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This is the latest layer of complexity to be laid on top of the already controversial PUD-5 adoption in Palm Beach. One of the members of the Town Council, according to the Palm Beach County Ethics Commission, cannot vote on the zoning, and now the Comprehensive Plan, matter before the Town Council. He has recused himself from voting on the issue up until this point in time anyway. Both the Town Attorney and the Ethics Commission saw things in the same way. This applies to any future decisions. Click title for link to the Shiny Sheet article.

Town Attorney John C. Randolph had advised Wildrick in June that he believed the commission’s February 2013 opinion on zoning changes applies to voting on the comprehensive plan as well.
Wildrick recused himself from voting on the issue in November, when the council voted 3-1 to adopt a zoning ordinance and comprehensive plan amendment that would enact the new zoning model.
Opponents launched a petition drive that day, trying to gather enough signatures to call for a referendum. They collected the required amount — more than 800 signatures — and the Town Council voted to schedule the referendum. Voters will head to the polls March 25 to determine the fate of the new zoning model.