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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes_Commuinity Appearance_5/6/1998 TE eilk VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA DEPARINT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT � . Post Office Box 3273 • 357 Tequesta Drive `3, ,;!\0 i .l i r: Tequesta, Florida 33469-0273 • (561) 575-6220 14" Fax: (561) 575-6239 A C. . • VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA COMMUNITY APPEARANCE BOARD MEETING MINUTES MAY 6, 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, May 6, 1998. The meeting was called to order at 9:28 A.M. by .Chair Leslie Cook. Three Boardmembers ' were present, constituting a quorum: Chair Leslie Cook, Paul \Coben, and Claudette Dalack. Also in attendance was 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 April 15, 1998 Community Appearance Board meeting as submitted. • The Community Appearance Board accepted the minutes of the April 15, 1998 meeting of the Tree Board as amended by Recycled Paper COMMUNITY APPEARANCE BOARD MEETING MINUTES May 6, 1998 Page 2 changing Little's to Little on page 5 and changing Fischer to Fisher on page 6. V. NEW BUSINESS 1. An application from Tequesta Country Club, 201 Country Club Drive, for a 280 square foot addition to the existing clubhouse kitchen. Randy Hansen, Architect for the project, explained that this plan was for Phase I only, and would consist of a 280 s.f. extension of the existing kitchen. The addition would be hidden behind an existing wall which screened air conditioning units, and no landscaping would be added or removed. No parking changes would be necessary. Mr. Hansen explained that new air conditioning units had been installed in the same area where the old ones had been, but the new ones had been lined up and looked more orderly. . Mr. Hansen explained that the view from Country Club Drive street would not be changed. Mr. Hansen commented that the Country Club had already received a special exception for Phase I and Phase II, and would return before the Village Council at their June meeting to request a special exception use and site plan approval for Phase III. After that meeting, Mr. Hansen commented he would return before the Community Appearance Board with another landscape plan. Chair Cook commented she had noticed a holly tree along the east side of Country Club Drive that looked bad. Mr. William Leone, President of Tequesta Country Club, explained that Rood Landscape Company had been contacted to replace trees which had died. Clerk of the Board Ladd requested that the pond be shown in the Phase II site plan. Boardmember Coben made a motion to accept the application • from Tequesta Country Club, 201 Country Club Drive, for a 280 square foot addition to the existing clubhouse COMMUNITY APPEARANCE BOARD MEETING MINUTES May 6, 1998 Page 3 kitchen. Boardmember Dalack seconded the motion. The vote on the motion was: Leslie Cook - for Paul Coben - for Claudette Dalack - for The motion was therefore approved and adopted. 2. An application from the Church of the Good Shepherd, 400 Seabrook Road, for a change in the trim colors for the new school addition. Jerry Bressin, representative for the applicant, explained that after the green roof had been installed it was apparent that the trim color originally. approved by the Community Appearance Board did not go with the roof color, and requested a change in the trim color to green and deletion of the red accent color. The Board discussed the red accent color. Boardmember Dalack favored the red accent. Chair Cook commented that it would require extra maintenance and expense for the church. Ms. Bressin explained that the church needed to save money, and wanted to keep repainting simple. Ms. Bressin commented that painting of the building would begin probably the next day, questioned if after seeing the trim color on the building, if a slight change lighter was needed to look better with the roof, whether that would require another appearance before the Community Appearance Board. Ms. Bressin was advised that coming as close as possible to the approved color would be acceptable. Boardmember Dalack made a motion to accept the application from the Church of the Good Shepherd, 400 Seabrook Road, for a change in the trim colors to green color #678 and deletion of the red accent color for the COMMUNITY APPEARANCE BOARD MEETING MINUTES May 6, 1998 Page 4 new school addition. Boardmember Coben seconded the motion. The vote on the motion was: Leslie Cook - for Paul Coben - for Claudette Dalack - for The motion was therefore approved and adopted. VII. UNFINISHED BUSINESS Chair Cook questioned whether follow-up was being done on Ordinance 377 projects. Chair Cook commented that landscaping at Community Savings was looking bad. Clerk of the Board Ladd advised that Code Enforcement Police Sgt. John Irovando was inspecting properties for compliance with their approved landscape plans. Clerk of the Board Ladd explained that Sgt. Irovando had set up a matrix of Ordinance 377 projects so that every two years each one would be checked. Sgt. Irovando and Joanne Burnsed planned to begin visiting these projects that day, and would take the approved landscaping plans with them for comparison, and anything found that was not in good shape or in accordance with the plans would be required to be corrected. VII. ANY OTHER MATTERS Boardmember Coben commented that at the last meeting Judith Fagan had presented a landscaping plan for The Flame, and the question had come up regarding Brazilian pepper on the adjacent Dorner Trust land that was hanging over onto Ms. Fagan' s property, and the Community Appearance Board had been advised by Planner Michelle Falasz that nothing could be done under Ordinance 377 to make the owner of the adjacent unimproved land remove the Brazilian pepper. Clerk of the COMMUNITY APPEARANCE BOARD MEETING MINUTES Nay 6, 1998 Page 5 Board Ladd advised that he would research with Ms. Falasz to find out whether that was correct, and suggested just asking Mr. Van Brock to remove the Brazilian pepper as a good neighbor. Chair Cook requested an update on Tequesta Plaza. Clerk of the Board Ladd explained he had no information. Boardmember Coben commented there had been an article in that day' s Beacon in which Village Manager Bradford discussed a public/private plan for renovation of Tequesta Plaza and explained that grant money for the project was being sought. Chair Cook recommended that the new owners be required to plant a Eugenia hedge right away at the road to screen the property, which would grow to 6' in no time. Mr. Ladd explained that the concept was to make the downtown pedestrian friendly. Chair Cook did not agree that would be a good plan and did not think residents wanted ',to shop there. Clerk of the Board Ladd commented that it could be a destination point. Chair Cook did not agree with a public/private development involving the Village, and stated that the owner could do what he wanted with his private money, but when public money was used he should be held accountable. Clerk of the Board Ladd commented that a search was being made for grant money, and the Bridge Road shop owners needed help. Chair Cook responded those shop owners did not live in Tequesta. Boardmember Coben commented that the shop owners had gone where rent was cheap and then complained that no one came. VIII. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 9:57 A.M. COMMUNITY APPEARANCE BOARD MEETING MINUTES May 6, 1998 Page 6 Respectfully submitted, Betty Laur Recording Secretary ATTEST: 16 -- h. Od1 Scott D. Ladd Clerk of the Board DATE APPROVED: 6240Jy$