Minutes 06-17-65~inutes of Planning & Zonning Board ~eeting~. held in City gall,
Boynton Beach, Florid~, June 17, 1965, at 7:30 p.m.
Present
Absent:
~%'~ll~am ~ohlleb, Chairman
Herbert Hearts
~obert 01ds
Edward Stauffer
Harold Blanchette,
Building Department
F. T. Hain, City ~r.
Jack Raulston, Stanley ~eaver, and ~aynard ~ertz
Ch zrman ~oh!leb called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m.
~iinutes of the meeting held ~ay 6, 1965, were read. Mr. Hearts re-
quested that his name be corrected. }~r. Olds moved that the minutes
be approved as corrected. ~r. Hearts seconded
~ously. · ~otion carried unani-
Publi% hearin~ was called on the following application:
The S 230' of the E 300' of the ?~ ~22.4~,
Lot 16, Section 28, ~ 458, Range 43E, Palm
Beach C.ounty
Request: R-!~ to
Address: 405 $. ~. tSth Avenue
Owner: ~¢~ T. and Virginia B~ %,¢oolbright
Attorney Robert Griffith~ representing the o~¢ners, spoke to the
Council regarding the app!icants~ re~.sons for requesting the rezoning.
He explained that the piece of property was 300 feet by 230 feet and
that it was i~mediately adjacent to the planned State !¢od
'~' a ~r~ Inter-
change for South ISth AvenueS that when the limited access highway
was built the property would not be conducive to residential_type
units and that his client had a contract with an oil company that was
executed contingent on the zoning change. He read a telegram from
~Qobert Rose approving the requested change in zoning.
Attorney Joseph Humphrey~ representing ~r. George Kelly, spoke
to the Board regarding his client,s objections to the change in zoning
as requested. He stated that l~¢r. Kelly was the owner of the pie-shaped
Piece of property which, if and when the highway was built, would be
subject to condemnation as needed for the interchange; that
~r. Ee!ly
had a three-bedroom, three-bath house which was his residence located
on the pieces and that ~r. Kelly felt that due to the fact that the
highway had been in the offing since 1952 and had not yet been completed,
the zoning request was premature. Further, that if the zoning were
changed~ it would adversely effect the value of his residential piece
when condemnation proceedings were held. He respectfully requested
that the Board r~com~end denial of the application.
i'<¢ i n u t e s
Planning & Z~ning Board
Boynton Beach, Florida
June 17, 1965
After discussion i~ev. Stauffer stated that it was his opinion
that the application was Premature and also spot ~ , ~
.... onzng at this tim~
and moved that th~ ~Board .recon~aend denial. ~r. Olds seconded.
}~otzon carried 3-i. ATES: i~esserso Stauffer, 0!ds, and
NATES:zoning changeover' ~ohileb. ~r. ¥~'~fohl!eb stated that he was in favor of the
P~b!i% He~?iD.% was called on the following application:
Lots 1~ 2~ 3~ 4~ 5~ and 6 Dewey Heights, as recorded
in Plat Book 24, Page !93, Palm Beach County Records
Eequest: R-iA~ to
Address~ 28~8 _ 2898 S~ Seacrest Blvd.
Owner~ J.H. Dewey
Edward Duffy~ Jr., realtor representin~ Dr. Dewey~ owner and
applicant~ told the Board that Dr. Dewey desired the zoning change in
order to allow construction of dental and medical offices on the pro-
perty. He called the Board~s attention to the l@cation of the property
and the existence of R-2 construction and vacant ~and adjacent to it.
Rev. Judson Westgate, Pastor of the Ascension Lutheran Church
~nich was located directly across the street from the subject property,
registered objections to the ~oning change after inquiring if the
zoning change could be restricted to the purpose as stated, that of
dental and medical offices~ ~'iurray Eostono, Vice President of the
Ascensionzoning change. Lutheran Church Council, also voiced objections to the
The following property o~.~ers spoke against the change in zoning
siting as their reasons the proximity to their residential homes and
the depreciation of their property values: Angelo Phillips, Lot ?,
Dewey Heights$ Mrs. Gary Brandt, ~rs. W~ebster George, $. E. 1st Court~
Harry ~artin, 2935 S. E.!st Court.
Individual letters objecting to the zoning change had been received
from ~ebster D. and Ruth A. George, V. F Miller, Mrs. Le~oy O~Bryan,
~illiam and Gloria Proctor, ~
~ona ~. Johnson, Jack and Floberties Baker,
Penal and l~uth Rusk, Frank an~ Frances ~oCoy, O, A. Ostrom, Gary ~.
Brandt, Stephen ~inehart, ~arry ~artin, W. ~. and Peggy ~nshuma.~er,~
signaturesand Angelo r J' Phillips.. A Petition opposing the zoning and bearing
epresentlnc the above listed persons was also presented
to the Board.
~r~ 01ds stated that he did not feel that the applicant had esta-
blished a real need to have the zoning change, and in View of the strong
objection~ he would move the Board recommend denial of the zoning request.
~r. Eeatts seconded. ~otion carried unanimously.
~i n u t e s
~l~n~i~g--&--Z~ning Board
Boynton Beach,Florida
June 17, 196.5
OTHER
l¥~ro Eeatts moved that the Board recommend to the Councii that
they proceed with the annexation of Lots 41 and 42, and the west
2~1 feet of-Lots 5~and ~,· amended Plat of Trade '~'~i~n~s' ~Estates.
14r. 0ids second~d, i~otion carried unanimously.
F. T. Eain, City i~anager, requested the Board's recommendations
as a result of their study on parking space requirements. Rev. Stauffer
moved that the Board recommend to Council that Section
subsection b, of the Zoning Code be amended to require one and one-half
(1 1/2) parking spaces for each unit as regards apartments and here!ss
and Section B, subsections ll and I2~ of the zoning code be amended to
require one parking space for each three hundred (500) square feet of
building as regards office and medical buildings. ~r Olds seconded.
I~otion carried unanimously. -
A letter from the City ~anager on behalf of the Council tha~cing
the Board for their effort regarding the recent study of the i~aster
Plan ~as read for the record.
i~r. ~ohl!eb read a list of needed improvements which he stated
had been given to him by a Counci!~uan f~r the Board to look into and
recom~end to Council in the order of their importance.
~ere being no ~
~urtner business the meeting was adjourned~at
CITY of
BOYNTON BEACH
120 N,E. 2ND AVENUE
BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA 33435
May 4, 1965
~r. William Wohlleb, Chairman
P~&nning & Zoning Board
P. O. Box 188
Boynton Beach, Florida
Dear Mr. Wohlleb:
I have been requested Sy the City Council to thank the
Planning & Zoning Board for the untiring effort and the
many hours it has spec~t for the benefit of the city in
the study of the master plan.
It is heartening to know there are such civic-minded
groups in the city, ready to aid in a study such as
this which will influence the future growth of our con-
munity.
Again, I express the appreciation of the mayor, the city
council and mys&~f for the fi~e work the board has done.
Sincerely,
F. T. Kaln'
City Manager