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HomeMy WebLinkAboutWorkshop (37) MINUTES OF WORKSHOP DANIA BEACH CITY COMMISSION WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2007 - 7:00 P.M. 1. Call to Order Mayor Anton called the Workshop to order at 7:23 p.m. 2. Roll Call Present: Mayor: Bob Anton Vice-Mayor: Albert C. Jones Commissioners: John Bertino Anne Castro Patricia Flury City Manager: Ivan Pato City Attorney: Thomas Ansbro City Clerk: Louise Stilson 3. Presentation by Atlantic Village Marina, Inc.: Proposed 419 room hotel-condominium and 160,000 sq. ft. office building on a 9.3 acre parcel. Property located on the north side of Griffin Road directly east of the Hilton Hotel. Property is zoned C-3. Laurence Leeds, Director of Community Development, provided a description and history of the property. He noted the site plan is for a mixed use hotel-condominium office and marina. Next to the office building will be a parking structure for their use. Most of the issues involve parking and traffic. Director Leeds advised that the plan has been reviewed by staff but would still require additional review. He commented this is a modem structure and noted that the applicant will be maintaining the marina. Director Leeds added that a parking variance may be required. There is no issue with setbacks and pervious area. He indicated that a height variance may also be required subject to FAA and FDOT approval. Bayard Spector, representing Atlantic Village Marina, Inc., noted this has been a long time coming. He advised the FAA gave them 157 feet for the office building, and 130 feet for the hotel based on a step-up design. Mr. Spector indicated that subterranean parking has been designed beneath the hotel and office building. He pointed out that FAA has given the air space approval. Mr. Spector responded for Mayor Anton that the property is valued at $60M. Commissioner Castro confirmed with Mr. Spector that they are planning to build this property and not flip it. They are ready to start as soon as all permits are approved. Director Leeds advised that there are still some technical issues that need to be worked out. Once these issues are resolved the project will be presented to the Planning and Zoning Board for review. Commissioner Flury thought this was a fabulous project and was not concerned with the height. Charles Sieger, Sieger Suarez Architectural Partnership, indicated that the project has already been presented to the DRC review board. They have worked on the changes and all issues that were raised should be resolved by the November 15 review meeting. Director Leeds clarified that due to the complexity of the project, staff may not be ready for the November 15 review committee. He further noted that they may not be able to bring the project forward to the Planning and Zoning Board until the New Year. Vice-Mayor Jones noted this was an excellent project. He asked if there were any problems with ingress and egress. Director Leeds indicated that the applicant is currently working on some problems identified by staff. He pointed out that staff may not have time this year to have another meeting to review the plans and submit to the Planning and Zoning Board. Commissioner Bertino thought this was a good time to build hotels. He would like to see if we could hire an outside engineering firm to expedite the project, and have the developer pay for the costs. Director Leeds noted that we are currently using an outside engineering firm to assist the Public Services Director with his review. We will also use an outside traffic engineer to review the applicant's traffic study as soon as they submit one. Charles Sieger indicated that the City is doing a fine job and he did not see the need to hire any additional experts to assist with the project. It was the consensus of the Commission to move forward with the project provided the applicant submits the required documentation and cooperates with staff. 4. Presentation of draft amendments to Pervious Area Requirements Laurence Leeds, Director of Community Development, noted that a comparison with other cities shows that Dania Beach requires more pervious area for non-residential uses than most of the cities in Broward. Based on this, staff is recommending a reduction in commercial and industrial pervious area requirements: Commercial to 25 percent and Industrial to 20 percent. He indicated that variances and waivers create uncertainty, and if we leave the current requirements the way they are we will continue to see variance requests. Minutes of Workshop 2 Dania Beach City Commission Wednesday,November 7, 2007—7:00 p.m. It was the consensus of the Commission to make the changes for Commercial and Industrial as suggested by staff. Director Leeds also suggested a reduction to 37 percent for Residential requirements. He pointed out that this reduction will allow homeowners to meet current parking requirements as well as the installation of slightly larger mobile homes. Director Leeds confirmed for the Commission that the Public Services Director has no objection to these reductions. It was the consensus of the Commission to make the changes for Residential as presented by staff. 5. Presentation of draft amendments to Administrative Variance procedures Mayor Anton noted he requested staff to expand the Administrative Variance criteria to make the process available to Single-Family homeowners. Laurence Leeds, Director of Community Development, explained the proposed process. He presented a comparison table showing the Administrative Variance current requirements as well as the proposed amendments, which is attached to and incorporated into these minutes. It was the consensus of the Commission to delete the outdoor storage of larger boats or recreational vehicles in the front yard. It was the consensus of the Commission to approve staff recommendations for the remainder of the items on the table. Director Leeds explained the Site Plan Review process and suggested the Planning and Zoning Board serve as the Board of Adjustment for Single-Family home variances. The property owner could still appeal the decision of the Planning and Zoning Board to the Commission. Commissioner Flury questioned if it would be possible to split the projects into small and large, for a decision to be made by the Planning and Zoning Board or the City Commission, depending on the case. Mayor Anton indicated he would only support the staff recommendation if Director Leeds had the judgment to bring it to the Commission in case there was a problem. He did not think the Commission had to review every application. Commissioner Bertino felt the Commission should make the decision. It was the consensus of the Commission to keep the decision making with the Commission, not the Planning and Zoning Board. Minutes of Workshop 3 Dania Beach City Commission Wednesday,November 7,2007—7:00 p.m. Director Leeds also recommended that the Planning and Zoning Board have final site plan approval authority over development located in the IROM, IRO and IROC zoning districts, subject to the following additional requirements: a) The property shall not be located adjacent to a residential zoning district. Properties separated by a roadway, rail corridor, or canal from residential zoning district shall be considered adjacent to the residential zoning district. b) Properties shall not be located adjacent to Sheridan Street, Stirling Road, Griffin Road, Bryan Road, I-95 or Ravenswood Road. c) The property shall not be located east of US 1 and north of the Dania Cut-Off Canal. d) The site plan application shall not require a waiver, appeal, variance or special exception. Director Leeds indicated that any decision made by the Planning and Zoning Board could be appealed to the City Commission. It was the consensus of the Commission not to move forward with the Planning and Zoning Board serving as the Board of Adjustment for IROM, IRO, and IROC Zoning. It was the consensus of the Commission to accept staff recommendation for the Planning and Zoning Board to have final approval authority over building additions which shall not exceed 20 percent of the gross floor area or 2,500 square feet, whichever is less. 6. Presentation of draft amendments to Special Exception, Variance, and Site Plan approval procedures Laurence Leeds, Director of Community Development, suggested Single and Two-Family homes, and building additions not exceeding 1,000 square feet should be exempt from site plan review. It was the consensus of the Commission not to move forward with this recommendation as it relates to two-family homes. It was the consensus of the Commission to allow an addition to commercial buildings to be treated as Administrative Review, provided it does not exceed 1,000 square feet. Director Leeds further suggested variances, special exceptions, appeals and site plans expire in 12 months unless: 1) the applicant submits a building permit application and construction drawings within 12 months of City Commission approval; and Minutes of Workshop 4 Dania Beach City Commission Wednesday,November 7,2007—7:00 p.m. 2) the applicant obtains a building permit (including payment of all fees) within 18 months of City Commission approval. Director Leeds finally suggested that the City Commission may grant an extension if the applicant submits an extension request within 13 months of City Commission approval provided he can demonstrate good cause for the delay. It was the consensus of the Commission to agree to the recommendation made by Director Leeds regarding the extensions. Director Leeds asked the Commission to hold a Workshop on November 27, 2007 at 5:30 p.m. to interview the two finalists for the Unified Land Development Code Letters of Interest. It was the consensus of the Commission to hold the Workshop at 6:00 p.m., either November 27 or December 11, 2007. 7. 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