IPARC Industrial Land Use ReportCHARLES R. O'MEILIA, P.E. ~I LS
756 LAGOON DRIVE
NORTH PALM BEACH, FLORIDA, 33408-4234
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DATE: 17 JANUARY 2006
TO: VILLAGE COUNCIL
SUBJECT: INDUSTRIAL LAND USE REPORT
1. The Issues Forum of IPARC requested that an Industrial Land Use Committee compile a
report to study the impacts of the continuing loss of industrial zoned land in Palm Beach County. The
report is attached. The Committee strongly recommended that an in depth study be initiated of
industrial land use needs and to identify an appropriate level or percentage of industrial land use
countywide.
2. The County Commission has tentatively endorsed a study if the municipalities also endorse the
need for the study. The majority of the industrial land use is within municipalities as shown in the
attached report.
3. Funding for the study is complicated. The County will assist in the funding if the municipalities
agree to the need for the study. The IPARC committee is searching for funding sources. The
~. Economic Development Research Institute and the Business Development Board has expressed
interest in funding the study.
4. The League is asking municipalities if they want to proceed with the study.
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• MEMORANDUM
TO: Michael Bornstein, Town Manager
FROM: David Thatcher, Development Services Director
DATE: October 6, 2005
SUBJECT: Action by Issues Forum on Industrial Land Recommendations
As you know, I presented the report of IPARC Industrial Land Subcommittee to the League of
Cities on Sept. 28 and the Issues Forum on Sept. 29. The Issues Forum approved the following
motion:
1. The League of Cities and Palm Beach County should identify a source of flinding
(perhaps the Business Development Board) for a study of industrial land needs in the urban
county area. The study would evaluate and recommend an appropriate level/percentage of
industrial land for the county.
2. The IPARC Industrial Land subcommittee should continue to meet to accomplish
the following tasks:
a. Define "light industrial" and the types of uses that are appropriate to Palm
Beach County area.
b. Develop "model" comprehensive plan policies for retaining industrial land
that could be adopted by local governments. The timing is good because most
PBC municipalities must complete their Evaluation & Appraisal Report
(EAR) in 2006.
c. Develop "model" zoning code language that would allow some types of light
industrial use in commercial districts.
d. Develop descriptions of various industrial development intensities that a
municipality could use to decide how much industrial development is
desirable. For example, one small town may want to promote a light level of
industrial development while another town might want more intense
development.
3. All elected officials should participate in the upcoming Economic Summit (Nov.
9-10) and raise the issue of retaining industrial land whenever possible at appropriate sessions.
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Sent: Thursday, December 22, 2005 11:51 AM
Subject: industrial land subcommittee
Jamie-
As we discussed, the Issues Forum at their last meeting received and reviewed the Industrial Lands
Subcommittee Report and recommendations. At that time, the Issues Forum asked the the subcommittee
continue to work on a number of the recommended items. However, recognizing the limitation of the
subcommittee with regard to completing a study, the Forum asked that the League of Cities and Palm Beach
County be approached to identify a funding source for a study of industrial land needs and to identify an
appropriate level or percentage of industrial land countywide. ,
The County Commissioners at a workshop held on November 22nd provided a tentative endorsement for
the study if the municipalities also endorsed the need for the study.
At this time I am requesting that the League Board of Directors discuss this item at their meeting on January
11th, so that I can report back to the Executive Committee and the Issues Forum and they can in turn
provide the subcommittee with direction as to how to proceed. Specifically, whether the League wants to
move forward to endorse the study.
l"~e details of the study will need to be further defined in order to develop an estimate of the the cost of the
study. It is possible that a group of elected, managerial, and planning staff be delegated the task of
developing a scope of services. Also, EDRI funds economic policy research through a grant process once
the amount of funding needed has been identified. Also, the entity responsible for handling the contract for
the study will need to be identified.
Please let me know at your earliest convenience whether or not this item will be discussed. Thanks
Anna
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12/22/2005
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Palm Beach County
Industrial Land Use Needs
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Report of the. Palm Beach County IPARC Industrial Land. Use Subcommittee
September 2005
Purpose of IPARC Industrial Land Use Subcommittee
• The Industrial. Land Use Subcommittee. was created by the Palm. Beach County
Intergovernmental. Plan. Amendment Review Committee (IPARC). in response to a request
from the Issues Forum. to study the impacts. of the continuing. loss. of industrial land. in. Palm
Beach. County... There. is. a growing. trend, especially in the coastal. communities,. of changing
the land use and zoning. from. Industrial. to Residential.. The Issues. Forum. is concerned. that
the reduction. of industrial. land. translates to lost potential. for economic development and. job
growth.- Some. local. officials. believe. the. short-term. gains. in. property value. associated with.
residential. use. will. be. overshadowed. by long-term. costs. of providing services. to the..
residents.. Industry not only provides. necessary. economic. support and. jobs. for residents,. but
also. generally. requires. a. lesser. amount of public. services than. residential... Additionally,. a.
local. economy is considered. most healthy when there. is a diverse mix of industries. and.
employment opportunities.. Industrial use. also. furthers. the concepts. of. sustainable.
communities. and. smart growth. .
These concerns. may be intensified. by the. increasing. attention. of the. business world. on. Palm.
Beach County. associated. with. the. development of the. Scripps. Research. Institute... By
retaining existing. industrial. land. many. communities. could. benefit from. the. anticipated. spin-off..
effect of the. Scripps. Research. Institute. by providing opportunities for clean. light industrial.
businesses,. especially. since. some. business. owners. may desire. to. locate. closer to the.
coastline.
The. Subcommittee. had. a relatively. short time. frame. in which. to. conduct its. evaluation,. so. the.
• analysis. and. recommendations. are. necessarily general... For example,. there.-was. neither time.
nor funds. available. to. perform a detailed. comparative. analysis. of the. local. cost of services. for
industrial. vs.. residential. uses.. Therefore. much. of. the. Subcommittee's. report relied on.
information. supplied. by. previous studies,. the. Business. Development Board,. and. local. and.
regional. industry. professionals...
Organization of the Report
The. first section. of the report includes. a discussion. of. the Subcommittee's. assumptions. and. a
series. of facts. and statements by national, state. and. local. experts. regarding- the. value of and.
need. for industrial. uses. and. their importance. to the future. of an area's economic.
development and. employment opportunities.
The. second. section provides local information about the demand for industrial land from the
Palm. Beach County Business Development Board. along. with an inventory of future land use.
The final section. lists the Subcommittee's recommendations for retaining land designated for
industrial use..
Subcommittee Participants
The Subcommittee consisted of planners and economists. from ten local. governments who
• met several times. in July and August 2005. Local governments represented. included
Boynton Beach, Delray Beach, Greenacres, Jupiter, Lantana, West Palm. Beach, Lake Worth,
Palm Beach Gardens, and Riviera. Beach, and Palm Beach County
Special thanks go to Patricia Behn, Lisa Amara and Maggie Smith of the Palm Beach County
Planning Division who provided significant data, assembled maps and drafted an initial
report. Their contributions are greatly appreciated. •
What is Industrial Land Use and Why Do We Want It?
• Industrial =Light & Clean Industry
For the purpose of this report, the Subcommittee has. assumed that the term. "industrial"
means. light and/or clean. industrial. uses,. not heavy manufacturing as is often associated. with.
"industrial". Recently,. there has. been. particular emphasis on industrial uses. related to the
medical and research fields, that may spin-off from Scripps. Such uses may include research.
labs, medical. equipment or supply manufacturers and. pharmaceutical. manufacturers.
The. State: of Florida. and. Palm Beach County have. committed. investments in excess of $300
million to attract the Scripps. Research Institute. to the area. The County has further
committed to significant changes to the future land. use plan in the Central. Western
Communities. to provide. land. for Scripps and. the many expected. spin=off businesses. in this
immediate area. Municipalities. that desire. to share the. benefits of this. major economic
generator should. make every attempt possible to provide industrial land within their
communities.
• Benefits of Industry
In addition. to playing. an important role in maintaining. a diversified economy as will. be •
discussed. later in this. report, industrial. businesses. can. offer two. economic advantages. -
nigher wages and lower service. costs. -when. compared. with. other types of land uses.
• Wages
Industrial. uses usually pay higher wages: than service. and. retail; for example,
average annual manufacturing wage is over $39,000, 21.5% higher than. the
state. average wage (materials of the. Manufacturing. Summit on December 1-2,
2004, organized by the. Enterprise Florida Manufacturing. Advisory Council
(EFMAC) and the Florida Manufacturers Association).
• Costs of Services
Industrial development usually generates large. fiscal surpluses while residential.
development often generates fiscal deficits. This has been confirmed by
numerous fiscal impact and Cost of Community Services (COGS) studies.. The
COGS ratio (service expenditure for every dollar collected. in revenues) for
residential uses runs, on average, between $1.15 and $1.50 while the ratio for
industrial and commercial uses ranges from 0.35 to 0.65.
Ratios quoted from "Cost of Community Services" Land Use Series, Allen M. Prindle and
Thomas W. Blaine, Ohio State University, 1998.
"Land Use Impact Analysis" Town of Davie, David Griffith & Associates, 1997
"Economics of Land Uses in Polk County, Florida Stewardship Foundation, 1999 •
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How the Experts View Industry -Quotes from National, State and Local
Leaders
• Florida's Strategic Vision.
Florida. is a global. leader in knowledge-based. jobs,. leading-edge. technology and competitive
enterprises. in the. 21 St century. Florida's. goals. are. globally. competitive businesses,. weN
paying. jobs. for Floridians,. and. high quality of life. throughout Florida.
On. Florida's. Economic Diversification. and. Competitiveness:.. The Roadmap. to. Florida's.
Future. recognizes. that diversifying. Florida's economy. is. a function of raising. the quality of
economic growth and. achieving. a more. favorable sectoral and. geographic distribution of
economic activity...
These. two. aspects. of diversification. are. closely. related. and. in many ways. mutually
reinforcing., .Traditionally ajob-creation. engine,. Florida's. economy. has. excelled. at providing
employment for the. numerous. newcomers. that arrive. in. the. state. each year.. There. is also a
need. to. diversify Florida's. economy. by spurring the. growth. of its higher value-addedr higher-
paid. industries. Diversification. of. Florida's. economy is a continuing. priority.
Source: "Roadmap to Florida's Fufure, 20042009 Strategic Plan for Economic Development Diversifying
Florida's Economy, 2005 Annual Report. ° Submitted by Enterprise Florida Board of Directors, in fult<llment of
Florida Statutes 288.905 (2) to GovemorJeb Bush, Senate President Tom Lee, House Speaker Allan Bense,
Senate Minority Leader Lesley Miller, and House Minority Leader Christopher L. Smith..
• • Palm Beach County Industrial Market
The. Palm. Beach County industrial. submarket continued its reign. as the. tightest market in.
South Florida.. .
Almost all. demand. is. Palm Beach was for. R&D/flex space and. all. the loss occurred in. the
warehouseldistribution sector... The. market is clearly being. driven. by. the arrival. of The
Scripps. Research. Institute and. will. soon. be. dominated. by R&D properties..
The. lack of available. space has put the. pinch. on expanding. tenants.. For example,. Levenger
is relocating. its distribution operation from. Delray Beach. to Memphis,. Tenn.. One. of the key
factors cited as influencing. their decision. was the limited expansion space available in Palm.
Beach..
Source: Grubb & Ellis, "industrial Market Trends Palm Beach County, Executive Summary ;Grubb and Ellis
Research, Second Quarter 2005.
• North American Industria{ Market
In North America. (United. States and Canada),. Palm Beach County is ranked. the top 5th in.
highest asking. rental rates for. warehouse and distribution, the top 10t" in highest asking
• rental. rates. for R&D/Flex, and the top 15th for lowest market vacancy rates for industrial.
Source: Grubb & Ellis, "Industrial Market Trends North America'; Grubb & Ellis Research Second Quarter 2005.
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• U.S. Economy and Industrial Market •
The second quarter of 2005 surpassed expectations, with the trend of strong absorption
dropping vacancies in the office and industrial markets continuing from last quarter. Steadily
increasing employment gains and rising corporate profits combined. to further increase rates
of occupancy nationally.
Source: CB Richard Ellis, U. S. Oifice Vacancy and Industrial Availability Reports, Second Quarter 2005
The economy is back and the nation's. industrial. and office. markets. are clearly benefiting.
The nation's industrial. markets are picking up steam..
Source: The National Association of Industrial and Office Properties (NAIOP)'s Development Magazine, "First
Look' Issue 02, 2005.
• Local Industrial Experts in South Florida
Reasons for providing office and. light industrial. land: a stronger diversification. of the tax
base,. commodity/retail. price reductions. to local. community due to lesser transportation costs,.
and a catalyst for redevelopment in blighted. areas.
Source: Mark Levy, President of the South Florida National Association of Industrial and Office Properties, Area
Vice President for Duke Realty, FL
Most of the office/warehouse users have a preference to have easy access. to~the Interstate •
and the Turnpike, especially now with the high. fuel. costs. A majority of the remaining land
that is zoned. industrial is located in the. western market (Palm Beach Park of Commerce,
Pratt and. Whitney land)..
The lack of product and. the high. demand for industrial that is directly related. to the housing
growth. has. caused a huge increase in industrial. property values over the. last couple of years..
The vacancy rate is now a very low 2.3% for Palm Beach County and values have doubled.
for both land and. user buildings over the last 2 years alone. The. high. prices are causing
many companies who do not have to be here to run their business. to move..
Source: Robert C. Smith, Senior Vice President, CB Richard Ellis, Industrial -Life Sciences Group, Boca
Raton, FL
Residential. developers have acquired many industrial sites in the last few years leaving very
few sites for business parks developments. With only a few sites remaining, pricing is getting
out of control. If the locations are too expensive, companies may not locate in these areas,
and may service the market from outside markets. We need industrial and business parks to
support the residential markets. People want to work near where they live. A diversified
economy is a healthy economy, provides for a diversified tax base, and provides jobs.
Source: Scott Helms, Vice President, Industrial Developments International (IDI), Broward
Light industrial is key to support the massive growth in residential development by providing a •
clean and out of site location for service vendors (landscapers, plumbers, electricians). It
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helps keep the. proper. planning. balance to a municipalities' comprehensive plan.. When light
industrial. zoned land. is continually. converted. to residential uses, the. already thin supply gets
• depleted. It can. alleviate. concurrency issues. by allowing workers to access. workplaces.
closer to home.
Source: Sean M. Leder, CEO, The Leder Group, Boca Raton, FL
Having. been. an. Industrial. Specialist with. CB Richard Ellis for the. past twenty-four years,. I.
have. seen. Broward. County area. grow and. create. jobs and. grow tax base. via. industrial. park
development.. In. the. early 80's the Fort Lauderdale Commerce. Center (a master. planned.
industrial. park). was. created.. This. is. a thriving business. park that created. thousands. of. jobs.
for residents. living. in. the. tri-county area.. Today Broward. County is virtually out of. industrial.
land... The. growth. is and. will. continue. to move north,. spilling. into. Palm. Beach. County.. I think
amendments. to. the: land use plan. would. be well. advised. to. accommodate. this. overflow from
their. neighbor to the south..
Source: Harry G. Tangalakis, Senior Vice President, Industrial Brokerage Services, CB Richard Ellis, Ft.
Lauderdale, FL
With. the exception. of the. former Palm Beach. Park of. Commerce. and. some. small. sites. here..
or there,. there. are. very. few opportunities for users in the. market place to_ choose from.. There.
was. quite. a bit of industrial zoned. land that municipalities have. decided. to rezone to.
residential. and. shrink the. already limited. supply of industrial.. Given. the. industrial. zoned- land.
shortage,. the. price. wilt. skyrocket,. and. a supplier or manufacturer in. the. area. will. have. to pay
more. for facilities... The. ultimate. customer will. have. to. absorb. these. cost increases. and pay
. higher prices. for product and services.. We need. industrial. to provide. companies. with. a place.
to grow and. employ..
Source: Christopher J. Metzger, Senior Director, Cushman & Wakefield of Florida, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
There. is a shortage. of supply resulting. in high. rates. and lack of space... Goods. and services.
need. to be close. by to the. people. they serve or there is a great increase. iri traffic.
Source: Joseph J. Rauenhorst, President and CEO, Opus South Corporation, Boca Raton
Providing a mix of commercial,. industrial, warehouse,. etc. uses is critical. to the survival of
Palm. Beach. County's economic base. As municipalities. increase housing. supply, without
these other uses. the. tax burden is 100% placed. on the. homeowner.. Flex,. office, industrial.
uses create. economic. base employment,. which. in turn creates. consumer spending and a
healthy effect on the economy.
Light industrial. is no longer defined as just what is says.. A larger number of office and
service. users are finding that this. type. of space suits their needs better. Light industrial
provides. space for smaller entrepreneurial. entities.
Source: Michael. Falk, Michael Falk & Company,. Palm Beach, FL
Without a sufficient amount of industrially zoned land to satisfy the future demand for service
related. businesses to take care of the needs of the growing population, a void will be created.
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This is already taking place in Broward County, where the absence of industrially zoned. land •
is forcing service related. businesses to relocate to more affordable areas for their
businesses, which eventually will raise the cost of services for Broward's population. The
same fate will befall PBC if more land is not made available for the necessary service and
support industries.
Source: Thomas R. Kates, President, Stiles Realty Company, Fort Lauderdale,. FL
Palm Beach County Business Development Board
The Business Development Board. is the county's business recruitment and. marketing arm,
charged with. bringing jobs to Palm. Beach County through. corporate relocations and.
expansions. During the past 18 months, it has. been. more challenging to successfully recruit
new projects. into. this area due to the. increasing. cost of land and. the lack of available. existing
buildings... The. Business. Development Board. provided. the following information. in August
2005..
2000 - 3.5 million. square. feet of inventory was. added
2001. - 3.5 million. square. feet of inventory was. added.
2004. - 1.1 million square feet of inventory was added.
2005 - 700,000 square feet is projected..
Due. to the. limited. space,. occupancy costs are rising. significantly. •
• Increased sales prices cause. taxes. and rents to rise.
• Supply and demand constraints c~mp~und the effPCt of high prir.Ps
• Combined with facility obsolescence
Examples. of facility obsolescence include:
• Warehouse with less than 28' clearance and. limited dock door
• Bulk of warehouse. space is old
• Low ceiling office buildings
• Building with. insufficient parking.
• Inventory damaged from hurricanes or removed. for residential development
Ideas to increase supply:
• Incorporate manufacturing and flex space in new urbanism
• Encourage light industrial and office uses in urban redevelopment
• Smart/Tech parks in and around airports, universities and public facilities
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BDB Project Pipeline Real Estate Requirements
• Palm Beach. County currently. consists. of:.
• 32.5 million sq. foot of. office. space
• 44.9 million sq. foot of. warehouse space
• 10 million sq. foot of manufacturing: space
The. two. charts. that follow on. page. 8 depict the. types. and. sizes. of land. or space. needs. being.
requested. of the. Business Development Board.
The. BDB. pipeline of companies. exceeds 130 at the. present time.. Nearly half those.
companies. looking to relocate. or expand. within. the. county are. presently seeking Light
ndustrial. space. Those companies: that have. requested. land. availability will build.
approximately 1,687,000. million. sq.. foot of. light industrial/warehouse. space. on that land. and.
384,000. sq. foot of general. or. heavy manufacturing/warehouse..
Palm Beach County Industrial Lands Inventory
The. Palm Beach. County Planning. Division. maintains. a parcel. specific. database. of all.
individual. parcels. (over '/2 a millior-) in both. unincorporated. and. incorporated. County... This.
database includes. information. such. as the existing. land. use. category, future land. use_
• designation,. acres, built and. remaining to. be built dwelling. units,. and. square. footage. for. each.
parcel... The. Division. updates. this database annually with. built information. from the. Property
Appraiser's databases. and. with. future. land. use changes. and zoning approvals. from. the. local.
jurisdictions..
The map on the following page. is. derived. from. this database. using. Geographic Information.
System. (GIS) software,. and. highlights. the. locations of lands. with. an. industrial future. land. use.
designation. throughout the County as of April 1, 2004.. Also. depicted are. whether or not
these. lands. are. committed. (meaning either built or approved). or developable,. municipal
boundaries,. and other details. such. as the. County's Urban. Service. Area, the Scientific
Community Overlay (home to. Scripps) and major unincorporated. agricultural production. and.
conservation. lands. As shown,. eastern municipal industrial. lands. are primarily clustered. at
points along. the I-95 corridor.. Unincorporated industrial. lands. are primarily clustered at
points along the Florida Turnpike,. the: Bee Line Highway.
Approximately 182,000 acres of land. within the. County's over 2,000. square. miles. are. under
municipal jurisdiction. Although. this. figure represents only 15% of the County's total land.
area,. municipal land represents nearly 60% of the land within. the County's. Urban. Service.
Area since approximately 80% of unincorporated lands are represented. by Agricultural.
Production and Conservation lands.
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Percent of Companies by Real Estate Requirements
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20:000 to 99.999
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Source: The Business Development Board of Palm Beach County, August 2005
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The following table highlights. the. distribution of future land use designations by jurisdiction.
The table also highlights. the.. proportion of lands within. each future land use designation that
• are committed or developable.
Municipal Future Land Use Designations
Future Land Use Acres % Committed % Developable
Residential 100,991. 55% 86,699. 86% 14,292. 14%.
Institutional. .....9,326. 5% 9,119. 98%. 207. 2%.
Commercial. 9,871. 5% 7,906 80°l0 1,964. 20%.
Commercial/Mixed. .........4,781 3% 4,418. 92% 363. 8%.
Industrial _ . .8,294. 5%. 6,197. 75%. 2,097. 25%.
Conservation/Open
Space.
.......42,093.
23%
... ..41,693.
99%
400
1 %.
Agriculture. 2,737. 2%. 2,737. 100%. - 0°!0.
Other. ......4,256. 2%. ...3,996. 94%. 260. 6%.
Total. 182,349.. 100%. ... 162,765.. $9%. ..... ..19,584. 11 %.
Other includes Utilities, Rights of way, Water
Source: Palm Beach County Planning Division Parcellink2004, April 1, 200a
• As. shown in. the table above,. Residential future
municipal: lands, and Industrial. future land uses
municipal land.. Of the. nearly 20,000. acres.
`developable', the. bulk of this. land. (73%) has. a.
Although. only 11 °t°. of. the. developable. municipal.
2,097. acres represents. an excellent opportunity.
industrial. development within. their. jurisdictions.
land. uses account for over half of all.
account for only approximately 5% of.
of municipal. land that are. considered
Residential. future land. use. designation.
lands. are designation. for Industrial,. this
~or local. governments. to encourage new
Municipal Developable Industrial Land by Size
Size Parcels % Acres °l°
Less than 1 acre 271 48%. 102 5%.
1 to 5 acres. 230 40% 460 22%.
5 to 10. acres. 40 7% 252 12%.
Greater than 10 acres 28 5% 1,283 61
Total 569 100% 2,097 1.00%.
Source: Palm Beach County Planning Division Parcellink2004, April 1, ZU04
As shown in the above table, the. vast bulk (88°1°) of the municipal industrial parcels remaining
to be developed are less than. 5 acres in size. The remaining 12% of the parcels that are 5
acres. and greater account for the. bulk of the land area (73%) remaining to be developed.
The table below provides this information by jurisdiction.. .
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Municipal Developable Industrial Land by Municipality •
Municipality Acres < 1 acre 1 - 5 acres 5 -10 acres 10+ acres
Belle Glade 59.56 5.96 35.38 18.22
Boca Raton 302.90 1.13 47.09 .108.01 146.68.
Boynton Beach 46.02 3.04. 19.69 11.89 11.39
Delray Beach 73.45 4.76. 36.73. 19.48 ...12.48
Jupiter 192.92 18.65 26.27. .14.44 133.56.
Lake Worth 42.91 4.06. 8.92 - 29.93.
Lantana ...7.68 - 2.09. 5.59
Mangonia Park 29.73 .10.00 13.96 5.77. -
Pahokee .418.23 4.02. ...2.82 6.40 404.99
Palm Beach Gardens 432.01. 0.88 ...21.22 15.21 .394.70.
Riviera Beach 153.86 9.30 113.44. ..9.00. 22.13
Royal Palm Beach 92.02 9.91. 32.12. .14.24 35.75
South Bay 12.53 0.38. 4.00. 8.15
Wellington 40.07. - 40.07
West Palm Beach 193.43. 30.25 56.16. ..16.06 90.96.
Total 2,097 102 460 252 1,283
source: ram neacn county Planning Division Parce/llnk2004, April 1, 2004
As shown above, there remain. opportunities for both. small. and. large industrial businesses to
expand. and/or relocate. within. municipalities, provided. that these lands. are retained. for
industrial future land. use. and. not converted. to residential. or other future land. uses.
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Although the existing land use data maintained by the County (summarized above) can.
provide a useful. summary and. can. assist with the ability to locate new businesses through
new development,. the. County's Planning. Division. does. not maintain an inventory of available.
vacant building. space which may occupied by industrial. tenants. One of the
recommendations of this. report is for the Business Development Board, or other economic
engine, to develop and maintain a combined inventory of not only vacant and. developable
lands, but also vacant structures which are ready to be occupied by new industrial tenants.
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IPARC Recommendations -What Local Governing Jurisdictions Can Do
To Increase Light Industrial
Encourage the retention of light industrial uses and. land in the. urban area. of Palm Beach
County.. Local. Comprehensive Plans should. include policies. to encourage the. reuse of
light industrial. buildings. and. retention of land. accommodating. light industrial. uses and to
discourage converting. non-residential land. uses. to residential. land uses... In. the. up.
coming. Comprehensive. Plan. Evaluation. and. Appraisal. Reports,. each. loca{ government
should. evaluate. their balance. of future. land. uses. and. examine. the. long. term economic.
opportunities from. increased. and/or retained. industrial. land. uses.. Local. governments.
should. also. coordinate. closely. with. entities,. such. as the Business. Development Board.
and. local chambers. of. commerce to help. recruit major employers and. assist business.
expansion..
• Conduct research. to estimate. a desired. percentage of industrial. and other types. of land.
uses. needed for strong. economic. redevelopment in a healthy. community. and. study other
local. governments'. techniques and. strategies. to retain. and. promote. industrial. lands..
• Evaluate. possible Scripps spin-off industries. located. in other life science. research-based
entities. around. the. country. and. their {ocation and. service. related. requirements. (do these
businesses. cluster. around. the main. business?) so each. municipality. could. analyze its.
ability. to provide. a home. for those. businesses..
• Encourage. the. Business. Development Board. to develop. and. maintain. an inventory of.
available. vacant industrial. and. commercial lands for development,. abandoned. structures.
for redevelopment,. and. vacant building. space. for industrial. and. commercial. tenanfis. This.
inventory should. coordinate. with land. designated as industrial. and. commercial. in local.
governments'. comprehensive. plans.
• Examine. creating a traffic concurrency exemption. for industrial. development/
redevelopment in the. area. east of the turnpike... The. long-standing. exemption. of
residentia! projects. in the. area. east of I-95 has made. investment in residential.
development a very. attractive proposition.. Clearly.market forces. have. driven. the
resurgence. of residential redevelopment in the. coastal. communities,. but the exemption
from. traffic. concurrency. has. contributed to the. phenomenon. The. municipalities. now ask,.
"Where can. all. these new. residents. work?". An industrial. traffic. exemption. could have a
positive impact and. should. be studied.
Allow some types of light industrial. uses in commercial,. such as light manufacturing,. high
tech, distribution, flex space, and. assembly, to be permitted in commercial future land use
designations.. The conversion of aging, blighted commercial corridors to light industrial
uses can not only benefit the aesthetic value. of the corridor, but also reduce trips. and.
promote redevelopment. 1n such instances, every effort should be made to adequately
buffer these uses from adjacent residences to the rear of the sites.
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