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From: Kerry Kilday <Kilday @udkstudios.com>
Sent: Monday, June 23, 2014 8:45 AM
To: Ken Tuma
Subject: FW: PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST - 2516 AAS GS - Character set not allowed
From: freddy farnsworth [ frederick .freddy.farnsworth @gmail.com]
Sent: Sunday, June 22, 2014 9:14 PM
To: Anne Booth
Cc: Kerry Kilday
Subject: PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST - 2516 AAS GS - Character set not allowed
This email is a Public Record Request of public records in the possession of Urban Design Kilday Studios. If you are not
the Custodian of Records for this entity, please forward this email to the Custodian of Records for Urban Design Kilday
Studios, 477 S. Rosemary Avenue Suite 225, West Palm Beach, Florida 33401
Dear Custodian of Records for Urban Design Kilday Studios,
This is a PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST pursuant to Article 1, Section 24 of the Florida Constitution and Chapter 119.07 of
the Florida Statutes. I wish to make a public records request of your agency for the following records:
Any notes memos, reports, emails, photos, invoices, letters or any other records related to 2516 Avenue Au Soleil for the
Town of Gulf Stream.
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please cite the specific exemption as required by §119.07(1)(e) of the Florida Statutes and state in writing and with
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If any records are readily available, please produce those records first without waiting for all responsive records to be
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MEMORANDUM
TO: William Thrasher
Town Manager
FROM: Marty R.A. Minor, AICP
DATE: February 12, 2014
RE: 2516 AVENUE AU SOLEIL
- WINDMILL PERMIT APPLICATION - REVISED
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A permit application for a wind turbine generator at 2516 Avenue Au Soleil within the Place
Au Soleil neighborhood has been submitted to the Town for its review.
Request
According to the submitted application materials, the proposed wind turbine is proposed to
have an overall height of approximately 40 feet. The windmill is proposed to have 13 foot, 2
inch high vertical axis blades. The proposed wind turbine will be used to generate power for
the home. The applicant has indicated that the tower will be a monopole design. The
electrical equipment associated with the turbine will be located within the home's garage.
The windmill is proposed to be located 35 feet from the adjacent single family lot to the
west and 40 feet from the adjacent single family home to the south.
The 0.30 lot with a residential home is located within the Place Au Soleil neighborhood. The
site has a SF (Single Family) Future Land Use designation and RS -P (Residential Single Family -
Place Au Soleil) zoning designation.
Analysis
The Town's Code of Ordinances does not address wind turbines or windmills. However,
Florida State Statute Section 163.04 forbids local governments from prohibiting the
installation of "solar collectors, clotheslines, or other energy devices based on renewable
resources." The proposed wind turbine qualifies as an energy device based on a renewable
resource. Although the Town's review is limited by state statutes, the Town may look at
other issues such as height and setbacks.
The following are planning issues raised by the referenced application for the wind turbine.
These issues are:
Tower Height and neighborhood character
The proposed tower is considered an accessory structure within the
single family residential zoning district. The Town's Code of Ordinances
does not provide a specific height limit for accessory structures.
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Mr. William Thrasher
2516 Avenue Au Soleil Wind Turbine
February 12, 2014
Page 2
Accessory structures in the Town have been limited to the permissible height of the primary
structure for the lot, which would be the single family home. In the RS -P zoning district,
roof heights are prohibited greater than 24 feet for single - family homes and 30 feet for two -
story homes.
The proposed 40 -foot height for the wind turbine is higher than any single family home or
multi - family building west of State Road A1A is permitted to be built within the Town. The
height of the proposed accessory structure is inconsistent with allowable heights within the
neighborhood and the Town. As such, the proposed height of this use is incompatible with
the character of the Place Au Soled neighborhood.
The character of the Town's five distinct single family neighborhoods is to be maintained
and enhanced as required by the Town's Comprehensive Plan and, more specifically, the
following Objective and Policies.
Obiective 1.1.6.: The Town of Gulf Stream and its
single family neighborhoods have an undeniable
character and sense of place that shall be preserved
while recognizing a need to provide for infill
development and substantial renovations to or
outright replacement of existing obsolete homes.
Policy 1.1.6.1.: To protect its unique character, the Town
shall clearly define the character, provide clear direction
to new development and redevelopment on how to
achieve consistency with and enhance the character,
and provide a rational, objective process for the review
of new development and redevelopment.
Policy 1.1.6.2.: The character of Gulf Stream is singular
and multi— faceted in nature in that it is composed of at
least five distinct neighborhoods, each with their own
development history and sense of character, that
together form the unique character of the Town. In order
to preserve the character of the Town and
neighborhoods, the character of each shall be
thoroughly articulated with words and pictures in the
Design Guidelines adopted by the Town so that the
context by which new development and redevelopment
is evaluated is clearly understood by the property owner,
designer, neighbors, and Town review officials.
Policy 1.1.6.3.: Without proper safe guards, there is a
high potential that new development and redevelopment
could conflict with and severely diminish the existing
character of the Town and individual neighborhoods.
While it is not necessary that the Future Land Use Map
specifically delineate the various neighborhoods, it is
Mr. William Thrasher
2516 Avenue Au Soleil Wind Turbine
critical that land development regulations be crafted
which recognize the unique characteristics of each.
Policy 1.1.6.4.: The character of the Town and
neighborhoods is a function of many development
features which are defined in the Design Guidelines
including, but not limited to: architectural style; building
form; building mass; building scale; use of structural and
decorative design elements; use building and finish
materials; colors; arrangement of structures on a site;
location of mechanical equipment, patios, driveways,
walls, and fences; landscape design and materials;
other such features; and the relationship of these
features to one another on a site as well as their
relationship to other sites.
February 12, 2014
Page 3
In conformance with the above objective and policies, the Town created the Gulf Stream
Design Manual, which established distinct zoning districts based on the Town's five single
family neighborhoods, including Place Au Soleil.
The characteristics of the Place Au Soleil zoning district is described in Section 70 -32 of the
Design Manual. The section describes a single family neighborhood with one and two -story
homes on small and medium -sized lots. In part, the section states, "the home and
landscape features lend an informal, harmonious neighborhood feel to the district."
The request for a 40 -foot high tower, which would be larger than any permitted primary
structure in the neighborhood district, will not preserve or enhance the character of the
neighborhood as required by the referenced Comprehensive Plan Object and Policies.
Height and fall zone impact to neighborhood
The proposed turbine is proposed to be located 40 feet from the rear lot line and 35 feet
from the side lot lines. This location is a cause for concern as if the tower would fail, the
tower could fall on the adjacent single family residential lots to the south or west.
Typically, towers are setback a minimum of 110 percent of the tower's height to allow for a
safe "fall zone" if the tower would fail. For example, the Town's Wireless Communication
Tower regulations require this standard setback of 110% of the tower height from
recreational properties and 130% of the tower from residential properties.
Within the Place Au Soleil district, the rear setback for accessory structures is 15 feet and
the site setback is 12 feet. The proposed wind turbine is located 40 feet from the rear
property line and 35 feet from the side property line. However, the Town's setback
standards did not anticipate structures considerably higher than what is permitted for
primary structures within the district.
The proposed location of the requested 40 -foot wind turbine could adversely impact
adjacent properties.
Mr. William Thrasher
2516 Avenue Au Soleil Wind Turbine
February 12, 2014
Page 4
Noise
In the documentation the applicant has provided, the vertical axis windmill will generate 58
dB measured at a distance of 20 feet. The Town has noise abatement standards for
generators as found in Section 22 -76. The applicant will need to provide documentation
that the proposed wind turbine will comply with these standards.
Recommendation
For the reasons outlined in this memorandum, the requested 40 -foot high vertical axis wind
turbine is not an appropriate accessory structure for the Place Au Soleil neighborhood and is
not consistent with the Town's Comprehensive Plan. As such, the application is
recommended to be denied.
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Town of Gulf Stream Transmission Letter
FAXCover Sheet
To: Marty Minor
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Phone:
Fax: (561)366 -1111
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(Date: February 6, 2014
Number of pages including cover sheet: 7
From: Bill Thrasher
Town of Gulf Stream
Phone: (561) 276 -5116
Fax: (561) 737 -0188
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Delivered via e-mail
August 21, 2015
freddy farnsworth [mail to: frederick .freddy.famsworth @gmail.com]
Re: GS #1866 (2516 AAS GS)
Any notes memos, reports, emails, photos, invoices, letters or any other records related to 2516
Avenue Au Soleil for the Town of Gulf Stream.
Dear freddy farnsworth [mail to: frederick.freddv.famsworth(iD mail.coml,
The Town of Gulf Stream received your original public records request from Urban Kilday Design
on June 22, 2014. You should be able to view your original request at the following link
htty: / /www2.gulf- stream. ore/ weblink/O /doc /56231/Pagel.aspx. In future correspondence, please
refer to this public records request by the above referenced numbers.
The responsive documents from Urban Kilday Design can be found at the same above link.
We consider this matter closed.
Sincerely,
Town Clerk, Custodian of the Records