TO: Mayor and Commissioners
FROM: Anthea Gianniotes, Development Services Director
THROUGH: Jennifer Alvarez, Interim City Manager
DATE: November 10, 2020
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RESOLUTION NO. 152-20: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, APPROVING A REQUEST FOR A CONDITIONAL USE PURSUANT TO THE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, AND THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, TO ALLOW FOR THE INCREASE TO MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE HEIGHT OF 55 FEET FOR BUILDINGS 3, 4, 5 AND 6 FOR THE AURA DELRAY BEACH PROJECT, AS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN EXHIBIT “A”; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES (QUASI JUDICIAL).
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Recommended Action:
Recommendation
Review and consider Resolution No. 152-20, granting a conditional use to increase building height to 55 feet 3,4,5 and 6 for the Aura Delray Beach project generally located at the northeast corner of W. Atlantic Avenue and N. Congress Avenue.
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Background:
The subject site is zoned Mixed Industrial Commercial (MIC) with a proposed rezoning to Special Activities District (SAD). The 12.20-acre site is generally located at the northeast corner W. Atlantic Avenue and N. Congress Avenue.
§ On August 18, 2020, the City Commission voted 3-2 approving the 1st reading of Ordinance No. 32-20 for the rezoning of the subject site from MIC to SAD. The 2nd and final reading of this ordinance will be presented the before the Commission at the same meeting as this conditional use.
§ On September 10, 2020, the City Commission voted 3-2 approving the 2nd reading of Ordinance No. 31-20, to add the properties within the Aura Delray Beach Overlay district to the list of properties eligible for an increased height of 60 feet in LDR Section 4.3.4 (J)(4)(b)(i)(9).
§ On September 21, 2020, the Planning & Zoning Board (P&Z Board) voted (6-1) recommending approval of Resolution No. 152-20 to the City Commission for the granting of a conditional use to increase the allowable building height to 55 ...
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