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04-18-2002 Regular Meeting• • MIAMI SHORES VILLAGE PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD REGULAR MEETING APRIL 18, 2002 The regular meeting of the Miami Shores Planning and Zoning Board was held on Thursday, April 18, 2002, at the Village Hall. The meeting was called to order by Bob Stabs II, Chairman at 7:00 P.M. with the following persons present: ITEM I: ROLL CALL: Bob Stobs II, Chairman Richard Fernandez, Vice Chairman Cesar Sastre W. Robert Abramitis Tim Crutchfield ALSO PRESENT: Al Berg, Planning & Zoning Director Richard Sarafan, Village Attorney Irene M. Fajardo, Recording Secretary Mr. Sarafan swore in all those participating in the meeting. ITEM II: APPROVAL OF MINUTES -JANUARY 17, 2002, FEBRUARY 21, 2002, MARCH 21, 2002. Mr. Fernandez made a motion to approve the January 7, 2002 minutes, the February 21, 2002 minutes, and the amendments made to the March 21, 2002 minutes. Mr. Sastre seconded the motion and opened for discussion. He stated that he was not present for those meetings. Other amendments were made to the March 21, 2002 minutes which were discussed to be added as part of the motion. The Chairman took a vote on the second amendments mentioned. The vote was 3-2. (Mr. Fernandez and Mr Stobs voted no.). A second vote was made for the motion with the first discussed amendments. The vote was unanimous in favor. Each of the Board members stated that they had visited all of the sites. ITEM III: PZ02-0418-01 Adriana's Accessories(tenant) Real Property Care(owner) 157 NE 97 St. Sec. 504(f): Wall signs Mr Berg explained the basis of the request, the site conditions, and recommended approval of the request for the wall sign. Mr. Berg stated that the sign proposal is within the parameters of the code. The applicant Roberto Herdocia, was there to present his case. He stated that he also . Planning & Zoning meeting -2- April 18, 2002 wanted to add additional signage to the windows in order for the store to be recognize by the pedestrians. Mr. Herdocia stated that the stick on letters would be small. Mer further discussion, Mr. Crutchfield made a motion to approve staffs recommendations subject to the window's letter sizing that would keep the signage allowance within the parameters of the code. Mr. Sastre seconded the motion. Motion passed 4-1. Mr. Abrimitis voting no. PZ02-0418-02 Dr. Jay Stein(tenant) George Bennet(owner) 209 NE 95 St. Sec. 504(f); Wall signs Mr. Berg explained the basis of the request, the site conditions, and recommended approval of the request for the window signs. Mr. Berg stated that the sign proposal is within the parameters of the code. The Board discussed how the square footage of the budding determines the size of the signs on the building. After further discussion, Mr. Crutchfield made a motion to approve staff's recommendations. Mr. Sastre seconded the motion. Motion passed 5-0. PZ02-0418-03 Marco and Sonia Zepeda(owners) Sec. 523: Paint appeal 1020 NE 107 St. Mr. Berg explained that the applicant's request came before the Board last month and received a 2-2 vote on the paint appeal. The applicant, Sonia Zepeda, was there to present her case. She submitted pictures to the Board of the surrounding properties in the neighborhood which have similar colors. The Board stated that only one of those houses was located in Miami Shores. They were concerned about the houses that were permitted in Miami Shores with similar colors. Staff stated that in fact, there are houses throughout the Village that were permitted with similar colors. After further discussion, Mr. Crutchfield made a motion to approve the paint color appeal. Mr. Sastre seconded the motion. Motion passed 3-2. Mr. Fernandez and Mr. Abrimitis voted no. ITEM IV: Discussion regarding Accessory Structures (new ordinance) and child playhouses. Mr. Berg began the discussion by advising the Board members on how to review the new proposed amendments and the old codes. The Board discussed the issue of playhouses first. Some of the Boards concerns in regards to playhouses were as followed: 1. Setback requirements. 2. Location: out of sight issue/privacy/visibility 3. Materials used •4. The size and the height 5. Safety issues • Planning & Zoning meeting -3- April 18, 2002 The Board discussed the building code for other municipalities in regards to these structures. They requested for Mr. Berg to find out information from a company that makes playhouses in regards to the mentioned concerns. In regards to sheds, two residents spoke about their concerns about what materials to use that would be approved by both Dade County and Miami Shores standards. They stated that the problem was that the state approved sheds are wood frame, which can't be approved because of the Village's present zoning code. The Board discussed some of the changes that are being reviewed in regards to the sheds in the Miami Shores Building Code. The Board requested that industries' representatives should be contacted in order to obtain more information about sheds, the materials nsM, safety concerns, etc. ADJOURNMENT: Motion for adjournment was made at 10:15 P.M. Next meeting will be on May 16, 2002. Bob Stobs II, Chairman • Irene M. Fajardo, Recording Secretary •