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11-20-1962 Regular Meeting 9 REGULAR MEETING MIAMI SHORES VILLAGE COUNCIL November 20, 1962 A regular meeting of the Miami Shores Village Council was held at 4:00 o'clock P. M. , November 20, 1962, at the Village Hall, with the following Councilmen present: Mayor Dale Miller, Jr. Dean R. Claussen Spencer W. Rudnick Joseph H. Walker Absent: John F. Saxon The Village Attorney, Mr. Thomas H. Anderson, was also present. Upon motion made by Mr. Claussen and seconded by Mr. Rudnick, minutes of the last meeting were unanimously approved. At the last Planning Board meeting approval of plans for a house on Lot 1, Block 94, M. S. Sub. , was denied on the basis of design. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Johnson appeared at this meeting to appeal the decision. After some discussion and a review of the plans, Mr. Rudnick moved that the recommendation of the Planning Board be overruled and that the Council approve this plan as presented. Motion was seconded by Mr. Walker and passed unanimously. The Planning Board recommended approval of a permit to build on the west 10 ft. of Lot 7 and all of Lot 8, Block 91 (60 ft. ), providing the adjoining owner had no objection. The Building Inspector stated he had a letter from the adjoining owner, Mrs. Kimball, voicing no objection to the request. After a review of the preliminary sketch, Mr. Claussen moved that the Council uphold the decision of the Planning Board on the request for permit by Mr. Dan Schmidt. Motion was seconded by Mr. Rudnick and passed unanimously. 11/20/670 The Village Manager presented a bill from the Village Attorney for services rendered in the court case concerning the five-story apartment project by the Janis Company, in the amount of $2, 000. 00. Another bill was presented in the same case from Mr. George Frix in the amount of $250. 00 for testimony. The suit, Wm. F. George v. Miami Shores Village, was adjudged in favor of the Village by the Circuit Court. Mr. Claussen moved that these bills be approved for payment. Motion was seconded by Mr. Walker and passed unanimously. A lengthy questionnaire was received from the U.S. Senate Sub- Committee on Inter-Governmental Relations. It was suggested that the Village Attorney assist the Village Manager in completing this questionnaire. The Village Manager asked the Council to determine whether or not the Village should follow the County plan to close the municipal offices on the Friday after Thanksgiving. The Council decided it would be better to remain open with a small force. The Village Manager presented the annual audit reports to the Council and asked that it be reviewed and brought back to the next meeting for discussion. Although Mr. James Jones was not present as scheduled, Mr. Walker opened the discussion concerning the proposed buildings to be constructed by Mr. Jones along Railroad Avenue. Mr. Walker stated that there had recently been considerable disagreement between Mr. Jones and himself on several personal matters which unfortunately coincided with the discussions concerning the new buildings and the proper amount of parking. In an effort to assist the Council to reach a prompt but knowledgeable decision in this matter, he stated that he had driven by this area on several occasions and had actually counted the WJL 11/20/62 -3- cars in front of each of the buildings. Using the square feet of the building as related to the number of cars parked in front of each building, the examination showed that each car parked at the Boulton building represented 220 to 240 sq. ft. of building space. For the building on the triangle the parking ratio was 307 to 330 sq. ft. of building space for each car. On the Jones Tool and Die building the ratio was 340 to 380 sq. ft. for each car. Mr. Walker stated that he checked the other buildings in the area and found by actual count that the ratio was approximately 300 sq. ft. of building space for each car parked. Using this present ratio on the proposed remodeling of the old Collins warehouse of 150 ft. x 150 ft. it was evident that this building should have at least 75 parking spaces or a ratio of 300 ft. of building for each parking space. The car count for the two small buildings south of the old Collins warehouse and north of the Jones Tool and Die building showed a parking to building ratio of 220 sq. ft. Assuming, however, that the Council would require one parking space for each 300 sq. ft. of building on this property, this site would require approximately 90 parking spaces if all of the buildings proposed by Mr. Jones were erected. It presently provides approximately 75 spaces unless the parking area adjoining the old Collins warehouse is treated as part of the parking area for these new buildings. To further confirm his conclusions, Mr. Walker stated that he had served on the Off-Street Parking Board for many years and had been in charge of the parking lots of First Federal for the past 12 years. He further stated that First Federal uses a ratio of less than 200 sq. ft. of parking for each car at its Little River building, and this did not include any public lots available or on-street parking. o 11/20/62"' In conclusion Mr. Walker asked the Council to take these findings under advisement, to proceed cautiously with all buildings, and to consider the over-all development of the area when granting each building permit. Mr. Rudnick congratulated Mr. Walker for diligently searching into this matter and added that in his own mind he felt that a monstrosity was slowly being created by sweating the property in this area. The Village Manager then mentioned that the remodeling of the old Collins warehouse had been approved by the Planning Board but not approved by the Council. It was suggested by Mr. Claussen and agreed that the Building Dept. should hold up any further permits and ask Mr. Jones to come in and discuss the parking. Because some members of the Council had not had an opportunity to view the premises at 1116 N. E. 91st Terrace, the request made by Mrs. Jensen to remove the old sidewalk was deferred. Mayor Miller thanked Matt Walsh for inviting the Council to the Chamber of Commerce dinner and for his opportunity to speak at the affair. The meeting adjourned at 5:20 P. M. .-A,�ZZ�7 '-7 - --.I- Village Clerk Approved: Village 'Manager/ APPROVED: Mayor