TO: Mayor and Commissioners
FROM: Anthea Gianniotes, Development Services Director
THROUGH: Terrence R. Moore, ICMA-CM
DATE: January 20, 2026
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ORDINANCE NO. 10-26: 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 CHAPTER 1, “GENERAL PROVISIONS,” ARTICLE 1.3, “NONCONFORMING USES, LOTS, AND STRUCTURES,” SECTION 1.3.2, “NONCONFORMING LOTS OF RECORD,” TO REMOVE THE DEFINITION OF A NONCONFORMING LOT OF RECORD; AMENDING CHAPTER 4, “ZONING REGULATIONS,” ARTICLE 4.1, “ESTABLISHMENT OF DISTRICTS AND OFFICIAL ZONING MAP,” SECTION 4.1.4, “USE OF LOTS OF RECORD,” TO ALLOW THE REDEVELOPMENT OF PREVIOUSLY DEVELOPED NONCONFORMING LOTS OF RECORD AND TO ELIMINATE RELIEF PROCEDURES, AMENDING ARTICLE 4.3, “DISTRICT REGULATIONS, GENERAL PROVISIONS,” SECTION 4.3.1, “APPLICATION OF DISTRICT REGULATIONS,” TO ELIMINATE RELIEF PROCEDURES AND TO ADD ALLOWANCES FOR LOTS OF RECORDS; AMENDING ARTICLE 4.4, “BASE ZONING DISTRICT,” SECTION 4.4.3, “SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL (R-1) DISTRICTS;” AMENDING ARTICLE 4.7, “FAMILY/WORKFORCE HOUSING,” SECTION 4.7.8, “OTHER INCENTIVES,” TO ADD DESIGN REQUIREMENTS AND SETBACK RELIEF FOR WORKFORCE HOUSING UNITS; AND AMENDING APPENDIX A, “DEFINITIONS,” TO AMEND THE DEFINITION OF “LOT OF RECORD” AND ADOPT A DEFINITION FOR A LEGACY PROPERTY, NONCONFORMING LOT, AND NONCONFORMING LOT OF RECORD;” PROVIDING A CONFLICTS CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, AUTHORITY TO CODIFY, AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. (FIRST READING)
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Recommended Action:
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Consider Ordinance No. 25-25, a City-initiated amendment to the Land Development Regulations (LDR), amending Section 1.3.2, “Nonconforming Lots of Record,” Section 4.1.4, “Use of Lots of Record,” Section 4.3.1, “Application of District Regulations,” Section 4.4.3, “Single Family Residential (R-1) Districts,” Section 4.7.8, “Other Incentives,” and Appendix A, “Definit...
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