Delray Beach board approves front-yard dipping pool variance at 412 SE 4th Ave

The City of Delray Beach Board of Adjustment voted 5-0 on Jan. 16 to approve a variance allowing a 7-by-13-foot dipping pool to be built 15 feet from the front property line at 412 Southeast 4th Avenue, rather than the 25-foot setback required under the city's land development regulations.

The variance application, filed as item 2025-071, was presented by Corey O'Gorman of Place Planning on behalf of property owners Patty Britton and Miguel DeCasa. City planner Jennifer Buse summarized staff's report, citing land development regulation section 4.6.15g1a and noting the request: "to allow the construction of a new swimming pool within the front setback area at a setback of 15 feet whereas 25 is required." The board then heard public comment, applicant testimony and a staff presentation of the findings required for a variance.

Why it matters: The property is nonconforming with respect to R1A lot standards (the lot measures about 57.41 feet wide by 93.7 feet deep, with a lot area of roughly 5,607 square feet, compared with the R1A minimum of 60 feet by 100 feet). The owners and their consultant argued that the lot's size…