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1991.09.26_CAB_Minutes_Regular TOWN OF HIGHLAND BEACH COMMUNITY APPEARANCE BOARD REGULAR MEETING - MINUTES Thursday, September 26, 1991 9: 30 A.M. Chairman Guy 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 , Regular Members John W. Littlejohn, Paul Heetmann , Doris Perrone and Elvine Gordon and Alternate Member Frank Arenella . Alter- nate Member Yvonne Marie Young was absent . Also present were Building Official Harry Heithaus and members of the general public . Upon MOTION by Mr . Arenella/Mr . Heetmann, the Minutes of the Regular Meeting of August 29 were unanimously approved . NEW BUSINESS Preliminary Review for Florida Room Addition at 3519 S. Ocean Blvd . , Lot 82E. Submitted by Gregory Miklos, Architect, for Germain (Owner) . Mr . Miklos addressed the Board and explained this single family resi- dence had just been remodeled . He said the Florida room would be built where there was an already existing open patio slab; the room will have glass doors on the south and east sides and a solid wall on the north side . Building Official Heithaus told the members the plans were in compli- ance with all Town codes and , should they so decide , final approval could be given to the project at this time . After discussion and review, Mr . Littlejohn/Mr . Heetmann made the fol- lowing MOTION: THE COMMUNITY APPEARANCE BOARD GIVES FINAL APPROVAL TO PLANS FOR A FLORIDA ROOM ADDITION AT 3519 SOUTH OCEAN BOULEVARD, LOT 82E, AS SUBMITTED BY GREGORY MIKLOS , ARCHITECT, FOR GERMAIN (OWNER) ; JOB NO. 16391, DATED 6/14/91, SHEETS 1 AND 2. Roll call met with unanimous favorable vote . Preliminary Review for Additions, Remodeling and Partial Demolition of Existing Single Family Residence at 2624 S . Ocean Blvd . , Lot 122W. Sub- mitted by Arthur Kaye (Owner) . Building Official Heithaus advised this project had been granted a variance by the Board of Adjustment regarding side setbacks and had also received Planning Board approval . He added that the project could be given final approval if the members so decided . Community Appearance Board Regular Meeting - Minutes 01 September 26, 1991 Page 2 of 4 Mr . Kaye gave the members background information on the house and ex- plained the project would involve extending the rear 5 ' (toward the Intracoastal) , as well as adding a second story to the rear of the house . He said no landscaping would be involved . The members convened to the table to review the plans with Mr . Kaye and the Building Official . upon conclusion , Mr . Littlejohn/Mrs. Gordon made the following MOTION: THE COMMUNITY APPEARANCE BOARD GIVES FINAL APPROVAL TO PLANS FOR ADDITIONS , REMODELING AND PARTIAL DEMOLITION OF EXISTING SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE AT 2624 S. OCEAN BLVD. , LOT 122W, SUB- MITTED BY ARTHUR KAYE (OWNER) , JOB NO. KAY-137, DATED 5/28/91. Roll call met with unanimous favorable approval . Amended Site Plan Review for Driveway, Rear Roofline and Front Retain- ing Wall for Structure at 4221 S . Ocean Blvd . , Lot 31E. Submitted by James Drago , Architect/General Contractor , for Scoroposki (Owner) . Mr . Drago explained the changes to the members, saying the driveway was rim being changed from circular to serpentine to give more privacy to the residence now under construction; in this regard a front retaining wall was necessary. He said the rear roofline change allowed for "straight- ening" of the roof to create a 4 ' overhang in a patio area . Bernard Turner of Mangus Nurseries answered members' questions regard- ing movement of existing palm trees on the property and presented a colored rendition of the front changes so the members could more clearly envision the results and see landscaping which would be used . After further discussion and review, Mr . Littlejohn/Mr . Heetmann made the following MOTION: THE COMMUNITY APPEARANCE BOARD APPROVES AMENDED SITE PLAN FOR DRIVEWAY, REAR ROOFLINE AND FRONT RETAINING WALL FOR STRUCTURE AT 4221 S. OCEAN BLVD. , LOT 31E, SUBMITTED BY JAMES DRAGO, CONTRACTOR, FOR SCOROPOSKI (OWNER) ; JOB NO. T91-027, DATED 3/7/91, SHEETS 1, 2 AND 3. Roll call met with unanimous favorable vote . Preliminary Review for Parking at 1121 Bel Air Dr . , Block 1, Lot 10, Bel Lido . Submitted by Edward DeJoseph (Owner) . The Building Official explained the reason for these plans being on the i1 agenda today, saying the DeJoseph ' s had been cited by him as Code En- Forcement Officer on the basis of a complaint regarding the parking Community Appearance Board Regular Meeting - Minutes September 26, 1991 Page 3 of 4 situation on their property. He added that the Code Enforcement Board had granted them a postponement in order for them to come into com- pliance with Code and that the plans before the CAB today were properly redrawn and submitted by an engineer . He concluded by saying that the Building Department had no objection to the parking layout as pre- sented . Mrs . Edward DeJoseph (Mary Ann) represented her husband and explained to the members the necessity for this additional parking request , i .e. , the structure is a four-plex and at this time when it would seem every member of a family has his/her own car , two spaces per unit was in- adequate . Lengthy discussion took place among the members, the Building Official and Mrs. DeJoseph, and it was brought out that during their physical inspection of the property the members agreed that one parking space , noted as #4 on the drawing , was dangerous in that a car parked in that spot would prevent ingress and egress , particularly for emergency vehicles . Therefore , Mrs . DeJoseph was asked to initial the drawing omitting parking space #4 and she did so . After some further discussion , the following MOTION was made by Mr . Littlejohn/Mr . Heetmann and met with unanimous roll call vote : WITH THE EXCEPTION OF PARKING SPACE #4 , THE COMMUNITY APPEARANCE BOARD APPROVES THE DRAWING FOR PARKING AT rTh 1121 BEL AIR DRIVE, BLOCK 1, LOT 10, BEL LIDO, SUBMITTED BY EDWARD DE JOSEPH (OWNER) ; PROJECT 73-90-42d , DATED AUGUST 1991, SHEET 1 OF 1. During the previously noted discussion , a side discussion took place regarding a section of the property that the members felt was particu- larly unkempt . Mrs . DeJoseph said she has had continuous trouble in that section with landscaping due to a high water table and a large land crab population . It was suggested that perhaps other materials , such as decorative drainage rock, could be used to eliminate the problem. Final Review for Fence at 2565-2575 S . Ocean Blvd . , Lots 123-124E (Townhouses of Highland Beach Condominium) . Submitted by Southeast Metal Products , Inc . Charles Barden represented Southeast Metal Products and answered questions regarding placement (north and south sides) and height (6 ' ) of the fence; he presented a sample of the material to be used , saying it would be the same as existing fencing . The members expressed concern regarding the height of the fence com- plying with the 6 ' maximum height requirement if portions might need to be placed on existing walls, i .e. , whether walls are retaining or decorative . Substantial discussion took place in this regard , with the r .Community Appearance Board geqular Meeting - Minutes $$eptember 26, 1991 Page 4 of 4 • Building Official explaining the difference in height requirements re- garding a retaining versus a decorative wall . He was asked by the mem- bers to ascertain what type of wall would be involved in the project . Concluding discussion , Mrs . Gordon/Mr . Littlejohn made the following MOTION: THE COMMUNITY APPEARANCE BOARD APPROVES PLANS FOR A FENCE AT 2565-2575 S. OCEAN BLVD. , LOTS 123-124E (TOWNHOUSES OF HIGHLAND BEACH CONDOMINIUM) , NOT TO EXCEED 6' ; SUBMITTED BY SOUTHEAST METAL PRODUCTS , INC. Roll call met with unanimous favorable vote . GREENING COMMITTEE Mr . Galizia asked that the members look over the "Status of Building Development Report" submitted monthly by the Building Official , as it can alert them to inspect appropriate properties to ascertain if there are any Town trees involved on the construction site . It was also reported that 12 plaques had been ordered to replace miss- ing ones at the south end of Town . OTHER The Chairman read into the record his memos to the Town Commission on the Board ' s behalf requesting that Frank Arenella be made a Regular Member and encouraging the establishement of 7-member Board comprised of all Regular Members . The next meeting date was announced to be October 31, with the agenda closing on October 16. Mr . Littlejohn was named Inspector for October . There being no further business to come before the Board , the meeting was adjourned upon MOTION by Mr . Littlejohn/Mr . Heetmann at 11: 05 A.M. dmt JJ' GA ��[/y/„.„, i A ir.</jrC APPROVE: Guy /Galizia , Chairman ohn W. Litt ejohn Off 214ReeieittteirvW14 is Perrone vine Gordon F •an Are el a