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Page 16, Abacoa
Town Of Jupiter News

By Jim Kuretski, at the 6/20/23 Town Council Meeting, at which time we space/common use tracts and transfer it to 14 private
Mayor, Town of Jupiter secured an agreement that ownership of the Palmwood property owners. Even if there had been support by a
The Town Council Preserve property would be conveyed to the Town majority of POA membership for this request (which
works with our town of Jupiter within 60 days after execution of a PUD there was not), we would have remained concerned about
manager, staff, and others to ordinance and two associated resolutions. The property’s setting such a precedent. Jupiter remains a uniquely
address issues affecting our conveyance to the Town of Jupiter ownership is expected special place to live for various reasons, one being an
residents and businesses. by no later than August 27. abundance of open space/common use tracts scattered
The following provides Open Space/Common Use Tracts throughout Jupiter neighborhoods.
a summary of actions Many Jupiter residential neighborhoods received Fiscal Year (10/1/23 To 9/30/24) Town Budget Plans
and achievements since development approvals that included designated open The Town Council has been collaboratively working
last month’s community space/common use tracts intended for the enjoyment of with and providing policy guidance to our town manager
newspaper report: all property owners. While POA documents may allow and staff as the overall operating and capital budgets
Preserve Land and Open Space/Common Use Tracts its POA Board to make some decisions about open space/ for the upcoming fiscal year are developed. This work
in Jupiter have been protected from being privatized common use tracts, no such properties may be sold and/ happens during the summer months every year. There are
by two separate Town Council actions in the first or transferred to private ownership without Town Council various public workshops and public hearings conducted
half of 2023. These actions demonstrate our steadfast approval for such action(s). in June through September for the budget and tax rate
commitment to keeping Jupiter the uniquely special town Earlier this year, the Town Council denied a POA planning and setting purposes.
that it is. Board request to remove portions of designated open Stay tuned.
Preserve Land
The Town of Jupiter learned that a 15.5-acre, Palmwood
Preserve property, designated as a conservation/
preservation area in 1998, had somehow had its ownership
transferred from NPBCID to a private group with desires
to develop it. This property is located south of Frederick
Small Road and west of Palmwood Road.
I fondly remember that this specific preserve property
contained an active eagles’ nest, until the nest was blown
down during a hurricane event.
After the town became aware of this transfer of
property ownership, we advised the involved parties
that action was contrary to PUD Development Order
obligations, and unacceptable. This matter was resolved

Commissioner’s

Update

Speeding Up Inspections

By Commissioner
Maria Marino
Palm Beach County’s
Building Division reviews
thousands of building
permits each year. When
construction is underway,
inspections are required to
ensure compliance with
codes. During the current
fiscal year (10/1/22 to
9/30/23) thus far, the
division has conducted more than 164,000 inspections.
To meet the high demand for inspections and to
save the public time and reduce the inconvenience of
scheduling and waiting for an inspection, the division has
launched a new program offering video inspections. This
program specifically applies to limited residential permit
descriptions as part of single-family home renovation
projects requiring a permit and includes:
*Reroofing
*Garage door replacement
*HVAC equipment change out
*Plumbing/water heater change out
*A/C electric hardware
*Shutters
*Siding
*Stucco on lath
*Tube-type skylight
*Solar photovoltaic system
*Water heater electric hardware
*Window and door replacement
A licensed inspector performs the inspection with the
contractor or their designee on the jobsite using a free,
secure Video Inspection Pro smartphone app available
for Android and iPhones. There is no additional cost for
the recorded inspections, no pre-scheduling requirement,
and the results are available in the online ePZB portal.
The system is easy to use, visit https://discover.
pbcgov.org/pzb/building/PDF/VIP_On_Demand_
Video_Inspections.pdf to view the flyer which has a
QR code you can scan to download the app, register
your account and submit your inspection request. For
assistance in getting started, staff is available at (888)
820-1180.
I hope you find this new service helpful in speeding
up inspections on your project, and if I can assist you
in any way, please contact me at (561) 355-2201, or by
email at mmarino@pbcgov.org.