Brevard County, Florida 32903
September 26, 2006 5:30 PM Indialantic Town Hall
MINUTES NO. 06-09
MINUTES OF A ZONING AND PLANNING BOARD MEETING HELD IN THE INDIALANTIC TOWN HALL ON SEPTEMBER 26, 2006.
PRESENT: Tom Kleving, Chairman
John MacNeill, Vice Chairman
Rick Bertel, Member
Randall Greer, Member
Dan Sullivan, 1st Alternate
Loren Goldfarb, 2nd Alternate
Cliff Stokes, Building Official
Barbara Brownlie, Secretary
ABSENT: Nancee J. Hay, Member
Ed Washburn, Town Planner
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. 06-08 – August 22, 2006
Mr. MacNeill moved to approve Minutes No. 06-08. Mr. Greer seconded. Motion carried unanimously.
(At this point, Mr. Sullivan arrived.)
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, a third six month extension was granted March 22, 2005, a fourth six month extension was granted September 27, 2005, a sixty day extension was granted on March 28, 2006 and a four month extension was granted on May 23, 2006)
Dominick Villano, Clifton, NJ, requested an extension explaining that there were minor items remaining to be resolved with the Building Official and that the contractor was revising the submitted sheets for clarity.
Mr. Villano noted that the bulk of the hold-up involved the DEP permitting process.
James Jackson, 283 Peregrine Dr., Indialantic, contractor for the project, stated that he is presently modifying the drawings and that they would be resubmitted shortly.
Mr. Villano estimated that he needed an additional three to four weeks.
Mr. Jackson pointed out that the revised drawings would also have to be submitted to the financing institution and that this might require additional time.
Mr. Bertel moved to extend the site plan approval for an additional four months. Mr. Sullivan seconded. Motion carried unanimously.
4. REPORTS AND DISCUSSIONS
A. Consideration of amending Section 17-129(5) – site plan approval shall terminate after six months if construction has not been started (Requested by Vice Chairman John B. MacNeill)
Mr. MacNeill cited the history of granting site plan approval extensions especially for those properties east of the CCCL requiring DEP permitting.
Mr. MacNeill requested that the Board consider extending the initial site plan approval to 12 months.
The Building Official confirmed that DEP permitting can take up to 14 months.
Mr. Stokes also stated that it would be fairer and simpler to have the 12 month period apply to all properties.
The Board discussed the best way to limit extensions thus encouraging applicants to proceed in a timely manner.
Helen Yarbrough, 325 Oakland Ave., commented on the issue.
It was the consensus of the Board to draft language amending Code Sec. 17-129(5) to terminate the initial site plan approval after 12 months and allow for extension requests for a period of up to six months at the discretion of the Board.
5. REPORT FROM BUILDING OFFICIAL
In addition to his written report, Mr. Stokes gave updates on several projects.
6. REPORT FROM TOWN PLANNER
The Town Planner was not present.
7. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 6:15 p.m.
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Tom Kleving, Chairman
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Barbara Brownlie, Secretary