Res 49-78 RESOLUTION NO. 49-78
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DELRAY
BEACH, FLORIDA, OF APPROVAL FOR CONSTRUCTION OF A "T"
PILE AND SLAB TYPE, CONCRETE SEAWALL AND BACKFILL
WHERE APPROPRIATE, FOR THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF~PREVENT-
ING EROSION ON LOT 350, TROPIC ISLE, 3RD SECTION, CITY
OF DELRAY BEACH, AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 25, PAGE 37,
PUBLIC RECORDS OF PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA.
WHEREAS, a request has been made by John A. Grant, Jr., Consulting
Engineer, as representative of the applicant, to construct a seawall on the
above-described property to halt erosion which is taking place due to the
wake action from heavy boat traffic in the area. The finger islands both to
the north and south of this project are bulkheaded, as is most of the water
front property on the east side of the Intracoastal Waterway. The seawall
is to be installed on the Bimini Finger Canal on the Intracoastal Waterway,
to the north, and 45 feet into property on the south side, dnd
WHEREAS, this approval by City Council of Delray Beach, Florida, will
be required, as set out in Florida State Regulations, Chapter 253.124 be-
fore application for approval for said construction of seawall can be made
to United States ARmy Corps of Engineers, and
WHEREAS, the City Engineering Department has examined this request for
the construction of a seawall on Lot 350, Tropic Isle, 3rd Section, City of
Delray Beach, as recorded in Plat Book 25, Page 37, Public Records of Palm
Beach County, Florida, and certifies it to be within the requirement of the
City of Delray Beach, Florida, and the City Manager recommends that the City
of Delray Beach approve the request for said construction of a seawall for
the primary purpose of preventing erosion on the above-described property,
and
WHEREAS, it is the Council's opinion that the approval of this request
would be in the best interest of the City,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. That said request for construction of a seawall on Lot 350
in Tropic Isle, 3rd Section, City of Delray Beach, as recorded in Plat Book
25, Page 37, Public Records of Palm Beach County, Florida, for the primary
purpose of preventing erosion on said property be approved.
PASSED AND ADOPTED in regular session on this the 26th day
of June , 1978.
MAYOR
ATTEST:
City Clerk