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HomeMy Public PortalAbout12/27/1995REGULAR MEETING AND PUBLIC HEARING HELD BY THE ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW AND PLANNING BOARD OF THE TOWN OF GULF STREAM, FLORIDA ON WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1995 AT 8:30 A.M. IN THE TOWN HALL, 100 SEA ROAD, GULF STREAM, FLORIDA. Call to Order. The meeting was called to order at 8:30 A.M. by the Chairman, Howard Wilson. II. Roll Call. Present and Participating: Also Present and Participating: Howard E.N. Wilson William Lynch Fritz Devitt III Susanna Louder Sara Winston Rita Taylor John Randolph Dr. Robert Baxter Michael Steffens Chairman Vice Chairman Board Member Board Member Board Member Town Clerk Town Attorney Applicant Agent for Mr. Dockerty III. Minutes of the Regular Meeting/Public Hearing of November 29, 1995. Mr. Lynch moved and Mrs. Souder seconded that the minutes be approved as circulated and all voted AYE. IV. Additions, withdrawals, deferrals, arrangement of agenda items. There were no changes requested. V. Announcements. A. Meeting Dates 1. January 24, 1996 at 8:30 A.M. in the Town Hall. 2. February 28, 1996 at 8:30 A.M. in the Town Hall. These announcements were made by Chairman Wilson. 3. March 27, 1996 to be confirmed. Chairman Wilson and Fritz Devitt advised they would be unable to attend this meeting. Bettina Smith, Alternate Member, advised that she would be able to attend. The Town Clerk stated that she would contact the other Alternate Member, Robert Hopkins, to ascertain if he would also be able to attend the March 27, 1996 meeting. It was then agreed that the meeting would be held on March 27, 1996 at 8:30 A.M. VI. PUBLIC HEARING. A. Applications for Development Approval 1. Continued from November 29, 1995. Gordon Hamm as Agent for Robert and Valerie Baxter, owners of the property located at 1100 N. Ocean Blvd., Gulf Stream, Florida, that is legally described as the Revised Plat Blks. D & E, Palm Beach Shores Acres, Lt 14A and the North 25' of Lot 15-A (less the West 317.5') a. AlA VEGETATIVE DISTURBANCE PERMIT -To permit the addition of a hedge in front of an'existing.fence adjacent to North Ocean Blvd. Dr. Baxter advised that Mr. Hamm was on vacation and that he would be presenting his application. The Town Clerk administered the Oath to Dr. Baxter. Dr. Baxter explained that a storm occured 3 years previously that damaged his existing fence, trees and plants. He stated that Oleander bushes had been growing in front of the fence and they were constantly having to be treated with pesticides. He further stated that the leaves and flowers, as well as the vapor from the plants, are poisonous according to several experts on this matter. Dr. Baxter advised that one of his two pets nearly died as a result of these plants and he had decided that the Oleanders would not be replanted. With regard to the proposed new plantings, he advised that a friend had given him an exceptional flame vine which he had planted inside the fence, knowing it would grow quickly over the top and down the front of the fence,.to meet the Viburnum hedge that is proposed. Architectural Review & Planning Board Regular Meeting & Public Hearing December 27, 1995 page 2 Dr. Baxter closed by advising that he was not aware of the overlay zoning district until Mr. Harrington advised that he was in violation by removing the existing oleander plants. Town Clerk Taylor circulated a picture of the plant that the landscaper, C Mrs. Hamm, had left to be presented at the meeting. Mrs. Taylor stated that she did not believe the picture to be of the Viburnum, and that Mrs. Hamm advised that there is a short hedge of this plant in front of the L'Hermitage Apartment. Mrs. Souder was concerned that this property is located at the beginning of the Town and the landscaping should convey the character of the Town. She asked how the vine will be maintained and Dr. Baxter advised that he would cut it off at the top of the fence if the Town did not want it visible from AlA. Chairman Wilson observed that vines grow quickly and the Board had been concerned that the vine would grow over the fence and down into the hedge, which would be very unsightly. Mr. Devitt asked how long it would take for the proposed hedge to grow to the top of the fence. Dr. Baxter was not sure about this but thought it would take a year or a year and one-half. Mrs. Winston questioned if there was an irrigation system on the outside of the fence and Dr. Baxter replied that there is irrigation in that area. Chairman Wilson stated that he is uncomfortable with approving this plant until he has more information about how long it would take to cover the fence and the members of the Board indicated they had -the same reservations. Attorney Randolph advised that if they were considering a continuation of this matter, the concerns of the Board should be made clear so the applicant could prepare to address them. Mr. Devitt moved and Mrs. Souder seconded that action be deferred on this matter until the meeting of January 24, 1996 at 8:30 A.M. due to the fact that there is no substantiated information as to how large the proposed plants would be; what the maximum height and density is for this plant; how long it would be before the plantings would cover the fence; whether the plant is salt tolerant. Roll Call: Mr. Devitt; AYE, Mrs. Souder; AYE, Mr. Lynch; AYE, Mrs. Winston; AYE, and Chairman Winston; AYE. Chairman Wilson suggested to Dr. Baxter that it would be helpful if he could have his landscape architect appear at the next meeting. 2. Michael Steffens as Agent for Robert & Caron Dockerty, owners of the property located at 3000 N. Ocean Blvd., Gulf Stream, Florida, that is legally described as the Southerly 47.33' of Lot 40 and North 54.62' of Lot 41, Gulf Stream properties Subdivision. Architectural Review & Planning Board Regular Meeting & Public Hearing December 27, 1995 page 3 a. SPECIAL EXCEPTION -To permit the extension of an existing non -conforming wall line on the primary structure which encroaches approximately 4' into the required 15' side setback on the north side. Mr. Steffens was sworn in by the Town Clerk and began his presentation by reviewing all previous approvals for improvements that are now in the review and permitting stages. He explained that this request is for an addition of a master bedroom suite to be added to the existing single family dwelling that would extend the north wall, which is non -conforming in that it encroaches approximately 4' into the required 15' side setback, to the west. He pointed out that the addition will overlook the pool area from the north and that there will be a small patio on the west end of the addition. Mr. Steffens reported that the addition has been kept to a one story addition and in scale with the existing structure. Mrs. Souder asked if there had been any objections from the neighbors and if there were to be any outside lighting on the patios. The Town Clerk replied that there has been no communication from any of the neighbors and Mr. Steffens advised that the neighbor on the north had said he had no objections but that there was nothing in writing in this regard. Mr. Steffens added that there will be no direct or spot lights on the patio areas. There was no comment from the public on this matter. Mr. Lynch moved and Mrs. Winston seconded to recommend approval of a Special Exception for the extension of an existing non -conforming wall line and thereby reduce the minimum north side setback of the residence by 41, from 15' to 111, based on the finding that the building and site plans, as sub- mitted, meet all applicable specific and general Special Exception review standards, with the conditions that there shall be no exterior lights attached to the north side of the addition(excluding motion -sensitive security lights) and that lighting within the covered patio area shall not shine directly into the north side setback. Roll Call: Mr. Devitt; AYE, Mrs. Souder; AYE, Mr. Lynch; AYE, Mrs. Winston; AYE, and Chairman Wilson; AYE b. LEVEL III ARCHITECTURAL/SITE PLAN REVIEW -To permit the construction of a one-story addition to the existing single family dwelling. Mr. Lynch moved to recommend approval of a Level III Architectural/Site Plan Review upon a finding that the building and site plans meet all ap- plicable review standards, with the same conditions as were recommended for the Special Exception. The motion was seconded by Mrs. Souder. There was no comment from the public. Roll Call: Mr. Devitt; AYE, Mrs. Souder; AYE, Mr. Lynch; AYE, Mrs. Winston; AYE, and Chairman Wilson; AYE. VII. Items by Staff. A. Construction in Progress in November, 1995 The November report reflected there to be $4,971,359 worth of construction in progress. It was noted that several items have been purged from the list since the October report. The Town Clerk advised that there will be additional purging in the near future. Architectural Review & Planning Board Regular Meeting & Public Hearing December 27, 1995 VIII. Items by ARPB Members. There were no items by the members of the Board. IX. Public. There was no comment from the public. X. Adjournment. President Wilson adjourned the meeting at 9:20 A.M. ,;& I� Rita L. Taylor, own Clerk page 4