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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2190 - MINUTES - CRA MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING CITY OF DANIA BEACH COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2006 - 7:00 P.M. 1. Call to Order Chairman Flury called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. Present: Chairman: Patricia Flury Vice-Chairman: Robert Anton Board Members: Anne Castro C.K. McElyea City Manager: Ivan Pato City Attorney: Tom Ansbro City Clerk: Louise Stilson CRA Consultants: William Salim Michael Moskowitz Absent: Board Member: John Bertino 2. Approval of Minutes of July 20, 2006 Vice-Chairman Anton motioned to approve the Minutes of July 20, 2006; seconded by Commissioner MMcElyea. The motion carried unanimously. City Manager Pato asked to make his presentation before the Iler Planning Group presentation. Item #3 was heard after Item #4 3. Discussion of Community Redevelopment Area Zoning Workshops held on June 29, 2006 and August 3, 2006 with The Iler Planning Group Henry Iler, The Iler Planning Group, introduced some of the members of his team, and made a presentation to the Board. He noted they held two community meetings prior to tonight's presentation to the Board. Mr. Iler noted the guiding principles are mixed use quality development in downtown; improve the pedestrian environment; architectural guidelines; accessible public parking in the downtown area; improve the character of the streets; view corridors and access ways from the streets; and level of service needs. He stated the plan needs to work at the street level; you can't build any building of any height until you can take care of the ground level situations (i.e., infrastructure, traffic, etc.). It is important to maintain the Level of Service Standards in the Comprehensive Plan for roads, water, sewer, parks, and stormwater. Some of the concerns discussed during the workshops were height and density impacts on the residential neighborhoods, compatibility and transition to neighborhoods, deliveries and loading areas, and traffic and infrastructure impacts. Other comments were to maintain a pedestrian-friendly environment, possible use of a trolley system, a diversity of architecture, and creative design solutions. Mr. Iler advised they renamed the downtown area to the Transit Oriented Development Area because it is in the quarter mile distance that is normally seen with a transit station. He indicated the location of downtown Dania Beach fits the mold better than any other community. They have separated the areas into three districts: a possible transit station location on W. Dania Beach Boulevard with a transit-oriented development downtown district; Dania Beach Jai Alai area; and the Stirling Road Corridor. Mr. Iler noted the Downtown Core Area would have a maximum height of 8-14 stories; maximum density of 75 units per acre; setbacks of 15'-20'; and building step backs in the rear of the buildings near the residential areas. The East Dania Beach Boulevard District would have a maximum height of 14 stories; 75 units per acre; setbacks of 15'-20'; a larger landscape area; and a wider sidewalk setback. The third area South of Stirling Road would have a maximum height of 4-8 stories, with 8 stories on the deeper lots; maximum density of 50 units per acre; narrower setbacks; and a gradation of landscaping between 20%-5% depending on the height of the building. • The consensus of the Board was to limit the height for the area South of Stirling Road to 6 stories. Laurence Leeds, Director of Community Development, noted he would need to re-examine the density issue with a height limit of 6 stories. It was noted there are three conditions for downtown: narrow parcels towards the south near Dania Beach Boulevard; northern parcels are deeper; and the interior lots that face commercial land. Ground floor uses will need to be active spaces where pedestrians can walk and have access. Three story townhomes attached to the commercial buildings would face the residential neighborhoods. The setbacks would be 15'-20' from either the curb, the right-of-way or property line. Parking would be enclosed in most of the districts. Chairman Flury would like all setbacks to be from the curb, not the right-of-way or property line. She liked the concept of townhomes on the backside of the buildings. Chairman Flury opened the meeting to the public. William Walton commended the Board for limiting the height in his neighborhood to 6 stories. He presented a letter for distribution to the Board. Minutes of Regular Meeting 2 City of Dania Beach Community Redevelopment Agency Wednesday, September 6,2006—7:00 p.m. • Steve Muckey, TLC Dental on Sheridan Road, wants to open an office just east of US 1 in a current building that borders residential. He asked how the setbacks would work on such a narrow property. Director Leeds responded the property is currently zoned multi family, and has a Land Use Plan of commercial. He estimated this would not create any additional building capacity; his lot is too small to build a 6-8 story building. Director Leeds would need to see a survey of the parcel, but the property may need to be rezoned to commercial. Dr. Chen Delupa, local dentist, questioned what would happen if property was smaller than allowed. Chairman Flury responded he would need to see Director Leeds to see how he could expand his property. Dr. Delupa commented there is an alleyway behind his store; he asked if he buys lot behind him could he build through the alley. Director Leeds responded we generally do not vacate alleys; but he would need to look at it. Gordon Burke questioned the boundary east of US 1. Director Leeds responded he would provide copy of the map that shows the precise district. • Sam Wise asked if there were any plans to widen SW 3rd Avenue. Director Leeds responded not at this time, but as property develops and if someone wanted to put up a new building, we would require additional right-of-way in order to widen the road. Mr. Wise commentedSW 3rd Avenue was widened in 1975, and there was.talk of widening Dixie Highway north of Stirling Road. Mr. Leeds responded that is not currently part of the plan. Chairman Flury closed the public portion of the meeting. Mr. Iler stated the next step is to take tonight's comments and come back to the Board with a draft Code. They wanted to be clear on the main concepts before developing the Code. Director Leeds advised the Code would go to the Planning & Zoning Board first; then, it would go to the City Commission. Chairman Flury questioned the Dania Beach Hotel project. She asked if they were excluded from the new Code. Minutes of Regular Meeting 3 City of Dania Beach Community Redevelopment Agency Wednesday, September 6,2006—7:00 p.m. • Director Leeds responded if a Site Plan is approved and remains active, it is exempt from the new Code. Vice-Chairman Anton wants to move the setbacks on Dania Beach Boulevard, both front and rear; he also wants 6 stories on the south end, as agreed upon earlier; likes the townhouses on north end; and likes the idea of step-backs for the arcade. Commissioner Castro thanked everyone for their presentation, and thanked the public for attending the meetings. She commended Director Leeds for helping to create a livelier and quaint downtown. ti Commissioner McElyea thanked staff and everyone who worked on the project for a very good presentation. Mr. Iler advised the draft Code should be ready in 2-3 weeks. Chairman Flury stated we should plan on 3 weeks, and set a schedule for the Planning & Zoning Board. We need to stay on schedule, and this should be approved in a 2 month timeframe. Director Leeds questioned if we currently had zoning in progress. City Attorney Ansbro suggested we adopt a resolution. Director Leeds indicated they will try to get to Planning & Zoning in October; hold the first public hearing with the City Commission in November; and adopt the Code in December. He noted we also need to rezone all the affected areas at once, and we are currently looking into combining the two processes. City Attorney Ansbro advised he received a message from the Library construction person, and we have a green light to locate a library and parking structure somewhere within the City Hall campus. We need to do a Master Plan with the County, and they will allow us to take the lead on the project. He noted we would also need to sign an Interlocal Agreement, and that he asked Attorney Moskowitz to begin the process with the County. The consensus of the Board was to move forward with the project. Item #4 was heard before Item #3 4. Update on the status of the MarketingPiece iece Discussed after Item#2 City Manager Pato advised he is working with the firm of Atkins to develop a packet that contains renderings of downtown Dania Beach, including all the details of the redevelopment plan, conceptual renderings, and a DVD with the actual presentation. He noted this is a concept that has worked for other cities and is distributed to interested developers. If the Commission • Minutes of Regular Meeting 4 City of Dania Beach Community Redevelopment Agency Wednesday, September 6,2006—7:00 p.m. approves, he will move forward with finalizing the packet. The agency will make a presentation to the Commission before finalizing the packet. The consensus of the Commission was to proceed with the packet. Item #3 was heard after item #4 5. Adjournment Chairman Flury adjourned the meeting at 8:13 p.m. COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY ATTEST: PATRICIA FLURY CHAIRMAN - CRA LOUISE STILSON, CMC CITY CLERK ® Approved: November 1, 2006 • Minutes of Regular Meeting 5 City of Dania Beach Community Redevelopment Agency Wednesday, September 6,2006—7:00 p.m.