TO: Mayor and Commissioners
FROM: Anthea Gianniotes, Development Services Director
THROUGH: Terrence R. Moore, ICMA-CM
DATE: April 8, 2025
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ORDINANCE NO. 09-25: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS OF THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH CODE OF ORDINANCES CHAPTER 4, “ZONING REGULATIONS,” ARTICLE 4.4, “BASE ZONING DISTRICT,” SECTION 4.4.19, “MIXED INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL (MIC) DISTRICT,” SUBSECTION (H), “SPECIAL REGULATIONS,” MODIFYING THE PROHIBITION OF OVERHEAD DOORS FROM FACING A PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY TO PROHIBIT OVERHEAD DOORS FROM FACING A MINOR ARTERIAL RIGHT-OF-WAY, RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICT, OR RESIDENTIAL USE; AMENDING SECTION 4.4.20, “INDUSTRIAL (I) DISTRICT,” SUBSECTION (H), “SPECIAL REGULATIONS,” MODIFYING THE PROHIBITION OF OVERHEAD DOORS FROM FACING THE PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY OF AN ARTERIAL OR COLLECTOR STREET TO PROHIBIT OVERHEAD DOORS FROM FACING A MINOR ARTERIAL RIGHT-OF-WAY, RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICT, OR RESIDENTIAL USE; AND SECTION 4.4.26, “LIGHT INDUSTRIAL (LI) DISTRICT,” SUBSECTION (H), “SPECIAL REGULATIONS,” MODIFYING THE PROHIBITION OF OVERHEAD DOORS FROM FACING A PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY TO PROHIBIT OVERHEAD DOORS FROM FACING A MINOR ARTERIAL RIGHT-OF-WAY, RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICT, OR RESIDENTIAL USE; PROVIDING A CONFLICTS CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, AUTHORITY TO CODIFY, AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. (FIRST READING)
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Recommended Action:
Recommendation
Consider Ordinance No. 09-25, a City-initiated amendment to Section 4.4.19, “Mixed Industrial and Commercial (MIC) District,” Section 4.4.20, “Industrial (I) District,”, Section 4.4.26, “Light Industrial (LI) District,” of the Land Development Regulations (LDR) to amend regulations for overhead doors in industrial type zoning districts.
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Background:
Since 2017, the City has processed and approved multiple waivers from the prohibition of overhead doors facing rights-of-way in industrial type zoning districts. The existing regulations do not adequately consider lot and block configurations or distinquish among roadway classifications in the current regulations.
The proposed amendment will continue to prohibit overhead doors from facing larger thoroughfares (such as Congress Avenue or Linton Boulevard), but will loosen regulations on local and collector roads, shifting the rule to protect residential zoning districts and residential uses. The attached PZB staff report provides a full analysis of the request.
Planning and Zoning Board heard Ordinance No. 09-25 at its January 27, 2025 meeting and recommended approval 6-0, with recommendations that the use of decorative doors be required when facing a street frontage. The proposed amendment also adds language to recommend the use of decorative doors as a means to approve the appearance of street-facing overhead doors.
City Attorney Review:
Ordinance No. 09-25 is approved as to form and legal sufficiency.
Funding Source/Financial Impact:
Not applicable.
Timing of Request:
Second reading and adoption of Ordinance No. 09-25 is anticipated for the first meeting in May 2025.