1996.02.01_BAA_Minutes_Workshop• TOWN OF HIGHLAND BEACH
BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT
WORKSHOP MEETING
MINUTES
Thursdav, Februarv 1, 1996 9.30 A M
Chairman Harold B. Cohen called the Workshop Meeting to order in
Commission Chambers at 9:30 A.M.
Deputy Town Clerk Jane Dillon called the roll. Present were
Chairman Harold B. Cohen, Vice Chairman Neil W. Burd, Members
Robert F. Selby, Daniel J. Loventhal, Benjamin Cohen, Richard C.
Seguso and James F. Niehoff.
Town Attorney Tom Sliney was present, as well as members of the
general public.
This was the second Workshop Meeting to hear an amended Request for
Variance (Petition No. 01-96-57(A), submitted by Mr. and Mrs.
Kelvin Claney for property located at 3801 South Ocean Blvd., Lot
64A, seeking relief from Town Code of Ordinances Chapter 30
[Zoning], Section 4, Zoning Districts, Section 4.2, Residential
Single Family (RS), (e) lot, yard and bulk regulations.
Requesting two foot, 10" on the south portion of the front of the
• lot and six foot 10" on the north portion of the front lot, leaving
a setback from AlA of 22 feet 2" at the south portion of the lot
and 18 foot 2" to the north.
Requesting a variance to retain existing swimming pool that
encroaches two feet into the Coastal Construction Zone. This pool
is presently within state and Highland Beach ordinances, but will
become non-conforming when present home is razed to erect new home
under Highland Beach Ordinance #632.
Rex Nichols, architect for the Claney's, presented his plans and
reasons for the requested variances. He stated that the lot is
narrow and in order to build a modest size ocean front home without
demolishing the pool (which only needs some basic repairs) and
loosing patio area, the home would need to come forward toward AlA.
A new pool coming in two feet from the CCC would create too small
an area for a patio. He also mentioned that he received permission
from the DER in Tallahassee that the present pool may be retained.
Upon Mr. Burd asking if he had something in writing, Mr. Nichols
stated that he would obtain a letter from the DER showing approval
to retain the existing pool.
Mr. Nichols claimed that Lee Leffingwell, the former Building
Official, indicated to him that due to the low possibility of AlA
ever being widened, there could be a good chance that a modest
variance request for the front set back would be approved. (Mrs.
• Leffingwell was not available to confirm that she directed Mr.
Nichols in this regard.)
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Mr. Nichols claims the hardship now is more of an expense item, due
to the fact that it would be very costly to re-design the house,
after having gone through a year of design and construction
drawings, and getting ready to apply for a building permit.
He again stressed that the lot is substandard for building and very
narrow from front to back.
Mr. Hardy presented his views on the plans, reminding the Board
that Town Code calls for removal of the existing pool if 700 of the
home is demolished.
After questions from the Board were answered, a MOTION to recess
was made by MR. B. COHEN/MR. LOVENTHAL at 9:50 A.M. to visit the
site. Chairman Cohen adjourned the meeting at 10:15 A.M. after the
site inspection.
APPROVE:
Harold B. Cohen, Chairman
Robert F. Selby, Vice Chairman
Benjamin Cohen
Richard C. Seguso
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Daniel J. Lov thal
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