Ord G-285(09-58) ORDINANCE 'NO; G-285.
AN ORDINANC~ OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
DE ,I~AY BEACH, FLORIDA, REGULATING THE SUBDIVISION
OF LAND IN OR ABOUT TO BE ANNEXED TO THE CITY OF
DELRAY BEACH; REQUIRING AND REGULATING THE PREPA-
RATION AND PRESENTATION OF PRELL{INARY AND FINAL
PLATS; ESTABLISHING NINII~IR{ SUBDIVISION DESIGN
STANDARDS; PROVIDING NINI~.~L~i INPROVEIENTS TO BE
NADE OR GUARANTEED TO BE iiIDE BY THE SUBDIVIDER
AND PRESCRIBING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION THEREOF.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL of THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH,
FLORIDA:
For the purpose of these regulations certain words and terms used
herein are defined as follows:
SECTION lo DEFINITIONS:
1. Alley - a roadway which affords only a secondary means of access
%-~utting property and not intended for general traffic circu-
lation.
2. Board - The word "board" shall be construed to mean the City Plan-
ning Board and Zoning Commission of Delray Beach, as now consti-
tuted.
S. City - City of Delray Beach, Florida.
~oungil - The City Council of the City of Delray Beach.
5. Cul-de-sac - A Street having one open end and being permanently
~'~minated by a vehicular turn-around.
6. Easement - A right-of-way granted for limited use of private pro-
perty for a public or quasi-public purpose.
7. Lot - A tract or parcel of land identified as a single unit in a
s-~division and intended for transfer of ownership, use or im-
provement.
a) Lot depth - a distance measured in the mean direction of the
S'~e£ihes of the lot from the mid-point of the front lot line
to the mid-point of the opposite main rear line of the lot.
b) Lot width - The mean horizontal distance between the sidelines
measured at right angles to the depth.
8o Street - The term "street" means a public way for vehicular traffic
· ~h~ther designated as a street, highway, thoroughfare, parkway,
throughway, road, boulevard, lane, place or however designated.
a) Arterial streets and highways are those which are used pri-
marily for fast or heavy traffic.
b) Collector or feeder streets are those which carry traffic
from mino~' streets to the major system of arterial streets or
highways, including the principal entrance streets of resi-
dential development and streets for circulation within such a
development.
c) Marginal access streets are minor streets which are parallel
and adjac~ht to'arterial streets and highways and which pro-
vide access to abutting properties and protection from traffic.
d) Minor streets are those which are used primarily for access to
abutting property.
e) Expressways are streets or highways intended for fast and
heavy traffic traveling a considorable distance on which
points of ingress or egress and crossings are controlled,
limited or separated.
f) Half-street is generally parallel and adjacent to the boundary
of a tract, having a lesser right-of-way width than required
for a full width of the type involved.
9. Sketch Plan - is an informal plan indicating the salient existing
features o? the site and its surroundings as described in Section
2 and the general layout of a proposed subdivision.
10. Sight Distance - is the minimum extent of an unobstructed forward
vision (in a horizontal plane) along a street from a vehicle lo-
cated at any given point on the street.
ll. Subdivider - A person, or his agent, who undertakes the activities
covered by these regulations, particularly the drawing up of a
subdivision plat showing the layout of the land and the public im-
provements involved therein. Inasmuch as the subSivision plat is
merely a necessary means to the end of assuring a satisfactory
development, the teen "subdivider" is intended to include the term
"developer", even though the persons involved in successive stages
of the project may vary.
12. Subdivision - The division of a parcel of land into two (2) or
more Sots or parcels for the purpose of transfer of ownership or
development, or, if a new street is involved, any division of a
parcel of land.
13. Zoning Ordinance - Wherever used in these regulations means the
Zbnt~g OrdinanCe' of the City of Delray Beach, Florida and amend-
merits thereto.
SECTION 2. GENERAL
Prior to the preparation of a preliminary plat the subdivider of
any land within the corporate area of Delray Beach or within any area
to be ~nexed shall obtain a copy of the City of Delray Beach Subdivi-
sion Regulations and confer with the Planning Board in order to become
thoroughly familiar with the subdivision regulations herein defined.
At such conference, the subdivider shall submit for the consideration
of the Board a declaration describing the subdivision contemplated
accompanied by a sketch plan on which the following features are shown:
1. The location of the land or site to be subdivided and the ap-
proximate area thereof.
2. An indication of such natural features as unusual topography,
low or swampy areas, streams or lakes.
~. An indication of the proximity of such utilities as water,
sewerage, drainage, electric light and power, and ho~ the subdivision
will be served by each.
4. The subdivision of existing lands, if any, surrounding or
abutting the proposed site, notably the street pattern.
~. The relationship of the proposed subdivision to existing com-
munity facilities which serve or influence it such as main traffic
arteries, railways, waterways, shopping or co~amercial centers, school~
parks and playgrounds, or any other physical features that will enable
the Planning Board to determine how the subdivision will fit into the
pattern of the community as a whole.
Following this conference with the Planning Board, the subdivider
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shall submit to the Director of Public ~orks a copy of the sketch plan
for approval of the utilities involved in item No. S above, after
which he may proceed to prepare a pre~iminary plan in accordance with
the instructions hereinafter contained.
SECTION S. PROCEDURE FOR PREP~dlATI~ OF THE PRELININ~RY PLAT AND ITS
APPROVAL BY THE PLANNING BOARD.
1. Any person desiring to subdivide land and who has fulfilled the
requirements of Section 2 hereof, sha~l prepare a Preliminary Plat of
the proposed subdivision in accordance with the specifications and re~
quirements of Section 8.
~. Three (S) copies of the Preliminary Plat shall be filed with the
Planning Board, two (2) copie~ with the Director of. Public ~orks and
two (~)~cop~es with the Building Inspector for examination at least
twenty (20) days prior to the Planning Board meeting at which it is
to be considered.
8. The Director of Public ~orks shall examine and check the Prelim-
inary Plat for general engineering and for conformance with the pro-
visions of Section ~. The Building Inspector shall check the Prelim-
inary Plat for street numbering and naming. Both officials shall,
within ten (10) days of receipt of the Preliminary Plat, forward to
the Planning Board, one print of said Plat with their approval on
recommended changes noted thereon.
~. The Planning Board shall include the p~ints of the Preliminamy
Plat returned by the Director of Public ~orks and the Building In-
spector, with the Board's recommendation to the Council. If the Plan-
ning Board does not endorse the changes recommended by the Director of
Public ~orks or the Building Inspector, they shall so state in their
recommendation. Further in its considera~ion of the Preliminary Plat,
the Planning Board may call upon the Director of Public ~orks, repre-
sentatives of the power company, parks and recreation department and
the Board of Public ~nstruction for information as to how the site of
the proposed subdivision can be served with utilities, drainage facil-
ities, parks and recreation areas and schools.
8. Following its examination of the Preliminary Plat and other mater-
ial that may be submitted and any further conferences with the sub-
divider, the Planning Board within ten (10) days after receipt of the
approved prints from the Director of Public ~orks and Building Inspect-
or may recommend to the City Council approval of said plat. However,
such approval shall not constitute an approval of the final plat.
8. If the Preliminary Plat is re~ecte8 by the Planning Board, it shall
furnish the City Council, in w~iting, a list of reasons for its rejec-
tion with a copy to the subdivider. Failure of the Planning Board to
recommend the approval or re~ection of the Preliminary Plat within
thirty (SO) days after its consideration by them sh~ll be deemed a
recommendation of the plat as approved by the Director of Public Uorks
and the Building Inspector.
7. The recommendation of the Preliminary Plat by the Planning Board
shall be sent to the City Council. ~f the Council approves the Pre-
liminary Plat, without modifications or changes, it shall be signed
in the spaces provided thereon by:
a) The Developer.
b) Mayor (attested by City Clerk)
c) Chairman of the Planning Board.
d) Director of Public Works.
e) Building Inspector.
If the COuncil ~approve8 the Plat with modifications, corrections
or changes acceptable to the developer, the Plat shall be altered by
the developer to conform with the said modifications or changes be-
fore being signed by the aforementioned parties. In either case the
developer shall furnish one print of the signed Preliminary Plat to
each of the signing parties.
SECTION 4' PROCEDURE FOR T.E~ATIVE APPROVAL OF THE FIN~.L PLAT.
1. Receipt of the signed copy of the approved Preliminary Plat is
authorization for the subdivider to proceed with the preparation of
pSans and specifications for ~he following minimum improvements and
with the preparation of the final plat. Prior to the construction
of any improvements required or to the submission of a bond in lieu
thereof, the subdivider shall furnish the Director of Public Works
all plans, information and data necessary to determine the character
of the site improvements and compliance with the city standards and
specifications. These plans shall be examined by the Director of
Public Works and will be approved if in accordance with all the re-
quirements.
2. Within six months after the approval of the Preliminary Plat, four
(4) copies of the final plat shall be submitted to the City Council
for their examination and approval. However, an extension of time
may be granted by the Council upon written request.
S. One copy of the final plat shall be transmitted to the Planning
Board for its review and one copy to the Director of Public Works
and one copy to the Building Inspector for their examination and com-
ments.
4. The final plat shall conform substantially to the Preliminary
Plat as approved and if desired by the subdivider it may constitute
only that portion of the appro~'ed Preliminary Plat which he proposes
to record and develop at the time, however, that such portion con-
forms to all the requirements of these regulations.
5. Application for approval of the final plat shall be submitted in
writing, to the City Council at least twenty (20) days prior to the
Council meeting at which it is to be considered, with copy to the
Planning Board, the Director of Public Works and Building Inspector.
6. The Director of PublicWorks and Building Inspector shall examine
the final plat for conformance with the Preliminary Plat and with re-
gard to their individual responsibilities and within ten (10) days of
the receipt of the copy of application for final approval notify the
Board in writing of their findings: The Planning Board, after re-
viewing the F~nal Plat, shall certify to the Council that the plat
conforms to the Preliminary Plat previously approved by them. How-
ever, the Board's certification will not include anything as to such
structures as streets, sidewalks, sewers, drainage or other engineer-
ing components that comprise the ultimate development. Such physical
components will be constructed according to specified engineering
standards prescribed by the Council.
7. After certification of the Final Plat by the Planning Board, Di-
rector of Public Works and Building Inspector, the City Council may
tentatively approve the Final Plat. Final approval shall be suspended
until all the required improvements are installed to the satisfaction
and final approval of the City Council upon recommendation of the
City Manager. In lieu of the immediate installation of the required
improvements the subdivider shall either:
a) File with the City Council a surety bond conditioned to se-
cure the construction of the improvements listed in Section
9 in a satisfactory manner and within a time period specified
by the City Council, such period not to exceed one (1) year.
Said bond shall be executed by a surety company authorized
to do business in the State of Florida and having a resident
agent in Palm Beach County. No such bond shall be accepted
unless it is enforceable by-or payable to the City in a sum
at least equal to the cost of constructing the improvements
as estimated by the Director of Public Works and in form with
the surety and conditions approved by the City Attorney, or;
b) Deposit with the City or place in escrow cash, cashier's
check or a certified check in an amount equal to the cost
of constructin$ the improvements as estimated by the Di-
rector of ~l~.bllc Works° The. C~ty t~nager may release por-
tions of th~s security deposit as the ~ork progresses to
his satisfaction.
8. The certification of the Planning Board and the tentative approval
of the City. Council shall be each stamped or imprinted on the Final
Plat. One (1) copy shall be returned to the subdivider, one (1) copy
to the Director of Public Works and one (1) copy to the Planning Board,
and one (1) copy to be retained in the files of the Council.
SECTION 8. PEOCEDt~E FOLLOWING TENTITIVE APPROVAL OF THE FINAL PLAT
" '~Y T~"C£TY COO~CI£.
1. Upon the finding by the City Council ~ha~ the subdivider has
complied with the applicable State, County and City laws and the pro-
visions of these regulations, and said Council has given tentative ap-
proval to the final plat, the subdivider shall install all required
improvements immediately or deposit any of the surety alternatives
specified in Section 4.
2. Following receipt of the surety deposit or notification by the
City Manager that all required improvements have been installed, which-
ever occurs first, the Council may give final approval to the Final
Plat and cause said plat to be properly executed.
So After final approval by the Council, the subdivider shall
file a true copy of the plat as approved, within sixty (80) d_ays from
the date of such apProval,-with the Clerk of the Circuit Court of
Palm Beach County, Florida.
4. ~en the plat has been recorded, four (4) copies thereof shall
be filed with the City Clerk of Delray Beach, who shall distribute one
each to the Planning Board, the Director of Public Works and the Build-
ing Inspector and shall retain one for the City Council. The copy for
the City Council shall be on cloth.
5. No building permit shall be issued until the final plat has
been recorded in the Office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Palm
Beach County. No temporary or final Certificate of Occupancy shall be
issued until all physical improvements'serving the property have been
installed in accordance with Section 9.
SECTION 6. REQUIrEmeNT OF THE PRELIN!NA~Y PLAT.
lo The Preliminary Plat shall be drawn to the scale of not more
than 100 feet to the inch, provided, however, that a scale of 200 feet
to the inch may be used for large areas and shall show the following:
a) Proposed subdivision name or identifying title which shall not
duplicate or closely approximate the name of any other sub-
division in the county.
b) Location sketch related to city limits.
c) North point, graphic scale and date.
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d) Name of the owner of property or his authorized agent.
e) Name of the registered engineer or surveyor responsible for
the plat.
f) Locations and names of adjacent subdivisions.
g) Boundary line of the tract to be subdivided drawn accurately
to scale and with accurate linear and angular dimensions.
h) All existing water courses, drainage ditches, canals and bodies
of water on or adjacent to proposed subdivision.
i) All e~isting buildings on the proposed subdivision and all ex-
isting sewers, water mains, culverts, fire hydrants, undergroun~
or above ground utilities on or adjacent to the proposed sub-
division.
All existing streets and alleys on or adjacent to the tract
Sncluding name, right-of-way width and pavement width. Exist-
~ng streets shall be dimensioned to tract boundaries.
k) All existing property lines, easements and rights-of-way and
the purposewfor which the easements or rights-of-way have been
established.
l) Location and width of all proposed streets, alleys, rights-of-
way and easements, purpose of easements, proposed lot lines
for each street.
m) Sites, if any, to be reserved or dedicated for parks, play-
grounds or other public uses.
n) Sites, if any, for multiple family dwellings, shopping centers,
churches, industry or other none-public uses exclusive of
single family dwellings.
o) Locations and size of proposed water, sewer, drainage facili-
ties, fire hydrants and other utilities on the land to be sub-
divided and on land within one hundred (100) feet thereof.
p) Site data, in tabular form, includSng number of residential
lots, typical lot sizes and areas ~n parks etc.
q) Space and forms for the following signatures indicating approval
1. DeveloDer.
E. ~ayor (attested by City Clerk)
S. Chairman of Planning Board.
~; Director of Public ?orks
8. Building Inspector.
~. ~here the proposed plat covers only a portion of the subdivider's
entire holding, sketch shall be submitted showing the prospective
street layout and proposed use for the remainder.
~o The extent and boundaries of the platted area shall be graphically
indicated in a clear and understandable manner.
SECTION ?. REQUIR~ENTS OF THE FINAL PLAT.
1. The final plat shall be clearly and legibly drawn in ink on
tracing cloth to a scale of not more than 100 feet to one inch. In-
dividual sheets shall not be larger than 24 inches by ~6 inches over-
all, as approved by the County of Palm Beach for purposes of recording.
~ere the Final Plat of a proposed subdivision requires more than one
sheet, each sheet-shall be keyed to a master map with appropriate marks
of identification.
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2. The Final Plat shall include the following information:
a) Location sketch showing location of subdivision with respect
to section or government lot lines.
b) Boundary lines of the tract with accurate distances measured
to hundredths of a foot and angles to half minutes. The
boundaries shall be determined by accurate survey in the field,
which shall be balanced and closed with error closures not to
exceed one foot to 8,000 feet. Surveys shall be coordinated
and tied into the nearest established section corner or quarter
section corner by angle and distance.
c) The exact n~mes, locations and widths along the property lines
of all existing or recorded streets intersecting or parallel-
ing the bou~daries of the tract.
d) The accurate location and material of all permanent reference
monument s.
e) The exact layout including street and alley lines, street
names, bearings, angles of intersection and widths (including-
widths along the lines of any obliquely intersecting streets),
lengths of arcs and radii, points of curvature and tangent
bearings; all easements or rights-of-way where provided for or
owned by public services; all lot lines with dimensions in
feet and hundredths and with bearings or angles of other than
right angles to the street or alley lines.
f) Lots numbered in numerical order beginning with number one in
each block, and blocks numbered in numerical order or lettered
in alphabetical order.
g) The accurate outlihe of all property which is to be dedicated
or reserved for public use including open drainage courses
and suitable easements, and all property that may be reserved
by covenants in deeds for the common use of the property
owners in the subdivision, with the purposes indicated thereon.
h) Names and locations of adjoining subdivisions, if any, the ad-
jacent portions of which shall be shown in outline form.
i) Acknowledgement of the owner or owners and all lien holders to
the plat and restrictions, including dedication to public use
of all streets, ~lleys, parks or other open spaces shown there-
.on and the granting of the required easements.
Private restrictions and/or trusteeships and their period of
existence. Should these restrictions be of such length as to
make their lettering on the plat impracticable and thus neces-
sitate the preparation of a separate instrument, reference to
such instrument shall be made on the plat.
k) The certificate of the Registered Land Surveyor attesting to
the accuracy of the survey and that the permanent reference
monuments have been established according to law.
l) Space and forms for the following necessary signatures indi-
cating approval:
Planning Board
Mayor (attested by City Clerk)
Director of Public Works
County Commission
County Engineer
m) Subdivision name or identifying title.
n) North point, scale and date.
o) Name or record owner and subdivider.
SECTION 8. DESIGN ST.~NDARDS.
'~henever a tract or parcel of land to be subdivided embraces any
part of a street that is designated as a major street on the compre-
hensive plan, such part shall be platted in the location and of the
width inSicated on such plan.
Land which the Planning Board has found to be unsuitable for sub-
division due to flooding, bad drainage or other features likely to be
harmful to the health, safety and general welfare of future residents,..
shall not be subdivided, unless adequate methods o£ correction are
formulated by the subdivider and approved by the Director of Public
Works.
A. STREETS
1. The arrangement, character, extent, width~ graSe and location
of all streets shall conform to the Streets and Highway Plans of the
State, County and. 0ity respectively aha shall be considered in their
relation to existing and planned streets, to topographical conditions,
to public convenience and safety, in their appropriate relation to the
proposed uses of the land to be served by such streets and the most
advantageous development of the surrounding neighborhood.
2. ~ere such is not shown in any streets or highway plan, the
arrangement of streets in a subdivision shall either:
a) provide for the continuation of ~ppropriate projection of
existing p~incipal streets in surrounding areas, or
b) conform to a plan for the neighborhood, ap?dyed o~ adopted
by the Planning Board to meet a particular situation where
natural conditions make continuance or conformance to existing
streets imp~actic~b~eo
S. Ninor streets shall b~ so laid out and arranged as to dis-
courage their use by thru traffic.
~. ~.ere a subdivision abuts or conbains an existing or proposed
arterial street, the Pla~nuing Board may require marginal access streets~
reverse frontage with screen olanting contained in a non-access reser-
vation along the rear property line, deep lots with rear service alley's,
o~ such other treatment as may be necessary for aSequate protection of
residential properties and to afford separation of through and local
traffic.
8. Where a subOivision borders on or contains a railroad right-
of-way, expressway, drainage canal or waterway, the Planning Board may
approximately parallel to an~ on each side of such
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right-of way, at a distance suitable fo~ the appropriate use of the
intervening land. Such distances shall also be determined with due
regard for the requirements of approach grades for future bridges or
grade separations.
8. Eeserve strips controlling access to streets sh~ll be pro-
hibited except where their control is definitely placed in the City
under conditions approved by the Planning Board.
7. There shall be no private streets, lanes or ways, platted in
any subdivision. Every subdivided lot or property shall be served
from a publicly dedicated street.
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8. Half or partial streets shall not be permitted except where
essential to reasonable subdivision of a tract in conformance with
these regulations and where, in addition, satisfactory assurance for
dedication of the remaining part of the street is provided. V~erever
a tract to be subdivided borders on an existing half or partial
street the other part of the street shall be dedicated within such
tract.
9. Dead end streets are prohibited except those designed to be
so permanently. ~ermanent dead end streets shall be no longer than
four hundred (400) feet, under approval bY Planning Board, and shall
be provided at the closed end (cul-de-sac~ with a turn-around having
an outside roadway diameter of at least eighty (80) fe~t, ~nd a
street property line diameter of at least one hundred (100) feet.
Special consideration may be given longer cul-de-sacs between canals~
10. Street jogs with center line off-sets of less than one
hundred twenty-five (128) feet shall be avoided.
1].. Curvelinear streets are recommended for residential, minor
and collector streets in order to discourage excessive vehicular
speeds and to provide attractive vistas.
a) V~enever a street changes direction, or connection street
lines deflect from each other, by more than ten degrees,
there shall be a horizontal curve.
b) To ensure adequate sight distance, minimum center line radii
for horizontal curves shall be as foll~s:
Minor streets 180 feet
Collector streets 300 feet
Secondary arterial streets and
section line roads 800 feet
Major arterial streets 750 feet
c) A tangent at least 100 feet long shall be provided between
reverse curves on collector streets, and at least 250 feet
long on major and secondary arterial streets and section
line roads.
12. Street Intersections:
a) Streets shall be laid out to intersect as nearly as possible
at right angles. No street shall intersect another at an
angle of less than 60 degrees, except at a "Y" intersection
of two minor streets.
b) Multiple intersections involving junction of more than two
streets shall be prohibited except where found to be un-
avoidable by the Planning Board.
c) "T" intersections of minor and collector streets are to be
encouraged.
d) As far as possible, intersections on arterial streets shall
be located not less than 800 feet apart, measured from center
line to center line.
e) Propevty. line radii at street intersections shall be twenty-
five (28) feet for minor streets and where the angle of
intersection is less than sixty degrees a greater radii may
be required by the Planning Board.
13. Unless otherwise in~icate~ or required by a }.~ajor Street
Plan, street righks-of-way shall not be less than the
following:
STI~EET TYPE RIGHT-OF-WAY - FEET
Major arterial street 100
Secondary arterial or section line road 80
Collector street and business 60
Minor street, for apartments 50
Minor street for 1 and 2 families 50
Mar¢3ina! access street 40
a) Additional richt-of-way width-may be required to promote
pu!Dlic safety and ~onvenience, er to assure adequate access,
circulation and parkinc3 in high density residential areas,
commercial areas and industrial areas.
b) Where a subdivision abuts or contains an existinc mtreet of
inadequate ricyht-of-way width, additional right-of-way in
conformance with the above standards may be required.
1~. A proposed new street which is in alignment with or a con-
tinuation of an existinc street shall have the same name as the
existing street. In no case sh~ll new s~reets have names or numbers
which duplicate or which are phonetically similar to existing street
names, regardless of the prefix or suffic used as "Avenue", "Doule-
yard", "Court", "Crescent", "Drive", "Place", "Street" or "Terrace".
All s~reet names shall ]pe stf~ject to approval of the Planning Doard.
~. ALLEYS
1. Alleys shall be provideJ to serve multiple dwelling, busi-
ness, contmercial and industrial areas, except that the Planning Board
may waive this requirement where other definite and assured provision
is made for service access, off-street loading, unloading and parking
consistent with and adequate for the uses permissible on the pro-
perty.
2. The width of an alley shall be ?~0 feet or more.
3. Chances in alignment of alleys shall be ma.Je on a center-.
line ra~ius of no~ less than 50 feet.
4. Dead-end alleys shall be avoided where possible, but if
unavoidable, shall !De provi.~e~ with adequate turnaround facilities
fcr service ~rucks at the ~Jead cng, with a minimum external diame~er
of 100 feet, or as determined to be adequate by the Plannin~ Doard.
C. EASEMENTS
1. Easements across lots or centered on rear or side lot lines
shall Ire provided for pu]olic utilities where necessary and shall be
ak least 12 feet in width.
2. Where a su3~division is traversed by a water course, drainage
way, canal or stream,~ ~here shall be provided a storm water easement
or ~rainage right-of-way conforming su3sstantially with the lines of
such water courses, and such further width or construction, or both,
as will be adequate for the purpose. Parallel streets or parkways
may be required in connection therewith where necessary for service
or maintenance.
3. Easements may be required for drainage purposes of such
size an~ location as may be determined by the Director of Public Works.
D. BLOCKS
1. The lenq~th, widths and shapes of ]olocks shall be determined
with due regard to:
Provision of adequate 'building sites, suitable to the special
needs of the types of use contemplated.
b) Zoning req.uirements as to lot sizes and dimensions.
c) Needs for convenient and safe access, ci~culation, control of
pedestrian and vehicular traffic.
d) Limitations and opportunities of topographic features.
2. Block lengths shall not exceed 1,$20 feet nor be'less than
$00 feet, unless found unavoidable by the Planning Board.
3~ Pedestrian crosswalks,-not less than l0 feet in width may be
required through blocks over 1, O00 feet in length where necessary in
the judgment of the Planning Board to provide safe and convenient ac-
cess to schools, playgrounds, shopping centers, transportation or
other community facilities.
Eo LOT R~QUIR~ENTS
1. The lot size, width, depth, shape and orientation, and the
minimum building setback lines shall be appropriate for the location
of the subdivision and for the type of development and use contem-
plated.
2~ Minimum building site area and yard restrictions shall be
governed by the requirements of the zoning ordinance of Delray Beach
and amendments thereto.
3. Corner lots for residential use shall have extra width to
permit appropriate building setback from and orientation to both
streets.
4o Insofar as practicable, side lot lines shall be at right
angles to straight right-of-way lines or radial to curved right-of-
way lines.
5. Double frontage and reverse frontage lots, shall be avoided
except where desirable to provide separation of residential develop-
ments from traffic arteries or to overcome specific disadvantages of
orientation. A planting screen easement of at least l0 feet and a-
cross which there shall be no right of access, shall be provided a-
long the line of lots abutting such a traffic artery or other dis-
advantageous situation.
6. Every lot shall abut upon and have permanent access to a pub-
lic street.
F. PUBLIC SITES.
The Planning Board may recommend, when annexation to the city is
anticipated, the dedication of lands within the subdivision for park
and recreation purposes, an amount equal to at least five per cent of
the gross area of the subdivision. In event the subdivision is too
small and/or does not include a park area, the subdivider may be re-
quired to pay to the City a sum of money,.equal in value to five per
cent of the gross area of the subdivision, which sum shall be held
in escrow and used by the City for the purpose of acquiring parks and
playgrounds and shall be used for this purpose and no other. The a-
forementioned value shall be the value of the land subdivided without
improvements and shall be determined ~ointly by the City Council and
the subdivider. If the City Council and the subdivider canno~ agree
on a land value, then the land value shall be established by arbitra-
tion. The City Council shall appoint a professional 1~ appraiser~
the subdivider appoint a professional land apprai~ and these two
shall appoint a third.
All sites designated in subdivision plats for public'recreation
shall be dedicated in the plat and also deeded to the City for this
purpose.
G. SCHOOL SITES
?~en a subdivision applying for annexation covers an area within
which the Palm Beach County Board of Public Instruction reeuires a
school site, provision should be made in the subdivision piat for such
school site, properly integrated into the plans of the subdivision,
Standard site requirements shall be as follows:
Elementary School l0 acres
Junior or Senior ttigh School 20 acres
Combined Elementary and. High School 25 acres
V~%en a school site has been designated in a plat the site shall
be reserved for a period of one year from date of recording. If the
Board of Public Instruction fails to purchase the site, or to make
arrangements satisfactory to the subdivider for the acquisition of
the site within the one year period, the subdivider may replat the
served school site.
SECTION 9. R~@ROVB,~NTS I~E-~EQUIS!TE TO FINAL APPROVAL
1. The following tangible improvements, in accordance with the
plans and specifications approved by the Director of Public ~orks,
are required before final plat approval in order to assure the physi-
cal reality of a subdivision which approval and recordation will es-
tablish legally. Construction shall be subject to the supervision of
the Director of Public ~orks.
2. Nonuments
a) At intersection of centerline of all streets install a
one inch pipe, three feet long embedded in concrete with
the top flush with the finished pavement.
b) All other lot corners shall be marked ~ith an iron pipe
not less than one-half inch in diameter and twenty-four
inches long and set so as to be flush with the finished
°raGe.
¢) Permanent re£erence monuments shall be as required by
Florida Plat Law.
$. Gradin~
Ail streets, cross-walks and alleys shall be graded to their full
'width by the subdivider in accordance with the city specifications.
Due to special topographical conditions deviation to the abo~e will be
allowed only with special approval of the Director of Public Works.
~. .~orm D~aina~e
An adequate drainage system including necessary open ditches, pip~s~
culverts, intersectional drains, inlets, bridges, etc., shall be pro~
vided for the proper drainage of all surface water. Cross drains
shall be provided to accomodate all natural water flow and shall be of
sufficient length to permit full width roadway and required slopes~
Developers of subdivisions whose storm drainage system discharges
into the Lake Worth Drainage District shall contract with the Lake
~orth Drainage District for maintenance of drainage facilities prior
to annexation to the City.
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8. Pavin_...__E~
All streets of the subdivision shall be paved by the subdivider
in full accordance with the specifications for paving oi'ficia!lya-
dopted by the City of Delray Beach.
a) Ninimumwidth. All pavings shall be not less in width than
the-foiiow~ng: ~inor interior streets - 24 feet. Wider
pavement may be required by the Planning Board for collect
or and arterial streets.
6. Sidewalks
Sidewalks shall be installed on both sides of all streets.within
a subdivision. In one family or two family residential areas, side-
walks shall be at least five feet in width. In multiple family rssi~
dential areas, the sidewalks shall be six feet in width. In business,
commercial and industrial areas, sidewalks shall be at least ten feet
in width. All sidewalks shall be constructed of concrete, ~t least
four inches in thickness, increased to at least six inches at all
driveways. Constructions shall be in accordance with City specifica-
tions and shall be subject to the supervision of the Director of Pub-
~ic Works. The Planning Board may waive the requirement of sidewalks
on streets in those blocks where the average widt~ of lots is 200
feet or more or where park, railroad, canal or other use on one side
of the street makes a sidewalk on that side not essential for safety
of pedestrians.
7, !Jater supply
V~ter mains properly co~mected ~th the city water supply system
shall be provided as to adequately serve all lots shown on the sub.~
division plat for both domestic use and fire protection.
8. Sanitary Sewers
~i~here possible sanitary sewer mains properly connected with the
city sewerage system shall be provided. In addition to sewer mains~
laterals shall be installed to each platted lot and stubbed off at
the property line for future connection.
The sanitary sewer system shall also be subject to the approval
of the State Board of Health, The use of individual septic tanks in
eu of a sanitary sewer system, wherever such sewer system may be
connected to the city sewerage system, shall not be permitted without
County Health Department approval.
9. Street Name,Si~n~
Street name signs shall be installed at the intersection of all
?eets carrying the street names appro'~'ed on the subdivision plat.
~.~ocation design of street name signs shall be subject to the approvs, l
~f the Director of Public ~'~orks.
,PASSED in Regular Session on second and final reading on this the
~ day of April, A. D., 1958.
ATTEST'~~· ~ ///~t~rA Y O~F ' ~
First Reading ~ ~a~ ~ ~e~a
Second Reading ~,i~ ~ ~ 1S
PASSED & ADOPTED ~ ~ 'I~:~8
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