Ord G-247(05-57) ORDINANCE NO. G-2~7. .
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
DEI~RA¥ BEACH, FLORIDA, ANNEXING TO ~HE CITY THE
FOLLOWING DESCRIBED TRACT OR PARCEL OF LA~D LOCA-
TED IN PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA, AND LYING CON-
TI~UOUS TO THE EXISTING MUNICIPAL LIMITS OF SAID
CI~ OF DELRAY BEACH. SAID LANDS BEI~G AND CON-
STITUTING Tt~iAT CERTAIN PROPOSED SUBDIVISION KNOWN
AS "TROPIC ISLES TRADING CENTER," ACCOP~ING TO A
PROPOSED PLAT THEREOF TO BE RECORDED IN THE OFFICE
OF THE CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT IN AND ~VOR PALM
BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA; AND PROVIDING FOR THE
ZONING AND TAXATION OF SAID LANDS.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Delray Beach,
Florida, has, by Resolution No. 1046 determined that the herein-
after described land is contiguous to the existing municipal boundary
lines of the City of Delray Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida; and
WHEREAS, Tropic Isles Trading Center, Inc., a Florida Corpor-
ation, is the sole fee simple title holder of the property described
herein, and said Corporation has heretofore by its Petition for
Annexation, as amended, consented and given perraission for the annex-
ation of saiC property by the City of Delray Beach; and
WHEREAS, the City of Delray Beach, Florida, has heretofore
been authorized to annex lands in accordance with its charter granted
it by the S~ate of Florida.
NOW, ~EREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CI~I~ COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, as follows:
SECTION 1. That the City Council of the City of Delray Beach,
Palm Beach County, Florida, does hereby annex to said city the follow-
ing described tract or parcel of land located in Palm Beach County,
Florida, which lies contiguous to the existing boundaries of said
city, to-wit:
BEGINNING at a point in the West right-of-way
line of State Road No. ~ (U.S. Highway No. l)
as shown on the right-of-way Map of said State
Road No. ~ recorded in State and County Road
Plat Book 2, pages 73, 74 and 7~, public records
of Palm Beach County, Florida, which point of
beginning is 140.08 feet North of the South line
of Tract 6-A of the Revised Plat of Portions of
Sections 28-29, Township 46 South, Range 4~ East,
according to plat thereof recorded in Plat Book 18,
page ~3, public records of Palm Beach County,
Florida; thence run West 130.~0 feet to a point;
thence run South (at right angles to preceding
course) a distance of 140 feet, more or less, to
the South line of said Tract 6-A; thence run West
along the South line of said Tract 6-A a distance
of 14~.6~ feet, more or less, to the section line
running between said Sections 28 and 29; thence
continue West along the South line of Tract 7 of
said Revised Plat of Portions of Sections 28-29,
Township 46 South, Range 43 East, a distance of
436.10 feet, more or less, to a point where the
said South line of said Tract 7 intersects with
the Easterly right-of-way line of the Old Dixie
Highway; thence run Northerly along the East right-
of-way line of said 01d Dixie Highway 698.16 feet,
More or Less, to the North line of said Tract 7;
thence run East Along the north line of said Tract
7, a distance of 301.0 feet to the section line
running between said Sections 28 and 29; thence
continue East along the North line of Tract %-A
of said Revised Plat of Portions of Sections 28-29,
Township 46 South, Range 43 East, a distance of
291.92 feet, more or less, to the West right-of-way
line of State Road ~to. 5; thence run South along
the West right-of-way line of said State Road tQO. 5
(U.S. Highway No. l) as shown on the right-of-way Map
thereof recorded in State and County Road Plat Book 2,
pages 73, 74 and 75, public records of Palm Beach
County, Florida, a distance of 546.[~9 feet, more or
less, to the point of beginning.
SECTION 2~ That the boundaries ~of the City of Delray Beach
are hereby redefined so as to include therein the above described tract
of land, and said lands are hereby declared to be in the corporate
limits of the City of Delray Beach, Florida.
SECTION 3. The property hereinabove described and herein
annexed to the City of Delray Beach, Florida, shall not be taxed, for
ad-valorem taxes in excess of an annual tax of $10.00 per business lot
as shown on said proposed plat of "Tropic Isles Trading Center" for
ten years from the date of the enactment of this ordinance.
In the event, however, any such lot is sold, transferred or
otherwise disposed of by Tropic Islas Trading Center, Inc., or in the
event any building is constructed on any lot, then such lot shall be
subject to normal taxation of the City of Delray Beach, i~'lorida.
SECTION 4- The property hereinabove described and herein
annexed to the City of Delray Beach, Florida, is taken into said City
under the following zoning regulations and conditions:
(a) Business "C-l" District shall be applicable to all lots
and blocks; which shall include agencies, such as employment, insurance
and real estate; auditoriums, banks, bakeries, serving retail trade;
bars; barber shops; beauty parlors; bicycle shops; blue-printing;
photostats and the like; business colleges; cafeterias; department
stores; dress-making~ shops; drug stores; dry-cleaning, pressing, block-
ing and dyeing establishments; electric light and power companies,
express companies, florists; grocery stores~ retail only, hospitals;
hotels; ice-cream parlors; jewelry shops; music stores; night clubs;
office buildings; package stores; photo shops and art galleries; post-
office sub-stations; private clubs; professional offices; public steno-
graphers; radio salesroom; restaurants; retail shops and stores; sales
and show rooms; schools, private or public; stationery and office
equipment, retail; telegraph station, telephone office; theatres; and
watch repairing. Such shall be the zoning classifications notwith-
standing the fact that the sa~ue may diffe~~ or deviat~ fro~ the business
classifications now permitted in a "C-l" district by the Zoniug Ordin-
ances of Delray Beach.
(b) No off-street parking shall be required to be provided
on any of the numbe~,ed lots or blocks shown on the plat so long as tt~e
non-dedicated parki~ areas are available for use for parkinj~ and
drives and construction of commercial buildings shall be permitted
within the entire area of the numbered lots and blocks shown on the
plat (except in the areas reserved as parking and utility easements)
during the effective period of the proposed Reservations, Restrictions
and Covenants to be filed of record.
(c) The water mains to be installed in said area (but not the
service connections to private property) shall forthwith on installation
become the property of the C
mt~ of Delray Beach, ~lorida, and said City
shall furnish water to the inhabitants of said property ~t the same rates
charged to other water consumers in the City of Delray Beach, ~loridae
(d) That the City c~ Delray Beach shall pay to Tropical Isles
Development Company, one hundred per cent (100%) of the water
revenues received by the City from the lands shown on the plat of
Tropic Isles Trading Center in accordance with and under the limit-
ations provided in the "Petition for Annexation by the City of Delray
Beach, Florida" submitted by Tropical Isles Development Company, as
amended by "Amendment to Petition for Annexation by the City of
Delray Beach, Florida" dated July 9, 1956; approved by the City
Council by Resolution No. 1018 adopted July 14, 1956.
SECTION 5. That, if any word, phrase, clause, sentence
or part of this Ordinance shall be declared illegal by a court of
competent jurisdiction, such record of illegality shall in no way
affect the remaining portion.
This Ordinance was placed on first reading by the City
Commission at a regular meeting held on April 8t~ , 1957, and
said City Commission will sit in the COmmission Chambers at the City
Hall on the 22nd day of April . . , 1957 at 7:30 P.M.,
at which time the above OrdinanCe will be read in full, and all persons
interested shall be given ma opportunity to be heard.
PASSED in regular session on the second and final reading
on this the 22nd day of ... April , A.D. 1957.
JMayor
A T TES4~ ,
1st Reading ~'~
2nd Reading