31-84 ORDINANCE NO. 31-84
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DELRAY
BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 30 "ZONING" OF THE CODE
OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, BY
AMENDING SECTION 30-1, "DEFINITIONS", SUBSECTION (84) TO
CLARIFY THE DEFINITION OF STREET LINE TO INCLUDE THE
RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE, EASEMENT LINE AND THE EDGE OF PAVEMENT
OR EDGE OF TRAVELWAY; AMENDING SUBSECTION (89) TO CLARIFY
THE DEFINITION OF TOWNHOUSE TO REQUIRE THAT SUCH "TOWN-
HOUSES" BE CONVEYED ALONG WITH THE LOT OCCUPIED BY THE
DWELLING UNIT; PROVIDING A SAVING CLAUSE; PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. That Chapter 30 "Zoning", Section 30-1, Definitions",
Subsection (84) "Street Line" and Subsection (89) "Townhouse", of the Code
of Ordinances of the City of Delray Beach, Florida, is hereby amended to
read as follows:
(84) Street Line. A dividing line between land and a
contiguous street. This line includes right-of-way
line~ easement line~ and the edge of pavement or
edge of travelwa¥ in a parking tract.
(89) Townhouse. A building or structure designed for or
occupied by no more than one (1) family or house-
hold, and attached to at least two (2) or more
similar buildings or structures by not more than two
(2) party walls extending from the foundation to the
roof, and providing two (2) direct means of access
from the outside. Each dwelling unit shall contain
cooking, sleeping, and sanitary facilities for use
by each family or household of the townhouse. In
order to qualify as such a townhouse pursuant to
this Chapter~ each individual townhouse unit shall
have fee simple ownership of the lot occupied by
that unit. In addition, each individual townhouse
lot shall be platted in accordance with the provi-
sions of Chapter 24 of the City's Code of Ordinances.
[See Sec. 30 -17(P)]
Section 2. That should any section or provision of this ordi-
nance or any portion thereof, any paragraph, sentence, or word be declared
by a Court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such decision shall
not affect the validity of the remainder hereof as a whole or part thereof
other than the part declared to be invalid.
Section 3. That this ordinance shall become effective ten days
after passage on second and final reading.
PASSED AND ADOPTED in regular session on second and final reading
on this the 22nd day of May , 1984.
ATTEST: M A Y ~ R
Clerk
First Reading M~y R; ]gR~
Second Reading May 22, 1984