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HomeMy Public PortalAbout12/16/1999MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING AND PUBLIC HEARING HELD ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW AND PLANNING BOARD OF THE TOWN OF FLORIDA ON THURSDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1999, AT 8:30 A.M., 100 SEA ROAD, GULF STREAM, FLORIDA. I. Call to Order. 8:30 A.M. BY THE GULF STREAM, IN THE TOWN HALL, Chairman Wheeler called the meeting to order at II. Roll Call. Present and Chris Wheeler Participating: Hewlett Kent Muriel Anderson Douglas Hornberger Perry O'Neal Absent: Also Present and Participating III. Minutes. Marjorie McGraw Kristin K. Garrison John Randolph Charles Frankel Rita Taylor Randall Stofft David Van Dinter Chairman Vice -Chairman Board Member Board Member Board Member Alternate Board Member Town Manager Town Attorney Alternate Board Member Town Clerk Agent for Wynne Town Resident A. Regular Meeting & Public Hearing of 10-21-99 B. Special Joint Meeting with Town Commission of 11-19-99 Mrs. Anderson moved and Mr. Kent seconded that the minutes of each of these meetings be approved as circulated and all voted AYE. IV. Additions, withdrawals, deferrals, arrangement of agenda items. Town Manager Garrison asked to add as Item VII.A.2., Consideration of a Floor Area Ratio variance for the Florescue Estate. There were no objections to this request. V. Announcements. A. Meeting Dates 1. Special Joint Meeting with Twn. Comm. 12-16-99, 8:45 A.M. 2. Regular Meeting & Public Hearing 1-27-00, 8:30 A.M. 3. Regular Meeting & Public Hearing 2-24-00, 8:30 A.M. 4. Regular Meeting & Public Hearing 3-23-00, 8:30 A.M. These announcements were so noted. VI. PUBLIC HEARING. Chairman Wheeler asked that all persons who intended to speak please stand to take the Oath. The Clerk administered the Oath to Randall Stofft and David Van Dinter. Chairman Wheeler reported that he had spoken to the Town Manager and visited the site at 1511 N. Ocean Blvd. and asked if there were any other ex -parte communications. Mrs. Anderson reported she had spoken with the Town Manager regarding the application and Mr. Kent stated he had looked at the site. A. Applications for Development Approval Regular Meeting & Public Hearing Architectural Review & Planning Board December 16, 1999 page 2 1. An application submitted by Randall Stofft as Agent for Mr. & Mrs. John Wynne, contract purchasers of the property currently owned by A. G. Pugliese that is located at 1511 N. Ocean Blvd., Gulf Stream, Florida, which is legally described in metes and bounds in Government lot 1, Section 10 and in Palm Beach Shore Acres Subdivision. Mr. Randall Stofft, architect for Mr. Wynne, displayed a color rendering and explained that he did not have a final landscape design at this time. Chairman Wheeler suggested that consideration be given to everything except the landscaping and that no building permit be issued until a landscape design has been approved by the ARPB, paying special attention to screening of the tennis court. The other Board Members were in agreement as was Mr. Stofft. Mr. Stofft advised the proposed structure is a two-story Mediterranean Revival style home with a detached 3 -car garage and a detached two-story guesthouse. He pointed out that the tennis court is adjacent to AlA with the guesthouse east of it, and the swimming pool sited between the guesthouse and the main house, which is the most easterly structure on the site. Mr. Stofft further advised that there would be a gate across the driveway but that it would be placed well inside the property, hardly visible from AlA. He closed by stating that the footprint of the proposed structure is very similar to that of the existing structure and the owners are anxious to preserve the back yard. Mrs. Anderson asked Mr. Stofft if he had addressed the matter of the floor elevation, which is shown as 18.5 feet, by submitting calculations demonstrating that the average existing grade of the buildable portion of the lot is +16.5 feet, which would be necessary to justify the +18.5 foot shown. She referred to one of the conditions in the Town Manager's recommendation. Mr. Stofft stated that the existing grade is only +15.67 feet but that he would not want to build this new home any lower than the +18.5 feet he has shown. Chairman Wheeler pointed out that the Code provides that a finished �i floor elevation shall be the greater of the following: 1) 2.0 feet above the average existing grade of the buildable area of the lot; 2) +17.0 feet NGVD; or 3) The average elevation of adjacent structures. He noted that none of the three would justify Mr. Stofft's proposed elevation of +18.5 feet and there is nothing to negotiate in this matter. Mr. Hornberger and Mr. Kent encouraged Mr. Stofft to recognize this and not pursue the matter any further. The members of the ARPB agreed that a maximum finished floor elevation of +17.67 feet be recommended for approval. Regular Meeting & Public Hearing Architectural Review & Planning Board December 16, 1999 page 3 Mr. Kent noted that there is a 24' eave height which is in the discouraged range. The Town Manager stated that this is true, however, the Board has in the past determined that when the structure is setback a considerable distance from the street and is larger in scale, the added height is acceptable. She therefore did not recommend that the eave height be lowered. The Board members believed the 24' height to be acceptable under the circumstances. a. LEVEL 3 ARCHITECTURAL/SITE PLAN REVIEW to permit the demolition of the existing structures and the construction of a 2 -story Mediterranean style dwelling, detached garage, guest house, pool & tennis court. All members of the Board complemented Mr. Stofft on the proposed design. Mr. Kent moved and Mr. Hornberger seconded that approval of the Level III Architectural/Site Plan Review be recommended, based on a finding that all applicable code requirements have been met, subject to seven conditions as follows: 1) The finished floor elevation shall be lowered to 17.67 feet; 2) The Building color shall be consistent with the guidelines in the Design Manual; 3) The tennis court shall be completely screened from view of AlA by vegetation; 4) Drainage plans prepared by a registered engineer shall be submitted prior to building permit, demonstrating no adverse impact to adjacent properties; 5) A copy of the recorded Warranty deed for the Wynne purchase shall be submitted to Town Hall prior to issuance of a building permit; 6) The Construction Traffic Management Plan submitted with the application shall be adhered to during construction; 7) A detailed landscape plan shall be submitted to the Architectural Review and Planning Board and no building permit shall be issued until such time as the ARPB has given final approval. Roll Call: Mrs. Anderson; AYE, Mr. Kent; AYE, Mr. Hornberger; AYE, Mr. O'Neal; AYE, and Chairman Wheeler; AYE. b. N. OCEAN BOULEVARD OVERLAY PERMIT to alter the vegetation and construct columns in the 50' AlA Corridor. Mr. Kent moved and Mr. Hornberger seconded the motion to recommend approval of the AlA Vegetative Disturbance Permit and the Land Clearing Permit based on a finding that it is consistent with the Design Manual and the AlA Landscape Enhancement Project. Roll Call: Mrs. Anderson; AYE, Mr. Kent; AYE, Mr. Hornberger; AYE, Mr. O'Neal; AYE, and Chairman •, Wheeler; AYE. VII. Items by Staff. A. Informal Review 1. Boat Lift Variance for 960 Emerald Row (variance from requirement that boat lifts in excess of 500# capacity be attached to sea wall) The Town Manager explained that Mr. Van Dinter had appeared before the Town Commission explaining that his property is adjacent to the Intra - Coastal Waterway and it is not possible dock a boat due to the rough water. She stated that Mr. Van Dinter had requested that he be allowed to install a boat lift which would not be attached to the seawall as the Regular Meeting & Public Hearing Architectural Review & Planning Board December 16, 1999 page 4 boat will be too large for that type of lift. Mrs. Garrison believed that the provision that the lift must be attached to the seawall was done to control the size of the boat that would be lifted, advising that the Commission has referred this matter to the ARPB for a recommendation. She pointed out that technology has changed and C1 questioned if this should be reviewed with the pending code amendments or if the Board felt this matter should be considered as a variance request. INI Chairman Wheeler believed that it may be better to limit the size and height of boats that could be lifted, and the distance from the seawall. Mr. Van Dinter was recognized and explained that the pilings would all be wrapped with 2x4 boards and there would be no wooden beam across the front of the lift to add to the mass. Mr. Kent expressed concern about four piles being placed in the Waterway and the overall structure being too large if it were to be placed in the canals. Mrs. Anderson was concerned at the massiveness, as was Mr. Hornberger. The Board agreed that this matter should be discussed at the Joint Meeting. 2. Consideration of a Floor Area Ratio variance for the Florescue Estate. Town Manager Garrison noted that the representative in this matter was not present, and, inasmuch as the meeting was running longer than expected, she suggested that this item be deferred and a site visit arranged prior to any further consideration. The Board agreed with this suggestion. VIII. Items by Board Members. There were no items by the Board. IX. Public. There was no comment from the public. X. Adjournment. Chairman Wheeler adjourned the meeting at 9:02 A.M. � O�)V Rita L. Taylor, To4Y Clerk