12-19-1963 Special Meeting•
MIAMI SHORES VILLAGE
PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD MEETING
December 19, 1963
A special meeting of the Miami Shores Village Planning and Zoning
Board was held at 7:30 P. M. , December 19, 1963, at the Village Hall, with
the following members present:
Mr. Emrys C. Harris, Chairman
Mr. Marion B. Arnold
Mr. Gordon H. Moyer, Jr.
Mr. Thomas B. Baden
Mr. Donald W. Hoefle
Absent: None
Mr. William Bradford, Assistant Building and Zoning Director,
was also present.
Minutes of the last meeting were approved as written by motion
made by Mr. Moyer, seconded by Mr. Baden and passed unanimously.
(1) This meeting was called for the purpose of continuing the
zoning hearing on a portion of the property owned by the Terrydale Corpor-
ation at the southwest corner of N. E. 92nd Street and Biscayne Blvd. , on
which. the U. S. F. & G. insurance company building is located. The north-
west triangle of this property (120.21 x 150 x 192.22 ft.) had not been
changed to an office use classification as was done with the remainder of
their property and is now needed for parking in conjunction with the office
building. Continuation of this hearing was requested so that a landscape
plan could be presented.
After discussion and changes made to the landscape sketch,
Mr. Arnold made the following motion: that the zoning change be recommended
for approval under the following conditions: that there be at least ten feet
of sodded grass on the north side of the proposed hedge, that they provide
for an entrance and exit as shown in the sketch; that in addition to the hedge
shown, that they provide a hedge along the 150 ft. to the west of the property,
that it be an Orange Jasmine hedge; that the proper layout on the parking be
submitted to the Building Dept. of the Village for approval before it is carried
out and that they provide adequate drainage for the area as submitted. Motion
was seconded by Mr. Hoefle and passed 4/1 with Mr.. Moyer dissenting for
the reason that he felt that some provision should be made for the remainder
of the parkway from the property line north to the asphalt paving of 92nd Street.
In answer to Mr. Moyer's remarks, Mr. Arnold stated that
he didn°t think it was fair to the property owners to require them to improve
the entire parkway when the Village placed all the pavement on the north side
of the right-of-way. Mr. Moyer added that he had been on the Planning
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Board for more than ten consecutive years and has been striving to improve
the Shores, especially with regard to landscaping and felt that if the Shores
spent some money to improve this street along with the U.S. F. &G.', it
might set an example to other businesses.
(2) A request was made by the Janis Company for a temporary
sign to be located on Biscayne Blvd. at N. E. 105th Street, to advertize
the new apartment building located at the end of 105th Street. Mr. Janis
stated that they have leased the property on the south side of 105th Street
and Biscayne Blvd. and would like to erect a temporary sign for a period
of one year; the area of the sign is approximately 10 x 20 ft. After some
discussion Mr. Moyer moved that the Board recommend to the City Council
that the sign be approved as submitted for a period of one year, to the end
of 1964, if it meets structural requirements; if it is illuminated that the
lighting will be properly shielded and that the area around the sign be land-
scaped, Motion was seconded by Mr. Arnold and passed 4/1 with Mr. Harris
dissenting, who stated that there may be some question as to whether or
not this sign can be classed as a billboard but there is nothing in the ordinance
that permits this situation, and he felt that we should be very scrupulous
about signs and that since it isn't specifically permitted it is as a result
thereby prohibited.
The meeting adjourned at 8:30 P.M.
Clerk
Approved:
Chairman