MINUTES_PZ17-07-13_WORKSHOP
MIAMI SHORES VILLAGE
DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING & ZONING
10050 NE 2nd Avenue
Miami Shores, FL 33037-2304
www.miamishoresvillage.com
Main Number: 305-795-2207 Fax Number: 305-756-8972
David A. Dacquisto AICP, CFM, Director
MIAMI SHORES VILLAGE PLANNING BOARD WORKSHOP
Village Hall Council Chambers
10050 NE 2nd Avenue, Miami Shores
JULY 13, 2017
THURSDAY, 7:00 P.M.
In attendance:
David Dacquisto, Planning and Zoning Director
Richard Sarafan, Village Attorney
Lazaro Remond, Acting Clerk
I) CALL TO ORDER
1) Roll Call
Present: Mr. John Busta, Mr. David Snow, Ms. Irene Hegedus, Chairman Richard
Fernandez.
II) DISCUSSION
1) Schedule one workshop per month in addition to regular meeting.
a) Set worship dates for September, October and November. All other months’,
workshop will be on 2nd Thursday of the month unless changed.
Mr. Dacquisto confirmed that the 2nd Thursday of the month will be a good
day to have the workshops after December staff will work on dates up to
January.
2) Future amendments.
Mr. Dacquisto spoke about future code amendments and asked the Board for their
input on changes they would like to see.
Ms. Hegedus gave her input regarding simple additions not requiring board
approval.
Mr. Snow added that we’ve seen some request for modification that can be
administratively reviewed.
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Chairman Fernandez expressed concern about who will be making these decisions
in the future.
Mr. Busta posted the question of privacy to the next door neighbors from 2 story
additions.,
Mr. Sarafan said that we need to include objective standards. Preserving an
avenue for public input. As opposed to the application being administratively
done. The applicant may always appeal the administrative decision to the board.
Mr. Snow thinks that the intent is to establish a threshold with expansions that do
not exceed 10%.
Mr. Dacquisto suggested to create an alternate way of approval. Discussion took
place about what is required to be in front of P&Z Board.
There was discussion about how to go about what gets to go before the Board and
what does not.
Staff and the board talked about outdoor sun shade sails and the board asked staff
to look into amending the code to allow these.
Staff and board to look at allowing additions of under 500 sq. ft. for example in
rear yard to be approved administratively under specific conditions.
Staff and board to look at allowing screen porch enclosures to be approved
administratively under specific conditions.
Staff and board to look at allowing garage conversions to be approved
administratively under specific conditions.
Staff and board to look at allowing metal roofs to be approved administratively
under specific conditions.
Staff and board to look at allowing wood construction in addition to the masonry
construction as now required.
Paint color. Per the State we no longer require a permit to paint.
Officer Lazaro Remond from Code Compliance gave a brief presentation about
the issue of paint color.
Mr. Sarafan explained what the intent of the State is regarding this issue.JULY
Staff, board and Mr. Sarafan to look at what review possibilities still exist for
paint color.
Officer Lazaro Remond gave a presentation about overgrown lawn and
landscaping. Officer Remond made a presentation that included Section 10-1. We
also use this section in conjunction with 537(1) “Safe, clean and slightly condition
and to remove therefrom all surplus grass, weeds and other growth and all trash
and rubbish and to fill in all excavations and depressions
Staff including code compliance and board to look at amending the landscape
code to include criteria for review of yards e.g. Prohibit weeks and regulate grass
height.
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The board discussed allowing generators or pool equipment in the required side
yard setback. The Board would like to discuss more next workshop.
3) Comprehensive Plan Update.
Mr. Dacquisto gave a brief introduction. Discussion took place changes of use.
The Board discussed different cases where there was questions about the use of
the building on 2nd Avenue. The Board would like to keep that in place so that
they can manage what kind of business opens there.
The Board mentioned that El Portal is going to increase their commercial
businesses and how they are rezoning to accommodate this. The Board discussed
commercial businesses at length. There was discussion about what Miami
Shores has on the Code regarding coffee shops and other commercial business.
Mr. Dacquisto said that restaurants are allowed and he and board do not review
them if they are located in an existing building and construction is not over 50%
of the buildings value. There was discussion about restaurants and how quickly
they will open. Bureaucracy and red tape was discussed.
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4) Planning board procedures and requirements.
The Board offered to provide a sample of an application that we can use.
Chairman Fernandez is okay with simple handwritten drawing on applications as
long as they have all the right information.
Chairman Fernandez asked staff to work on dates for workshops.
Mr. Dacquisto said that City council would like to hear from the board on
thoughts and projects they have worked on. Chairman Fernandez offered to
provide the Council with the P&Z minutes. Mr. Sarafan explains that the Council
would like to hear how the Board is doing. The Board agrees that Staff should
give the report on what the Board is doing.
III) NEXT WORKSHOP – TBA.
1) Agenda TBD.
IV) NEXT REGULAR BOARD HEARING – July 27, 2017.
1) Agenda TBD.
V) ADJOURNMENT