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HomeMy WebLinkAboutDocumentation_Community Appearance_Tab 4-1_5/6/1998 J F re, 411., 14 VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Post Office Box 3273 • 357 Tequesta Drive Tequesta, Florida 33469-0273 • (561) 575-6220 4v Fax: (561) 575-6239 co VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA COMMUNITY APPEARANCE BOARD MEETING MINUTES APRIL 15, 1998 I. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL' CALL The Tequesta Community Appearance Board held a meeting in the Village Council Chambers at 357 Tequesta Drive, Tequesta, Florida, on Wednesday, April 15, 1998. The meeting was called to order at 9:31 A.M. by Chair Leslie Cook. Boardmembers present were: Chair Leslie Cook, Vice Chair Vic Strahan, Paul Coben, Claudette Dalack, and Alternate Molly McCormick. Also in attendance was Planner Michelle Falasz, sitting in for Scott D. Ladd, Clerk of the Board. II. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Chair Cook announced that the agenda was approved. III. COMMUNICATIONS FROM CITIZENS • There were no communications from citizens. IV. APPROVAL OF PREVIOUS MEETING MINUTES The Community Appearance Board accepted the minutes of the February 11, 1998 meeting as submitted. COMMUNITY APPEARANCE BOARD MEETING MINUTES April 15, 1998 Page 2 V. NEW BUSINESS 1. An application from George G. Gentile & Assoc. for review of the landscape plans- for Ordinance_-#377..compliance.-for Magyar Property, 390 Tequesta Drive. Jason Litterick, representing George G. Gentile & Associates, requested approval of six waivers and reviewed the landscape plan. Boardmember Coben questioned why the entranceway was 28' wide, to which George Gentile responded that the entranceway already existed and was one-way, and that the extra width was needed to accommodate delivery trucks and to give them a little extra room turning radius just inside the entrance. Mr. Gentile. explained that asphalt was being removed and would be replaced with a landscape hedge. Boardmember Coben questioned whether the Board should grant a waiver for a 28' driveway since other precedents were off U.S. Highway One, and this entrance could be tapered. Mr. Gentile explained that nine feet of asphalt in the drive would be removed for the hedge. Mr. Gentile suggested pulling the hedge back and adding groundcover in the corner, possibly Indian Hawthorne, to look like a tiered landscape area at the corner. After discussion regarding what could or could not be placed within the right-of-way, it was agreed to do a landscape grouping on both sides and to keep the 28' width. Waiver requests were discussed. A change to waiver number 3 was made to increase the size of the two oaks on Tequesta Drive to 14 ' . Mr. Gentile explained that the large open space requested in waiver number 4 was for security purposes since the owner had had break-ins, and since the owner planned to construct a new building on this section of the property, any landscaping added at this time would have to be removed. Boardmember Coben made a motion to accept the application COMMUNITY APPEARANCE BOARD MEETING MINUTES April 15, 1998 Page 3 from George G. Gentile & Assoc. for waivers and landscape plans for Ordinance #377 compliance for Magyar Property, 390 Tequesta Drive, with the following revisions: (1) The two oak trees on Tequesta Drive will be 14' overall instead of 12 ' ; and (2.)- Ground covers will be added at the right-of-way entrance on Tequesta Drive and the exit onto Seabrook Road on the north side. Boardmember Dalack seconded the motion. The vote on the motion was: Leslie Cook - for Vic Strahan - for Paul Coben for Claudette Dalack - for Molly McCormick - for The motion was therefore approved and adopted. Chair Cook commented that the staff comments provided were very good. Mr. Gentile requested that staff comments be provided to the applicant before the meeting in the future so that responses could be ready. 2. An application from Parker-Yannette Design Group, Landscape Architects, for review of landscape plans for Ordinance 377 compliance for 209 Tequesta Drive, Judith Fagan, property owner. Steve Parker, Landscape Architect with Parker-Yannette Design Group, presented the project and noted that property owner Judith Fagan was present. Mr. Parker explained that one of the waiver requests was that the gross parking area landscaped was under by 4W, but that the front was heavily landscaped. Perimeter trees were proposed, and removing one landscape island in the center of the parking lot was proposed. Boardmember Coben questioned the use for this property, which Mr. Parker explained was to be determined, and at this point the only approval sought was for Ordinance 377 compliance. COMMUNITY APPEARANCE BOARD MEETING MINUTES April 15, 1998 Page 4 Judith Fagan, owner of the property, explained that she had hoped to have a restaurant in the building, which had been its former use; however, she had to have 60 spaces and there was only room for 22 spaces on the property. Her extensive efforts to buy or lease nearby property for parking had failed; therefore, she planned to sell the property and the application had been submitted for use as a commercial building of undetermined use. Mr. Parker explained that all plantings were very drought tolerant and would be hand-watered until everything was established, and therefore a waiver was sought not to be required to install an automatic irrigation system. Ms. Fagan explained that she wanted to paint and replace the covered awnings to make the building more saleable. Ms. Fagan was advised that she would need a formal application to do so, but that the Board would approve such an application. Discussion ensued regarding how the work could be phased. Ms. Fagan reported that Brazilian pepper plants on the adjacent Dorner property were overhanging on her property, and was advised she could trim it back to the property line. Planner Michelle Falasz explained that Ordinance 377 did not apply to undeveloped property, so the Village could not make the adjacent property owner remove the Brazilian pepper under . this Ordinance. Discussion was held regarding installing an automatic irrigation system and also regarding removing asphalt and a small section of concrete at the southeast corner in order to install an oak tree during the first phase. Vice Chair Strahan made a motion to accept the landscape plans and waivers for Ordinance 377 compliance with the exception of the waiver for manual irrigation for 209 Tequesta Drive with the following modifications: that the oak tree on the southeast corner be increased in size to 16, overall, plus that the section of landscaping along Tequesta Drive (on the south border) be considered as Phase One and be implemented with an automatic COMMUNITY APPEARANCE BOARD MEETING MINUTES April 15, 1998 Page 5 irrigation system at this time, to be completed within a six-month period. Phase II is to be landscaping the east, north and west boundaries, to be completed one year after Phase One is completed. Boardmember McCormick seconded the-moti-oa r, Thomas Little- questioned when Phase One was to be completed and was advised by Vice Chair Strahan that Phase One was to be completed six months from Village Council approval of this application. The vote on the motion was: Leslie Cook - for Vic Strahan - for Paul Coben - for Claudette Dalack - for Molly McCormick - for The motion was therefore approved and adopted. VII. UNFINISHED BUSINESS There was no unfinished business to come before the Board. VII. ANY OTHER MATTERS There were no other matters to come before the Board. VIII. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 10:45 A.M. COMMUNITY APPEARANCE BOARD MEETING MINUTES April 15, 1998 Page 6 Respectfully submitted, Betty Laur- Recording*..Secretary ATTEST: 2aCter Michelle Falasz, Planne Sitting In for Scott D. Ladd Clerk of the Board DATE APPROVED: f "