HomeMy Public PortalAbout02-23-94 Regular Council Meeting.tifM I NUT E S
VILLAGE COUNCIL MEETING
VILLAGE OF KEY BISCAYNE, FLORIDA
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1994
COUNCIL CHAMBER
85 WEST MCINTYRE STREET, SECOND FLOOR
1 CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL OF : The meeting was called to
order by Mayor Festa at 7 10 p m Present were Councilmembers
Mortimer Fried, Raul Llorente, Raymond Sullivan, John Waid, Vice
Mayor Joe Rasco, and Mayor John Festa Councilman Betty Sime was
absent Also present were Village Clerk Guido Inguanzo and Village
Attorney Steve Helfman
Mayor Festa announced that this was a continuation of the meeting
of February 1, 1994
2 AGENDA: There were no changes to the agenda
3 ORDINANCES: The first reading of the following ordinance, as
amended at the meeting of February 15, 1994, was continued
AN ORDINANCE OF THE VILLAGE OF KEY BISCAYNE, FLORIDA;
AMENDING THE VILLAGE CODE BY ADDING CHAPTER , SUPPLEMENTAL
DISTRICT REGULATIONS FOR SINGLE FAMILY DEVELOPMENT; PROVIDING
FOR DEFINITIONS; PROVIDING A SCHEDULE OF REGULATIONS FOR
BUILDING HEIGHT, T'ThLL HEIGHT, FRONT SETBACKS, REAR SETBACKS,
SIDE SETBACKS, LOT OVERAGE, FLOOR AREA RATIOS AND PERVIOUS
AREA; PROVIDING REGULATIONS FOR PARKING AND DRIVEWAYS, LOT
ELEVATION, DRAINAGE Burer'z S, AIR CONDITIONING EQUIPMENT, POOL
EQUIPMENT AND SOLAR PANELS, BOAT STORAGE, DECKS, POOLS AND
FECES AND WALLS AND ACCESSORY BUILDINGS AND USES;
PROVIDING FOR REPEAL OF CONFLICTING PROVISIONS; PROVIDING FOR
SEVERABILITY, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
Mayor Festa made a motion amending footnote seven to read "Up to an
additional 07 FAR is permitted for structures that are open " The
motion was seconded by Councilman Llorente and adopted by a 5 - 0
voice vote The vote was as follows Councilmembers Fried,
Llorente, Sullivan, Waid, and Mayor Festa voting Yes
Councilman Sullivan made a motion limiting the Floor Area Ratio to
forty percent ( 40) The motion was seconded by Councilman Fried
After brief discussion, the motion failed on a 2 - 4 roll call vote
The vote was as follows Councilmembers Fried and Sullivan voting
Yes Councilmembers Llorente, Waid, Vice Mayor Rasco, and Mayor
Festa voted No
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Mayor Festa made a motion limiting the Floor Area Ration to forty-
seven percent ( 47) The motion was seconded by Councilman Waid
After further discussion, the motion was adopted on a 4 - 2 roll
call vote The vote was as follows Councilmembers Fried,
Llorente, Waid, and Mayor Festa voting Yes Councilman Sullivan and
Vice Mayor Rasco voted No
Mayor Festa made a motion amending Section 3 2 to read "Parking
Parking spaces must be paved or consist of a hard durable, dust free
surface which allows safe vehicular and pedestrian flow " The
motion was seconded by Vice Mayor Rasco and adopted by a 6 - 0 voice
vote The vote was as follows Councilmembers Fried, Llorente,
Sullivan, Waid, Vice Mayor Rasco, and Mayor Festa voting Yes
Mayor Festa made a motion amending Section 4 to add "or pool" after
the word "deck" The motion was seconded by Councilman Fried and
adopted by a 6 - 0 voice vote The vote was as follows
Councilmembers Fried, Llorente, Sullivan, Waid, Vice Mayor Rasco,
and Mayor Festa voting Yes
Mayor Festa made a motion amending Section 6 1 to change the front
setback to ten feet and the side street setback to ten feet The
motion was seconded by Councilman Llorente and adopted by a 6 - 0
voice vote The vote was as follows Councilmembers Fried,
Llorente, Sullivan, Waid, Vice Mayor Rasco, and Mayor Festa voting
Yes
Mayor Festa made a motion amending Section 6 2 to change the front
setback to ten feet and the side street setback to ten feet and add
"if the equipment is located along any street front, it must be
visually screened from the right-of-way " The motion was seconded
by Councilman Llorente and adopted by a 6 - 0 voice vote The vote
was as follows Councilmembers Fried, Llorente, Sullivan, Waid,
Vice Mayor Rasco, and Mayor Festa voting Yes
Mayor Festa made a motion amending Section 6 3 to add "or set into
the roof so that the upper roof surface abuts the side of the solar
panel" after the word "right-of-way(s)" The motion was seconded
by Councilman Llorente and adopted by a 6 - 0 voice vote The vote
was as follows Councilmembers Fried, Llorente, Sullivan, Waid,
Vice Mayor Rasco, and Mayor Festa voting Yes
Mayor Festa made a motion amending Section 8 2 to change the
setbacks to read "6 5" The motion was seconded by Councilman
Fried and adopted by a 6 - 0 voice vote The vote was as follows
Councilmembers Fried, Llorente, Sullivan, Waid, Vice Mayor Rasco,
and Mayor Festa voting Yes
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Councilman Fried excused himself from the meeting at 8 45 p m
Mayor Festa made a motion amending Section 8 3 to change the rear
and interior side setbacks to read "5'", deleting "ten feet (10')"
and adding "8 5 feet above BFE" The motion was seconded by
Councilman Llorente and adopted by a 4 - 1 voice vote The vote was
as follows Councilmembers Llorente, Sullivan, Waid, and Mayor
Festa voting Yes Vice Mayor Rasco voted No
Mayor Festa made a motion amending Section 9 1 1 to read "Where a
structure is permitted to extend above 35' from the top of a
building, that structure under no circumstances shall exceed 40' in
height Where a roofed structure is permitted (including enclosed
access areas) it shall not exceed 3t of the lot size and must be
setback at least 30' from the front and rear property lines and 20'
from side property lines, and open on at least three sides " The
motion was seconded by Councilman Llorente and was adopted by a
5 - 0 voice vote The vote was as follows Councilmembers
Llorente, Sullivan, Waid, Vice Mayor Rasco, and Mayor Festa voting
Yes
Councilman Fried returned to the meeting at 9 15 p m
Councilman Llorente made a motion amending Section 9 2 to read "No
portion of a roof, including the gutter shall be permitted to extend
beyond five feet (5') from the exterior wall of a building, nor may
any portion of a roof overhang shall extend closer than 3 5 feet
from any side property line nor 2 5' from the front or side street
property line " The motion was seconded by Councilman Llorente and
adopted by a 6 - 0 voice vote The vote was as follows
Councilmembers Fried, Llorente, Sullivan, Waid, Vice Mayor Rasco,
and Mayor Festa voting Yes
Councilman Fried made a motion amending Section 10 1 by changing the
front zone to twenty feet (20') There was no second to the motion
Councilman Sullivan made a motion amending Section 10 2 1 by
striking "Where the wall is located at least five feet (5') from
the front property line the height may be increased up to eight feet
(8') when the excess height is made of open railing or other
material which is at least seventy-five percent (75% transparent
Arches, columns, gates and other ornamental features for these walls
may extend up to ten feet (10') " The motion was seconded by
Councilman Fried and adopted by a 5 - 1 voice vote The vote was
as follows Councilmembers Fried, Llorente, Sullivan, Waid, and
Vice Mayor Rasco voting Yes Mayor Festa voted No
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Mayor Festa made a motion amending Section 10 1 by striking "For the
purpose of the following regulations, the provisions relating to the
Front Zone also apply to the front 15 feet along the street side of
all corner lots " The motion was seconded by Vice Mayor Rasco and
adopted by a 6 - 0 voice vote The vote was as follows
Councilmembers Fried, Llorente, Sullivan, Waid, Vice Mayor Rasco,
and Mayor Festa voting Yes
Mayor Festa made a motion that walls in the front zone, at the front
property line, for interior lots, be at a height of six feet,
providing that the wall not exceed fifty percent of the lot
frontage If the wall exceeds fifty percent of the lot frontage,
the wall may not exceed four feet The motion was seconded by Vice
Mayor Rasco and adopted on a 4 - 2 voice vote The vote was as
follows Councilmembers Fried, Llorente, Vice Mayor Rasco, and
Mayor Festa voting Yes Councilmembers Sullivan and Waid voted No
Mayor Festa made a motion prohibiting chain link fences between any
building and any adjacent streets The motion was seconded by
Councilman Fried and adopted by a 6 - 0 voice vote The vote was as
follows Councilmembers Fried, Llorente, Sullivan, Waid, Vice Mayor
Rasco, and Mayor Festa voting Yes
Mayor Festa made a motion amending Section 10 3 1 requiring that all
walls between any building and side streets must be finished on all
sides The motion was seconded by Councilman Fried and adopted by
a 6 - 0 voice vote The vote was as follows Councilmembers Fried,
Llorente, Sullivan, Waid, Vice Mayor Rasco, and Mayor Festa voting
Yes
Mayor Festa made a motion further amending Section 10 2 1 to state
that the wall height along the front and side streets shall be
limited to six feet The motion was seconded by Councilman Llorente
and adopted by a 6 - 0 voice vote The vote was as follows
Councilmembers Fried, Llorente, Sullivan, Waid, Vice Mayor Rasco,
and Mayor Festa voting Yes
Mayor Festa made a motion amending Section 11 1 1 to read "Building
and structures open on at least three sides and not exceeding
fifteen feet (15') in height " The motion was seconded by
Councilman Llorente and adopted by a 6 - 0 voice vote The vote was
as follows Councilmembers Fried, Llorente, Sullivan, Waid, Vice
Mayor Rasco, and Mayor Festa voting Yes
Councilman Llorente made a motion amending Section 11 1 2 to strike
"two feet (2') " and insert "1 5 feet" The motion was seconded by
Vice Mayor Rasco and failed by a 2 - 4 voice vote Councilman
Llorente and Vice Mayor Rasco voting yes Councilmembers Fried,
Sullivan, Waid, and Mayor Festa voted No
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Mayor Festa made a motion amending Section 11 3 by adding "unless
the roofing material is applied to a flat surface so as not to be
visible from the street " The motion was seconded by Vice Mayor
Rasco and adopted by a 6 - 0 voice vote The vote was as follows
Councilmembers Fried, Llorente, Sullivan, Waid, Vice Mayor Rasco,
and Mayor Festa voting Yes
Mayor Festa made a motion amending footnote 4 2 by striking "to the
highest portion of the roof" and inserting "wall height may not
exceed fourteen (14') FROM BFE" The motion was seconded by
Councilman Waid and adopted by a 6 - 0 voice vote The vote was as
follows Councilmembers Fried, Llorente, Sullivan, Waid, Vice Mayor
Rasco, and Mayor Festa voting Yes
Vice Mayor Rasco made a motion applying the same percentage criteria
of the rear setback to the front setback (only forty percent of the
building may encroach on the fifteen feet setback) The motion was
seconded by Councilman Llorente and failed on a 3 - 3 voice vote
The vote was as follows Councilmembers Fried, Llorente and Vice
Mayor Rasco voting Yes Councilmembers Sullivan, Waid and Mayor
Festa voted No
The amended ordinance was adopted, on first reading, by a 5 - 1 roll
call vote The vote was as follows Councilmembers Fried,
Llorente, Sullivan, Waid, and Mayor Festa voting Yes Vice Mayor
Rasco voted No
The clerk announced that the second hearing of the ordinance will
be held on Wednesday, March 9, 1994, at 7 00 p m
4 OTHER BUSINESS: There was no further business discussed
5 : The meeting was adjourned at 11 30 p m
Approved this `1'1‘ day of
, 1994
Village erk Mayor
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