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Home My Public Portal About1954-12-20 MeetingMr. Webb showed the council the revised plans for the signs ¢n the Balmoral Hotel which had been approved at the last council meeting. A letter from the Economic Society of South Florida was read to the council and Mr. Webb said that he had studied the attached report on water conditions for Dade County. He said,he considered the project worth- while. Thereupon on motion of Mr. Colling, seconded by Mr. Brown it was unan- imously voted to send.$25.00 to the Society for their work. An application for the renewal of the taxi permit by Gunnar W. Lind at the Kenilworth Hotel and for,twq additional cabq at the Bal Harbour Hotel was submitted and approved on motion of Mr. Brown, seconded by Mr. Collins. Also submitted was.an,application for a taxi permit for an unmetered cab at the Sea View Hotel by Bob Front., This "application was also approved unanimously on motion of Mr. Collins,, seconded by Mr. Brown. An application by'Causeway Rental Service to operate five U- Drive- It ears from the Sea View Hotel was considered and on motion of Mr. Collins, seconded,by Mr. Brown, unanimously approved. Mr. Webb reviewed the application for a Liquor License for the Balmoral Hotel,,. After discussion on motion of Mr. Brown, seconded by Mr. Collins, the license was unanimously granted subject to the "submitting of finger1rints by the owners., Mr. Webb then submitted the application of, the, Ball Harbour, Hotel for a Liquor License. On motion of Mr. Collins, seconded by Mr. Brown the license was unanimously granted. . aa Mr. Webb said that the owners,of Lot 1 on the Oceanfront wished to' extend the groin they are now building out to the legal limit of one hundred _feet beyond the,seawall. After studying the plan on motion of Mr. Brown, second - ad by Mr. Collins', permission was unanimously granted. Mr. Brown asked how the plans for the Village Hall building were progressing and Mr. Webb showed the ,ketches he had.received frpm.,Mr. Sehoeppl's office and said that the blueprints could be made up shortly. There being no further business before the meeting on motion of Mr. Collins, and seconded by Mr. Brown, the meeting adjourned. As at nt Mayor , , C . Attest. . V- illage ,Clerk December 20, 1954 The Council of Bal Harbour Village met at the Village Hall, Monday, December 20, 1954 at9:00 o'clock P. M. There were present: Messrs. Beatty, Stokely and Dr. Leonard ,Absent: Messrs. Brown and Collins Also present were W. H. Webb, Village Manager; Mary Wetterer, Village Clerk; and Thomas Anderson, Village Attorney. The minutes of the pre,%i.ous meeting of November 15, 1954 'were read and approved. The council then considered Ordinance No. 37 a new ordinance gov- erning signs in Bal Harbour Village and Mr. Webb read to the counei.l a letter from Mr. Harry Brown stating his views on the subject. After discussion on motion of Mr. Stokely, seconded by Mr. Beatty the ordinance.entitled.' "AN ORDINANCE OF BAL HARBOUR VILLAGE, FLORIDA, PRO- HIBITING BILLBOARDS; REGULATING AND CONTROLLING THE ERECTION, USE, MAINTENANCE AND WORD CONTENT OF ALL TYPES OF SIGNS, ON IMPROVED OR UNIMPROVED PROPERTY, EITHER WITHIN OR WITHOUT, OR UPON, ALL BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES, IN. ALL RESIDENTIAL AND BUSINESS ZONES, BY EITHER THE OWNER, LESSEE, OR OCCUPANT OF SUCH LAND, BUILDING OR STRUCTURE; PROVIDING FOR THE APPROVAL i)F' ALL PROPOSED SIGNS AND THE REMOVAL OF NON- CONFORMiNQ, SIGNS; PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS; AND WAIV- ING ANY REQUIREMENT FOR POSTING.N, * . was unanimously adopted. Mr. Webb then reported to the council that the work at Tract OB0, had been completed and it was now in order to set up a Confirmation Date to _ .establish A lien against the Community National Bank. Resolutilon No. 29 was then read to the council and on motion. of Mr..Beatty, seconded by Mr. Stokely, was unanimously passed. Mr. Webb told the council that he ,had received a letter from the Economic Society of South Florida expressing their gratitude for the $25.00 donation. The council was shown a sketch of a bulkhead for. Lot 1 of the Ocean Front. and Mr. Webb explained that Zurwelle- Whittaker had de- signed this gall so that the proposed hotel could have underground parking. After discussion on 'motion of Mr. Stokely, seconded by Mr: Beatty, Scheme #1 was unanimously approved. Applications fop U- Drive -It- Permits for the Balmoral and_Emeral& Isle Hotels were submitted. On motion of Mr. Stokely, seconded by Mr. Beatty, Pershing Auto Rentals, Inc. were granted the permits. Application.was made by Circle Cabs.for four.Taxi Permits for the above hotels and. on motion of Mr. Beatty, seconded by Mr. Stokely, unanimously ly approved. Mr. Webb told the council that with toe two new.hotels he would like to have an additional police officer for three months during the winter season. After discussion on motion of Mr. Stokely, seconded by Mr. Beatty, the request !j was unanimously approved. Mr. Webb explained to the members that the City of Miami Beach had recently amended their license ordinance to permit various closing hours for bars on a graduated fee basis. He asked that the council give this idea -some DE.6EMBER 20, 195! "' thought and possibly amend our ordinance for next 'season. Mr. Webb asked the council to consider amending the Auto Inspection Ordinance to provide for yearly inspections. He said that a great many'o£ our people have received citations from other cities due to being out of -the village when the stickers expired. After discussion it was agreed greed by the council to set up the inspections on a yearly basis to expire March 15th.of each year, and have An ordinance prepared for the next•meeting. There being no further business before,the meeting on motion'of Mr. 'Stokely, seconded by Mr. Beatty, the meeting was adjourned. • Mayor Attest. , Village Clerk F ;& January 13, 1955 A' special meeting of the Bal Harbour Village Council was �tAngd Thurs day, January.13,.1955 at 9#00 o'clock 4. M. All the members of the council were present together with W. H. Webb, Village Manager and Mary Wetterer, Village Clerk. j. Dr. Leonard explained that the meeting had been called to approve a plat called "Ocean Front Addition" for the resubdivision of Lots 17, 18, and.19 of the Ocean Front Section of.Bay Harbor, Plat Book 44, page 27, that portion of former pnblic.road: known as CollinssL Avenue, closed by Resolution No. 6429 of Dade County' Commissioners, Deed Book`38P'Art,pa�ges;'85, 94i apd,85,-snd. all of Tract "G" of the residential section of 'Bal Harbour., Plat Book 44; page 950 Mr. Webb said he had talked to all the members about this and .read Ordinance.No. 38 covering the acceptance of-the plat'. Thereupon on motion of Mr, Beatty, seconded by Mr. Collins the ordinance was unanimously passed. Mr. Webb also suggested that before the plat is signed and returned to Zurwelle- Whittaker, Inc. that Mr. Whittaker make the.set -back lines part of the plat. It wag moved by Mr.. Beatty, seconded 4 Mr..Stokely, and unanimously voted that the north side of the north lot be forty (40) feet and the remainder carried, as shown on the plat recorded.in Plat Book 44 at page 27 of the Public Records of Dade County, Florida, w • J Mr. Carlos.Schoeppl, the architect designing the Village Hall, appeared before the meeting and the council discussed with him -the possibility of changing the front design of the building to a modern one. Mr. Schoeppl,said that he believed the..eolonial design was more in keeping with the surroundings. After further discussion it was agreed to have blue prints made so that bids could be submitted. JANUARY L31 19 §6