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MINUTES OF THE VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA
COMMUNITY APPEARANCE BOARD MEETING
AUGUST 14, 1974
The Community Appearance Board held a meeting at 10:00
A August 14, 1974 in the Village Hall, 357 Tequesta Drive,
Tequesta, Florida. Board members present were: Mr. Roger W. Fulling,
Mrs. Philip J. Corr, Mr. Theodore E. Davis. Also present were
Robert Harp, Board Secretary and Mr. A. W. Butterfield, Village
Building Official. Mr. F. Leroy Scovill was in attendance represent-
ing Mr. Robert J. Shaw.
Vice - Chairman Fulling chaired the meeting and called
attention to the recent resignations of Mr. J. B. Stancliffe and
Mr. John C. Teare from the Board, He suggested Mr. Robert Hale as
a possible person to serve on some Village Board or Coneni.ttee.
Mrs. Corr spoke of the need for a landscape architect on the Board
but was reminded that all Board members must reside in the Village
and be a property owner and registered voter. Suggestions for two
Board members and two alternate Board members would be appreciated.
The Vice - Chairman advised that the meeting had been
scheduled to review the plans for a proposed coninerciai building to
be constructed on the west side of U.S. Highway No. 1 between the
existing Daly Real Estate office building and the lst Professional
Real Estate office building by Mr. Robert J. Shaw and to consider
the application of the First National Bank and Trust Company of
Tequesta for a sign on the facia over their drive -in windows pursuant
to Section 15 of Ordinance No. 171.
The Board thoroughly and deliberately reviewed the plans
for the Shaw Building on U.S. Highway No. 1 as designed by Efrain
Arguellos, Architect, Drawings No. 1/13 through 13/13. Davis moved,
seconded by Corr that the plans as submitted be returned to Mr. Shaw
for revisions to meet the requirements of Village Zoning Ordinance
No. 211 and Community Appearance Board Ordinance No. 208 with parti-
cular reference to reflect the following questions and objections
prior to the Board's approval of the plans:
1. Inadequate landscaping of sufficient height to
properly screen the parking areas on all sides.
2. Inadequate enclosure and screening for dumpster
location and the trash storage areas on the west
corners of the proposed building.
3. The green space area does not meet the criteria
of Ordinance No. 208 as specified in Section 13d3,
page 11.
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4. The parking space located in the center of the east
property line has no means of egress. An adequate
turnout space should be provided,
5. It is recommended by - the Community Appearance Board
that consideration be given to the access for parking
area to the building entrance hall on the center east.
6, The Community Appearance Board desires more detail as
to the location, number and type of outdoor lighting
to be provided for the property.
7. The sign on the east.property line as indicated on
the landscape plan projects into the proposed
U.S. Highway No. 1 right -of way.
8. The Community Appearance Board desires specific
information and a draining as to the treatment for
the visual affect for the rooftop air conditioning
units.
9. The Community Appearance Board requests more specific
information and a drawing as to the type of planting
proposed. It is the firm recommendation and desire
of the Community Appearance Board that plantings for
screening purposes not be confined to hedges or low
groiang plants but that consideration be given to
the planting of properly selected trees.
10. It is the consensus of the Community Appearance
Board that the size of the parking and building
proposed is not in conformance with the requirements
and intent of the Community Appearance Board
Ordinance No. 208. It is also the consensus of
the Community Appearance Board:that�the• architecture
of the building and the selection of the materials
of construction are compatible with the criteria
and objectives of Ordinance No. 208,
The vote on the motion was:
Davis - For
Corr - For
Fulling - For
and therefore the plans as submitted were not approved and the
Vice - Chairman is to so notify Mr. Shaw in writing,
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Mr. Roy 0. Harstad, Vice - President of the First
National Bank and Trust Company was in attendance to discuss the
proposed sign to be integrated into the facia over the drive -in
teller windows at the Bank building on the north side (see attached
exhibits A, B and C. Following review of the plan for the proposed
sign as prepared by Ferrin Signs, Inc. Design No. 4264, revised
July 11, 1974, Davis moved, seconded by Corr that the proposed sign
be approved. The vote on the motion was:
Davis - For
Corr - For
Fulling - For
and the application was thereby approved and the members of the
Board signed two (2) copies of the plan.
The secretary advised that the Village Attorney was
aware of the proposal to make the Board the Sign Conmittee and
would have to provide for amending the applicable ordinance. The
Village Attorney has also been asked to review Ordinance No. 208
to add a scope section similar to Boca Ratonts ordinance.
There being no further business, the meeting adjourned
at 12:14 P.M.
Respectfully submitted,
Robert Harp
Secretary I