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Delray DDA approves Level‑4 site plan for restaurant conversion at 2527 SE Third Avenue
Summary
The Downtown Development Authority on May 19 approved a Level‑4 site plan, waivers and an in‑lieu parking payment request to convert 2527 Southeast Third Avenue into a restaurant, voting to recommend the project to the city with one member recused.
The Downtown Development Authority on May 19 approved a Level‑4 site plan, associated waivers and an in‑lieu parking payment request to convert an existing two‑story office building at 2527 Southeast Third Avenue into a restaurant and outdoor dining area.
The DDA’s vote followed a presentation by the project team representing the applicant that described façade renovations, reactivation of a former bank drive‑through into outdoor dining, a new on‑site loading berth and upgrades to a nearby surface parking lot. Attorney Joe Ruiz told the board the site “comprises 9,043 square feet” and that the change of use creates a requirement for 25 parking spaces that cannot be accommodated on site.
The applicant proposed to satisfy the parking requirement through the city’s in‑lieu parking fund. Ruiz cited a parking occupancy analysis by Kimberly Horn that, he said, found multiple…
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