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Jupiter's Town Council advances plans for a hotel and condos at Suni Sands
The Jupiter Morning News team
If you care what happens at one of Jupiter's last open waterfront sites, here's where it stands. On Oct. 29, the Town Council voted 4-1 to approve first readings of four zoning and land-use ordinances. They would let developer Charles Modica build at the former Suni Sands mobile home park site. Council member Ron Delaney cast the lone no votes, citing the project's possible effect on seagrass.
4-1Town Council vote on first readings, Oct. 29
Four zoning and land-use ordinances passed first reading. Each needs a second reading for final approval.
Source: Pembroke Pines News
Modica wants 44 luxury condos, a hotel with a restaurant and a spa, retail space and a 17-boat slip marina on the 10.5 acres along the Loxahatchee River. WPTV says the five-hour meeting ended with the council passing four items, and that members pushed back on a number of waivers Modica is seeking.
- Settlement: town could own more than half the site
- If approved, town can buy 1.4-acre view corridor for $10.5 million
- Second readings: date not yet announced
Under the January settlement, the midden and the railroad right-of-way would be deeded to the town if development is approved. The Oct. 29 vote didn't cover the site plan or any individual building.
Suni Sands has moved from a settlement to first readings
- 2013Charles Modica buys the 10.5-acre Suni Sands site.
- Jan. 2026The town and Modica reach a settlement over the site.
- Oct. 29Town Council votes 4-1 to approve first readings of four ordinances.
Sources: Pembroke Pines News, USA TODAY