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HomeMy WebLinkAboutDocumentation_Planning and Zoning_Tab 01_05/19/2016 •, , �I�r� PL,4NNING AND ZONING �OARD MEE`fIIVC3 MINUTE� April 21, 2016 1. CALL. TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL The Village of Tequesta Planning and Zoning Board held a regularly scheduled meeting at the Tequesta Village Hall, 345 Tequesta Drive, Tequesta, Florida, on Thursday, April 21, 2016. The meeting was called to order at 5:31 p.m. A roll call was taken by Anna Johnson, Community Development Planner, who noted the following were present: Chair Janet Strand, Board Member Elizabeth Schauer, Board Member Steven Eagen, and Alternate Board Member Leslee Dasher. Vice Chair Michael Schmidt, Board Member Ashley Warren, and Alternate Board Member Sebastian Loaiza were absent. Also present was Village Attorney Jack Rice and Community Development Director Nilsa Zacarias, who joined the meeting telephonically. 2. �4PPROVAL OF AGENDA MO°TION Board Member Elizabeth Schauer moved to approve the agenda as submitted; Board Member Dasher seconded the motion, which carried by unanimous 4-0 vote. 3. APPROVa4L OF PRE!/IOl1S IVIEETING IVIIN�T'��e March 17, 2016 MOTION ' Board Member Eagen moved to approve the minutes of the March 17, 2016 meeting as submitted. Board Member Schauer seconded the motion, which carried by unanimous 4-0 vote. SWEARING IN OF WITNESSES Attorney Rice noted the item was quasi judicial and asked the Board members for ex-parte communications. There were none. The following person's raised their hands to be sworn in, to speak on an item: Brian Sunderhaus, Superintendent, Tequesta Country Club; Jeff Anton, Terragone Development Services; Sasha & Matthew Melendy, property owners, 152 Gulfstream Drive; George Gentile, Gentile Glas Holloway O'Mahoney & Associates, Inc. 4. SPM 05-16: Application from Tequesta Country Club for a minor site plan modification to remove the existing chain fence around the Golf Maintenance Facility and replace it with 950 linear feet of six (6) foot tall wooden fence. The address of the property is 201 Country Club Drive, Tequesta, Florida 33469. Board Member Dasher asked the applicant to clarify if this application from Tequesta Country Club had been heard previously by the Planning and Zoning Board. Brian Sunderhaus, Superintendent, Tequesta Country Club, responded that a similar application to replace the existing fence around the golf maintenance facility was approved last year by the Board. He PLANNING AND ZONING ADVISORY BOARD MEETING MINUTES April 21, 2016 Page 2 of 3 further ciarified that the current application proposed a different fence material than the original application. MOTION Board Member Schauer moved to approve SPM 05-16. Board Member Eagen seconded the motion, which carried by unanimous 4-0 vote, 5. VAR 02-16: Application from Matthew J. and Sasha G. Melendy for a relief from Sec. 76-20 (a) (1) to allow the installation of a 122 foot waterward dock length, where the code allows 75 feet; and for relief from Sec. 76-20 (g) to allow a 610 sq. ft. dock area, where the code allows a maximum 500 square feet. The address of the property is 152 Gulfstream Drive, Tequesta, Florida, 33469. Chair, Janet Strand, reminded the Board that a variance request must be reviewed on its own merits. She drew the Boards attention to the printed list of the criteria for issuance of a dock variance, which was provided by the Attorney. Attorney Rice reiterated Board Member Strand's comment that a variance is a legal decision and approval or denial must be based on whether or not the criteria associated with a dock variance have been met. Attorney Rice announced he would later discuss two comments he had for the applicant. Attorney Rice asked the applicant, Jeff Anton, Terragone Development Services, if he would like to enter the application into evidence, to which he agreed. Attorney Rice also entered the variance criteria into the record as public comment. A copy of the variance criteria was provided to the applicant. Board Member Eagan requested that Board Member Dasher give a brief history of the approval process for a dock variance, based on her experience with the Board of Adjustment, to which she agreed. Attorney Rice addressed two specific comments to the applicant, Mr. Anton. First, he asked the applicant to clarify why the permit documents associated with the DEP approval were different from the permit documents provided in the variance application. Mr. Anton responded that his original application submittal was consistent with the DEP documents; however, he had to modify the dimensions of the dock to be consistent with Village code. He asserted that the application was still consistent with DEP requirements. Attorney Rice requested that the applicant submit new documents to the DEP for approval on the revised dock dimensions. Mr. Anton stated that he will provide updated DEP approval documents when he applies for building permits. Attorney Rice addressed the second comment to the applicant. He indicated that the state code referenced in one of the applicant's responses on the application form states that handrails should be provided on the portion of the dock that is over seagrass. Board Member Schauer asked for clarification regarding the need for handrails. Mr. Anton responded that the PLANNING AND ZONING ADVISORY BOARD MEETING MINUTES April 21, 2016 Page 3 of 3 intent of the handrails is to prevent boats from docking along the length of the dock. Mr. Anton emphasized that boats would not be docked along this portion of the dock. 11610TION Board Member Schauer moved to approve VAR 02-�6. Board Member Dasher seconded the motion, which carried by unanimous 4-0 vote. 6. STAFF COMMENTS None 7. PU�LIC COMMENTS None 8. �OARD COMMENT'S None 9. ADJOURNMENT Upon motion by Board Member Schauer, seconded by Board Member Dasher, and unanimously carried, the meeting was adjourned at 5:45 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Nilsa Zacarias, AICP Director of Community Development 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.