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12-10-1964 Regular MeetingMIAMI SHORES VILLAGE PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD MEETING December 10, 1964 A regular meeting of the Miami. Shores Village Planning and Zoning Board was held at 7:30 P. M. , December 10, 1964, at the Village Hall, with the following members present: Mr. Emrys C. Harris, Chairman Mr. M. B. Arnold Mr. Thomas B. Baden Mr. Donald W. Hoefle Absent: Mr. Gordon H. Moyer, Jr. 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. Baden, seconded by Mr. Arnold and passed unanimously. (1) Mr. Dan Schmidt requested permit to build on Lot 24, Block 5, Navarro Sub._, a 50 ft. lot on N. W. 99th St. west of Miami. Ave. This lot is presently a part of the property to the west which has 75 ft. frontage and a 10 ft. setback between this lot. Mr. Harris stated he wished to look at the site before taking any action and that he would like our Village Attorney to clarify the Board°s position in regard to 50 ft. lots. Mr. Arnold moved that it be recommended for approval to the Council. Mr. Baden asked that the motion be amended to include a statement from the Village Attorney on the legality of building on 50 ft. lots. The amendment was accepted and the motion seconded by Mr. Baden and passed 3/1 with Mr. Harris dissenting for the reason that he prefers to see the site and to have been able to talk to the Village Attorney on the matter. (2) Mr. Bruce Andrew, owner of Andrew Travel Agency, 8971 N. E. 6th Ave., requested permit to install a double faced sign on the cantilever ledge of the building. This was brought before the Board because the ordinance requires signs to be attached to the fact of a building. After some discussion on the interpretation of the ordinance Mr. Arnold moved that the request be approved. Motion was seconded by Mr. Baden and passed unanimously. (3) Mr. Blanchard of the Humble Oil Co. and Mr. Walker, their engineer, appeared at this meeting with preliminary plans for a gasoline service station to be constructed on Lots 14 and 15 of Asbury Park Sub. which is between 6th Ave. and Biscayne Blvd. north of 90th St. After some discussion of the spacing requirement of 500 ft. between stations, Mr. Arnold stated that in view of the action of the Council in the last instance 12/10/64 -2- of the service station across the street, he moved that the Board recommend to the Council that it be approved. Motion was seconded by Mr. Hoefle. Mr. George Frix, 334 N. E. 105th St., asked to speak on this proposal. He stated that we should be cognizant of the fact that our responsibility is to the people who reside in Miami Shores Village and we should not lose sight of the fact that the action of the Board can sometimes uphold or possibly tear down the factors of public health, safety and welfare of Miami Shores Village. Mr. Frix mentioned the traffic on the Boulevard and how this would be creating a hazard. Mr. Frix stated that it does not make it right because one variance has been granted. In granting another variance you will augment this hazard. Whether the Council sustains this action, you have no control over this but it should have no bearing on your decision, which should be based on what is best for our town. Mr. Arnold stated he knew something about traffic hazards through the handling of automobile accident claims and pointed out that this location has access to three streets. He thought it was an ideal location for a service station and didn't think it would create a traffic hazard. Mr. Blanchard stated they have figures that prove there is very little hazard in entering or leaving service stations. Mr. Walter Davidson, 1075 N. E. 99th Street, stated his purpose in coming here tonight was to demonstrate his interest in Miami Shores. Mr. Davidson stated that it is his feeling that this Board has before it certain zoning that has been set up for years and yet we are constantly faced with the problem of changes in zoning or variances. He stated we should oppose these variances or changes. He felt the Board would be remiss in recommend- ing approval to the Council. He stated if the Board takes action to approve this variance you can expect requests for other variances next month. Mr. P. L. Watson stated that he felt this service station would be an asset to whatever will go on his adjoining property to the north. The vote was then®called and the motion failed on a tie vote with Messrs. Harris and Baden dissenting. Mr. Harris asked to make these comments to the Village Council. He stated he recently had occasion to visit a city in the north east part of the United States where in regard to a requested zoning change or variance, he found that the regulations in this particular city required that the governing authority or owner post a sign on the property on which the variance was being requested a certain number of days or weeks in advance of the time that the matter was to be considered in order that the public would be fully notified of the action that was to be considered. Mr. Harris concluded that • • 12/10/64 -3- he would like to recommend to the Village Council that our zoning regulations be -amended to provide for similar action whenever variances or zoning changes are requested in order that the residents of this Village will have full knowledge of what is going on in these matters which they do not have at the present time. The meeting adjourned at 8:35 P. M. Clerk Approved: