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Board recommends LDR changes to clarify setbacks, pergolas and pool enclosures
Summary
The Planning & Zoning Board recommended an amendment to Land Development Regulations clarifying which small building elements — including detached pergolas and pool screen enclosures — may encroach into required setbacks and how duplexes are treated for pool setbacks.
The Delray Beach Planning & Zoning Board on Jan. 27 recommended that the City Commission adopt a city‑initiated amendment clarifying what building elements and site improvements are allowed within required setbacks.
Staff said the changes were largely technical and aimed to resolve ambiguous interpretations that have arisen in permit reviews. The draft ordinance would allow a detached pergola with a non‑solid roof up to 10 feet by 10 feet by 10 feet to encroach to…
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