TO: Mayor and Commissioners
FROM: Anthea Gianniotes, Development Services Department
THROUGH: Terrence R. Moore, ICMA-CM
DATE: November 19, 2024
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ORDINANCE NO. 14-24: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS OF THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH CODE OF ORDINANCES BY AMENDING CHAPTER 2, “ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS,” ARTICLE 2.4, “DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS,” SECTION 2.4.11, “RELIEF,” TO ELIMINATE THE PUBLIC PARKING FEE PROVISIONS AND TO MODIFY THE REQUIRED FINDINGS AND PROCEDURES FOR APPROVING AN IN-LIEU OF PARKING FEE REQUEST; AMENDING CHAPTER 4, “ZONING REGULATIONS,” ARTICLE 4.4, “BASE ZONING DISTRICT,” SECTION 4.4.13, “CENTRAL BUSINESS (CBD) DISTRICT,” TO CORRECT CROSS-REFERENCES AND IMPROVE READABILITY; AMENDING ARTICLE 4.6, “SUPPLEMENTAL DISTRICT REGULATIONS,” SECTION 4.6.9, “OFF-STREET PARKING REGULATIONS,” TO ELIMINATE THE PUBLIC PARKING FEE PROVISIONS, MODIFY PROVISIONS ALLOWING FOR ALTERNATE METHODS OF PROVIDING OFF-STREET PARKING, AND ADOPTING STANDARDS FOR AN IN-LIEU OF PARKING FEE PROGRAM; PROVIDING A CONFLICTS CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, AUTHORITY TO CODIFY, AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. (FIRST READING)
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Recommended Action:
Recommendation
Consider Ordinance No. 14-24, a City-initiated amendment to Section 2.4.11, “Relief,” Section 4.4.13, “Central Business (CBD) District,” and Section 4.6.9, “Off-street parking regulations” of the Land Development Regulations (LDR) to modify the in-lieu of parking fee and to eliminate the public parking fee.
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Background:
The in-lieu parking fee has existed in various iterations since the 1970s, with availability limited to properties within the Central Business District (CBD) and Old School Square Historic Arts District (OSSHAD) zoning districts. The in-lieu of parking fee allows new development, use conversion to existing buildings, building additions and/or renovations, that result in the requirement to provide...
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