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Draft Minutes of the December 20, 2004 meeting of the Community Development Board
MINUTES OF THE
REGULAR MEETING OF
THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BOARD
December 20, 2004
A regular meeting of the Community Development Board was held on Monday, December 20,
2004, in the City Hall Commission Chambers. Present were Lynn Drysdale, Robert Frohwein,
Sam Jacobson, Carolyn Woods, Craig Burkhart, and Dave MacInnes, Community Development
Director Sonya Doerr and Recording Secretary Amber Lehman.
1. Call to Order and Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.
The meeting was called to order at 7: 00 p.m.
2. Approval of Minutes of the Workshop Meeting and the Regular Meeting of November 16,
2004.
A motion was made by Craig Burkhart, seconded by Dave MacInnes, and unanimously
carried to approve the Minutes of the Regular Meeting of November 16, 2004 and the
Workshop Meeting Minutes of November 16, 2004.
4. Recognition of Visitors. None.
5. Old Business. None.
6. New Business.
a. UBE-2004-02, Eduardo A Medina. Request for aUse-by-Exception to allow for
used automobile sales and automotive repair services for property within the
Commercial General (CG) Zoning District, and located at 1800 Mayport Road.
Mr. Medina stated that the proposed automobile sales and automotive repair shop would
be an upscale retail business, and no major repair will be done on the premises. The
business will sell low mileage and newer cars only.
Ms. Woods asked the applicant if he was the owner, and the applicant replied that he was
not the owner but the occupant of the property. Ms. Doerr confirmed that the proper
Owner's Authorization had been submitted with the application.
Mr. Frohwein asked the applicant about access to the property. Mr. Medina replied that
the access would be from Edgar Street. Mr. Frohwein also asked about how many
additional cars did Mr. Medina plan to put on the lot. Mr. Medina replied about 10-20
cars.
Mr. Frohwein asked about the total piece of the property. Ms. Doerr replied that this
property has always been occupied by automotive related businesses. Ms. Doerr also
stated that there are currently no other pending applications related to this property.
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Jeff Class, 296 Royal Palms Drive stated that the automotive shop will be of an upscale
nature. Mr. Class stated that there has been an extreme effort made to clean up the
property.
Mr. Jacobson asked if the Use-by-Exception is approved, and Mr. Medina later leaves the
property, does the owner have any problem with the current Use-by-Exception being
limited to just Mr. Medina.
Ms. Doerr stated that, if approved, the Use-by-Exception would be granted only to Mr.
Medina, since he is the applicant, and Use-by-Exceptions are not granted to the property,
but rather, only to the applicant for a particular use.
A motion to recommend approval to the City Commission of the requested Use-by-
Exception was made by Mr. Burkhart, including the findings as set forth in the staff
report. Mr. Burkhart noted that the new property owner had done a great deal of
work to clean-up and improve the appearance of this property. The motion was
seconded by Ms. Woods, and unanimously carried.
b. ZVAR-2004-11, H. T. Etheridge, Jr. Request for Variance to reduce the rear yard
setback from 20-feet to 12-feet to allow for the construction of an enclosed porch
addition on the rear of the existing residence for property within the Selva Lakes
PUD and located at 716 Selva Lakes Circle.
H. T. Etheridge, Jr., 716 Selva Lakes Circle addressed the Board, requesting that a
variance be granted to allow him to add an enclosed porch onto his house. Mr. Etheridge
stated that neither the neighbors nor the homeowner's association have any problems
with him adding an enclosed porch. He also stated that adding an enclosed porch would
be an asset to him and to Atlantic Beach.
Mr. Frohwein asked Mr. Etheridge to explain what grounds for approval he believed that
the variance request fell under. Mr. Etheridge stated that exceptional circumstances and
surrounding conditions would be his grounds. Mr. Frohwein then asked about what items
affect his lot uniquely. Mr. Frohwein also stated that the existence of other non-
conforming structures does not give the Board any right to approve a Variance.
Mr. Jacobson asked the applicant about the boundaries of the property. Who owns the
property beyond the property line?
Phillip Williams, 720 Selva Lake Circle, stated that the homeowner's association owns
the first 10 feet from the lake.
Mr. Frohwein stated that he opposed the application, and he felt that the required
greenscape needs to be respected on lots. He also stated the there are not any unusual
conditions related to Mr. Etheridge's request or his lot.
Mr. Burkhart moved to deny the variance request finding that the grounds for
granting a variance as set forth in the zoning code had not been met. Mr. Jacobson
seconded the motion. Motion to deny carried unanimously.
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7. New Business.
Ms. Doerr advised the Board that there will be a training workshop on Wednesday,
January 19, 2005 at 6:OOpm. The topic will be conducting public meetings and
parliamentary procedures.
Ms. Woods stated that she had a concern with the lack of tree canopy in Old Atlantic
Beach, and asked if there is any way that the Community Development Board could
address tree regulations.
Ms. Doerr stated that the Tree Conservation Board considers tree removal applications
that are subject to Chapter 23. Ms. Doerr also stated that she was in the process of trying
to schedule a workshop for February 14, 2005 dealing with community character, 3-story
homes and the disappearing tree canopy within Old Atlantic Beach, which was identified
as a strategic planning issue by the City Commission. Ms. Doerr stated that the Board
would be invited to the workshop.
8.
Signed
no further business, the meeting adjourned at 7:42 p.m.
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