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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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Rita L. Taylor, To4Y Clerk