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Board recommends rezoning 1660 S. Congress Ave. from professional office to general commercial, 6‑1
Summary
The Planning & Zoning Board voted 6‑1 to recommend that the City Commission rezone 1660 South Congress Avenue from Professional Office District (POD) to General Commercial (GC), finding the change consistent with the comprehensive plan and Congress Avenue corridor strategies.
The Delray Beach Planning & Zoning Board on March 17 recommended that the City Commission rezone 1660 South Congress Avenue from Professional Office District (POD) to General Commercial (GC). The recommendation passed 6‑1, with Board member Chris Brown recorded as the lone “no.”
Applicant attorney Neil Schiller, representing the property owner, argued the POD designation no longer suits the site because demand for small professional office space has declined since 2019. Schiller said the comprehensive plan’s land use map designates the property as general commercial and that the requested GC zoning matches the plan. He cited broader market trends—remote work and bank branch closures—and said the…
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