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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1996-05-29 Planning and Zoning Board Minutes MINUTES CITY OF DANIA PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD REGULAR MEETING WEDNESDAY, MAY 29, 1996 7:30 P.M. ANY PERSON WHO DECIDES TO APPEAL ANY DECISION MADE BY THE PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD 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. ROLL CALL ALSO PRESENT KIM DAISE Will Allen Growth, Management Dir. JOHN ETLING Lou Ann Cunningham, Board $ecy. ROBERT HARRIS VICTOR LOHMANN ANTHONY STEVENS APPROVAL OF MINUTES Motion made by Victor Lohmann, seconded by John Etling to approve the minutes of the April 24, 1996 Planning and Zoning Board meeting. Motion passed unanimously. 1. VA-12-96 - The request of Pamela Terranova on behalf of the property owners, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Comeau, for a variance from the minimum front yard setback requirement of the schedule of lot, yard and bulk regulations of the zoning code. The request is to construct a canvas awning over the driveway at 1402 NW 8 St., Dania, which has a front yard setback of 0 feet. The property is located within the RS-6000 zoning district which requires a minimum front yard setback of 25 feet. Property is legally described as: Lot 1, Block 4 of "Florian Isles 3`d Addition" according to the plat thereof as recorded in Plat Book 59 at Page 37 of the public records of Broward County, Florida. Will Allen, Growth Management Director, addressed the board to notify them that the board is without an attorney this evening due to the illness of City Attorney Frank Adler. 1 Planning and Minutes Zoning Board May 29, 1996 • Will Allen described the request for the variance from front yard setback requirement for the purpose of installing a 19' x 20' canvas awning carport. Will Allen described the property's zoning and surrounding zoning's to the board. He passed out photo's of the property to the board showing the frontage of the property and the proposed area for the awning, and a picture of the rear yard. At this time Ms. Pamela Terranova, Attorney for the petitioners, addressed the board to state the hardship for the variance request. Ms. Terranova submitted letters from adjoining property owners in support of the variance request. Ms. Terranova stated that the structure itself is non-conforming and an addition of a carport awning is necessary for the protection of the automobile due to debris from the airport, the sun and the elements. The basic hardship, and the reason why this request is unique to this piece of property, is that there is no ways that the property owners could conform to the code requirements with the existing structure. Ms. Terranova concluded her summation by showing photos of what the structure will look like. She also advised the board that Mr. Chris Thompson from American Made Awnings and Mr. Comeau were present to answer any questions the board might have. After review by the board, Chairperson Daise opened the public hearing on VA-12-96. Hearing no one and seeing no one, Chairperson Daise closed the public hearing. A motion was made by Anthony Stevens to recommend approval of variance request VA- 12-96, seconded by Victor Lohmann. Motion passed on the following roll call: Kim Daise - yes John Etling - yes Victor Lohmann - yes Anthony Stevens - yes 2. VA-06-96 - The request of Handy Storage Fourteen, Inc. as contract purchaser for variance from Section 6.21 Off-Street Parking of Chapter 8, Zoning of the Dania Code of Ordinances. Section 6.21 requires 82 parking spaces for the proposed storage warehouse development. The request is to provide 29 parking spaces. 3. SP-07-96 - The request of Handy Storage Fourteen, Inc. as contract purchaser for site plan approval for storage warehouses at 400 Stirling Road. Property is legally described as: The Stirling Road / Hawthorne Plat as recorded in Plat Book 146 Page 36 of the public records of Broward County, Florida. Items' VA-06-96 and SP-07-96 were read consecutively. Will Allen, Growth Management Director explained the request by Handy Storage Fourteen, Inc. to place a mini warehouse building on just under 3 acres of land at 400 West Stirling Road. Mr. Allen explained the site as being located west of the FEC Rail Road tracks just;north of Stirling Road. He further stated that the site has a zoning classification of I (industrial restricted), a land use of Industrial and that it was platted in 1989 as the Stirling Road Hawthorne Plat. Mr. Allen explained that the surrounding uses are a 2 Planning and Minutes Zoning Board May 29, 1996 combination of industrial restricted, commercial and multi-family. The layout of the proposed mini warehouse shows one access off Stirling Road which is consistent with the way the property is platted. Mr. Allen noted that a suggested condition to the variance might be that the petitioner obtain confirmation from DOT to allow the access point as shown on the plat. Mr. Allen did confirm that the use of a mini warehouse will generate less traffic than other uses that would be allowed there. Mr. Allen went on to explain that the variance being requested is for the number of parking spaces. The site plan as shown shows 29 parking spaces which includes 62,446 sq. ft. of mini warehouse storage, a small office area and a guard quart rs. The Dania zoning code requires 82 parking spaces; (one space for every 800 squa a feet.) Mr. Allen stated that this case is unusual in that the Dania code does not address requirements for the mini warehouse use. He described other similar uses in the area using quite less parking spaces per square footage, and described codes from surrounding cities that addressed parking for mini warehouses as being much less. With the exception of the parking, the site plan conforms to all city codes. Mr. Allen stated that the building on the west property line will serve as the required wall, and that the petitioner has agreed to extensively landscape along that area in lieu of another wall with landscaping in between. At this time Mr. Dick Funk, President of Bradley Companies and developer for the property, addressed the board and gave background on other municipalities parking requirements for mini warehouse uses. Mr. Funk assured that the leases for the storage warehouse prohibit any activity inside the warehouses other than dead storage. At this time Mr. Gus Carbondell addressed the board to answer any questions pertaining to the site plan. Other questions by the board were raised relating to fire department access, an existing billboard on the site, existing trees on the site and more than one occupational license being issued for the site. At this time Chairperson Daise opened the petition for public comment. Al Singer 3500 Galt Ocean Drive addressed the board stating that he is the owner of the property with the meat market directly to the west of the proposed petition. Mr. Singer questioned the site plan and the proportion of the building on his property to the office space at the mini warehouse. Hearing no other persons wishing to address the board, Chairperson Daise closed the public hearing. Motion made by Tony Stevens to recommend approval of VA-06-96 with conditions set forth being: 3 Planning and Minutes Zoning Board May 29, 1996 III 1) The petition does not get forwarded to the City Commission until the delegation request is approved by Broward County to increase the use to 65,500 sq. ft. and if the delegation request is not approved, `Building C' on site plan would be removed and replaced with parking and landscaping. 2) The petitioner maintain the landscaping along the north property line including the 15' alley . 3) No outside storage. 4) No other occupational license other than to the owner/operators 5) That the use remain strictly for mini warehouse due to the reduction of parking requirements. After further discussion by the board regarding the bill board on the site the motion was seconded by John Etling. Motion passed on the following roll call: Kim Daise - yes John Etling - yes Vic Lohmann - yes Tony Stevens - yes Regarding the site plan SP-07-96, questions were raised about the types of trees on the site plan. Motion was made by Tony Stevens to recommend approval of SP-07-96, seconded by Victor Lohmann. Motion passed on the following roll call: Kim Daise - yes John Etling - yes Vic Lohmann - yes Tony Stevens - yes 4. SP-13-96 - The request of GSD Investments, Inc. owner, for site plan approval for construction of a 9,285 sq. ft. addition to the office building at 4675 Ravenswood Road. The site is located at the southwest corner of Ravenswood Road and SW 46 Court. The site is zoned B-2, with the westernmost lot proposed for parking zoned R-3. The property is legally described as: Lots 6, 7 and 8 Block 2, West Dania Heights, according to the plat thereof, as recorded in plat book 23 on page 49 of the public records for Broward County, Florida...... Will Allen described the site to the board. Pictures of the site were distributed to the board for review. Mr. Allen explained that this would be a 6,173 sq. ft. addition with the total building being 9,285 sq. ft.; (existing building 3,172 sq. ft.). The request is to extend the existing building to the north towards SW 46 Ct.. The existing duplex on the 4 Planning and Minutes Zoning Board May 29, 1996 corner would be demolished. The parking that would be provided would be 20 spaces in the rear of the building (west); 4 spaces under the proposed addition; and 13 spaces in front of the building. Mr. Allen further explained that there would be 1 access on Ravenswood Road and 2 access points on SW 46 Ct. He further explained that the property is zoned B-2 (Commercial) and that the proposed use /existing use is an office building. The land use of the property is commercial. Lot 6 (to the west) is zoned R-3 and there is a house on it (proposed to be demolished.) Parking lot to the west is zoned R-3. It was noted for the board that an open parking lot is a permitted use in that district. A wall and extensive landscaping plan is included to separate the residential area from the site. Mr. Allen concluded his summation stating that the proposed site plan complie� with the zoning regulations for bulk, height, setbacks and the use is permitted in this district and complies with parking and landscape requirements and is recommended for approval. Questions by the board were raised regarding utilities and drainfields. It was noted that if HRS does not approve the drainfield as drawn on the plan, and the parking had to be changed, the petitioner would either 1) have to apply for a variance or 2) close one of the accesses, which would not be a major change to the site plan and could be handled administratively. Greg DeJohn addressed the board to give an overview of the proposed uses for the site, and to answer any questions raised by the board. Motion made by John Etling to recommend approval of SP-13-96, seconded by Tony Stevens. Motion passed on the following roll call: Kim Daise - yes John Etling - yes Vic Lohmann - yes Tony Stevens - yes Adjournment 5 Planning and Minutes Zoning Board May 29, 1996