TO: Mayor and Commissioners
FROM: Lynn Gelin
DATE: March 9, 2026
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RESOLUTION NO. 64-26: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, REQUIRING ADDITIONAL OFF-STREET PARKING SPACES FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 302 NE 6TH AVENUE, AS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED HEREIN, PURSUANT TO SECTION 4.6.9 OF THE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS; REQUIRING 44 SPACES BASED ON THE USE OF THE PROPERTY; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. (QUASI-JUDICIAL)
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Recommended Action:
Recommendation
Review and consider a resolution assessing additional off-street parking spaces for 302 NE 6th Avenue.
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Background:
On February 24, 2026, the City Commission approved Resolution No. 53-26 for the reconsideration of the parking requirement for the property located at 302 NE 6th Avenue, Delray Beach (the “Property”) commonly known as Subculture Coffee Delray (“Subculture”). This quasi-judicial hearing will allow the property owner and the City an opportunity to review and assess the use of the Property since 2023 and determine if additional parking spaces should be required.
On April 18, 2023, based on representations from the property owner that Subculture would operate as a “grab and go” coffee restaurant, the City Commission approved Resolution No. 62-23 granting an in lieu of parking request. The property had eight existing on-site spaces, and the City Commission approved an in lieu of payment from the property owner for the remaining five spaces.
To date, the manner in which the Property is used requires City Commission reconsideration of the previously assessed parking requirement. Despite the property owner’s representations to the City Commission, patrons are encouraged to stay longer than 15 minutes (the average stay according to the property owner) by hosting on-site events suggesting that Subculture is a meeting hall and not a grab-and-go restaurant. While the property owner did request a change in use to operate as a...
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