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HomeMy Public PortalAbout04/22/2004MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING AND PUBLIC HEARING HELD BY THE ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW AND PLANNING BOARD OF THE TOWN OF GULF STREAM, FLORIDA ON THURSDAY, APRIL 22, 2004, AT 8:30 A.M., IN THE TOWN HALL, 100 SEA ROAD, GULF STREAM, FLORIDA. I. Call to Order. Chairman Wheeler called the meeting to order at 8:30 A.M. II. Roll Call. and Chris Wheeler Chairman CPresent Participating: Hewlett Kent Vice Chairman Charles Frankel Board Member Perry O'Neal Board Member Muriel Anderson Board Member Tony Moreno Alternate Member Absent with Notice: Cynthia Neeves Alternate Member Also Present and William Thrasher Town Manager Participating: John Randolph Town Attorney Rita Taylor Town Clerk John Reed Agent for DeFrances Hassan Tajalli Agent for Emerald Row Bruce Armstrong Agent for MacDonald Jim Bailey Agent for MacDonald Tim Diamond Agent 1428 N. Ocean Mr. & Mrs. DeFrances Residents Ingrid Kennemer Resident John Yeend Engineer John Carleen Urban Design Studio Steve Sullivan Urban Design Studio III. Minutes of the Regular Meeting and Public Hearing of 3-25-04. Mr. Frankel moved and Mr. O'Neal seconded that the minutes be approved as circulated and all voted AYE. IV. Additions, withdrawals, deferrals, arrangement of agenda items. There were none. V. Announcements. A. Meeting Dates 1. Regular Meeting & Public Hearing 5-27-04 @ 8:30 A.M. 2. Regular Meeting & Public Hearing 6-24-04 @ 8:30 A.M. �J 3. Regular Meeting & Public Hearing 7-22-04 @ 8:30 A.M. 4. Regular Meeting & Public Hearing 9-23-04 @ 8:30 A.M. 5. Regular Meeting & Public Hearing 10-28-04 @ 8:30 A.M. 6. November Meeting to be decided 7. Regular Meeting & Public Hearing 12-23-04 @ 8:30 A.M. Chairman Wheeler announced these dates. Town Clerk Taylor asked Chairman Wheeler to clarify the July meeting date. The Chairman requested that the July 22nd meeting be changed to July 15th. There were no objections. Regular Meeting & Public Hearing Architectural Review & Planning Board Page 2 April 22, 2004 Chairman Wheeler asked if there were any exparte communications to declare. Mrs. Anderson disclosed that she had visited the DeFrances's site and she had spoken with Mr. Simon and Mr. and Mrs. Pfeifler. Chairman Wheeler asked that all persons who intended to speak please stand to take the Oath. Town Clerk Taylor administered the Oath to Mr. Reed, Mr. Tajalli, Mr. Armstrong, Mr. Diamond, Mr. and Mrs. DeFrances, CMrs. Kennemer, Mr. Bailey, Mr. Yeend, Mr. Carleen, and Mr. Sullivan. The Chairman advised that he had to leave the meeting promptly at 10:00 A.M. VI. PUBLIC HEARING. A. Applications for Development Approval 1. An application submitted by John Reed of Rick Brautigan Architecture, Inc., as Agent for Bryan and Tracey DeFrances, the owners of property located at 825 Canary Walk, Gulf Stream, Florida, which is legally described as Lot 21 Place Au Soleil Subdivision. Mr. Reed displayed renderings and elevations and explained that the proposal includes replacing an asphalt and gravel driveway in the front with a brick driveway, and replacing the concrete sidewalk and pool deck with brick pavers. A covered porch with a hip roof and a covered trellis area in the front of the porch is also proposed. Chairman Wheeler asked if there were any comments. Mrs. Kennemer, a neighbor of the DeFrances commented that the proposal would greatly enhance the structure and the neighborhood. Town Manager Thrasher stated that in his staff report he did not recommend approval, in that the addition is not consistent with the Bermuda style house and in his opinion, the continuity between the old and the new is conflicting. The Board agreed that protection from the sun is needed, but the rendering showing 16 -inch columns is not accurate in that it appears to be out of proportion. Chairman Wheeler stated that if the intent is for the house to be a two story, there would be no problem approving the plan. If not, he suggested that the eave height be lined up with the original roof to provide more continuity with the roof line. Chairman Wheeler asked if an awning was considered. Mrs. DeFrances stated that she would prefer not to use an awning. Mr. DeFrances said that the original intention was for a two story house, but for the sake of time, and so that they had protection from the sun, the porch is proposed. He added the there are no assurances that, or when, the second story would be built. Regular Meeting & Public Hearing Architectural Review & Planning Board Page 3 April 22, 2004 The Board suggested that the new roof be integrated with the existing house, a revise drawing done to scale without the hatching on the columns, and hip to replace the gable end. Mr. Reed and the DeFrances agreed to the changes. a. LEVEL 2 ARCHITECTURAL/SITE PLAN REVIEW to permit the addition of a 485 square foot covered, C unenclosed porch to an existing Bermuda style dwelling and install paver brick driveway, sidewalk and pool deck. Mr. Frankel moved and Mrs. Anderson seconded to defer approval of the Level II Architectural/Site Plan until the next meeting so the applicant could revise the rendering, raise the roofline to match the existing and hip the gable end. Roll Call: Mrs. Anderson; AYE, Mr. Kent; AYE, Mr. Frankel; AYE, Mr. O'Neal; AYE and Chairman Wheeler; AYE. 2. An application submitted by Shane Ames of Ames Design International, as agent for Emerald Row, LLC, the owner of the property located at 955 Emerald Row, Gulf Stream, Florida which is legally described as Lot 60 and a portion of Lot 61, Place Au Soleil subdivision. Mr. Tajalli displayed a color rendering, site plan and elevation drawings of the proposed home. He explained that he is proposing a two-story Bermuda style home with a three -car garage consisting of 7,155 square feet. The front and rear of the structure are decorated with wood trellis, with walls having a smooth stucco finish. The windows are white aluminum with decorative shutters and the roof is white flat tile. Chairman Wheeler asked for comments. Town Manager Thrasher stated that the structure has three gables and two chimneys on the front elevation. While four of such features on one side are discouraged, two or more dormers are considered as one feature and two chimneys are considered as one also. He suggested that the gables be reduced from three to one, even though they are not considered as discouraged. Mr. Tajalli explained that the gables are used to accentuate and reduced the massing of the house. He added that the lot is pie shaped and the structure is setback over 80' from the road. Mr. Frankel complimented the design and had no objections. Attorney Randolph reviewed the criteria of similar/dissimilar and massing, then reminded that according to the Code, the character and architectural style of a structure shall be consistent but not identical to surrounding off site structures. Mrs. Anderson commented that the neighborhood is changing and the newer homes are more massive. The Board complimented the design of the house but agreed that the structure is too massive and out of character for the neighborhood. Regular Meeting & Public Hearing Page 4 Architectural Review & Planning Board April 22, 2004 Chairman Wheeler suggested that if the second story of the structure were to step back on the west side and the eave and second floor ceiling heights were reduced, the structure would appear smaller. Mr. Tajalli agreed with the suggestions. a. SPECIAL EXCEPTION to permit construction of un -enclosed covered porches that exceed the maximum CFAR by 211 square feet. b. LEVEL 3 ARCHITECTURAL/SITE PLAN REVIEW to permit construction of a two-story Bermuda style single family dwelling consisting of 7,155 square feet. Mr. O'Neal moved and Mr. Frankel seconded to defer approval until the applicant has the opportunity to make revisions that address the concerns of the Board. Roll Call: Mrs. Anderson; AYE, Mr. Kent; AYE, Mr. Frankel; AYE, Mr. O'Neal; AYE and Chairman Wheeler; AYE. 3. An application submitted by Armstrong Landscape & Design, agents for Ralph MacDonald, owner of the property located at 1410 N. Ocean Blvd., Gulf Stream, Florida, legally described as Lots 1, la and part of Lot 2, McLouth subdivision. Mr. Armstrong displayed samples of a 6' high vertical louvered white metal gate for the front and an 8' high diagonal metal gate with open work across the top to replace the gate on the north side. A solid metal gate, 8' high and painted green was requested for a new opening also for the north side. He added that he is reducing the width of the entrance off AlA to a 16' driveway, adding a new address sign and adding two seagrape trees and a ficus hedge along AlA. He advised had applied for a permit from FDOT. Mr. Armstrong explained that the property owners wanted maximum privacy and the decorative gate on the north road would be replacing an existing gate and the new solid gate would be behind a ficus hedge and would not be seen from the road. The Board did not feel the very plain 6' vertical louvered gate would be in keeping with the District Standards and suggested that the diagonal louvered gate with the decorative design across the top that is planned for the north side be reduced to 6' for the entrance off AlA Chairman Wheeler commented that the entrance drops down and if the gate were place on top there would be enough privacy with a 5' fence with a decorative top. a. NORTH OCEAN BLVD. OVERLAY PERMIT to install a new gate across the existing driveway from State Road AlA. Mr. Frankel moved and Mrs. Anderson seconded to approve the North Ocean Blvd. Overlay Permit and revised landscaping based on a finding that the 6' diagonal louvered entrance gate with the open work across the top and revised landscaping meets the minimum intent of the Design Manual and applicable review standards. Roll Call: Mrs. Anderson; AYE, Mr. Kent; AYE, Mr. Frankel; AYE, Mr. O'Neal; Aye, and Chairman Wheeler; AYE. b. LEVEL 2 ARCHITECTURAL/SITE PLAN REVIEW for the replacement of the existing gate on the north side of the property (from the private road) and the addition Regular Meeting & Public Hearing Page 5 Architectural Review & Planning Board April 22, 2004 of a new gate, also on the north side of the property (also from the private road). Mr. Kent moved and Mr. Frankel seconded to approve the Level II Architectural/Site Plan based on a finding that the 8' diagonal louvered gate with open work across the top and the addition of a new 8' solid sliding gate, both on the north side of the property off the private road meet the minimum intent of the Design Manual and applicable review Ci standards. Roll Call: Mrs. Anderson; AYE, Mr. Kent; AYE, Mr. Frankel; AYE, Mr. O'Neal; AYE and Chairman Wheeler; AYE. 10:00 A.M. Chairman Wheeler left at this time. VII. Items related to previous approval. A. 1428 N. Ocean Blvd. 1. Request to change color/material of roof -Delray Ocean Mr. Diamond requested to change the color of the house to an approved cream color, and the previously approved flat white concrete roof tile to a flat gray concrete tile with a slate appearance. There were no objections. Mrs. Anderson moved and Mr. Frankel seconded to approve the revised flat gray concrete tile with the slate appearance for the roof material and the cream color for the body of the house. Roll Call: Mrs. Anderson; AYE, Mr. Kent; AYE, Mr. Frankel; AYE, Mr. O'Neal; AYE. 2. Entrance Gate Design Mr. Diamond requested to add a 6' wrought iron look decorative aluminum entrance gate with lights on the front side of the two smooth stucco columns. There were no objections. Mrs. Anderson moved and Mr. Frankel seconded to approve the 6' decorative aluminum entrance gate as requested. Roll Call: Mrs. Anderson; AYE, Mr. Kent; AYE, Mr. Frankel; AYE, Mr. O'Neal; AYE. 3. Revised Landscape Design Mr. Diamond explained that more trees and landscaping are being added to the front and rear of the property for privacy. There were no objections. Mr. Frankel moved and Mrs. Anderson seconded to approve the revised landscape plan. Roll Call: Mrs. Anderson; AYE, Mr. Kent; AYE, Mr. Frankel; AYE, Mr. O'Neal; AYE. VIII. Items by Staff. A. Docks, Dock lighting & Boats -Recommendation from Urban Design Town Manager Thrasher stated that inasmuch that the Chairman and an alternate are not present, he would prefer the recommendation from Urban Design be presented at the next meeting. Mr. Kent requested a summary of the report, as this would affect his dock. Regular Meeting & Public Hearing Page 6 Architectural Review & Planning Board April 22, 2004 Mr. Carleen explained that by extending a line 45 degrees from the intersection of the side and rear lot accessory setback lines toward the adjacent property and into the canal, at a point in the water 25' from the seawall, and another line from the adjacent lots side and rear lot accessory setback lines intersection in the opposite direction and into the water at a point 25' from the seawall, a fixed view shed clear zone is created. He stated that a line would be established 25' from the Cseawall since 25, is the maximum distance for installing dolphins. Nothing, including watercrafts would be permitted outside this 251. A Special Exception process would be established to permit boats and docks to be perpendicular at the corner lots at the ends of the canals but they could not extend past the 25' line and must be within the middle 1/3 of the water frontage to protect the view of the neighbors. Mr. Frankel stated that he has seen communities with properties that have perpendicular docking and it is not attractive. He believed that if there is not enough space for a boat the property owner should dock the boat elsewhere. Mr. Carleen stated that he would be at the next meeting to for further discussion. 10:20 A.M. Mr. Frankle left at this time. B. Review of Excessive Similarity & Design Consistency This item was deferred to the next meeting. IX. Items by Board Members. A. Minor accessory setback provisions -Mr. Kent This item was deferred to the next meeting. X. Public. There was no comment from the public. XI. Adjournment. Vice Chairman Kent adjourned the meeting at 10:30 A.M. YVpnne E. Eckert, CMC Deputy Town Clerk