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. 60-20: 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, CHAPTER 4, “ZONING REGULATIONS,” ARTICLE 4.6, “SUPPLEMENTAL DISTRICT REGULATIONS,” SECTION 4.6.9, “OFF-STREET PARKING REGULATIONS,’ BY AMENDING SUBSECTION (D), “DESIGN STANDARDS,” TO ESTABLISH REGULATIONS THAT GOVERN CERTAIN ASPECTS OF RESERVED PARKING SPACES SUCH AS MARKINGS, SIGNAGE AND PERCENTAGE ALLOWED; PROVIDING A CONFLICTS CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AUTHORITY TO CODIFY; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. (FIRST READING)
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Recommended Action:
Recommendation
Review and consider a request to approve Ordinance No. 60-20, a City-initiated amendment to the Land Development Regulations (LDR) Section 4.6.9 “Off-Street Parking Regulations,” Section 4.6.9(D) “Design Standards,” to establish regulations that govern certain aspects of reserved parking spaces.
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Background:
The LDRs do not currently provide regulations that govern marking and signage for the reserving/designating the use of parking spaces within parking lots and garages, except for handicap spaces. With the changes in the commercial industry, particularly retail and restaurant establishments, the demand to demarcate temporary parking spaces for curbside pickup of purchases and other specific activities has increased. The COVID-19 pandemic has brought further changes in consumer behavior in past months due to social distancing practices and business capacity limitations, which has increased the demand for reserved parking spaces. The proposed text amendments provide guidance for both applicants and staff to facilitate the issuance of permits for this type of signage for businesses.
The proposed text amendments are based on current tr...
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