HomeMy Public PortalAbout04/26/2012MINUTES 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 26, 2012 AT 8:30 A.M., IN THE TOWN HALL, 100
SEA ROAD, GULF STREAM, FLORIDA.
I. Call to Order
II. Roll Call.
Present and
Participating
Absent w/Notice
Also Present and
Participating
Chairman Ganger called to order at 8:30 A.M.
Robert W. Ganger
Scott Morgan
Paul Lyons, Jr.
Malcolm Murphy
Tom Smith
Thomas M. Stanley
Malcolm Murphy
Amanda Jones
William H. Thrasher
Rita L. Taylor
John Randolph
Mark Marsh, Bridges,
& Assoc.
Marty Minor of Urban
Design Kilday Studios
Chairman
Vice -Chairman
Board Member
Board Member
Board Member
Alt. Member sitting as
Board Member
Board Member
Alt. Member
Town Manager
Town Clerk
Town Attorney
Agent/Davis
Town Consultant
III. Minutes of the Regular Meeting and Public Hearing of 3-22-12.
Vice -Chairman Morgan moved and Mr. Smith seconded to approve the Minutes
of the Regular Meeting and Public Hearing of March 23, 2012. There was
no discussion. All voted AYE.
IV. Additions, withdrawals, deferrals, arrangement of agenda items.
There were no changes.
V. Announcements.
A. Meeting Dates
1. Regular Meeting & Public Hearing
a. May 24, 2012 @ 8:30 A.M.
b. June 28, 2012 @ 8:30 A.M.
c. July 26, 2012 @ 8:30 A.M.
d. No meeting in August
e. September 27, 2012 @ 8:30 A.M.
O Chairman Ganger asked the Board Members if there were any conflicts in
the meeting schedule. Vice -Chairman Morgan stated that he would not be
available for the May 24th meeting. Mr. Lyons stated that he would not
be available for the July 26th meeting. Chairman Ganger said he is
hoping that, at the end of this meeting, the Board will have concluded
the re -writing of the ordinances and that it will go to the Commission
for lst reading at their May 11th meeting. Clerk Taylor said the ARPB
recommendations will go to the Commission, but they will not be in
ordinance form. She said one ordinance is prepared and is sufficient;
however, she said it was decided to hold the ordinance until the process
is complete. Chairman Ganger said he will assume that 1st and 2°d
readings will have been done by the Fall. Chairman Ganger said the
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public is very interested in what the ARPB is doing to make changes in
the Code and they feel it has taken a long time. Clerk Taylor said the
public will have to understand that these things take time. Chairman
Ganger said it would be to the public's benefit to attend the meetings.
VI. Reorganization of ARPB.
O A. Swearing in of re -appointed members
Clerk Taylor administered the Oath to Robert W. Ganger, Scott Morgan and
Tom Smith who were re -appointed to the ARPB for another 3 -year term.
B. Election of Chairman
Mr. Morgan moved and Mr. Lyons seconded to nominate Robert W. Ganger as
Chairman. There was no discussion. All voted AYE.
C. Election of Vice Chairman
Mr. Smith moved and Mr. Lyons seconded to nominate Scott Morgan as Vice -
Chairman. There was no discussion. All voted AYE.
VII. Items Related to Previous Approvals.
Clerk Taylor administered the Oath to Mark Marsh, Agent for Davis, and
to James Davis, property owner. Chairman Ganger asked Clerk Taylor to
go through the timeline concerning this matter. Clerk Taylor said this
project was first presented to the ARPB one year ago this month and, at
that time, the ARPB recommended approval with the condition of a "grey
roof." She said the project and ARPB recommendations were presented to
the Commission in May of 2011 and the Commission approved the ARPB
recommendations, with the exception of the roof tile. Clerk Taylor said
the Commission asked to see a roof tile sample and then Mr. Marsh
distributed photos of similar roofs, including a photo of the Ocean
Ridge Town Hall. She said the Commission approved the roof tile with
the condition that they see a sample of the roof tile material, but she
said nothing happened until recently. Clerk Taylor said Mr. Marsh came
back to the ARPB on January 26th with changes to the design of the house,
there was no discussion with regard to the roof material, but she said
the commitment was made that the ARPB would need to review any
revisions. Mark Marsh said he would come back to ARPB with an actual
roof tile sample which he said would be closer to the Ocean Ridge Town
Hall roof tile. Clerk Taylor said the ARPB's Motion stipulated that the
adjustment of color and texture of the roof tile was to come back to the
ARPB for approval, which is what Mr. Marsh will present today. However,
Clerk Taylor said, as result of the Commission asking to see the tile
O one year ago, the ARPB will be able to make their recommendations today
for the Commission to consider at the May 11th meeting.
Chairman Ganger asked if there has been any ex -parte communication. He
said he drove by the Davis property this morning. There were no other
declarations of ex -parte communication.
A. Change of roof tile at 554 Palm Way submitted by Mark Marsh
as Agent for Mr. & Mrs. James Davis.
Mark Marsh said he initially presented a tile that had a bit of a glaze
and he is now proposing a smaller tile with a matt finish. He said the
architectural style of the home is Cape Dutch which typically features a
white exterior with a dark grey roof. Mr. Marsh displayed the smaller
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tile with a matt finish, the color of which is called natural slate and
he said it is equal or superior to the other white tile. He said you
will not see much of the roof because of the pitch. Mr. Marsh said the
tile on Ocean Ridge Town Hall is a blend of black, grey and white and
the Entegra tile he is proposing is a solid color. He said he would
like to encourage diversity and the architectural style merits contrast.
OChairman Ganger asked Mr. Marsh about the color of the shutters. Mr.
Marsh said they will be gun metal grey. Vice -Chairman Morgan commented
that he likes the roof tile and agrees that the architectural style
warrants contrast. Mr. Smith also commented that he likes the roof tile
more than the previous tile proposed. Chairman Ganger reminded the
Board Members that at the last meeting the Board made the decision that
roof tile must be white or slate, not slate -like. He said the minutes
from that meeting state that roof tile shall be flat, white thru and
thru, smooth, un -coated tile, except that gray slate may be permitted
on homes that are predominately Georgian or British Colonial with
Bermuda influences. The Town Clerk advised that this provision was only
applied to Section 70-238. It was suggested to revisit the Code changes
and possibly build the Cape Dutch architectural style into the Code.
Vice -Chairman Morgan said the gray roof should be limited to this
architectural style with the white exterior.
Mr. Smith moved and Mr. Lyons seconded to recommend approval of the
proposed solid through and through dark cement tile. There was no
discussion. All voted AYE.
VIII. Items by Staff.
A. Proposed Zoning Code Changes
1. Section 70-71, Floor Area Ratio
Mr. Minor reminded that there has been a concern with houses appearing
to be more "box -like". He further reminded that in discussions of FAR
Calculations, attention had been given to adding more visual interest to
the design. In so doing, porches, balconies, etc. that were roofed but
not enclosed were included in the FAR calculation. In addition, this
would limit the size of homes. The result has been that this interest
and the required 25% reduction of the size of the 2nd floor as compared
to the size of the 1st floor, for the most part, is being concentrated
in one area, often the rear, which adds to a box -like appearance. He
Othen explained 4 options to possibly improve the design. These are:
Eliminate porches, patios, balconies and arcades from the FAR
calculations up to 400 square feet.
Allow additional FAR for the lot if the second story of the home is
set back a minimum of 10 feet from the front setback line. We have
provided three options for the increase in FAR for this second
story setback for the ARPB's consideration.
Limit the second floor area of homes to be .75 of the first floor
area in all single family zoning districts.
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Allow front porches and balconies to extend within front setback.
With regard to Option 1, there was no vote but it was thought that the
current provision which allows an additional 300 square feet through a
Special Exception better fits with regard to open porches etc. due to
O the accompanying deed restriction that prevents the open, roofed areas
from being enclosed.
It was unanimously voted to provide the suggested incentive FAR in
Option 2 by adding 5% allowable FAR to the portion of square footage of
the lot over the first 20,000 sq. ft provided the 2nd floor was setback
an additional 10' from the front property line. The motion was made by
Mr. Lyons and seconded by Mr. Morgan. It was felt this may help to
reduce the box -like appearance of the structure.
With regard to Option 3, it was moved by Mr. Morgan and seconded by Mr.
Lyons that the current 75% reduction of the 2nd floor be further reduced
to 70% of the 1st floor area in all single family districts to also
address the problem of a box -like appearance. No vote was taken but the
discussion indicated the members favored this change.
There was very little discussion on Option 4 and it is expected this
along with all of the other options will be further discussed at the
next meeting.
Chairman Ganger observed that most of the options are incentive driven
which may not solve the box -like appearance. He ask Mr. Minor if he
could offer any additional solutions for consideration after hearing
this discussion. He added that he did not believe the Town is
interested in adding strict mandatory provisions.
Mr. Minor replied that he may be able to offer a few more suggestions
for consideration at the next meeting.
2. Section 70-68, Lot Size & Dimensional Requirements
There were no recommendations to change this section.
IX. Items by Board Members. There were no items by Board Members.
X. Public. There were no items by the Public.
UXI. Adjournment. Mr. Smith moved and Vice -Chairman Morgan seconded
to adjourn the meeting. There was no discussion. The meeting was
adjourned at approximately 10:25 A.M.
Gail C. Abbale
Administrative Assistant