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09-24-1964 Regular MeetingMIAMI SHORES VILLAGE PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD MEETING September 24, 1964 A regular meeting of the Miami Shores Village Planning and Zoning Board was held at 7:30 P.M. , September 24., 1964, at the Village Hall, with the following members present: Mr. Emrys C. Harris, Chairman Mr. M. B. Arnold Mr. Gordon H. Moyer, Jr. Mr. Thomas B. Baden Mr. Donald W. Hoefle Mr. William R. Bradford, 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. Arnold and passed unanimously. (1) Mrs. J. R. Sebree, 810 N. E. 100th Street, requested permit to erect 7 ft. sections of a wooden fence on the side and rear of her home. After reviewing tie landscaping plan, and letters from the adjoining property owners, Mr. Arnold moved that the variance be granted provided they do not use the reed matting and instead use a cypress basket weave type fence. Motion was seconded by Mr. Baden and passed unanimously. (2) The request for two signs for the Standard Oil station to be built at N. E. 2nd Ave. and 96th St., was again discussed. One sign was to be 16 x 7 ft., 30 ft. high and the other, 10 x 4.6 ft., 20 ft. high. It was reported that none of the existing gas station signs is over 20 ft. high. Mr. Arnold moved that two signs be approved at 20 ft. high with a maximum area of 214 sq. ft. and that the sign on the corner of 96th St. must meet the set back. Motion was seconded by Mr. Hoefle. Mr. Crabtree, locarmanager for Standard Oil, then asked if the request could be changed for two of the smaller signs at 23 ft. high, inasmuch as these are standard signs and cannot be altered in size. The first motion was then withdrawn as well as the second and Mr. Arnold moved that Standard Oil be given permit for two signs, 10, x4.'6ft. at 23 ft. high and that they must meet the setbacks. Motion was seconded by Mr. Hoefle and passed unanimously. Mr. Moyer pointed out that the allowable area is 214 sq. ft. and the two smaller signs total 124 sq. ft. or 90 sq. ft. less and in consider- ation for that we are extending the height. (3) The plans for the Primitive Baptist Church to be constructed on the west side of N. E. 2nd Ave. between 91st and 92nd Sts. were again before the Board. The church people had obtained a letter from the nearest property owner on 92nd St. certifying that they had no objection to the church 9/24/64 -2- building being closer to their property than the required 50 ft. The other variance considered was an 11 ft. setback from N. E. 2nd Ave. and a shortage of 16 off-street parking spaces. The Board felt the curbed streets could pro- vide the additional parking spaces. Mr. Arnold moved that the Board recommend to the City Council that these plans be approved. Motion was seconded by Mr. Baden and passed unanimously. (4) Mr. Gianaris, Mr. Schwitalla, his attorney, and Mr. Schneider, architect, were again present in regard to their revised plan to build an apartment house on the land now occupied by the Mt. Vernon Motel. The new plan provided parking beneath two wings of the building which would require a height variance of 3 feet inasmuch as only 30 ft. height is permitted in this zone. The size of the building was not changed. After some discussion,. Mr. Baden moved that the Planning Board recommend to the Village Council app roval of the plans as submitted by the owner of the Mt. Vernon Motor Lodge, granting a variance of 3 ft., making a total of 33 ft. in the height of the building along N. E. 8th Ave. and 92nd St. in order to provide parking beneath these two wings; also that the four parking spaces in the center of the Biscayne Blvd. parking area be eliminated in addition to the center driveways; and further approving a variance in the land usage amounting to approximately 41,500 sq. ft. Motion was seconded by Mr. Arnold and passed 4/1 with Mr. Harris opposing for the same reasons as he had stated at the last meeting. (5) Mr. Ernest Ashurst and Mr. Pat Procacci, representing Uncle Johnts property at the northeast corner of 90th St. and Biscayne Blvd., were present for consideration by the full Board of the request for a service station on this property with a variance in the spacing requirement between stations. Mr. Harris ruled that the Board had taken action on it and that it will be put on the agenda only if someone makes this motion. Mr. Arnold then moved that it be placed on the agenda at this meeting. Motion was seconded by Mr. Moyer and passed 4/1 with Mr. Harris dissenting who stated he felt as a matter of policy that unless some change should transpire in a plan that it should go to the Council without having to come back to the Planning Board. Mr. Ashurst stated he had been told by some members of the Board at the last meeting that he could come back or take it to the Council. The proposal was then repeated for a Shell service station at the corner of 90th St. and Biscayne Blvd., contrary to the 500 ft. distance requirement between service stations.. Mr. Arnold moved that the variance in distance be approved. Motion was seconded by Mr. Hoefle. Mr. Harris pointed out that the requests for variances seem to be coming in more lately and the results are becoming more liberal; that here we have a distance matter which seems reasonable but it will weaken our whole ordinance if • • -3- we approve something like this and there is no reason why someone else will not come in and ask for the same request. The motion failed by three negative votes. The meeting adjourned at 9:06 P.M. Approved: