57 Plaza West (Atlantic Powder Coating) 10.18.2006 CODE
October 18, 2006
Mr. Roy J. Dorsett
C/O Atlantic Powder Coating, Inc
57 W Plaza
Atlantic Beach, FL 32233
Re: Violations City Code, Chapter 24, Sec 24-111: Business Activities Associated With Atlantic Powder Coating, Inc
Dear Mr. Dorsett,
Consider this an Official Notification Of Violation. During recent months, the City has received numerous complaints
from adjacent residents regarding operations at your business located at 57 W Plaza. Upon inspection of the property, it
appears that activities related to your business have evolved to a level of intensity, which is not consistent with the
Commercial General Districts (CG) Zoning District designation. The Zoning Department expressed concerns about the
nature of your powder-coating business when you applied for a City Occupational License, and your application for a
business license was approved with your assurance that you worked only on small pieces, and that all activity would be
located within the enclosed building with no noticeable or obj ectionable impacts resulting from the business activity.
Section 24-111 of the City’s Land Development Regulations states:
Intent: The CG zoning districts are intended to provide general retail sales and services for the City of Atlantic
Beach and the closely surrounding neighborhoods and communities.
Permitted uses: The typical uses permitted within CG zoning districts shall not include manufacturing,
warehousing, storage or high intensity commercial activities, or commercial uses of a regional nature , or such uses
that have a potential for negative impact to surrounding neighborhoods and properties due to excessive traffic,
noise, light or extremely late hours of operation or other factors that adversely effect existing commercial uses or
any nearby residential uses.
Sand blasting and similar activities are considered an industrial process and as such are not permitted within the CG Zoning
District. Please be advised, that activities on this site must be limited to those permitted within the CG Dist rict and that if
any sand blasting activities were to be permitted, they would have to be restricted to the interior of the existing building.
Furthermore, the two large steel storage containers that are currently being used in conjunction with your sand blasting
activities will have to either be removed or properly permitted.
As Code Enforcement Officer for the City of Atlantic Beach, I am granting you 30 days to bring your business into
compliance. Furthermore you are reminded of your responsibilities as business owner in the City of Atlantic Beach, and
that continued violations of City Code can result in fines of up to $500.00 per day, per violation from the Code
Enforcement Board.
Enclosed is a copy of Section 24-111 of the City’s Land Development Regulations for your edification, for additional
information or questions concerning this matter, the Zoning Department can be reached at (904) 247 -5864 and Code
Enforcement can be reached at (904) 247-5855.
ALEXANDER SHERRER
Code Enforcement Officer
C: Sonya Doerr, Zoning Official David Thompson, Director of Public Safety