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ITEM: RESOLUTION NO. R2026-36 (FEE WAIVERS FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECTS AT 16651 VAN GOGH ROAD AND 16651 VELAZQUEZ ROAD)
A RESOLUTION OF WELLINGTON, FLORIDA’S COUNCIL, WAIVING THE PARKS AND CIVIC LAND DEDICATION REQUIREMENTS, IMPACT FEES, AND BUILDING PERMIT FEES FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING AT 16651 VAN GOGH ROAD AND 16651 VELAZQUEZ ROAD, AS PERMITTED BY CHAPTER 163.31801, FLORIDA STATUTES; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
REQUEST: Consideration of Resolution No. R2026-36 waiving the Parks and Civic land dedication requirements, the Multi-modal, Parks and Recreation, and Public Facilities Impact Fees, and Building Permit Fees for the development of affordable housing at 16651 Van Gogh Road and 16651 Velazquez Road.
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EXPLANATION: The Live Local Act (Senate Bill 102) was approved by the Florida Legislature in 2023 and has been amended each year since. The Act requires local governments to allow multifamily and mixed-use developments in areas zoned commercial, industrial, or mixed-use without a land use amendment, rezoning, or similar approval. The Act establishes the maximum density and height for the development, and the percentage of units required to be affordable. The developments must meet the multifamily residential land development regulations and be approved administratively.
NuRock is the developer proposing two Live Local projects at 16651 Van Gogh Road and 16651 Velazquez Road in Wellington. Each project is 106 units that are 100 percent affordable. The units will be available to households with incomes between 30 and 80 percent of the area median income (AMI). Palm Beach County approved financing assistance through the County’s housing bond program and funding for a portion of the development’s impact fees for Palm Beach County (Roads, Parks, and Public Building impact fees). The developer has requested a waiver from Wellington’s land dedication requirements, impact fees, and building permit fees.
The Wellington Land D...
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