1979.06.13_PB_Minutes_SpecialMINUTES: PLANNING COMMISSION/LOCAL PLANNING AGENCY, TOWN OF HIGHLAND
BEACH, FLORIDA. PUBLIC HEARING. BOCA HIGHLAND, BUILDINGS
"B", "C", TOWNHOUSES, RPUD. JUNE 13, 1979.
Chairman Boscove called the meeting to order advising this was a public
hearing, with due public notice, called to consider request for approval
of changes in plans for the Boca Highland, Inc., RPUD, as it relates to
Buildings "B", "C" and Townhouses. The Agenda is Attachment "A". The
recording secretary called the roll.
Present: C. B. Blankenship, N. M. Johnson, J. A. Boscove,
J. M. Farrin, R. B. Myers, W. Bonny (Alt.)
Absent: L. O. Edlund (Alt.)
In attendance were Town Attorney T. E. Sliney and Building Official F.
Hamzik. In addition Mr. Thomas L. Delaney, Mr. Paul Twitty, Mr. Richard
Rodgers, Mr. Byron Maharrey (Boca Highland), Mayor L. Y. Horton, Vice
Mayor R. E. Mumford, were in audience.
Chairman Boscove called upon Mr. Delaney for a presentation of the proposed
changes in plans. Mr. Delaney introduced Mr. Paul Twitty who detailed
changes previously presented and examined. A general discussion followed
covering the proposed sixteen (16) story buildings ("B" and "C") and the
2 story garage section sites "B" and "C" showing tennis deck and pedestrian
deck, Attachment "B", dated June 13, 1979. Mr. Twitty indicated the tennis
deck atop the garage section will be unlighted with an open mesh tennis
40 screen around the courts. Adm. Farrin noted that he felt the Planning
Commission should forward the request of Boca Highland to the Town Commission
to approve the recommendation but to recommend that the Town Commission
negotiate some reduction in density to compensate for the additional height
of buildings and the addition of multi -storied garage buildings, with
tennis courts on the roof, compared to the approved RPUD. The other members
of the Planning Commission did not agree with this recommendation.
Mr. Rodgers noted the current line dispute involving Lot #13 and the Boca
Highland property and advised that negotiations are under way.
At the conclusion of the discussion, motion was made by Mr. Blankenship to
approve the site plans as submitted for Buildings "B", "C", and Townhouses
for Boca Highland, Mr. Myers seconded the motion. The recording secretary
polled the vote; Mr. Blankenship, aye, Mr. Johnson,aye, Adm. Farrin, aye,
Mr. Myers, aye, Mr. Boscove, aye. A letter will be written referring the
revised site plan for the "B", "C" and Townhouse phase of the Boca Highland
RPUD, to the Town Commission for final action (Attachment "C").
Adm. Farrin urged that details important to the Town covered at this meeting
and at the Town Commission meeting to be held, be documented so that what
has been approved and what is contemplated by Boca Highland, Inc., will be
clear. Members of the Planning Commission present agreed that special care
•should be taken to ensure the preservation of the tapes of this meeting as
documentation for future reference.
Chairman Boscove advised that the regular meeting of the Planning Commission
would follow a ten minute,recess.