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HomeMy WebLinkAboutDocumentation_Regular_Tab 6B_4/11/1996 f0 I. VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA 5C, DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT 714 1: , Post Office Box 3273 • 357 Tequesta Drive �.ita�l, o Tequesta, Florida 33469-0273•(407)575-6220 ee:ci? uMis` Fax: (407) 575-6239 VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA COMMUNITY APPEARANCE BOARD MEETING MINUTES MARCH 13, 1996 I. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL The Tequesta Community Appearance Board held a meeting at the Village Hall, 357 Tequesta Drive, Tequesta, Florida, on Wednesday, March 13, 1996. The meeting was called to order at 9 : 34 A.M. by, Vice Chair Vic Strahan. Boardmembers present were: Vice Chair Vic Strahan, Paul Coben, Claudette • Dalack, Steve Parker, and Alternate Molly McCormick. Also in attendance was Joanne McCabe, sitting in for Scott D. Ladd, Clerk of the Board. Chair Leslie Cook arrived at 9: 50 A.M. II . APPROVAL OF AGENDA The agenda was approved with the addition of a presentation from Village Clerk Joann Manganiello regarding a change in color for the running path at Constitution Park, to be placed on the agenda ahead of the scheduled item under New Business. III. APPROVAL OF PREVIOUS MEETING MINUTES 1 . The minutes of the Community Appearance Board meeting of February 28, 1996: The first paragraph on page 8 contained information regarding a motion. Vice Chair Strahan requested that the following sentence be added to the end of the first paragraph on page 8: "That was not the general consensus of the Board' s opinion, and was purely Mr. Strahan' s Recycled Paper p COMMUNITY APPEARANCE BOARD MEETING MINUTES MARCH 13, 1996 PAGE 2 opinion. " Vice Chair Strahan requested that the Recording Secretary research the tape to locate comments made by Boardmembers after that motion had been voted on, particularly Boardmembers Dalack and Nielson, that the reason for their decision against that proposal was related purely to the appearance of the application of the two types of roof structure and that since this was the Community Appearance Board, that was their principal reason for their votes against the motion. Vice Chair Strahan requested that conversation be added to the minutes . Motion was made by Boardmember Coben to approve the minutes of the February 28, 1996 meeting with the requested revisions. The motion was seconded by Boardmember McCormick and carried by unanimous vote. 2 . Motion was made by Boardmember Coben, seconded by Boardmember Dalack, and unanimously carried to approve the minutes of the Tree Board meeting of February 28, 1996 as submitted IV. NEW BUSINESS 1 . Request from Village Clerk Joann Manganiello for a change in color for the running path at Constitution Park. Village Clerk Manganiello reviewed the original approved color drawing for Constitution Park, and pointed out that the colors which the Board had approved for the Plexipave surface of the basketball court were green with a border of Sudberry Sand, with the running path to match the Sudberry Sand border as closely as possible. The Village Clerk explained that the material for the running track was Plexitrack, which would be added to the top of the asphalt surface in approximately a 4-inch layer and would provide a cushioned surface for running, was only available in two colors: black and California Red. Ms. Manganiello told the Board that the cost for California Red was approximately $2, 400 more than the cost for 2 COMMUNITY APPEARANCE BOARD MEETING MINUTES MARCH 13 , 1996 • PAGE 3 black, and that their original request for a color similar to Sudberry Sand was available as a custom color- -however, custom colors were much more expensive and would take time to prepare so that the project could be delayed. A brief discussion ensued. Boardmember Coben made a motion to change the color of the running path at Constitution Park to California Red. Boardmember Dalack seconded the motion, which carried by unanimous vote. Village Clerk Manganiello explained that the Village had recently acquired the former JTJC building at the park and that it would be called the Tequesta Recreation Center . The stucco would be repaired and the building painted to provide a facelift as a temporary measure if the money could be found, which the Village Clerk proposed to be painted the same shade of beige as the other municipal buildings . Village Clerk Manganiello explained that landscaping had been improved to meet Village code. Boardmember Coben made a motion to allow the Tequesta . Recreation Center building to be painted in the same color as the Village Hall . Boardmelnber McCormick seconded the motion, which carried by unanimous vote. The Village Clerk commented that the Constitution Park project was in progress and should be completed when school was out. Chair Leslie Cook arrived at this point in the meeting, at 9: 50 A.M. 2 . An Application from M. J. Anderson Construction Corp. for revised landscape plans for Cliveden, 425 Beach Road. Mr. George Gentile, representative for the petitioner, explained that the Cliveden project had been approved and had been built . During the course of construction, a number of agreements had been made with the Lamar Condominium next door to Cliveden, in regards to the rear COMMUNITY APPEARANCE BOARD MEETING MINUTES MARCH 13, 1996 PAGE 4 of the project to allow the Lamar facility to use some of the property for access, to provide more space around their pool area, and to move the air conditioning units so that they could be placed where they could be screened from view. Mr. Gentile further reviewed how the changes had been accomplished. The landscape architect had been requested to relocate all of the tall materials from the rear which might obscure the view from Lamar, and Ligustrum shade trees had been planted in their place. The deck area on top of the parking garage had been revised from only grass with an accent concrete grid to • a landscaped area, and a fully landscaped berm added at the rear of the deck with sod, shrubs, ligustrum trees and a grouping of coconut palms . The concrete grid accent had been removed in order to provide a view from the top of the condominium which appeared to be natural ground. Other landscaping which had been added had been installed in conjunction with Palm Beach County and DOT' s program to landscape the road right-of-way. The Board discussed the changes . Boardmember Parker expressed his preference for some taller trees in certain areas . Boardmember Parker made a motion to approve the revised landscaping plan for Cliveden with one recommendation to add three additional Sabal Palms, Washingtonian Palms or Coconut Palms in the front to the north of the planter. Boardmember McCormick seconded the motion, which carried by unanimous vote. V. UNFINISHED BUSINESS Chair Leslie Cook brought up the previously discussed newspaper boxes on U.S. One. ' Joanne McCabe reported she had spoken to Bob Crum, the property manager at Village Square Shopping Center, who was going to send letters to the owners of the boxes asking them . to move the boxes . Ms. McCabe . explained that nothing could be done if the request was ignored since the boxes were really on DOT property, and explained the difficulty of doing anything since the newspapers would cite freedom of speech. The boxes on the COMMUNITY APPEARANCE BOARD MEETING MINUTES MARCH 13 , 1996 PAGE 5 property next to the Village Hall complex in an area screened by a hedge were discussed, and a suggestion was made to contact the owner of Village Square and suggest that they allow a similar arrangement on their property; however, Ms . McCabe explained that would take space needed for parking. Discussion also included the possibility of regulating the color of the boxes . Village resident Tom Little suggested that the quickest way to deal with the problem would be to inform DOT that newspaper boxes were sitting in their right-of-way and were creating a hazard. Mr. Little commented that if newspaper people were contacted that the Village would get into the issue of constitutional freedom of speech. Boardmember Parker commented- that the Stop & Shop convenience store looked very bad. Ms . McCabe explained that a plan had been submitted for Ordinance 377 compliance, however, the Village had delayed progress in order to install a sidewalk. Also, the Village was trying to coordinate efforts to relocate the dumpster, and to either close or narrow the second driveway, which required coordination with Nichols Sanitation, and with the owner of the ambulance service. Ms. McCabe assured the Board that the coordination efforts were in progress . Chair Cook commented that the property owner would need to provide enough trees . Boardmember Dalack questioned the sign at the Jupiter Walmart that the site was being considered for some action, to which another member of the Board responded that sign had . been there since before construction of the building. Joanne McCabe commented that when the Board had reviewed the Ordinance 377 compliance application for Sun bank that there had been a question regarding the rear hedge between their property and that of Park Avenue Bar-B-Que. Ms. McCabe reported that the hedge had been replanted and an irrigation . system installed in that area. Boardmember Coben reported that Jo-Go' s had changed their awning. Vice Chair Strahan commented on an issue raised at the last r COMMUNITY APPEARANCE BOARD MEETING MINUTES MARCH 13, 1996 PAGE 6 meeting regarding the Tequesta Country Club, that the height of the hedge was so low it allowed residents to stare across an empty asphalt parking lot, and the comment had been made expressing regret that the Community Appearance Board had let that slip by. Vice Chair Strahan reported that he. had reviewed the plan and found that numerous islands had been approved throughout that parking lot, however, the Country Club was waiting until the busy season was over to complete the project, and the plan would result in a really nice project. Boardmember Parker commented that the virbinium hedge would grow to a height of 4-5 feet. VI . COMMUNICATION FROM CITIZENS Wade Griest, Dover Road, commented that minutes of meetings of the Community Appearance Board from January 24 and February 14, 1996, and Tree Board minutes of June 14 and July 12, 1995 had been submitted for approval of the Village Council at their March 7 meeting. Mr. Griest questioned why it took so long for minutes to be approved. Acting Clerk of the Board Joanne McCabe explained that the minutes could not be submitted to the Village Council until the Board had approved them, and that if the Community Appearance Board had not met again so that they could approve minutes, submittal to the Village Council had to be delayed. The procedure for approving Tree Board minutes had been changed at the last meeting so that they would now be approved at the next meeting of the Community Appearance Board because of the infrequent meetings of the Tree Board. VII. ANY OTHER MATTERS All other matters had been discussed under Old Business . I COMMUNITY APPEARANCE BOARD MEETING MINUTES MARCH 13, 1996 PAGE 7 VII . ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 10 : 34 A.M. Respectfully submitted, Betty (aur Recording Secretary ATTEST: Joann McCabe Acti g Clerk of the Board DATE APPROVED: