TO: Mayor and Commissioners
FROM: Anthea Gianniotes, Development Services Director
THROUGH: Terrence R. Moore, ICMA-CM
DATE: September 23, 2021
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ORDINANCE NO. 23-21: 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 7, “BUILDING REGULATIONS,” ARTICLE 7.1, “BUILDING REGULATIONS,” SECTION 7.1.7, “SEAWALLS” AND AMENDING ARTICLE 7.9, “DOCKS, DOLPHINS, FINGER PIERS, AND BOAT LIFTS,” SECTION 7.9.5, “STANDARDS FOR APPROVAL,” TO ESTABLISH REGULATIONS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SEAWALLS; 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
Consider Ordinance No. 23-21, a City initiated request to amend Section 7.1.7 and Section 7.9.5 of the Land Development Regulations (LDR) to adopt specific regulations for seawall construction and maintenance and related dock elevations.
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Background:
The proposed amendment to LDR Section 7.1.7 and Section 7.9.5 implements recommendations from the Intracoastal Waterway Water Level & Infrastructure Vulnerability Study (the “Vulnerability Study”) to improve resilience to coastal flooding that has been occurring more frequently and with increased severity in recent years within the city’s coastal communities, streets, parks, and other facilities that border the Intracoastal Waterway, primarily associated with seasonal high tide events (commonly referred to as King Tides). The complete Vulnerability Study is provided as an attachment.
A parallel amendment to the Code of Ordinances is provided for separate consideration as Ordinance No. 22-21. The proposed amendment provides penalties for nuisance seawalls and a process to remedy the violation.
On August 16, 2021, the Planning and Zoning Board voted 6-0 to recommend approval of Ordinance N...
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