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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1998-05-20 Planning and Zoning Board Minutes MINUTES CITY OF DANIA PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD WEDNESDAY MAY 20, 1998 7:30 P.M. I' ANY PERSON WHO DECIDES TO APPEAL ANY DECISION MADE BY THE PLANNING AND ZONING BOAkD AND CITY COMMISSION WITH REGARD TO ANY MATTER CONSIDERED AT THIS MEETING OR HEARING WILL NEED A RECORD OF THE PROCEEDINGS, AND FOR SUCH PURPOSE MAY NEED TO ENSURE THAT A VERBATIM RECORD OF THE PROCEEDINGS IS MADE WHICH INCLUDES THE TESTIMONY AND EVIDENCE UPON WHICH THE APPEAL IS TO BE BASED. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT,PERSONS NEEDING ASSISTANCE TOP RTICIPATE IN ANY OF THESE PROCEEDINGS SHOULD CONTACT MARIE JABALEE,CITY CLERK, 100 W.DANIA BEACH LVD,DANIA, FL 33004,(954)921-8700 EXT.202,AT LEAST 48 HOURS PRIOR TO MEETING. 1. Roll Call iPresent: Others Present: i Bob Adams Terry Virta, AICP — Growth Management Director ki Thomas Ansbro— City Pat Janowski Attorney Victor Lohmann Lou Ann Cunningham — Board Clerk Jason Dubow Excused: Kevin Pierson Continuances At the request of the petitioners, motion was made by Jason Dubow, to continue item VA-27-98 — Jay Patel Sign Variance for Luckey's Motel and ',SP-26-98 Michael Ambrose Site Plan for Airport America Phase II, secondeb by Bob Adams. Motion passed unanimously. At this time, Chairman Lohmann called forth all petitioners present for this evenings meeting and the format of the agenda was adjusted appropriately. 2. Approval of Minutes from the April 15, 1998, Planning and Zoning Board Regular Meeting, March 31, 1998 Special Meeting and Revisions from March 18, 1998 Regular Meeting. Motion made by seconded by Bob Adams to approve the minutes from the April 15, 1998, March 31, 1998 and March 18, 1998 meetings, seconded by Pat Janowski. Motion passed unanimously. MINUTES — REGULAR MEETING 1 May 20, 1998 Planning and Zoning Board 0 • NOTIFIED PUBLIC HEARINGS 3. VA-24-98 — A request by Mr. Stephen Greenberger, as Trustee for property commonly known as the Dania Plaza located at 233 North Federal Hwy., Dania. for variances from the following code section: Chapter 3; Advertising, Article II Signs, Section 3-39 (b) (1) a. b. & c. of the Downtown Dania Redevelopment District Sign Regulations, which permit pole (ground) signs, as defined, only on lots on which buildings are sot back a minimum of 25 ft. from Federal Hwy., and if permitted, only one (1) such pole indicating the name of the development and/or the individual sign is permitted, and g p uses within the development, may not exceed twelve feet in height or 2�5 sq. ft. in area, and must be set back 10 feet from any lot line and 30 feet from the intersection of any 2 street lines. Mr. Greenberger is requesting a variance that would (a) permit two (2) pole signs on applicant's property, notwithstanding the fact that his buildings do Oot satisfy the minimum 25 ft. setback requirement, (b) permit the signs to be located less than ten (10) feet from the front lot line of the property and (c) permit the signs to exceed twelve (12) feet in height or twenty-five (25) sq. ft. in area. Attorney Donald M. Kline, representing Mr. Stephen Greenberger, addressed the board regarding the variance request. Attorney Kline addressed the staff report which describes the amendments made to Mr. Greenberger's request. Attorney Kline expressed concerns which might occur after the adoption of the new sign ordinance and suggestions by the task force which is working on the downtown sign ordinance. He suggested that the board consider continuing this request until all issues relating to the sign ordinance(s) are resolved. Terry L. Virta, AICP, Growth Management Director, addressed the! board in response to the petitioners concerns. Mr. Virta stated that the Commission did not approve a continuance of 6 months, to the enforcement of the sign ordinance. He stated that the Commission, recognizing the efforts of the Planning and Zoning boards efforts in hearing amendments to the overall sign code, has "stayed" enforcement until the end of August with the theory that the proposed sign ordinance will have gone through the proper hearings and will be in place by that time. Mr. Virta gave examples of some of the proposed changes the Commission has suggested to the current ordinance. Attorney Thomas Ansbro concurred that enforcement of the sign ordinance will resume at the beginning of September. It was agreed that obtaining a variance at this point in time, prior to the final sign ordinance being approved, may cause problems when the law has changed and that the best course of action would be to wait it out until the end of August. The board discussed how to addressed this issue and others which may come after, as to consistency with the current and proposed law. It was agreed by the board, staff and the petitioner to continue MINUTES — REGULAR MEETING 2 May 20, 1998 Planning and Zoning Board this item until the September 16', 1998, Planning and Zoning Board meeting, provided that the issues with the current and proposed sign ordinances have been resolved. It was further noted that if the application would need to be revised, amendments to the variance request could be done at that time and that public hearing notices would be reissued. Motion made by Bob Adams to continue VA-24-98 Sign Variance until September 16, 1998, seconded by Jason Dubow. Motion passed on the following roll call: Jason Dubow - yes Pat Janowski - yes Victor Lohmann - yes Bob Adams - yes'. 4. VA-25-98 — A request by Phil Glassman, Manager/Lessee of t ie Dania Shopping Center, located at 100 through 130 South Federal Hwy., Dania, for a variance from the following code sections: i Chapter 3; Advertising, Article II Signs, Section 3-39 (b) (2) b.1 & c. 81 d. of the Downtown Dania Redevelopment District Sign Regulations relati to the allowed size of flat wall signs and lettering for tenants; The code sets riteria for size of flat wall signage and the text of the lettering to be placed on th signage. Mr. Glassman would like to submit a sign criteria agreement for approval to be used by his tenants for flat wall signage above each of their businesses in the front and rear entries. Chapter 3; Advertising, Article II Signs, Section 3-39 (b) (1) b. & c. of the Downtown Dania Redevelopment District Sign Regulations which state that only one (1) pole sign is permitted, indicating the name of the development and/or the individual uses within the development, may not exceed twelve feet in height or 25 sq. ft. in area, and must be set back 10 feet from any lot line and 30 feet from the intersection of any 2 street lines. Mr. Glassman is requesting that two (2) such pole (ground) signs be permitted. One sign, which is an existing pole sign, describing Jaxons Ice Cream Parlor; and one which is an existing pole sign, to be removed and replaced with a monument sign, standing 27'-3" in height and 14' in width, for a total signage area of approximately 382.3 sq. ft. (25 sq. ft. allowed). Mr. Glassman also requests for the existing signs to remain located less than the required ten (10) feet from the front lot line of the property. On the advise of City Attorney Thomas Ansbro, the reading of the petition was incorporated by reference. Mr. Phil Glassman, representing the Family Trust which owns the property, addressed the board regarding the proposed variance request. Mr. Glassman gave a brief history of the site over the past 25 years and described to the board his proposed request for signage at his property. He stated that of the 4 poles signs that were located on the property, the 2 largest and most offensive have been removed. Mr. Glassman went on to describe the proposed monument sign for this site. He then described his proposed sign criteria for the shopping center. MINUTES — REGULAR MEETING 3 May 20, 1998 Planning and Zoning Board Terry Virta, AICP, Growth Management Director, addressed the board with his feelings concerning the request for sign variance. Mr. Virta stated that although he agreed with the overall concept of Mr. Glassman's request, the implementation of the proposed plan needed to be addressed. Mr. Virta stated that the request for the proposed monument sign is 12 times greater than the size allowed in the downtown district, and that staff would have difficulty supporting a sign 01 this size. Mr. Virta stated that this request would be better served if it was conti iued until after the issues with the current and proposed sign ordinance were a dressed. The board questioned Mr. Glassman as to whether he would be agre able to a continuance and Mr. Glassman answered by giving an overview of the landscaping that was done to the site to "dress up" the property arid further concluded stating that the improvements to the property had since been vandalized. Chairman Lohmann again asked Mr. Glassman to keep his dissertation to the point of the variance request criteria. Mr. Glassman r sponded stating that his wish was not to continue this item, but to go forth with h s request to allow 1 shopping center (monument sign) and a pole sign for Jaxs n's. The Chairman then advised Mr. Glassman that if the sign ordinance were to hange in 60 days that his variance could become null and void. After further dis ussion, it was decided that he would request to continue his request until the eptember 1998 Planning and Zoning Board meeting. A motion was made by Jason Dubow, to continue item VA-25-98 Sign Variance until the September 16, 1998 regular Planning and Zoning Board meeting, seconded by Pat Janowski. Motion passed on the following roll call: Jason Dubow - yes Pat Janowski - yes Victor Lohmann - yes Bob Adams - yes 5. VA-27-98 —A request by Jay Patel, owner of Luckey's Motel, Inc., located at 205 North Federal Hwy., Dania for variances from the following code section: Request for Continuance until June 17, 1998 It was noted that Luckey's Motel, Inc. should be contacted to recommend continuing their item until September 16, 1998. SITE PLANS 6. SP-26-98 - A request by Michael Ambrose, representing Airport America USA, Inc. for approval of Phase II of a site plan to construct a long term surface parking facility at SE 32"d Street, Port Everglades Terminal. The proposed area for the site is approximately 3.11 acres located along Eller Drive and the Broward County Port Authority Railway. By request of the petitioner, this item was continued until June 17, 1998. 7. SP-30-98 - A request by A.F. Webber III, P.E. representing Michael Simmons, President of Port Petroleum, Inc. for approval of a site plan to construct an 8,000 MINUTES — REGULAR MEETING 4 May 20, 1998 Planning and Zoning Board 0 • sq. ft. 1 story addition to an existing 6,000 sq. ft. 2 story building. The site is located at 3141 SE 141' Ave., in Port Everglades. Mr. Al Webber III, P.E., representing Port Petroleum, was sworn in and addressed the board regarding the requested site plan. Mr. Webber described the proposed request stating that the site had an approved site plan Out only a portion of the building was constructed. The request is to com lete the construction with the only change being a 2 story height to a 1 story height at the rear of the existing structure. Terry Virta, AICP, Growth Management Director addressed the board to comment on the proposed site plan request. a stated that the original site plan was approved while still under uninc rporated jurisdiction, and that this request is for approval to complete the co struction process. Mr. Virta did state the existing dumpster on the site did not inatch the City of Dania's dumpster specifications. The petitioner stated that the se of the property would be a storage warehouse for the sale and suppl of bulk petroleum and dry products. The board questioned the la dscaping requirements at the site. Hearing no further comments, a motion was made by Bob Adams seconded by Jason Dubow, to approve site plan SP-30-98. Motion passed on the following roll call: Jason Dubow - yes Pat Janowski - yes! Victor Lohmann - yes Bob Adams - yes 8. SP-31-98 - A request by the City of Dania Fire Department for site plan approval of an addition of a dormitory and service area to the existing Fire Station located at 116 West Dania Beach Blvd. Terry Virta, AICP, Growth Management Director, addressed the board to clarify that the addition is proposed to be 2,935 sq. ft.. Christopher Bray, Architect for the City of Dania Fire Department, was sworn in and addressed the board regarding the addition/renovation to the existing Dania Fire Station #1. Mr. Bray stated that renovations would be made to the existing 6,735 sq. ft. and a new dormitory wing would be added consisting of 2,865 sq. ft. for a total of 9,600 sq. ft. for the new facility. Site improvements would rem ain as is and would be addressed under a separate consultant package to encompass the whole campus plan (The City Administrative Center, Fire Station and Chamber of Commerce area.) Mr. Virta explained the City's "Campus Plan" to the board and the intent to develop a design scheme that ties the whole Administrative area together visually, i.e. landscaping, pavers etc.. The board requested that the planning stage of the landscaping be completed prior to completion of construction. Mr. Virta stated that the City Manager is negotiating with E.D.S.A. (a firms involved with the City's Comprehensive Plan update), to undertake the plan for the design of the Administrative Complex and landscaping at Griffin Rd. Hearing no further discussion regarding the site plan, the Chairman opened the item for public comment. Hearing no one and seeing no one the Chairman closed the public hearing. Motion made by Jason Dubow to recommend MINUTES — REGULAR MEETING 5 May 20, 1998 Planning and Zoning Board approval of the site plan SP-31-98 with the condition that finalization of a landscape plan is completed for the Administrative complex, prior to C.O., seconded by Bob Adams. Motion passed on the following roll call: Jason Dubow - yes Pat Janowski - yes Victor Lohmann - yes Bob Adams - yes 9. SP-28-98 - A request by Leonard J. Mercer for, Dania International Commerce Center for approval of a site plan to construct 3 warehouse buildings totaling 269,700 square feet of space, located on Bryan Road between Tigelrtail Blvd. and West Dania Beach Blvd. Mr. Leonard Mercer, was sworn in and addressed the board requesting site plan approval for the proposed project. Mr. Mercer introduced Mr. Peter Diaz, of the firm Diaz & Morta, who was sworn in to explain the proposed project. At this time Terry Virta, AICP, Growth Management Director, addressed the board to report on the proposed site plan request. The first issue Mr. Virta raised was that there were 3 buildings identified on the plan and only 2 were marked. Secondly, the absence of dumpsters for building number 1, thirdly he stated that all terminal islands must be a minimum of 10 feet wide accordig to the landscape code and that sidewalks must be shown for all fronting stre ts. Mr. Virta raised questions as to the signage on the site, there were no dimensions shown. Mr. Diaz addressed the board replying to the concerns brought up by staff. Mr. Diaz related that signage had not been planned as yet but assured the board that any signage installed, will comply to the code. Mr. Diaz also stated that he had spoke to Mr. Virta and agreed to provide for the appropriate size requirements for landscaped islands, he also stated that the ones that were not expanded were to be "painted" on the floor were the loading areas were located, these were not calculated in the landscape numbers. Mr. Diaz further replied that technically the project is one building which has been divided by walls into 3 areas. Mr. Diaz stated that the dumpster requirement shall be complied with. Mr. Virta then expressed concern about the trucks entering and exiting in proportion to the parking and the use of the dock high terminals. It was discussed by the board and staff that the site plan should be continued until these concerns were worked out. Further discussion between the petitioner and the board as to remedies for the loading docks and parking were discussed. Motion was made by Bob Adams to continue item SP-28-98 site plan request until June 17, 1998, seconded by Pat Janowski. Motion passed on the following roll call: Jason Dubow - yes Pat Janowski - yes Victor Lohmann - yes Bob Adams - yes Adjournment MINUTES — REGULAR MEETING 6 May 20, 1998 Planning and Zoning Board