2009-09-15_CDBminutes vMinutes of the September 15, 2009 regular meeting of the Community Development Board
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MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BOARD
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
A regular meeting of the Community Development Board was convened at 6:09 pm on Tuesday,
September 15, 2009 in the City Hall North Conference Room, located at 800 Seminole Road in
Atlantic Beach. In attendance were Community Development Director Sonya Doerr, Principal
Planner Erika Hall and Community Development Board members Blaine Adams, David Boyer,
Ellen Glasser, Chris Lambertson and Joshua Putterman. Board members Lynn Drysdale and
Kirk Hansen were absent.
1. CALL TO ORDER. Chair Chris Lambertson called the meeting to order at 6:09 pm.
2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES. Mr. Lambertson called for a motion to approve the minutes of
the July 21, 2009 regular meeting. Ellen Glasser moved that the Board approve the
minutes of the July 21, 2009 meeting, as written. David Boyer seconded the motion and
it carried unanimously, 5-0.
3. RECOGNITION OF VISITORS. There were no visitors present.
4. OLD BUSINESS. There was no old business for consideration.
5. NEW BUSINESS.
a. Public Hearing to review a general update to Chapter 24, the Land Development
Regulations.
Mr. Lambertson said that review of the proposed changes to Chapter 24 would be done in
an informal manner, somewhat like a workshop, to allow open discussion amongst the
Board. Ms. Doerr said that she had forwarded only the first half of the chapter to the
Board, anticipating that it would take two or three meetings to get through the entire
chapter. She explained the format of the draft, noting proposed deletions were shown as
black strikethrough text, proposed insertions, as red underlined text, and staff comments,
as yellow highlighted text. She commented that many of the changes, especially
deletions, were made to rid the document of arcane language held over from early to mid-
20~' century planning, in which practitioners were compelled to promote things such as
the "morals" of the community. She further commented that some of the terms and
phrases proposed for deletion referred to practices or concepts not employed in Atlantic
Beach, while others proposed for inclusion, had never been formally defined.
Ms. Doerr explained that many of the new definitions in Article II, Language and
Definitions, Section 24-7, were taken directly from other agencies, such as "Base Flood
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Elevation" and "Elevation Certificate" from the Federal Emergency Management Agency
(FEMA), and "Freeboard" from the Florida Building Code (FBC). She also explained
that she, along with input from Public Works Director (PWD) Rick Carper and Building
Official (BO) Michael Griffin, had worked to simplify the methodology for determining
the allowable height of a building, basing it on the flood zone designation of the property.
Board members expressed concern about this changed and asked that Mr. Griffin attend
to discuss the pros and cons of each methodology.
In Article III, Zoning Regulations, Division 2, Administration, Ms. Doerr said that some
language had been revised to more accurately reflect duties and responsibilities of the
City Commission (CC), the Community Development Board (CDB) and the Community
Development Director (CDD). In particular, the ability to grant minor variances related
to Impervious Surface Area (ISA) was excluded from the duties of the CDD. Ms. Doerr
explained that the rationale behind this change was because ISA is directly related to the
calculation of stormwater management facility capacity, which is in the realm of the
PWD. She also noted that Mr. Carper had assisted in revising Section 24-66, Stormwater,
Drainage, Storage and Treatment Requirements, to explain what situations triggered the
need for onsite facilities, and to clarify submittal requirements at various stages of the
planning and construction cycle. Mr. Lambertson remarked that 400 square feet was the
threshold for onsite retention, but accessory structures might be as large as 600 square
feet, as is the case for a detached garage. He asked if 400 square feet was arbitrary or if
that was a standard. He said he also had questions regarding the runoff coefficient, and
so asked if Ms. Doerr could have Mr. Carper also address the Board at the next meeting.
Ms. Doerr agreed to arrange for Mr. Griffin and Mr. Carper to address these items.
6. OTHER BUSINESS NOT REQUIRING ACTION. None.
7. ADJOURNMEN Mr. Lambertson adjourned the meeting at 7:40 pm.
ris Lamberts ,Chairman
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