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ITEM: ORDINANCE NO. 2026-03 (ARTISTRY LAKES ANNEXATION)
AN ORDINANCE OF WELLINGTON, FLORIDA'S COUNCIL APPROVING THE UNIFORM METHOD ("INVOLUNTARY") ANNEXATION (PETITION NUMBER 2025-0001-ANX), OF CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY TOTALING 446.14+/- ACRES, LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 1.75 MILES WEST OF THE SEMINOLE PRATT WHITNEY ROAD AND STATE ROAD 80 INTERSECTION, IN PALM BEACH COUNTY, AS MORE SPECIFICALLY DESCRIBED HEREIN; AMENDING SECTION 12 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 THIRTY DAYS AFTER ADOPTION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 171, FLORIDA STATUTES; PROVIDING A CONFLICTS CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
REQUEST: Approval of Ordinance No. 2026-03 to annex the referenced property, thereby amending Wellington's municipal boundaries.
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EXPLANATION: This is a Village-initiated "involuntary" (uniform method) annexation of approximately 446.14 acres, approximately 1.75 miles west of the Seminole Pratt Whitney Road and State Road 80 intersection, in Palm Beach County. The annexation area comprises four parcels owned by a single entity. The owner will be required to provide consent to the annexation prior to its adoption.
The Palm Beach County Board of County Commissioners was notified pursuant to Chapter 171, Florida Statutes. The property owners have also been notified.
The Future Land Use and Zoning will be considered after the first reading of the annexation ordinance and is expected to be adopted after the adoption of the annexation. In addition, amendments to the master plan for the property adopted by Palm Beach County will also be presented.
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