TO: Mayor and Commissioners
FROM: Anthea Giannotes, Development Services Director
THROUGH: George Gretsas, City Manager
DATE: May 19, 2020
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RESOLUTION NO. 64-20: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA GRANTING A WAIVER REQUEST TO LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS SECTION 4.4.13(D)(2)(a)(2) AND TABLE 4.4.13(C) WHICH REQUIRE A MINIMUM REAR SETBACK OF 10 FEET IN THE RAILROAD CORRIDOR SUB-DISTRICT OF THE CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT, WHEREAS A REAR SETBACK OF FOUR FEET SEVEN INCHES IS PROPOSED FOR 290 SE 2ND AVENUE, AS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED HEREIN; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. (QUASI-JUDICIAL HEARING)
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Recommended Action:
Recommendation
Review and consider Resolution No. 64-20 to allow a rear setback of 4 feet 7 inches in the Central Business District (Railroad Corridor Sub-district) where a minimum rear setback of 10 feet is required.
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Background:
The subject property is zoned Central Business District (CBD) and is in the Railroad Corridor Sub-district. The 0.1145-acre parcel consists of Town of Delray Lts 15 & 16 Blk 79. An existing 2,087 square feet commercial/warehouse building was constructed in 1975.
The waiver request is from Land Development Regulations (LDR) Section 4.4.13(D)(2)(a)(2) and Table 4.4.13(C), which set forth a minimum rear setback of 10 feet. The property has an existing building with a rear setback that ranges from 5'-0" to 4'-7" inches; the property is not a perfect rectangle and is wedge-shaped, widening towards the south. The applicant is proposing to build a second story on the existing building. Constructing the second-story using the existing building's structure and location requires a waiver to the minimum rear setback requirement. (The first floor is an existing non-conformity). Granting the waiver request would allow a second-story addition of 2,087 sq.ft. to be built directly on top of the existing structure. The existing uses in the first story are...
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