOR CERTAIN PROPERTY, KNOWN AS LOTIS WELLINGTON 2, A MIXED-USE PROJECT, TOTALING 52.44 ACRES, MORE OR LESS, LOCATED ON THE WEST SIDE OF STATE ROAD 7, APPROXIMATELY HALF A MILE NORTH OF FOREST HILL BOULEVARD, AS MORE SPECIFICALLY DESCRIBED HEREIN; MODIFYING THE MASTER PLAN AND CONDITIONAL USE APPROVALS BY ABANDONING THE CONDITIONAL MINIATURE GOLF INDOOR/OUTDOOR ENTERTAINMENT USE, INCREASING THE CONDITIONAL DAYCARE USE FROM 210 TO 230 STUDENTS, ADDING A COMBINED RESTAURANT AND RETAIL USE AND A FREESTANDING RESTAURANT USE, AND TO MODIFY CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL; PROVIDING A CONFLICTS CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
REQUEST: Approval of Resolution No. R2025-69, a Master Plan Amendment (MPA) to modify the Master Plan and Conditional Uses for the 52-acre mixed-use project known as Lotis Wellington 2.
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EXPLANATION: The applicant is seeking approval to modify the Lotis 2 Master Plan, which includes:
• Removing the indoor/outdoor entertainment (Popstroke) with a 36-hole miniature golf (Conditional Use) and 8,000 square feet of restaurant, event space and retail;
• Adding an 8,000 square feet combined restaurant and retail, and an 8,500 square feet freestanding restaurant;
• Increasing the daycare capacity from 210 to 230 students (Conditional Use); and
• Amending certain conditions of approval.
When the Lotis 2 project was requesting approvals in 2023, both staff and Wellington’s Council inquired about the viability of the Popstroke miniature golf use in Wellington, knowing that Popstroke was already proposed in the surrounding areas (Delray Beach and West Palm Beach). At that time (2023), the applicant indicated the Popstroke operator still had a lease to develop the miniature golf entertainment use at the Lotis 2 project. It’s not uncommon for tenants to change after development approval, but a use change is not very common, especially a use that is a significant element of the project's development program that was approved. The proposed removal of this entertainment use without a substantial replacement is not recommended, as it’s not consistent with the prior approvals or Wellington’s goal to provide entertainment along State Road 7. The proposed modifications are further detailed in the Staff Report Analysis, and the applicant's Justification Statement is provided in Staff Report Exhibit A.
At the October 15, 2025, Planning, Zoning and Adjustment Board (PZAB) meeting, the Board recommended approval (5-2 vote, with Michael Drahos and Tatiana Yaques dissenting) of the applicant’s request per staff recommended conditions (which includes not removing the entertainment use) as stated in the resolution, with the recommendation that the applicant provides the name of the national upscale restaurant chain for the proposed freestanding restaurant building/use, and the Popstroke termination letter to provide the Wellington Council additional information. Staff Report Exhibit F is a letter from Lotis responding to PZAB recommendations.
Resolution No. R2025-69 for amended conditions of approval (Formatting: Strike-through text is to be deleted, and underline text is to be added). Note: Since the PZAB meeting, staff and/or the applicant have made some minor amendments to the conditions that are shown in yellow highlight.
BUDGET AMENDMENT REQUIRED: NO
PUBLIC HEARING: YES QUASI-JUDICIAL: YES
FIRST READING: YES SECOND READING:
LEGAL SUFFICIENCY: YES
FISCAL IMPACT: N/A
WELLINGTON FUNDAMENTAL: Responsive Government
RECOMMENDATION: Approval of Resolution No. R2025-69, a Master Plan Amendment (MPA) to modify the Master Plan and Conditional Uses for the 52-acre mixed-use project known as Lotis Wellington 2.