TO: Mayor and Commissioners
FROM: Timothy Stillings, Planning, Zoning, and Building Director
THROUGH: Mark R. Lauzier, City Manager
DATE: October 16, 2018
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ORDINANCE NO. 19-18: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS OF THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH BY AMENDING ALL SUBSECTIONS, EXCEPT SUBSECTION (H), OF SECTION 4.4.13. “CENTRAL BUSINESS (CBD) DISTRICT” AT ARTICLE 4.4, “BASE ZONING DISTRICT” OF CHAPTER 4, “ZONING REGULATIONS”, IN ORDER TO MODIFY REGULATIONS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ALLOWABLE USES, RETAIL FRONTAGE, PARKING, BUILDING CONFIGURATIONS, FRONTAGE STANDARDS, STREET TREES, ARCHITECTURAL STANDARDS, CIVIC OPEN SPACES, TRAFFIC CIRCULATION AND APPLICATION REVIEW PROCESSES IN THE CBD DISTRICT, PROVIDING FOR NEW FIGURE 4.4.13-8A ALONG WITH OF OTHER TABLES OR FIGURES, PROVIDING A CONFLICTS CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, AUTHORITY TO CODIFY, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. (SECOND READING/SECOND PUBLIC HEARING)
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Recommended Action:
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Motion to Approve Ordinance No. 19-18 amending the Land Development Regulations at Section 4.4.13 “Central Business District (CBD)", as presented.
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Background:
In February 2015, Ordinance No. 02-15 was adopted which repealed and replaced Land Development Regulations (LDR) Section 4.4.13, Central Business District (CBD). The ordinance requires that the regulations be “re-evaluated by February 2018 for their effectiveness in shaping the desired downtown environment.” The regulations have been applied to a variety of proposed projects ranging from minor façade alterations and adaptive reuse of existing structures to new construction of multi-story buildings throughout the district.
In February and March 2018, Staff presented this matter to each City advisory board and asked for comments to both improve the regulations and to raise any unforeseen circumstances that h...
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