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PLANNING BOARD C)'q- :ZTTSE MEETING
SEPTEMBER 2, 198'
PRESENT: ROBERT J. DIXSON, 6 ILLIAM MAYER, BRiA�i PHEIFLER,
BARBARA CWYNN, TOWN CLERK
The meeting was started by Mr. Dixson at 9:C) '.P,.
T" L purpose of the meeting was to discuss amendments to th. :.aing Ordinances.
Tnose sections of Appendix A of the Zoning Ordinance, which 'qave been amended
and w_itten in their entirety as a�;eed upon by the Commits,:,; re as follows:
Section III. (C) Minimum size of building required.
(1) No main residence building shall be constructed or allowed
witu less tiaa 3,000 square feet aggrr..;ate floor area. The
n +nimum aggxagate floor area is the total floor area of a
building, exclusi•;e of terrace and .nr.)ofed areas, including
25 percent of attacheci garages arad screened porches. Screen
top patios dre considered unroofed areas.
(Swimming pools will be permitted subject to setback requirements).
Jection III. (E) Front yard required.
(1) There shall be a front yard not- less'than forty feet (40 ft.)
in depth and with a width of not less than one hundred feet
(100 ft.) frcnt.ng on a street, road, avenue, or the Atlantic
Ocean. Tract, of land Fronting on the Ocean Boulevard and
extending eastward to the Atlantic Ocean need only front one
hundred feet (100 ft.'J on the Atlantic Ocean, or one hundred
feet (100 ft.) on the Ocean Boulevard. *
Section III. iF) Side yard required.
(1) There shall be side yards of not less than twenty feet (20 ft.)
on each sica of building, including porches, projections,
:ornices and eaves, and no building shall be nearer than forty
feet (A0 ft.) from any other building, including porches,
,,rejections. cornices and eaves, on the adjoining lot.
t Tracts of land f onting either on Ocean Boulevard or the
Atlantic Ocean shall he required to have a landward twenty -
five foot (25 ft.) setback from the construction setback
line established by the Department of Natural Resource;,
;fate of Florida.
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(G) Rear yard required.
There shall be a rear yard having a depth of not less than
twenty feet (20 ft.).
(H) Walls and fences.
This section is acceptable, with the stipulation that a
permit is needed to put up a fence.
Section IV. (C) Front yard required.
(1) There shall be a front yard not less than fifty feet (50 ft.)
in depth. On corner lots both sides of the lots facing the
street shall be deemed front yards.
Section IV.
(D) Side yard required.
(1)
There shall be side yards not less than
twenty -five feet
(25 ft.).
Section IV.
(E) Rear yard required.
(1)
There shall be a rear yard of at least
twenty -five feet
(25 ft.).
Section IV.
(F) Building site area.
(1)
The minimum building site area shall be
one lot or parcel of
land 20,000 square feet in area for one
dwelling unit and for
each one - family (single) dwelling. For
each additional unit
in an apartment building with more than
two units, 5,000
square feet shall be added to the minimum lot size of 20,000
square feet.
Section IV.
(F) Building site area.
(2)
The minimum lot dimensions comprising the building site area
shall be as follows:
(a) Front, 100 feet
(b) Width, 60 feet
(c) Depth, 100 feet
(d) Area (square feet) 20,000 square feet
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September 22, 1981
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All present were satisfied with the changes and additions made to the Zoning
Ordinances. The amended Zoning Ordinances would be given to Gene Caputo,
then brought back before the Commission.
There being no further comments or suggestions, the meeting was adjourned,
10:15 A.M.
Barbara Gwynn,-To Clerk
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�1 HARRY A. JOHNSTON 11
DONALD J. SASSER
JOHN C. RANDOLPH
H.ADAMS WEAVER
Town of Gulf
246 Sea Road
Gulf Stream,
Attention:
JOHNSTON, SASSER, RANDOLPH & WEAVER
ATTORNEYS AND COUNSELORS AT LAW
310 OKEECHOBEE BOULEVARD
WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA 33402
Y. O. RO8 M OF COUNSEL
HARRY ALLISON JOHNSTON
September 9, 1981 HENRY F. LILIENTHAL
130SI 655 - 010 8
Stream
FL 33444
Mr. Dixon
Re: Town of Gulf Stream - Zoning Ordinance
Dear Mr. Dixon:
I am writing this letter in response to your request for my
suggestions and advice in regard to the sufficiency of the
present Zoning Ordinance of the Town of Gulf Stream.
j' As I have advised you, it is strictly a policy decision as
to whether or not the Commission wishes to make extensive
changes in the Zoning Ordinance. The Ordinance has served
the Town well over the past several years. As to how long
the Ordinance , will continue to sufficiently protect the
interests of the Town, no one can predict. Looking at the
Ordinance, however, strictly from a legal standpoint and
based upon my familiarity with zoning ordinances of other
local municipalities, I am compelled to advise that the
Ordinance is antiquated and in need of much revision.
I have prepared, in draft form, some temporary amendments
as recommended by Mr. Caputo and the Zoning Ordinance
Revision Committee. If the Town Commission feels that
these minimal amendments are necessary as a temporary measure,
I would recommend they be adopted. If, however, it is the
decision of the Commission to modify the Ordinance in its
entirety and that temporary amendments are not necessary, I
would recommend that the Ordinance be redrafted in its entirety.
I am not completely satisfied with attempts to amend the Ordi-
nance on a piecemeal basis.
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S o m e o f t h e g e n e r a l a r e a s w h i c h a r e i n n e e d o f r e v i s i o n , i n
t h e e v e n t t h e T o w n C o m m i s s i o n i s o f a m i n d t o c o n s i d e r e x t e n -
s i v e a m e n d m e n t s t o t h e Z o n i n g O r d i n a n c e a r e a s f o l l o w s :
1 . I n c o r p o r a t e m u c h o f t h e l a n g u a g e s e t
f o r t h i n C h a p t e r 9 o f t h e C o d e o f O r d i n a n c e s
o f t h e T o w n r e l a t i n g t o p l a n n i n g a n d p l a t s
a n d t h e T o w n P l a n n i n g B o a r d i n t o t h e Z o n i n g
O r d i n a n c e .
2 . R e v i s e i n i t s e n t i r e t y S e c t i o n 9 o f t h e
Z o n i n g O r d i n a n c e r e l a t i n g t o S p e c i a l E x c e p -
t i o n s . T h e l a n g u a g e s e t f o r t h t h e r e i n s e e m s
t o c o n f u s e s p e c i a l e x c e p t i o n s w i t h v a r i a n c e s .
3 . S e c t i o n 1 4 r e l a t i n g t o T o w n P l a n n i n g
B o a r d s h o u l d b e r e v i s e d a n d c o m b i n e d w i t h
t h e l a n g u a g e a t P a g e 9 2 6 o f t h e C o d e .
O 4 . T h e d e f i n i t i o n s c o u l d s t a n d a c o m p l e t e
r e v i s i o n .
5 . I n c o r p o r a t e t h e r e c r e a t i o n a l v e h i c l e
o r d i n a n c e i n t o t h e z o n i n g o r d i n a n c e .
6 . I n c o r p o r a t e t h e f l o o d c o n t r o l o r d i n a n c e
i n t o t h e z o n i n g o r d i n a n c e .
7 . E s t a b l i s h m o r e s p e c i f i c a n d c o n c i s e l a n -
g u a g e r e l a t i n g t o c h a n g e s a n d a m e n d m e n t s t o
t h e z o n i n g o r d i n a n c e a n d a l s o a s t o v a r i a n c e s .
Q ,
T h e s e a r e j u s t s o m e o f t h e a r e a s w h i c h a r e i n n e e d o f r e v i s i o n i n
t h e e v e n t t h e C o m m i s s i o n w i s h e s t o b r i n g i t s Z o n i n g O r d i n a n c e u p -
t o - d a t e . S u c h r e v i s i o n s w o u l d t a k e a g o o d d e a l o f t i m e a n d
a n a l y s i s , b o t h f r o m a l e g a l s t a n d p o i n t a n d a l a n d p l a n n i n g s t a n d -
p o i n t . I c a n n o t a c c u r a t e l y p r e d i c t w h a t t h e c o s t o f s u c h r e v i -
s i o n s w o u l d b e . T h e a p p r o p r i a t e m e t h o d w o u l d b e f o r t h e C o m m i s -
s i o n t o m a k e a d e t e r m i n a t i o n a s t o w h e t h e r o r n o t t h e y w a n t t h i s
w o r k d o n e , t o o u t l i n e w h a t t h e y w i s h t o b e d o n e a n d t o p r e s e n t
i t t o a c o n s u l t a n t f o r p u r p o s e s o f g i v i n g t h e C o m m i s s i o n a n
e s t i m a t e d c o s t .
J O H N S T O N . S A S S E R , R A N D O L P H & W E A V E R
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Mr. Dixon
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September 9, 1981
I hope that this letter is responsive to your request.
JCR /Smo
Very truly yours,
JOHNSTON, SASSER,
C. Randolph
JOHNSTON. SASSER, RANDOLPH & WEAVER
& WEAVER