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ITEM: ORDINANCE NO. 2016-01 (VILLAGE PROFESSIONAL PARK ANNEXATION)
AN ORDINANCE OF WELLINGTON, FLORIDA’S COUNCIL, PROPOSING THE VOLUNTARY ANNEXATION (PETITION NUMBER 15-80 / 2015 - 42 ANX 1) OF REAL PROPERTY COMPRISING OF 10.5 ACRES, MORE OR LESS, LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 600 FEET WEST OF STATE ROAD 7 AND APPROXIMATELY .5 MILES NORTH OF FOREST HILL BOULEVARD IN PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA, KNOWN AS THE “VILLAGE PROFESSIONAL PARK,” MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED HEREIN; DECLARING THAT THE VOLUNTARY ANNEXATION PETITION BEARS THE SIGNATURE OF THE PROPERTY OWNER; AMENDING SECTION 11 OF THE VILLAGE CHARTER BY REDEFINING THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE VILLAGE OF WELLINGTON; DIRECTING THE VILLAGE MANAGER TO DO ALL THINGS NECESSARY TO EFFECTUATE THIS ANNEXATION; DIRECTING THE VILLAGE CLERK TO FILE A COPY OF THIS ORDINANCE WITH THE CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT IN PALM BEACH COUNTY, THE CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER OF PALM BEACH COUNTY, AND THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF STATE WITHIN SEVEN DAYS AFTER ADOPTION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHAPTER 171 OF THE FLORIDA STATUTES; PROVIDING A CONFLICTS CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
REQUEST: Approval of Ordinance No. 2016-01, an Annexation petition to voluntary annex a vacant parcel totaling 10.9 acres into the municipal boundary of the Village of Wellington.
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EXPLANATION: The request is for voluntary annexation of Tract 11, Block 18 (10.5 acre) along with the adjacent 0.4 acre undeveloped 25 foot Road Right-of-Way (R.O.W.) of the Palm Beach Farms Co. Plat No. 3 (as recorded in Plat Book 2, Pages 45-54 of the public records of Palm Beach County, Florida) currently in unincorporated Palm Beach County. Tract 11 was previously owned by Palm Beach County. The current owner acquired the property on February 3, 2015 from the County per the Executed Sales Agreement (Staff Report Exhibit C). Condition 7 of the agreement required the buyer to annex the property into the municipal boundary of the Village of Wellington. The 10.5 acre property is currently vacant. The Lake Worth Drainage District (LWDD) as owners (Quit Claim Deed - ORB 1585 Page 505) of the 25 foot Road has no objection to annexation of the R.O.W. as indicated in the letter dated November 18, 2015 (Staff Report Exhibit D). The proposed annexation area totaling 10.9 acre is identified as a future annexation area on the Village of Wellington Future Land Use Map.
This request is consistent with the following objectives in the Comprehensive Plan;
Objective 1.2 - Direct future growth into areas served by urban services that have adequate capacity, as defined by Wellington’s adopted level of service standards, which shall be incorporated into Wellington’s Land Development Regulations and ensure that this growth is of a quality equal to or better than the existing community, discourages urban sprawl, protects environmental and archeological resources, ensures the availability of suitable land for required utility services and the density and intensity are consistent with the other Goals, Objectives and Policies contained in this plan.
Objective 1.7 (A) - Wellington’s annexation policy is to voluntarily annex all contiguous unincorporated areas that can be economically provided with municipal services within the area generally bounded on the north by Southern Boulevard, on the east by the Florida Turnpike, on the south by Lantana Road and its westerly extension and on the west by the Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge. This policy is intended to square off Wellington’s eastern boundary and to achieve a compact urban form that lends itself to the efficient provision of urban services.
The proposed annexation area is consistent with the statutory requirements pertaining to contiguity, compactness and irregular shape under Chapter 171 of the Florida Statutes. Specifically the subject property is predominately rectangular in shape, reasonably compact and contiguous to the Village’s municipal boundary to the west and south. Palm Beach County Board of Commissioners will be provided a report (Staff Report Exhibit E) on or before January 11, 2016 indicating the Village of Wellington will provide urban services to the annexed area in compliance with 171.042(1), Florida Statutes (F.S. 2015).
The petitioner also owns the 53.88 acre parcel currently in the boundary of the Village of Wellington which is located to the south and west of the subject property and north of the Wellington Regional Hospital. The petitioner is proposing an overall 64.38 acre Village Professional Park mixed use project including restaurants, retail, hotel, multi-family housing and assisted living facility. The other petitions required for the overall 64.38 acre Village Professional Park mixed use project approval will be scheduled for the public hearing process after resubmittal by the petitioner and Development Review Committee (DRC) certification.
At the December 2, 2015 Planning, Zoning and Adjustment Board (PZAB) meeting, the Board recommended approval (6-0) of the Annexation Petition Number 15-80 (2015 - 42 ANX 1) to annex the vacant parcel along with the undeveloped 25 foot Road Right-of-Way (R.O.W.) totaling 10.9 acres into the municipal boundary of the Village of Wellington.
Council passed (5-0) the first reading of the Annexation at the January 26, 2016 meeting.
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. 2016-01, an Annexation petition to voluntary annex a vacant parcel totaling 10.9 acres into the municipal boundary of the Village of Wellington.