65-81 ORDINANCE NO. 65-81
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 30-18
"OFF-STREET PARKING REGULATIONS", SUBSECTION (B) "GENERAL RE-
QUIREMENTS", PARAGRAPH 5 "PARKING GEOMETRICS, MARKING AND
SIGNING" TO PERMIT THE PLACEMENT OF A SOD SURFACE OVER A
STABILIZED BASE FOR THE ONE-HALF PARKING SPACE REQUIRED UNDER
SECTION 30-18(F) (1) (b) FOR MULTI-FAMILY UNITS HAVING THREE OR
MORE BEDROOMS: AMENDING SECTION 30-18 "OFF-STREET PARKING RE-
GULATIONS", SUBSECTION (F) "PARKING REQUIREMENTS" PARAGRAPH
(1) "RESIDENTIAL" TO PROVIDE THAT FOR A MULTI-FAMILY UNIT HAVING
THREE OR MORE BEDROOMS, THE ONE-HALF PARKING SPACE FdgQUIRED
SHALL CONSIST OF A SURFACE OF SOD OVER A STABILIZED BASE;
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 30-18 "Off-
Street Parking Regulations", Subsection (B) "General Requirements, paragraph
(5) "Parking Geometrics, Marking and Signing" of the Code of Ordinances of
the City of Delray Beach, Florida° is hereby amended to read as follows:
(5) Parking Geomet. rics,. Surfaces,jMarking and Signing.
(a) Parking areas maY. be designed to meet the
minimum geometric requirements of subsection
(D) below.
(b) All parking areas i~.ay be improved with either
a paved surface meeting the published City En-
gineering Department standards, or use a hard
surface material, brick or turf block on a base
course laid in accordance with approved manufac-
turer's recommendatiOns, or other types of surface
material, subject to the approval .of the City
Engineer. Whe~e~pa~~e a---~e-en&M-%o-~e
sha~-~e-aeeepeab~e-~-~a~m~-a~ea~v A sur-
face of sod over a stabilized base shall be
acceptable for the one-half parkinq space re-
quired under Section 30-18 (F) (.1) (b) for multi-
family units havin9 three or more bedrooms and
also for parking areas used on a once-a-week basis.
In paved parking lots, that portion of the parking
space(s) extending beyond the car stop may be sodded.
(c) Standard traffic control signs and other pavement
mmrkings as utilized on public streets and highwmys
shall be used to insure safe and efficient trmffic
operations of the parking areas. Such markings and
signing shall be approved by the Chief Building
Official.
Section 2. That Chapter 30 "Zoning", Section 30-18 "Off-Street
Parking Regulations", subsection (F) "Parking Requirements", paragraph (1)
"Residential" of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Delray Beach,
Florida, is hereby amended to read as follows:
(1) Residential.
(a) Single Family 2.0 per dwelling unit
(b) Multi-family
(1) Efficiency 1.5 per dwelling unit
(2) One (1) bedroom 2.0 per dwelling unit
(3) Two. (2) bedroom 2.0 per dwelling unit
(4) Three (3) or more bedrooms 2.5' per dwelling unit
NOTE:
Of the two and one-half (2~) parkin9 Spaces
required to be constructed for dwellinq units
havin~ three (3) or more bedrooms, the one-half
parkin~ space shall consist of a surface of sod
over a stabilized base.
Section 3. That should any section or provision of this ordinance
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 4. That this ordinance shall become effective immediately
upon its passage on second and final reading.
PASSED AND ADOPTED in regular session on second and final reading
on this the 22nd day of September , 1981.
MAYOR ]
LEON M. WEEKES
ATTEST:
- -~. City Clerk
First Reading September 8, 1981
Second Reading September 22, 1981
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