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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1987-05-05 Planning and Zoning Board Minutes MINUTES DANIA PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD REGULAR MEETING MAY 5, 1987 7:30 P.M. Chairman Sam Calandra called to order the meeting of the Local Planning Agency at 7: 33 P•M- LU-20-87 A Land Use Plan Amendment request to amend the certified Land Use Plan from Low Medium (10) Residential to Medium ( 16) Residential . Petitioner/Owner - John Bartley. Property located at SW 1st Street and SW 8th Avenue. Legally described as, Block 2, less the North 253.61 feet thereof (as measured at right angles) , of "HENRY PARK," as recorded in Plat Book 23, page 27, of the Public Records of Broward County, Florida, Together with the east 1/2 of the vacated road (SW llth Avenue) adjacent thereto. John Bartley was present to represent his Land Use Plan request. Mr. Leeds, City Planner, spoke on behalf of the owner regarding the request, stating that the parcel of land in question is under 3 acres. Mr. Leeds further stated that this change is consistent with existing land use adjoining the parcel . The Chairman opened the public hearing, hearing no on speak in favor or opposition, the Chairman closed the public hearing. A motion was made by Irving Spindel, seconded by ,Anita Serpe to recommend approval for LU-20-87. The motion passed unani- mously. Chairman Calandra advised the petitioner to appear before the City Commission at the next regular Commission meeting. Chairman Sam Calandra called to order the meeting of the Planning and Zoning Board at 7:33 P.M. 1 ROLL CALL Present - Chairman: Sam Calandra Vice Chairman: Howard Blackmon Board Members Irving Spindel Anita Serpe Gloria Daly City Planner: Laurence Leeds City Attorney: Frank Adler Absent - Building Official: Paul Maxwell A motion was made by by Irving Spindel, seconded by Gloria Daly to approve the minutes for the Regular Meeting of Planning and Zoning Board of April 7, 1987. The motion passed unanimously. VA-17-87 A Variance request to build a sign with: (a) 40' height (20 ' maximum permitted) , (b) 473 sq. ft. ( 100' maximum permitted) , (c) Zero front yard setback ( 10' minimum required) . Petitioner; Owner - Value Rent A Car, Inc. Property located at 1030 Taylor Road. Legally described as: The W 1/2 of the E 1/2 of the SE 1/4 of the SE 1/4 of Section 27, Township 50 South, Range 42 East, less the North 30 feet thereof, as acquired by Seller in Book 8629, Page 221 in the Official Records Book of Broward County, Florida. . . . . . Mr. Frank Sivert, City Manager for Value Rent-A-Car, was the spokemans for the variance request. Mr. Sivert Ibriefly explained the need for the sign placement. Mr. Leeds commented on the request, stating that the variance is for a free standing pole sign about 400 sq. ft. in area and 40 ' feet high. Mr. Leeds also briefly commented on the IRO sign ordinance. He stated that the current maximum sign size in the City and the IRO District for a pole sign is 50 sq. feet. In addition, he stated that to accommodate larger developments in the IRO area, , east of the airport the City increased the allowable size of the sign, specifically developments with more road way frontage. In this particular instance they can construct a sign under code that is 100 sq. ft. in area and 20 feet high, which puts them double the current code requirements. i 2 • The Chairman opened the public hearing, hearing comments of opposition from Vincent Carroll, the Chairman closed the public hearing. Vice Chairman Blackmon asked the petitioner to explained the hardship of his request. Mr. Blackmon stated that he believed by allowing this variance would it, in his opinion, create a unlivable situation for the City. Gloria Daly commented on the need for the petitioner to have his sign increased in size, however, she couldn't go along with the request for a 300 square foot sign. She further added that, with the additional increase of businesses in that area such as Crown Plaza, and the fact that these businesses do not sit on Federal Highway, the petitioner is hard pressed for better visibility. Ms. Daly asked of the petitioner if he could live with a sign smaller than the 300' but larger than what they presently have, and also provide a 5' setback front. She also stated that she could go along with a 10'X20' sign with a 5' setback. Anita Serpe asked if the petitioner will be landscaping that portion of the area between Value and Federal Highway and, if so, with what kind of landscaping. Mr. Sivert replied that the area will be landscaped both front, back and sides to accommodate whatever the enviromental agency requires them to do. Mrs. Serpe added that she to will go along with the 200 ' sign and 5' setback. Mr. Spindel commented that he if the sign is reduced in sign it would fall within the structure of the other existing signs in the area. A motion was made by Gloria Daly, seconded by Anita Serpe to recommend approval subject to following conditions: ( (a) A 5' front setback, (b) 20 ' high, (c) No larger than 1Ox20 and plenty of landscaping around the base of the sign. The motion passed on the following roll call vote: Gloria Daly - yes Anita Serpe - yes Irving Spindel - yes Sam Calandra - no Howard Blackmon - no The Chairman advised the petitioner to appear before the City Commission at the next regular City Commission meeting. 3 i RZ-19-87 A Rezoning request to change from RM (12 units/acre) to RM-2 (17 units/acre) . Petitioner/Owner - John Bartley. Property located at SW 1 Street & SW 8 Avenue. Legally described as: Block 2, less the North 253. 61 feet thereof (as measured at right angles ) , of "HENRY PARK" , as recorded in Plat Book 23, page 27, of the public records of Broward County, Florida, Together with the east 1/2 of the vacated road (SW 11 Avenue) adjacent thereto. SP-21-87 A Site Plan request to construct a multi-family apartment building. Petitioner/Owner - John Bartley. Property located at SW 1 Street & SW 8 Avenue. Legally described as: Block 2, less the North 253.61 thereof (as measured at right angles ) , of "HENRY PARK" , as recorded in Plat Book 23, page 27, of the public records of Broward County, Florida, Together with the east 1/2 of the vacated road (SW 11 Avenue) adjacent thereto. John Bartley, petitioner/owner, of 1436 NW 8th Street, Dania, was present to the represent the requests. Mr. Leeds explained to the board that the rezoning request is basically a companion to the Land Use Change and, if the board decided to change the land use, in this particular case, they would also have to change the zoning so that it is compatible. The Chairman opened the public hearing, hearing no one speak in favor or opposition, the Chairman closed the public hearing. There were no comments from the board. The Chairman asked for motion. A motion was made by Irving Spindel, seconded by Howard Blackmon to recommend approval for RZ-19-87. The motion passed unanimously. The Chairman asked for comments from the board members on the site plan request. Gloria Daly asked Mr. Leeds about the number of parking spaces per unit. Mr. Leeds responded by saying that the petitioner is required to provide 2. 2 spaces per unit, adding that he is in compliance with all requirements. Mr. Bartley added that he will not have to apply for any variances and that to his knowledge all requirements have been met. A motion was made by Gloria Daly, seconded by Irving Spindel to recommend approval for SP-21-87. The motion passed unanimously. 4 The Chairman advised the petitioner to appear before the City Commission at the next regular City Commission meeting. VA-22-87 A Variance request to maintain a duplex on a parcel with insufficient lot width and square footage. Petitioner/Owner Dorthea K. Gustafson. Property located at 34 SE 12 Street. Legally described as: Lot 14, ST. JAMES PARK DELMAR, according to the Plat thereof as recorded in Plat Book 11, Page 26, of the public records of Broward County, Florida. The Chairman announced at the beginning of the meeting that this item had been withdrawn from the agenda. RZ-23-87 A Zoning request to change from RD-6000 (Duplex) to C-1 (Commercial ) for proposed office. Petitioner - Attorney Clarke Walden; Owner - Caribank. Property located at 245-247 NE 1 Terrace. Legally described as: Lots 1 and 2, Block 2, "DANIA COUNTRY CLUB ESTATES" according to the Plat thereof, recorded in Plat Book 32, Page 23 of the Public Records of Broward County, Florida. Attorney Clarke Walden, of Dania, was the representative for the Caribank Corp. Mr. Walden briefly stated that the request to rezone two lots at the corner of Fronton Blvd. and NE 1st Terrace. Mr. Walden also stated the bank's management staff has decided to establish its headquarters in the City of Dania. Mr. Walden expressed that the property in question would be kept in as good of condition as Caribank itself. Mr. Leeds stated that a C-1 district is very limited in uses, primarily designed for office buildings and financial institutions. Chairman, Sam Calandra, then opened the public hearing. Hearing no one speak in favor or opposition, the Chairman closed the public hearing. Chairman then asked for comments from the Board members. Mr. Blackmon expressed that the proposed building would add to the area more than take away. Anita Serpe was concerned as to a new building being constructed on site, it is to be the same building. 5 Motion by Irving Spindel, seconded by Gloria Daly to recommend approval of RZ-23-87. The motion passed unanimously. Chairman informed the petitioner to appear before the City Commission at the next scheduled regular meeting of the City Commission. VC-24-87 A request to vacate 20' of right-of-way within previously approved Village Marina Plat. Petitioner - Keith & Schnars, P.A. ; Owner - ARD Griffin, Inc. Property located at 1800 Griffin Road. Legally described as: A portion of parcel 'A' of the plat "VILLIAGE MARINA" , according to the plat thereof, as recorded in Plat Book 129, Page 3 of the Public Records of Broward County, Florida. . . . . . . . . . Mike Covelli, Keith & Schnars, was present to represent this request to vacate. He informed the Board that he had appeared before them for a rezoning request, plat and site plan on this same project. To avoid financial problems further into the project, request has been made for the vacation. Chairman opened this to the public, hearing no one speak in favor or opposition, the public hearing was closed. Chairman asked for comments from the Board. No comments. Motion to recommend approval on VC-24-87 by Irving Spindel, seconded by Gloria Daly. The motion passed unanimously. Chairman informed petitioner to appear before the next regularly scheduled meeting of the City Commission. Meeting Adjourned. Any person who decides to appeal any decision made by Planning and Zoning Board or City Commission with respect 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 record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based. 6 J AGENDA LOCAL PLANNING AGENCY CITY OF DANIA PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD MAY 5, 1987 7:30 P.M. LU-20-87 A Land Use Plan Amendment request to amend the certified Land Use Plan Plan from Low Medium (10) Residential to Meduim (16) Residential. Petitioner/Owner - John Bartley. Property located at SW 1st Street & SW 8th Avenue. Legally described as: Block 2, less the North 253.61 feet thereof ( as measured at right angles), of "HENRY PARK," as recorded in Plat Book 23, page 27, of the Public Records of Broward •County, Florida, Together with the east 1/2 of the vacated road (SW 11th Avenue) adjacent thereto. I II