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HomeMy WebLinkAboutDocumentation_Regular_Tab 05B_12/09/2004 � � � � ���� ; ��y��_ VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA PLANNING AND ZONING ADVISORY BOARD MEETING MINUTES AUGUST 18, 2004 I. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL The Village of Tequesta Planning and Zoning Advisory Board held a regularly scheduled meeting at the Tequesta Recreation Center, 399 Seabrook Road, Tequesta, Florida, on Wednesday, August 18, 2004. The meeting was called to order at 6:32 P.M. by Chair Elizabeth Schauer. A roll call was taken by Recording Secretary Betty Laur. Board members present were: Chair Elizabeth Schauer, Vice Chair Steve Okun, Leslie Cook, and Jeff Robbins. Boardmember William Wilder was absent. Also in attendance was Clerk of the Board Carol Lux. II. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Ms. Lux requested the adult entertainment ordinance be pulled from Unfinished Business to be considered another time; to add discussion of a request from Mr. Barney Danzanski, Construction Manager for Publix, as item 2, and the site plan review workshop would be item 3. Boardmember Cook requested to make comments just before discussion of sign codes. MOTION Vice Chair Okun moved approval of the agenda as amended. Board member Robbins seconded the motion, which carried by unanimous 4-0 vote. The motion was therefore passed and adopted and the Agenda was approved as amended. III. APPROVAL OF PREVIOUS MEETING MINUTES Vice Chair Okun moved approval of the minutes of the meeting of July 21, 2004 as submitted. Board member Robbins seconded the motion, which carried by unanimous 4-0 vote. Planning and Zoning Advisory Board 8/18/04 Meeting Minutes Page 2 IV. NEW BUSINESS 1) The Village of Tequesta is proposing annexation of three properties located along the east side of U.S. Highway One from the southern boundary of Sandpoint Bay Village south through Baldino's Restaurant to Phoenix Health and Wellness Center. Additionally, the easterly bounding alley right-of-way is proposed to be annexed as well. Clerk of the Board Carol Lux presented the request, explaining Sal Baldino and Mr. Rocchio submitted for voluntary annexation. Palm Beach County recommended taking in Phoenix Health and Wellness Center as an involuntary annexation, since the county and state position was all pockets and enclaves should be annexed into surrounding municipalities. Ms. Lux recommended also taking in the alley behind these properties, with which Palm Beach County concurred. As incentive for the property owners to annex, the alley would be improved with a roadway and wall and landscaping. Jupiter Heights wanted the alley to stay an alley since their residents used it as a walkway. This alley extended on, and behind Zanio's was not annexed in but was used as parking. The wall was constructed by Zanio's. Ms. Lux wanted to come up with a plan for the entire right-of-way to bring it through at a different time, from Sandpoint to the American Legion property at the south end. Chuck Millar, Moyle Flanigan, representing Mr. Baldino, advised they had no problem with this but asked if the alley would be maintained by Palm Beach County if annexed. Ms. Lux responded it would be annexed into the Village, and the Village would maintain it as a Village Road. Ms. Lux reported Palm Beach County had not been maintaining the alley. No one had done a title search on the property, and it was described as a public right-of- way in the legal descriptions of the properties, and the Village would own the property. Mr. Millar asked if there would be any benefit for his client to own it, but Ms. Lux advised it would not be offered to him. Chair Schauer indicated it would be a benefit for emer.gency vehicles to be able to go through the alley. Ms. Lux reported the Village wanted the alley to provide incentive for Jupiter Heights to annex. The alley would be paved, landscaped, and a wall erected. Discussion ensued regarding the push by the State and County for involuntary annexation, and that it would be cheaper over the next 20 years for Jupiter Heights to annex into the Village of Tequesta. Ms. Lux clarified she had not yet prepared a schedule of other areas with dates for involuntary annexation. Maureen Sullivan, owner of the Phoenix building, asked about the property behind Zanio's, and Ms. Lux explained Mrs. Zanio had purchased that property from the previous owner. Ms. Sullivan thought her t�es would be more. Ms. Lux confirmed her taxes would go up but other costs of owning the property would be reduced. Ms. Sullivan indicated she was not happy about being annexed in and suggested the alley be given to the property owners rather than making it a hangout for Jupiter Heights. Discussion ensued. Ms. Sullivan expressed her opinion a wall did not make Planning and Zoning Advisory Board 8/18/04 Meeting Minutes Page 3 sense. Ms. Lux stated codes required a wall to be there. Mr. Okun questioned how this would affect stormwater runoff. Ms. Lux indicated that would be considered at a later date. Mr. Baldino indicated there was a storm sewer behind the Phoenix building. MOTION Boardmember Okun made a motion to move forward with annexation of the four properties. Boardmember Robbins seconded the motion. Boardmember Cook stated she did not believe the Phoenix property should be voted on at this time since the owner did not want to annex. Ms. Lux advised F.S. Chapter 171 stated the Village could take her property and annex it in. Ms. Sullivan confirmed she was owner of the property. Motion carried 3-1 with Boardmember Cook opposed. Ms. Lux reviewed the Village process, advising that this annexation would go to Village Council at their September 16, 2004 meeting; if that passed, second reading would be in October and it would be annexed in. The Village could concurrently do a comprehensive land use and rezoning, with first reading in October, and second reading in November, which would be the quickest it could be done. Mr. Millar indicated Mr. Baldino was anxious to proceed so that he could expand his restaurant. 2) Publix Site Plan Review Ms. Lux reported she had received a call from Barney Danzenski, Construction Manager for Publix, whose site plan review for County Line Plaza had been approved at the last meeting. Mr. Danzenski requested changes to the site plan to be able to have painted walls: on the south side of the Publix storeroom facing the rear service area of the existing shopping center to be painted black in lieu of stucco; the west side (rear) of the Publix storeroom in the loading area facing the water treatment facility to be painted black in lieu of stucco; the north side of the Publix storeroom facing the landscaped area and vacant adjoining parcel to be painted black in lieu of stucco, for a maximum of 24 months. The front would remain the same and all other architectural details would remain the same. Discussion ensued by the board regarding how this would make the building look cheap. MOTION Boardmember Cook made a motion to reject the request and have all sides stucco. Boardmember Robbins seconded the motion, which carried by unanimous 4-0. 3) Site Plan Review Workshop: Carol Lux, Village Planner, will lead the Board in a workshop designed to aid the Board members in Site Plan Review and Community Aesthetics. Topics to be covered include: Planning and Zoning Advisory Board 8l18/04 Meeting Minutes Page 4 Landscape Ordinance 377, general site plan review, plans reading, sign ordinances and community aesthetics among other topics deemed pertinent by the Board Members. Boardmember Cook commented before becoming a member of this board she had been on the Community Appearance Board for close to 20 years, and they relied on the Director of Community Development to make sure all sign code regulations were met, and for all technical items. The board looked at appearance, and years ago had asked the Director of Community Development to tell people submitting projects that they wanted a Mediterranean Bermuda look. They didn't want anything contemporary, and were really conscious about color. They were fortunate to have had a landscape architect on the board who reviewed all plans to be sure the right size plants were put in, etc. Mrs. Cook noted this boaxd might have to spend more time on that since there was no landscape architect on this board, but commented that CAB had relied on the head planner for all technical items. Ms. Lux asked what the board wanted her to cover. Chair Schauer commented for in the future when there was anything dealing with Landscape Ordinance 377 to give the board the checklist. Mrs. Cook reported CAB had used that checklist. Chair Schauer indicated the Council had used it as well, and Ms. Lux explained it had been developed by Steve Parker, whom she trusted, and was what must be used with Ordinance 377. Chair Schauer questioned whether the properties the board voted to annex tonight would have to comply with Ordinance 377. Ms. Lux commented very soon Cypress Road South would need to comply with the ordinance. Chair Schauer commented in the past a 5-year grace period had been given and suggested giving the annexed properties a 5-year grace period to comply with Ordinance 377. Chair Schauer recalled that Cypress Drive properties knew they had to comply with the ordinance, and a couple of properties had had a plan but were asked to wait until after the improvements. Vice Chair Okun asked if newly annexed areas were grandfathered in. Ms. Lux advised that the board could direct her to come up with a policy or leave it to the Village Council or to the Village Manager to set the policy. Chair Schauer suggested giving a year for the people on Cypress Drive to comply with Ordinance 377 because they were already notified and had had over nine years to comply. Vice Chair Okun asked if there would be a significant difference between the Jupiter and Tequesta portions of Cypress Drive. Ms. Lux requested waiting for that discussion. Ms. Cook reported she went before the Village Council a couple of months ago to request improvements be made to property owned by Jupiter from the Rinker Plant to Riverside Drive which looked like a wasteland, and the Village Manager had indicated the Village was going to be working with 3upiter to improve that area. Ms. Lux commented that the big item for signage was this board needed to come up with a pre-set color scheme for each given complex for signs. Vice Chair Okun expressed his opinion it was Planning and Zoning Advisory Board 8l18/04 Meeting Minutes Page 5 really important for the Board to work cooperatively on signage with the Village Council, because developers did not want to put up an eyesore, and he reeled when he saw them handcuffed so that they could not use their logos. Chair Schauer commented in Anchorage, Alask,a McDonald's did not have the yellow arches but you could tell it was a McDonald's, and you had to determine how the signage went with the surrounding development. Other . municipalities throughout the United States had changed allowing logos or certa.in colors according to the location where a project was going. Discussion ensued. It was noted that CAB had changed the colors of a gas station's signage V. UNFINISHED BUSINESS Unfinished business had been pulled from the agenda. VI. COMMUNICATION FROM CITIZENS There were no members of the public present. VII. ANY OTHER MATTERS There were no other matters to come before the board. VIII. ADJOURNMENT Upon motion by Vice Chair Okun, seconded by Board member Robbins, and unanimously carried, the meeting was adjourned at 7:42 p.m. Respectfully submitted, � .�:�'�', �,� ��`c�,. �� � Betty Laur Recording Secretary