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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 Regular Meeting and Public Hearing Architectural Review and Planning Board - April 26, 2012 Page 2 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 Regular Meeting and Public Hearing Architectural Review and Planning Board - April 26, 2012 Page 3 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. Regular Meeting and Public Hearing Architectural Review and Planning Board - April 26, 2012 Page 4 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