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ITEM: ORDINANCE NO. 2025-30 (BUILDING HEIGHT ZTA)
AN ORDINANCE OF WELLINGTON, FLORIDA'S COUNCIL, AMENDING ARTICLE 5, TABLE 5.1.2-1, DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION APPROVALS, RELATED TO BUILDING HEIGHT APPLICATION TYPES; TO ADD SECTION 5.3.11 RELATING TO BUILDING HEIGHT; TO AMEND ARTICLE 6, SECTION 6.3.1.F.5, RELATED TO BUILDING HEIGHT APPLICATIONS IN EXCESS OF 35 FEET; PROVIDING A CONFLICTS CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
REQUEST: Approval of Ordinance No. 2025-30 to amend Table 5.1.2-1, Development Application Approvals, related to Building Height application types; to add Section 5.3.11 relating to Building Height, and to amend Section 6.3.1.F.5 relating to Building Height applications in excess of 35 feet.
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EXPLANATION: Staff is seeking approval of a zoning text amendment to various sections within the Land Development Regulations related to approval of building height requests. Various amendments to building height regulations have been made throughout the years including the following:
- Ordinance No. 2016-20: Building height exclusions within the Equestrian Overlay Zoning District
- Ordinance No. 2019-06: Building height limitations for properties within a multi-family residential Future Land Use designation.
The current approval process requires all building height requests over 35 feet to be approved by Council. As part of the application, proposed building elevations and renderings must be submitted for review by Council and included in the agenda packet. Once the building height increase is approved by Council, the applicant is then required to get approval from the Architectural Review Board for all elevations, materials, and colors. The issue that is occurring is that this review may result in modifications to the building that was already approved by Council.
There has been an increase in the number of requests for approval of buildings in excess of 35 feet throughout the Village. Staff is req...
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