TO: Mayor and Commissioners
FROM: Kent Edwards, Sustainability Officer
THROUGH: Jennifer Alvarez, Interim City Manager
DATE: July 6, 2021
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ORDINANCE NO. 16-21: 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 2 “ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS”, ARTICLE 2.4 “GENERAL PROCEDURES,” SECTION 2.4.3 “SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS”, SUBSECTION (A), “STANDARD APPLICATION ITEMS” AND SUBSECTION (B), “STANDARD PLAN ITEMS”, TO ADD REQUIRED APPLICATION ITEMS AND MAKE GRAMMATICAL CHANGES TO PLAN ITEMS; SECTION 2.4.6, “PROCEDURES FOR OBTAINING PERMITS AND APPROVALS”, SUBSECTION (B), “BUILDING PERMITS”, TO SPECIFY THE REQUIREMENT FOR GREEN BUILDING CERTIFICATION; BY AMENDING CHAPTER 3, “PERFORMANCE STANDARDS,” ARTICLE 3.2, “PERFORMANCE STANDARDS,” SECTION 3.2.3, “STANDARDS FOR SITE PLAN AND/OR PLAT ACTIONS”, TO REQUIRE LEED CERTIFICATION FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION OR ADDITIONS OVER 5,000 SQUARE FEET; BY AMENDING CHAPTER 4, “ZONING REGULATIONS”, ARTICLE 4.4, “BASE ZONING DISTRICT”, SECTION 4.4.13, “CENTRAL BUSINESS (CBD) DISTRICT”, SUBSECTION (F), “ARCHITECTURAL STANDARDS”, TO AMEND URBAN HEAT ISLAND REQUIREMENTS AND GREEN BUILDING PRACTICES AND REFER TO ARTICLE 7.11 FOR REGULATIONS; BY AMENDING CHAPTER 7, “BUILDING REGULATIONS,” BY ENACTING A NEW ARTICLE 7.11, “RESILIENT DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION PRACTICES”, TO OUTLINE CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR NEW PRIVATE AND PUBLIC DEVELOPMENT, PROVIDING APPLICATION PROCEDURES, BOND REQUIREMENTS, AND ESTABLISHING A GREEN BUILDING FUND, A CONFLICTS CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, AUTHORITY TO CODIFY, AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE (FIRST READING).
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Motion to approve Ordinance No. 16-21 on First Reading to amend the Land Development Regulations for the purpose of requiring that all new construction over 5000 square feet, whether public or private, obtain Leadership in Energy and ...
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