2003-03-18 (meeting minutes) vAGENDA
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BOARD
CITY OF ATLANTIC BEACH
Tuesday, March 18, 2003 at 7:00 p.m.
City Hall Commission Chambers, 800 Seminole Road
1. Call to order and pledge of allegiance.
2. Approval of Minutes of the meeting of February 18, 2003.
3. Recognition of Visitors.
4. Old Business.
a. ZVAR-2003-01, John Lining. Request for a Variance to reduce a required
fifteen-foot side yard setback on a corner lot to ten-feet and five inches, for
property in the RG-1 Zoning District and located at 1849 Ocean Grove Drive.
b. Continued review of proposed changes to Chapter 24, Article IV, Subdivision
Regulations.
5. New Business.
a. ZVAR-2003-03, Chris and Mary Ellen Waugh. Request for a Variance to re-
def ne the designated front yard on a corner lot as the side yard and to consider
the designated side yard as a front yard, for property in the RG-1 Zoning
District and located at 1710 Beach Avenue.
6. Other business not requiring action.
a. Request from Board member Steve Jenkins to discuss Community Development
Board representation.
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 f or s uch p urpose, m ay n eed t o e nsure t hat a v erbatim r ecord of t he
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 32233 not later than 5 days prior to the date of this meeting.
MINUTES OF MEETING OF
COIVIlYIUNITY DEVELOPMENT BOARD
March 18, 2003
A regular meeting of the Community Development Board was held Tuesday, March 18,
2003, in the City Hall Commission Room. Present were Craig Burkhart, Robert
Frohwein, Karl Grunewald, Samuel Jacobson, Steve Jenkins, Mary Walker, Community
Development Director Sonya Doerr and Recording Secretary- Susan Dunham.
1. CaII to Order and Pledge ot`Allegiance
The meeting was called to order at 7:04 p.m.
Mr. Frohwein advised that Mr. Grunewald was moving and that this would be his Last
meeting. Mr. Grunewald stated that he enjoyed his career at the City of Atlantic Beach.
2. Approval of Minutes ot'1Vleeting of the Meeting of February 18 , 2003
Mr. Frohwein requested corrections be made to the Minutes. -
A motion was made by Mr. Jenkins, seconded by Mr. Grunewald, and unanimously
carried to approve the Minutes of the Community Development Board meeting of
February 18, 2003, as amended.
3. Recognition of Visitors None.
4. Old Business
a. ~ZVAR-2003-01, John Lining. Request for a Variance to reduce a required
fifteen-foot side yard setback-on-a-cor-ner iot to-ten-feet and five inches, for property
in the RGl Zoning District and located at 1$49 Ocean Grove Drive.
Mr. John Lining introduced himself and thanked-the Board for allowing him to come
before the Board again. He stated that this variance request was smaller than his
February request by approximately 6~ inches and would only affect the foyer. He further
stated that the hardship for this request_was the. 53=car parking lot adjacent to the house,
which attracts people, noise; crime-and vandalism. Mr. Lining stated that the IS'i' Street
beach access was the only access in the city that did -not provide a buffer to adjacent
residents. He said that if this variance were approved, he would move the front door to
face the west and would build a solid'wall on the beach access side to help block noise.
Discussion was held with regard to the construction -that had already occurred on the
property. Ms. Doerr advised that the proper permits were secured and that Mr. Ford
listed a condition on the permit that no work related to this portion of the project could
proceed until approval of the variance.
Mrs. Walker stated that it appeared that the setback for the foyer had increased to 11 feet.
Mr. Lining responded that the sketch included in his January request was not accurate
and, in fact, he reduced the size of the foyer. -
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Mr. Jenkins requested that the Board review Mr. Lining's letter dated March 10, 2003.
He indicated that the first, third, fourth and fifth bulleted items indicate a peculiarity or
hardship to the land and that he would reject the second, sixth, seventh, .eighth .and ninth
bulleted items as constituting a hardship.
A motion was. made by Mr. Jenkins, seconded by IVIr. Grunewuld, and unanimously
carried to approve the variance subject to the inclusion of the stipulation that the
reduction of the side yard be limited- to the proposed addition as presented to the
Board.
b. Continued review of proposed changes to Chapter 24, Article IV, Subdivision
Regulations. This item was deferred to later in the meeting to follow New Business.
5. New Business
a. ZVAR-2003-03, Chris and Mary Ellen Waugh, Request for a Variance to re-
definethe designated front yard--on-a corner Iot as the side yard and to-consider the
side yard as a front yard, for property in the RGl Zoning District and located at
1710 Beach Avenue.
Ms. Barbara Mears introduced herself and stated she represented the Waughs in this
matter. She advised that the house was built in 1962 and has always had a Beach Avenue
address with a front door and- garage facing Beach Avenue. She further advised that the
owners were assessed for the Beach Avenue sewer. Ms. Mears stated that the owners
would like to add a garage and, by the Code as currently written, the long side of the lot
on Beach Avenue was considered the side yard. She requested that the Board consider
the Beach Avenue side of the Iot the front yard.
Discussion was held with regard to placement of the garage. Ms. Mears stated that she
did not think it would be advantageous to the neighborhood to build the garage toward
Beach Avenue.
Ms. Doerr suggested that sometimes the Board may wish to acknowledge historical
development patterns. She stated that this was not a common situation, but that there are
corner lots scattered throughout the City where these lots have developed with the front
of the house facing the longer side of the lot. She further stated that with this lot, it was
probably preferable to have a 20-foot setback rather than aseven-and-a-half foot setback
on the west side of the property.
A motion was made by Mr. Grunewald, seconded by Mr. Jenkins, and unanimously
carried to approve the variance request designating Beach Avenue the front yard,
subject to Staff s recommendation that a1T required setbacks (based upon Beach
Avenue as the front) and impervious surface area limit be maintained with the
proposed development.
6. Old Business
b. Continued review of proposed changes to Chapter 24, Article IV, Subdivision
Regulations. The Board conducted -a. page=by=page review and discussion of all
proposed changes to Chapter 2-4; Article IV; -S-ubdivision Regulations, and suggested
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several minor revisions, requesting that staff incorporate these into the draft to be
forwarded to the City Commission. Staff confirmed that" these revisions would be
included.
A motion was made by 1VTr. Frohwein, seconded by Mr. Grunewald, and
unanimously carried to recommend approval to the City Commission of proposed
amendments to Chapter 2'4; Article IV; Subdivision Regulations, with those
revisions as discussed.
7. ether Business Not Requiring Action. .
a. Request from Board Member Steve Jenkins to discuss Community Development
Board representation. Discussion was held with regard to the Board's representation at
City Commission meetings. Ms. Doerr advised that if an appointed member of the
Community Development Board speaks to the" City Commission, they should divulge if
they are maldnb the comment as an individual or if they are carrying forward a motion or
recommendation or other formal action of the Board.
8. Adjournment
There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 9:1 S p.m.
SIGNED
ATTEST