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Minutes 04-25-52}~IN~UTES OF A JOINT k,~ETING OF THE CITY C0~-ISSIOh'~ERS ~ · ~ ~G B AHD HELD AT ~ CITT ~LL, B0~TON B~o~, um ~z~ ~, 1952. ZONING BOARD ~IBERS PEESENT: Mr. Paul Mercer ~r. Fred Benson ~. Homer Bhetton Mr. Albert McGregor Mr. ~lva Shook ~. Jack Gardner. Mr. Howard Hood Mr. Alva Shook ~r. Arthur Fredrdch · Mr, Stanley Weaver. The meeting was called to order by ~.Hood at 8 ~r. ~ercer suggested taking up the ma~er of zoning of Gulf Stream Estates as requested in a petition received by the Board at its meeting on April,23. Several of the petitioners were present and their spokesman said thsy would like all the Gulf Stream tract to have an ~A' zoning. All the prasen~ homes there ara well over t,000 square feet~ except one, and one of their reasons for this request is that about five acres of the Estates is owned by a ~r.Bradshaw and is so far muderdeveloped, and they wish to prevent him from building shacks there. During a discussion on guest houses, ~Kr. Benson thought these were not forbidden, and ~r.Shook ~a~ only one should be allowed for each lot, and that the guest house should not be built first, before the home. Nr. ~ercer pointed out that all along the railroad end for 150 feet on each sids was commsrcial, and that the whole boumdary would be draw~ up as 'A~ zone with this excep- tion. The Gulg Stream spokesman said this would be satis- factory. He added that it was nov so much the size as the style of the guest house which mattered. He was told that the Zoning Board cannot rule on the style, that that would have to be done by a Planning Board. -2- Mr. Mercer thought the meeting should go on record as favoring thedraw!rig' up of an Ordinance that there should be only one guest house in a lot. hQuse ~. Benson ~de a motion that a guesv/snould' ' not be restricted as to size, but that only one should be allowed to ~ach dwelling. Mr. Gardne~ seconded the motion which was passed unanimously. , it was explained that if an owner had more than one lot, the restriction of one g~est house to one dwelling re- mains, the third house would have to be 1,000.square feat. T_e Gulf Stra~unEstates represe ~t~ their s~tisfaction with these regulations. Tbs matter of Mrs. Yanke's request for a permit to build ~ duolex on Cornell Drive d' ~ ~ , residential dls~rtct, was · scu~sed. The Z ' ~ a · ~ . on~ng~Board did not ~dsh to pass on this witho~v the consent of the Commissioners, as it was ~mcertain Whetherpiece of itproperty~will mffect the whole district, or Just this one Mr, Weaver thought the question might be Solved by a regulation thet no duplex can be built in mn ~, Zone without the express consent in writing of the people holding property in thenezghbourhood,' and that one objector should be enoagh zo stop it. He'said ~s.Yanke,s 25 x 50 ft.~ an~ that duplex is designed for lot. a dwelling ~±l be built on the Same ?~. Shook said he could mot See why a duplex vould depreciate property more than a dwelling with a guest house. ~r ~= · Benson said if ~s.Yanke,s duplex is approve:d, it woul~ nov be as large as the 1500 sq.ft, v~aich was recommended zo the City Commissiomsrs. ~erear said he is in favor of holding the Size to 1500 s~. ft. ~. Fredrich thought Some restrictions Should be made by the Zoning Board and be included in the City Charter once and for all, and also thought the City needs a Planning Board provision for which cou2d be included in the Charter, After further discussion Mr. Mercer made a motion, to be left open for discussion, that duplexes of 1600 sq. ft. be allowdd to be built in A'~ Zone on ~ minimmm sized 75 foot lot. Mr. Shelton seconded. · It was pointed out that this wouod mean no restrictions zn any Zone and would open all single residence districts to duplexes, ~ntess some property owner objected. It was agreed that a garage should be held strictly as a garage and should nov be used as living quarters. Mr. Bunsen thought it was going too far to throw the whole town open, but at the ~ame time the Zoning Board does not want to meet every time the question of a duplex comes up. One suggestion was that certain areas be restricted to si~gle homes. ~LT. Shook said some piece must be found for duplexes: and suggested A-i, B. and C. zones, in which no restriations against duplexes are made. The only restriction against them is in A-Zone. ~r. Weaver sa~d if l~s. Ymnk~ is granted a permit, Boynton Hills would ha~e to move into A-1 Zone. After further discussion on U~.Mercer's motion, ~. Hood asked the pleasure of the meeting, and there being several members opposed to it, the motion was not carried. ~. Fredrich suggested looking into Cities of about the same size as Boynton to handle such matters. ~.~ situation see how they in Acting on this suggestion~ ~r.~ereer said he wou~d like the City Commissioners to invite a representative from a ~i~hboring small aity to attend a joint meeting of the Zoning Board and the City Council to exolain first hand how they managed to solve this problem.- It was agreed that the question be tabled for further cons~derao~on and that such a representative should be chosen by ~r.Fredrich and that the C~y~t Clerk should write the letter of invit%tion. Wednesday, May 7, at 8 date of the joint meeting, if invited. P.M., was agreed upon as the convenient to the representative There the meeting. being no further business, I,~,~mr.Hood adjourned Chairman ~ .... Sec re tary.