HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 26-75RESOLUTION NO. 26-75
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF ATLANTIC BEACH, FLORIDA,
APPROVING A FLAGPOLE LOCATED AT ONE OCEAN BOULEVARD IN
EXCESS OF 35 FEET WITH A NOT TO EXCEED 55 FOOT HEIGHT, SUBJECT
TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SET FORTH IN THIS RESOLUTION;
AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City Commission of Atlantic Beach has considered an application
submitted by the owner of the property located at 1 Ocean Boulevard (the "Subject
Property") requesting approval for the installation of a flagpole exceeding the City's
standard thirty-five (35) foot height limitation; and
WHEREAS, the Subject Property is the only parcel within the City subject to the
site-specific height exception established under Charter Section 59; and
WHEREAS, Charter Section 59 establishes a citywide maximum building height
of thirty-five (35) feet while authorizing a limited exception applicable to certain portions
of the existing hotel property located at 1 Ocean Boulevard, generally bounded by Ahern
Street to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, Atlantic Boulevard to the south, and
Ocean Boulevard to the west; and
WHEREAS, Charter Section 59 authorizes additional above -35 -foot development
within a defined western expansion envelope extending no more than one hundred
twenty-five (125) feet west of the existing hotel tower, no closer than fifty (50) feet to the
south property line, no more than one hundred (100) feet in width, and containing no
more than eleven thousand five hundred (11,500) square feet of additional footprint area;
and
WHEREAS, the applicant proposes to install a fifty-five (55) foot flagpole as part
of ongoing exterior renovations and landscape improvements to the Subject Property; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission finds that the proposed flagpole location falls
within the Charter -authorized expansion envelope established under Charter Section 59,
subject to final verification by survey and construction plans; and
WHEREAS, Charter Section 59 requires City Commission approval for any
development, redevelopment, or expansion within the exception area proposed to exceed
thirty-five (35) feet in height; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission further finds that the proposed flagpole height
shall not exceed the height of the existing hotel tower as established on the effective date
of Charter Section 59; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission finds that approval of the proposed flagpole is
conditioned upon compliance with all applicable provisions of the City's Land
Development Code, and any required permits or approvals from the Florida Department
of Environmental Protection related to the Coastal Construction Control Line ("CCCL");
and
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WHEREAS, the City Commission has determined that approval of the proposed
flagpole, subject to the conditions set forth herein, is consistent with Charter Section 59
and serves the public health, safety, and welfare.
NOW THEREFORE, be it resolved by the City Commission of the City of Atlantic Beach as
follows:
SECTION 1. The City Commission hereby authorizes a flagpole not to exceed 55 feet in height for
the property known as Dune House located at 1 Ocean Blvd.
SECTION 2. This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its passage and adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City of Atlantic Beach, this 8`h day of June, 2026.
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Curtis Ford, Mfiyor
Attest:
Donna L. Bartle, City Clerk
Approved as to form and correctness:
Jasa nel, City Attorney
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