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1990.02.14_PB_Minutes_Regular67, TOWN OF HIGHLAND BEACH PLANNING BOARD REGULAR MEETING - MINUTES February 14, 1990 9: 30 A.M. Chairman John E. Ward called the Regular Meeting of the Planning Board to order at 9:30 A.M. in Commission Chambers. Deputy Town Clerk Doris Trinley called the roll. Present were Chairman Ward, Vice Chairman A.M. Fox, Jr., and Regular Members Amelie Leng and Arthur R. Keller. Regular Member Helene Harris was absent, as was Al- ternate Member Arthur J. Kiefer. Also present were Town Attorney David K. Friedman and members of the general public. A MOTION was made by Mr. Keller/Mr. Fox to approve the minutes of the Regular Meeting of January 10, 1990 and the Public Hearing/Special Meeting of January 31, 1990, which MOTION carried unanimously. While the members waited for the arrival of Jim Park, Senior Land Planner for Gee and Jensen, to start review of today's agenda items, • Mr. Ward asked Attorney Friedman for clarification on how many letters of transmittal to the Town Commission would be necessary regarding those policies of the Comprehensive Plan that the Board must implement. Mr. Friedman replied that the first policy recommended for approval to the Town Commission that had been addressed at the January 31, 1990 Public Hearing/Special Meeting (Parking -Chapter 30, Sections 5.8 and 5.9) would be the only one submitted on an individual basis. The remaining elements and policies, he said, could be transmitted as a single ordinance. Mr. Friedman referred the members to his letter of January 2, 1990, addressed to Town Manager Mary Ann Mariano, that included a schedule for the adoption of a single land development regulation, and noted that the schedule is right on target for getting the Parking policy implemented to satisfy Department of Community Affairs requirements. Mr. Ward questioned whether another Public Hearing would be necessary as regards the policies to be reviewed today, i.e., drainage (retitled stormwater management), impervious surface limitations and multi -family zoning. Attorney Friedman replied that no Public Hearing would be necessary until all remaining policies had been reviewed by the mem- bers. At this time Mr. Ward read into the record a copy of a letter he had received which was sent to Town Manager Mariano from the Board of County Commissioners regarding the transmittal of their adopted Traffic Performance Standard and Municipal Implementation Ordinances to the Town. When asked by Mr. Ward if this standard will affect the Town, Mr. Friedman replied that it will, but Jim Park's advice would be Planning Board • Regular Meeting - Minutes February 14, 1990 Page 2 of 4 needed in this regard, as the standard might not be as stringent as what the Town already has in place. Mr. Ward then requested that the Deputy Town Clerk secure a copy of the standard from the Town Manager. A discussion then ensued regarding the complications of implementing multi -family zoning, with Mr. Ward noting that the first decision the Board must make is which zoning applies to which land usage. As an ex- ample, he noted the possible elimination of the RLM-2 category because of reduced density. Referring to setbacks in this area, Mr. Keller said that it would seem they would only be changed in that they could be increased. Mr. Ward replied that since decreased density would pro- vide more living space per unit, perhaps it would not be necessary to increase setbacks at all. The members continued their discussion of multi -family zoning, giving consideration to all aspects involved in reducing density as required by the Comprehensive Plan. These included dwelling units per acre, height requirements, land coverage and the possibility that an entire category (RML-2 as mentioned above) might be eliminated. The members had just started to review stormwater management and im- pervious surface ratios, when Mr. Park arrived. They continued to dis- cuss these policies, with Mr. Fox and Mr. Ward asking about the neces- sity of meeting such requirements and if other municipalities were following such a course. Mr. Park advised that while it would be hard to say if the policies were absolutely necessary, he advised the mem- bers that other communities, while having different concerns than the Town of Highland Beach, have already implemented same or in the process of doing so. Mr. Ward noted that the Board only recommends site plans for Town Com- mission approval and questioned how the requirements of stormwater management and impervious surface limitations might be confirmed as being met before such plans were presented to the Board for review. Attorney Friedman suggested that this responsbility would most likely fall to the Building Official, or perhaps an engineer, using South Florida Water Management District criteria. He further stated that it is possible site plan approval requirements will have to be amended to include these added requirements. After some further discussion, the members agreed that these policies should be reviewed with the Building Official. Regarding the maximum impervious surface ratio for Low Density Resi- dential (0.30), the members opted to quantify this category by in- cluding the words, "6 dwelling units per acre or less." (5.17.1-2, Table VIII-4). •The Board then turned its attention to multi -family zoning, with Mr. Ward advising Mr. Park that the members had discussed the complexity of making changes in land usages. He specifically asked Mr. Park whether RML-2 zoning was going to be kept in the Code or eliminated. Mr. Park replied that it would be eliminated as RMM density would be reduced to 12 dwelling units per acre, which is presently RML-21s category. Planning Board Is Regular Meeting - Minutes February 14, 1990 Paqe 3 of 4 Mr. Friedman asked Mr. Park that if at some point the Town Commission decided they wanted to have a zoning category comparable to the former RML-2, would there be a problem having two zoning categories corres- ponding to one Comprehensive Plan classification. Mr. Park replied that it would not be a problem as long as the density met the density range as set forth in the Comprehensive Plan. The members continued to discuss multi -family zoning with Mr. Park, going over maximum densities, building heights and building coverages. Reduction of building height in the RML-1, RMM and RMH categories evoked special concern among the members. Mr. Ward noted that the heights for RML-2, RMM and RMH had already been reduced by Ordinance 560 (July 28, 1988). However, Mrs. Leng pointed out that rather than vacant parcels, the Board should consider the current trend of demolishing old structures and building anew. Therefore, she urged fellow members to approve height reduction in the RML-1, RMM and RMH categories as proposed and they agreed. During the course of their review, the members found several errors in the material presented by Gee and Jensen. Some of these were able to be corrected as discussions proceeded and Mr. Park assured the Board . that amended material, with corrections, would be made available as soon as possible. Following is a summation, including all zoning categories, of proposed zoning as reviewed and recommended by the Board: Residential Estate (RE) ............ No Change. Residential Single Family (RS).....4.35 d.u./ac. to 4. No other changes. Residential Multiple Family Low Density (RML-1)..............8. d.u./ac. to 6. 5,445 sq.ft./d.u. to 7,260. Max. Building Coverage: 40% to 30%. Max. Building Height remains 30'. Category: RML-1 to RML. Residential Multiple Family Low/Medium Density (RML-2)....... Eliminated in entirety. Residential Multiple Family Medium Density (RMM).............15 d.u./ac. to 12. 2,904 sq.ft./d.u. to 3,630. Max. Building Coverage: 50% to 40%. Max. Building Height: 50' to 40'. i Planning Board Regular Meeting - Minutes February 14, 1990 Page 4 of 4 Residential Multiple Family High Density (RMH)...............18 d.u./ac. to 16. 2,420 sq.ft./d.u. to 2,722. Max. Building Coverage: 50% to 40%. Max. Building Height: 60' to 501. During a discussion regarding recreation and open space areas, Mr. Park advised that it was not necessary to establish a zoning district for this category, rather it would be included in the Government Service District category, along with FIND sites. For their information, Mr. Park gave the members copies of the State's "Consistency and Concurrency Determinations Outline" (Article IV), the purpose of which is to describe the requirements and procedures for determination of consistency of proposed development projects with the Town's Comprehensive Plan, including meeting concurrency requirments. He also provided a copy to be given to Town Manager Mariano. Mr. Ward then announced the next Regular Meeting would be March 14, at which time Mr. Park will provide additional elements for the Board's review. • Upon MOTION by Mr. Fox/Mrs. Leng, Chairman Ward adjourned the meeting at 11:55 A.M. APPROVE: ATTES 0 DATE: John E. Ward, C rman A.M. Fox, Jr., Vic ..Chairman Amelie Leng ' i l Arthur R. Keller -ABSENT- Helene Harris