87-81 ORDINANCE NO. 87-81
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH,
FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 9 "BUILDINGS AND CONSTRUCTION", ARTICLE X
"LANDSCAPING" BY AMENDING SECTION 9-373 "OBJECTIVE; SCOPE" OF THE ,
CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, TO PROVIDE
THAT THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE ARTICLE DO NOT APPLY TO NEW CONSTRUC-
TION OF PARKING AREAS OR OTHER VEHICULAR USE AREAS WHICH ARE PART
OF A SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING UNIT; PROVIDING A SAVING CLAUSE; PRO-
VIDING 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 9 "Buildings and Construction", Article X
"Landscaping", Section 9-373 "Objective; scope" of the Code of Ordinances
of the City of Delray Beach, Florida, is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 9-373. Objective; scope.
The objective of this article is to improve the appearance of
certain setback and yard areas and including off-street vehicular
parking and open-lot sales and service areas in the city, and to
protect and preserve the appearance, Character and value of the
surrounding neighborhoods and thereby promote the general welfare
by providing for installation and maintenance of landscaping of
screening and aesthetic qualities, since the city council finds
that the peculiar characteristics and qualities of the city justify
regulations to perpetuate its aesthetic appeal. The provisions of
this article are minimum standards which may be increased in ac-
cordance with the guidelines contained herein and those in Article
IX of this chapter relating to aesthetic regulations. The location
of required landscaping on a site may be changed by the community
appearance board, but only if such change is necessary to preserve
and protect the landscaping because of particular characteristics
pertaining to the site or its probable use, or in accordance with
the provisions of section 9-378(f) or section 9-378 (h) herein.
The requirements of this article shall be complied with in
connection with new construction of parking areas or new construc-
tion of other vehicular use areas, except that the requirements of
this article shall not apply if the parking areas or other vehicu-
lar use areas are part of a single family dwelling unit.
Section 2. 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 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 12th day of January , 1982.,
VICE R
ATTEST:
City Clerk
First Reading December 8, 1981
Second Reading January 12, 1982