TO: Mayor and Commissioners
FROM: Anthea Gianniotes, Development Services Director
THROUGH: Terrence R. Moore, ICMA-CM
DATE: October 5, 2021
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RESOLUTION NO. 152-21: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, GRANTING AN AD VALOREM TAX EXEMPTION TO KENNETH J. FABEL AND PAOLA FABEL, FOR THE HISTORIC REHABILITATION OF THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 228 NORTH DIXIE BOULEVARD, AS FURTHER DESCRIBED HEREIN; DETERMINING THAT THE COMPLETED IMPROVEMENTS ARE CONSISTENT WITH LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATION (LDR) SECTION 4.5.1(J), TAX EXEMPTION FOR HISTORIC PROPERTIES; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
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Recommended Action:
Recommendation
Review and consider Resolution No. 152-21 approving a Historic Property Ad Valorem Tax Exemption request for improvements to the contributing structure and property located at 228 North Dixie Boulevard.
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Background:
The 0.23 acre subject property is located at 228 North Dixie Boulevard and contains a contributing structure constructed in 1947 in the Minimal Traditional style. The property is zoned RO (Residential Office) and is situated within the Locally Designated Del-Ida Park Historic District.
According to the City Property cards, the historic structure had a floorplan consisting of six rooms. The structure was built of concrete block construction with a stucco exterior, gabled tile roof. The building permit for the original structure indicates that Samuel Ogren was the architect. Ogren was Delray’s most prolific architect during the real estate boom, he designed hundreds of homes and commercial buildings in Delray Beach in a variety of architectural styles.
At its meeting of July 18, 2018, HPB approved a Certificate of Appropriateness (2018-031) for a 3,887 square foot addition to the existing 1,240 square foot residential structure, as well as a new pool and associated landscaping and hardscaping. The approval also included a waiver for enclosure of the existing carport for use as a 1-car ga...
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