Palm Beach County Planning Commission approves land-use change to allow ice-cream parlor at Bulk Candy Store
May 09, 2026 | Palm Beach County, Florida
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The Palm Beach County Planning Commission on May 8 approved a small-scale future land use amendment that will allow the Bulk Candy Store property to add a 1,370-square-foot Type 1 restaurant without a drive-through, expanding the existing wholesale/retail operation.
Cameron Baker, a land planner with Schmidt Nichols representing the applicant, told commissioners the 1.28-acre site currently operates as a bulk candy wholesale and retail facility and that the amendment — from Industrial to Commercial High with underlying Industrial — would allow a modest expansion for an ice‑cream parlor while retaining 17,167 square feet of existing warehousing and accessory uses. "The applicant respectfully requests your approval for this future land use amendment," Baker said.
Planning staff recommended approval with conditions, citing compatibility with the comprehensive plan and applicable overlays including the Palm Beach International Airport (PBIA) overlay, the Haverhill area neighborhood plan, and the Jog Road corridor study. "Pursuant to future land use element policy 4.3, staff recommends a condition of approval providing a cross access easement to the adjacent commercial site to the south," planning staff said in presenting the recommendation. Staff noted the condition will be memorialized in the ordinance and carried forward into the zoning resolution.
When a commissioner asked how the condition would appear on the future land use map, staff explained the county's GIS layer will link the map to the ordinance record so users can view the instrument and related details. On traffic, planning staff estimated the maximum trip generation associated with the retail addition at about 115 trips and judged the impact to be insignificant because the building and primary access already exist.
A commissioner moved to approve item 3A1, "the Bulk Candy Store, as submitted with the recommendations per staff." The vice chair seconded the motion, and the chair announced the motion passed by a vote of 8‑2‑0. The approval includes the staff condition requiring a cross‑access easement; staff said the detailed timing and acceptable instruments for the easement will be specified in the zoning instrument.
The commission had no further comments and adjourned after a motion to close the meeting.
Cameron Baker, a land planner with Schmidt Nichols representing the applicant, told commissioners the 1.28-acre site currently operates as a bulk candy wholesale and retail facility and that the amendment — from Industrial to Commercial High with underlying Industrial — would allow a modest expansion for an ice‑cream parlor while retaining 17,167 square feet of existing warehousing and accessory uses. "The applicant respectfully requests your approval for this future land use amendment," Baker said.
Planning staff recommended approval with conditions, citing compatibility with the comprehensive plan and applicable overlays including the Palm Beach International Airport (PBIA) overlay, the Haverhill area neighborhood plan, and the Jog Road corridor study. "Pursuant to future land use element policy 4.3, staff recommends a condition of approval providing a cross access easement to the adjacent commercial site to the south," planning staff said in presenting the recommendation. Staff noted the condition will be memorialized in the ordinance and carried forward into the zoning resolution.
When a commissioner asked how the condition would appear on the future land use map, staff explained the county's GIS layer will link the map to the ordinance record so users can view the instrument and related details. On traffic, planning staff estimated the maximum trip generation associated with the retail addition at about 115 trips and judged the impact to be insignificant because the building and primary access already exist.
A commissioner moved to approve item 3A1, "the Bulk Candy Store, as submitted with the recommendations per staff." The vice chair seconded the motion, and the chair announced the motion passed by a vote of 8‑2‑0. The approval includes the staff condition requiring a cross‑access easement; staff said the detailed timing and acceptable instruments for the easement will be specified in the zoning instrument.
The commission had no further comments and adjourned after a motion to close the meeting.
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