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ITEM: ORDINANCE NO. 2025-06 (WELLINGTON'S MARJORY STONEMAN DOUGLAS PRESERVE (SECTION 24) COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT)
AN ORDINANCE OF WELLINGTON, FLORIDA'S COUNCIL, APPROVING AN AMENDMENT TO THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP (FLUM) OF WELLINGTON'S COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, (PETITION NUMBER 2025-0001-CPA), TO MODIFY THE LAND USE DESIGNATION FOR CERTAIN PROPERTY, KNOWN AS WELLINGTON'S MARJORY STONEMAN DOUGLAS PRESERVE (SECTION 24), FROM PALM BEACH COUNTY RURAL RESIDENTIAL 10 (RR/10) TO WELLINGTON'S CONSERVATION LAND USE DESIGNATION, TOTALING 363 ACRES, MORE OR LESS, LOCATED ON THE WEST SIDE OF FLYING COW ROAD, APPROXIMATELY 3.25 MILES SOUTH OF THE SOUTHERN BOULEVARD, AS MORE SPECIFICALLY DESCRIBED HEREIN; PROVIDING A CONFLICTS CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
REQUEST: Approval of Ordinance No. 2025-06, a Comprehensive Plan Amendment to amend the Future Land Use Map (FLUM) designation of Wellington's Marjory Stoneman Douglas Preserve (Section 24) from Palm Beach County Rural Residential 10 (RR/10) to Wellington Conservation (CN).
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EXPLANATION: A Comprehensive Plan Map Amendment is proposed for the Marjory Stoneman Douglas Preserve (Section 24), located on the west side of Flying Cow Road, approximately 3.25 miles south of Southern Blvd (State Road 80), to amend the Future Land Use Map (FLUM) designation from Palm Beach County Rural Residential 10 (RR/10) to Wellington's Conservation (CN) land use. This request aims to align the Conservation (CN) land use designation with the Zoning designation for the property, which is Community Facilities. This request will also further Wellington's long-term environmental preservation goals, objectives, and policies of Wellington's Comprehensive Plan. The amendment increases the amount of land in Wellington with a Conservation land use designation to 559 acres.
At the April 16th meeting, the Planning, Zoning, and Adjustment Board recommended approval of Ordinance No. 2025-06 with a 6-0 vo...
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