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HomeMy Public PortalAbout11/20/2008MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING AND PUBLIC HEARING HELD BY THE ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW AND PLANNING BOARD OF THE TOWN OF GULF STREAM, FLORIDA ON THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2008 AT 8:30 A.M., IN THE TOWN HALL, 100 SEA ROAD, GULF STREAM, FLORIDA. I. Call to Order. Chairman Frankel called the meeting to order at 8:30 A.M. II. Roll Call. Present and Charles Frankel Participating:Robert W. Ganger Donna White Amanda Jones Perry O'Neal Scott W. Morgan Tom Smith Also Present and Participating William Thrasher John Randolph Rita Taylor Stephen Albanese William Wietsma Dennis Rainho Chairman Vice Chairman Board Member Board Member Board Member Alternate Member Alternate Member Town Manager Town Attorney Town Clerk Agent for Rosenblum Agent for O'Connor Agent for Carlino III. Minutes of the Regular Meeting and Public Hearing of 7-24-08. Mr. Ganger moved and Mrs. Jones seconded that the minutes be approved as circulated and all voted AYE. IV. Additions, withdrawals, deferrals, arrangement of agenda items. There were no changes of agenda items requested. V. Announcements. A. Meeting Dates 1. Regular Meeting & Public Hearing a. December 18, 2008 @ 8:30 A.M. b. January 22, 2009 @ 8:30 A.M. c. February 26, 2009 @ 8:30 A.M. d. March 26, 2009 @ 8:30 A.M. Chairman Frankel announced these meeting dates. Town Clerk Taylor advised that at this time, there will not be a December meeting. The Chairman asked if there were any exparte communications to declare. Mrs. White mentioned that she is a neighbor of Mr. Carlino. Town Clerk Taylor administered the oath to Mr. Albanese, Mr. Wietsma and Mr. Rainho. VI. PUBLIC HEARING. A. Applications for Development Approval Regular Meeting Architectural Review & Planning Board Page 2 November 20, 2008 1. An application submitted by Albanese Home Builders, Inc., as Agent for Gerald Rosenblum the owner of property located at 940 Indigo Point, Gulf Stream, Florida, which is legally described as Lot 69, Place Au Soleil. Town Manager Thrasher reported that the applicant indicated on his application a 2 ft. by 2 ft. sign, but the Code allows signs to be a maximum of 4 ft. high and only 2 sq. ft. Mr. Albanese stated that he asked Staff to change the sign to 1 ft. by 2 ft. on his application. He agreed to comply with the Town Code and asked if he could possibly get a larger sign. Chairman Frankel stated that the Code does not permit a larger size. a. SIGN PERMIT to install a contractor sign no larger than 2 square feet in size at 940 Indigo Point. Mr. Ganger moved and Mrs. Jones seconded to approve a sign permit for erection of a contractors sign, provided that the proposed sign meets the requirements of Code Section 66-447, subject to a maximum height of 4 feet and maximum 2 sq. ft. sign size. Roll Call: Mrs. White; AYE, Mr. Ganger; AYE, Mrs. Jones; AYE, Mr. O'Neal; AYE and Chairman Frankel; AYE. 2. An application submitted by William Wietsma Company, Inc., agent for Matthew & Jennifer O'Connor, owners of property located at 549 Golfview Drive, Gulf Stream, Florida, legally described as Lot 27 Gulf Stream Cove Subdivision. Mr. Wietsma clarified that effective 11/19/2008, he is now the owner of the property. He displayed a site plan and color renderings and explained that the proposed project includes demolition of the existing structure, and the construction of a partial two-story Gulf Stream Bermuda style dwelling, with the second story in the center of the structure. A 3 car garage, swimming pool and a brick auto court is also proposed. A row of ficus hedge would be planted along the south property line. He added that the proposed structure is in compliance with all the Town's requirements, there are no discouraged elements and the third car garage will not be seen from the street. Mr. Wietsma stated that the Special Exception 1 is being requested to allow 300 sq. ft. of roof projection over the maximum allowable FAR, to allow the tad floor belvedere to be better proportioned visually. The Special Exception 2 is to allow a 30 ft. setback from the western rear property line. Mr. Wietsma stated that he spoke with the neighbors to east and they have no objections to the construction. Mr. Ganger asked how high the hedge would be and when the project would be starting. Mr. Wietsma advised that the hedge would be at least 6 ft. or higher. He added that demolition is presently being done, and that as soon as he gets approval from the ARPB and Town Commission, he would start construction immediately. Regular Meeting Page 3 Architectural Review & Planning Board November 20, 2008 Town Manager Thrasher mentioned that the applicant requested to demolish the existing structure prior to approvals but the request was denied by the building administrator. The applicant appealed that decision at the previous Commission meeting and his request was granted. Mr. Smith asked why the proposed structure looks slightly tilted as opposed to square. Mr. Wietsma explained that the structure slightly juxtaposition from the street to get a better view of the point. a. LAND CLEARING PERMIT to allow clearing the property for construction of new home. Mr. Ganger moved and Mrs. Jones seconded to recommend approval of the Demolition and Land Clearing permit. Roll Call: Mrs. White; AYE, Mr. Ganger; AYE, Mrs. Jones; AYE, Mr. O'Neal; AYE and Chairman Frankel; AYE. b. SPECIAL EXCEPTION #1 to permit 300 sq. ft. of roof projection over the maximum allowable FAR. Mrs. White moved and Mr. Ganger seconded to recommend approval of a Special Exception to permit unenclosed covered entry and belvedere areas that exceed the maximum permitted FAR by 297 sq. ft. with the condition that prior to the issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy, the owner of the property shall prepare and record a deed restriction which shall provide that all roof projection areas shall remain unenclosed as per approval of the special exception and shall remain so for as long as the structure is in existence or exceeds the maximum permissible FAR. Roll Call: Mrs. White; AYE, Mr. Ganger; AYE, Mrs. Jones; AYE, Mr. O'Neal; AYE and Chairman Frankel; AYE. c. SPECIAL EXCEPTION #2 to allow a 30 ft. rear (water) setback on the west side of the property. Mrs. White moved and Mrs. Jones seconded to recommend approval of a Special Exception to permit a 30' west rear setback on the waterfront. Roll Call: Mrs. White; AYE, Mr. Ganger; AYE, Mrs. Jones; AYE, Mr. O'Neal; AYE and Chairman Frankel; AYE. d. LEVEL 3 ARCHITECTURAL/SITE PLAN REVIEW to permit construction of a partial two story single family Gulf Stream Bermuda style dwelling consisting of 7,641.3 sq. ft., including a 3 car garage, and a swimming pool. Mrs. White moved and Mr. Ganger seconded to recommend approval of a Level III Architectural/Site Plan based on a finding that the proposed (� demolition of the existing structure and the construction of a Bermuda style, partial two story single family dwelling consisting of 7,641 sq. ft., including a 3 car garage and swimming pool meets the minimum intent of the Design Manual and applicable review standards with the condition that prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy, the owner of the property shall prepare and record a deed restriction which shall provide that all roof projection areas shall remain unenclosed as per approval of the special exception and shall remain so for as long as the structure is in existence or exceeds the maximum permissible FAR. Roll Call: Mrs. White; AYE, Mr. Ganger; AYE, Mrs. Jones; AYE, Mr. O'Neal and Chairman Frankel; AYE. Regular Meeting Architectural Review & Planning Board Page 9 November 20, 2008 3. An application submitted by Dennis Rainho as agent for Charles Carlino, owner of the property located at 2730 Avenue Au Soleil, Gulf Stream, Florida, legally described as Lot 5 Place Au Soleil Subdivision. Mr. Rainho distributed photographs of the existing structure and asked if there any questions regarding the construction of the 2 car detached Ogarage. Mr. Ganger asked what a moveable wood deck is. Mr. Rainho explained that the deck structure over the grass area is existing and can be moved at anytime. Mrs. Jones asked if large ficus tree in the rear of the property would be disturbed. Mr. Rainho stated that the ficus tree is the only source of shade and it would not be disturbed. Mrs. White asked the maximum height of the roof and how long the project would take. She was concerned that the privacy hedge will be maintained at the present heiaht. Mr. Rainho said the applicant is also concerned about privacy and the ficus hedge will be maintained at the present height. He stated that the roof height is less than 15 ft. Mr. Rainho estimated the project would be completed in about 2 months. Attorney Randolph advised that if there are concerns about the hedge, he suggested that it be maintained at the present height as a condition of approval, or a deed restriction be recorded to maintain the hedge at the present height. Mr. Randolph explained that if a deed restriction is recorded, a new owner would know the hedge must be maintained. The Board determined this would not be necessary. a. LEVEL 2 ARCHITECTURAL/SITE PLAN REVIEW to permit construction of a 896 sq. ft. detached 2 -car garage to match the architectural style of the existing ranch style single family dwelling. Mr. Ganger moved and Mr. O'Neal seconded to approve the Level II O Architectural/Site Plan based on a finding that the proposed detached two car garage consisting of a total of 896 sq. ft. meets the minimum intent of the Design Manual and applicable review standards. Roll Call: Mrs. White; AYE, Mr. Ganger; AYE, Mrs. Jones; AYE, Mr. O'Neal; AYE and Chairman Frankel; AYE. VII. Items by Staff. Town Manager Thrasher reported that the Code changes have been sent to Municipal Code to be codified and zoning in progress is in place particularly for boat lifts. The codification would not be ready for about 3 months. Regular Meeting Architectural Review & Planning Board Page 5 November 20, 2008 VIII. Items by Board Members. Mrs. White commented that she does not recall the property at 940 indigo Point having approval to demolish as much of the structure as has been done. She stated that there is not much of the house is left. Bruce Anderson, 960 Indigo Point, stated that he is adjacent to the C, property and that there is not much left of the house. However, there are enough walls remaining to fall under the umbrella of being grandfathered in. Mr. Thrasher stated that the property has approval for an addition and there has been no revision since the original permit. However, there were some changes to roof scheme but he would revisit the application. Mr. Thrasher explained that the material footprint would remain and additional square footage added, but it would be better for the town to have a total demolition than a renovation from the tax prospective. Mr. Ganger reported that the Civic Association is exploring avenues for more readable signs on AlA. He mentioned that he drove through Place Au Soleil at night and the new signs that were installed are much easier to see. He asked that the Board Members drive through Place Au Soleil to see if those signs would be an option for AlA. Another option would be wooden signs on posts and find lettering that would be more visible at night. Mr. O'Neal commented that the old blue sign worked really well. IX. Public. There were none. XI. Adjournment. The meeting was adjourned at 9:15 A.M. Yv ne E. Eckert, CMC Deputy Town Clerk