TO: Mayor and Commissioners
FROM: Anthea Gianniotes, Development Services
THROUGH: Terrence R. Moore, ICMA-CM
DATE: August 12, 2025
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RESOLUTION NO 133-25: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, APPROVING A WAIVER REQUEST TO SECTIONS 4.1.4(B) AND 4.1.4(D) OF THE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS TO ALLOW CONSTRUCTION OF A NON-WORKFORCE HOUSING SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURE ON THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 228 SE 3rd AVENUE, AS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED HEREIN; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. (QUASI JUDICIAL)
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Recommended Action:
Recommendation
Consider Resolution No 133-25, a waiver request to Sections 4.1.4(B) and 4.1.4(D) of the Land Development Regulations (LDR), to approve the construction of a single-family, non-workforce housing unit for the property addressed as 228 SE 3RD Avenue.
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Background:
The subject property, 228 SE 3RD Avenue, consists of Lot 19 and the north 18 inches of the west 26 feet of lot 20, Block 87, Linn’s Addition to Osceola Park, according to the plat thereof as recorded in Plat Book 1, Page 133 in the Public Records of Palm Beach County. The property has Low Density (LD) land use, and Single Family (R-1-A) zoning. Currently, a single-family home is located on the property and the rear of the home is located on the rear property line.
Pursuant to LDR Section 4.1.4(B), a residential structure shall not be constructed on any lot, within a residential zoning district, which has frontage of less than 50 feet. LDR Section 4.1.4(D), adjusts this regulation for legal lots of record with at least 40 feet of frontage in the R-1-A, RL, and RM zoning districts for the express purpose of workforce housing. Prior to the adoption of Ordinance No. 20-06, which included this provision, lots between 40 and 50 feet in width were considered unbuildable. The request is to maintain the property i...
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