03-31-50SpMtg ~arch 31 st, 19~0
A special meeting of ~ne~l~y Council of the City
of Delray Beach was held in the Council 'Chambers at $:30
p. m. wit h ~ayor JOhn N. Kabler in the chair, and City
Attorney John Moore, City ~anager Chas. E. Black, and the
following Councilmen present: W. A. Jacobs End J. L.
Saunders, a quor~ being present:
~r. Jack Fitzwater, District ~l~nager for the Florida
Coastal T~eaters, Inc., addressed the Council, outlining
plans for the construction of a 700 -800 seat theater,
which wouldbe a modern, air-conditio~ec] building, the same
~s they have recently built in Jacksonville and West Palm
Beach.
He explained that they had an option to p~chasethe
South ~ of Lot 3 and all the Lots 4, ~, 6 and 7, Rlock
124 onN. E. 7th Avenue, Just north of the Kentucky House.
As this property is Zoned for apartment house construction,
~r. Fitzwater filed t~e following application, accompanied
by a fee of $ l~.00, to change the zo~ng to a business
District. He also stated that a parking space for 12~ cars
would be provided.
(Here appears cop~~ for application for
rezoning)
March 29, !9~0
To the Honorable ~yor and
~,~embers of the City Co~mission
Dclray Beach, Fla.
Gentleme~:
~qorids Coastal Theaters, inc. have secured an
option on the following parcel of property
for the purpose of erecting ~ modern thester
with ample parking facilities:
South half of Lot 3 and all of
Lots ~, 5, 6 & 7, Block 12~, City
of Delray Besch, l~].s.
It is cu~~' u.~d~,,-~ .... ~,,d'ng that this property
i~ now zoned for hotels aud apartments and we
most urgently reGmest tb~t immediate consid-
eration be given for a caange in zoning to
bus i nc s s.
Trusting you will give this matter your
usual prompt attention, an~ with all good
wishes, beg to remain
Yours ver~~ t~u!y,
Florida Coastal Theaters, Inc.
JF/f Jack F!~tzwater, District Ms~nager
Gity Attorney ~oore advised that tl~e request could be
refers, ed to the Zoning Board, and a public hearing called
for objections to be filed, Or a Special Permit could
be requested to deviate from zoning requirem~;nts.
The Council, however, favored the calling of a public
hearing, and upon motion of Cot~c-~.!man Saunder$,, seconded
by Councilman Jacobs, u~animously carried, the result was
referred to the Zoning Board for immediate act'_on.
With reference to an existing Ordinance prohibiting
the construction of a Theater Building within 300' of a
Church, City ~anager Black stated that a radius of 300'
from the northwest corner of t),is propert~ ~ouid come
through the center of the Church building.
?rom facts obtained that this Ordlnanc~, had been
adopted to prevent t~e building of a combine~ ~eater
and Dance Hall near a Church in the Colored section, and
'that ordinarily the operation of a T]~eater would not cor~,-
£11ct with a Church, the Counc~l felt it wo~ld be advisable
to repeal this Ordinance. Action. was deferred, however,
until the ne×t meeti~ng of the Council, when ~t leastfour
Councilmen would be present.
The meeting t)~en adjourned.
Ruth R. Smith
City "Gle rk
APPROVED:
Nayor