TO: Mayor and Commissioners
FROM: Anthea Gianniotes, AICP, Development Services Director
THROUGH: Terrence Moore, ICMA-CM
DATE: November 17, 2026
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RESOLUTION NO. 169-26: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, APPROVING A WAIVER TO SECTION 4.7.8(A)(1)(a) OF THE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS TO ALLOW A SIDE STREET SETBACK OF SEVEN FEET, SIX INCHES FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 259 NW 9TH AVENUE, AS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED HEREIN; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. (QUASI-JUDICIAL)
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Recommended Action
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Consider Resolution No. 169-26, approval of a waiver to LDR Section 4.7.8(A)(1)(a) to reduce the minimum required side-street setback from 10 feet to seven feet, six inches along NW 3rd Street at 259 NW 9th Avenue
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Background:
The waiver request (File No. PZ-000791-2026) is to reduce the minimum required side-street setback from 10 feet to seven feet, six inches for the two-story, single-family residence proposed at 259 NW 9th Avenue. The property is located within the R-1-A zoning district and was platted in 1925 through the Tourist Nook Subdivision. It has never been individually developed. The Delray Beach Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) acquired the subject property in December 2022, and the Delray Beach Community Land Trust (DBCLT) will develop the house.
The minimum standard side-street setback for corner properties in the R-1-A zoning district is 15 feet and the minimum side interior setback requirement is seven feet, six inches.
Pursuant to Land Development Regulations (LDR) Section 4.7.8(A), Nonconforming Lots of Record, “to address a shortage of workforce housing, nonconforming lots of record having 50 feet of frontage or less, but at least 40 feet of frontage and 4,000 square feet of area, may be used for workforce housing...” The subject property contains approximately 5,400 square feet with 40 feet of frontage along NW 9th Avenue and 135 feet of frontage ...
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