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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes_Local Planning Agency_02/16/2012 Planning and Zoning Advisory Board Sitting as the LOCAL PLANNING AGENCY Meeting Minutes February 16, 2012 CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL The Village of Tequesta Planning and Zoning Advisory Board Sitting as the Local Planning Agency held a regularly scheduled meeting at the Tequesta Village Hall, 345 Tequesta Drive, Tequesta, Florida, on Thursday, February 16, 2012. The meeting was called to order at 6:05 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, Board Member Elizabeth Schauer, Board Member Steve Okun, and Alternate Mitchell Miller. Also present were Acting Community Development Director James Weinand, Village Attorney Keith Davis, and Assistant to the Village Clerk Deanna Mayo. Board Member Eric Jotly and Alternate Edward Gigante were absent from the meeting. APPROVAL OF AGENDA MOTION: Vice Chair Okun moved to approve the agenda as amended to omit swearing in of witnesses and ex parte communications. Board Member Schauer seconded the motion. The vote on the mofion was as follows: James Hackett - Yes Michaei Schmidt - Yes �lizabeth Schauer - Yes Steve Okun - Yes Mitchelt Miller - Yes The motion therefore carried by unanimous 5-0 vote. APPROVAL OF PREVIOUS MEETING MINUTES MOT{ON: Vice Chair Okun moved to approve the minutes of the November 3, 20� 1 meeting as submitted. Board Member Schauer seconded the motion. The vote on the motion was as follows: James Hackett - Yes Michael Schmidt - Yes Elizabeth Schauer - Yes Steve Okun - Yes Mitchell Miller - Yes LOCAL PLANNING AGENCY MEETING MINUTES February 16, 2012 Page 2 of 4 The motion ther�efore carried by unanimous 5-0 vote. OLD BUSINESS - None NEW BUSINESS Public Hearing to consider and make recommendations to the Village Council with regard to the following: 1. ORDINANCE NO. 1-12 An Ordinance of the Village Council of the Village of Tequesta, Florida, providing for the rezoning of certain real property within the corporate fimits of the Village of Tequesta, Florida; which property consists of one point seven (1.7) acres, more or less, of land recently acquired by the Village located at 479 Seabrook Road; providing that this reaf property which is more specifically described herein shall be re-zoned as "R/OP - Recreational/Open Space District; providing that the Zoning Map of the Village of Tequesta be amended to reflect the proper designation for this real property; providing a conflicts clause and a severability clause; providing an effective date; and #or other purposes. Board Member Schauer requested staff to find out who owned the stockade fence so the Board could write to homeowners to improve their fences. There were no comments from the public. MOTION: Vice Chair Okun moved to approve Ordinance No. 1-12 as submitted. Board Member Schauer seconded the motion. The vote on the motion was as follows: James Hackett - Yes Michael Schmidt - Yes Elizabeth Schauer - Yes Steve Okun - Yes Mitchell Miller - Yes The motion therefore carried by unanimous 5-0 vote. 2. ORDINANCE NO. 2-12 An Ordinance of the Village Council of the Village of Tequesta, Florida, amending the Village Code of Ordinances at Chapter 78, Zoning, Article I, In General, Section 78-4. Definitions: By creating an entirely new definition for "Place of Assembly", and Article VI, Schedule of District Regulations, Division 2, Schedule LOCAL PLANNING AGENCY MEETING MINUTES February 16, 2012 Page 3 of 4 of Use Regulations, by adopting regulations for assembly uses in each of the Village's various Zoning Districts; and Article X, Off-Street and On-Street Parking and Loading Regulations, Sec. 78-705. Required number of parking spaces, by adopting parking regulations for assembly uses; and Article XI, Signs, Sec. 78- 740, General Restrictions; maximum size and number of signs by adopting sign regulations for assembly uses in residential zones; providing that each and every other section and subsection of Chapter 78, Zoning, shall remain in full force and effect as previously adopted; providing a conflicts clause; a severability clause and authority to codify, providing an effective date, and for other purposes Acting Community Development Director Weinand advised this ordinance was designed to eliminate legal problems and to make it uniform with the code. Village Attorney Davis added this was motivated by a 2002 act of the Legislature which made the Tequesta code in blatant violation of the law because churches were singled out. Attorney Davis explained the sign code in regard to churches. Discussion ensued. Chair Hackett suggested removing "place of worship" from the definition. Attorney Davis advised that singling out a place of religion was the problem; which was not allowed. He explained this code was modeled from the city of Palm Beach Gardens code, since they had had an issue. There were no comments from the public. MOTION: Vice Chair Okun moved to approve Ordinance No. 2-12 as submitted. Board Member Schauer seconded the motion. The vote on the motion was as follows: James Hackett - Yes Michael Schmidt - Yes Elizabeth Schauer - Yes Steve Okun - Yes Mitchell Miller - Yes The motion therefore carried by unanimous 5-0 vote. PUBLIC COMMENT - None BOARD COMMENTS - None ADJOURNMENT: Upon motion by Board Member Okun; seconded by Vice Chair Schmidt, and unanimously carried, the meeting was adjoumed at 6: 98 p.m. LOCAL PLANNING AGENCY MEETING MINUTES February 16, 2012 Page 4 of 4 Respectfuily submitted, '�, r r ��� Ir�.���� , � % � ' -�v�_;>._ t. „ 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.