G-521(02-64) ORDINANCE NO. G-521.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, REZONING AND PLACING
LOTS B, C and D, ~ROPIC PALMS, PLAT ONE, DELRAY
BEACH, FLORIDA, IN "R-lA SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING
DISTRICT'~.'~' AND AMENDING "ZONING MAP OF DELRAY
BEACH, FLORIDA, 1960".
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA:
SECTION 1. That the following described property in
the City of Delray Beach, Florida, is hereby rezoned, and placed
in the "R-lA Single Family Dwelling District" as defined by
Chapter 29 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Delray Beach,
~:lorida, to-wit:
LOTS B, C and D, TROPIC PALMS PLAT ONE, DELRAY
BEACH, FLORIDA, ACCORDING TO PLAT BOOK 25 AT
PAGE 100 ON FILE IN THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF
THE CIRCUIT COURT IN AND FOR PALM BEACH COUNTY,
FLORIDA.
SECTION 2. That the Building Inspector of said City
shall upon the effective date of this Ordinance change the
Zoning Map of Delray Beach, Florida to conform with the pro-
visions of Section i hereof.
PASSED in regular session on the second and final
reading on this the 13th day of Jmnuamy, 196~.
MAYOR
ATTEST:
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City C k~~-~'
First Reading _ Decsmbem 9L 1963
Second Reading Js~nua~ 13. 196k
December 2, 1963
951 Allamanda Drive
Delray Beach, Florida
Delray Beach City Council
Delray Beach, Florida
Gentlemen :
This is my third protest against the proposed rezoning of Lots B, C
and D, Tropic Palms Plat No. l, from C - I and C -2 (commercial district) to R - lA
(single family dwelling district). Since Lots B, C and D are surrounded on the
North, South, East and Wes$ by many lots zoned C - i or C - 2, this rezoning would
be a flagrant example of "Spot Zoning". Rezoning up from C - I or C - 2 to R - lA,
decreases the market value of a lot by 50% or more. Consequently, this rezoning of
Lots B~ C and D would create a financial hardship to the present owners and would
decrease the tax base of the City of Delray Beach, thereby placing an added tax
burden on our other taxpayers.
Lindell Boulevard is a main traffic artery, feeding the "~egalopoliS"
now developing along V. S. No. i tlighway and Old Dixie Highway, between the
geographical centers of Delray Beach and Boca Raton. Already Lindell Boulevard
directly links Tropic Isle, Tropic Palms, Hidden Valley and the Germanto~n Road area
~estward out to ~litary Trail. Since Lindell Boulevard intersects Old Dixie Highway,
Dixie Boulevard, Del Raton Boulevard and U. S. No. i Highway, Lots B, C and D of
Tropic Palms Plat No. l, together with the neighboring lots and parcels, could easily
develop into the "Times Square" or "Picadilly Circus" of Delray Beach before the turn
of the century. The rezoning to R - lA of such strategically vital property, directly
in the orbit of enormous commercial growth, can be stagnating to the City of Delray
Beach.
At a public hearing on October 25, 1963, the five members of the
Planning and Zoning Board present, by a majority vote, recommended that the request
for this rezoning be granted. I, as one adjacent property owner, was not notified
by mail of this public hearing. In the further consideration of this vital rezoning,
the following steps could yet be profitably taken by the Planning and Zoning Board :
1. All adjacent property owners could be notified of a public hearing by certified
mail.
2. Plat maps, highway maps and aerial photographs, of the entire affected area within
a minimum radius of one mile, could be studied thoroughly by all voting members.
3..~ traffic count could be taken on Lindell Boulevard between U. S. No. i Highv~y
and Old Dixie Highway.
~. Groz~h and population projections of the south half of Delray Beach by City
Planner George Simons could be re-examined by all voting members.
5. An On-site inspection of the affected area could be made by all voting members.
6. A minimum of seven VOTING members could be present at a public hearing. A first
alternate member and a second alternate member could be available, if needed. If a
regular member prefers to abstain from voting, a thoroughly qualified alternate
member could cast the seventh vote.
Unless preceeded by thorough planning, property zoning and rezoning
occasionally builds an insurmountable barrier to most desirable use s. nd logical
development. As a society of free men, who ~.ish to remain free into eternity, we can
never afford to be complacent and lackadaisical about our property rights. To many
of us, this specific rezoning oversight may seem to be only a trifling matter, but
mere trifles have a way of changing the course of history. The City of Delray Beach
has been good to me, so the least I can do, as a self-appointed trustee for her
generations yet unborn, is to stand up for the third time to protest against this
proposed rezoning.
In all fairness to our citizens of the future, the Delray Beach City
Council could refer this proposed rezoning back to the Planning and Zoning Board for
a new study by all seven VOTING members.
P~espectfully yours,
hn D. Halstead
November 26, 1963
9~1 Allamanda Drive
Delray Beach, Florida
~yor ~alter Dietz
Councilman A1 C. Avery
Councilman Emory Barrow
Councilman George Talbot Jr.
Councilman O. W. Woodward Jr.
In session as members of the Delray Beach City Council
Gentlemen :
On October 18, 1963 I protested against the proposed
rezoning of Lots B, C and D, Tropic Palms Plat No. l, from C - i and C - 2
(commercial district) to R - lA (single family dwelling District) to the
City of Delray Beach Planning And Zoning Board.
I am again protesting this same proposed rezoning~
since it would constitute a flagrant example of "Spot Zoning". Lots A, E~
F, G, H, J, K, L, Nand N are all zoned C - i or C - 2. In addition, all
of the property between U. S. No. I Highway and the Old Dixie Highway, from
Canal 15 northward for a minimum distance of one mile is zoned C - i by
Palm Beach County, in those cases where the property is still outside the
city limits of Delray Beach. I am the present owner of Lots ~l through 36
inclusive (16 lots), in Block 32 of Delraton Park, which have almost 300
feet of frontage on Lindell Boulevard and 125 feet of frontage on U. S. No.
i Highway. This parcel is contiguous to the Delray Beach City Limits,
along both of these frontages and is zoned C - i by Palm Beach County.
Lindell Boulevard directly connects with Avenue L as
it crosses U. S. No. I Highway. This creates a direct link between Tropic
Isle and Tropic Palms. Del Raton Boulevard also connects the Old Dixie
Highway, Lindell Boulevard and U. S. No. i Highway at this point. Lindell
Boulevard is a main traffic artery for the southwest section of Delray Beach
and also the northwest section of Boca Raton. In the next few decades,
Lindell Boulevard could possibly carry the flow of 5,000 automobiles per
day. The immediate area adjacent to this proposed rezoning could become the
"Times Square" of Delray Beach before the turn of the century. "Times Square"
was probably zoned R - lA when the Indians sold Manhattan Island for a
handful of silver coins and a gallon of whiskey.
If the City of Delray Beach is to fulfill its destiny,
"our old men must dream dreams and our young men must see visions".
Respectfully yours,
ohn D. Halstead
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