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MUPD-1996-00040 — Wellington Green / Wellington Commons DRI (Brefrank Inc.) Wellington, Florida

Palm Beach County planned development: Wellington Green / Wellington Commons DRI (Brefrank Inc.) (control 1996-00040). Uses and limits come from the county's adopting and amending resolutions; this record lists what the resolutions themselves state.

2 buildings zoned MUPD-1996-000409 permitted business types

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Permitted uses

What you can operate in MUPD-1996-00040, Wellington

The businesses the MUPD-1996-00040 district in Wellington allows. The ones on the left are permitted by right; the ones on the right need a special approval first. (Zoning codes are set by each municipality, so MUPD-1996-00040 here means specifically Wellington's MUPD-1996-00040 district.)

Allowed by right

All uses authorized under the property's respective zoning classifications (MUPD / PUD) are permitted, except as limited belowMUPD G (regional mall): max 1,776,000 gross sq ft, 1,445,000 sq ft leasable, 110.96 acres; no freestanding buildings under 10,000 sq ft in MUPD GMUPDs A-F combined max 675,000 sq ft gross floor area (A 120,000; B 163,000; C 163,000; D 148,000; E 75,000; F 182,000 max sq ft), with a combined minimum of 45,000 sq ft of office use (business, medical or professional services) in MUPDs A-FNon-freestanding fast food restaurants permitted in MUPD BOffice (min. 45,000 sq ft in MUPDs A-F)PUD limited to 225 gross acres incl. a Congregate Living Facility, Type 3 (max 300 beds, 390 residents, 300,000 sq ft)

With special approval

Requested uses (max number / permitted MUPDs / max combined sq ft; per-MUPD sq ft cells are OCR-garbled and not reliably readable): Building supplies, retail (5; MUPD F only; 150,000 sq ft); Convenience store with gas sales / auto service station / car wash & auto detailing (1; MUPD F only; 5,000 sq ft); Day care, general (3; MUPDs A, B, C, D or F; 40,000 sq ft combined, 600 children combined); Entertainment, indoor (8; A, B, C, F; 150,000 sq ft combined); Entertainment, outdoor (4; A and F; 50,000 sq ft combined; max 18 gross acres); Financial institution (10; all MUPDs; 100,000 sq ft combined; additional limits for those over 10,000 sq ft or with more than 3 drive-up teller windows); Hotel (1; A, B, C or F; 125 rooms; ancillary uses max 15% of hotel gross floor area); Restaurant, fast food (5; B and F; combined figure garbled, per-MUPD figures read as 6,000 in B and 14,000 in F); Theater, indoor (2; C and F; 120,000 sq ft combined)Maximum of four freestanding buildings under 10,000 sq ft of gross floor area in each of MUPDs A-FRequested uses may be co-located on a single out parcel only with an acceptable traffic equivalency analysis and approved transfer of square footage (County Engineer and DRC)

Build envelope

Development standards

Headline dimensional limits for this district. Confirm exact figures against the current code for your specific parcel.

StandardProperty limited to a maximum of seven MUPDs and one PUD; development limited to the uses, access, acreage and site design on the master preliminary development plan dated September 1, 1998

StandardBuildings in MUPDs A-F max 35 ft high (including mechanical equipment, excluding unoccupied architectural features)

StandardOutdoor lighting fixtures max 30 ft in MUPDs A-F and PUD; 50 ft in MUPD G

Convenience store/gas/auto service/car washone facility max, 5,000 sq ft gross floor area, MUPD F only; automated car wash must use 100% water recycling; free air and water for minor vehicle maintenance

StandardMediterranean / Italian Renaissance architectural consistency covenant required for MUPDs A-G; no facade over 100 ft without recesses in MUPDs A-D

Underlying LS/MU land useCommercial High 185-250 ac, Residential High 35-60 ac, Residential Medium (CLF use only) 10-50 ac, wetland/buffer 28 ac, active park 10 ac, lakes/drainage 132 ac

StandardLoading areas for semi trucks or 2+ spaces screened by a 12 ft wing wall (8 ft if depressed)

ProhibitedWithin MUPDs A-D: Big Box Warehouse Retail (single user, single story building greater than 75,000 sq ft), free-standing fast food restaurants, auto sales, and convenience stores with or without gas sales; Outdoor repair; vehicle/trailer rental (in the MUPD F convenience store / gas / car wash facility); Outdoor storage or display of disassembled vehicles, parts, inventory or merchandise (gas/auto facility); open storage of any material, refuse, equipment, inventory, merchandise or debris anywhere; Motorized carts, motorized rides, boats or similar riding motorized outdoor entertainment; Overnight storage or parking of delivery vehicles or trucks except in designated loading/delivery areas; Exposed neon light tubes on building exteriors; smooth-faced concrete block, tilt-up concrete panels or prefabricated steel panels as visible exterior finishes; Generation/disposal of hazardous effluent into sanitary sewer without approved pretreatment; Temporary balloon signs and electronic message signs

ApprovalLocal conditions: R-1996-1195 (PDD96-40, Aug 1996: AR -> one PUD + seven MUPDs with requested uses); R-1998-1788 (DOA96-40(A), Oct 22 1998); latest R-1999-2268 (EAC96-040(C), Dec 2 1999, modifies local conditions E.3, G.1, T.1) with correction R-1999-2415 (Dec 21 1999, engineering conditions E.2 and E.3.b only). Regional (DRI) conditions: R-1996-1194, R-1996-1747, R-1998-1787, R-1999-0329, R-1999-2267. Master preliminary development plan dated September 1, 1998

StandardUses not named in the resolution follow the PBC ULDC use matrix for this planned district and its approved site plan / pod designation.

The fine print

In plain English

BY RIGHT No hearing needed

If your business is on the by-right list, you can occupy a space in this district and open — no zoning hearing. Building permits and licensing still apply, but the use itself is already allowed.

SPECIAL Approval first

Special-approval uses can work here too, but they go through a public review before opening. Plan for extra time and possible conditions — we'll tell you which path a space needs.

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