HomeMy Public PortalAbout08-31-93 Special Local Planning Agency Meeting.tifMINUTES
SPECIAL LOCAL PLANNING AGENCY
VILLAGE OF KEY BISCAYNE, FLORIDA
TUESDAY, AUGUST 31, 1993
COUNCIL CHAMBER
85 WEST MCINTYRE STREET, SECOND FLOOR
1. CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL OF MEMBERS: The meeting was called to
order by Chairman Sime at 7:05 p.m. Present were members Clifford
Brody, Raymond Sullivan, Vice Chairman Joe Rasco, and Chairman Betty
Sime. Absent were members Rafael Conte, Mortimer Fried and Michael
Hill. Also present were Village Manager Sam Kissinger, Village
Clerk Guido Inguanzo, Village Attorney Gil Pastoriza, and Community
Development Director Robin Sobrino.
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Chairman Sime led the Pledge.
3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: There were no minutes presented to the
board.
4. AGENDA: There were no changes to the agenda.
5. PART I AND PART II OF THE KEY BISCAYNE MASTER PLAN: Chairman
Sime briefly explained the process required for final adoption of
the master plan.
The chairman called for a special meeting of the board within the
next four to six weeks to finalize the plan prior to transmittal to
the state Department of Community Affairs.
The following residents addressed the board regarding the future
land use designation of the "L'Esplanade" property: Camille
Guething, 260 Seaview Drive; Mary Wells, 210 Seaview Drive;
Michael Kahn, 881 Ocean Drive; John Haines, 210 Seaview Drive;
Conchita Suarez, 201 Crandon Boulevard; Martha Broucek, 170 Ocean
Lane Drive; Edwin Wells, 210 Seaview Drive; and Ted Guething, 260
Seaview Drive.
Member Brody clarified that the designation of the "L'Esplanade" at
thirty units per acre allows for future flexibility and that zoning
regulations, to be adopted in the future, will regulate the actual
number of units that can be built on the property.
Vice Chairman Rasco discussed the marketability of lowering the
density on the property.
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Chairman Sime made a motion designating the "L'Esplanade" property
as medium density multi -family. The motion was seconded by Vice
Chairman Rasco and adopted by a 4 - 0 voice vote. The vote was as
follows: Members Brody, Sullivan, Vice Chairman Rasco, and Chairman
Sime voting Yes.
Robert Swarthout, the Village's Master Plan consultant, discussed
his proposal regarding the ocean resort hotel category.
Eric Nesse, 750 Ocean Drive, representing the Key Biscayne Hotel and
Villas, addressed the board regarding the economic feasibility of
the planner's recommendation. The following also addressed the
board: Bill Ofgant, 512 Fernwood Road; Ron Mastriana, 2750 North
Federal Highway, Fort Lauderdale, representing the Equitable Life
Company; Ms. Suarez; Ms. Broucek; Shirley Brill, 550 Ocean Drive;
Larry Garfield, 550 Ocean Drive; and Ms. Guething.
Chairman Sime made a motion to accept the planner's recommendation
regarding the ocean resort hotel category with seventeen units per
acre. Member Sullivan seconded the motion which was adopted by a
4 - 0 voice vote. The vote was as follows: Members Brody,
Sullivan, Vice Chairman Rasco, and Chairman Sime voting Yes.
Member Brody made a motion to reduce the density on the Key Biscayne
Hotel and Villas property from 16 to 10 units per acre. The motion
was seconded by Chairman Sime and was adopted by a 4 - 0 voice vote.
The vote was as follows: Members Brody, Sullivan, Vice Chairman
Rasco, and Chairman Sime voting Yes.
The board concurred to amend the Recreation and Open Space goal
regarding beach access to state "No later than 2003, the Village
shall provide one access -way to the State beach in addition to those
in the adjacent County and State parks; this access -way shall be
open to Village residents."
The board also concurred to accept the "Proposed Street Right of
Way" section outlined in the Swarthout memorandum to the board of
August 31, 1993.
The board also accepted the "Capital Improvement Schedule" outlined
in the August 31st memorandum.
6. ADJOURNMENT: The meeting was adjourned at 9:25 p.m.
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Approved this day of , 1993
Village Clerk Chairman
IF A PERSON DECIDES 7t APPEAL ANY DECISION MAD BY THE LOCAL
PLANNING AGENCY WITH RESPECT TO ANY MA'11.b:K CONSIDERED AT A ii'I1VG
OR HEARING, THAT PERSON WILL NEED .A RECORD OF THE PROCEEDINGS AND,
FOR SUCH PURPOSE, MAY NEED TO ENSURE THAT A VERBATIM RECORD OF THE
PROLE DINGS IS MADE, WHICH RECORD INCLUDES T1M TESTIMONY AND
EVIDENCE UPON WHICH THE APPEAL IS TO BE BASED.
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