Brevard County, Florida 32903
January 25, 2005 5:30 PM Indialantic Town Hall
MINUTES NO. 05-04
MINUTES OF A ZONING AND PLANNING BOARD MEETING HELD IN THE INDIALANTIC TOWN HALL ON JANUARY 25, 2005.
PRESENT:
Tom Kleving, Chairman
John MacNeill, Vice Chairman
Rick Bertel, Member
Randall Greer, Member
Nancee J. Hay, Member
Dayle Ewald, 1st Alternate
Shannon Watson, 2nd Alternate
Mike McCaughin, Building Official
Ed Washburn, Town Planner
Barbara Brownlie, Secretary
This meeting was tape recorded. Records are indexed and filed for ready reference where such have been summarized in typed minutes.
1. CALL TO ORDER AT 5:30 PM
Chairman Kleving called the meeting to order at 5:30 PM.
2. APPROVAL OF PRIOR MEETING MINUTES
A. Minutes No. 05-02– November 23, 2004
Ms. Hay moved to approve Minutes No. 05-02. Mr. MacNeill seconded. Motion carried unanimously.
B. Minutes No. 05-03 – January 6, 2005
Ms. Hay moved to approve Minutes No. 05-03. Mr. MacNeill seconded. Motion carried unanimously.
3. APPLICATIONS
A. Request for Site Plan Approval – 1403 S Miramar Ave - Gaetano & Mery D’Anna – repair of hurricane damage and second floor addition
The Building Official explained that this is a three unit building and that the addition consists of enclosing the deck portion of the upper floor unit. He advised that there is no change in the footprint of the building and thus there is no effect on the parking, drainage, breezeway, etc.
Mr. MacNeill questioned the removal of a load-bearing wall and Mr. McCaughin clarified this would be addressed when the structural plans are submitted for permitting.
Ms. Hay moved to approve the site plan for 1403 S Miramar rendered by Atlantic Architects Group, Inc, Project No. 1403A1A, Drawing No. A-1 and dated 1/13/05. Mr. MacNeill seconded. Motion carried unanimously.
4. REPORTS AND DISCUSSIONS
A. Outdoor Café Fencing – Code Sec. 17-132(11)
The Board discussed amendments to Ordinance No 05-07 to establish a protective barrier and define an area for outdoor cafes.
The Board agreed on the following recommendations:
Minimum height – three (3) feet
Maximum height – four (4) feet with an additional six (6) inches for caps, finials or post tops
50% opaque
Horizontal bottom rail a maximum of two (2) inches from the floor surface
Materials only including masonry, metal or wood and deleting hedge as an option
Openings to allow ingress/egress permissible
Color compatible with main structure
The Board also agreed that adding an outdoor cafe or fencing is a site plan modification that triggers an application coming back to the Board for approval.
It was clarified for Ms. Watson that all other zoning regulations for the particular districts allowing outdoor cafés would still apply.
The Board requested that the Building Official prepare a draft ordinance incorporating their recommendations for the next meeting.
5. REPORT FROM BUILDING OFFICIAL
In addition to his written report, Mr. McCaughin gave an update on on-going projects.
6. REPORT FROM TOWN PLANNER
7. ELECTION OF OFFICERS
Mr. MacNeill moved to re-elect Tom Kleving as Chairman. Mr. Greer seconded. Motion carried unanimously.
Ms. Hay moved to re-elect Mr. MacNeill as Vice-Chairman. Mr. Bertel seconded. Motion carried unanimously.
8. ADJOURNMENT
In response to a concern from Ms. Ewald, the Board agreed to discuss the parking requirement as it links to occupancy for outdoor cafes at the February meeting.
The Board also agreed to discuss neon lighting at the March meeting.
The meeting was adjourned at 6:40 PM.
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Tom Kleving, Chairman
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Barbara Brownlie, Secretary