TO: Mayor and Commissioners
FROM: Timothy Stillings, Director of Planning, Zoning, and Building
THROUGH: Donald B. Cooper, City Manager
DATE: September 20, 2016
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RESOLUTION NO. 39-16, HISTORIC PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION REQUEST FOR 1029 NASSAU STREET
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Recommended Action:
Recommendation
Motion to Adopt Resolution No. 39-16; approving a historic property tax exemption request for improvements to the contributing structure and property located at 1029 Nassau Street, based upon positive findings with respect to LDR Section 4.5.1(J).
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Background:
The subject property measures approximately 5,584 square feet and consists of Lot 1, Wheatley’s Subdivision, within the Nassau Park Historic District. The property, which is zoned R-1-A (Single-family Residential), is located on the northwest corner of Nassau Street and Gleason Street. The existing, circa 1941 single family residence is classified as contributing to the historic district.
At its meeting of August 3, 2016, the Historic Preservation Board (HPB) approved the Ad Valorem Tax Exemption associated with approved additions and alterations to a contributing structure.
Pursuant to LDR Section 4.5.1(J)(7)(d)b., upon approval recommendation of the Historic Property Tax Exemption Application by the Historic Preservation Board, the application shall be placed by resolution on the agenda of the City Commission for approval.
The improvements, both interior and exterior, are completed, and a Certificate of Occupancy (CO) was issued on April 3, 2013. The applicant is now applying for tax exemption status for those improvements.
The items is now before the City Commission for final approval of the exemption request. If approved, the request will be forwarded to the Palm Beach County Property Appraiser’s Office and the Palm Beach County Planning and Zoning Department for recordation and final appraisal of the improvements. Additional background and an analysis of the request are provided in the attached ...
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