TO: Mayor and Commissioners
FROM: Steve Tobias, Interim Development Services Director
THROUGH: Neal de Jesus, Interim City Manager
DATE: September 5, 2019
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ORDINANCE NO. 31-19: 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 REZONING AND RE-DESIGNATING LAND PRESENTLY ZONED MULTIPLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL - MEDIUM DENSITY (RM) DISTRICT TO CENTRAL BUSINESS (CBD) DISTRICT, WITHIN THE WEST ATLANTIC NEIGHBORHOOD SUB-DISTRICT; FOR THE PROPERTIES LOCATED AT 36 SOUTHWEST 6TH AVENUE, 40 SOUTHWEST 6TH AVENUE, 46 SOUTHWEST 6TH AVENUE, 48 SOUTHWEST 6TH AVENUE, 41 SOUTHWEST 7TH AVENUE, AND 37 SOUTHWEST 7TH AVENUE, AS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED HEREIN; AMENDING "CITY OF DELRAY BEACH, ZONING MAP, JUNE 29, 2017" AND FURTHER AMENDING THE WEST ATLANTIC NEIGHBORHOOD SUB-DISTRICT AND REGULATING MAPS IN SECTION 4.4.13, LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS ACCORDINGLY; PROVIDING A CONFLICTS CLAUSE, AND A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. (FIRST READING)
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Recommended Action:
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Review and Consider Ordinance No. 31-19 on First Reading.
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Background:
On August 21, 2018, the City of Delray Beach Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) in search of qualified proposals for the redevelopment of 7.4 acres on the south side of West Atlantic Avenue spanning from SW 6th Avenue to SW 9th Avenue. The 7.4-acre site, which is largely zoned CBD, includes four CRA-owned parcels zoned RM. To facilitate the redevelopment, a request by the selected respondent, BH-3, has been submitted to rezone these four parcels from RM to CBD; to ensure compatibility, the future land use designation would also need to be amended from MD to CC. The application indicates that the redevelopment, currently called “Frog Alley”, is envisioned as a mixed-use environment with a combination of residential units, a grocery store, he...
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