TO: Mayor and Commissioners
FROM: Anthea Gianniotes, Development Services Director
THROUGH: Terrence R. Moore, ICMA-CM
DATE: October 14, 2025
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ORDINANCE NO. 08-25: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, ADOPTING A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE “COMMUNITY PLANNING ACT”, FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 163.3177 AND SECTION 163.3184, BY AMENDING THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION ELEMENT AND THE NEIGHBORHOODS, DISTRICTS, AND CORRIDORS ELEMENT OF THE ALWAYS DELRAY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TO ADOPT POLICIES FOR THE PRESERVATION AND ADAPTIVE REUSE OF HISTORIC PLACES OF WORSHIP; PROVIDING A CONFLICTS CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AUTHORITY TO CODIFY; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. (SECOND READING / PUBLIC HEARING)
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Recommended Action:
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Consider Ordinance No. 08-25, a privately initiated amendment to the Always Delray Comprehensive Plan, by adopting a text amendment to the Historic Preservation Element and Neighborhoods, Districts, and Corridors Element to support adaptive reuse of historic places of worship as a residential use.
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Background:
Ordinance No. 08-25 is a privately initiated amendment to the Historic Preservation Element and Neighborhoods, Districts, and Corridors Element of the Always Delray Comprehensive Plan to adopt policies in support of the adaptive reuse of historic places of worship as a residential use.
The subject request relates to a contributing historic church structure on a 0.5021-acre property located at 200 SE 7th Avenue on the southeast corner of SE 2nd Street and SE 7th Avenue. The property has Community Facility (CF) land use and Community Facilities (CF) zoning, and is located within the Locally and Nationally Designated Marina Historic District. According to the Florida Master Site File (FMSF) Form, 200 SE 7th Avenue is an “excellent example of the classical revival style.”
In 2024, the property owner requested a Land Use Map Amendment ...
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