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1992.03.26_CAB_Minutes_Regular TOWN OF HIGHLAND BEACH COMMUNITY APPEARANCE BOARD REGULAR MEETING - MINUTES Thursday, March 26, 1992 9: 30 A.M. Chairman Guy Galizia called the Regular Meeting to order in Commission Chambers at 9 : 30 A.M. Before roll call , Mr . Galizia noted Yvonne Marie Young 's resignation from the Board and complimented her contributions to its work . Deputy Town Clerk Doris Trinley called the roll . Present were the Chairman , Vice Chairman Elvine Gordon and Regular Members John W. Littlejohn , Paul Heetmann , Doris Perrone and Frank Arenella . Also present were Building Official Harry Heithaus and members of the general public . Town Manager Mary Ann Mariano was also present for a portion of the meeting . The Chairman advised the agenda would be amended to include two (2) Certificate of Occupancy recommendations under New Business ; Also , all items relating to projects by Peter Ince would be heard consecutively. n There were no objections . Upon MOTION by Mr . Littlejohn/Mr . Heetmann, the Minutes of the February 27 Regular Meeting were unanimously approved . OLD BUSINESS Mr . Ince advised that at its Regular Meeting on March 11 , the Planning Board had given approval for the placement of a sales trailer at 2348 S . Ocean Blvd . , Lot 136W, which the Building Official confirmed . (See Minutes of 2/27/92 for CAB ' s Motion on this project. ) NEW BUSINESS Preliminary Review for Single Family Residence at 2358 S. Ocean Blvd . , Lot 134W. Submitted by Peter Ince/Robert Eisen , Trustee . Peter Ince told the members the residence would be two-story with a 3- car garage and approximately 6500 sq. ft . of air conditioned space . Re- view and further discussion took place among the members, Mr . Ince and Bernard Turner , landscape architect, during which the Building Official advised the project met all Code requirements and final approval could be given today if the Board so decided . In conclusion, Mr . Arenella/Mr . Heetmann made the following MOTION, '' which met with unanimous roll call vote : Community Appearance Board Regular Meeting - Minutes March 26, 1992 Page 2 of 5 THE COMMUNITY APPEARANCE BOARD GIVES FINAL APPROVAL TO PLANS FOR A SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE AT 2358 S. OCEAN BLVD. , LOT 134W AS SUBMITTED BY PETER INCE/ROBERT EISEN/TRUSTEE; ARCHITECT JOHN CONWAY, COMMISSION NO. 1091122 DATED 12/19/92, SHEETS 1 THROUGH 7; JO8 NO. T92-0221 DATED 2/21/92, SHEETS 1 THROUGH 3. Proposal by Peter Ince re 2445 S. Ocean Blvd . , Lot 129E. Lengthy discussion took place regarding this proposal , which had to do with the transplanting of four (4) tabebuia trees fronting the subject property. Mr . Ince and John Lang, landscape architect, advised the trees are situated within the Department of Transportation ' s 14 ' re- covery zone and DOT would not approve landscape plans unless they were removed; proposed landscape plans - minus the trees - were shown to the members, who were advised that DOT had approved same . Mr . Ince reiterated the offer made at the February 27 meeting , i .e. , the owner and developer of the property, F. Frank LaHage, was willing to transplant the trees anywhere in Town and guarantee their survival for one (1 ) year . Mr . Ince also agreed to the members ' request that this offer be put in writing . In order to facilitate others on the agenda , it was the decision of the members to table the proposal at this time and re-address it under Greening Committee business . Preliminary Review for Conversion of 10-Unit Structure to Triplex at 3525 S. Ocean Blvd . , Lot 78E. Submitted by John Bacarri , Architect, for Antonacci , Owner . John Bacarri represented the project and told the members variance from the Board of Adjustment for rear side setbacks had been granted , as well as final approval of plans by the Planning Board . He added that Mr . Antonacci would occupy one two-story unit on the north side and his sons would occupy the other two one-floor apartments on the south side . It was clarified by the Building Official that no one would be allowed to live in the structure during demolition and construction and that all work must be completed before anyone moved back in . He reminded all concerned that an inspection for recommendation of Certificate of Occupancy by the CAB would be done only when the entire project was completed and then only as a triplex , as well as the fact that once demolition was started , the existing Certificate of Occupancy would no longer be applicable . He emphasized that the project must be done all at one time and not on a piecemeal basis, which was implicit in the approvals granted from Board of Adjustment and Planning Board . Substantial discussion took place during the course of review, with the owner joining at the table . In conclusion, the members felt that the landscaping was insufficient, and existing wooden fences on the north and south sides of the property were unacceptable and should be Community Appearance Board Regular Meeting - Minutes March 26, 1992 Page 3 of 5 changed to something more appropriate . Therefore, Mr . Bacarri was advised he would have to appear before the Board again with amended plans and the following MOTION was made by Mrs. Gordon/Mr . Arenella : THE COMMUNITY APPEARANCE BOARD GIVES PRELIMINARY APPROVAL TO PLANS FOR CONVERSION OF A 10-UNIT STRUCTURE TO TRIPLEX AT 3525 S. OCEAN BLVD. , LOT 78E; ARCHITECT JOHN BACARRI , DATED L0/1/91, SHEETS A-1 THROUGH A-9, El & 2, M1 & 2 AND L-1. The Motion met with unanimous favorable vote . Preliminary Review for Single Family Residence at 4207 Tranquility Dr . , Block 5, Lot 13, Bel Lido . Submitted by Joseph Janik , Owner . Mr . Janik addressed the Board and gave some description of the pro- posed residence, which he said was being built for his family. He asked the Board ' s permission to add a decorative privacy fence ex- tending from the front sides of the residence to existing hedges and presented a photo of an existing residence which utilized this concept . The members convened to the table for review, during which Mr . Heithaus advised final approval could be given should the Board so decide , since tom the plans met all Code requirements. During review, Mr . Janik was allowed to initial the plans to include the aforementioned privacy fence. In conclusion, Mrs. Gordon/Mrs. Perrone made the following MOTION, which met with unanimous favorable roll call vote: THE COMMUNITY APPEARANCE BOARD GIVES FINAL APPROVAL TO PLANS FOR A SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE AT 4207 TRANQUILITY DRIVE, BLOCK 5, LOT 13, BEL LIDO. SUBMITTED BY JOSEPH JANIK, OWNER; PLANS BY MICHAEL CLARK, ARCHITECT, DATED 2/18/92. CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY Mr . Littlejohn advised that he and Mr . Galizia had inspected the fol- lowing properties to their satisfaction and Certificate of Occupancy recommendations were made for : Gatehouse, 1 Ocean Place (Highland Ocean Associates) , Lot 24E. Motion : Mr . Littlejohn/Mrs . Gordon 4216 Tranquility Dr . , Lot 6, Block 5, Bel Lido . Susskind , Owner . Motion : Mr . Littlejohn/Mrs . Perrone '9 Community Appearance Board P' Regular Meeting - Minutes Page 4 of 5 March 26, 1992 GREENING COMMITTEE The members first re-addressed Peter Ince' s proposal regarding trans- planting of the four (4 ) tabebuia trees on Lot 129E. At Mr . Arenella' s suggestion that the method of procedure for the Board be clarified for the future , Mr . Heithaus offered to leave the meeting and ask the Town Manager for her input on this matter , which he did . Mrs . Mariano ac- companied Mr . Heithaus back into the meeting , where he advised that, per the Town Manager , the Greening Committee could purchase and solicit locations for the placement of trees , but once a tree was placed , it became Town property and could only be removed or transplanted under authority of the Town Manager . Given this information , it was the CONSENSUS of the members to transmit to the Town Manager a recommen- mendation that Mr . LaHage' s offer be accepted . It was also suggested that the Greening Committee members survey the Town in order to recom- mend possible transplant sites . Mr . Galizia advised that Mayor Boulay had requested the Greening Com- mittee take a look at Lift Station #1, which had recently been ex- panded to include storage for an emergency generator , and make recom- mendations for plantings to camoflage the the structure . (Th Substantial discussion regarding the purchase of a polaroid camera for the Committee' s use resulted in the following MOTION by Mr . Arenella/ Mrs. Gordon, which met with unanimous favorable vote : MR. ARENELLA WILL PURCHASE THE CAMERA, PLUS FILM, WITH GREENING COMMITTEE FUNDS , SUBJECT TO A $100. 00 LIMIT. Regarding the recent tree survey, Vice Chairman Gordon advised she does have the information submitted on computer ; however , she noted numerous discrepancies and requested that when the members are given print-outs, they backtrack over the individual sections of Town which were sur- veyed to ensure that all trees are correctly accounted for . Some discussion took place regarding the ongoing problem of landscaping equipment destroying plaques placed in front of trees ; it was the CONSENSUS that mulch be considered as a future base to protect the plaques . The Chairman noted the next meeting to be April 30, with the agenda closing on April 16. Mrs . Gordon was named as Inspector for April . There being no further business to come before the Board , the meeting was adjourned upon MOTION by Mr . Arenella/Mrs. Perrone at 11: 30 A.M. dmt r i ' Community Appearance Board A Regular Meeting - Minutes c March 26, 1992 Page 5 of 5 I ,L1-.% i Attk.., , Guy J. Galizia, Chairman Of. aJ.. )A ,' vine Gordon, Vice Chairman ci r - John W. Litt6 ejohn / A. Pau 'ea ann — 4 ,at5Eti 7-- Doris -rron- III Fr. Ar - ella ATTEST: , 714 .Q Pr ,!4� Jto / ' -/ DATE: