TO: Mayor and Commissioners
FROM: Anthea Gianniotes, Development Services Department
THROUGH: Jennifer Alvarez, Interim City Manager
DATE: June 1, 2021
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RESOLUTION NO: 80-21: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, GRANTING A WAIVER REQUEST TO SECTION 4.6.5(C) OF THE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS TO ALLOW FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A RETAINING WALL SIX FEET IN HEIGHT WITH A DECORATIVE ALUMINUM GUARDRAIL THREE FEET IN HEIGHT, IN EXCESS OF THE HEIGHT LIMITATIONS FOR WALLS, FENCES, AND HEDGES LOCATED IN THE FRONT YARD, STREET SIDE YARD, AND INTERIOR SIDE YARD FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1031 SEASPRAY AVENUE, AS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED HEREIN; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. (QUASI JUDICIAL)
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Recommended Action:
Recommendation
Review and Consider Resolution No. 80-21 to allow the construction of a tall retaining wall six feet in height with a decorative guardrail three feet in height, in excess of the height limitations for walls located in the front yard, street side yard and interior side yard.
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Background:
The subject property is zoned R-1-AAA (Single Family Residential) with a LUM of (LD) Low Density. The property is described as Lot 14 Sea Spray Estates, according to the map or plat thereof, as recorded in Plat Book 21, Page 15, of the Public Records of Palm Beach County, Florida. The configuration of the property is unique in that the front is the cul de sac on Seaspray Avenue, the rear is along the Intracoastal Waterway, Beach Drive is a side street (north); and the west and south are side interior lot lines.
The property is in the North Beach Overlay District and is subject to both the Land Development Regulations (LDRs) for R-1-AAA in Section 4.3.4(K) and the provisions of the adopted Beach Property Owners Design Manual for the North Beach and Seagate Neighborhoods, which include visual compatibility standards relating to building height, width, mass, scale, materials, colo...
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