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12-08-1988 Regular Meeting• • • • • MIAMI. SHORES VILLAGE December 8, 1988 The Miami Shores Village Planning & Zoning Board regular meeting was held on December 8, 1988., at .the Miami Shores -Village Hall. at 7:30 P.M.. The meeting was called.to order by Chairman_ Rossi, with the following members present: Robert J. Rossi, Chairman Terrell F. Chambers, Jr. Richard M. Fernandez, Esq. Larry T. McClure Absent; Thomas Laubenthal Also present: Frank LuBien, Director of Building .&.Zoning 1. MINUTES -November 10, 1988 One correction was made to the minutes on page.4, item 8 from Hiatian to Ojus Missionary Baptist Church. A letter was received from Sheldon Smith, Jr., Miami Shores Auto Center, Inc., and read by Mr. Rossi, requesting clarification -and an amendment to the motion concerning his request for approval to discontinue gasolene sales. The fact that the business is Inca was discussed.. Since approval had been granted, Mr. Fernandez amended the motion to read: So long as SheldnnSatbibh,t! Jr. or Ira B. Sturdevant are singularly or collectively owners and operators of 51Z of Miami. Shores Auto Center, Inc. (A copy of Mr. Smith's letter has been made a part of these minutes). The minutes of the meeting of November 10, 1988 were then approved as amended by a motion made by Mr.- McClure, seconded by Mr. Fernandez and passed by unanimous consent. 2. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF COLORS ARCHDIOCESE OF MIAMI 9920 N. E. 2nd AVE. Mr. Grau presented a sketch of the new entrancecolored in. He informed Members that the Council had already approved his colors as. has the Downtown Revitalization Board. The colors are not;floreseent. They are pastel in nature, and on the north side of the building. Mr. Chambers moved to approve the colors as shown., so along as they are not florescent, the motion wassseconded by Mr. Fernandez, following a brief discussion, the motion passed unanimously. 2A. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF PLANS FOR FLAT: ROOF ADDITION WILLIE J. BROWN 27 N. E. 94th ST. Mr. LuBien informed Members that this existing structure was partially open with a screen porch beyond, enclosure of the s.tr-ucture.has begun. The problem is that the flat roof area exceeds the allowable by 112 sq ft.. A variance is required for the amount of flat roof addition. Mr. Rossi pointed out that the tie beam must. be masonry construction, rather than wood or steel. Also there is a problem with the existing flat roof addition, as the hardship criteria for variance cannot be met. • • PLANNING & ZONING BOARD MEETING -2- 12/8/88 It was also mentioned that the Architect should have,beenfamiliar with construction requirements in Miami Shores Village. 1/5 of the area to be in violation is a substantial amount. Analternative was offered to change the roof structure to tile. It was pointed out that this will be more expensive, give Mr. Brown more space, and make the property more aestheti- cally pleasing. Mr. Fernandez moved. to deny the request for a variance, seconded by Mr. McClure, and passedby unanimous vote. Mr. Rossi explained to Mr. Brown his right of appeal to Council. 3. APPROVAL OF EVALUATION AND APPRAISAL REVIEW REPORT Mr. Steve Pitkin advised. Members that this review of the old plan had been approved previously by the Planning & Zoning Board, however, it must be approved within 90 days of going to the Council. Mr. McClure made a motion to approve the Evaluation and Appraisal Review Report as submitted. Seconded by Mr. :Chamhers;and passed unanimously. 4. DISCUSSION1 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN Mr. Steve Pitkin, representative for Robert.Swarthouu,.Inc. was present at the meeting. He advised:Members that no action is necessary by the Planning & Zoning Board, he attended to give his reaction the State comments. A revised draft of the Comprehensive Plan was distributed to each Member.. Mr. Pitkin advised that incorporated in this revised draft is the response to the comments from DCA. These changes and/or additions are shown in italics or underlined. This must be reviewed by Council, Piblic Hearing scheduled and. finally approval by this Body. Mr. Rossi asked if- Mr. Pitkin was somewhat.surp.rised with the report from the State. Mr. Pitkin replied he was not surprised, the Dade County communities are guinea pigs in this process,.. Miami Shores. is second only to,Brevard County on their report. Everyone is feeling their way to some extent. Melbourne in Brevard: received sixty (60) pages from their report. He outlined the four point category as, bo he ..plate, nit-picking, some policies and objectives were kept as general as possible, and the State requires specific policies and measurable objectives.. And finally some of them are good points that they picked up on. Mr. Rossi then commented that he was surprised that they are so familiar with the. Villagethat in certain areas specific comments could be made. He also wondered if anything in this Plan changesthe Village. goals or objectives signifinantly. Mr. Pitkin had tagged certain pages and sections which he reviewed with the Members. Discussion and comments were made on sections as follow: Page 1.4 Item specifically mentioned was -the motel.. and private school on Biscayne Blvd. Page 1.14 - 1:1.1 - Sanitary sewers - more specific than before. 1.3.1 - xeriscope - specific. Page 1.15 - 1.4.1 — Residential/office area previously:rejected, may be looked at and maybe changed in a year. This will remain as is. • • • PLANNING & ZONING BOARD -3- 12/8/88 Page 1.15 1.5.1 - Mr. Pitkin mentioned that he has had a very difficult time reaching the Chairman of the Historic Preservation Board, but since there is a Historic Preservation Ordinance, he will leave this section as is. Page 1.16 - 1.6.3 and 1.6.4 - These two sections were discussed briefly, and are ok. Page 2.7 - 1.1 6 1.1.2, section 1.3 & 1.4, 1.2.1 and 1.3. All -these sections were discussed at length, Some minor adjustments will be made, mostly in verbage. Section 1.3 of this page is ok. Page 2.8 - 1.5 This section will be changed toread sidewalks/bikeways. Page 3.7 Was touched on. Page 3.16 - 1.3.1 This issue had to be addressed, this is the best manner in which to do so. Page 3.16 - 1.4 is ok. and 1.5.1 must be executed IF. Page 3.17 - 1.6.1 This responds to DCA objections only. It will be alright. Page 5.21 - 1.3.3 The County will be included in this section. Page. 5.22 - 2.2 & 2.2.1. This section was taken verbatim from the County Plan. Mr. Rossi. requested that each Member make a real effort to attend the Council Workshop meeting on Tuesday, IJecether 13, 7:00 P.M. As per notice given to each Member. He also requested that eachperson review and study the Plan before this Workshop. This Comprehensive Plan must be reviewed and approved sixty 60 days from the time it arrives in Village Hall,,.Members were advised by Mr. Pitkin. Mr. LuBien read a letter from the State of Florida, Department of Community Affairs concerning the funds for the preparation of the Comprehensive Plan. He further advised he knows nothing of the finances of the Plan and is not aware of payments made or balance, if any. The meeting adjourned at 9:30 P.M. 411 Approv • MIAMI SHORES AUTO CENTER,INC. 9734 N. E. 2nd Avenue Miami Shores, Florida 33138 (305) 759-4988 December 3, 1988 Planning and Zoning Board Miami Shores Village 10050 N. E. 2nd Avenue Miami Shores, FL 33138 Re: Board Meeting November 10, 1988 Gentlemen: It was a pleasure meeting with you at your meeting of November 10, 1988. Thank you for your consideration at that time. Recently, I have reviewed the proposed minutes for the meeting of November 10, 1988, and I would like to take this opportunity to bring a matter in that regard to your attention. The proposed minutes appear to be ambiguous on an issue that was considered by the Board. The minutes can be read to indicate that both myself and Ira B. Sturdevant must be the owners and operators of Miami Shores Auto Center, Inc. in order to continue in the business of general automotive repair without continuing gasoline retail sales at the same location. It was my understanding that the decision of the Board only required myself or Ira B. Sturdevant to be the owner and operator to enjoy the benefit of the Board's decision. In support of my understanding, I would remind the Board that the discussion in this regard centered around my concern that I or my partner should be allowed to continue the business of general automotive repair without the necessity of gasoline retail sales even after the absence or death of one of us. Therefore, I believe the minutes should be modified to clarify that Sheldon Smith, Jr. or Ira B. Sturdevant must be the owner and operator to ontinue general automotive repair without gasoline retail sales. Thank you for your anticipated cooperation in this regard. Very truly yours, Miami Shares Auto C- ter, Inc. By: idon ,'ith, Jr., Pre;'ident