TO: Mayor and Commissioners
FROM: Anthea Gianniotes, Development Services Director
THROUGH: Terrence R. Moore, ICMA-CM
DATE: March 11, 2025
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APPROVAL OF WORKFORCE HOUSING COVENANT AMENDMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH AND EDWARDS ATLANTIC AVENUE, LLC AND EDWARDS INTRACOASTAL, LLC ASSOCIATED WITH ATLANTIC CROSSING TO DECREASE THE TOTAL NUMBER OF WORKFORCE HOUSING UNITS.
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Recommended Action:
Recommendation
Review and consider an amendment to the recorded Workforce Housing Covenant between the City of Delray Beach and Edwards Atlantic Avenue, LLC and Edwards Intracoastal, LLC associated with Atlantic Crossing, located between East Atlantic Avenue to the south, NE 6th Avenue to the west, NE 1st Street to the north, and Veteran's Park to the east.
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Background:
On December 4, 2012, the City Commission approved a Conditional Use request to allow an increase in building height to a maximum of 60 feet for Buildings III and VI-S and to allow an increase in the overall density of the project to 40 dwelling units per acre. The result of the Conditional Use approvals was the provision of workforce housing units. At the time of approval, the Land Development Regulations (LDR) allowed an increase in height up to 60 feet as an incentive when 20 percent of the total number of units within the additional height above 48 feet is provided for workforce housing. The LDR also previously allowed additional density as a Conditional Use (now called a Residential Incentive) when 20 percent of the units (exclusive of those in the additional height) over the maximum base density of 30 du/ac are provided for workforce housing. The implementing Site Plan associated with the Conditional Use approval was approved on January 21, 2014 by the City Commission on an appeal of the approvals granted by the Site Plan Review and Appearance Board (SPRAB) on ...
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