HomeMy Public PortalAbout04/24/2003MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING AND PUBLIC HEARING HELD
ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW AND PLANNING BOARD OF THE TOWN OF
FLORIDA ON THURSDAY, APRIL 24, 2003, AT 8:30 A.M., IN
100 SEA ROAD, GULF STREAM, FLORIDA.
I. Call to Order.
8:30 A.M.
BY THE
GULF STREAM,
THE TOWN HALL,
Chairman Wheeler called the meeting to order at
II. Roll Call.
O Present and Chris Wheeler
Participating: Hewlett Kent
Muriel Anderson
Perry O'Neal
Charles Frankel
Cynthia Neeves
Also Present and William Thrasher
Participating: Rita Taylor
Chairman
Vice Chairman
Board Member
Board Member
Board Member
Alternate Member
Town Manager
Town Clerk
III. Minutes of the Regular Meeting and Public Hearing of 2-27-03.
Mr. Frankel moved and Mr. O'Neal seconded that the minutes be
approved as circulated and all voted AYE.
IV. Additions, withdrawals, deferral
re were no changes reque
V. Announcements.
A. Meeting Dates
1. Regular Meeting & Public Hearing
a. May 22, 2003 @ 8:30 A.M.
b. June 26, 2003 @ 8:30 A.M.
c. July 24, 2003 @ 8:30 A.M.
d. September 25, 2003 @ 8:30 A.M.
e. October 23, 2003 @ 8:30 A.M.
f. November to be decided
g. December to be decided
Chairman Wheeler announced these dates and scheduled
meeting for the 20th and the December meeting for the
no objections.
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the November
18th. There were
VI. Items by Staff.
OA. Code Revisions
Town Manager Thrasher referred to the list of potential code changes
that staff prepared and requested that the Board schedule a breakdown of
the items to be considered at each meeting.
Mrs. Anderson asked how did these items come up.
Town Manager Thrasher responded that some of the items were from the
previous Town Manager; some are items that were discussed with residents
or Council Members where the code was not clear, and some were brought
to the attention of the Town.
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The Board went through the code review list and prioritized the items
that are straightforward from the ones that required more in depth
discussion. The Chairman asked the Town Manager if he was prepared to
discuss the simple items at this meeting. Town Manager Thrasher said
yes.
The Board discussed:
Sign Regulations: The Board agreed to recommend reducing the size of
contractor signs to 2 square feet, with no restrictions on color. No
recommendation was made to make all signs same size or to allow one sign
per 150' frontage.
Standardize Mailed Notification. No change per staff recommendation.
Bermuda: ARPB recommended adding under Preferred, smooth stucco finish
for columns. Requiring double hung windows was not recommended.
Lot Clearing -Change to Administrative
s
No
Prohibit White Roll Tile (white barrel tile already prohibited): The
Board agreed to recommend prohibiting all white tile other than flat
cement tile.
Verigated Roof Tile -Prohibit Extreme Variations In Roof Color: No change
per staff recommendation.
Require Underground Utility Service Lines: ARPB recommended that all
new construction and Level II applications be required to have new
service lines (itemized) installed and maintained underground as per
staff recommendation.
Encourage Solid Gates on East Side of AlA & Discourage Open Gates: No
change was recommended.
Minimum Lot Size Conflict with Sec. 62-4: ARPB recommended to remove the
20,000 sq. ft. from this section, and reference the minimum size
provision to each design district and to RM district per staff
Grecommendation.
Increase Parking Time To Allow For Loading & Unloading Recreational
Vehicles: Allow 24 consecutive hours within a 14 -day period for
unloading & loading recreational vehicles per staff recommendation.
Chairman Wheeler recommended discussing two items per meeting. The
Chairman selected to discuss "Eave Height" and "Boats & Docks" at the
next meeting. Chairman Wheeler asked Town Manager Thrasher to invite
Mark Marsh and Rustem Kupi to the meeting because they were both
involved in the discussion regarding save height. The Chairman also
requested that Mr. Thrasher gather information from other municipalities
with regard to boats and docks.
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April 24, 2003
VII. Items by Board Members.
Mr. Kent requested to permit copper roofs (natural color) on
minor accessory buildings to be added to the code review. There were no
objections.
OThe Board discussed this item and recommended to allow natural color
copper roofs on minor accessory structures.
VIII. Reorganization.
A. Election of a Chairman
Mr. Frankel moved and Mr. O'Neal seconded to nominate Chris Wheeler as
Chairman. Roll Call: Mr. Kent; AYE, Mr. Frankel; AYE, Mr. O'Neal; AYE,
Mrs. Anderson; AYE, and Chairman Wheeler; AYE.
B. Election of a Vice Chairman
Mr. Frankel moved and Mrs. Anderson seconded to nominate Hewlett Kent as
Vice Chairman. Roll Call: Mr. Kent; AYE, Mr. Frankel; AYE, Mr. O'Neal;
AYE, Mrs. Anderson; AYE and Chairman Wheeler; AYE.
IX.
Public. There was no
comment
from the public
X.
Adjournment. Chairman
Wheeler
adjourned the meeting at 9:30 A.M.
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