Urban Redevelopment Area 

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The Urban Redevelopment Area (URA) is an 11,467-acre portion of Central Palm Beach County that is the focus of revitalization and redevelopment activities. The designation was the result of the Infill and Redevelopment Study presented to the Board of County Commissioners in 2004. The URA boundaries are generally: Community Drive to the North; the Lake Worth Drainage District L-14 Canal to the South; I-95 to the East; and extends to points as far west as Jog Road.

The Central portion of the County showed a need for infill and redevelopment. The URA was identified as (1) it contains 62 of the 104 designated Countywide Community Revitalization Team (CCRT) areas, (2) it represents an older, urbanized development pattern that is experiencing deterioration, disinvestment, and higher rates of vacancies; 3) it exhibits areas of underused lands lacking crucial urban services such as sewer and drainage; and 4) it contains existing redevelopment initiatives such as the Westgate Community Redevelopment Area (CRA), the Lake Worth Road Commercial Corridor overlay, and the Lake Worth Park of Commerce (LWPOC).

Reference Links:

Draft URA Code
Infill Study
URA Master Plan
URA Master Plan Addendum 
URA Overview Map

Several areas within the URA have been targeted for specific detailed planning and are further described on the sidebar link. The URA team worked on each aspect below:

• URA Code Drafting
• Priority Redevelopment Areas (PRAs)
• Transportation Concurrency Exception Areas (TCEAs)
• Site Analysis
• Annexation Issues
• Infrastructure

Community Meeting - February 22, 2011

Community Meeting - September 14, 2009

​Meeting Date:	​Monday, September 14, 2009
​Time:	6:00 PM
​Location:	​Multi-purpose Room - Palm Beach County Library  3650 Summit Blvd. West Palm Beach, FL 33406
​Topic:	​URA Master Plan creation of an area-specific land development code
​Documents:	​Agenda Press Release Owner Notification Priority Redevelopment Area B Map Priority Redevelopment Area C Map Priority Redevelopment Area D Map URA Overview Map

Community Meeting - May, 27, 2009

​Meeting Date:	​Wednesday, May 27, 2009
​Time:	6:00 PM
​Location:	​Palm Beach Community College, 4200 Congress Avenue, Lake Worth Continuing Education Building, Meeting Room CE-119
​Topic:	​Proposed changes to future land uses on specific parcels along the priority redevelopment areas (PRAs)
​Documents:	​Press Release Priority Redevelopment Area B Map  Priority Redevelopment Area C Map  Priority Redevelopment Area D Map URA Map