TO: Mayor and Commissioners
FROM: Anthea Gianniotes, Development Services Director
THROUGH: Terrence Moore, ICMA-CM
DATE: May 20, 2025
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RESOLUTION NO. 58-25: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, GRANTING IN-LIEU OF PARKING FEE REQUEST FOR THE PROJECT KNOWN AS SWINTON SOCIAL, LOCATED AT 27 S. SWINTON AVENUE, AS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED HEREIN; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT CONSISTENT WITH THE APPROVAL HEREIN; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. (QUASI-JUDICIAL HEARING)
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Recommended Action:
Recommendation
Review and consider Resolution No. 58-25, an in lieu of parking fee request in the amount of $263,600 for 20 of the required 53 parking spaces for the project known as Swinton Social.
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Background:
The subject 0.74-acre property located within the Old School Square Historic District at 27 S. Swinton Avenue and has four one-story, frame vernacular, single-family residences constructed between 1937 and 1950. The project also includes an additional .18-acre vacant lot located at 104 SE 1st Ave, which was approved for use as a valet parking lot for the project known as Swinton Social. Swinton Social is an adaptive reuse of the single-family residences as restaurant and personal services (spa) uses.
A Class V Site Plan, Certificate of Appropriateness (COA), and Waiver approvals for the property were initially granted on November 16, 2011, by the Historic Preservation Board (HPB). At their meeting of December 7, 2011, the HPB approved a variance (2012-031) to reduce the open space requirement from 25% to 14.9% on the property located at 104 SE 1st Avenue. The variance was approved in association with the approved valet parking lot. The City Commission at the time approved additional Waivers on December 6, 2011, and a Conditional Use for outdoor dining on February 7, 2012. A detailed overview of the project's history is outlined in the attached Staff Report. The pr...
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