2004 1118 Regular City Commission Meeting

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Summary Minutes: Regular City Commission Meeting November 18,2004 City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida Vice Mayor Goodman moved and Commissioner Thaler seconded a motion to approve the proposal on first reading. The motion was approved by a roll call vote of 5-0 in favor. Second reading, public hearing will be held on Thursday, December 9, 2004, at 7:30 p.m. V ote: Commissioner Brezin yes Commissioner Iglesias yes Commissioner Thaler yes Vice Mayor Goodmai} yes Mayor Ede1cup yes 7B. An Ordinance of the City Commission of the City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, Amending Section 265-58(1) of the Land Development Regulations Relating to Temporary Construction Fencing; Establishing General Standards for the Installation of Temporary Construction Fences; Prohibiting Certain Fences; Making this Ordinance Retroactive 90 Days and Allowing Compliance; Providing for a Repealer; Providing for Inclusion in the Code; Providing for severability; and Providing for an Effective Date. Action: Mayor Ede1cup and City Attorney Dannheisser reported. Public Speakers: Eric Arencibia; Peter Weiner Commissioner Iglesias said that we should look at this for single- family homes and give a reasonable building time. He noted on page 2 ofthe ordinance, under Prohibited Fences, for single family homes, a combination of (a) and (c) a chain length fence when the fence is made of canvas material with a time period of no more than one year unless you have to come back to this Commission. After discussion it was changed to an 18-month time period. City Attorney Dannheisser clarified for the record that the motion is to accept the ordinance as amended as follows: Paragraph 3b under Prohibited Fences, we will add a section that says provided single family homes, Rl Zone, may be permitted to utilize chain link fences with canvass material, or similar material, for a period of no longer than 18 months. Peter Weiner asked that the ordinance be amended to include that any project within the MUR Zone that is going to be TCO'ed within 12 months would be excluded from the ordinance, the rear and the side fences, not the front fences. Mr. Weiner said in addition that it may be helpful, prior to the second reading, to set up a meeting with some of the developers and/or contractors who are building the buildings on Collins Avenue to get a clear understanding of what the ordinance says and for them to comply with it. City Attorney Dannheisser said she was instructed to include the fact that side and rear property line fences need to be of these materials, originally the rear property line was not 6