1960.07.28_TC_Minutes(Minutes) Highland Beach Town Commission. June 7, 1960&June 28, 1960.
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The meeting was called to order~at 7:30 p,m. by Comm. Turner. In view
of the fact that an earlier meeting had just been completed on June 6,
1960, it had bean agreed to recess this meeting for several weeks. No
persens ware present other than Town l~ianager Hertwig so for
lack of a quorum, Comm, Turner declared the meeting recessed until
7:30 p.m. on June 28 at which time it was believed all of the members
of the Commission would be back in town.
The recessed meeting of June ?, 1960 was called to order by Mayor
Eypel at '7:30 p.m, on June 28, 1960. Also present were Comm~rs Jones,
Noble and Turner and Town Manager Hertwig. Comm. Bertash was absent
being out of t own.
Minutes of the meeting of June 6, 1960 were read and approved on motion
of Comm. Jones, seconded b9 Comm. Noble and the affirmative votes of
Commtrs Jones, Eypel, Noble and Turner, There was no dissent.
The Town Manager submitted a report dated June 23, 1960 relative to
the projected revision of the Town zoning laws, and read a proposal
from Mr. George F. Emery for making such revision. After discussion
of the questions involved, Gomm. Turner moved that the Town Manager be
authorized to arrange for the zoning revision to be done by Mr Emery
in accordance with his proposal of June 22, 1960. The motion was se-
conded by Comm. Jones and approved by the aff irmative votes of Comm~rs
Eypel, Jones, Noble and Turner. There was no dissent.
There was discussion-about the sketches for the proposed addition to
Bellef ont Apartments, which had been tabled at an earlier meeting.
Letters of objection to the project, dated June 24, 1960, from proper-
ty owners M. S. Hamilton and J. Bond 1Vinston were read. The commissioners
discussed said letters and examined the aerial survey of the Town which
had been secured on the recommendation of Town Engineer George Brockway
that it was the beat and only practical way to establish a safe and
reasonable building line along the beach.
The commissioners generally agreed that the wall around the swimming
pool at Bellef onto was an improper and unauthorized obstruction on the
beach and that itts removal or alteration should be required. It was
generally agreed that na obstruction should be permitted beyond the
vegetation line tivhich is generally accepted as the high tide line and
that there should be some reasonable setback from that line for actual
building construction.
Comm. Noble moved that the matter of the proposed addition to Bellef onte
Apartments remain tabled until the several matters under ctf~ =°~f~c con-
sideration can be discussed with the owner, Mir. V~lm. P~Tackis, who is
understood to be out of Town.The motion was second d by Comm. Turner
and approved by affirmative votes of all four commissioners present.
Comm. Noble requested passage of an ordinance which would establish a
definite setback line for buildings on the ocean. A proposed ordinance
was offered, the title of which is as follows; f
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(page 2, minutes) Highland Beach Town Commission. June 28, 1960.
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TOWN OF HIGHLAND BEACH, ORDINANCE 1,21
AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING MINIMUM FRONT AND REAR YARDS
8N LAND BETWEEN STATE ROAD AlA AND THE ATLANTIC OCEAN.
The proposed ordinance was read in full. There was much dise~ssion as
to the size of the Rear yard which should be required from the vege-
tation line, some of the commissioners being of the opinion that it
would be dangerous to all interests to get closed than fifty feet to
it. However it was agreed that the fifty foot distance might be con-
sidered excessive by some whereas the more conservative distance of
thirty feet could hardly be questioned and should be established. The
commissioners agreed that the thirty foot distance should be read into
ordinance #121 for ~.a, rear yard 5 ,,
After the reading of the above mentioned Ordinance ~-`121, Comm. Noble
moved that- it be approved and adopted on its first reading. Comm. Jones
seconded the motion which was approved by the affirmative votes of
Commtrs Eyp el, Jones, Noble and Turner without dissent.
The Town Manager submitted a report dated June 15, 1960 giving the
final figures and details of the proposal to make the matter of garbage
collection an official Town agreement instead of itTs present dubious
status with individual property owners. Comm. Turner moved that the
Town Manager be directed to have a suitable agreement drawn up and sub-
matted for final approval of the Commission. The motion was seconded by
Comm. Noble and approved by the affirmative votes of Commis Eypel,
Jones, Noble and Turner. There was no dissent.
Comm. Jones moved that the Town Manager be authorized to pay Vdilliam
' Bosworth, the sum of X250.00 for the aerial survey of the ocean front.
The motion was seconded by Comm. Turner and approved by the affirmative
votes of Comm~rs Eypel, Jones, Noble and Turner, without dissent.
-The meeting was adjourned on motion of Comm. Turner, seconded by Comm.
Jones and the affirmative votes of Comm~rs Eypel, Jones, Noble And
Turner, without dissent.
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