2002-07-09 (meeting minutes) vAGENDA
COMMUNITY. DEVELOPMENT BOARD
' CITY OF ATLANTIC BEACH
July 09, 2002 at'7:00 p.m.
City Hall Commission Chambers, 800 Seminole Road
1. Call to Order.
2. .Approval o ~'~ inutes of the meetin of June 18 2002.
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3. Recognition of Visitors.
4. Old Business. None.
5. New Business.
a. File No. ZVAR-2002-10, Mr. Raymond J. Matregrano. Request to consider a
Variance to allow an eight (8) foot high fence to be constructed along rear and side -
property lines on a lot within the RG-2 Zoning District and located at 417. Aquatic
Drive.
b. Recommendation to the City Commission regarding proposed- amendments to
Chapter 17 of the City Code, .Signs and Advertising Structures.
6. Other reports or business not requiring action.
7. Adjournment.
All information related to these applications and full legal descriptions for the subject properties are
available for .review at the City of Atlantic Beach ,Planning and Zoning Department located at 800
Seminole Road, Atlantic Beach, Florida. If a person decides to appeal any decision made by the
Community Development Board with respect to any matter considered at the meeting; he or she 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 based.
Notice to persons needing special accommodations and to all hearing impaired persons: In accordance
with the Americans with Disabilities Act, persons needing special accommodation to participate in this
proceeding should contact the City of Atlantic Beach (904) 247-5800, 800 Seminole Road, Atlantic
Beach, Florida 3223 3 not later than 5 days prior to the date of this meeting.
MINUTES OF MEETING OF
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BOARD
July 9, 2002
A regular meeting of the Community Development Board was held Tuesday, July 9, 2002, in the
City Hall Commission Room. Present were Chair Don Wolfson, Robert Frohwein, Karl
Grunewald, Samuel Jacobson (arrived at 7:20 p.m.), Steven Jenkins, Mary Walker, Community
Development Director Sonya Doerr and Recording Secretary Susan Dunham.
1. Call to Order
The meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m.
2. Approval of Minutes of Meeting of June 18, 2002
A motion was made by Mr. Frohwein, seconded by Mr. Jenkins and unanimously carried
to approve the Minutes of the Community Development Board meeting of June 18, 2002.
3. Recognition of Visitors.
None.
4. Old Business
None.
5. New Business
a. File No. ZVAR 2002-10, Raymond J. Matregrano Reauest to consider a Variance to
allow an eight (8) foot high fence to be constructed along rear and side property lines a lot
within the RG2 Zoning District and located at 417 Aauatic Drive
The applicant was not present to address this application. The Board deferred this item to the
end of the meeting.
b. Recommendation to the Citv Commission regarding proposed amendments to Chapter
17 of the City Code, Signs and Advertising Structures
Ms. Doerr advised the Board that in their role as the designated Local Planrring Agency they
were required to review changes to land development regulations, which include signage, and to
find that the changes were not in conflict with the Comprehensive Plan.
Mr. Frohwein asked Ms. Doerr to explain what happens to currently existing signs if the
ordinance should change. Ms. Doerr responded that in November of last year, revisions were
made to the nonconforming provisions which stated that a sign would have to come into
compliance if several kind of changes were made, including: (1) any structural replacement was
made; (2) if the sign was a safety hazard; (3) if the sign was located in the right-of--way; or (4) if
the sign needed to be brought into compliance for the building code. She stated that Code
Enforcement was working to have signs removed that are located in the right-of--way, and the
rest of the signs would be replaced through attrition.
Mr. Frohwein expressed to Mr. Wolfson that the Board hold a discussion with regard to
reduction of the sign height limitation of free standing signs to 15 feet instead of the proposed 25
feet.
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July 9, 2002
`~"~`` Mr. Jacobson expressed concern that afive-foot height limit on signs might be overly restrictive,
but supported a lower height than 25 feet.
Mr. Wolfson advised the Board that the K-Mart sign in the shopping center on the south side of
Atlantic Boulevard in Neptune Beach is a five-foot sign. He also pointed out that the Tire Plus
sign adjacent to Aqua East is no higher than the K-Mart sign. He further stated that he would
like to enhance the aesthetic development of the city so he would like afive-foot sign limitation
in Atlantic Beach for all zoning districts. The Board held a discussion with regard to this
proposal.
Mr. Grunewald proposed the reduction of the height of real estate signs to five feet in Sec. 17-
3 (7).
After discussion with regard to political campaign signs, the Board recommended a change to
required political campaign signs be removed within 72 hours after an election rather than the 24
hours in the current regulations.
Discussion was held with regard to Sec. 17-4(7). Ms. Doerr requested support for a proposed
provision that would prohibit signs to be mounted on raceways. Mr. Wolfson requested that
wording be .inserted in the Code to state that walls be repaired and brought back to the original
state after lettering is removed. Ms. Doerr stated that she would address this issue.
Discussion was held with regard to colors. Ms. Doerr stated that she would attempt to locate
wording in other sign regulations about subdued colors but expressed concern that colors are
highly subject to interpretation.
A motion was made by Mr. Wolfson, seconded by Mr. Frohwein and unanimously carried
to recommend that there was a consensus of support for the proposed recommendations,
which are supported by a majority of the Community Development Board members in
attendance at this meeting, and that the following be considered as suggestions to the
proposed amendments to Chapter 17 with regard to the sign regulations:
1. Sec. 17-6(4),ii,a-e: The maximum height of Freestanding Signs shall be limited to
five feet.
2. Sec. 17-3(7): Real .Estate signs on private property shall not exceed five feet in
height.
3. Sec. 17-3(13): Political signs shall be removed within 72 hours after the last election.
4. Sec. 17-4(7): The Board supports the Community Development Director's position
on this section.
A motion was made by Mr. Jenkins, seconded by Mr. Frohwein and unanimously carried
that the Board found that the proposed Chapter 17 is not inconsistent with the
Comprehensive Plan.
6. Other Resorts or Business Not Reauiring Action
Mr. Jacobson requested that the Minutes of the Community Development Board meeting dated
June 1 S, 2002, be corrected to reflect that he did not vote on the Rose McCall action, ZVAR-
2002-06.
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July 9, 2002
Mr. Wolfson informed Ms. Doerr that the landscaping in the parking. lot to the west of Ocean 60
had not been accomplished. Ms. Doerr advised that she would follow-up on this matter.
Mr. Grunewald stated that the radio station on Atlantic Boulevard was required to install
landscaping. Ms. Doerr responded that the applicant withdrew the rezoning application.
In response to questions from Ms. Walker, Ms. Doerr advised that the Use-by-Exception for the
North Beach Center was approved by the City Commission.
a. File No. ZVAR-2002-10, Raymond J. Matregrano. Reauest to consider a Variance to
allow an eiEht (81 foot high fence to be constructed along rear and side property lines a lot
within the RG2 Zoning District and located at 417 Aauatic Drive Mr. Wolfson noted that
the applicant had not appeared at the meeting.
A motion was made by Mr. Frohwein, seconded by Mr. Grunewald and unanimously
carried to defer Item No. 5.a. (ZVAR-2002-10, Raymond Matregrano) until the next
Community Development Board meeting.
7. Adjournment
There being'no further business, the meeting adjourned at 8:55 p.m.
SIGNED
ATTEST
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