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1 ORDINANCE 08- aSS-
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3 A ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY
4 OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA APPROVING THE
5 AMENDMENT OF THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT
6 PLAN TO INCORPORATE THE DOWNTOWN MASTER
7 PLAN AND COMPONENTS THEREOF REGARDING
8 COMMUNITY POLICING INNOV ATION PROGRAM AND
9 i i FUNDING PROGRAMS FOR INFRASTRUCTURE
10 IMPROVEMENTS OR UPGRADES NECESSARY TO
11 IMPLEMENT THE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES OF THE
12 COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT PLAN WHICH INCLUDE
13 GREATER DENSITY AND ENHANCED PUBLIC SPACE;
14 PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS, SEVERABILITY,
15 CODIFICATION AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
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17 WHEREAS, Florida Statute 163.361 provides for amendment or modification of a
18 Community Redevelopment Plan; and
19 WHEREAS, the Community Redevelopment Agency Board has reviewed and
20 conducted a public hearing regarding the Downtown Master Plan and the Community
21 Policing Innovation Program and funding programs for infrastructure improvements or
22 upgrades elements 1 thereof;
23 WHEREAS, the City Commission of the City of Boynton Beach, Florida finds that
24 the amendment of the Community Redevelopment Plan will advance the intent, purpose, and
25 goals of the Community Redevelopment Agency as contemplated by the Community
26 Redevelopment Act of 1969.
27 NOW THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMISSION
28 OF THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH FLORIDA, THAT:
29 Section 1. Each "Whereas" clause set forth above is true and correct and
30 ncorporated herein by this reference.
I Example: expenditures for upgrades and improvements to the City's 4Ih Street Improvement Porject.
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1 Section 2. The City Commission of the City of Boynton Beach Florida approves
2 an amendment of the Community Redevelopment Plan to incorporate the Downtown Master
3 Plan, and the Community Policing Innovation Program and funding programs for
4 infrastructure improvements or upgrades elements contained therein.
5 Section 3. The City Commission of the City of Boynton Beach, Florida
6 specifically approves the amendment of the Community Redevelopment Plan by
7 incorporating the following language related to Community Policing Innovation Program and
8 funding programs for infrastructure improvements or upgrades:
9 Community Policing Innovation Program
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11 The CRA'S Community Policing Innovation Program shall endeavor to reduce
12 crime by reducing opportunities for, and increasing the perceived risk of
13 engaging, in, criminal activity through visible presence of police in the
14 community, including, but not limited to, community mobilization,
15 neighborhood block watch, citizen contact patrol, foot patrol, field interrogation,
16 or intensified motorized patrol.
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18 Police officers of the Program shall collect and analyze data on crimes within the
19 CRA and provide the Agency with reports showing year-to-date crime figures.
20 Officers shall undertake actions that will be designed to reduce the numbers and
21 types of crime occurring in the CRA district.
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23 Officers in the Program shall interact with business owners, property owners and
24 residents of the CRA to determine their public safety concerns. Officers shall
25 have a presence at CRA events and shall attend community meetings to inform
26 residents of the Program. Officers shall monitor the CRA' S trolley for any
27 Issues.
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29 Officers shall wear the CRA Program uniform when on duty.
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31 Particular attention shall be paid to quality of life crimes that directly affect the
32 desirability of living or doing business within the CRA district.
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34 The CRA shall fund the Program with TIF funds to the extent that is currently
35 acceptable practice according to the Florida Auditor General and the
36 recommendation of the CRA'S independent auditor.
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1 Infrastructure Upgrades
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3 The CRA shall undertake infrastructure upgrades as necessary to accommodate
4 higher density development as proposed by the Federal Highway Corridor Plan
5 and the Downtown Master Plan. Infrastructure shall include water and sewer
6 lines, drainage, electrical and data systems, roadways, transit stops and
7 sidewalks.
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10 Section 4. Each and every other provision of the Code of Ordinances not herein
11 specifically amended shall remain in full force and effect as previously enacted.
12 Section 5. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith be and the
13 same are hereby repealed.
14 Section 6. Should any section or provision of this ordinance or portion hereof, any
15 paragraph, sentence or word be declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid,
16 such decision shall not affect the remainder of this ordinance.
17 Section 7. Authority is hereby granted to codify said ordinance.
18 Section 8. This ordinance shall become effective immediately upon its passage
19 and adoption.
20 FIRST READING this ~ day of De.cefhhec 2008.
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1 SECOND, FINAL READING AND PASSAGE this dlo day of
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Susan Harris
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Mike Simon
Kathy Biscuiti
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Jeff Sussman
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BOYNTON BEACH ~.tASTER PLAN
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Create a family friendly mixed-use X
downtown core of concentrated activity . <1>
The Boynton Beach CRADowntown Master Plan ,'" ()
provides a focused vision and action plan for Protect Single-family neighborhoods -. c
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the Boynton Beach Community Redevelopment adjacent to downtown -.
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Area (CRA), The Master Plan identifies goals Create a cuitural center around existing (()
and needs, and collects them into a strategic cultural providers tIl
framework for implementing the community's Preserve the existing historic fabric of the C
aspirations, The implementation action plan is community 3
prioritized based on realistic feasibility, Provide improved public access to the 3
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The planning process for this effort was Connect existing greenspace "<
transparent and highly participatory, involving Address visual blight ""
stakeholders and residents from throughout Provide a balance of housing and
the Boynton Beach community, During the employment; include affordable housing
process, publiC concerns and comments were near employment centers It ,.,
used to develop the Statement of Needs for the Provide community services near ~
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Master Plan address the following issues: Support locai business retention
A need for a clear vision and plan for Phase the redevelopment to generate
redevelopment of the entire area momentum for future developments
Boynton Beach does not have an Articulate a clear vision and prOVide
Identifiable center feasible and realistic implementation steps
There Is little historic fabric remaining
Pubiic access to the I ntracoastai Big Moves are action steps to implement the
Waterway is limited Master Plan and provide momentum for future
Underutiiized corridors of commercial successes, The Big Moves for the Downtown
uses create a sense of disinvestment in Master Plan evolved from the community input
the community seSSions, interviews with elected officials, and
Housing is not located close to jobs, and were tested against the market for feasibility,
the employees of jobs that are located in tt Is recommended that these action items be
the area cannot afford to live in the area given immediate priority and the sustained effort
Community services are needed closer to necessary to see large projects through
where people live
Some long-standing local businesses S 1'" i:;:,
have closed leaving a gap in services for
the surrounding neighborhoods This activity node Is essential to creating a
downtown core and building momentum for
other redevelopment Provisions must be made
today to accomplish the long-term vision of a
commuter rail transit station,
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This district creates transit-supportive densities 3 OCE~h; ;"\,'ENLiE C~;t.Tl..;RAL ;VEr~uE
within walking distance of the Marina and the The Avenue of the Arts along Ocean Avenue
future transit station. connects the Cultural Campus to the Transit
Oriented Development District, Mixed-Use
Projects within the Transit Oriented Development buildings line the Avenue along with historic
District add: structures readapted to galleries and supportive
redevelopment of the existing Bank of retail.
America and First Financial site
land assembly to promote cottage-style
residential development with ground fioor uses
retail
enhanced pedestrian realm to Include
additional public open space consistent street furnishing and
streetscape
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The Cu~ural and Civic campuses are envisioned
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where City Hall, Police and other governmental f/iAF?"'!tJ 1 U""'HEF ~~U\C 5e ULE .f.;:; ::1
services are adjacent to cultural resoorces, The master plan envisions neighborhood
The Cu~ural campus includes the adaptive re- serving retail at the intersection of Martin
Z use of the core stnJcture of the Boynton Beach Luther King Boulevard and Seacrest
"'.;:: High School, the library and civic center, These Boulevard, Mid-rise live work residential
campuses would serve as a medical, office, and development Is also proposed, The comer
-' institutional uses, The creation of a highly visible
.~.- and defining feature at the intersection of Federal of Martin Luther King Boulevard and Federal
Highway and Ocean Avenue could help to achieve Highway Is identified as a potential location for
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these desired effects; accompanying direclional neighborhood retail within a mixed-use project
~, signs may also be appropriate, A restaurant Concentrating these uses at a prominent
cluster could serve the local office community intersection will help ensure their sustain ability
as welf as visitors to the area, Greenways with by capturing travelers along Federai Highway
a way!inding system would serve to connect the in addition to drawing from the adjacent
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creation of a Campus for a new City Hall
and Police facilities Potential green space opportunities exist
rehabilitation and re-use of the main core between the rail corridor and Federal Highway
of the Old High School where parcels can be assembled to develop
development of public space for a string of parks connecting the Canal to the
community gatherings downtown TOO D;strict and future transit sta-
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and needs, and collects them into a strategic and an assessment of the current conditions of '""'\
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aspirations, The implementation action plan is are addressed In the Master Plan, Community ({)
prioritized based on realistic feasibility outreach in phase 1 included stakeholder ~
interviews, a Steering Committee meeting and
The study area covers a 746-acre area that a Visioning Charrette in June The Community
stretches along the eastem edge of the city, Profile document is the product of this phase,
between 1-95 and the Intracoastal Waterway, found in the appendices, and includes detailed
and along Federal Highway US 1, as outlined in data about the commuOlty
red in Figure 1, in particular, the plan focused Phase 2, ViSion and Scenario Development
on the area bounded between Martin Luther focused on developing a draft statement of
King Boulevard and just south of Ocean Avenue needs and goals based on community concerns,
along SE 3rd Avenue, Two alternatives were created to provide a
The planning process for this effort was strategic framework for the Master Plan, and
highly participatory, Involving stakeholders the community provided feedback and insight
and residents from throughout the Boynton on these in the Open House in late September.
Beach community, The goal of the effort was The finai phase, the Action Plan, includes the
to incorporate as much public input as possible Master Plan and recommended implementation
to provide a plan that meets the community's plan, This plan includes a feasibility and funding
aspirations, needs assessment as well as key project
timing, The final public Open House was held
The planning process Included extensive in December
pUblic outreach and was organized into three
phases: Understanding the Community, ViSion The public was engaged through a series of
and Scenario Development, and Action Plan, pubiic meetings and charrettes throughout the
Public participation was a key element of each process, The effort was guided by a Steering
phase, with comments and input guiding the Committee comprised of locai business
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leaders, technical advisors and residents of the and an active nightlife, Most people interviewed
community, The following sections describe the recognized that the key to a successful retail
public outreach milestones, market is the denslfication of the downtown
core,
Interviewees were asked to identity strengths Although the interviewees identified a clear
and weakness of Boynton Beach, desired future vision for Boynton Beach, the barriers to
outcomes, barriers to improving the downtown implementation varied, Some thought that the
area, and other issues, Stakeholders were political environment made progress difficult,
interviewed in late June, and others identified the difficult permrtting
Almost everyone interviewed identified Boynton process, Additional barriers identified were the
lad< of parking, the market downtum, and the
Beach's proximity to West Palm Beach, as multitude of somewhat confusing regulations,
well as Its easy access to both i-95 and the
Intracoastal VVaterway as an asset that should be Stakehoiders articulated the confusion that
maximized, In addnion, the existing pedestrian the development community may feel due
arcades were also considered a strength of the to the multiple goals and initiatives the CRA
community, and the local govemments have undertaken,
The overwhelming opinion of those interviewed Communicating a clear vision and marketing
was that the greatest weakness of Boynton
,-- Beach is its lack of a downtown, or core, They Stakeholder Desired Outcomes:
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- and activity within the community, Too many activity and density
design themes may also be contributing to the Provide family-friendly
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.,< activities and destinations for young peopie and Articulate clear vision and
2 families, This too may be contributing to the Implement it
void of nighmfe activity that many stakeholders
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-- that vision to the pubiic is a desire of many
All interviewees envisioned a denser downtown stakeholders, Interviewees appealed to the
core, They clearly erticulated the desire to political leadership to accept the community
'.'- enhance existing single-family neighborhoods, vision and implement it
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a gradual stepping-down of intensity between
Zi the established neighborhoods and the new The initial kid<-off meeting and visioning session
downtown core, were held In late July at the Women's Club,
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Interviewees discussed the desire to participated in the interactive session, and
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conglomerate activities such as restaurants near Mayor Jeny Taylor welcomed everyone to the
the downtown core to attract pedestrian activity event
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participated in an interactive visual character by covering them from sight with landscaping voted in favor of ({)
survey, in which tney were shown images of or buildings, Respondents choose desig ns pedestrian-friendly ()
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vote for their preference, Images included emphasizing the maritime character of Boynton riell native <
alternatives for building and design elements Beach, landscaping. ({)
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pedestrian.fnendly environments planted with
rich native landscaping, Beiow is a summary of
preferences; the preferred Image IS outlined In
green, The full visual character survey can be
found in the appendices,
Attendees preferred mid-rise residenhal
and commercial structures, between 2 and
3 stories, built In trad~ional materials and
mimicking historic architecture, These types of
developments scored higher than high rise and
single story construction,
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The meeting participants were divided into four groups also generally agreed on the goals they
smaller break-out groups and asked to perfonn found to be least preferable,
three exercises: update previous planning 'Floribbean" architectural styles
themes, identify aspirations, and create Traffic-calming features In
headlines of the future, neighborhoods
Contemporary design
First, group members were given a list of major
themes and goais extracted from previous plans Next, the groups were asked to identify 'hopes
and studies They were asked to show their
preference for the goals by placing either a red and avoids' for downtown Boynton Beach,
dot (do not prefer) or a green dot (prefer) next Each group was given a map of the CRA and
to the goals of their choice, For the most part, asked to come up with major opportunities and
the resuits were similar across the four groups, challenges for redevelopment and represent
with a few notable exceptions, By and large, the them on the map,
groups showed the following goals to be most Some major aspirations that emerged from the
preferable, exercise were:
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streetscapes Downtown and neighborhood retail
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Farmers' Market Square Finally, group members were asked to Imagme
what a newspaper headline about Boynton
Community services for neighborhood Beach might say in the year 2027 Belo,^, are
Additional desires for public space, circulation, a few exampies of headlmes participants came
and walkable urban design emerged, too One up with'
table called for an outdoor event space such as
an amphitheater to be located near the water "Boynton Beach Steals Ail-American
and several tables identified the desire for a City Award from
linear park along the railroad, Other groups "Boynton Beach a Cozy Family-
put forth many creative transportation ideas oriented Fishing Community"
such as introducing a car-sharing program in "Innovative "Green Mandated
the downtown core, expanding trolley stops Community Meets the Test of Time'
on Seacrest Avenue, providing bike lanes on "Boynton New Cultural Hub of Palm
Boynton Beach Boulevard and iaunching a water
taxI service on the I ntracoastal Waterway Beach County'
"President to Visit Boynton Beach
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elements, Stakeholders rallied around the Idea "Commuter Rail Station Energizes
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centers like the transit stop and retail core and "Boynton Deemed the Safest SeaSide
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'>, the meeting was to present the development Boynton Beach Boulevard into mixed-use high
scenario options, After a re-cap of the previous rise towers with retail and office on the bottom
- meeting, the Steering Committee was fioors and a residential tower reaching between
introduced to the two development scenarios 10 and 15 stories, By focusing development
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evenly aiong the main corridors, Instead of major intersections iike Federal Highway ana
high-rise towers iocated in one area, mid-rise Boynton Beach Bouievard, whereas mid-rise
developments wouid iine these main corndors, residential buildings would line the remainder of
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and cultural centers, One concept IS to relocate creating a vista at the end of Ocean Avenue,
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such as galleries and live-work spaces, would providing Invaiuable comments which were ::
line Ocean Avenue towards Federal Highway, used to deveiop the final Master Plan '. 0
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are linked together by a series of pedestrian- boards and accompanied by character images of ,,~; -.
friendly streetscapes Both plans show a linear the development types, For example, if a street ~Ai :::.
greenspace along Side the railroad track, was designated on the alternative plan to be ~, f'l ~ ({)
connecting Ocean Avenue north to the Canal. low-rise residential, the character image board ",' '.:!. - _ ~
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development types, Figure 12 below shows the
wider linear park between the railroad corridor
residential character Images presented at the
and Federal Highway; whereas the linear ,
meeting,
development scenario allows for only a trall-
width strip along the railroad, This Is due in During the session, members of the public
part to the type of development patterns where circulated around the alternatives and character
density is concentrated and offset by open images, providing written comments on the
greenspaces, images Beiow is a summary of these comments
which were used to create the Downtown Master
Plan, A full summary of these meetings can be Attendees of
After the Strategy Workshop, the community found in the workShOP summary document the Plan Review
was inVited to review and comment on the two Session preferred
plan alternatives to the community, rich native
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Comments from the community Included the Provide affordable housing near
following observations: employment centers such as schools,
Focus cultural events and providers pollee stations, and government services
around existing cultural centers such as Provide a police station, or community
the Children's Museum policing centers near Martin Luther King
Boulevard
Preserve existing historic structunes like
the Old High School Support local businesses, especially
. Re-use the structure as a those providing employment to local
nesidents
cultural center, a police station, or
live-work space for artists . The CRA has successfUlly
Expand existing greenspaces and worked with the City to abate the
provide a variety of park types for users Utility Capacity Tax
of all ages . Consider streamlining permitting
. Expand Bicentennial Park to and simplifying codes
indude an outdoor events Many condos sit empty or unsold,
. Provide additionai parks for walking and the recent Supreme Court ruling
trails, skateboard parks and quiet requiring a voter refenendum for all
'7 spaces for contemplation TIF- funded improvements calls
-- Attendees of the
.<: Plan Review Session Provide enhanced public access to to question the ability to implement any
-' discuss and debate the coastal waterway improvements, Further discussion about
- their preferred Address visual biight such as old this subject continues in the Funding
alternative plan, and out of date commercial spaces, Strategies section of this report
I Participants stuck overhead power lines, and underutilized The plan should be phased so that
I yellow notes to the parking lots projects can be implemented
J plans with their The comments on density were varied, to generate momentum for Mure
comments, Some people pneferred not to see any redevelopment
high-rise buildings while others fe~ The best strategy for this is to focus
== , that the concentration of density in the efforts on the intersection of Federal
downtown is very appropriate Highway and Boynton Beach Boulevard
I) . Most people understand that there tying into the existing activity on the
v ~
-' I must be a concentration of people Marina
" '" to support a vital commercial core,
:~ i and that the more people there are
on the streets, the safer it is
Z . Steering Committee members
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articulated the need to consistently
- communicate the need for density
Z to support the redevelopment
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A significant amount of planning has been According to the Palm Beach County MPO, 3
undertaken in the CRA since its designation in Boynton Beach's population in 2000 was 3
1983, Over ten plans have been produced as 69,800, Using a compound average annual C
part of the effort to revitalize the anea, yet none growth rate (CAGR) of 1,6 percent per year ~
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cover the entire eRA, While many of the plans provided by the MPO suggests that Boynton ....
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have focused on a specific subject or anea, key Beach's 2007 population is 77,800, reflecting iJ
themes have emerged that unify the plans, an increase of almost 8,000 new residents over ..,
These Include: the past seven years, However, this growth rate 0
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may be slightly overstated, as the City reports a --
Establish a Downtown Center -
2006 population estimata of 67,045; which IS a CD
Create a Unique Identity decrease from the 2000 population of 69,800, +
Propose and Implement Urban Interestingly, using the MPO municipal 7'
Design Projects population forecasts, Boynton Beach's share of CD
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Encourage and Support Commercial Paim Beach County's population is projected to
Revitalization ......
remain constant at about 6,4 percent over the -.
next 20 years, ~
Due to Boynton Beach's historically automobile- D-
centric pattem of development afterWond War II, --
Appiying the MPO growth rates suggests that :::l
the city's urban fabric is somewhat fragmented, the City of Boynton Beach added almost 3,tOO CO
and a traditional downtown has never emerged, (/l
new households between 2000 and 2007, for a
The public sector, along with much of the anea's total of aimost 34,000 households, reflecting a
development community, identified the need compounded annual growth rate of 1,4 percent.
to retroactively create a downtown center as a This neflects sustained annual growth of 440
key strategy for anchoring the city as well as households per year, a growth rate second only
creating a unique community identity, to the City of West Palm Beach,
The Master Plan builds upon these four key Between 2007 and 2012, the rate of pOPUlation
themas and goals and creates a unified vision, and household growth in Boynton is expected
Using up-to-date analysis, the plan focuses to increase at slightiy slower rates than the
this vision into a prioritized and action-oriented county as a whole, reflecting, in part, the
Implementation program, recent economic downturn and housing siump,
Tobie 2. Pcpulc!:cn Es,timo:es. & ?rcjeclions, 20~O. 2020
I Estim.ues II ProjectIOns. I I Ch.)n4"lt:, '07.70 I
JUf,Ojdicugn 2000 2007 20)0 2012 2020 . Q;. CAGR If
P;)lm 80,)(:1'\ Count)' 1.086,640 1,215,2' 6 1,214.8-71 1,316.270 1,495.723 280,S06 23.1% 1.6%
eoynton BViJch 69.820 77,798 Sl..o191 84.049 95,112 17,314 22.3~ 1.6%
% of County 6.4% 6,4C!O 6.-4% 6....% (jo.4~ 6.2~
Delt.)' ge;1ch 61,566 72.S79 '....840 76.3&7 82.$98 10,318 14_2' 1.0"""
~ of Count)' 6.2% 6.0% 5.9% 5,8~il 5.5'% ).]%
Bou Raton 18,S36 83,861 86,t52 87,884 9",727 10,866 13<O~ 0.9%
% of County 7.2~ 6.9% 6.So.;" 6.7911 6.3% 3.9~i>
Llk~ Worth 37,968 "1,071 42.478 "3,442 47,524 6,452 15.7% , ,..
~o{COtJnty l.S% 3.4% 3,.3% J.3~ J.2'!t. 2.J~
WC~! P:.lm Beach 94,429 107,314 113.362 , 17,S81 1 36,090 28.776 26.8% 1.8~
'II=> o{ County 87'1-0 8.8'- S.9~ 8.9' 9.1~ 10.3'"
1/ Compound AnnUilI GrOWlh R.:u~
SOIt.lH:I;": P~lll'l iNCh County MPO: Econom'C$ ~..r(h ;'~$oO(i.1tel<, Miuel'l 20.Q1
80Vi"TON BEt..CH Mt..STER olAN
Between now and 2020, household growth is By 2012, median household Income In Boynton
expected to be an annual rate of 450 to 500 should be in the range of $55,200 per year
households per year. Table 4 below provides of
Between now and a summary
2020, household Boynton Beach households are not as affluent demographic characteristics and changes
growth is expected as some of its neighbors with current median projected over the next five years. Included is
to be an annual household Income In the City is $47,500, which an estimate of renter-occupied housing units,
rate of 450 to 500 IS beiow that of Palm Beach County ($56,700), which area forecasted to increase at a faster
households rate than those of owner-occupied properties
per year.
~::bl: .3. Ho!..;('r!0.c' T~ct d~ & ?rol::'C:iO'1;' 2JCC;.202:
I E$limate~ ProJ('(tiQn~ I I ChanQC, '07."20
}urj~diction 10-00 2007 2010 ~O12 lO10 , '" (AGI': 11
P;!lm BCilCh Count}' .469.395 515.;'77 53i,{)B ~ S ~ ,688 (j14..41S 98.6O:C :9.P,-, 14'
8oYl'ltol"l Bt',lCr. 30.&7'; B,9S0 3:5.3"1 36.3)3 40.::99 0.~4':l '<;.3\', 1':;.
(In of County 6.6~, 5,6""4 6.60);; 6.6':~ 6.6(", 6.6e,
O('lrilY Be,Jeh :;, 1.104 n.785 33.533 34.C':;l 36.152 3.367 'O")C,, OS",
~"of COl,lnly 6.6~v 6.4';;" 6.2<:~ 6.2~" 5.9':'" ';;.'F~,
80(.1 ROllO" 36.151 33,099 36.919 39,':75 41.782 3.6R3 9.7" , C 7",
Q1.l of County 7 .7~o } 4r'il 7 2~~ ;' .1"~ U.S"'b 3.7c,:"
Ldl<;C Wonh 15,640 16,58<1 17,0 1 ~ 17.30;1 18,50.8 1,918 1,6"" OR'
~ of Counl)' J,]e.. 3.2:::" 3.2""u ),1% 3- O~" 19~;~
~VE.'st Palm 81?'<3ch 43.,200 4$,32... 50,702- 52.352 59,507 , 1,183 :'3 1~.. "
"iJ of Count)' 9 2('~ 9.':'\, 9 .."~ 9 Sf'" l) 7~" ..
l/Compound AnflU'.l1 Growth RJtt'
S<:>Ul::<'>. P.llm Bt',l<:h COU"!Y M;"Q: [(onom'('; fk\<;1M(l'. AHO<,,J,e.. M.]r(!, ;0.::
'1::::b]1;'':: . Sum.'T~.:'Y o~ C-:''T.o9:o;::J~!:: :::'!i~':::::c:r;~',f:;s, 2:)0;;. 2:: ?
6oyrtton 8.each I i Palm Beach County I
200i' 2012 % (h;,noe 2007 2012 ~;" ChanQ('
Population n,793 8,1,049 8.0C\.J 1 ,:nS,21 (I 1.316,270 8.1r,ll
Hou$ehold5 33,950 36,333 7,0::';" SlS.777 551,683 -:".00"
Avg. HH Site 2'9 )]1 o q~" 2,)6 2.39 !,3r,.,
MpdLan AgE' ~5,2 46 (- 44 5 45.2 3..5:.
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Whit"!' 50,509 S ~.:': 4 :' 4')", 91$.283 956,329 ...."):(.
51,Jck 20,907 14,:.46 16,5So 139,589 220.469 16.]:Q"
Ame-rican Jndi.:m. Eskimo 186 21. 1 6. 19~ 2.95: 3.402 1:;.3",,,
Asi"ln. P.tcinc I,:>l,lndcr 1.34S 1,660 .2 3.4~~ ;24,,110 31,27-:' ie.I)'"';
Other 4,851 6,114 26.0% 82,664 104,29t: 2610:."
Hisp.>n\c 1/ la.106 11.520 3'3.8(};, 207.774 274,62:- ;.2,:'c"
Mcditln HH In(.om<: $47,$42 $5~, 1904 16.nc 556,692 $66,249 16.9:\0
Avervge HH Income 5&4,038 $ 76.0~ 3 18. 7~'r, $!P,S78 S 107,9E:t.i 1::3(.1...,
Owner-Occupied HU~ 25,$00 27, \d 7 6.SQ..;, 396,47C ,.)7 1:'6
Renter-Occupied HU~ 8,450 9,156 S 7"':.' 119,308 ;]'L51;' .;. 4~!
1/ Hisp.1n~c origin I:; a ~ubsC't of othe-r race catcqori(>',;
SO<.in..': P.tlm Bl'"<1,h CounlY M PO: ESRl Bu\oiIl~'1~ An.llr.;: [~{.}!)(;fl'lie I"c'-".J!ctl A~'.O'"'.ll','~, W .!I(~' ;;:007
This IS a function of the large number of According to the MPO, Boynton Beach currentiy ()
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condominium units that have b~n built over contains almost 33,000 jobs, which comprises 3
the past five years, many of which have been about six percent of the total number of jobs 3
purchased by investors and added to the City's in Palm Beach County, The City's economy c::
supply of rental units, is heavily weighted toward retail uses, with a :::l
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significant amount of retail space located in ....
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A market analysis is essential to understand West Boynton, The MPO is forecasting that
employment in Boynton Beach will increase into '"0
the economy of Boynton Beach today, It tests .,
an additional 1 0,200 new Jobs citywide by 2020, 0
market potentials for a range of uses including Table 5 summarizes these projections, -...
housing, workplace, supporting retail. Using -.
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the knowledge of teday's economy, we identify Table 6 below depicts employment trends (J)
drivers of demand that can support the desire and projections, The strongest growth sectors +
of the Boynton Beach community to create new are expected to be in Services (57 percent 7'"
development in the Downtown core, This seelion of all naw jobs), Retail Trade (12 percent), (J)
contains key findings and data that support the and FIRE (11 percent), Service jobs include "'<
Master Pian, A full report inciuding additional medical, education, hospitality, and business ...,.,
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supporting data is available in the appendices, and professionai services, Consistent with ::l
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national trends, empioyment in manufacturing -.
is projected to decline, ::l
A critical barometer of demand for various CO
tIl
commercial development such as office and
retaii space is employment growth, Palm Beach Understanding building penmit activity is
County has a total employment base of 550,000 important to realize the pace of new housing
jobs, Since 2000, economic expansion across developmen~ by speCific product (i,e" single-
the County resulted in the creation of more than family detached, townhouses, condominiums,
53,200 new jobs, reflecting a sustained annual etc,), and location, and to ascertain whether the
growth of7,600 new Jobs per year. The County's proposed unit mix In the downtown section of
largest employment sectors include Services the CRA is competitive with local and regional
(60 percent), Finance, Insurance and Real residential development trends,
Estate (FIRE) (26 percent), and Construction,
Tobie 5 ,Employm~n' Tr~nd, & Forcce,'s, 2000,2020
I E-r.Urn.1tcs. II PrOIt>Ctlon'S I I Ch.;tnqe. '07-'20 I
JUI'.isdlctlon 2000 2007 :;010 2012 2010 . '" CAGR U
P.,lm 6~.;;ch County 498.642 Ss:t.086 576.610 593;562 666.501 114,416 20,7% 1.5~
BQynfon Be<,ch 28,384 32.850 14.974 36,41$5 4l,093 10,243 31.2~ 2.1~
~ of CoutU)' 5,"" 6.0"" 6.r~ 6.1% 6.5" 9.0-.
O~lr"y Beach 36,536 39.105 10.261 41.050 4"1.365 5.260 11.S~ 1.~
% of County ',)% 7.1% 7.0% 6,"- 6.7% 4.6"
BQC.a Raton 64,979 9Q,39' 92,623 94,477 101,392 10,995 12,2" 0.9%
~. of Count)' 17,0% 16.4<.lD 16.1% 15,~ lS.2'lU 9.6%
Lake- W()tth 1:},437 14.386 14,B13 15.105 16.331 1,94~ lLS~ 1.0~
~ of Counry 2.7% 2,6~ 2.611\".. 2,5~ 2.S"- i,7'to.
We'u Pellm Be\'jch 82,106 91,049 9'5. J 7<4 98.0..?i' J 10,322 19.273 21.2% 1..S~
~" of County 16.5% 16.Slk 16.5"'1; 16,S~ Ht6% 16.8~
l/Compound Annu.ll Growth RoIte-
~te:. ".<11m BNCh CO\,lnly MPO: Economic'!> RMoNfCt> "',;-.tx:i.n~ M.uth 2007
SOY~TO~ SFAC:~ M;"$1(1': ~L;"~
The City Issues an average 675 perrnlts per Since 2005, the unit absorption of these projects
year split eveniy between multi-family units and has siowed substantially over the past 18
singie family units The majority of residential months This slowdown is producing significant
development is focused In western sections excess Inventory, site plan extensions, and
of the City, although over the past five years, project cancellations, Anecdotally, the planning
redevelopment along Federal Highway in the team has heard reports of some developments
CRA has generated an increasing amount of having an average monthly absorption of less
new residential development in projects such than 1 unit The full residential development
as Marina Village, A table of permitting activity survey can be found rn the appendices
IS available in the appendices,
A residential development survey revealed that Office demand for professional and business
market activity has slowed substantially in the services is driven by 'rooftop', or reSidential
past 18 months producing significant excess unit growth, The current inventory in Boynton
inventory, site plan extensions and project Beach Includes 1 8 million square feet In 84
cancellations, A telling sign of this market buildings, The office Inventory is diVided among
slowdown IS the conversion of for-sale units the types of space Class A, Class B, and Class
to rental units. Combined with the tight credit C or beiow 17 percent is Class A, 50 percent is
Industry and a delayed market recovery, a Class B, and 33 percent IS Class C or below
further increase in Inventory is likely, In Boynton Beach, 42,000 square feet of office
However, between 2000 and 2005, Boynton space has been absorbed annually over the
Beach had felt an upward pressure on market last five years for a total of 253,000 square feet
demands resulting in a loss of rental units Between 2001 and 2006, Class A absorption
to conversions, Due to declining multi-family totaled g4,OOO sq, ft, This is significantly hlghe'
vacancies and the lack of developable land, the than annual net absorption for Class C space
Federal Highway corridor had seen an increase On the other hand, Class A vacancy rates are
in new residential construction As a result, significantly higher, spiking from 6 4 percent
roughly 2,300 new townhouse or condominium in 2001 to 22,9 percent in 2002, With rates
units have been planned or are currently under remaining high through 2006
construction on F edera I H Ig hway Between 2003 Beyond ieasing activity, the strength of the
and 2005, reported absorption was estimated In
the range of 150 to 170 units per mcnth City's office market is aiso reflected in declining
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Industry Sector 200U 2007 2012 iU20 07.'12 '12,'20 '07,'20
M ming &- Constru(tlon 32.9211 37,417 40.'J46 47,022 3.S2'ii 6.076 9.605
Mamlf.')cturing 25.769 20.464 19,990 19,629 -474 ,361 ,835
TCPU 1/ 17,005 19.536 20.778 2:2,999 1,.242 2.221 3,462
Whole!.Cle & Retail Tr2lde 105,502 Ii 1.140 116,000 125,248 4,860 9.24S 1<;,' 08
FIRE 2/ 55,960 69.81.3 74,266 82,265 4,453 8,000 12.452
ServiCes. 210,602 242,269 266.428 307,677 24,160 41.248 65.408
Government 48,081 51.446 55,153 61,661 3,707 6,508 10,215
Total Employment 498,842 552,086 593,562 666,502 41.476 72,940 114,416
Sour(~: P.llm Bc,)ch County MPO: Woods and Paoli:' Ecanomin; Economic. RC'~eilr(h Assod.H~~, Milrch ~OOi'
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vacancy rates, which dropped from ten percent This rent rate is lower than rents countywide 0
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to five percent between 2005 and 2006; In and are illustrative of the number of aging ~~~ 3
effec~ Boynton's office market has achieved properties such as those located along Federal w- .. 3
stabilization, In fact, the City's low vacancy rate Highway, Average rents of only $17 per square ,- c::
Is lower than neighboring jurisdictions as well as foot are below the threshold of feasibility for ,~ ::s
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the County as a whole (10 percent), Currently, new construction, -
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the highest vacancy rates are in Boca Raton (12 At 74 square feet of retail per County resident,
percent), This indicates that the Boynton Beach -0
far above the national average of 26 square feet ...,
inventory is very price-sensitive, with the lowest 0
vacancies among 'Class C' stock, The additional per resident. this suggests the City's role as a .....
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dominant retaii destination within the County, -
10,000 new jobs forecasted for the City bOdes This is a strength and is vital to the tax base en
well for office space demand, +
Absorption in Boynton Beach's shopping
A full summary of current office market conditions centers totaled almost 535,000 square feet over ^""
in selected jurisdictions In Palm Beach County, en
including, Boynton Beach, Delray Beach, Boca the past six years, reflecting a much stronger "<
Raton, Lake Worth, Palm Beach, and 'Nest leasing activity than in neighboring jurisdictions, .....
Vacancy rates for these centers are quite -.
Palm Beach can be found in the appendices, ::s
low and consistent with those in neighboring Q..
jurisdictions, averaging 2,3 percent per year -.
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Retail space is categorized as either free- over the past six years, A summary of retail Different types of CD
profiles for Boynton Beach and surrounding (Il
standing or shopping center, Examples of retail contribute
freestanding retail, also known as "pad' or 'strip' cities and counties is detailed in the supporting to a healthy local
retail, in Boynton Beach are along Congress analysis documen~ Demographic Profile & Real economy and
Avenue where Starllucks or FedExlKinko's are Estate Market Conditions, community vibrancy,
located, Shopping center retail, also sometimes
called community retail centers, include the
Boynton Beach Mall.
Boynton Beach has sixty-six free-standing Urllan design is the collection of built and open
retail centers with over one million square feet spaces that together make a place unique,
of retail, representing six percent of the entire Typical urban design focuses on the placement
County's retail space, Current vacancies in of buildings and public spaces that frame a
Boynton Beach are less than one percent, person's understanding of their environment.
reflecting the fact that these retail properties are But when urban design begins to account for
at stabilization, the natural setting and cultural elements, then
Boynton Beach also has a healthy supply of true 'place-maklng' begins, The Boynton Beach
shopping center style retail, with over 4, 7 million Master Plan builds on all of these elements of
square feet of shopping center space in 46 urban design,
properties, accounting for 11 percent of the total
shopping center space in Palm Beach County Located in the City is a natural mangrove
Rents for shopping centers have averaged at
$17.23 per square foot over the Jast six years, preserve, Mangroves are native Florida plants
that thrive in salty environments by secreting
80YNTO~ 8E;..CH MASTER P...Ar-.
excess salt through the leaves, The term is often The public library has expanded and recently
used to describe not just a piant, but an entire opened, The addition features over 62,000
habitat of this species. thus the terms mangrove square feet With a modern cyber cafe and
hammock or mangrove forest expanded collections. The library offers tree
computer classes, live homework help services
Mangroves are most abundant in Southem
and access to state-wide literature and reference
FlOrida, aithough despite this abundance ,
services
mangroves are still an exciting rarity, It is then
not surprising that one of Boynton Beach's
most popular and breathtaking attractions is the The study area is predominately residential.
Mangrove Park of Boynton Beach which comprises 56% of the totai land uses
Boynton Beach's Mangrove Park has free The second greatest percentage of land in the
admission so families have the opportunity to study area is dedicated to commerclai use,
explore the rare North Amencan ecosystem via especially along the major corridors, Boynton
.., b d Ik Th ' h Beach Bouievard and Federal Highwav Many
r" a oar wa, e mangrove preserve IS ome '
I'" . to a vast array of animals such as wading birds of the residential lots within the study area are
.,..',. ..'........... .... S't t d t th d' N rth t 4t' St t v, aca. nt, either u.n-.bUllt or uninhabited, A map of
. 'f I ua e a e en or 0 ~ eas n ree ,
'" . ': .. Boynton Beach Mangrove Park's boardwalk the land use Within the study area is presented
",~,,/ ,"-'1; leads to a spectacular view of the Intracoastal In Figure 13, and a summary table of land uses
:J. ,,,;!: Wa within the study area and all of Boyntor, Beach
teeway
can be found In Table 7
The natural The City adopted poliCies in Its last
environment In comprehensive plan to continue deveioping
Boynton Beach is and supporting educational programs There are a number ofhistanc and contemporary
rich with native flora enhancements, and maintenance of the examples of architecture Within the study
like the mangrove Mangrove Nature Trail and Nature Center area Although the area does not have 3
hammock, signature' look or style, the creation of a City s
Identity has more to do with estabiishing urban
Boynton Beach IS home to a wealth of deSign guideilnes that will promote vernacular
cultural resources providing entertainment architecture than codes that dictate adherence
and enrichment to residents of all ages and to a strict architecture style,
interests, The Oceanfront Beach Park is the
epicenter for multiple cultural festivals mcludlng Some key architecturai structures that can
the Oceanfront Concert Series and the Marina be used as a basis of future urban deSign
Festival, hosting family-mendiy art tours and guidelines include the Woman's Club and the
fishing tournaments Old School House
West on Ocean Avenue from the Manna
and Oceanfront Beach is the Schoolhouse The study area public realm consists of three
Children's Museum Geared for children ages distinct character types: neighborhoods,
2-12, the museum encourages children to learn corridors and sites - each with their Individual
through Imaginary play about the cultural history characteristics
of Boynton Beach and the Paim Beach region
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There are a variety of neighborhOods or Highway 1/ Federal Highway serving the eastem 0
character districts within the study area that may portion of the area; and Seacrest Boulevard 3
be distinguished from one another by their use sel'Ving the central portion of the area, 3
or other planning, architecture or urban design C
charactenstics, Some of the neighborhoods are In general, roadways are a continuous network ::::l
of streets usually in an orthogonal grid pattern --
clearly identifiable while others do not display -
with a few exemptions of a non-gridded network '<
any unique characteristics, In the Boynton Hills Neighborhood and cui-de- ~ .,,~y;n;rTI_
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Individua) corridors have had an array of sacs at the intracoastal Waterway and 1-95, II ...
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improvement over the years, While several There are two trolley routes that serve the study ',T'" -.....
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of the major roads leading into and within the t..... -
area, The Cross-Town Trolley (route follows (t)
study area fall under the jurisdiction of the State US-1, MLKJr, Blvd" N, SeacrestBlvd" Boynton
of Florida or Palm Beach County and have been +
Beach Blvd, and Ocean & SE 2nd Ave,) and the
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The City of Boynton Beach has consistently
community in their own ways yet there is not modified Its regulatory framework to reflect the th~ Child~n's Mus~m are
one site or facility that generates sufficient redevelopment planning efforts undertaken in 10(;$/ design !x6mpfes in
activity to be considered or Identified as the the CRA The Comprehensive Plan, including the community with historiC
'center' of town, the Future Land Use Element and Map, and significlJnce.
the city's zoning ordinance and development
The major vehicular corridors that serve the regulations have been updated so as to align
study area are: Boynton Beach Boulevard the City'S regulatory tools to the redevelopment
with access across and onto Highway 1-95; US goals identified by CRA, These tools are
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Beach land Use Acres % Conservation Overlay 69 6%
Conservation Overlay 58 10% Specia' High.Density
High Densily Resiclenlial 31 5% Resiclential 99 8%
Meclium Density Residentiel 104 18% High Density Residenllal 247 21%
Low Density Residential 157 27% Medium Density Residential 120 10%
General Commercial 22 4% Low DenSity Residential 197 17%
Local Retail Commercial 36 6% General Commercial 26 2%
Mixed Use Core 39 7% Local Ratail Commercia' t36 11%
Mixed Use TO 12% Mixed Use Core 39 3%
Office Commercial 1 0% Mixed Use 100 8%
GovemmenreV Inslitulional 47 8% o ffice Commercial 5 0%
Recreational t6 3% G ovemm entaIl Institutional 47 4%
Industrial 7 1% Recreational 44 4%
TOTAL 587 100% Industn'.1 61 5%
TOTAL 1.189 100%
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depending upon context and Federal Highway, are lined by small scale
I n turn, the zoning ordinance and zoning commercial uses, Figure 14 is a map of the
map wene amended to designate an 83-acre current zoning in the study area,
area, generally bounded by the Intracoastal
Waterway to the west. the FEC railroad to the Within the regulatory framework that has
east, NE 6th Avenue to the north, and SE 2nd emerged as a resu~ of CRA planning, a number
Avenue to the south, as CBD, Responding to of private sector and public/private partnership-
the recommendations of the Federal Highway driven development projects have been punsued
Corridor plan, the city created two Mixed Use in the CRA district The CRA utilizes a number
Futune Land Use designations-Mixed Use of strategies to encourage development.
Core (MXC) for high density in the CBD and including land acquisition, publiC financing, and
Mixed Use (MX) for medium to low density partnerships with developens,
In the gateway communities, The city has In March 2006, the CRA purchased the Boynton
enacted Mixed Use Low throughout much of
the Federal Highway Corridor, however, the Harbor Marina located on the Intracoastal
zoning designations remain unchanged until Waterway and accessible by Ocean Blvd and
site pian approval. Four companion mixed use Boynton Beach Boulevard, The Marina is a
zoning districts have been developed, and key anchor linking downtown to the water,
are differentiated by the level of density each and provides a node of activity essential to the
allows, They are Mixed Use Low (MU-L) 1, 2, district's redevelopment The CRA has invested
and 3, and Mixed Use High (MU-H), in restorations and has acquined additional land
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phases throughout the CRA, Developers are
taking advantage of the city's new zoning
designations with six mixed use stte plans
approved to date, Figure 15 shows the location
of many of these projects,
The CRA actively participates In acquiring land for
development, assisting ongoing developments,
and funding seed projects to revitalize Boynton
Beech, The agency also manages a broad
spectrum of economic incentives that promote
the community's goals of revitalizing Boynton
Beach's commercial district while promoting a
unique Identity end preserving historic character
wherever possible, Other incentive packages
encourage workforce housing, an objective that
promotes a sustainable economic environment
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Excess Inventory and slow absorption such as a database of available panceis 3
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The retail stock is aging and needs to locate into Boynton Beach -.
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residential uses, underutilized corridors,
poor pedestrian realm, the lack of a town
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a lack of an identifiable City image
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encourage appropriately scaled mixed-
use developmen~ identify and create a
community image and a community town
center, upgrade the existing public realm
to a safer, more aesthetically pleasing
pedestrian environment
Focus should be given to create
'gateways' to downtown, along Boynton
Beach Boulevard, the Federal Highway
Corridor, and in the Heart of Boynton
residential area
land uses and densities should ensure
a logical and clear transition linking the
downtown core to surrounding areas
Encourage limited neighborhood retail on
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through 2020, Downtown Boynton Beach will Public Art should be encompassed in public ....
be a center of activity including a vibrant mix and private developments, Art nourishes the -0
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of all ages can gather and interact A network pride, Often sited as adding economic value to :::::l
of connected streets and pedestrian paths property, the value of public art to the community
wiil provide mobility and access to activity psyche is Incalculable, Ocean Avenue, as a
nodes around the community; and a system cultural corridor, is a key location for public art
of active and passive greens paces will provide as is greenway aiong the railroad corridor,
needed places for physical activity and quiet
contemplation, Downtown Boynton Beach will .
Spaces designed to accommodate programmed """,,,
be a unique place that the community will be . :.~""
proud to call their clty-<:enter, activities and public events shall continue to .i\'" ",j" -,',"
be emphasized, The CRA is currently highly
regarded for programming public events, -- .....-". "'-'~
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objectives garnered from public input, previous opportunities for the community to gather and
planning efforts and adopted state and share a positive experience, Large events The Master Plan provid&~
community goals, These objectives provide also serve as potential revenue sources for over-srchmg Objectives
counsel to the guiding principles for the Master communities, and can attract outsrde consumers usee to identify sp&cific
Plan, and helped Identify specific projects and who may not normally visit Boynton Beach, The projects and ineentJvl1
incentives recommended In the Master Plan, Civic Campus inciudes a plaza space that can {lJcommencJstion$.
Articulating these broad-based objectives also accommodate large special events, and is also
establish a policy foundation for future projects designed to be usable every day, L
that may not be specifically enumerated in the [~
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Marketing efforts shall be planned and
encouraged to promote Downtown Boynton
Every effort shouid be made to incorporate Beach, The CRA maintains a continuous
historic structures within the project area, marketing presence for Boynton Beach
Renovating and re-purposing these buildings redevelopment efforts that help build a sense
preserves the little remaining historic fabric in of Identity and involvement for stakeholders
Boynton Beach for future generations, The and residents, By letting stakeholders know
re-purposed buildings also add chann and about all of the small positive changes that are
distinction to Boynton Beach, establishing occurring in Downtown, the CRA encourages
a unique identity from other locations, The them to Invest their time, energy, and money
Cultural Campus and Ocean Avenue are ideal in the corridor, Also, marketing efforts can help
locations for the preservation of existing historic promote existing businesses and shopping
structures or possibly the relocation of historic opportunities, therefore supporting local
entrepreneurs, The Master Plan emphasizes
initial projects designed to be successful and
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promote further redevelopment aliowmg for
certain marketing success Introduce conver;lert parKmg within the
Downtown Boynton Beach near actiVity centers
Providing convenient parking is importanlto retail
Gateways shall be planned and designed to and otner commercial activities, Without whicr,
provide acknowledgement of a unique area and redr:velopment efforts could be unsuccessfui
Jurisdlcllon, Gateways arc Visible landmarks and futile, Public par'~;ng decks are proposed
that create a sense of entry and orientation Within the CiVIC Campus and the Marina Active
They can be quite vaned In deSign, from a hlgh- uses envelop the decks on street level to ensure
quality sign to a water fountain or a sculpture an active pedestrian environment
The Master Plan identifies gateways at key
intersections In the study area Even:ually,
gateways could also be inccrporated cu:slde Workforce hOUSing shall provided wtlerever
the CRA along major corridors entenng the City posslbie Within Boynton Beach, and especlal'y
of Boynton Beach near employment centers Many hard-working
families struggle to find housing within their
budgets forcing them to ccmmute long distances
Demonstrate a commitment to redeveioping or live in sub-standard accommodations. ThiS
the marina for the publiC Protecting the increased congestion and
results In othe-
marine industry is a cornerstone policy for tne service costs that are borne by every individual
Master Plan A Vibrant and accessible marina Workforce housing Is speCified for the TranSit
encourages economic activity for Boynton Oriented Development D!stnct, near existing
-.... Beach, The strengthening of activity aiong Ocean and future transit options, and near Martin
Avenue will connect the economic operations in Luther King, Jr Boulevard within the Hear: of
the Civic and Cultural campuses to the marina Soynton
thereby invigorating the manna and promoting
redevelopment A pian to redevelop tile Marina
IS currently under study, Eve'y effort shall be made to encourage
economic development anc lob creatior
Economic development improves financial weil-
Whereas redevelopment and the location oeing at residents and ove-all qU211ty of ilfe for
of new development In Downtown Boynton a community, When redevelopment proposeo In
Seach utilizes eXisting Infrastructure and the Master Plan IS bUilt o"t ar additional 50('
reduces environmental Impacts, green building nevI Jobs will be added Into the stucy area
techniques and environmentally sustainable
oractlces will be incorporated In development
activities Within the study area, Green The CRA's Community PoliCing in:-:ovatior-
building technologies and practices reduce the Program sha!: e:1deavor tc reduce cnme by
impact on the environment when comp8red red ucing opportunities for and Increasl~lg
,~ standard cO:'lstruction practices Gieer-: ~hc perccivec risk of engaging. ,,~ ,~r,r'Y' ,""0 I
building contributes to 2 heaithler communIty, activity through visible presence of police I,C
stronger economy, and reduces the iong-term the communIty, Including, but not iimited tc
fiscal burden on the tax base, Green building cOIT,munlty mobilization, neighborhood b:ock
incentives, such as pClority permitting and tax watch, citizen contact patrol, foot patroi, field
Incentives, are reviewed and encoJraged ~n t1C mterrogation. or int.ensifled motorized patrol
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actions that will be designed to reduce the Provide community services near -C
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Officers in the Program shall interactwith business Plan Is protecting established single-family
owners, property owners and residents of the neighborhoods while providing areas of
CRA to determine their public safety concerns, concentrated residential and commercial
Officers shall have a presence at eRA events activity
and shail attend community meetings to inform The primary area of concentration is the Transit
residents of the Program, Officers shall monitor Oriented Development (TOD) District located =-
the CRA's trolley for any issues, Officers shall along Federal Highway between Boynton .~ . ,1.' .~''''
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crimes that directly affect the desirability of living use district centered on a transit station, The lIElh~'''''' ' . .-:'~~'
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or doing business within the eRA district. The
CRA shall fund the Program with TIF funds to and extends it west towards Ocean Avenue and Transit Onent~ci
the extent that is currently acceptabie practice the Cultural Campus, Development (TOO) district~
according to the Florida Auditor General and Another concentration of activity is the Cultural provide transit-supportive
the recommendation of the CRA's indapendent and Civic Campuses. The Master Pian builds on densiries and pe(jestrian~
auditor the existing uses and redevelopment potential fritmdJyamt!niffes
inherent In these areas by organizing cultural
The Boynton Beach Downtown Master Plan is providers around the Children's Museum and
a 20 year vision, synthesizing the many existing civil providers around the new library,
plans and regulations into a focused, cohesive The Master Plan provides a system of
plan, The Master Plan is buill upon a framework linear parks creating connections between
of guiding principles in land use, circulation and existing parks, the Intracoastal Waterway,
urban design, neighborhoods and activity centers, The
properties to the east of the railroad corridor
The guiding land use principles for the Master currently under-utilized commerciai and vacant
properties, are transformed into a linear park,
Plan are: The park connects the Canai to the new TOD
Create a mixed-use downtown core of District and transit station, establishing an iconic
activity that is family-friendly gateway into downtown Boynton Beach,
Create a cultural center around eXisting The final pnnClple, proVldmg serviceS near
cultural providers
Repurpose underutilized commercial neighborhoods, is accomplished with the creation
land of two smailer neighborhood commercial nodes,
each at the intersections of Martin Luther King
Protect single-family neighborhoods Boulevard with Seacrest Avenue and Federal
Highway,
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The Boynton Beach trolley IS a well estabiishea
The Downtown Master Plan addresses the service with high ridership numbers The recent
following circulation goals Transit Circulator Study concluded that the need
Improve connections between bicycles for an add~ional downtown trolley circulator is
transit, and pedestrians not warranted at this time due to, in part, a lag
Improve circulation by Introducing new in pianned deveiopment to generate ridership,
streets and maintaining the existing The Downtown Master Plan addresses these
street network concerns by concentrating mixed-use activity at
Improve desirability of pedestrian travei locations where transit is currently or is planned
with safer more aesthetically pleasing for In the future, The TOO District is centered
environment on a future transit station and is well-served
Provide conveniently located parking by the revised trolley route as proposed in the
options Transit Circulator Study Figure 16 shows the
The Downtown Master Plan enhances the preferred proposed re-routed trolley route from
existing network of streets, pedestrian paths and the Clrcuiator Study,
transit routes by providIng Improved connections The community desires safer and more attractive
between the different modes of travel It IS critica I pedestrian circulatIon options In the Downtown
that the existing street network be retained with area The Master Plan caBs for providing
future redevelopments to ensure easy travel for aestheticaliy pleasing pedestrian streets cape
both vehicles and pedestrians, New streets are projects along Martin Luther King Boulevard
needed between 6th Avenue and Martin Luther between the activity nodes and along Seacrest
King Drive to break up large blocks These new Avenue between Martin Luther King Boulevard
streets also provide more convenient routes and the CiVIC and Cultural Campuses
for pedestrians to transit stops along Sea crest
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deck at the downtown core near the Marina and Provide gateways at entrances into the :::l
TOD district, This way, drivers can park once downtown
and visit multiple locations wi1t1out having to Preserve existing historic fabric of
drive between destinations, On-street parking the community and enhance cultural
should be incorporated on some side streets resources,
within the Cultural and Civic Campus to provide Boynton Beach has existing design guidelines,
easy access to these destinations, and the Master Plan reinforces these guidelines
and other techniques in order to establish a
Successful place-making requires maximizing unique identity for the City.
existing community assets, such as its
natural environment and cultural nesources, \Nay-finding is a method of helping people
while improving the vlsuai appearance and locate specific destinations and understand
organization of uses, The Downtown Master their surroundings without a typical map. It Is
Plan addresses these goals identified by the recommended that similar themed way-finding
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recommended In the Master Plan,
Gateways signify an entrance into a district while
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Signage, gateways scaled architecture is essential to providing
and other urban pedestrian friendly environments Burying
design techniques overhead wires as part of a redevelopment
help people find project and re-purposlng underutilized
their way. commercial properties inlo open space and
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immediate priority and the sustained effort necessary to ~ large projects through, The proposed ::J
phasing, estImated cost, and other detail for each project is provided in the Action Plan matrix at the
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A transit oriented development (TOO) district is proposed for portion of Federal Highway between
Boynton Beach Boulevard and Ocean Avenue and Includes several potential redevelopment
parcels, This activity node is essential to creating an identifiable and marketable downtown core,
In addition, the district will serve as a catalyst to build momentum for other redevelopment along
Federal Highway and Ocean Avenue, The TOD district supports the City's vision for future transit
service by creating transit-supportive densities of retail and residential uses within walking distance
of the Marina and transit station,
The Cultural and Civic Campuses both build on the existing uses in the area and organize them
into coherent and aesthetically pleasing campuses, Both Campuses are pedestrian friendly and
seamlessly integrate existing historic buildings with new structures,
The Cultural Corridor along Ocean Avenue connects the Civic Campus to the TOD District and
Marina, Live-worn space lines the Avenue in historic structures and new mixed-use buildings,
Identify potentiai green space areas between the FEC rail corridor and Federal Highway to form a
linear park connecting the C-16 Canal to the downtown TOD District and future transit station,
The Seacrest Avenue node includes health services, supporting retail, and a potential mini police
precinct while the Federal Highway node includes neighborhood retail.
The Martin Luther King and Seacrest Avenue activity node, includes community services, The
Federal Highway and MLK node includes neighborhOOd retail services and acts as a gateway,
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plan envi$ions neighborhood centers emerg.-
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Job creation in TOO district, civic campus,
and small neighborhood commercial
nodes
Future lioear park & gateways
Greater publ~ access lo amenities
through future tran~jt and expanded
exampl~: Planned ciyic &: cultural (('nler parking
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no,l'w,E:st corner with up Ie 25 000 sf 01
rela;! at the ground level
Parking ceck
Approximately 900 - 1,000 resldentialuflils
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multiple objectives-induding mitigaling
developer nsk. fleXlbihtf in respondmg to
c:..lfrent and near-16iffi marke( r.:cndilJons,
ana reduci....g the required capt\Jre of the
fxampl~: AcUnted pUbll< realm City's overall annual household growth,
T.O.D. Ber...een 90,000 -tOO,CGO sf of retail ~
DISTRICT that ','/ould require a pirflary anchor and
a secondary anchDr slJch as- a destll1alion ~
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THE TOD DiSTRICT AND Further, Boynton Beach IS considered a Prlce._ li<< .' '-. ...., ". ~
PR ORiT'\' DEVHOP[y~ENT sensitive, tertiary office submarket That said" ,.., ". .....,., ... CO
SITES: DETtdlS average annual net absorption (I.e" leaSing /' . .', .... ...... :3
activity) in Boynton Beach has been posftive, ,.... .' '.',.' 0
This Big Move is essential to creating ani,"
with absorption totaling 253,000 sq, ft, over '. .' .'..' <
identifiable, marketabie downtown core, The, -\ ..."" ,,.. ..' ({)
the past five years, or 42,000 sq, ft, per year. . "
plan identifies approximately 100,000 sq. ft of U'>
Beyond ieasing activity, the strength of the
office space, between 90,000 - 100,000 sq, ft,
City's office market is also reflected in declining
of street-ievel retail space; and approximateiy
vacancy rates-which dropped from 10 percent
900 - 1,000 units of residential space in a
to five percent between 2005 and 2006; in
combination of rental, multifamily for sale
effect, Boynton's office market has achieved
and townhouses, While FOOT (District 4)
stabilization
is currently studying the overall viability of
providing commuter rail along the FEe line, it These positive market indicators suggest that
is considered a long-term venture, However, market conditions warrant some increment of new
ongoing planning for this significant. future construction of price-sensitive, Class B "garden"
public investment at the local level (I.e" by tM office buildings in Boynton Beach oriented to
City of Boynton Beach) is critical. profeSSional services tenanCies
A critical barometer in evaluatmg demand for Thus, key economic considerations are as
various commerciai uses such as office and foliows
retail space is employment growth, According
to the MPO, Boynton Beach currently
Location will playa cntlcal role m the overall
contains almost 33,000 jobs, which comprises
six percent of the total number of jobs in Palm marketability of new office development
Beach County, While the MPO does not in the City today, The most marketable
categorize municipal employment by Job type, sites for new office development Include
the City's economy is heavily weighted toward high VIsibility parcels providing Immediate
retail uses, with a significant amount of retail access to 1-95, As a result. highly visible
space located in West Boynton, Moreover, the public initiatives In the plan (such as a new
MPO is forecasting an additiona/10,200 new commuter rail station and parking garage)
jobs citywide by 2020, should be designed to enhance the overall
marketability of thiS location for multiple
Should forecasted job growth materialize over uses-inciuding creation of a high-density
the next 13 years, ERA estimates thatthese new employment node characteristic of a central
jobs will translate into demand for two to three bUSiness district location-and considered
million square feet of 'workplace'- related key to creatmg the market necessary to
real estate in Boynton Beach by 2020, ThiS support additional retail space
could mclude office, retail and industrial space, As a result, commercial office development
however, the amount of new space demanded in this cors location on a speculative basis
will be determined by the types of new jobs Will be tied directly to completion of these
created, as employee space requirements vary major publiC inltiatrves and, as such, will be
by Job category a longer-term markel opportunity, To secure
an early-o:-", "hlt'
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. public participation to attract an anchor of 675 residential permits annually, Of the
office tenant will be necessary, This 6,800 total permits issued in Boynton Beach
may require, for example, land assembly over the past 10 years, activity was distributed
(or write-down), construction of the eveniy between single-family and multi.
infrastructure critical to a TOO project family product, The majority of residential
(e,g" structured parking, public realm deveiopment is focused in western sections
improvements, urban plaza, etc,), and! of the City, although over the past five years,
or other initiatives, including development redevelopment along Federal Highway in the
subsidies, eRA has generated an increasing amount of
The public sector may also be a fead new residential development in projects such
tenant in a new office building in this as Marina Village,
location as a means of inducing the The boom economy of South Florida during
market for office space, This could the early 2oo0s, fueled by population and
include, for example, a County or City household growth in combination with the
agency that anchors a new office building, relatively ease!availability of financing for real
Moreover, the ability of a developer to estate development from the capital markets,
secure financing will be tied directly to created significant development pressure in
pre-leasing efforts, which typically range juriSdictions throughout South Florida (and in
2~ from 30 percent to 50 percent before many markets nationwide),
financing is seCJJred, As a result, this
would translate into a 60,000 to 100,000 These upward pressures on market dynamics-
- sq, ft anchor tenant critical to ensure including the loss of multi-family rental units to
development of 200,000 sq, ft of office conversions (as evidenced by Bermuda Cay),
space as identified in the plan, declining multi-family vacancies, the lack of
developable land in more desirable locations
In terms of residential development in Paim Beach County, significant increases in
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opportunities, historic population trends in the assessed values, and price escalations of new
City of Boynton Beach suggest that the City residential construction resu~ed in significant
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added about 3,100 new households between new residential construction on the Federal
:~ 2000 and 2007, This reflects sustained annual Highway corridor,
growth of 440 households per year, a growth
- rate second only to the City ofVVest Palm Beach, Further, the success of previous and ongoing
'-.' and reflects new residential development In redevelopment efforts in both Delray Beach
~< various locations across the city-ranging and VVest Palm Beach moved to Boynton, As
- from Renaissance Commons on Congress a result, roughly 2,300 new townhouse or
- Avenue on the west side to a number of new condominium units have been planned or
developments on the Federal Highway corridor are currently under construction on Federal
Z such as Marina Village, Notably, between now Highway, Between 2003 and 2005, reported
r' and 2020, household growth is expected to pick absorption was estimated in the range of 150 to
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up-to a sustained annual rate of more than 170 units per month,
Z 500 households per year, Since 2005, however, the performance (i.e"
....- unit absorption) of these competitive or
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over the past 18 months, This slowdown CD
IS producing significant excess inventory, :3
conversions to rentai, site plan extensions, and 0
project cancellations, and any delay in market <
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recovery could be expected to further Increase V>
inventory,
Thus, key market considerations for future
residential development in the TOO districU
downtown core are as follows,
While mar1<et conditions are likely to
Improve (a natural evoiution of the
real estate cycle), the timing of such
Improvements is uncertain, Residential
development in the range of 900 to 1,000
units as illustrated in the master plan Will
require a significant capture of the City's
overall growth in households, This would
include the recently proposed 360 unit
high rise project on the comer of Ocean
Avenue and Federal Highway
As a result, market opportunities for
residential development are likely to
be delivered in two to three phases, in
the form of 75 to 100 units per phase,
Phasing affords multiple objectives-
including mitigating developer risk,
flexibility In responding to current and
near-term market conditions, and reducing
the required capture of the City's overali
annual household growth,
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1I Example: A campus e-n\.jtOllmell( wiTh plJblic 9(epn space will seamlessl)' integrates e,usting historic bu~ding$
II provjd~ a bucolic setting for (UhlHdl institutions.. with new stnll~tures.
The relocation of City Hail could provide the
11 opportunity to preserve the Otd High Schoot core
II structuCI!. Possible use includes cullural offices,
'I services or .en art studio incubator Of providlfl9
!: neett in the community for arnsls' stu::tfo space
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:\; I b:amplt>; Ft>desuian accessibility will be an Important featur~. Center in (he Old High Sef1oo(.
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I New City Hall at Civic Center site, creating
t 80Y_~!()~"BE!'~!:'!~~R"a a nexus of public acti'iities and seNices.
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Recommendations in the masler plan for this identified more limited market potentials in the
part of the CRA are intended to ensure that long- range of 400 to 500 units,
planned redevelopment efforts along the Martin If market conditions improve, and the inventory
Luther King Boulevard corridor are successful of unsold, under construction, end planned units
after multiple, failed attempts, The latest effort, in the Federal Highway corridor is absorbed
which was submitted to the CRA by Intown more rapidly, it is likely that market potentials
Partners LLC and known as Seacrest Village, may improve,
proposed a mixed-use project on 26,3 acres For commercial development, the Martin Luther
of underutilized land along Martin Luther King
Boulevard, between Seacrest Boulevard and King Boulevard corridor Is a tertiary location
Federai Highway, The applicant also sought a that will limit its ability to capture demand
significant amount of public fun ding ($94 mililon) for any significant commercial uses, While
for infrastructure and site improvements, "rooftop" (Le" household) densities are critical
In enhancing market potentiais for commercial
According to the project application submitted uses such as office and retail space, this
to the eRA in August 2006, Intown Partners corridor has significant physical impediments
LLC proposed 1,052 units of for-sale and that are likely to ilmit its overall marketability
multi-family residentiai at varying densities for commercial development. Primarily, these
and 145,000 sq, ft of commercial space that include a lack of frontage (Le, , ilmited width)
included street-level retail space anchored by a on Federal Highway, which restricts visibility
grocery store, a health club, community center, considered critical to many retailers, and the
and office space. The applicant proposed an barrier created by the FEC rail line, which poses
average unit density of 40 dwelling units per both physical as well as liability constraints to
acre and building heights ranging from 45 ft, to commercial office and retail tenants as well as
150 ft" significantly higher than the 10,8 units customers,
per acre and building heights of 45 ft, that were While the public sector can sometimes induce
supported by the community and contained in
the land use recommendations in the Heart demand for uses like anchor office tenants
of Boynton Plan, a neighborhood master plan (such as municipal agencies), it is unlikely that
prepared in 2001, (Over the course of two the City (or Palm Beach County) is in a position
years, negotiations between the eRA and the to locate a full-service agency in this location
applicant ultimately failed), at this time, As a result, market potentials for
professional office space at Martin Luther King
The significant slowdown in South Florida's Boulevard and Seacrest are Iimited-in the
housing market is likely to reduce residential range of 5,000 sq. ft Potential tenants include
demand potentialS in this partiCUlar location a division of a public agency such as a health
(and, in fact, throughout the CRA), If the department
BOYNTON BE;'.CH MASTER Fl.At'-<
Along Railroad Avenue as illustrated In the plan the type and degree of subsidies for a grocery
(parallei to the FEC rail line), opportunities for store anchor, If subsidies are made available.
smali-scale office uses-ln the range of 15,000 50,000 to 60,000 sq, It, of retail development
to 35,000 sq, ft.-will be tied to residential appears market-supportable, including a small,
densities, visibility and frontage, as well as second-tier grocery store such as Sweet Bay
adequate parking, Marketing should be Market (Tampa) and in a location that provides
oriented to professional and business services as much visibility as possibie, Without a
tenancies that generate much of their business subsidized anchor, however, market potentials
from nearby households, will be very limited-likely in the range of 5,000
For retail potentia is, while there appears to be a to 15,000 sq. ft. if placed in strategic corner
theoretical opportunity to stem ongoing leakage locations aiong Martin Luther KlOg Bouievard
(such as at Seacrest Boulevard)-and oriented
of retail spending among households In the to neighborhood-serving retailers such as a
surrounding neighborhoods, the constraints
outlined above far outweigh the ability of the drug store,
Martin Luther King Boulevard corridor to capture
any significant amount of retali market potential. 400 to 500 Housing Units
Further, while a grocery store anchor is critical Potential site for price sensitve /
to drawing other tn-line convenience and service Clase B office space (focused at the
retail tenants, in ERA's view the corridor's ability Federal Highway and Sea crest Avenue
to secure a grocery store will be contingent on intersection) that could take advantage of
the amount of subsidies/incentives provided the visability from Federal Highway and
(such as turnkey buildout, rent write-downs, lower land value,
etc,).
Up to 15,000 sq, It of unanchored retail
Thus, retail market potentials are contingent on space or 50,000 sq It, with a subsidized
anchor would be supportabie if a
secondary urban-format grocery anchor
(such as Sweet Market) can be secured,
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Facade Grant incentives.
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45, 000 sq, ft of general retail space located at by a qualified developer. Market timing 0
street-level of mixed-use buildings providing a will thus be determined by right-of-way ~
combination of new housing and Iivework space acquisition, construction of a new frontage V>
in approximately 120,000 sq, ft of building road, and provision of developable pads in ...'.. ,.,'. ..,...'.....'. .......
area. this location),
Key economic considerations for redevelopment The amount of supportable retail space
potentials are as follows. (at street-level) in this location will be . "
tied directly to delivery of new residential
development While some natural " ",
The role of the CRA (and/or relevant market support may exist as a result of
agencies such as FDOT) and their ability traffic on Federai Highway, it is currently
to acquire parcels aiong the FEC rail line limited and access considerations to a
is paramount In light oflhe ilmitations new roadway parallel to the FEC line will
imposed by the Florida Supreme Court on further limit overall market potentials, As
the use of tax increment revenues to fund a result, this suggests that implementation
redevelopment Initiatives, this may be a strategies include appropriate incentives
longer-term play (Le" beyond five years), and other mechanisms that are designed
While market conditions will determine the to reduce the overall degree of risk for
depth of potential support for moderate- retail development in this location (In
density residential (and commercial) in subsequent tasks, specific impiementation
this location, the overall marketability mechanisms will be identified)
of this location for new development Is
strongest toward the southem end (Le, , 75 to 100 Housing Units
closest to Boynton Beach Boulevard)
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and weakest at Its northem end (Le"
office space-in range of 10,000 to 20,000
closest to Martin Luther King Boulevard), sq, It,
As a result, densities should be highest
at the southern end, Marketability for Limited market potentials for unanchored
new deveiopment in this location is retail space-in range of 45,000 sq, It,
also affected by the degree of visibility onented to neighborhood serving tenants,
to Federal Highway as well as ease of
access across the rail line,
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120,000 sq, It, of combined residentiai and
office use, Assuming an average unii size
of 1,200 sq, It. and generally moderate
densities that provide a multi-family
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economic benefits accruing to the City of to support private redevelopment in Downtown CD
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public sector cannot implement the plan alone; V>
the plan must also attract and sustain ongoing a demographic and economic profile and +
reviewed market trends and characteristics
interest and investment from the private sector, .......
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to attract potential private investors, -,
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private investment. This is particularly critical plan, The table on the next page summarizes
in light of the current uncertainties surrounding a possible 1S-year development program for
the use ofTax Increment Financing (TIF) funds these selected candidate sites, Key elements
throughout Florida as a result of the Strand include:
v, Escambia County decision in September New Housing-a critical mass of new
2007 in which the Court held that the proposed housing-upwards of 2,200 units over
issuance of certain tax increment bonds that time-should be a fundamental goal of
are secured by a pledge of ad valorem tax the master plan, as future initiatives will
revenues by Escambia County without a public build upon recent, successful projects
referendum would violate Florida's constitution that have delivered new housing in
As a result of the Strand decision, significant the Federai Highway corridor such as
uncertainty exists across the state related Marina Vii/age, the Promenade, and
to the future use of TIF funds to undertake others, Moreover, new housing will
redevelopment initiatives in CRA districts (Le" be instrumental in attracting better-
the Court clarified that bonds and certificates of quality and destination retail tenants
participation that had been validated prior to the to downtown Boynton Beach, Notably,
Court's decision are not affected), Therefore, new, moderate- to high-density downtown
Section VII of the master plan explores various housing on selected priority sites such
state. Federal and other possible funding as the TOO District, the City Hall site,
mechanisms that exist today to fund public and the MLK corridor (among others) will
BOYNTON 8E"Cl-'. M,lSTER PLAf\;
require a capture of roughiy 30 percent of speculative/mu~i-tenant office space
of future citywide growth over the next 15 was examined for the TOO District, which
years-a reasonably attainable goal-for comprises a number of 'core' parcels
a downtown iocation, (For purposes proximate to Federal Highway and Ocean,
of this analysis, the economic analysis Opportunities for additional office
assumes an equal split between mult,- space in the downtown will also hinge
family rental and multi-family for-sale on recruiting an end user/anchor office
le,g" condominium flats]; future market tenant
conditions will dictate the distribution of New General & Destination Retail-
new housing) expanding downtown's offerings of
New 'Workplace'/Speculative Office general and destination retail will
Space-a fundamental role of any be driven by three key factors: 1)
successfui downtown includes a core a critical mass of new downtown
employment base, typically offlce- housing/residents, employees and
uSing jobs in professional and bUSiness visitors; 2) a carefully crafted vision
serv,ces A key economiC development and 'brand' identity for the downtown;
strategy in Boynton Beach-which is and 3) a subsequent tenanting/retail
currently defined as a tertiary office market recruitment strategy, ObVIOUS downtown
in the County-will inciude recruitment retail success stones In West Palm
initiatives that enhance downtown's role \CltyPlace) and Delray Beach (AtlantiC
as a destination employment center Avenue) have required significant effolts
in this part of Palm Beach County In over many years combined With the use
light of significant competition from of substantial public investment and
communities such as Delray Beach Incentives, Further, a key objective of the
West Palm and Boca Raton, this will plan Inciudes activating streets throughout
iikely require the use of a variety of the downtown, Presuming that these
economic deveiopment incentives For objectives are met, a pianning target of
purposes of the TI F analysis, a m immal up to 250,000 sq, fl of street-level retail
planning target of roughly 120,000 sq, ft, space-in muitiple phases as market
15-Year Development Opponunities
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Estimated Aver"ge
No. of Bldg. Area Unit Size
Use Key Assu rrptions Units (In Sq. R.l (In Sq. Ft.l
Residential
MFRmta 50% ortotal units 1,004 972,400 969
M F For-sale 50% or total units 1,134 1,342,000 1,183
Townhouses 96 191500 2000
Total: 2,234 2,505 ,900 1,122
Required Capture of future Oly1+ioo Growth: 31.00/,
Co mmercial.lWor1<p1 ace
G8'lera Feta~ 257,990
speculatr.e Office 118,500
Other 5,000
Total: 381 ,490
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priority sites and Big Moves In the plan, 0
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The majority of this retail space should in the remainder of the downtown, U
be clustered in the core, Le, in the TOD redevelopment could generate roughly (l)
district. Potential branding strategies $105 million in incremental property tax :J
include creation of a dining district! (l)
revenues through 2030, enabling potenbal ......
restaurant cluster, and key anchor retailers -.
bonding capacity In the range of $20.5 --
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million from the city and $13 million
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generated by existing uses on Boynton Beach and $16.6 million from (Q
the candidate sites could not be Palm Beach County), tIl
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revenues and potential bonding Another key task in the economic analysis 0
included idenbfying a rangeofpossible a~emabve --
capacity are estimated on a (l)
gross basis. funding mechanisms that might be appropriate (Q
for the City of Boynton Beach to pursue in light of -.
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Key findings and assumptions are summarized the Strand v, Escambia County case, ERA has
below: idenbfied altematlve funding mechanisms using
As illustrated in the accompanying table, those sources and programs that are currently
redevelopment Of the City Hall site could allowed under Chapter 163 of the Florida State
generate up to $27,8 million in gross tax Statutes, These programs provide funding for
revenues at buildout in 2007 dollars; this specific infrastructure initiatives, open space
produces potential bonding capacity (Le" preservation, recreational development, and
infrastructure support) ranging from $5.9 economic development and neighborhood
million from the City of Boynton Beach revitalization, This will be included In the final
report
B 0l/I1l 011 Bea d1 City Hal Site eRA Reminder CRA Total
CLmulative 3)-yearln:rement $16,995,243 $64,213,919 $ 81 ,209,162
Na Present Vwe r:J 3o-year Incnrnent $7,398,100 $25,613,178 $33.011,277
Debt Cove'a;leRatio Adjustnent $6,165,083 $21,344,315 $ 27 ,509, 398
Bending Capacly: Less Issuance Fees $5,918,41lO $20,490,542 $35,409,022
Pam BeachColl11v Ci1\l Hall Site C RA Reminder eRA T Olaf
CUTlulative 3:1-0/ Ellrl n:rernent $10,779.828 $40, 729,926 $Sl.509,754
Na PresenlValue r:J 3Q-yearlncrenent $4,692,504 $1 ~246,055 $20,938,558
Debt Cove'a;leRalo Adjustnent $3,91 0,420 $I 3, 538, 379 $17,448,799
Bending Capacly: Less Issuance Fees $3,754,003 $1 ~996,844 $16,750,847
Combiled City & Comrtv Bondi... C~adtv $9.672.483 $3:\ 487.386 $43,159.869
8C'l',,-TON 5E':'CH M"S~2R PLAN
Or der-of-M agnlt ud e Cost Estimat es-General Public Re aim Enh an ce ment s
Boynton Beach Dow ntow n Master Pian
Project Oes:ri It io n Preliminary
Co st Es imate
Inaem entally consrud propo<e.d
sredsO'lpelpedes!rien realm as
3 red :!Cf;l e Eesem ent kq uisiti on e<l sem ents or pro pert y ere ecqu ired
1 along the right-of -\M'Jl', including $ 10,000,000
Program add~jon of proposedmedim where
plumed F= ",ithln the TOD Disrid
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Federal High"",y Consruct gat~l!lysa: intersectionsof
2 Ga: "'",""fs SParks Federal HighwayS Oceerl Avenue, and $ 4,000,000
Federal HighwayS MLK J' Boulevsrd
E;opEnd e~sil19 \Wy'1\nding sgnege
3 E;opanded VVayflf1di rg S gnage into the TaD DiSrict end the a"c & $ 1 00,000
Cullura Campuses
4 E;opandedW;\1indirg Sgnage E;opmd _yfincling signage elmg $ 75,000
Federal Hiqh'NaY
E>;:>ond streets::f;lessmg Oce;,n
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Marin"endthe CMcS Cultural
Campuses This could 'i/so include
5 E;opanded Sreetscapeselong mhmced int=dion desgn to $ 3,000.000
Orem Avenue im prove tink"ges. Sd1em etic de,;gn
S10uld indude preferred ma erias
SJch asharclsO'lpe ma:eriss, sreet
crosangs, benches, sreet I ightJng,
pedes!rian lighting, 9arba;)e care,bus
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9 M u< Park $ 600,000
10 New CttyHall Cor,s ructlon [',Jf/,).
11 fimtor a:ion of Hgh Sctlool $ 210 $3 MillIOn
12 Pubhc Art installation-Ocean Ave $ 500,000
$30, 300,000
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$36.300.000
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Highway and the FEC railroad, 3
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within Downtown Boynton Beach, These ::J
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support private redevelopment Incentives can Development (TOD) District, the Community 0
be geared towards target developers to help Redeveiopment Agency should seek to acquire ::J
build activity centers identified such as the TOO these easements as the opportunity occurs, In
district and the Civic and Cultural Campuses, most cases, this opportunity will come when the
Both physical development and business property IS being redeveloped, In some cases,
development projects are emphasized, as these current property owners may be willing to sell
goals are mutually supportive, Success and areas of their property currently dedicated
growth of existing businesses in the downtown to parking Easement acquisition terms will
will lead to investment and redeveiopment; and need to be worked out on a case--by-case
creating destination points and Improving the basis, but incentives for donating streetscape
City's image will assist with business retention, easement can include construction of the new
streetscape by the Boynton Beach Community
Redevelopment Agency The new streets cape
Though recent changes In Florida law limit design should help improve the image of the
the ability of the Reclevelopment Agency to subject property and should promote pedestrian
acquire land, the Redevelopment Agency access to the property,
can still piay a major role in land assembly by
serving as an intermediary in negotiations in
areas in Downtown where multiple/fragmented Green building technologies and practices
ownership exacerbates the ability of developers reduce the impact on the environment when
to assemble sites, The will be particularly compared to standard construction practices,
helpful with the proposed Federal Highway Green building contributes to a healthier
Greenway, The Redevelopment Agency can community, stronger economy, and reduces
acquire underutilized or parcels that are not the long-term fiscal burden on the tax base
considered marketable with a long-term eye Green building incentives offered elsewhere in
towards creating parcels of sufficient size and the country have been reviewed for feasibility in
become substantially more marketable for Boynton Beach. The following recommendations
redevelopment Independent appraisals of could be further explored for implementation
candidate properties will establish fair market within the study area as well as the entire city,
value, While some opportunities may not Priority Permitting
materialize because of a lack of willing sellers, Priority permitting is the most common
the Community Redevelopment Agency should Incentive offered by local governments for
consider this strategy a long-term perspective applicants using green building techniques
to consider acquisition of key parcels as Each jurisdiction defines green building slightly
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differently, although many rely on the U,S, Free Services or Materials
Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy Another incentive that does not require up-front
and Environmental Design (LEED) Certification costs from the government is the provision
program to define green building, Priorily of free services. Some jurisdictions offer
permitting is sometimes defined as a percentage technical assistance to applicants seeking a
reduction in review time (7% reduction), a green building permit, Other places will offer
specific timeline (15 days), or as 'front of the a specified number of hours of free xeric (low
line' where green permits are always placed at water) landscape design services, King County
the beginning of the review queue, Waste Management Department in Washington
State also provides free construction waste
When juriSdictions offer priority permitting, it is
pick-up and recycling service to builders who
recommended as a best practice that inspectors
sort their construction debris,
and plan reviewers are trained in green building
technologies and installation, Trained staff Free advertising of qualified green builders is
understands these new technoiogies, and another incentive used by some jurisdictions,
therefore reduces inspection time Otherwise, They provide free ad space on the city's website
time gained during the review process will be or in the water bills, Other jurisdictions will
lost during inspection due to questions and provide a list of qualified builders and service
uncertainties about the new techniques, providers to citizens,
Reduced Fees Grants, Cash, and Rebates
." A reduction in permitting fees is often used to Many municipalities are now utilizing direct cash
-- incent green building, Gainesville and Sarasota rebates and grants to off-set the up-front costs
-- County in Florida currently have reduced fees that is sometimes associated with green building,
::.:.1 for green building permits, Large comp, etitiV, e grants, between $15,000 and
$25,000, are allocated to developers seeking
--' Where reduced permit fees is the 'carrot'
I'. LEED Certification in some western slates, New
approach, Arlington, Viroinia, is using the 'stick'
~ - York State also offers up to $10,000 per energy
" " methodology, Arlington charges applicants who
,-" I efficient home permit Smaller grants may be
" .,' are not utilizing green building techniques a fee
-- suitable to incent specific objectives, like green
'> ' of $0,03 per square foot The revenue from this
roofs or rain gardens,
fee is used to off-set the application fees of thosa
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< fui to educate the local development community cost to install energy efficient technologies like
:..L j'.II,. about the advantages of green building, weather stripping, high efficiency iighting, new
0,::; ,: insulation, or solar water heaters, Florida also
Density Bonus
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,,- ' at $4 per watt generated with maximums much
a density bonus, Applicants meeting the locai
:2 higher than western states, The maximum for
iurisdiction's criteria for green building, slJch as
" single-family residential units is $20,000; and for
LEED Certification Or construction of a green
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R the nebate can be up to $100,000,
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First of all, the addition of new, well-placed
A parking deck with a first-floor retail restaurant par1<s can create new gathering place6 for the
could help to activate the comers of Federal community, Open space is envisioned as part of
Highway and Ocean Boulevard within the TOO the TOO district along with significant open within
district, Parking decks are especially effective the Cultural and Civic Campuses, In addition, as
when they can be used for multipie purposes, In redevelopment occurs small plazas incorporated
this case, a single parking deck could potentially into private development can serve an important
community function if they are well located at
be used to accommodate parking for nearby the crossroads of various activities and benefit
galleries, offices, and boutiques envisioned on from surrounding amenities, Secondly, the
Ocean Avenue as well as users of the marina proposed linear park along Federal Highway will
and hammock park, Incorporating a first- provide strong green connection to existing parks
ficor restaurant would help to create a visible and between parks and neighborhoods heip to
destination aiong Federal Highway and prevent enhance the benefit from existing parks, This
the space from becoming unused dunng off- interconnected park system presents greater
peak hours, benefit in terms of accessibility and recreational
opportunity,
Gateways are visible landmarks that create a
sense of entry and orientation, They can be As Downtown Boynton Beach begins to emerge
Z quite varied in design, from a high-quality sign to with an identifiable activity core, it will be
a water fountain to a sculpture, The intersection Important to reinforce the sense of place and
-- of Federal Highway and Ocean Avenue is a key destination through a consistent and distinctive
"'- location on the corridor, and serves as the key wayfinding system, The City currently has
linkage to the waterf1'on~ proposed TOO district,
-/ ~ and the Civic and Cultural Campuses, This wayfinding signage for key destinations, An
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, gateway should create a sense of entrance! expanded system would initially focus on
~I destination from multiple directions and connecting the Civic and Cultural Campuses
reinforce Ocean Avenue as the cultural corridor and the TOO district, This same system can
of Boynton Beach, be eventually be extended along the Federal
~I Highway to key iocations to help orient visitors
Martin Luther King Boulevard and Federal In the downtown,
Highway represents another important gateway
where the proposed greenway and community
_J J1 servicing retail serve as a significant visual One of the major goals of the pian is to reconnect
-" the community to the waterfront using Boynton
anchor along Federal Highway and would help
-" Beach Soulevard and Ocean Avenue as primary
to create a sense of destination, The creation
- connections for pedestrians to traverse Federal
of a gateway feature would be a signal that a
Z traveler is now entering an urban district Highway, As part of making Downtown Boynton
-, a destination, Federal Highway must be safely
'-' crossable by a variety of pedestrians, young
'- Throughout the plaoning process, there was and old alike,
Z strong community interest in additional parks and
>- greenways. There ere severa! ways tha'; parks
,., can be incorporated into Downtown.
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locabons is the first step in reconnecting the -- U
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crossing are integrai to the development of the .~ 3
TOO district and Its connection to the Civic and ({)
Cultural Campuses, :::l
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it became apparent that the Ocean Avenue :::l
and Federal Highway nexus could serve as an
important driver of activity for the Downtown, - ,
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particularly if a stronger connection between
the marina area and Ocean Avenue were 'lIl
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established, There is limited right-of-way to \ ,~fIil:
develop a Wider pedestrian connection along ~ ~ -oS
the marina side of Ocean Avenue However, ,:.;:,;::iV'iIIT', -
expanded streetscapes along Ocean Avenue ~.- "~->'~,,:<,-.-..........,.""
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and more prominent intersection design would
help establish a strong visual connection where
these two roads Intersect Over the iong term t. S:.Jcce::.:;h;) !mp/ef7lr?ntZltJOI1
Ocean Avenue is envisioned as the cultural strategy resu,'t:;; in bUill
corridor that would anchor the manna to the prQJect~<; and jr;-;provlnq
east and the Civic and Cultural Campuses to trip. quaiJ!y cf Me for a
the west C'?mmiJtut','
Over the course of many years, the Crty
of Boynton Beach has adopted numerous
themes in an effort to distinguish the City from
its neighbors The recommendation of the
master pian is to limit theming within the City
as theming muitiple areas can actually distract
from a community's sense of place,
The most appropriate area to reinforce the
history of 'Oid Boynton Beach' is the marina
area where the concept and theme of fishing
village can be focused, Many comments
from the community indicated that they would
like expanded opportunities to fish along the
I nte rcoasta I A fishing village theme would
promote additional activity along the Ocean
Avenue corndor
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" enterprise zone for smaller urban communities
The following summarizes research on potential like Boynton Beach may be no larger than 10
funding mechanisms and other incentives that square miles and should attempt to coincide
may be available for specific elements of the with census block boundaries, The area should
Boynton Beach Vision and Master Plan This demonstrate pervasive poverty, economic
section of the plan focuses on redevelopment disinvestment and general distress, which are
funding mechanisms across a range of Federal quantified by The Florida Enterprise Zone Act
and state programs that are typically related to as areas having:
pre-development financing options, a poverty rate greater than 20% for the
/, overall enterprise zone area,
Enterprise Zones are areas targeted for a poverty rate greater than 30% for at
economic revitalization, The Florida Enterprise least half of the enterprise area,
Zone program offers financial incentives to an unemployment rate greater than or
businesses located In designated areas found equal to the state rate of unemployment.
In urban and rural communities, Seven incentive and other quantifiable evidence such as
programs, described on the following page, are high crime rates, abandoned structures,
offered in urban areas to encourage private a significant population decline or
investment in the zones as well as employment deteriorated infrastructure, for examples,
opportunities for the area's residents, Should Boynton Beach pursue this option, a
n/" These programs are available to any municipality legislation request must be made to aI/ow
~- that creates an enterprise zone development Boynton Beach to apply to the State for an
- agency and produces a strategic plan meeting enterprise zone, According to a representative
the requirements of Florida Statute 29,0057, at the Governor's Office of Tourism, Trade and
Palm Beach County Economic Development Economic Development, there is one current
"-" Office is an established enterprise zone legislative request for new enterprise zone
development agency that also serves portions Once approved, and an enterprise zone agency
of Riviera Beach, 'Nest Palm Beach, Belle has developed a strategic plan, several tax
Glade, South Bay, and Pahokee. incentives and credits would be available to
~''''. businesses locating in the enterprise zone
-S Each enterprise zone for large urban
...~~ communities may be no bigger than 20 square or employee residents, Traditionally, smaller
miles and should be either contiguous or consist businesses have not take full advantage
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,- of no more than three non-contiguous areas, of these credits, Broadway Reinvestment
- Also, each community may have only one Coalition is working with enterprise zones to
"'-'" enterprise zone (although some exceptions are increase participation rates of these smaller
made for Dade County), Because Paim Beach local business, These Incentives are described
,~...., County's enterprise zone maximizes this size below,
limit, Boynton Beach may be more successful Jobs Sales Tax Credit
Z creating its own enterprise area development
r, agency than requesting to amend the existing This program allows a business located within
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i-- Palm Beach County zone boundaries, an urban enterprise zone to take a sales and
Z To establish a new enterprise zone in Boynton use tax credit for 20 or 30 percent of wages
paid to new employees who reside within
>-- Beach, a boundary must be drawn that meets an enterprise zone, If 20% or more of the
() the State requirements, The boundaries of a new pennanent, full-time employees are residents of
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a Florida enterprise zone, the credit is 30%, To -,
community deveiopment projects, Businesses :3
be eilgibie, a business must create at least one are not required to be located in an enterprise U
new job, Ciariflcatlon is necessary to determine zone to be eligible for this credit -
whether parts of the Cieveland Avenue corridor ({)
qualify for Enterprise Zone designation, The :3
Sales Tax Credit cannot be used in conjunction Although there are many definitions, a brownfield ({)
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with the Corporate Tax Jobs Credit is essentially an abandoned, idled, or under .....
used industrial or commercial property where Q
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Allows a business located within an Urban complicated by real or perceived environmental ::J
Enterprise Zone to take a corporate income conditions, Brownfields do not necessarily have
tax credit for 15 or 20 percent of wages paid to to be contaminated
new employees who reside within an enterprise Currently there are no State Brownfieids, EPA
zone CERCLlS sites or Super Fund sites idenbfled
Sales Tax Refund for Business Equipment In the City of Boynton Beach However, there
and Building Materials are six state-funded petroleum sites, five other
petroleum sites, and one DEP dry cleaning s,te
A refund is available for sales taxes paid on the within the study area,
purchase of certain business property, which The Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council
is used exciusively in an Enterprise Zone for
at least 3 years, Another refund is available for and Palm Beach County each manage the
sales taxes paid on the purchase of bUilding allocation of brownfleld funds, In order to qualify
and receive these funds, it may be easiest for
materials used to rehabilitate real property Boynton Beach to designate a Brownfield ,l\rea,
located in an Enterprise Zone, A deSignated Brownfields Area may encompass
Corporate Income Tax Credit for Property one or many Brownfieids Sites and is done so
Tax Paid through the passing of a resolution by the local
government The Brownfield Area designation
New or expanded businesses located within process includes community notification aiong
an enterprise zone are allowed a credit against with the local municipality approval process
Flonda corporate income tax equal to 96% of Within a designated Area, any indiVidual site
ad valorem taxes paid on the new or improved has the ability to access certain Brownfields
property Incentives (e,g" the job creation bonus program)
Sales Tax Exemption for Electrical Energy Without the cumbersome separate qualification
process
A 50% sales tax exemption is available to
qualified businesses located within an enterprise However, the locai government also has
zone on the purchase of electrical energy, if the the option to des'gnate each Brownfieid site
muniCipality has reduced the municipal utJi~y separately if they choose To access the full
tax by at least 50%, sUite of Brownfields Incentives (including the
Voluntary Cleanup Tax Credit or VCTC), a site
Corporate Income Tax Credit for Community owner must designate the Individual Brownfields
Contribution site The Brownfields site designation process
tYPically involves meeting limited qualifications
Allows oUSlnesses a 50% credit on Florida and may include the execution of a BrownfIeld
corporate income tax, Insurance premium tax, Site Rehabilitation Agreement
or saies tax refund for donations made to iocal
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Once these properties have been designated of 2007, the State has not reached its maximum
as a Brownfieid Area, a qualified organization, allotment
such as the local government, a non-profit, Loan Guarantees for Contaminated Sites
or even an individual property owner not
responsible for the contamination, can request Cleanup activities can also be funded by the
from the Treasure Coast Regional Planning TCRPC Brownfields Cleanup Revolving Fund,
CounCil (TCRPC) a free Phase I or Phase The Cleanup Loan Fund is capitalized by a
II environmental assessment To qualify for grant from the U, S Environmental Protection
Brownflelds Site Assessment Assistance, the Agency's Brownfields Program, Cleanup loans
identified site Should be abandoned, idle, or have flexible terms, offer below market interest
under used industrial or commercial property, rates, and will subordinate to other lenders,
and have the fOllowing, Brownfields Redevelopment Bonus
real or perceived petroleum or hazardous
substances contamination The Brownfield Redevelopment Bonus is
a high degree of redevelopment or reuse available to encourage redevelopment and job
potential creation within designated Brownfield areas,
no responsible party able to conduct the A pre-approved applicant may receive a tax
environmental investigation refund equal to 20 percent of the average annual
the support of the local government and wage of the new jobs created '" a designated
the community Brownfield area up to a maximum of $2,500
.- The Department of Environmental per new job created, Refunds are based upon
Fiorida taxes paid by the business, Including corporate
<,' Protection (FDEP) also awards site specific
...- funds up to $75,000 for an environmental Income, sales, ad valorem, intangible personal
_..... assessment In addition, multiple FDEP identified property, insurance premium, and certain other
taxes, No more than 25 percent of the total
~I petroleum storege sites in this area are eligible refund approved may be paid in any singie fiscal
for assistance through the Petroleum Cleanup year, The Brownfield Development Bonus may
-- Program, There are six of these sites within the be awarded In addition to the Oualified Target
_rJ study area, Industry (OTl) Tax Refund provided under s,
-- Once a site has been designated a brownfield, 288,106, Florida Statutes, (Please refer to the
"-
:?: the site may qualify for the following programs, OTI Tax Refund Information sheet for additional
described below, information,)
- To qualify, an applicant must locate within a
"- Voluntary Cleanup Tax Credit (VCTC)
'~ Brownfield area and,
The DEP dry cleaning site may be eligible Be certified as a TI business as defined in
"", for the VCTC, created in 1998 to encourage
Section 288106, F,S,
- voluntary cleanup of certain dry-cleaning
:::::J solvent contaminated sites and designated Be a business that can demonstrate a
fixed capital investment of at least $2
'7 Brownfield areas, Each site may deduct up to million in mixed-use business activities
'- 50% of the cost of cleanup with a maximum of
~ in a Brownfield area, including multiunit
$500,000 These tax coedits can be applied housing, commercial, retail, and industrial,
- toward Corporate Income Tax or Intangible Create at least 10 new permanent Florida
Z Personal Property Tax in Florida, Florida is full-time jobs with benefits (including
>- granted a maximum of $2 Million in VCTC, so an health insurance at a minimum), exciuding
, applicant must apply for the credit. However, as construction and site remediation jobs,
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strengthen the economy of the area Zone Management Program, The Coastal -0
surrounding the site Partnership Initiative intends to Inspire -
Show that the project will promote capital ({)
investment in the area beyond that community action and promote the protection :3
contemplated for the rehabilitation of the and effective management of florida's coastal CD
site, resources ::l
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for the incentive and, at the option of the to conservation and resource management 0
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to provide a local match equaling 20 inciuding,
percent of the tax refund, If a community Acquisition of Important conservation
elects to be exempt from the local match and recreation land to protect large
requirement. the applicant is only eligible ecosystems, greenways, wildlife habitat.
for 80 percent of the refund for which outdoor recreation space, wetlands,
they would otherwise qualify. The locai forests, coastal areas and significant
match exemption must be requested in a
resolution of the local governing authority historical sites
Submit the Brownfield Redevelopment Award of matching grants to local
Bonus application or adopt the Brownfieid governments for the acquisition of lands
Redevelopment Bonus local support for parks, trails, and ween spaces within
resolution before the commencement of urban areas
operations of the project business Capital Improvements on public lands
Either execute a Brownfield Site such as the inrtlal removai of invasive
Rehabilitation Agreement (SSRA) with the plants, construction of fire lanes, access
Department of Environmental Protection roads and trails, and the construction,
or demonstrate as many of the following Improvement, enlargement or extension of
eiements as possible, facility signs
Significant remediation or redevelopment Restoration of land and water areas
of a site outside the formal BSRA
framework and certification (via separate Water resource development to safeguard
letter) that knowledge of the state Florida's groundwater and surface waters
brownfields program and benefits played a so that sufficient water is available for
significant role in the deCision to proceed florida's natural systems and to support
with that remediation or redevelopment its economy;
Documented discussion of the availability Conservation easements to protect land
of the Brownfield Redeveiopment Bonus from development while maintaining local
Incentive among project contacts and state tax revenues and allowing the owner to
and local economic development officials continue its management it and realize an
pnor to proceeding with the project economIC return
Submission of a Brownfield
Redevelopment Bonus application CPI grants can be awarded to local governments,
prior to making a relocation or expansiolO but partnerships between local governments
decision and regional planning agencies or non-proht
groups are encouraged, Financial awards are
The Flonda Department of Envlronmental limited to no more than $50,000 and no less
Protection (FDEP) administers the Coastal than $15,000, Grant recipients are required tc
Partnership Initiative (CPI) a conservation prOVide 1 to 1 ma~chlng non-federal fundi:lg
project funded by the National Oceanic and welch may Include cash or in-kinj
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