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HomeMy Public PortalAbout1995-05-01 Workshop Meeting20 COUNCIL MINUTES WORKSHOP MEETING - MAY 1. 1995 The workshop meeting of the Bal Harbour Village Council was held on Monday, May 1, 1995. in the Conference Room at Bal Harbour Village Hall. The meeting was called to order at 11:40 a.m. by Mayor Spiegel. The roll was called and those present were: Also present: Mayor Estelle Spiegel Assistant Mayor Matthew B. Blank Councilman James E. Boggess Councilman Andrew R. Hirschl Councilman Sol M. Taplin Alfred J. Treppeda. Interim Village Manager/Police Chief Jeanette Horton. Village Clerk ,t Richard J. Weiss, Village Attorney Dan Nieda. Building Official Michael Miller. Craig Smith & Associates James F. Silvers. Chairman Architectural Review Board Richard Olsen As a quorum was determined to be present, the meeting commenced. Councilman Hirschl explained more than a year ago the Village Council met with Dr. Kelsey and the Village's Building Inspector to discuss the tear down phenomena, which Dr. Kelsey had brought to the Council's attention through articles that had been printed. The concern of this Council is that the current code allows for extremely dense structures on small lots. as well as what has happened in the Ocean Front District, such as the number of floors allowed did not take into consideration the amount of space between the floors. Councilman Hirschl then proceeded to read a memorandum from Edward Gross to the Architectural Review Board requesting them to review the code to reduce the second floor areas and total living square foot area on different lot size. Mr. Silvers stated that the reality is the ownership of the homes is changing and the people investing in these homes want a larger home due to the larger investment. One of the items to be recognized is the setbacks for anything more massive, placing the emphasis on the middle of the property. Mr. Nieda presented the following overview of zoning issues and their impact upon residential building massing, density. and sienage. 1. Building Massing and Density in the Residential District: 1.1 Zoning Criteria in the R-1 and R-2 Residential District: 21 Minimum Floor Area Setbacks: Front Sides Rear Maximum Building Height Average Roof Height Crown of the Road Maximum Lot Coverage R-1 2.500 s.f 40 ft. 10 ft. 10 ft. 30 ft. R-2 1.800 s.f 30 ft. 10 ft. 10 ft. 30 ft. 23 Ft. 22 Ft. 40 % 40 '% 1.2 Role of the Architectural Review Board: Review by Building Official of submittal for new construction. which consists of: Zoning Criteria Compliance Design Appropriateness Aesthetics Material Selection Color Scheme Impact upon Adjacent Property Recommendation/Presentation to Chairman and Members of the Architectural Review Board. Deliberation on merits of Submittal. Rejection or issuance of Preliminary Certificate of Appropriateness issuance of Final Certificate of Appropriateness. Construction Document and Permit . 1.3 Applicable Zoning Criteria to Building Massing and Density: A. Base Flood Elevation - Consider reference all height limitations to the Crown of the Road elevations so that " building pad" counts as part of the overall height. b. Setbacks - Consider allowing unbalanced setbacks es: and 15' on two story portion of side yard. c. Lot Coverage - Consider decreasing lot coverage on two story residences from 40% to 35%. Workshop Meeting 5/1/95 22 d. Maximum Building Height - Consider reference maximum building height to the Crown of the Road elevation. e. Average Roof Height - Consider increasing offset of two story structures from side yard setbacks from one additional foot for each foot above 22 feet. f. Floor Area Ratio - Consider adopting a suitable floor area ratio as a means of reducing building volume. Encourage a higher floor area ratio for one story structures than two story structures. 2. Samples of recent construction in the R-1 and R-2 Districts: 2.1 R-1 District: a. 212 Bal Bay Drive - Main roof line is perpendicular to the side interior lot lines. A variance was granted for side setback. building height and average roof height. b. 166 Bai Bay Drive - Principal roof line is parallel to interior side property lines, raised bearing plates 11'0" plus or minis as design feature. 2.2 R-2 District: a. 152 Park Drive - Stepped roof line reduces building mass visually. main roof line is perpendicular to interior side. A variance was granted for the side yard setback and average roof height. b. 174 Park Drive - Two story addition to existing residencegood integration of existing and new roof lines, main roof line is perpendicular to side yard. c. 208 Park Drive - Two story addition to existing residence. raised entry feature is used to integrate existing roof line to the two story addition. main roof line is perpendicular to interior side. A variance was granted for side yard setbacks. building height and average roof height. 3. Signage: 3.1- 3.2 Ocean Front District & Residential District: Consider revising Section 15.36 of the Village Code to reflect current building signage in use. The Ocean Front District have different traffic patterns and therefor should have signage reflective of the use patterns. The durability, ease of maintenance. illumination. cost, aesthetics need to be factored in the selection. Workshop Meeting 5/1/95 3 23 3.3 Building Signage TVUes: The different types of signage to be considered are as follows: Cast plastic on free standing masonry pedestal Surface mounted plaque type (glazed tile). Surface mounted cast aluminum letters. Cast aluminum letters on free standing masonry pedestal and marble finish. Mr. Weiss suggested that the planner come back with recommendations to change the Code. Mr. Miller gave a brief history of his background before joining Craig Smith & Associates. He stated he will review Mr. Nieda's recommendations and come back with a report on Residential Zoning Criteria proposed amendments. He continued to explain he will send this report to Mr. Treppeda to be placed on the May 16th regular Council meeting agenda. 1 3. Other Business: None 4. Adiourn: There being no further discussion. a motion was offered by Councilman Taplin and seconded by Councilman Boggess to adjourn. The motion carried unanimously (5-0). and the meeting adjourned at 12:50 p.m. Attest:. Jeanette Horton. CMC/AAE village Clerk Workshop Meeting 5/1/95