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HomeMy WebLinkAboutDocumentation_Planning and Zoning_Tab 01_10/06/2011 . � DRAFT PLANNING AND ZONING ADVISORY BOARD MEETING MINUTES September 1, 2011 CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL The Village of Tequesta Planning and Zoning Advisory Board held a regularly scheduled meeting at the Tequesta Village Hall, 345 Tequesta Drive, Tequesta, Florida, on Thursday, September 1, 2011. The meeting was called to order at 5:30 p.m. A roll call was taken by Deanna Mayo, Assistant to the Village Clerk, who noted the following were present: Chair James Hackett, Vice Chair Michael Schmidt, Steve Okun, Eric Jolly, and Alternate Edward Gigante. Also present were Acting Community Development Director James Weinand, Village Attorney Keith Davis, and Village Clerk Lori McWilliams. Board Members Elizabeth Schauer was absent from the meeting. APPROVALOFAGENDA MOTION Board Member Okun moved to approve the agenda as submitted. Board Member Jolly seconded the motion, which carried by unanimous 5-0 vote. APPROVAL OF PREVIOUS MEETING MINUTES MOTION Board Member Okun moved to approve the minutes of the August 4, 2011 meeting as submitted. Board Member Jolly seconded the motion, which carried by unanimous 5-0 vote. OLD BUSINESS — There was no old business to come before the Board. NEW BUSINESS P&Z 6-11 Application for site plan development review to demolish an existing 410 square foot pool cabana and to construct a 2,904 square foot two story pool and fitness accessory building. The application includes a proposed landscape plan. The address of the proposed site plan is 400 Beach Road. SWEARING IN OF WITNESSES Attorney Davis swore in all those intending to offer testimony in tonighYs case. � P.,LANNING AND ZONING ADVISORY BOARD MEETING MINUTES = September 1, 2011 Page 2 of 3 EX-PARTE COMMUNICATION Chair Hackett reported he shared an office with the landscape architect but had not seen any of the plans for this project. No other ex-parte communication was reported. Consultant Nilsa Zacarias presented the staff report and provided background information. The project had been reviewed by the Development Review Committee (DRC) and was in compliance with Village of Tequesta codes. Conrad Damon provided a history of Tequesta Towers, explaining the project had been previously approved by this Board with conditions and direction to staff to ascertain that complaints made by neighbors in a power point presentation were really non-issues. The objecting condominium associations had filed an appeal; staff had conducted an exhaustive review process and they believed the project to be code compliant. Mr. Damon stressed it was important to bear in mind that all the technical objections were red herrings, and the real issue was a perceived impact on the view which would be caused by this two-story building. Mr. Damon commented there was no legal right to any view, and explained the Village of Tequesta Code requirements on how to calculate building height. The applicant had filed a new application and the neighbors had filed an appeal on the staff report, arguing that the code was unclear regarding accessory building height. The building height presented tonight was slightly less than that allowed by Tequesta Code, and all other code conditions had been met. Public Comment Bob Berns, resident of Tequesta Towers for eleven years, expressed his opinion that since the votes for this project had taken place three years ago, they should be verified, and that this project was too costly to build in the current economy. Village Attorney Davis clarified the Board was obligated to process the application that was before them. Board Comments Board Member Gigante expressed his opinion that staff had been very diligent in reviewing this application. Board Member Jolly asked about square footage, which was clarified by staff. Board Member Okun stated he had no questions. Vice Chair Schmidt commented there could be a problem with floor height if DEP were involved, since for property east of the coastal control line the measurement of building height was different than in Tequesta's code. Mr. Scott, architect for the applicant, indicated a conditional permit had been received from DEP and there had been no issues. MOTION Board Member Okun made a motion to approve the site plan for application P&Z 6-11. Motion was seconded by Board Member Jolly. The vote on the motion was as follows: __ _ _ ___ _ PLANNING AND ZONING ADVISORY BOARD MEETING MINUTES � September 1, 2011 Page3of3 James Hackett - Yes Michael Schmidt - Yes Steve Okun - Yes Eric Jolly - Yes Edward Gigante - Yes The motion therefore carried by unanimous 5-0 vote. COMMUNICATION FROM CITIZENS None ANY OTHER MATTERS Acting Community Development Director Weinand reported the Village Council was trying to speed the development process for applicants, and had asked if this Board could meet on the third Thursday of the month instead of the first Thursday. Consensus of the Board was to change the meeting time to the third Thursday of the month. ADJOURNMENT Upon motion by Board Member Jolly; seconded by Board Member Okun, and unanimously carried, the meeting was adjourned at 6:05 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Deanna Mayo Assistant to the Village Clerk Note: These summary minutes are prepared in compliance with 286.011 F.S. and are not verbatim transcripts of the meeting. A verbatim audio record is available from the Office of the Village Clerk. All referenced attachments are on file in the Village Clerk's office.