04-15-1947 Regular Meeting MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING
MIAMI SHORES VILLAGE COUNCIL
APRIL 15, 1947
A regular meeting of Miami Shores Village Council was held
April 15,, 1947 at 7: 30 PM. All members of the Council were
present except Mr Howard I Parish. Village Attorney Thomas H
Anderson was also present,
Council dispensed with reading of the Minutes of Regular
Meeting of April 1, 1947 and approved them as typed.
The Village Manager then read letter dated April 11, 1947
from the Planning Board, advising that, after careful considera-
tion of petition requesting immediate relief from Ordinance No.
164, and of all circumstances entailed, the Board had determined
on the following recommendation to the Village Council:
"That the present Ordinance (No. 164) with
reference to garage entrance, and setback requirement
as to garages, be repealed, and in lieu thereof an
ordinance be passed providing that garages can open
on the front provided there is a permanent partition
not less than five feet in height, containing a door
not over three feet wide, separating that portion of
the garage used for storage of the automobile from
that portion that is used for laundry or other storage
purposes, and provided further that there is to be an
outside exit from the said laundry or storage space
other than the entrance from the automobile storage
portion of the garage. "
.The Planning Board letter further recommended that the same
ordinance provide that the front line of the garage facing the
street may not project toward the street more than eight (8) feet
from the front line of the building that is farthest from the
street line.
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Motion was made by Mr Reynolds, seconded by Mr McKee, and
unanimously carried, repealing Ordinance No. 164 in its entirety.
With respect to the further recommendations of the Planning Board,
the Council agreed to postpone action in order to permit careful
study. Mr Paul Kinney protested against the Planning Board recom-
mendation for a new ordinance to replace Ordinance No. 164, on the
grounds of the additional expense in construction which would be
involved.
To correct the condition which the Planning Board recommenda-
tion was designed to eliminate, it was suggested by Mr Reynolds
that letter be written to residents suggesting that, in accordance
with good planning and Village betterment, garage doors be kept
closed.
A second letter from the Planning Board, dated April 11,
constituting report and recommendation on Public Hearing by the
Board on. April 3, 1947, was read by the Village Manager. The hear-
ing had been called to consider petition for reduction to 20,000
cubic feet in zoning on two small acreage tracts located west of
NE 10th Avenue between 93rd and 94th Streets. During the hearing,
however, the sponsor of the project, Mr John A Mahood, amended
his request as follows: That the area fronting on NE 10th Avenue,
consisting of the north two lots running back to 108 feet in depth
and the south two lots running back to 88 feet in depth, be left
at 25,000 cubic feet minimum requirement, the cubic requirement on
all other land in the tract to be reduced to 22,000. The Planning
Board recommended that Mr Mahood's proposal be declined, this
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decision being based primarily upon the fact that the immediate
residents in that vicinity were almost unanimous in their objection
to the proposal.
Motion was made by Mr McKee, seconded by Mr Kilburn, and
unanimously carried, that the Planning Board recommendation be
adopted.
Mr Fred Fletcher then appeared before the Council with further
reference to his previous request for paving of alley in his block.
The general question of paving of alleys was discussed at length
by the Council, the sense of the discussion being that piecemeal
completion of the program was neither desirable nor practicable.
Nor was the Council disposed to favorable consideration of Mr
Fletcher' s request for three-times-a-week garbage collection.
After consideration of bill in amount of $800 submitted by
Russell T Pancoast, Architect, for preliminary studies and ser-
vices to date in connection with City Hall plans - this fee
representing 1% of an estimated $80,000 cost for the building,
motion was made by Mr Reynolds that the bill be paid. The motion
was seconded by Mr Kilburn and unanimously carried.
The Village Manager presented for consideration letter from
the City Manager of Coral Gables, asking that, if agreeable to the
Council, the Florida legislative delegation be required to support
passage of a contemplated bill which would exempt from State
gasoline tax the gasoline and motor fuels used by municipalities.
Motion was made by Mr McKee, seconded by Mr Reynolds, and unani-
mously carried, authorizing submission of such request to the
Florida delegation.
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The matter of registration procedure in the coming election
was referred to the Council for determination by the Village
Manager. Without formal action, Council agreed to use the Village,
rather than the County, registration books.
The Council proceeded to further consideration of request for
change in zoning, to permit apartments, on the Wolf property north
of Biscayne Canal, east of Biscayne Boulevard, which was the subject
of a public hearing on Tuesday, April 8, 1947. In final disposal
of this matter, motion was made by Mr Kilburn, seconded by Mr
Reynolds, and unanimously carried, that the petition for change in
zoning be denied.
Appointment of two Planning Board members to fill vacancies
created by resignation was postponed by the Council in order to
permit careful consideration of possible appointees.
Mr Ken Dunning, Chairman of the Golf Course Board of Directors,
then submitted to the Council preliminary plans for expansion of
Golf Course facilities to permit additional social and recreational
units. The Council discussed at length with Mr Dunning the develop-
ment proposed and the manner in which the improvements should be
financed, and finally suggested that the Board of Directors proceed
to obtain working plans, together with an estimate of costs, follow-
ing which the matter will be further studied and considered by the
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Rewriting of the Village Charter was further discussed by the
Council, but no official action was taken.
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There being no further busindss, the meeting adjourned at
10: 30 PM.
illageerk Manager
Approved:
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