TO: Mayor and Commissioners
FROM: Anthea Gianniotes, Development Services Director
THROUGH: Neal de Jesus, Interim City Manager
DATE: December 3, 2019
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ORDINANCE NO. 33-19: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES BY AMENDING SECTION 4.4.13. “CENTRAL BUSINESS (CBD) DISTRICT,” SUBSECTION (H)(1) “RESIDENTIAL INCENTIVES”, TO ALLOW CERTAIN LOTS LOCATED WITHIN THE WEST SETTLERS HISTORIC DISTRICT TO PARTICIPATE IN THE RESIDENTIAL INCENTIVE PROGRAM; PROVIDING A CONFLICTS CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, AND AUTHORITY TO CODIFY; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. (SECOND READING)
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Recommended Action:
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Review and consider Ordinance No. 33-19 on Second Reading, a privately-initiated amendment to the Land Development Regulations Section 4.4.13(H)(1), “Residential Incentives,” to allow residential incentives in the form of increased density on certain lots that do not contain contributing historic structures or non-contributing structures that are more than 30 years old within the West Settlers Historic District portion of the West Atlantic Neighborhood Sub-district.
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Background:
Proposed Ordinance No. 33-19 is a privately-initiated amendment to Section 4.4.13(H)(1) of the City’s Land Development Regulations (LDR) that govern the availability of residential incentives within the Central Business District (CBD) zoning district. The CBD has four sub-districts, each with customized regulations to reflect distinct areas of the downtown. Currently, the West Atlantic Neighborhood Sub-District allows 12 du/ac. Under the Residential Incentives, density may be increased in this Sub-district from 12 du/ac to 30 du/ac as an incentive for the provision of workforce housing; LDR Section 4.4.13(H)(1) excludes properties located within historic districts and sites that are individually designated from using residential incentives. The pr...
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