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2010-01-19_CDBminutes vMinutes of the January 19, 2010 regular meeting of the Community Development Board i~t'~~~~1/~~ s J ~ ~~ s U .-~ ~ ;~ "` r`~. 1 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BOARD Tuesday, January 19, 2010 The regular meeting of the Community Development Board was convened at 6:02 pm on Tuesday, January 19, 2010 in the City Hall Commission Chambers, 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, Lynn Drysdale (arrived at 6:lOpm), Ellen Glasser, Kirk Hansen, Chris Lambertson, Harley Parkes and Joshua Putterman. 1. CALL TO ORDER. Chair Chris Lambertson called the meeting to order at 6:02 pm 2. INTRODUCTION OF NEW BOARD MEMBER. Mr. Lambertson welcomed and introduced local architect Harley Parkes to the Board. 3. ELECTION OF OFFICERS. Mr. Lambertson advised the Board that it was time to elect new officers, adding that he believes that leadership should change not only so that all members have the opportunity to gain experience, but also so that the Board does not become stagnant or limited in its perspective. He then asked if anyone was interested in serving or nominating someone to serve as Chair for the next year. Mr. Putterman complemented Mr. Lambertson on his leadership of the Board during the past year and said he would like to see Mr. Lambertson serve as Chair for another year. Ms. Glasser and Mr. Hansen agreed, stating that with so few applications over the past year, they would like the opportunity to review more cases in order to gain breadth and depth before assuming leadership positions. MOTION: Kirk Hansen moved that the Board reappoint Chris Lambertson as Chair and Lynn Drysdale as Vice-Chair of the Community Development Board for the 2010 calendar year. Ellen Glasser offered a second, and the motion carried unanimously, 6-0. 4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF THE NOVEMBER 04 AND DECEMBER Ol, 2009 MEETINGS. MOTION: Joshua Putterman moved that the Board approve the minutes of the November 4th and December lst meetings, as written. Blaine Adams offered a second, and the motion carried unanimously, 7-0. 5. RECOGNITION OF VISITORS. There were no visitors present. 6. OLD BUSINESS. There was no old business for consideration. 7. NEW BUSINESS. a. ZVAR-2010-O1, Stitches and Screens. Request for a Variance to reduce the required 20-foot rear yard setback to 9'll" to allow an addition to an existing building to be constructed over an existing slab on a property located at 40 Simmons Road within the Commercial General Zoning District. Mr. Lambertson introduced the item and invited the applicant, Bill Kelly, to address the Board regarding his request. Mr. Kelly explained that his company does silk-screening and embroidery work on items such as commemorative t-shirts, hats, etc. for special events and company logos on Page 1 of 2 Minutes of the January 19, 2010 regular meeting of the Community Development Board uniforms. He said that his staff is up to 15 employees working three shifts, and that he has several large volume clients, including a new contract with Boeing. In order to meet the growing demand, he needs to expand the existing production facility and add machinery. He explained that the existing building is situated approximately 10' from the rear lot line, and he would need to construct an addition in line with the existing structure in order to maximize his floor area and continue to meet parking requirements. Further, he noted that the entire lot is already covered with concrete, thus there would be no increase in impervious surface. Mr. Kelly then explained that he would be forced to relocate his business if he was unable to obtain approval of this variance, and asked that Board approve his request. Mr. Lambertson explained that the Board could not approve a variance based upon an economic hardship, as Mr. Kelly had presented in his application. However, he noted the presence of the City's drainage ditch running directly behind Mr. Kelly's property might be seen as a unique topographic feature. Ms. Doerr commented that pending changes to the Land Development Regulations (LDR) include a reduction of rear yard setbacks in Commercial General Zoning District from 20-feet to 10-feet, and under those revisions, a variance application would not be required. Ms. Glasser asked if the Board needed to cite a hardship given that there were pending LDR revisions that addressed the applicant's request. Mr. Lambertson explained that it was best to substantiate the Board's decision, since there was no guarantee that the City Commission would approve and adopt the pending revisions. Mr. Hansen noted that the request was for 9' 11 ", and asked Ms. Doerr if the applicant would have been required to apply for a variance of 1" if the LDR revisions had already been adopted and the rear setback was actually 10-foot. Ms. Doerr explained that staff is allowed to administratively review and approve variances up to 5% of the requirement. Thus fora 10-foot required setback, staff could approve up to a 6" variance. So, if the LDR revisions had already been adopted such that the rear setback was 10-foot, and Mr. Kelly only needed an additional 1 ", then staff would have been able to administratively approve his request without requiring a variance application and public hearing. MOTION: Ellen Glasser moved that the Board approve this request for a Variance to reduce the 20-foot rear yard setback to 9 feet, 11 inches to allow for an addition to an existing building to be constructed on an existing concrete driveway on a property located at 40 Simmons Road within the Commercial General Zoning District, upon finding that the requested rear yard setback reduction is consistent with pending zoning and there exists a unique topographic feature on an adjacent property to the rear of the subject property, that could have negative impact on the marketability of the subject property. Joshua Putterman offered a second and the motion carried unanimously, 7-0. 8. OTHER BUSINESS NOT REQUIRING ACTION. None. 9. ADJOURNMENT. Mr. Lambertson adjourned the meeting at 6:20 pm. ...---- ,... Chris Lambertson, Chairman Gd~- Attest Page 2 of 2