TO: Mayor and Commissioners
FROM: Anthea Gianniotes, Development Services Director
THROUGH: Terrence R. Moore, ICMA-CM
DATE: December 1, 2025
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RESOLUTION NO. 265-25: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, APPROVING A WAIVER TO SECTION 4.4.3(F)(2)(A) OF THE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS TO ALLOW 34.2 PERCENT LOT COVERAGE; APPROVING A WAIVER TO SECTION 4.4.3(F)(2)(B) OF THE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS TO ALLOW A FLOOR AREA RATIO OF 0.42 FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 417 LAKE DRIVE, AS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED HEREIN; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. (QUASI JUDICIAL)
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Recommended Action:
Recommendation
Review and consider a resolution approving a waiver request to the maximum lot coverage and the maximum floor area ratio for 417 Lake Drive.
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Background:
The subject property is zoned Single Family Residential R-1-AA and is located with the Lake Ida Overlay District. In addition to the requirements of Land Development Regulations (LDR) Section 4.3.4(K), which establishes setbacks, properties located within the Lake Ida Neighborhood Overlay District are subject to additional development standards in LDR) Section 4.4.3(F)(2) to help regulate scale and mass. The house under construction at 417 Lake Drive is not in compliance with the Lake Ida Overlay development standards related to Lot Coverage and Floor Area Ratio.
Lot Coverage
Pursuant to LDR Section 4.3.4 (G), “Lot coverage. Formerly "ground floor building area", lot coverage is the maximum amount of the lot which may be devoted to coverage by a structure or structures.”
While all R-1 properties must provide a minimum of 25% non-vehicular open space, properties in the Lake Ida Overlay area also subject to LDR Section 4.4.3(F)(2)(a), which stipulates a maximum lot coverage for a multi-story building is 30%.
The applied practice of measuring lot coverage is to include all roofed areas in the calculation, but...
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