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File #: 25-1139    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Resolution Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 9/2/2025 In control: City Commission
On agenda: 10/21/2025 Final action:
Title: RESOLUTION NO. 01-25: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, PROVIDING FOR THE ABANDONMENT OF THE RIGHT OF PUBLIC ACCESS TO ESTUARY WAY, OLD PALM LANE, EASTVIEW AVENUE, AND OPEN SPACE TRACTS OS 3, OS 4, OS 5, OS 10, OS 12, AND OS 13 AS RECORDED ON THE PLAT OF OLD PALM GROVE IN PLAT BOOK 99, PAGES 63 THROUGH 67 OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA, AS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED HEREIN; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. (QUASI-JUDICIAL)
Sponsors: Development Services Department
Attachments: 1. Agenda Cover Report, 2. PZB Staff Report, Old Palm Grove, 3. Crime Statistics, 2020 to 2025, 4. Resolution No. 01-25, 5. Area to be Abandoned, 6. Applicant Justification Statement, 7. City Engineer's Recommendation, 8. Survey, 9. Original Plat of Old Palm Grove, 10. Estuary Private Easement Agreement, 11. Legal Review Res. No. 01-25 abandonment of public access Old Palm Grove
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TO: Mayor and Commissioners
FROM: Anthea Gianniotes, Development Services Director
THROUGH: Terrence R. Moore, ICMA-CM
DATE: October 21, 2025

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RESOLUTION NO. 01-25: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, PROVIDING FOR THE ABANDONMENT OF THE RIGHT OF PUBLIC ACCESS TO ESTUARY WAY, OLD PALM LANE, EASTVIEW AVENUE, AND OPEN SPACE TRACTS OS 3, OS 4, OS 5, OS 10, OS 12, AND OS 13 AS RECORDED ON THE PLAT OF OLD PALM GROVE IN PLAT BOOK 99, PAGES 63 THROUGH 67 OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA, 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 abandoning the right of public access to Open Space Tracts OS 3, 0S 4, OS 5, OS 10, OS 12, and OS 13; Old Palm Lane; Eastview Avenue, east of Old Palm Lane; and parts of Estuary Way (excluding the segment recorded in Plat Book 93, Page 129-130), as recorded in the plat of Old Palm Grove in Plat Book 99, Pages 63-67 of the Official Records of Palm Beach County.

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Background:
Old Palm Grove was developed by New Urban / RFC Developers, LLC, who assembled eight parcels for a new residential development east of North Federal Highway, with approval provided through a series of purposeful series actions, including allowing public rights-of-way to be incorporated into the project to create a traditional neighborhood design and to preserve public access in Old Palm Grove. The extensive history of actions taken by the City Commission when Old Palm Grove was created is provided in the attached staff report.

Findings

To approve the abandonment request, the Commission must make the findings outlined below.

LDR Section 3.1.1, Required Findings
(C) Consistency. A finding of overall consistency may be made even though the action will be in conflict with some individual performance standards contained within Article 3.2, pro...

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