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08-26-1971 Regular MeetingMIAMI SHORES VILLAGE PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD MEETING August 26, 1971 A regular meeting of the Miami Shores Planning and Zoning Board was held at 7:30 p. m. , August 26, 1971, at the Village Hall, with the following members present: Mr. Irving E. Horsey, Chairman Mr. Gordon H. Moyer, Jr. Mr. Fred G. Astor Mr. James O. Denham Mr. Harry F. Smenner, Jr. Absent: None Mr. William R. Bradford, Building and Zoning Director, was also present. Mr. Astor moved that the minutes be approved as written. The motion was seconded by Mr. Moyer and passed. (1) A request for a permit was made by Dr. Edward A. Joseph to build on Lot 10 less the north 10 ft. and Lot 11, Block 59, Miami Shores Sub. , located along the FEC Railroad at a point south of 94th Street. Mr. William Pierce, attorney, and Mr. Frank Shuflin, architect, reviewed the plans for this building which included a 20 ft. rear setback from the property line, provision for 47 offstreet parking spaces, a sewage treatment plant and a three story building with all parking on the lower level. The Building Inspect reported that there are no specific parking requirements for that zone but following office buildings were compared, based on total sq. ft. of area: 9999 Building - N. E. 2nd Ave. , 50, 715 sq. ft. - 78 offstreet spaces or 1 for 640 sq. ft. Marsico Building - 9165 Park Drive, 8160 sq. ft. - 25 parking " or 1 for 325 sq. ft. Dr. Joseph Building - 22, 100 sq. ft. - 47 spaces or 1 for 470 sq. ft. It was also pointed out that the parking spaces for Dr. Joseph's plan had been figured at 9 ft. in width whereas our requirement is 10 ft. After some discussion Mr. Astor moved that the Board approve this plan in principle with the provisos that the owner agrees to submit supplemental drawings to the Planning Board for subsequent examination and approval with particular emphasis on fire safety to the property and occupants, proper water and effluent disposal facilities, and with the under- standing that the Planning Board will closely examine the architectural • • 8/26/71 -2- details, the exterior design in particular and landscaping, and that the owner is requested thru his architect to design the building for a minimum of forty 10 x 20 ft. parking spaces within the building. The motion was seconded by Mr. Moyer and passed by four affirmative votes, with Mr. Denham abstaining on the basis that his firm does engineering for Mr. Shuflin. Mr. Horsey reported on attendance at a meeting of the South Florida Chapture of the Florida Planning & Zoning Association, which was called for the purpose of promoting the initiation of an annual workshop for Planning and Zoning Board members. The meeting adjourned at 9:05 p.m. Village C rk Approved: