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Minutes 07-01-70BffNUTES OF THE ZONING BOARD I~ETING }.~LD WE[~q~SDAY, Jb%Y 1, 1970 7:30 P.M. BO~rON BEA(/~' CITY HALL, BOYNT~ BE~, FLORIDA Loren Blacketeer Dr. Richard Manthe¥ Vernon Thompson Albert Wehrell, Chairman Fuller, Bull/ding Official e H~d LiVingston Charles skeels ~eting called to order at 7:50 p.m. by Chairman ~Tehrell who introduced Board members. Sr. Thompson moved that minutes from previous meeting be accepted as written. Motion seconded by Mr. Mant~hey. Ail voted aye and motion carried. Old business had been resolved by council and therefore none was brought forward. N~w Business: Parcel 1: Lot 22, Block 2, Boyntc~ Place as recorded in Book 11, page 40, Palm Beach C~unty Records Request: R- IA to R- 2 Address: 612 N. E. 7th Ave. Parcel to be occupied by retired relatives Applicant: Addison F. Cottrill Hr. Cottrill's sister and her husband wish to move to Boynton and this will give them a place to stay. Would make a duplex for retired relatives. Carport with a room is now existing and was occupied by an uncle now dead. Wants to enlarge this area for use. States neighbors have no objections. Location%s surroundings are apartments to south, north is apartments, cmn, mercial to west,~ to east is a church office. Property abutts parking area for restaurant. Hangge apartments are near and ~.!r. Pipes has apartments nearby. Petiti0~er does not think duplex would hurt the area. Board menbers had looked over property previously. Garage apartments will re- quire 560 square feet. I<~tion to grant rezoning made by ~,{r. Manthey and seconded by ~r. Thompson. Ail voted aye and rezoning was granted. Parcel 2: That part of the Southwest Quarter of Goverm~nt Lot 2, lying ~%st of the Florida East Coast Railway right-of- way, the SOuth ~alf of Goverrm~nt Lot 3, the Southeast Quarter of Government Lot 4, that part of the North Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter lying %.vest of the Florida East Coast Railway right-of-way and the North Quarter of the SOutheast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section 4, Township 46 South, Range 45 P. ast, Palm Beach County, Florida, -EXCEPTING therefrom that part of Goverrm~nt Lot 4 Iying within the 80 foot road rice. t-of-way, as conveyed. to t]~e County of Palm Beaah by .Deed recorded in Deed Book 901, page 254, Palm Beach County Records. Request: R -]AA to R -2 (less that Easterly portion which is included in the above description and is nc~¢ zoned R -2) Address: Seacrest Blvd. Bet. 51st Ave. on the North~ 54th Ave. on the South, Seacrest Blvd. on the '~A'est and ~he F. E. C. _Railroad right of way on the ~ast PAGE 2 Parcel tO be used for 1 story, 4 units per apartment ~ ' -'~ ':building condom~.im development Applicant: High Point Build, rs, Inc. Chairman read .legal description to the,audience and the Board; then called for representati°n ~r~m the Audience. Mr. Stanley Tate came for- ward representing Hi~ Inc. Me stated that High Point had a contract to thee proper~ ~He submitted plat for the Boa[d to look at. ~i Tate then explained ~e location of the property in re'-: ference to the boundaries~ ~. Tate also submitted aerial photos of the property to the Board. He also put up another p!~.t for the viewing of the audience. Mr. Tate stated tha~ am over all land study was being prepared on the pro- petty by Ames Bennett of Palm BeaCh. Mr. Tate then showed a model of %he entire proposed project as it will be completely developed. Members of the audience came forward to look at the model. ~ir, Tate then pointed out the boundaries of the property to the audience members. Tate Stated that the model was based on a plot plan devised by Ames Bennett who worked with ~r. Harold Hopkins while he was acting City Manager. ~.dr. Tate offered that t~e setbacks from the street would be forty feet per unit. I~e stated there would be forty-three feet between buildin£s (on t[,~ side), and 'ei~lty-eight feet between the back of t~%e buildings. Chairman asked ~.~r. Tare the density and number of units. Mr. Tate stated there were 52 acres~ 91 building plots covering 564 units. The density would be approximately seven units per acre. Mr. Tare also stated planned landscaping would be done, unless otherwise preferred by the City. Discussion followed regarding other ways the property would and or could be developed should the subject request b~ denied. This being a residen- tial development. Recreation facilities were discussedl there would be a swimming pool, shuffleboard court, etc. Dr. ~mnthey asked price range. Mr. Tare stated the price would start at $16,000 for one bedroom and go up to $18,500 or $19,000 but would try to remain under $20,000. ~.~r. Tate stated that High Point would purchase the property regardless of the zoning being changed or not. Mr. Blacketeer asked, the price range on the proposed residential (second~.ry) development. Mr. Tate stated the price would be in approximately $25,000 bracket. Chairman at this time read letters of objections to the request to the audience and Board. Chairman then called for objections from the audience. Mr. Grannette, 5200 South East 1st Court, came forward to state his ~p- position to the rezoning request. Me stated that a petition had been raised one year previously against a similar request and wanted to know if the petition was still holding any weight or would it have to be done all over again. ~.[r. Tate read names of adjoining property owners contacted who were in favor of the project. B~r. Richard Hyttman, 3605 South East 1st Court, came forward to state in answer to Mr. Grannette's question that he had been the one who had started the petition and explained that it was no longer valid. He then asl~d PAG~ 5 Mr. Tare questions about his previous background, Chairman called for further objections from the audience~ Parther dis- cussion followed. Board members discussed the request m~ong themselves. Chairman called for motion. Mr. Blacketer made motion to deny request; seconded by Mr.' Thompson. Three in favor, one abstained. Request denied. Parcel 3: Lot 32, Lainhart's of Lot 3 as recorded in Book 10, page 39, Palm Beach County Records Request: R-1 to R-2 Address: 129 N. E. 13th Ave. Intended use: For a Duplex Applicant: Lawrence Miller Petitioner came forward and stated his building was there long before present zoning and that the proposed addition had been started before present ~or~ing. He wants to complete addition in order to get both a~di- tions which are needed. Petitioner was reminded by Board that he would also have to appear before Board of AdjUStment for set back and front foot variance. Several members of the Board s~ted they h~ ~ecm p~pe~; ~,n~ were fsmiliar with problems there. No objections were recorded. ~r. ~4anthey made n~tion to grant rezoning. This was seconded by ~.lr. Blacketer and carried by all. Motion made by I,~r. ~anthey and secoDxted by Mr. Blacketer to adjourn. Ail voted aye and motion carried. Board sat and informally discussed proposed new ordinance and map until 10 p.m. Albert Weh~hairma