Brevard County, Florida 32903
March 22, 2005 5:30 PM Indialantic Town Hall
MINUTES NO. 05-06
MINUTES OF A ZONING AND PLANNING BOARD MEETING HELD IN THE INDIALANTIC TOWN HALL ON MARCH 22, 2005.
PRESENT: John MacNeill, Vice Chairman
Rick Bertel, Member
Randall Greer, Member
Nancee J. Hay, Member
Dayle Ewald, 1st Alternate
Shannon Watson, 2nd Alternate
Ed Washburn, Town Planner
Mike McCaughin, Building Official
Christopher Chinault, Town Manager
Barbara Brownlie, Secretary
ABSENT: Tom Kleving, Chairman
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
Vice Chairman MacNeill called the meeting to order at 5:30 PM.
2. APPROVAL OF PRIOR MEETING MINUTES
A. Minutes No. 05-05– February 22, 2005
Ms. Hay moved to approve Minutes No. 05-05. Mr. Greer seconded.
After discussion, motion carried unanimously.
3. APPLICATIONS
A. Request for Site Plan Approval Extension – 1010 Wavecrest Ave – Dominick Villano (site plan approval was originally granted September 23, 2003, a six month extension was granted March 23, 2004, a second six month extension was granted September 21, 2004)
Building Official Mike McCaughin advised that Mr. Villano is still pursuing DEP permitting and that the staff has no objections to the extension.
Town Manager Christopher Chinault gave some background and observed that Mr. Villano is making a good faith effort.
Mr. Bertel move to grant the site plan extension for an additional six months. Mr. Greer seconded. Motion carried with Mr. MacNeill, Mr. Bertel, Mr. Greer and Ms. Ewald voting “yes.” Ms. Hay voted “no.”
4. REPORTS AND DISCUSSIONS
A. Review of Ordinance 05-09 - Amending Sec 17-132 relating to the hours of operation for certain outdoor cafes - for consistency with the Comprehensive Plan
Ms. Hay moved to find Ordinance 05-09 consistent with the Comprehensive Plan. Mr. MacNeill seconded for discussion.
Mr. Chinault gave background explaining that the ordinance amends the hours of operation for certain outdoor cafes.
Councilman Dave Berkman, 225 8th Ave., reported that the ordinance is an effort to compromise.
Ms. Watson clarified that this is, in essence, the same ordinance that the Board had unanimously found inconsistent in a prior action.
Motion to find Ordinance 05-09 consistent with the Comprehensive Plan Policy 1.1, Objective 1, Future Land Use Element carried unanimously.
B. Review of Ordinance 05-10 - Amending Sec 17-132 by outlining fence requirements for outdoor cafes - for consistency with the Comprehensive Plan
The Town Manager pointed out changes in the ordinance to provide technical clarification.
Ms. Hay moved to find Ordinance 05-10 consistent with the Comprehensive Plan Policy 1.1, Objective 1, Future Land Use Element. Mr. Greer seconded. Motion carried unanimously.
C. Discussion of parking requirement for outdoor cafes as it relates to occupancy– requested by Ms. Ewald and tabled from February
Ms. Ewald pointed out a hole in the Code providing no parking requirement for standing occupancy.
The Town Planner Ed Washburn advised that parking for restaurants, bars and lounges is determined by the number of seats and that commercial parking requirements are based on the square footage of the building. He verified that there is no standard for outdoor standing capacity.
Mr. Washburn also pointed out that applying the square footage method of measuring to restaurants, bars and lounges could require more parking than necessary and that the beachside areas are limited in the land available for parking.
After discussion, it was the consensus of the Board to table further discussion to the April meeting.
D. Discussion of neon lighting – requested by Ms. Watson
Ms. Watson pointed out that the Code now covers neon lighting for outdoor cafes and window signs. She supported an ordinance covering neon in general making the code consistent and easier to understand.
The Building official pointed out that there are new lighting technologies other than neon that also might need to be addressed.
Mr. MacNeill suggested that regulating neon might fit in better with an architectural review board as is currently under discussion by the Council.
After discussion, Ms. Watson agreed to come up with some parameters to be discussed at the April meeting.
At this point, Ms. Hay noted the appointment of Todd Deratany as the representative of the School Board and his role was clarified by the Town Manager.
5. REPORT FROM BUILDING OFFICIAL
Mr. McCaughin’s statistical report was included in the packets
6. REPORT FROM TOWN PLANNER
Mr. Washburn had no report.
7. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 6:30 PM.
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John B. MacNeill, Vice Chairman
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Barbara Brownlie, Secretary