1993.03.10_PB_Minutes_Regular•
TOWN OF HIGHLAND BEACH
PLANNING BOARD
REGULAR MEETING - MINUTES
Wednesday, March 10, 1993 9.30 A.M.
Chairman Robert L. Lowe called the Regular Meeting of the Planning
Board to order in Commission Chambers at 9:30 A.M.
Deputy Town Clerk Doris Trinley called the roll. Present were the
Chairman, Vice Chairman Arthur R. Keller and Members Leonard D. Bell,
Paul R. Kane, Sr., Frank L. Col arulIo and James F. Morrill. Member
William Maltz was absent.
Also present were Town Attorney Thomas E. Sliney, Building Official
Lee Leffingwell and members of the general public. Town Manager Mary
Ann Mariano and Jim Park, Senior Land Planner for Gee & Jenson were
present for a portion of the meeting.
Upon MOTION by MR. KANE/MR. COLARULLO, the Minutes of the December 9,
1992 Regular Meeting were unanimously approved.
Review of Plans for Addition of Elevator to Existing Single Family
Residence at 2342 S. Ocean Blvd., Lot 137W/#2. Submitted by Joseph
Rudnik (Owner).
Ms. Leffingwell explained that since the plans called for the elevator
to be installed on the outside of the residence, she had treated the
application as an accessory to a main structure; as such, the project
met all Code requirements. She noted the mechanicals would be con-
cealed inside the roof line, with no change to same.
Mr. Rudnik advised the elevator would be placed behind a privacy wall
which was 6-1/2' from the house; existing pilings, which had been
physically verified, run 10' apart. He said the elevator shaft would
be 4' wide, extending 5' toward the privacy wall.
Concluding discussion and review of the plans, MR. KANE/MR. MORRILL
made the following MOTION, which met with unanimous approval:
THE PLANNING BOARD GIVES FINAL APPROVAL TO PLANS FOR ADDITION
OF ELEVATOR TO SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE AT 2342 S. OCEAN BLVD.,
LOT 137W/#2, SUBMITTED BY JOSEPH RUDNIK (OWNER) AND PREPARED
BY TECTON ENGINEERING, DATED 2/16/93, SHEET 1 OF 1.
Discussion re Section 6.5 of Chapter 30 Non -Conforming Structures].
Chairman Lowe gave the background on how this section of Code came to
_ be an agenda item (see Minutes of December 9, 1992) and lengthy dis-
cussion took place regarding same, which included input from Town
' Manager Mariano, Town Attorney Sliney and Jim Park, Senior Land
Planner for Gee & Jenson.
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Several approaches to accommodating existing multiple -dwelling struc-
tures, particularly condominiums, to rebuild to the original number of
units in the event of a natural disaster were considered, with an
emphasis on not having to amend the Comprehensive Plan, which calls
for 25% reduction in density if a building is destroyed 70% or more.
Two possible ways to accomplish this were discussed in depth, i.e.,
(1) individual petitions to the Board of Adjustment and (2) to treat
existing buildings as "Special Exceptions" within the confines of the
Town Code of Ordinances.
During the course of discussion, Ms. Mariano noted for the record that
reduction in density is never done arbitrarily, but rather with full
consideration of the infrastructure.
In conclusion, it was the CONSENSUS of the members that I based on
today's discussion, the Town Attorney be directed to confer with Jim
Park and have a recommendation ready to present to them at their next
meeting on April 14.
There being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting
was adjourned upon MOTION by MR. MORRILL/MR. KANE at 11:05 A.M.
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