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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1999-0915 Special City Commision Meeting SUMMARY MINUTES City of Sunny Isles Beach Special City Commission Meeting - Wednesday, September 15, 1999 at 7:00 p.m. 1. CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL OF MEMBERS The meeting was called to order by Mayor Samson at 7:04 p.m. with the following officials being present: Mayor David Samson Vice Mayor Irving Turetsky Commissioner Danny Iglesias Commissioner Lila Kauffman Commissioner Connie Morrow City Clerk Richard Brown-Morilla City Attorney Lynn Dannheisser 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ACTION: Commissioner Lila Kauffman led the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag. 3. ZONING: ZONING HEARINGS ARE QUASI-JUDICIAL PUBLIC HEARINGS. 3A. Public Hearing#Z99-10 REQUEST OF 17070 COLLINS AVENUE SHOPPING CENTER, LTD., OWNER OF PROPERTY LOCATED ON THE WEST SIDE OF NORTH BAY ROAD, BETWEEN 172m) STREET AND THEORETICAL 170TH STREET AND EAST OF NORTH BAY ROAD FOR THE FOLLOWING: Modification of Condition #2 of Resolution 98-z-15, passed and adopted by the City Commission of the City of Sunny Isles Beach on the 16th day of July, 19998 reading as follows: From#2: That in the approval of the plan,the same be substantially in accordance with that submitted for the July 16 Commission hearing,entitled Aventura Beach Marina Apartments prepared by Kobi Karp, consisting of 16 pages dated stamped received 7/31/98. To: That in the approval of the plan, the same be substantially in accordance with that submitted for hearing, entitled Aventura Beach Marina Apartments prepared by Kobi Karp, consisting of 12 pages dated stamped received 6/29/99 and landscaping plans prepared by Witkin Design Group consisting of 3 sheets dated stamped received 6/29/99. The purpose of this request is to allow the applicant to submit new plans showing 2 proposed apartment towers instead of 3 approved towers. 2. Special Exception for site plan approval to permit an apartment development. Summary Minutes of the September 15, 1999, Special City Commission Meeting, 7:00 p.m. - Page 1 of 3 // 3. Non Use Variance of setback requirements to permit the proposed structure to setback varying from 19.16 ft (25 ft required) from the font (east)property line, setback 57.1 ft from the(north) property line and setback 115 ft from the(south) property line(162.69 ft required) from both property lines. Non Use Variance of Zoning Regulation to permit all accessory buildings and uses (tennis basketball court, pool and club house) on a site without a principal building(not permitted). Protests 0 Waivers 0 Ex-Pane 0 ACTION: Mayor Samson read a statement regarding procedure and decorum. City Clerk Brown-Morilla read the applicant's name, hearing number, and location. The City Clerk administered the oath to the witnesses for the evening's Zoning hearing, and City Attorney Dannheisser read a disclaimer for the Zoning hearing. Public Speakers: Stanley Price,Esq.; Kobi Karp; Public Works Superintendent Bob Pushkin; Arnold Shevlin; Zoning and Code Administrator Jorge Vera; Gerry Goodman; Cecile Sippen; Phillip Chemoff; Natasha Reinhard [submitted copies of petitions into the record]; Jay Rei Stanley Price, Esq. said the applicant was asking to modify previously approved plans, seeking approval for the original concept of two, taller buildings for the site, instead of three buildings. He proferred a unity of title to all of the tracks of land that could not be modified without the prior consent of the City Commission. Mr. Price submitted into the official record petitions from Winston Towers residents. He also noted that the previously approved plan required the applicant to provide land for a park, and to maintain it. The applicant was now asking to donate an area of land to the City for a park(with the applicant to`physically improve the park in terms of fill and otherwise") provid the City with the necessary easements to access the park. The applicant did not wish to be responsible for future maintenance of the park. Kobi Karp displayed the architectural layout of the new proposal, including three shadow studies which were submitted into the record. Mayor Samson asked the distance of the buildings from the Intracoastal, and Mr. Karp said they were approximately 50 feet. Commissioner Iglesias suggested traffic signange improvements on North Bay Road. Mayor Samson said he wasn't willing to have the City become responsible for maintenance of the park. Arnold Shevlin said there would be a 4 foot easement. Mr. Price clarified that the walkway on the west side of the property along the Intracoastal would not be open to the public. He suggested that if the developer would dedicate the park to the City with a boardwalk [at a future City Commission meeting],the City agree to go with the developer to ask the County to grant a credit for the parks impact fee equal to the value of the improvements being donated. Mr. Price offered to donate $50,000 for improvements to the boardwalk. Zoning Summary Minutes of the September 15, 1999, Special City Commission Meeting, 7:00 p.m. - Page 2 of 3 and Code Administrator Jorge Vera noted there would be other costs to prepare the land. Mayor Samson clarified that the boardwalk would be a public boardwalk that the public could enter from the east side of the Fire Station site and they could then walk along the water the length of the property and then out to North Bay Road. Mayor Samson said that if tennis courts were put in any lighting that was placed could not inconvenience the neiehbors. Vice-Mayor Turetsky moved and Commissioner Kauffman seconded a motion to approve the request with the conditions suggested by staff and made during the meeting. The motion was approved by a roll call vote of 5-0 in favor as Resolution No. 99-Z-35. Vote: Commissioner Iglesias yes Commissioner Kauffman yes Commissioner Morrow yes Vice-Mayor Turetsky yes Mayor Samson ves 4. Add-on items: A. Mayor Samson said that at the 2°d Budget Hearing on September 16, 1999, he would be asking to purchase a camera, screen, and wireless microphone to assist in public presentations before the City Commission, to facilitate the ability of the public to see the diagrams or models at the same time that they are being shown to the Commission. B. Mayor Samson said that the Citizens Planning Advisory Committee will convene soon. 5. ADJOURNMENT: ACTION: Commissioner Iglesias moved and Commissioner Kauffman seconded a motion to adjourn the meeting, which was unanimously approved at 8:38 p.m. • Reespectfully-submitted by: Approved by • ity Commission on January 20, 2000. ' '.Richard Brown-Morilla, City Clerk David Samson, Mayor 5 s.�� j• ATTENTION ALL LOBBYISTS: CITY LAW REQUIRES YOUR REGISTRATION PRIOR TO LOBBYING. PLEASE CONTACT THE CITY CLERK FOR FORMS AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. Summary Minutes of the September 15, 1999, Special City Commission Meeting, 7:00 p.m. - Page 3 of 3