Overview
- County commissioners voted to deny the application for the private K-12 campus after more than four hours of debate, a decision reached Tuesday evening.
- Officials and residents raised concerns that the planned campus, which could eventually serve nearly 1,000 students, would generate heavy traffic on West Indiantown Road and overwhelm local infrastructure.
- Palm Beach County zoning staff recommended denial and the county Zoning Commission earlier delivered a unanimous recommendation against the proposal, and commissioners cited those findings during their discussion.
- The final hearing drew packed chambers and limited public comment to one minute per speaker because of the high turnout, reflecting months of local activism both for and against the school.
- The county denied the application without prejudice, meaning Calvary Chapel could revise and resubmit the plan but would need to go through the same review process if it chooses to proceed.