TO: Mayor and Commissioners
FROM: Anthea Gianniotes, Development Services Director
THROUGH: Terrence R. Moore, ICMA-CM
DATE: November 2, 2026
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ORDINANCE NO. 45-26: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, REZONING A PARCEL OF LAND MEASURING APPROXIMATELY 0.24 ACRES LOCATED AT THE 116 SOUTHWEST 5th AVENUE, AS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED HEREIN, FROM CENTRAL BUSINESS (CBD) DISTRICT TO MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL (RM) DISTRICT ; AMENDING THE “CITY OF DELRAY BEACH, ZONING MAP, JULY 6, 2021” AND FURTHER AMENDING FIGURE 4.4.13-B-2, “WEST ATLANTIC NEIGHBORHOOD SUB-DISTRICT REGULATING PLAN” IN SECTION 4.4.13, “CENTRAL BUSINESS (CBD) DISTRICT,” OF THE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS; PROVIDING A CONFLICTS CLAUSE AND A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. (QUASI JUDICIAL/FIRST READING)
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Recommended Action:
Recommendation
Consider Ordinance No. 45-26, a privately initiated request for a rezoning from Central Business District (CBD) to Medium Density Residential (RM) for a 0.24-acre parcel of land located at 116 SW 5th Avenue.
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Background:
The applicant has requested a rezoning of a 0.24-acre property located at 116 SW 5th Avenue from CBD) to RM. The rezoning request is being reviewed concurrently with a small-scale Land Use Map Amendment from Commercial Core (CC) to Medium Density Residential 12du/ac (MD).
The property and surrounding parcels were zoned RM before a City initiated rezoning to General Commercial (GC) in 2004, and CBD in 2005. The rezoning was part of a broader city effort to implement the 2003 Southwest Area Redevelopment Plan, which called for the “redevelopment of properties along 5th Avenue… to include neighborhood-oriented retail and office uses, as well as a variety of housing types.” The subject property was envisioned as a parking lot for adjacent retail and office uses abutting to the north...
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