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2004.01.20_BOAHC_Minutes_Regulara BUILDING ORDINANCES AD HOC COMMITTEE DATE: TUESDAY, JANUARY 20, 2004 TIME: 2:00 P.M. PLACE: TOWN HALL CONFERENCE ROOM AGENDA ROLLCALL APPROVAL OF MINUTES MINUTES OF THE NOVEMBER 17, 2003 MEETING NEW/OLD BUSINESS TRAILER PERMIT FEES SIGNS IN BEL LIDO OTHER BUSINESS ADJOURN Posted: January 14, 2004 TOWN OF HIGHLAND BEACH BUILDING ORDINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES January 20, 2004 9.30 a.m. Present at toda 's meeting were: Reside - Resident Vic Hadeed, Builder Jeff Norman, Condo Manager Mona Texeira, Town Attorney Tom Sliney, Commissioner John Sorrelli, Building Official Bob Dawson and Town Manager Ben Saag. Upon unanimous vote, the minutes of the November 17, 2003 meeting were approved. Trailer Permit Fees Trailer Permit Fees: $500 An ordinance is in place that no commercial vehicles may be parked overnight (construction trailer is commercial Original ordinance intended for sales trailer What constitutes the definition of a trailer. Permanent? Wheels? Two issues: 1) distinction between sales and construction trailer 2) permitting - ordinance does not specify Storage trailers should get a permit, but not go to Planning Board a long as not oversized (over 200 sq.ft) and not on site too long. Construction and Sales should be same permit fee and go to Planning Bd. Storage permit charge will be reduced to $40 from $500 Ben Saag will draft up some language based on discussion re trailers and have distributed to the Committee by February 20. The next meeting is scheduled for March 1, at 2:00 p.m. Signs in Bel Lido Placement of open house signs was discussed. (See attached letter from Thomas Andrew dated April 24, 2003.) Meeting adjourned at 2:45 p.m. Thomas Andrew 4206 Intracoastal Drive Highland Beach, Fl. 33487 April 24, 2003 Mr Saag, I am a proud landowner in Highland Beach and have been for many years. I would like to thank you for the time that you spent discussing the issue of open house signs. Understanding that the provision was introduced with the thought that many Highland Beach properties border At A, there would be no need for additional signage to draw prospective buyers. However; the fact that the homes within the community of Bel Lido Isle do not border Al A, those property owners do not have any way of marketing their homes to the prospective buyers driving on AIA. It is reasonable that "for sale" signs should be confined to the properties they are representing. I maintain however that it is unreasonable that an open house sign cannot be placed on At for a limited amount of time in order to market the property to the prospective buyers driving along that road. This outdated provision (section 23-11), if enforced will have a negative material impact on the salability and ultimately the sale price of the properties within Bel Lido Isle. Furthermore, the fact that the above referenced provision has existed for over 7 years and is only now being enforced, has arguably set a precedent against the provision and it's enforcement. That being said, I would like to offer suggestions on how the provision could be modified to help facilitate the sale of properties within the community of Bel Lido Isle. 1. With regard to the use of advertising without the written consent of the property owner (section 23-11), each property owner should be permitted to place an "open house" sign of reasonable size and dimension on the lawn of a strategically positioned property owner, for a three (3) hour period of time, from 2:OOpm to 5:OOpm on Saturdays and Sundays, provided that that property owner has issued written permission to the seller or the seller's agent. This written permission would be submitted to the Town of Highland Beach to be kept on file. 2. "Open House" signs should be permitted to be placed on AIA near the Bel Lido Entrance for those homes that do not border At for a three (3) hour period of time, from 2:OOpm to 5:OOpm on Saturdays and Sundays. These modifications to the provision referenced above will not only help facilitate the sale of homes within the town of Highland Beach, it will also permit the homeowner to command a higher sale price for their home do to the increased interest generated through open houses. This increased sale price will substantially increase the tax revenue that is generated from the property to the Town of Highland Beach. An increase in the annual tax revenue will provide a wealth of additional support services for the residents of our community. Please accept my formal request for the above referenced provisions to be modified in accordance with the suggestions provided herein. In the interim, I would kindly request that the Town of Highland Beach use enforcement discretion in matter in permitting what is an otherwise very reasonable request. Thank you very much. Respectfully, Thomas Andrew 4206 Intracoastal Drive Highland Beach Fl. 33487 Proposed modification to Code of Ordinances, Chapter 12: Construction Sites Add new section 12-11 as follows: Sec. 12-11. Construction storage units. (a) Allowability: construction storage units, defined as a unit not exceeding 200 square feet and not containing any utility service, shall be allowed to be placed on construction sites. No advertising/signage shall be permitted on said units. (b) Permitting: construction storage units shall require a permit from the Building Department prior to placement on the site. No review by the Planning Board will be required for these units. A general list of contents to be stored in the unit shall be provided to the Building Department prior to the issuance of a permit. No flammable materials shall be permitted to be stored in said unit. (c) Number: No more than two construction storage units shall be permitted on any one single-family construction site and no more than four construction storage units shall be stored on any one multi -family construction site. (d) Screening: All construction storage units shall be adequately screened to insure that they are not visible from the public right of way. (e) Tie -Down: all construction storage units shall be tied down to meet hurricane standards adhered to by the Building Official of the Town. The tie down requirement shall be at the discretion of the Building Official. (f) Fee: a fee of $25 shall be assessed for placement of a construction storage unit. Only one fee shall be assessed per site regardless of the number of storage units placed on the site, provided the number complies with sub -section c above. An additional fee of $15 per inspection shall be assessed for inspection of tie down to comply with sub -section a above. (g) Removal: all construction storage units shall be removed from the construction site prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy for the site.