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HomeMy Public PortalAbout12/17/19960 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING AND PUBLIC HEARING HELD BY THE ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW AND PLANNING BOARD OF THE TOWN OF GULF STREAM, FLORIDA, ON TUESDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1996, AT 8:30 A.M. IN THE TOWN HALL, 100 SEA ROAD, GULF STREAM, FLORIDA. I. Call to Order. A.M. Chairman Wilson called the meeting to order at 6:30 II. Roll Call. Present and Participating: Absent with notice: Fred Devitt III arrived during that he would be late. Howard E.N. Wilson William Lynch Sara Winston Susanna Souder the meeting, having Also Present and Participating: III. Minutes of the Regular Me Mr. Lynch moved and Mrs. as circulated and all voted AYE. IV. Additions, withdrawals There were no chancres E. Scott Harrington Rita Taylor Hear Chairman Vice Chairman Board Member Board Member given advance notice Town Manager Town Clerk f November 26, 1996. the minutes be approved of agenda items. V. Announcements. A. Meeting Dates 1. January 22, 1997 at 8:30 A.M. 2. February 26, 1997 at 8:30 A.M. 3. March 26, 1997 at 8:30 A.M. Chairman Wilson made these announcements and added that there is a possibility that he may not be able to attend the March meeting but will advise. VI. Design Manual Evaluation; 1996-1997. Mr. Harrington began by reminding that at the last meeting there had not been time to discuss the matter of eave lines. He called attention to the memo he had written dated November 22, 1996 in which he had provided some thoughts on this matter in Item 4. He further reminded that the Board had shown interest in controlling the heightof eaves and the number of different eave heights on an elevation. The Town Manager advised that the amount of eave overhang can significantly influence the sense of scale and mass of a home and cited an example that a home with a 6/12 roof slope and a 21.overhang would have an eave height of l' less than if the home did not have an overhang. He suggested that when measuring eave heights, the measurement be taken from the finished floor to the top of the beam at the wall to ensure that appropriate eave lines are achieved whether or not the home has an overhang. The members of the Board agreed, noting that this would avoid having to set different eave standards for homes with overhangs and those without. Mr. Harrington suggested that one way of controlling the height of eaves and the number of different eave height would be as follows: Regular Meeting & Public Hearing Architectural Review & Planning Board December 17, 1996 Preferred Three eave lines or less for one-story homes Four eave lines or less for two-story homes Eave heights of 1016" or less for one-story entry features) Eave heights of 22' or less for second -story page 2 roof areas (12' or less for roof areas Discouraged Four eave lines for one-story homes Five eave lines for two-story homes Eave heights greater than 1016" for one-story roof areas (greater than 12' for entry features) Eave heights greater than 22' for second -story roof areas Prohibited More than four eave lines for one-story homes More than five eave lines for two-story homes Eave heights greater than 12' for one-story roof areas (greater than 15' for entry features) Eave heights greater than 24' for second -story roof areas He advised that he had spoken to Hank Skokowski about this approach and Mr. Skokowski wondered if it may be too definitive. Chairman Wilson and members of the Board felt this should be definitive in order to give the most guidance possible to the designers. The drawings for the Madjarov, Malnove, Mulhern and Wheeler projects were reviewed once again in order to determine how the above would have applied to these projects. Mr. Devitt joined the meeting at this time, 9:10 A.M. He was briefed on the previous discussion and agreed with the other members. The,.Town Manager turned to the matter of addressing roof cut-outs and extensions, dormer windows, bay windows, and decorative elements such as towers and cupolas. He explained that sevaral homes that the board has reviewed have used cut-outs and extensions with few comments from the Board. He explained that cut-outs are roof planes that have been cut into where the wall recedes into the structure while extensions are roof planes that are extended to cover a wall or window projection such as a bay window or front entry. Mr. Harrington stated that there are examples of these on the Town Hall building and suggested that all go outside to view these. He questioned if these should be counted as a separate eave line. Chairman Wilson excused himself from the meeting at 9:35 A.M., handing the gavel to Vice Chairman Lynch. Having returned to the dias, the Town Manager stated that the benefit of cut-outs and extensions is that they are part of a larger roof plane rather than being a separate roof structure, which can add unwanted complexity to the roof geomerty. He said the disadvantage is that, depending on their size and location, they can add unwanted complexity to the eave lines of an elevation. Regular Meeting & Public Hearing Architectural Review & Planning Board December 17, 1996 page 3 Because cut-outs and extensions create different eave lines, he advised that they would be subject to the limitations listed above unless they are exempted. The same would also apply to dormer windows and pop-up windows, tower elements and cupolas, he said. Because many of these elements are desirable, Mr. Harrington believed that the Board should consider exempting up to two or three decorative elements per elevation. Vice Chairman was in agreement with the suggestions of the Town Manager. Town Manager Harrington, noting the time, advised that at the next meeting, the discussion would deal with one story maximum heights. He advised that there have been few complaints on the heights of the two-story dwellings. Vice Chairman Lynch suggested allowing 23' to 24' heights if the eave is lowered, and requested that Mr. Harrington think about this concept. Mr. Devitt favored the concept of controlling roof heights by establishing various heights under the "Preferred or Discouraged" classifications. VII. Items by Staff. A. Construction in Progress Report 1. October, 1996 The report indicated there to be $5,872,565 worth of construction in October. 2. November, 1996 There was $9,853,075 worth of construction in progress during November. VIII. Items by Board Members. There were no items by Board Members. X. Public. There was no comment from the Public. XI. Adjournment. Vice Chairman Lynch adjourned the meeting at 9:55 A.M. on a motion to do so made by Mrs. Winston and seconded by Mr. Devitt with all voting in the affirmative. Rita L. Taylor, down Clerk