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Planning board recommends denial of land-use amendment and rezoning at NE 7th Street and NE 7th Avenue
Summary
After hours of testimony from neighbors and the applicant, the Delray Beach Planning & Zoning Board voted 5–1 on April 20 to recommend denial of a privately initiated land-use map amendment and rezoning for a 0.61-acre parcel at Northeast 7th Street and Northeast 7th Avenue, citing concerns about height, density and neighborhood transitions.
The Delray Beach Planning & Zoning Board on April 20 recommended denial of a privately initiated land-use map amendment and rezoning for a 0.61-acre parking lot at the northwest corner of Northeast 7th Street and Northeast 7th Avenue.
The application, presented by Jeff Castello of JC Planning Solutions for property owners including the Lorne family, asked to change the parcel’s land-use designation from medium density residential to commercial core and to rezone the site from RM (residential) to CBD (Central Business District). Castello told the board the CBD form-based code provides transition and mitigation tools and that, given site constraints, realistic development intensity would be limited. He said staff’s analysis showed required findings could be met under the CBD…
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