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. 170-20: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, GRANTING A WAIVER REQUEST TO SECTIONS 4.1.4(B) AND (D) OF THE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS TO ALLOW FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A SINGLE-FAMILY NON-WORKFORCE HOUSING STRUCTURE FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 822 N. LAKE AVENUE, AS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED HEREIN; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
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Recommended Action:
Recommendation
Review and consider Resolution No. 170-20 for a waiver to the Land Development Regulations (LDR) Section 4.1.4(B) to allow for the construction of a non-workforce residential structure on a lot with a frontage of less than 50 feet.
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Background:
The subject property, located at 822 N. Lake Avenue, is a Lot of Record described as Lot 12, and the North 8 feet of abandoned alley lying South of and adjacent to said Lot 12, Block D, La-Hacienda, (Plat Book 15, Page 6 of the Palm Beach County Public Records). The existing property measures 158.09 feet deep and has a frontage and width of 49.89 feet (based on the survey dated January 17, 2020) and is 0.1792 acres (7,760.6381 sq. ft). The property is located in the La Hacienda neighborhood and is zoned Low Density Residential (RL). The property currently contains a 1,908 sq. ft., one-story residence built in 1926.
The La Hacienda Neighborhood consists of a mixture of older housing stock. The existing structures throughout the neighborhood were constructed before 1965. A majority of the existing lots have remained in the original plat configuration from 1926, however, a few lots have been combined over time. Based on the original plat from October 23, 1926, a vast majority of the lots throughout the La Hacienda neighborhood were platted lots with 50 feet in lot frontage and width. Specifically, the subject...
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