Wellington Florida

Beautiful Wellington Grants

In an effort to design a program to enhance the aesthetics of the community and to fund such projects, Beautiful Wellington was approved. Beautiful Wellington is a matching grant program available to Wellington residents for the purpose of neighborhood enhancement projects prior to construction. Depending on the size of the proposed enhancement, the following grant amounts are available (Wellington matches up to 50% of the cost of the project):

Tier I.........................................................$10,000
max matching amount
Tier II.......................................................$40,000
max matching amount
Tier III.......................................................$75,000
max matching amount

Bicycles

Phone: (561) 688-3000

Bicycles must be registered with the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Department in case of loss or theft.

Bike Paths

Phone: (561) 791-4003

Bike paths must be used when provided. For use after dark, bicycles must have a white headlight and a red rear reflector. Bike paths on public streets are maintained by the Public Works Division.

Blood Banks

American Red Cross, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it - (561) 833-7711
Community Blood Centers of S FL, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it - (561) 451-4389
Delray Hospital Blood Bank - (561) 495-3195
Florida Blood Center - Delray Beach (561) 495-1211
Florida Blood Center - Lake Park (561) 845-2323
Florida Blood Center - Lake Worth (561) 433-1008

Boat and/or Trailer Parking

Phone: (561) 753-2560

A motor vehicle may not be parked in the street, on a sidewalk, or in any portion of a yard or landscaped area clearly visible from the street or adjoining properties except on the driveway or an Architectural Review Board approved alternative surface.

This includes swale areas and the front lawn. Please contact the Code Compliance Division for further information. In addition, a 'Vehicle Parking Guide' is available at our Planning & Zoning and Building Divisions or from our website.

Books by Mail (Bookmobile)

Phone: (888) 780-5151
Website: www.pbclibrary.org

The Palm Beach County Library System offers free mail service of books to readers who are homebound, disabled or lack transportation.

For more information, call Monday through Friday between 10am and 5pm.

Budget

Phone: (561) 791-4000
Website: www.wellingtonfl.gov

Budgeting is responsible for producing Wellington's annual budget and it's associated publications. The Comprehensive Annual Budget, the Budget in Brief and the Message About Your Taxes are available free of charge from the Department.

Address: 12300 West Forest Hill Boulevard
Phone: (561) 791-4000
Website: www.wellingtonfl.gov

The Office of Financial Management and Budget is responsible for the operation and high quality output of materials and services from the Budget, Compensation & Benefits, Human Resources, Executive Office, Finance, Information & Technology, Purchasing, Risk Management, and Communications.

 

Building Permits/Requirements

Address: 12300 West Forest Hill Boulevard
Phone: (561) 791-4000

General Plan Review & Permitting Questions - 561-791-4000
General Construction Inspection Questions - 561-791-4000

Most structures and improvements to structures require building permits. Improvements such as decks, fences, flag poles, basketball hoops, gate posts, post lighting, sheds, compost and manure bins, paver brick or concrete patios require a permit.

Driveways made of paver brick, concrete or asphalt also require a permit, as well as extensions or additions to existing decks, patios and driveways. New electrical, mechanical, and plumbing, A/C change-outs, water heater change-outs, and any system repair work that goes into a wall, floor or ceiling or affects structural elements require permits.

IVR (Interactive Voice Response System)

After calling (561) 753-2418 press 1 for inspections and you will have the following options:
1 schedule inspection; 2 cancel inspection; 3 inspection results; 4 plan review.

Bulk Trash

Phone: (561) 791-4003

All items for collection must be placed in the Village wheeled garbage containers. The container must be placed curbside before 7:00am on your collection day, but not earlier than 6:00pm the day before collection. Do not place containers in front of a mailbox. Empty containers must be removed from curbside by 11:00pm on collection day as required by Wellington code. Trash is collected throughout the year with the exception of the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays.

'Bulk Waste' - any items other than yard waste which cannot be containerized, bagged or bundled such as refrigerators, ranges, toilets, washers, dryers, water heaters, sinks, appliances, household furniture and other large items.

'Excess Trash' - additional small non-food containerized waste generated from small projects or celebrations which create excess waste resulting in unusually large amounts of trash. If residents place excess trash in bags, boxes or trash cans it will be collected once a week on the same day as vegetation is collected along with your bulk trash.

'Yellow Bins' - accept only newspapers without plastic bags, brown grocery bags, catalogs, magazines, telephone books and flattened and cut (not folded) cardboard boxes not to exceed 3'x3'. Wet paper is not recyclable; place blue bin on top of yellow bin when placed at street. Beverage cartons, tissue boxes, unwanted mails and school/office papers.

'Blue Bins' - accept only aluminum cans, plastic bottles (except Styrofoam), glass bottles and jars, milk and juice cartons only (steel cans to blue bins).

Bus Service/ Palm Tran

Phone: (561) 841-4200

Airports
Boca Raton Airport - (561) 391-2202
Lantana Airport - (561) 965-6400
Palm Beach International Airport - (561) 471-7420

Buses/ Palm Tran - www.palmtran.org
Palm Tran Main Line - (561) 841-4200
North County - (561) 841-4287
South County - (877) 930-4287
Palm Tran Connection - (561) 649-9838
Downtown Shuttle - (561) 833-8873

Palm Tran provides fixed-route bus transportation. Buses operate on a 30 minute frequency during weekday peak rush hours and 60 minute frequency mid-day and weekends. Palm Tran CONNECTION provides specialized door-to-door service for the elderly and eligible disabled persons. Call for eligibility 877-870-9849

Ports
Port of Palm Beach - (561) 842-4201

Railroads
Amtrak - (800) 872-7245
Tri-Rail -(800) 874-7245