04-09-1992 Public HearingMIAMI SHORES VILLAGE
PLANNING & ZONING BOARD PUBLIC HEARING MEETING
APRIL 9, 1992
A meeting of the Miami Shores Village Planning & Zoning Board
was held on April 9, 1992. The meeting was called to order
at 7:42 pm by Chairman, Mr. Fernandez, with the following
members present:
Richard M. Fernandez, Chairman
Les Forney
Thomas Laubenthal
Cliff Walters
Larry McClure
Also present: Mr. Frank LuBien, Director of
Building & Zoning
Mr. Stephen H. Pitkin of
Robert K. Swarthout, Inc.
1. Mr. Forney made a motion to amend the agenda to add the
Minutes of the April 2, 1992 Special Planning & Zoning meet -
Ing for approval by the Board. The motion was seconded by
Mr. McClure and passed unanimously.
2. Mr. Forney made a motion to amend the agenda to add Item 6
a) A Discussion concerning the amended package for the
Comprehensive Pian. Mr. Laubenthal seconded the motion and
passed unanimously.
3. To add to Item *4; a) Request for approval of plans for
alterations and additions to Mr. Alberto Martinez's home
located at 1238 NE 96 Street.
1. MINUTES - March 26, 1992
Mr. Forney made a motion to approve the minutes as amended In
item 2A, the first sentence is to read " Mr. Cook repre-
sented Mr. Ligon as the contractor for the carport and
discussed the plans that were submitted to the Board with the
understanding that the carport will be in the rear of the
home". The motion was seconded by Mr. McClure and passed
unanimously.
1. a) MINUTES -Special Planning & Zoning meeting 4/2/92
Mr. Laubenthal moved to approve the amended minutes of the
April 2, 1992 Special Planning & Zoning meeting as follows:
paragraph 2 the sentence "The Board will discuss this clari-
fication with Mr. Benton of the Public Works Department" was
added; paragraph 3, Mr. Laubenthal reworded the first sen-
tence as follows: "Mr. Laubenthal referred to the black and
white map that was corrected". the motion was seconded by
Mr. Forney and passed unanimously.
Planning & Zoning Reg.Mtg. - 2 - April 9, 1992
2. Request for approval of plans for a mineral fiber
roofing shingles.
Guy O'Grady, 9510 Biscayne Blvd.
The Board discussed with Mr. LuBien the concern they had that
the roofing shingle was not an accepted material for roofing.
Mr. LuBien concurred that the material was not acceptable per
the Code Book of Miami Shores Village.
Mr. Forney made a motion to deny the request for approval for
a mineral fiber roofing shingle. Mr. Laubenthal seconded the
motion and passed unanimously.
3.Request for approval of plans for Perimeter C.B.S.
Fence.
Bruno Guarani, 62 NE 93 Street
A motion was made by Mr. McClure to place this Item at the
end of the agenda due to the fact that Mr. Guarinl was not In
attendance. Mr. Forney seconded the motion and passed
unanimously.
4. Request for approval of plans for new single family
Residence.
Sid Reese, 9665 Biscayne Blvd.
The Board was concerned that Mr. Reese presented the
floor plan without Indicating that there would be a railing
constructed on top of the garage. Mr. Reese explained that
the railing will be constructed according to the specifi-
cations Indicated on the site plan.
Mr. Laubenthal made a motion to approve the request and Mr.
Forney seconded the motion and passed unaminously.
4. a)Request for approval of plans for alterations and
additions.
Mr. Alberto Martinez, 1238 NE 96 St
Mr. Lamas represented; Mr. Martinez as the architect who will
be doing the alterations and additions. The Board expressed
their concern that the house Is non -conforming and that the
alterations would only add to the non-conformance. Mr. Lamas
explained that the house was non -conforming since the
original construction and that he was improving the appear-
ance of the structure with the new alterations and additions.
After further conversation, Mr. Forney made a motion to
approve the request for the alterations and additions.
Mr. Laubenthal seconded the motion and the motion passed
4 to 1 with Mr. McClure opposing.
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Mr. Fernandez called a short recess at 8:13 pm and reconvened
at 8:17 pm.
Mr. Fernandez called a recess at 8:25 pm and reconvened at
8:33 pm.
!II 5. Public Hearing - Re -Zoning certain areas to achieve
consistency with 1989 Village Comprehensive Pian.
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Mr. Tom September
1110 NE 104 St
Stated his concern regarding the
new definition of "Park" would
take the safety from the single
family residence.
The Board explained that the new definition does not change
anything and that the purpose of the new wording was to have
the Code and the Village Comprehensive Plan share the same
language and definitions.
Mr. Walker
9800 NE 5 Ave. Rd.
Stated his concerns regarding the
usage of the Tot Lot and if there
would be changes.
The Board explained that there would be no changes in usage.
Mr. Sam Bamman
672 NE 98 Street
Reitterated his concern regarding
the "P" - Park definition.
Mr. LuBlen brought to the Boards' attention that the "CF"
designation should Include St. Martha's - Archdioces
location.
Mr. Fernandez requested to place this item on the next Plann-
ing and Zoning agenda to review amendments.
Mr. Forney made a motion to adopt the Resolution as amended
to be consistent with the 1989 Village Comprehensive Pian.
Mr. Laubenthal seconded the motion and passed unanimously.
6. a) Public Hearing - Amending permitted uses In B1
& B2 Districts
Mr. Forney made a motion to submit the format of the
recommended Ordinance to the Village Council. The motion was
seconded by Mr. McClure. The motion passed with a 4 to 1
vote with Mr. Walters opposed.
Planning & Zoning Reg.Mtg. - 4 - April 9, 1992
Mr. Walters stated his objection that the Board has not found
a way to make book stores and video stores available to the
residents of Miami Shores.
3. Mr. LuBien Informed the Board that he had contacted the
Guarinl home and that Mr. Guarinl was a chef and that he
would not be able to attend the meeting. Mr. LuBien went on
to explain that Mr. Guarinl was seeking approval of a per-
imeter CBS fence and that his specifications were all In
order.
Mr. Laubenthal made a motion to approve Mr. Guaranis' re-
quest and the motion was seconded by Mr. Walters and passed
unanimously.
Meeting was adjourned 9:25 pm.
Veronica A. Galli, Secretary pro tem
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Chairman