mreeves@coab.us - Today's meeting - 4Reference to your last sentence, " Contact hours with our attorney are
expensive and I want to limit that as much as possible" This could have
been avoided when the builder changed his submitted plans adding brick
to the house. That's the real issue! The builder needed a variance. My
opinion he still needs a variance.
Stay on track on the real issue!
Mayor Mitch Reeves
800 Seminole Road
Atlantic Beach, Fl 32233
mreeves@coab.us <mailto:mreeves@coab.us>
Cell: 904-955-0101
MReeves@coab.us <mailto:MReeves@coab.us>
On Dec 19, 2016, at 8:49 AM, Van Liere, Nelson <nvanliere@coab.us
<mailto:nvanliere@coab.us> > wrote:
I was aware Drew was sending an e-mail regarding an apology. I
am also having a meeting with Drew and Brenna to find out how Brenna
interprets the code. If we need to meet with Chris and Bruce at that
point, meaning she disagrees with them, I will call a meeting. If she
agrees with Chris and Bruce, I would let them know that there is no need
to meet and the item would most likely go to CDB unless the builder
solves the issue another way. Contact hours with our attorney are
expensive and I want to limit that as much as possible.
Thanks - Nelson
From: Reeves, Mitch
Sent: Friday, December 16, 2016 10:17 PM
To: Van Liere, Nelson <nvanliere@coab.us
<mailto:nvanliere@coab.us> >
Cc: Brenna Durden <bdurden@llw-law.com
<mailto:bdurden@llw-law.com> >
Subject: Fwd: Today's meeting
Why was this email sent? We all agreed to move forward with your
suggestion to set up a meeting with Brenna, Chris, Bruce and yourself
to review.
Were you advised this email was going to be sent?
Mayor Mitch Reeves
800 Seminole Road
Atlantic Beach, Fl 32233
mreeves@coab.us <mailto:mreeves@coab.us>
Cell: 904-955-0101
MReeves@coab.us <mailto:MReeves@coab.us>
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From: "DeCandis, Drew" <adecandis@coab.us
<mailto:adecandis@coab.us> >
Date: December 16, 2016 at 4:19:15 PM EST
To: "bruce.andres@comcast.net
<mailto:bruce.andres@comcast.net> " <bruce.andres@comcast.net
<mailto:bruce.andres@comcast.net> >, "Chris@elitehomesfl.com
<mailto:Chris@elitehomesfl.com> " <Chris@elitehomesfl.com
<mailto:Chris@elitehomesfl.com> >
Cc: "Van Liere, Nelson" <nvanliere@coab.us
<mailto:nvanliere@coab.us> >, "Reeves, Mitch" <mreeves@coab.us
<mailto:mreeves@coab.us> >
Subject: Today's meeting
Gentleman
I wanted to drop you a note on our meeting today. I am
sorry I left the meeting abruptly, but frankly I felt that we had each
stated our positions on the matters at hand and that further debating
interpretations of the Land Development Code was not getting us
anywhere. I do think however we each got our positions out on the table
for each of us to understand.
To clarify, you stated in the meeting that you thought
the setback variance should go the Community Development Board and
should not be under the purview of the Development Director regardless
of how small the variance might be in terms of inches or regardless of
the authority granted to me in the code. It is also my understanding
from the meeting that you plan to exercise that right to appeal, even if
I move the matter to the CD Board and they approve the variances. I
did hear your concerns as you communicated them to me and I am now
reviewing my positon on the matter based on what you stated and what I
believe is appropriate.
I will remind you that under Section 24-48, the code
gives the Community Development Director the Authority to grant minor
dimensional variances. Based on my review up till now, I believe I
should grant the variances in question under the authority given me in
the code. Remember that the LCD also gives citizens like yourself
recourse by giving you the ability to appeal my decisions or the
decisions of the Community Development Board.
Once I have fully reviewed and fully considered you
concerns, reviewed my positon on the matter, I will make a final
decision on the variance request and how it should be handled, I will
get back to you and brief you on the final actions I will take on the
matter. Keep in mind, as I stated in the meeting, that I am concerned
for the neighbors and would like to insure that whatever the outcome of
this issue that we disrupt their peaceful enjoyment of their properties
as little as possible.
Thanks for meeting with me today. I will speak with you
soon.
Drew DeCandis, AICP
Planning and Development Director
City of Atlantic Beach
800 Seminole Road
Atlantic Beach, Fl 32233
Email: Adecandis@coab.us <mailto:Adecandis@coab.us>
Phone: 904-247-5817
Web: www.coab.us <http://www.coab.us>
Fax: 904-247-5845