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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes_Workshop_10/04/1984MINUTES OF THE WORKSHOP MEETING OF THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA, FLORIDA OCTOBER 4, 1984 A Workshop Meeting was held by the Village Council of the Village of Tequesta, Florida at 7:00 P.M., Thursday, October 4, 1984 in the Village Hall, 357 Tequesta Drive, Tequesta, Florida. Councilmembers present were: Stoddard, Murphy, Brown, Mapes and Wagar. Also present were: Robert Harp, Village Manager, Scott D. Ladd, Building Official, Gene Caputo and Jack Horniman, Village Planners. Stoddard advised that the [workshop meeting had been called to go over the latest draft of proposed Zoning Ordinance Revisions which had been discussed for the past year. Caputo referred to his July 17, 1984 draft of recommended revisions to the Zoning Ordinance including proposed Planned Residential Development (PRD) and Planned Commercial Development. (,PCD). Ladd had a question on Page 5, No. 5, Section XII - Sign Regulations . advising that the proposed wording Exempted Real Estate Signs from all pro- visions and requirements for signs and said he did not believe to this to be the intent. He said they should still conform to items 2a and 2d or Page 85 of the Zoning Ordinance. The Village Manager concurred with this and stated some wording had been omitted. It was agreed this item needs to be revised and possibly included in items 2a and 2d. randum. Caputo then proceeded to review the items in the July 17, 1984 rlemo- The new definitions for antennas were accepted as presented. Under Item 2, Section VII - Schedule of Regulations and Application of Regulations - Schedule of Regulations "R-3" - maximum building height is to be revised so that it conforms more closely to the definition set forth in the Building Code and Caputo and Ladd will get together to work this out. All other items in Item 2 were approved. Item 3 - Section VIII - Off Street Parking and Loading Regulation - C - Drainage and Maintenance was approved to give some assistance with keeping parking lots in better repair, if necessary. Item 4 - Section X - Supplemental Regulations applying to a specific, to several or to all districts, A-2 was approved. M-ld, Site Plan Review • is to be reviewed and rewritten so that signs will be excluded from Site Plan Review except those type signs in the Ordinance requiring such approval. Village Council Workshop Meeting October 4, 1984 Page 2 - ----------------------------------- Under new Subsection "0", Brown said he had a problem with the 20' foot diameter or width in Item 2, especially that the provision seems to be in possible conflict with the height limitation of 20' foot above the roof of any building. It was explained that Satellite Dishes are tilted to receive the signal and therefore would probably not violate the height restriction. Under "0"-5, Mapes asked what would happen if he and several neighbors would pay the cost for a Satellite Dish System for their own personal use at no fee for their own use. Such project would fall under the terms of the Ordinance and would require a special exception public hearing. The next item for consideration was Item B-1 - Section IX - Planned Residential Developments. Under B - Scope. I, Caputo noted that the wording in the February 10, 1984 Draft had been revised to eliminate, "Except for Building or Structure Height" and it was noted PRD is for R-2 Zoning District only. Paul Thomson said there was not much R-2 zoned property remaining in the Village and wondered why this was the only area being considered for PRD. He suggested that PRD be allowed for R-lA, and R-1 zoned areas explaining that there was an R-lA area west of the Presbyterian Church, and R-1 areas north of County Club Point and north Cypress Drive. He said PRD would give the Council flexibility and options to allow development better than conven- . tional R-lA and R-1. Stoddard said he would be afraid of such spot zoning. Giba noted Council would always be in control because of the required site plan review. Thomson said there would be no increase in density and could provide good development. Stoddard said he was against PRD in R-lA and R-1 areas and that re- sidents would really be up in arms about this. Stoddard asked Ladd how he felt about this and Ladd said for years the Tequesta Country Club and other Village areas have been told what the can build. Thomson said this would give the Council an opportunity to get better use of land with same density. Caputo noted Thomson had suggested only to allow changes in lot sizes and setbacks not density. Stoddard suggested PRD could be used in R-1 with R-1 restrictions except as to lot sizes. Caputo said the Council could use Site Plan Review in the R-lA and R-1 areas to control lot sizes or setbacks. Mapes noted three (3) stories are not permitted in R-lA and R-l. A poll of the Councilmembers indicated they had no real problems with including PRD as a special exception in R-lA and R-1. Thomson said that by not providing for PRD in R-lA and R-1 was locking developers out of good development. Item E - General Requirements and Special Regulations, New Item 2, Permitted Building Height, was discussed and it was determined to change the wording to read "the allowable height for buildings shall be the same as provided for in the R-1 Zoning District for Single Family use, however, at the discretion of the Village Council, building heights in the R-2 district . may be increased to a maximum of three (3) stories or forty (40) feet". Brown asked how densities are determined and was advised by the District Regulations. • Village Council Workshop Meeting October 4, 1984 Page 3 - Item D - Special Definitions - Group Home and Congregate Living Facilities, Caputo said it meets the intent of the regulations. Horniman had a concern about which Site Regulations would be applicable to Congregate Living Facilities and stated hotels, motels, etc. are converted to CLF at very high densities. Giba said the market place would determine the number of units. Horniman restated his concern about what Site Regulations the faci- lities are to conform to. It was determined the regulations of the district would be the ones CLF have to conform to. The Planned Commercial Development (PCD) new draft was acceptable as written. Roger Fulling said he had an item he wished to discussed and that is the difference in the definition of building height in the Zoning Ordinance and in the Building Code and Ladd confirmed this. Caputo advised he and Ladd are to meet to revise this definition. Stoddard asked Fulling if he had any guidelines for a definition and he said he did. He said he objects to the new proposed definition and said it should provide that height be measured from the center line of the road, a well established line. Ladd said the proposed definition could be used but would require a survey of the parameters of the dune. Fulling said the new definition would provide for higher buildings and did not see any reason to change the definition now. Mapes said the definiton would be better for developers and be a tool to assist with having the property annexed. Fulling questioned why the owner had not annexed the property up to now and Fulling is against the new proposed zoning. He said it was a whim of the Council and there is no need to change now. Mr. A. S. DeMott, representing the Beach Road Association, said they were opposed to the proposed new definition for building height. He informed the Council that he had talked about this matter with former Beach Road re- sident, Dick Hutchison who said he had worked with the Village to get the present definition of Building Height. Reverend Emery, First United Presbyterian Church, together with some church members and their attorney, Charles W. Littel, requested the Village Council for a change in the wording of the Zoning Ordinance to allow the church to operate a pre-school at their church site. The Council agreed to listen to the proposal. Littel said the Church was requesting a change in the zoning to allow a pre-school program in the R-IA district where the church is located, the only church in the Village in an R-IA Zoning District. He said it could be included as a special exception use. Caputo said there were several possible ways for providing for this in the ordinance. Mapes asked the hours of operation, the age of the students and how they would get to the school Emery advised it would be regular school hours for 3 and 4 year olds who would be brought to the school. Caputo said the definition Village Council Workshop Meeting October 4, 1984 Page 4 - of school could be revised to include pre-school facilities and the pre- school into use with a church. A poll of the Council indicated their willingness to include the request with the other Zoning Ordinance Revisions. Caputo advised that the Village Attorney would now have to prepare the Ordinance providing for all of the provisions and advertisement and Public Hearings would then have to held to make the revisions effective. The Workshop meeting was adjourned at 9:00 P.M. Respectfully Submitted: ROBERT HARP • RH:mk