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September lOth, 1955.
A Special Herring of the City Commission of the City of Delray
Beach, Florida, was held in the Comission Chambers at 2:30 P.
with Nayor Wo 3. Snow in the Chair, and the following Comission
Hembers present, Emory $. Barrow, Catherine E. Strong & Wo Cmttin~ham
Allen, a quoru~ being present.
This meeting vas 'held for the purpose of considering the
commendations submitted by the Planning Board/Zoning Comaission
lative to a connecting link (route) between the proposed County
paved hl&hway west of Lake Ida and No ~/° 4th Street extended.
Robert F. Blake, Chaiman of the Planning Board/Zoning Coem-
ission, read a report of that Conmtttee*s reconmendation regarding
#~ecess to the proposed County Road west of Lake Ida#
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~The Honorable Hayor and City Co2~lssion,
Delray Beach, Florida.
RE: Access to the proposed County
Road west of Lake Ida.
Gent 1 emen:
The Plara~ing Board/Zoning Comalssion discussed the
problem of the route from the east point of the county road
west of Lake Ida on the basis of the following factors:
1. T~affio: It was noted that the proposed road will
bring int'~ ~ie City traffic not only from the proposed de-
velopment west of the lake, but additional residential and
fa~-to-amrket traffic fr~m a large area served by Hilitary
T~ail, fo~ng a large volume°
The principal .destinations of this traffic are antici-
p~ted as Business area in Del~ay, The ~Beaoh, and Schools, in
that order of importance and volume.
' Nuoh of the traffic viii be diffused at Swinton Avenue
but a substantial proportion can be expected to find the most
direct route to the Beach, and to the Federal Highway.
2. Effect on Residential develo ents existing and proposed:
..... ;: ' opment west of the lake,
~here is a proposed subdivision just south of the lake which is
anticipated to be one of high quality, and in line with the pro-
posed zoning reco~mendations of the Plsnning Board.
It is generally agreed that volume traffic, and in this
case particularly, traffic implemented by farm-to-~arket vehicles,
presents serious disadvantages to a planned residential subdivision
and to established ones of good calibre.
3. Buffer between residential areas near the lake and the
Iow-cost housln~ existing and anticipated to the South.
4. E~cono.a~ for the County and the City.
The refits of the three proposals, llth. St., 9th. St., and
4th. St° wer~ considered in the light of the above factors:
1. T~affio: 4th. St. appeared to afford the most direct
route to the Business areas in the city. It alloys a greater
dispersion of traffic via Swinton, the Dixie (slanting to 8th
St. and the Bridge), Second Avenue, a railroad crossing to
juncture with the Federal Highway.
2. Residential: a possible route to 4th St. would require
the least disturbance to established or projected residential
impro v ement $.
September lOth, 1955.
3. Buflflerr the 4th. St. route was considered to
provide the ~Os~ advantageous buffler possibilities against
the low cost housing to the south.
4. ~ ~he possible ~oute "to 4th St. could be
run to requi~east cost to the' COunty flor R/W through
.developed areas south and southeast o]~'~ Ida. This saving
in county costs is si~niflicant to City taxpayers as well as
possible City savings.
To the Clt~: llth. S. to would be the least cost.
4th. St. requires less condemnation off
improved private property than 9th st.
The Board considers in this case, that the selection cfi
a route based on immediate economy only would be detrimental
to the best longrange interests off the public.
It is suggested that a temporary link to the county
paving could be eflflected by paving the flull width cfi the exist-
lng 25 fit. dedication on the south side of 4th. St. flrom Swinton
west to the City owned parcel.
~e Board therefore urgently recommends that the Commission
approve a route to connect the proposed County road to N. W. 4th.
St. and Swinton Avenue, and suggests a possible route as indicated
on the enclosed sketch.
Sincerely,
(signed) Robert F. Blake II
Robert F. Blake II
Chairman."
The recommendation, in effect, is the paving of the. presently
dedicated 25 fleet described as the North 25 feet cfi Section !7, Twp.
46 S, Rge. 43 E. which lies from the N..E. Corner of said Section
17-46.-43, westward 1320.6 feet to the S. E. Corner cfi the S.. E.
o~ Lot 5, Section 8, Twp. 46 $~ Rge. 43 E;' and approving a route
from that point, to connee't the proposed County Road to N. W. 4th
Street~ as follows; from said point being the S. E. Corner of the
S. E. ~ of Lot 5, Section 8-46-43, Northwest to the N. W. Corner
cfi said ~. E. { cfi Lot 5, Section 8-46-43, thence west approximately
2007 fleet to a point on the East Line off a ten (10) acre parcel
land, owned by Palm Beach County, which point is 334.7 ~feet north
the S. E. Corner cfi said 10 acre tract; thence Northwest, approxi-
mately at a 45 degree angle, to the proposed County Road west
Lake Ida.
Mayor .Snow ex. pressed the appreciation cfi the Commission to
the Planning Board/Zoning Commission flor its time and study
this matter. -
Commissioner Barrow moved to accept the recommendation cfi the
Planning Board/Zoning Commission approving a route to connect the
proposed County Road to N. ~. 4th Street and iwinton Avenue via the
route as outlined above and shown on sketch attached hereto and
made a part hereof. Motion seconded by Commissioner ~llen and upon
call of' Roll, Mayor Snow and Co--,isstoner8 Barrow and Allen voted
in flavor thereofl, Commissioner Str~ng was opposed.
Meeting adjourned.
(S ed) R. D. Wo th ng
- City Clerk