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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes_Board of Adjustment_12/10/2012 BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT PUBLIC HEARING MEETING MINUTES DECEMBER 10, 2012 CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL The Village of Tequesta Board of Adjustment held a regularly scheduled Public Hearing at the Village Hall Council Chambers, 345 Tequesta Drive, Tequesta, Florida, on Monday, December 10, 2012. The meeting was called to order at 6:00 p.m. A roll call was taken by Deanna Mayo, Assistant to the Village Clerk. Present were: Chair Steve Pullon, Vice Chair Paul Brienza, Board Member Randy Kaye Garvey who arrived at 6:02 p.m., Board Member Matt Belger, Alternate Ward Bertholf, and Alternate Leslie Dasher. Board Member Jon Newman was absent from the meeting. Also in attendance were Community Development Director Nilsa Zacarias, Attorney Jennifer Gaston, Assistant to the Village Clerk Deanna Mayo, and Community Development Staff Member Gina Lawrence. APPROVAL OF AGENDA 1. Approval of Previous Meeting Minutes MOTION Board Member Belger moved that the minutes for the meeting of August 13, 2012 be approved as submitted. Vice Chair Brienza seconded the motion. The motion carried by unanimous 5-0 vote. 2. NEW BUSINESS Attorney Gaston read the following request for variances into the record: V 10 —12 Request for variances in order to construct additions onto an existing single-family structure: Relief from Sec. 78-95 to allow enlargement of a non-conforming building; Relief from Sec. 78-143 to allow a front setback of 24.4 feet where the code requires a minimum of 25 feet. The applicant is Richard Black. The address of the property is 387 Evergreen Ave., Tequesta, Florida 33469. The legal description is Lot 8, Block 17, Jupiter in the Pines, Section "B". The property is located in zoning District R-1. A. Swearing-In of Witnesses Attorney Gaston swore in Mr. Richard Black, Mrs. Carly Black, and Community Development Director Nilsa Zacarias. B. Disclosure of Ex-Parte Communications Board of Adjustment Meeting Minutes December 10, 2012 Page 2 Chair Pullon, Vice Chair Brienza, Board Member Garvey, and Board Member Berthoff each disclosed that they had visited the site but spoke to no one. Board Member Betger reported he had spoken to no one and had not visited the site. C. Testimony of Witnesses and Cross Examination, if any Richard Black commented he wanted to enclose the back porch and add a bedroom beside it. He explained that when the house was built it extended eight inches into the 25 foot setback required by current code. It was unknown what the code had been at the time the house was built. Community Development Director Zacarias explained many properties in the Village had the same problem, and the Village was in the process of changing the code so that these properties would not need variances in the future if they extended into the setback or for finish floor elevation. Community Development DirectorZacarias reported she had spoken to one neighbor who lived at 390 Evergreen and answered her questions, and she was fine with the variance request, and also with a neighbor concerned with the hours of work on the project. D. Finding of Fact Based Upon Competent Substantial Evidence MOTION Board Member Berthoff moved to approve the request for a variance to allow enlargement of the non-conforming building and a front setback of 24.4 feet on the property located at 387 Evergreen, Tequesta, Florida. Board Member Belger seconded the motion. The vote on the motion was: Steve Pullon — for Paul Brienza - for Randy Kaye Garvey — for Matt Belger - for Ward Bertholf - for The motion was therefore passed by unanimous 5-0 vote. PUBLIC COMMENT There were no comments from the public. Board of Adjustment Meeting Minutes December 10, 2012 Page 3 BOARD COMMENTS Board Members indicated they had code supplements but needed the code books. Assistant to the Village Clerk Mayo indicated she would supply books to those who needed them. ADJOURNMENT MOTION Vice Chair Brienza moved that the meeting be adjourned at 6:12 p.m. Board Member Belger seconded the motion. Motion carried by unanimous 5-0 vote. �`F��spectfully submitted, \ ,��1��� � %� �� = �:� �.�e :�. � � � � /, Deanna Mayo V 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.