A representative of the developer who wants to build a super-luxury condominium complex on the far South End of Palm Beach told the Town Council Wednesday his client would be happy to abandon a proposed — and controversial — zoning-code “text amendment” that was the focus of the meeting .
Attorney Harvey Oyer’s statement came after council members made it clear they would not support the amendment, which was discussed during an informal review-and-feedback session about the in-the-works project for the site of The Ambassador hotel. No vote was required of or taken by the council under the rules governing the session.
Developers OKO Group and Cain International proposed the amendment, which would have changed zoning rules to allow the company to build three midrise condo buildings without requesting any variances to the zoning code.
Still in the preliminary stages, the development is being planned for a 4½-acre site now occupied by the oceanfront Ambassador Hotel and an adjacent former co-operative building on the lakefront at 2730 and 2720 S. Ocean Blvd., respectively.