TO: Mayor and Commissioners
FROM: Anthea Gianniotes, Development Services Director
THROUGH: Terrence R. Moore, ICMA-CM
DATE: January 6, 2026
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ORDINANCE NO. 06-26: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS OF THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH CODE OF ORDINANCES BY AMENDING CHAPTER 4, “ZONING REGULATIONS,” ARTICLE 4.4, “BASE ZONING DISTRICT,” SECTION 4.4.3, “SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL (R-1) DISTRICTS,” SUBSECTION (C), “ACCESSORY USES AND STRUCTURES PERMITTED,” SECTION 4.4.5, “LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL (RL) DISTRICT,” SUBSECTION (C), “ACCESSORY USES AND STRUCTURES PERMITTED,” SECTION 4.4.6, “MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL (RM) DISTRICT,” SUBSECTION (C), “ACCESSORY USES AND STRUCTURES PERMITTED,” SECTION 4.4.7, “PLANNED RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT (PRD) DISTRICT,” SUBSECTION (C), “ACCESSORY USES AND STRUCTURES PERMITTED,” AND SECTION 4.4.17, “RESIDENTIAL OFFICE (RO) DISTRICT,” SUBSECTION (C), “ACCESSORY USES AND STRUCTURES PERMITTED,” TO REMOVE BOAT DOCK REGULATIONS THAT ARE NOT CONSISTENT WITH ARTICLE 7.9, “MOORING STRUCTURES”; AND BY AMENDING APPENDIX A, “DEFINITIONS,” TO UPDATE THE DEFINITIONS OF “BOAT LIFT,” “DOCK,” AND “FINGER PIER,” TO ADOPT A DEFINITION FOR “MARINAS” AND “MOORING STRUCTURES,” AND RENAME THE DEFINITION OF “DOLPHIN” AS “PILING”; PROVIDING A CONFLICTS CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, AUTHORITY TO CODIFY, AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. (FIRST READING)
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Recommended Action:
Recommendation
Consider Ordinance No. 06-26, amending accessory use regulations in certain residential zoning districts in Article 4.4, “Base Zoning District” for consistency with Article 7.9, and by adopting new definitions for docks, finger piers, marinas, and dolphins in Appendix A, “Definitions.”
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Background:
The city has waterbodies under the jurisdiction of multiple entities. The Intracoastal Waterway (ICW) and its branches of canals throughout city are owned and maintained...
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