1992.11.19_CAB_Minutes_Regular rc
TOWN OF HIGHLAND BEACH
COMMUNITY APPEARANCE BOARD
REGULAR MEETING - MINUTES
Thursday , November 19 , 1992 9 : 30 A .M .
Chairman Guy J . Galizia called the Regular Meeting to order in
Commission Chambers at 9 : 30 A .M.
Deputy Town Clerk Doris Trinley called the roll . Present were the
Chairman , Vice Chair Elvine Gordon and Members John W. Littlejohn ,
Paul Heetman , Doris Perrone , Frank Arenella and Eugene I .
Behrman .
Upon MOTION by MR. LITTLEJOHN/MRS . PERRONE , the Minutes of the
Regular Meeting of October 29 were unanimously approved .
The Agenda was amended to move Certificate of Occupancy recommen-
dation for St . Lucy ' s Rectory to first agenda item under New Busi-
ness , and include Election of Officers for the Board and Greening
Committee at the end of the Greening Committee report .
NEW BUSINESS
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Certificate of Occupancy Recommendation for St . Lucy' s Rectory ,
3510 S . Ocean Blvd . , Lot 85W.
Mr . Arenella stated he and other members had inspected the
property and while the species of landscaping complied with plans ,
the inspecting members were somewhat disappointed with the size of
some of plantings , most notably the buttonwood hedges . Reference
was also made to the " leggy" appearance of the Alexander palms
planted in front of the building , to which Father Anthony
Chepanis , Pastor of St . Lucy ' s , explained he had raised the palms
from seed . They were now 18- 19 years old and were transplanted
when construction had begun ; in fact , they had been the only
existing landscaping material for the project .
After some further discussion , the following MOTION was made by
MR. ARENELLA/MR. LITTLEJOHN :
THE COMMUNITY APPEARANCE BOARD RECOMMENDS A CERTIFICATE
OF OCCUPANCY FOR ST . LUCY ' S RECTORY , 3510 S . OCEAN BLVD . ,
LOT 85W , WITH THE RESERVATION THAT IF THE LANDSCAPING
DOESN ' T GROW SUBSTANTIALLY WITHIN THE NEXT 6- 12 MONTHS
THAT WE HAVE ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY TO REQUEST SOME IMPROVE -
MENTS IN THE LANDSCAPING .
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Roll Call vote resulted as follows :
Mr . Behrman NAY
Mr . Arenella AYE
Mrs . Perrone AYE
Mr . Heetmann AYE
Mr . Littlejohn AYE
Mrs . Gordon NAY
Mr . Galizia AYE
Preliminary Review for remodeling of existing family house at 4210
Intracoastal Drive , Lot 4, Block 24 , of Bel Lido .
Architect Raymond A. Mack , represented the owner and described the
remodeling plans , including those for the interior . He said plans
included a small addition to the front of the structure and
raising the center portion of the roof to 12 ' . He presented a
picture of the front facade of the house as it is now, as well as
a artist ' s drawing of the completed project . He noted the project
would modernize the structure and bring into aesthetic conformance
with other homes in the area .
After review of plans , the following MRS . GORDON/MR. BEHRMAN made
the following MOTION :
THE COMMUNITY APPEARANCE BOARD GIVES FINAL APPROVAL
FOR REMODELING OF EXISTING SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE
AT 4210 INTRACOASTAL DRIVE , BLOCK 4 , LOT 24 BEL LIDO ,
SUBMITTED BY RAYMOND A . MACK , ARCHITECT FOR MARKI ,
OWNER . JOB MAR-237 , DATED 10/30/92 , SHEETS S- 1 . 1 ,
L -1 . 2 AND THREE UNNUMBERED SHEETS .
Roll call resulted in unanimous favorable vote .
Preliminary Review for Lot Clearing and Filling of Lots 9 and 10
West . Submitted by Richard G. Orman for Highland Beach Real Estate
Holdings . Inc . , (Owner)
Richard G . Orman represented the owner and explained the filling
and clearing of the property was being requested due to ongoing
problems , such as standing water , litter and vagrants . After the
job was done , plans called for making it nothing but a lawn . He
explained there were no trees or vegetation on the lot that were
of interest to the governing environmental agencies and referred
the members to a copy of a letter to that effect which was
contained in the presentation packet . The size of the property ,
apprximately 6/10 of an acre , was also noted .
n Lengthy discussion took place in an effort to clarify exactly
where this property was located in relation to land the owners
( Milani ) had sold to the County , and if there were any immediate
plans for its development . Also of concern to the members was
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the absence of a buffer of trees and vegetation to separate and
shield the completed project from A1A. Dr . Orman answered all
questions to members ' satisfaction and agreed to plan coconut
palms and hedging along the L-shaped perimeter of the property .
He further agreed to appear before the Board at their December
meeting with landscape plans to this effect for their review.
Concluding discussion , MR. ARENELLA/MRS . GORDON made the following
MOTION :
THE COMMUNITY APPEARANCE BOARD GIVES PRELIMINARY
APPROVAL FOR PLANS FOR LOT CLEARING AND FILLING ON
LOTS 9 AND 10 WEST ; SUBMITTED BY RICHARD G . ORMAN
FOR HIGHLAND BEACH REAL ESTATE HOLDINGS , INC . (OWNER . )
FURTHER , DR. ORMAN WILL APPEAR BEFORE THE BOARD AT
ITS REGULAR MEETING ON DECEMBER 17 , 1992 TO PRESENT
LANDSCAPING PLANS , I . E . , COCONUT PALMS PLANTED 20 '
APART , WITH SUBSTANTIAL HEDGING PLANTED BETWEEN THE
PALMS .
Roll Call resulted in unanimous favorable vote .
,,dh GREENING COMMITTEE
Mrs . Gordon distributed survey forms to the members , asking that
they note where space for tree planting is available so this in-
formation can also be computerized .
Mrs . Gordon also volunteered to take responsibility to look into
the availability of more sturdy materials for us regarding tree
plaques ; she will start this project after the new year .
ELECTION OF OFFICERS
Community Appearance Board
Upon MOTION by MR . BEHRMAN/MR . HEETTMANN , Mr . Galizia and Mrs .
Gordon were unanimously re- elected Chair and Vice Chair
respectivelty .
Greening Committee
Before voting , Mr . Galizia advised he could not continue chairing
this committee due to personal circumstances .
Upon MOTION by MR . ARENELLA/MRS . GORDON , Mr . Behrman was elected
Greening Committee Chair by unanimous vote . Upon MOTION by MR.
ARENELLA/MRS . PERRONE , Mrs . Gordon was unanimously elected Vice
esse.‘ Chair .
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OTHER
Because of the Holidays , the next Regular Meeting was moved to
Thursday , December 17 , with the agenda closing on December 3 . Mr .
Behrman was named Inspector for December .
Upon MOTION by MR. LITTLEJOHN/MRS . PERRONE , the meeting was ad-
journed at 10 : 55 A . M .
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