Wednesday, November 27, 2013

Royal Poinciana Way zoning change petition drive heats up | www.palmbeachdailynews.com

Apparently this is how the petition signature gatherers in Palm Beach are skirting the HB 537 ban on referenda related to comprehensive plans or development orders. They are petitioning to change the zoning text related to the PUD-5. If it doesn't pass, the comprehensive plan changes are irrelevant. From the Shiny Sheet article, click title for link.
The brief language on the petition sheets applies to the zoning text amendment, not the comprehensive plan amendment, which is under the authority of the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity. But if the zoning text amendment is defeated in a referendum, the comprehensive plan amendment will be irrelevant, Town Attorney John Randolph said. 
This is all about the long simmering battle on how to handle sensitive redevelopment of Royal Poinciana Way.