TO: Mayor and Commissioners
FROM: Anthea Gianniotes, Development Services Director
THROUGH: Terrence Moore, City Manager
DATE: January 17, 2023
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RESOLUTION NO. 23-23: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, GRANTING WAIVER REQUESTS TO SECTION 4.1.4(B) AND SECTION 4.1.4(D) OF THE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS; APPROVING THE CONSTRUCTION OF A SINGLE-FAMILY NON-WORKFORCE HOUSING STRUCTURE FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 318 SE 5TH STREET, AS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED HEREIN; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. (QUASI-JUDICIAL HEARING)
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Recommended Action:
Recommendation
Review and consider Resolution No. 23-23, waiver requests to Land Development Regulations (LDR) Section 4.1.4(B) and 4.1.4(D) to allow for the construction of a non-workforce housing residential structure on a lot with a frontage of less than 50 feet.
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Background:
The subject property located at 318 SE 5th Street, is a lot of record described as Lot 5, Block 5, “OSCEOLA PARK”, according to Plat Book 3, Page 2, as recorded in the office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court and for Palm Beach County. The property is located in the Osceola Park Neighborhood and has a zoning designation of Single Family Residential (R-1-A) with Land Use Map designation of Low-Density (LD). The property currently contains a 653 sq. ft., one-story residential home built in 1930.
The original plat of Osceola Park was recorded on January 17, 1913 and established one of Delray Beach’s first planned neighborhoods. Approximately one-half of all buildings within the neighborhood were constructed before 1956, and the core of the neighborhood has maintained single-family residences. Most of the existing lots have remained in the original plat configuration from 1913; however, there are several lots that have been combined.
Based on the original plat, the neighborhood demonstrates a mix of parcels ranging from 43 feet to 70 feet in width. Specifically, the...
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