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ITEM: ORDINANCE NO. 2015-14 (VILLAGE PROFESSIONAL CENTER) 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.
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PUBLIC HEARING: X
EXPLANATION: Voluntary annexation of a 10.5 acre vacant parcel into the municipal boundary of the Village of Wellington.
SUMMARY: The petitioner is requesting a voluntary annexation of a 10.5 acre vacant parcel currently in unincorporated Palm Beach County. The subject property 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 (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 proposed annexation area is identified as a future annexation area on the Village of Wellington Comprehensive Plan and Future Land Use Map.
The petitioner also owns the 53.88 acre parcel currently in the municipal boundary of the Village of Wellington which is located to the south and west of the subject property. 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 Village Professional Park mixed use project approval will be scheduled for the public hearing process after Development Review Committee (DRC) certification.
Staff notes the complete Annexation application (Petition No. 15-80 / 2015 - 42 ANX 1) is available for review at the Planning and Zoning Division office.