City of Delray Beach - File #: 26-0869

• File #: 26-0869
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Agenda Ready
• File created: 7/6/2026
• In control: City Commission
• On agenda: 7/21/2026
• Title: ORDINANCE NO. 34-26: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH, CHAPTER 5, “SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS,” ARTICLE 5.3 “DEDICATION AND IMPACT REQUIREMENTS” SECTION 5.3.2 “PARK LAND DEDICATION REMOVING SUBSECTION (C) “IMPACT FEE REQUIRED” TO MOVE THE PARKS IMPACT FEE TO A NEW ARTICLE 8.1 “IMPACT FEES”; BY AMENDING CHAPTER 8, SPECIAL IMPLEMENTATION PROGRAMS TO ENACT A NEW ARTICLE 8.1, “IMPACT FEES”, INCREASING THE PARKS IMPACT FEE AND ESTABLISHING IMPACT FEES FOR MUNICIPAL, POLICE, FIRE RESCUE, WATER, WASTEWATER, AND STORMWATER FACILITIES; ADOPTING THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH IMPACT FEE JUSTIFICATION FEE STUDY; AND ESTABLISHING THE IMPACT FEE SCHEDULE; PROVIDING A CONFLICTS CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, AND AUTHORITY TO CODIFY; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES (FIRST READING / PUBLIC HEARING).
• Sponsors: City Manager Department

TO: Mayor and Commissioners
FROM: Jeff Oris, Assistant City Manager
THROUGH: Terrence R. Moore, ICMA-CM
DATE: July 21, 2026

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ORDINANCE NO. 34-26: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH, CHAPTER 5, “SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS,” ARTICLE 5.3 “DEDICATION AND IMPACT REQUIREMENTS” SECTION 5.3.2 “PARK LAND DEDICATION REMOVING SUBSECTION (C) “IMPACT FEE REQUIRED” TO MOVE THE PARKS IMPACT FEE TO A NEW ARTICLE 8.1 “IMPACT FEES”; BY AMENDING CHAPTER 8, SPECIAL IMPLEMENTATION PROGRAMS TO ENACT A NEW ARTICLE 8.1, “IMPACT FEES”, INCREASING THE PARKS IMPACT FEE AND ESTABLISHING IMPACT FEES FOR MUNICIPAL, POLICE, FIRE RESCUE, WATER, WASTEWATER, AND STORMWATER FACILITIES; ADOPTING THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH IMPACT FEE JUSTIFICATION FEE STUDY; AND ESTABLISHING THE IMPACT FEE SCHEDULE; PROVIDING A CONFLICTS CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, AND AUTHORITY TO CODIFY; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES (FIRST READING / PUBLIC HEARING).

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Recommended Action:
Recommendation
Motion to review and consider Ordinance No. 34-26, adopting the City of Delray Beach Impact Fee Justification Study and updating the parks impact fee and establishing new impact fees for Municipal, Police, Fire Rescue, Water, Wastewater, and Stormwater facilities for new development in the City of Delray Beach.
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Background:
Impact Fees are one-time charges to new development to help fund public facilities and infrastructure that are impacted by growth. The Florida Impact Fee Act (Section 163.31801, F.S) recognizes impact fees are an important source of revenue for managing the impacts to the services local governments provide. The Act governs the establishment of new impact fees and the amount municipalities can increase existing impact fees by requiring a “rational nexus” between the fees assessed and the necessary expenditures to accommodate growth.

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