TO: Mayor and Commissioners
FROM: Anthea Gianniotes, Development Services Director
THROUGH: Jennifer Alvarez, Interim City Manager
DATE: November 17, 2020
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ORDINANCE NO. 11-20: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS OF THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH CODE OF ORDINANCES BY AMENDING CHAPTER 4, “ZONING REGULATIONS,” ARTICLE 4.6, “SUPPLEMENTAL DISTRICT REGULATIONS,” SECTION 4.6.5, “WALLS, FENCES, AND HEDGES”, SUBSECTION (A), “RELATIONSHIP TO TRAVELWAYS”, TO INCLUDE ACCESS GATES; AMENDING SECTION 4.6.9, “OFF-STREET PARKING REGULATIONS”, SUBSECTION (D), “DESIGN STANDARDS”, TO CLARIFY REGULATIONS FOR STACKING DISTANCES AND ESTABLISH REGULATIONS FOR ACCESS GATES; AMENDING SECTION 4.6.14, “SIGHT VISIBILITY”, SUBSECTION 4.6.14(A), “PURPOSE AND INTENT”, TO INCLUDE ACCESS GATES; PROVIDING A CONFLICTS CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, AUTHORITY TO CODIFY, AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. (FIRST READING)
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Recommended Action:
Recommendation
Review and consider Ordinance No. 11-20, a City-initiated amendment to the Land Development Regulations (LDR) Section 4.6.5 “Walls, fences, and hedges,” Section 4.6.9(D) “Off street parking regulations,” and Section 4.6.14 “Site visibility” regarding the placement of access gates on residential and nonresidential properties to provide a clear and safe path for users of the street and sidewalk.
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Background:
Staff regularly reviews applications for gates to single and multi-family residential, and non-residential development. However, the LDRs do not currently provide specific regulations governing the design and placement of vehicular access gates. While the standard practice has been to apply the regulations that relate to vehicular stacking in Section 4.6.9, those regulations seem crafted for stacking areas in front of multi-unit communities with guard gates or to parking lots and do not address single-family homes or certain conditions for nonresidenti...
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