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HomeMy WebLinkAboutDocumentation_Regular_Tab 6E_9/14/1995 = VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA mgED E. } DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Post Office Box 3273 • 357 Tequesta Drive Tequesta, Florida 33469-0273•(407)575-6220 ' �' ` Fax: (407)575-6239 cN cou VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA COMMUNITY APPEARANCE BOARD MEETING MINUTES AUGUST 16, 1995 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, August 16, 1995. The meeting was called to order at 9 : 36 A.M. by Vice Chair Vic Strahan. Boardmembers present were: Vice Chair Vic Strahan, Paul Coben, Claudette' Dalack, and Alternate Molly McCormick. Also in attendance was Scott D. Ladd, Clerk of the Board. II. APPROVAL OF AGENDA The agenda was approved as-submitted. III. APPROVAL OF PREVIOUS MEETING MINUTES . Boardmember Coben requested the following changes .to the July 19., 1995 minutes: Pagel: addition of the time the meeting was called to order; Page 2 : change from past to present tense, reverse the words east and west in the first and second paragraphs, and delete the words and stated that in item 3. Page 3: In paragraph 2; move the phrase from the roadway. The minutes were then approved as amended. , Boardmember Coben requested that on pages 5 and 6 of the July 26 minutes that Fischer be changed to Fisher. The minutes were then approved as amended. • Recycled Paper :.8 1 Community Appearance Board Meeting Minutes August 16, 1995 Page 2 IV. NEW BUSINESS 1. An application from Parker-Yannette Design Group, Inc. For review of preliminary landscape plans for Ordinance #377 compliance for the Tequesta Corporate Center, 250 Tequesta Drive. Steve Parker requested the following waivers: North property line (Tequesta Drive) : 1. 10 , landscape strip required, 1.5 ' average provided. 2 . 7 trees required, 0 provided (5 trees provided in right-of-way) South Property Line (Bridge Road) : 3 . 10 ' landscape strip required, 7 ' provided. East Property Line: 4 . 5 ' landscape strip required, 0 provided. 5 . 11 trees required, 0 provided (6 provided in landscape island adjacent to property line) . 6. Approximately 160 - 24" shrubs required, 0 provided (continuous shrubs provided in landscape island adjacent to property line) . West Property Line (Old Dixie Highway) : 7 . 10 ' landscape strip required, 7.5 ' provided Parking Area: Community Appearance Board Meeting Minutes August 16, 1995 Page 3 8. End island at Northeast corner of site: 1 tree required, 0 provided (no room for tree due to backflow preventor) . 9 . End island at Northeast corner of site: 1 tree required, 0 provided (no room for tree due to light pole and existing Pygmy Date Palm) . 10 . End island at Northwest corner of site: 6 ' width required, 2 ' provided. 11. End island at, Northwest corner of site: 1 tree required, 0 provided (no room due to existing sign) . 12 . End island at Northwest corner of site: 1 tree required, 0 provided (island is solid concrete) . 13 . End island at Southeast corner of site: 1 tree required, 0 provided (no room due to dumpster and mechanical equipment) . 14 . End island at Southeast corner of site: 1 tree required, 0 provided (island too narrow) . 15. End island at Southeast corner of site (same as #14) : 6' width required, 18" provided. 16. Row of 16 parking spaces adjacent to North Property Line: 1 landscape island with 1 tree required, 0 provided. 17. Row of 22 parking spaces adjacent to West Property, Line: 2 landscape islands with 1 tree each required, 0 provided. 18. 4 ' landscape area required between meter room and parking area, 0' of landscape area provided. • J Community Appearance Board Meeting Minutes August 16, 1995 Page 4 19 . 60% of required plant materials to be native species, 30% provided (100% of new plant material to be native species) . Each waiver request was discussed by the Board. During discussion of Waiver 11, Vice Chair Strahan suggested that a taller shrub be planted at the base of the sign plus addition of plants on the east and west sides to soften the concrete base. Waiver 13 : Property manager Harriet Smith requested suggestions to make the dumpster less of an eyesore since there was no room to move it anywhere else on the property. Suggestions were possibly enclosing it with a chainlink fence covered with vines and an electric roll-up gate, painting vines on the dumpster, or moving it inside the covered parking area. Boardmember Dalack suggested planter boxes on the two open levels of the building to soften the building and increase the green area. Ms. Smith objected, and commented she did not believe the plants would survive. Motion was made by Boardmember Coben to approve the application with Waiver 11 to be changed to 5 trees provided instead of 6, to add accent plants at the base of the sign at the intersection of Tequesta Drive and Old Dixie Highway and to replace six philodendron around. the .backflow preventors with a new native thick hedge. .Motion was seconded by Boardmember McCormick. The vote on the motion was: Vic Strahan - ' for Paul Coben - for ' Claudette Dalack - against Molly McCormick - for The motion was therefore approved and adopted. Vice Chair Strahan suggested to Harriet Smith that she try one planter as an experiment to see if the plants would 1 Community Appearance Board Meeting Minutes August 16, 1995 Page 5 survive, and to look at Golden Bear and Reynolds Plaza as examples. Boardmember Coben suggested that the dumpster should be the same color as the building. Clerk of the Board Ladd stated that if the Board desired, at their suggestion the franchise agreement could be rewritten to make dumpster colors compatible with the building colors. Boardmember McCormick left the meeting at 10 :28 A.M. 2) An application from George G. Gentile & Associates for review of preliminary landscape plans for Ordinance #377 compliance for Christ the Ring Evangelical Lutheran Church, 46 Willow Road. Mr. George Gentile reviewed the application and explained that the parking area had been reconfigured to comply with the landscape code by removing pavement to provide landscape islands, but that a waiver was being requested to provide relief from the opaque fence requirement. Mr. Gentile explained that there was an existing hedge on the . south half of the western property line and on almost all of the south property line which would be disrupted by construction of a fence, that a fence would be very costly to the small congregation, and that the limited use of the church did not impact the adjacent residential homes. Also requested was a waiver to provide a phasing plan to implement the revised plan which would include modification to the pavement areas, new landscaping and a revised irrigation system. The 5-year phasing plan would allow time for fund raising activities by the 150- family congregation to pay for the landscaping, and was proposed as follows: 1. Within the first year of Village Council approval, landscaping along Willow Road and the entrance to I Community Appearance Board Meeting Minutes August 16, 1995 Page 6 the church. 2 . Within the second year of Village Council approval, landscaping the western property line. 3. Within the third year of Village Council approval, landscaping the south property line. 4 . Within the fourth year of Village Council approval, parking lot improvements including seven new planting islands and revised stripping. 5. Within the fifth year of Village Council approval, additional parking lot landscape. Mr. Gentile commented that Chair Leslie Cook had suggested a periodic cluster of palms instead of a live oak, however the consensus of the Board was that a consistent canopy of trees lining the road would be preferable and in keeping with the village streetscape program. Possibly interspersing the cocoplum along the perimeter of the property with Simpson stopper was discussed. Mr. Gentile commented that cocoplum was a native hedge material and if , it died because ,of cold weather the Church members realized it would have to be replaced, however, he would discuss the possible use of the two plants with his clients. Mr. Gentile agreed to fertilize or replace the oak trees that were not doing well. Boardmember Coben made a motion to accept the application with an amendment to intermix shrub materials along Willow Road. Motion was seconded by Boardmember D,alack and unanimously carried. Boardmember Steve Parker joined the meeting at 10 :45 A.M. 3) An application from the Tequesta Police Department for review of plans for awning over rear door of Police 7 Community Appearance Board Meeting Minutes August 16, 1995 Page 7 Department, 357 Tequesta Drive. Police Chief Roderick explained the need for the requested awning. Discussion ensued regarding types of awnings. The awning was proposed to be white, made of aluminum, and to be ten feet on the side attached to the building and extend out nine feet. Boardmember Coben made a motion to approve the application as submitted. Motion was seconded by Boardmember Parker and unanimously carried. V. UNFINISHED BUSINESS Boardmember Coben brought to the attention of the Board that Jo Go' s had still not replaced their yellow awning, and that something needed to be done about it. VI. COMMUNICATION FROM CITIZENS Donald Williams, 28 Willow, inquired how Ordinance 377 would be enforced, and whether there was a code requirement that people have lawns. Vice Chair Strahan responded that the Code. Enforcement Officer was responsible to follow up on Ordinance 377 violations. Clerk of the Board Scott D. Ladd explained that a modification of Ordinance 377 had been made which requires 40% landscape open space for single family residences, but does not affect existing properties . unless they are remodeled or added to in excess of 50% of their value. Mr. Ladd commented that the Village . had , been considering adoption of a plan similar to the Lantana Plan, which would address code enforcement and • property standards including lawns, colors of homes, property maintenance- - Village-wide. Mr. Ladd stated that the current code had no requirements for lawns. Wade Griest stated the property next door to him at 397 Community Appearance Board Meeting Minutes August 16, 1995 Page S Dover Road had rats and the Health Department would do nothing until someone was bitten. Mr. Griest requested the Boardmembers to use the microphone during the meetings so that the meeting would be public, and not a private conference. Mr. Griest inquired whether this Board had approved sidewalk plans from Seabrook to Riverside Drive, and was told that was not a function of the Community Appearance Board. Mr. Griest reported that the sidewalk would be asphalt.. Mr. Preston verified that there had been no problem from the residents making the sidewalk 5 feet wide. Mr. Griest commented that the residents objected to the sidewalk being placed near the property line, where it should have been, and discussed the use of asphalt instead of concrete. Mr. Preston commented that the cost of concrete would be roughly four times the cost of asphalt. VII. ANY OTHER MATTERS • Vice Chair Strahan stated that he should have commented, on Leslie Cook' s concern regarding the island adjoining the Tequesta Plaza and Tequesta Corporate Center which is paved and should be filled with plants or grass. In answer, both Boardmember Coben and Vice Chair -Strahan expressed their feeling that the island would be addressed when Tequesta Plaza' s application for compliance with Ordinance 377 was considered. VIII. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 11:10 A.M. Respectfully submitted, Betty our Recording Secretary Community Appearance Board Meeting Minutes August 16, 1995 Page 9 ATTEST: 6d6f Scott D. Ladd Clerk of the Board DATE APPROVED: 033045