1988.08.10_PB_Minutes_Regular•
TOWN OF HIGHLAND BEACH, FLORIDA
PLANNING BOARD
REGULAR MEETING -- MINUTES
Wednesday, August 10, 1988 9:30 A.M.
The Regular Meeting of the Planning Board,.'Town.of.:Highl.and' Beach,
Florida, was called to order in the Commission Chambers: at'Town Hall at
9:34 A.M. by Chairman John Ward.
The Recording Secretary called the roll. Present were Regular Members
J.E. Ward, A. Leng, A.R. Keller, A.M. Fox, Jr., and Alternate Members
R.M. Gregerson and J. Littlejohn. Absent from the meeting was M.A.
Waldman.
Also in attendance were Mayor Betty Jean Stewart, Town Attorney T.E.
Sliney, Building Official E. Hardy, Town Manager M. Mariano, Deputy Town
Clerk R. Bavender and members of the general public.
Chairman Ward welcomed Mr. John Littlejohn to his first meeting of the
Planning Board as an Alternate Member.
A MOTION was made by Mr. Keller/Mr.
the July 13, 1988, Regular Meeting
The MOTION carried unanimously.
NEW BUSINESS:
Gregerson 'to approve the minutes of
of the Planning Board, as submitted.
There was no New Business for discussion.
OLD BUSINESS:
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE FOR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN REVIEW:
Town Attorney Sliney submitted a tentative schedule proposing a series
of public workshops to be held in accordance with state law and Town
Resolution No. 489. Town Attorney Sliney advised the next phase of the
Comprehensive Plan Review is the public participation process whereby
the residents of Highland Beach will be made aware of, and given the
chance to discuss, what is going on with the Comprehensive Plan.
There will be public notices posted at Town Hall, newspaper ads, Centel
releases, etc, inviting public comment at the workshop meetings. It was
suggested that the advertisements should be written in everyday language
in order to draw more attention to the meetings.
The first Public Hearing/Workshop was scheduled for August 31, 1988, at
9:30 A.M. The Public Hearing portion will discuss the Zoning Ordinance
Amendment regarding the elimination of underground parking provisions.
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Following the Public Hearing the Comprehensive Plan public participation
review will begin by discussing the Future Land Usage, Traffic
Circulation and Recreation and Open Space Elements.
The second Public Workshop was scheduled for September 14, 1988, at
10:15 A.M., following adjournment of the Planning Board Regular Meeting,
with the balance of the Comprehensive Plan Elements to be discussed. It
was noted that if a third workshop is needed, it will be announced at
that time.
The Recording Secretary will put copies of the Comprehensive Plan Review
Schedule/Public Notices in the members folders at Town Hall. Extra
copies of the Public Notices will be made for distribution in Town Hall
and for posting in Condominiums.
AMENDMENT TO BUILDING DEPARTMENT PROCEDURES:
The Planning Board Members discussed and reviewed at length the first
eight (8) pages of the Building Department Procedures, leaving off at
Section 9. Various corrections, additions and deletions were made and
will be reflected in the next draft presented to the Planning Board.
isMr. Hardy, Mr. Keller and Mr. Fox will be meeting to discuss Section 8.4
(a) (6) and (7) , Section 8.4 (b) (5) and (6) and Section 8.4 (c) and
(d) and will have their proposals ready for the next Planning Board
Meeting.
DISCUSSION OF BUILDING HEIGHTS:
A MOTION was made by Mrs. Leng/Mr. Keller to amend Chapter 30, Section
4.4 (e) (11) to eliminate the sentence, "Building height may be
increased to fifty (50) feet where one story parking structure is
located throughout the principal building." Amend Chapter 30, Section
4.5 (e) (11) to elininate the sentence, "Building height may be
increased to sixty (60) feet where one story parking structure is
located throughout the area beneath the principal structure." An►end
Chapter 30, Section 4.6 (e) (11) to elininate the sentence, "Building
height may be increased to seventy (70) feet where parking structure is
located throughout the area beneath the principal building." The MOTION
carried with all favorable votes. This an►endment will be the subject of
the August 31, 1988 Public Hearing.
DISCUSSION OF HURRICANE EVACUATION:
Mr. Gregerson read a draft letter he prepared regarding Hurricane
Evacuation to be sent to the Department of Transportation. Town
Attorney Sliney suggested bringing this issue into the Future Land Usage
Element of the Comprehensive Plan. The Planning Board Members felt this
• would be a much better procedure.
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A MOTION was made by Mr. Gregerson/Mr. Keller to adjourn the meeting.
With all favorable votes being cast, the MOTION carried and Chairman
Ward adjourned the Regular Meeting of the Planning Board at 12:34 P.M.
APPROVED:
J. Ward, Chairman
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A.'Leng, Vice Chairman
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ATTEST:
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