1986.02.25_TC_Minutes_Special• TOWN OF HIGHLAND BEACH, FLORIDA
Minutes of Meeting of Town Commission ..r
SPECIAL MEETING
Tuesday, February 25, 1986 2:00 P.M.
A Special Meeting was called to order at 2:05 p.m. by Mayor Edward J.
Sullivan. Also present were Vice Mayor Mary Louise G. Blosser and
Town Commissioners John J. Basso, William A. Grier and Betty Jean
Stewart.
Also present were Town Attorney Thomas E. Sliney; Town Manager Hugh D.
Williams; Town Clerk Mary Ann Mariano and various members of the
general public.
Mayor Sullivan announced that the purpose of this Special Meeting was
for the review and possible adoption of the Coastal Construction Code
as mandated by the State.
It was noted that the model ordinance as submitted by the state had
been re-drawn in the form of other Town Ordinances and given first
reading at the February 4, 1986 Regular Meeting. Further, it was
noted that several amendments had been recommended by both the Town
• Attorney and Town Manager which would be reviewed prior to the
proposed final reading of the ordinance.
Upon review, the following changes were approved by the Town
Commission:
In all areas where the term "Coastal Code" appears, same is to be
amended to read "Coastal Construction Code".
In Section 2, Page 1, last sentence, the word "municipal" will be re-
placed with the word "town", the same change being made in the second
line from the bottom on Page 1.
There was substantial discussion regarding the determination as to
whether or not Highland Beach qualifies as a "coastal barrier island"
for the purposes of the Coastal Construction Code. It was determined
that all references relating to "coastal barrier islands" be left in
the document until a determination of this issue, at which time the
ordinance might be amended to delete such references.
On Page 2, Paragraph 5,, the following phrase will be deleted "if not
of normal or usual design as determined by the Building Official".
On Page 3, Section (e), the second and fourth sentences will be
deleted.
Also on Page 3, Section (i) the words "including mobile homes,
commercial, institutional, industrial" will be replaced with the words
"including buildings owned by the Town, buildings owned by a church".
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February 25, 1986
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Also on Page 3, Section (1), the phrase "water and sewage treatment
plants;" will be deleted. This section carries over to Page 4,
wherein the phrase electrical power plants" will also be deleted. The
phrase "and signs over 15 feet in height" will also be deleted from
this Section.
On Page 5, second sentence, the reference to "B" zones will be deleted
as all zones in Highland Beach are rated "A".
On Page 5, Section (c), the following phrase will be added as a part
of the first sentence "or established by the Town of Highland Beach
Code of Ordinances".
On Page 7, Section 2, the words "except mobile" will be deleted.
Under the Basic Wind Velocity Design Pressure schedule, all references
to the South Florida Building Code will be deleted.
On Page 7, Section 3, second line, the words "this code" will be re-
• placed with the words "Standard Building Code".
On Page 8, first line, the words "approved testing agency" will be
replaced with the words "the Southern Standard Building Code Congress
International".
Also on Page 8, Section 6, The words in the first se
"Where the public has established an accessway" will
the words "Where an accessway has been established".
"public" will be deleted from the fifth line of this
Further, on the fifth line of this section, the word
replaced with the word "may".
ntence which read:
be replaced with
Also, the word
section.
"shall" will be
It was noted by the Town Attorney that the numbering of the document
might require amending for consistency and requested that whatever
action taken incorporate the authority for same.
This document was then read in its entirety by the Town Attorney and
the Town Clerk, after which MOTION was made by COMMISSIONER BASSO/
COMMISSIONER CRIER to adopt the Ordinance establishing Chapter 31 as
the Coastal Construction Code, with the Town Attorney being authorized
to make whatever changes necessary for the consistent numbering of the
document. Upon roll call vote, this MOTION carried unanimously.
This Special Meeting adjourned at •4JP1 p.m.
APPROVED: __
Edward J. Su van, Mayor
Town Commission Special Meeting
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Bet y Jean Stewart, Commissioner