City of Delray Beach - File #: 21-707

• File #: 21-707
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Agenda Ready
• File created: 6/24/2021
• In control: City Commission
• On agenda: 7/13/2021
• Title: ORDINANCE NO. 25-21: 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 1, “GENERAL PROVISIONS,” ARTICLE 1.1, “ADOPTION OF CODE,” SECTION 1.1.1, “REFERENCE,” AND SECTION 1.1.6, “AMENDMENTS,” AND BY AMENDING CHAPTER 2, “ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS,” ARTICLE 2.4, “GENERAL PROCEDURES,” SECTION 2.4.5, “PROCEDURES FOR OBTAINING DEVELOPMENT APPROVALS,” SUBSECTION 2.4.5(M), “AMENDMENT TO THE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS,” TO REQUIRE AT LEAST ONE MEMBER OF THE CITY COMMISSION SPONSOR A PRIVATELY-INITIATED AMENDMENT TO THE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS PRIOR TO THE SUBMITTAL OF AN APPLICATION; PROVIDING A CONFLICTS CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, AUTHORITY TO CODIFY, AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. (FIRST READING)
• Sponsors: Development Services Department

TO: Mayor and Commissioners
FROM: Anthea Gianniotes, Development Services Director
THROUGH: Jennifer Alvarez, Interim City Manager
DATE: July 13, 2021

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ORDINANCE NO. 25-21: 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 1, “GENERAL PROVISIONS,” ARTICLE 1.1, “ADOPTION OF CODE,” SECTION 1.1.1, “REFERENCE,” AND SECTION 1.1.6, “AMENDMENTS,” AND BY AMENDING CHAPTER 2, “ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS,” ARTICLE 2.4, “GENERAL PROCEDURES,” SECTION 2.4.5, “PROCEDURES FOR OBTAINING DEVELOPMENT APPROVALS,” SUBSECTION 2.4.5(M), “AMENDMENT TO THE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS,” TO REQUIRE AT LEAST ONE MEMBER OF THE CITY COMMISSION SPONSOR A PRIVATELY-INITIATED AMENDMENT TO THE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS PRIOR TO THE SUBMITTAL OF AN APPLICATION; 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. 25-21 on First Reading, a City-initiated request to amend the Land Development Regulations (LDR) to require that at least one member of the City Commission shall sponsor a privately-initiated amendment to the LDR at a City Commission Workshop prior to the submittal of an application for such a request.

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Background:
At its meeting of March 25, 2021, the City Commission adopted the Local Rules of Procedure that specify that privately-initiated amendments to the City’s LDR require sponsorship by a City Commission, which would be considered at a workshop. The provision to require that at least one City Commissioner sponsor an LDR amendment does not become effective until an ordinance amending the regulations is adopted. The requirement to obtain Commissioner sponsorship is designed to introduce a measure of control over proposed amendments that represent a substantial change in City policy by intro...