TO: Mayor and Commissioners
FROM: Anthea Gianniotes, Development Services Director
THROUGH: Terrence Moore, ICMA-CM
DATE: December 17, 2024
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RESOLUTION NO. 245-24: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, GRANTING A WAIVER REQUEST TO SECTION 4.6.5(C) OF THE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS, TO ALLOW A TEN-FOOT HIGH WALL TO BE LOCATED WITHIN THE FRONT AND SIDE STREET SETBACK FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 319 ANDREWS AVENUE AS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED HEREIN; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. (QUASI-JUDICIAL HEARING)
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Recommended Action
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Review and consider Resolution No. 245-24, approval of a waiver to LDR Section 4.6.5(C) to allow a wall in the front and side-street setback at a height of 10 feet, whereas a maximum height of 6 feet is permitted at the property located at 319 Andrews Avenue.
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Background:
The subject request was submitted for the property located at 319 Andrews Avenue, which is an approximate 0.27 acre property located at the northeast corner of Andrews Avenue and Laing Street on the barrier island.
A two-story single-family residence is under construction at the subject property and a building permit for the construction has been issued. After construction had commenced, the Applicant submitted a waiver request to allow a wall at a height greater than the maximum allowed within the front and side yard setback (File No. 2024-166). The Applicant has stated that the height increase is a result of the grading of the property that was done to meet FEMA flood elevation requirements, and that by way of this increase in grade completed as part of the initial construction, a wall that extends well above the maximum height when measured and observed from the sidewalk is needed to maintain the level of privacy the Applicant desires. Because the property is being developed as a single-family residence an affiliated site plan application processed by Development Ser...
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