TO: Mayor and Commissioners
FROM: Anthea Gianniotes, Development Services Director
THROUGH: Terrence R. Moore, ICMA-CM
DATE: November 2, 2026
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ORDINANCE NO. 44-26: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, ADOPTING A SMALL-SCALE LAND USE MAP AMENDMENT REDESIGNATING A PARCEL OF LAND MEASURING APPROXIMATELY 0.24 ACRES LOCATED AT THE 116 SOUTHWEST 5th AVENUE, AS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED HEREIN, FROM COMMERICAL CORE TO MEDIUM DENSITY, 5-12 DU/ACRE, PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE “COMMUNITY PLANNING ACT”, FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 163.3187; PROVIDING A CONFLICTS CLAUSE AND A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. (QUASI JUDICIAL/FIRST READING)
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Recommended Action:
Recommendation
Consider Ordinance No. 44-26, a privately initiated request for a small-scale Land Use Map Amendment for a 0.24-acre parcel located at 116 SW 5th Avenue, from Commercial Core (CC) to Medium Density (MD), 5-12 DU/AC.
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Background:
The applicant is requesting a Land Use Map Amendment for a 0.24-acre parcel from CC to MD. This request is being reviewed concurrently with a rezoning (Ordinance No. 45-26) from Central Business District (CBD) to Medium Density Residential (RM).
The property is currently vacant and has had no structures since 1981. The property has been owned by the same family since 1983, when it was acquired by Ruthie Daniels Russel, inherited by Mary Hardy in 2013, and retitled to the Daniels Family Living trust in 2022. The applicant intends to build a duplex for two members of the Daniels family in collaboration with the “We Are Home” workforce housing project. The current CC land use and CBD zoning do not permit duplex structures as a principal or conditional use.
Pursuant to LDR Section 3.1.1, Required Findings, certain findings regarding the Land Use Map, concurrency, consistency, and compliance with the L...
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