Minutes 03-29-65Minutes of Soecial Meeting of Pi~muing and Zoning Board, held
in City Hall]Boston Beach, Florida, March 29, ~ ~96~ ~ at 7:30 P.M.
Present
William Wohlleb, Chairman
Herbert Keatts
Robert 01ds
Stanley Weaver
Jack Raulston
Me,nard Wertz
Harold Blanchette, Building
Department
F. ~. Kain City ~
- ~anager
This special meeting called for the purpose of holding a
public hearing to consider proposed amendments to the master
zoning map and plan as adopted by Ordinance 62-9, previously
amended, relative to rezoning that particular area of Boynton
Beach lying north of North 6th Avenue, bo~uded on the north by
the Boynton Canal, on the east by Florida East Coast P~ilroad and
on the west by State Road ~9.
Mr. ~ohlleb called the meeting to order and called for
objectors to the proposed zoning change to be heard.
Mrs. J. M. Koffman ofCheooygen,~ Michigan, presented objectionsMr' and
to the Board. They stated that they were the ova~ers of fifty-four
lots located in Arden Park, ~ongress Grove, C.W. Coop Addition,
and Palm Beach Country Club Estates, all located within the
boundaries of the proposed rezoning, and that they felt that to
change the zoning frOm C-2 and R-2, as it was presently zoned,
to E-1 would adversely effect their ability to profitably sell
the piece. They indicated that they had a prospective buyer for
all 54 lots who was waiting to see how the zoning would be and
this prospective sale would be lost if the zoning were changed
as proposed. Through questioning, it was determined that the
prooerty~ had ~oee~~ on the market for many years and that no sale
had been made under the present zoning.
P . ~ Mrs. Edith Smith, Arthur Murray Realtor in Lake ~orth,
lormd~, representing Mrs. Clara Nason, o~er of an entire uuplatted
block ~auo}~ as Lots I thru 12, Block l, Palm Beach Country Club
Estates and AC Sec. 21-45-43, S 1/2 of E 1/2 of Lot 2, Sub. of
w 1/2 of SE 1/4, less easements, the block being bo~ud on the
south by 6th Avenue, on the north by 7th Avenue, on the east by
2nd Street and on the west by SeacresO Blvd., stated that Mrs.
Nason would like to see the zoning remain as it was oresently
zoned. The property was, according to the proposed ~oning change,
to be zoned from R-2 to R-l, with a small portion on the corner
of Seacrest and 7th Avenue to remain unchanged at C-1. Mrs. Smith
stated that Mrs. Mason, who was recently widowed, had a buyer
whose name she was unable to divulge. The prospective buyer had
already investigated subdividing this w~ole block with the purpose
in mind of building residential units for rental.
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~ning Board
~oynton ~Beac~h, Florida
March 29, 19o5
The Board asked Mrs. Smith if she thought Mrs. Nason would
object to R-2A zoning which provided for the construction oF multi-
ple dwelling units only as prescribed under R-2 and eliminated all
other uses allowed under straight R-2 zoning.
Mrs. Smith repeated that Mrs. Nason had asked her to repre-
sent her and to ask the Board to leave the zoning R-~ if possible.
The chairman called for any other objectors to present
their objections. No other objections were presented.
A five-minute recess was called for the audience to study
the zoning maps showing the existing zoning and the propSsed changes.
Ezell Hester, representing the Inter-Racial Committee,
spoke to the Board and reiterated the feeling of the committee that
room should be provided for expansion in that area of single family
residences, which would have the protection of the prooer zoning
and stated if the area south of 9th Avenue were held a% its pre-
sent zoning, his race would still be Jammed in 9th, 10th, llth,
12th and 13th Avenues.
After discussion, Mr. Wertz moved that the Board recommend
to Council that the proposed changes be recommended as sho~ on
the map with two exceptions. (1.) That the Nason property, which
was shown as R-l, be proposed as R-2A and (2.) That the property
west of 3rd Street between 6th Avenue and 9th Avenue, which was
shown as C-2, be changed to R-2A to form a buffer zone between the
commercial property on the east side of 3rd Street and the R-1
property to the west. Mr. Keatts seconded Motion carried 5-1.
Mr. Weaver voted$'No., '
Mr. Julian Patrick, of da
~ troll-Riley, inc., Boynton Beach,
Fla., requested the floor. Mr. Patrick asked the Board's considera_
tion of a recommendation to the Council that the City purchase
800 feet of ocean frontage abutting the public beach on the north,
which he stated was available for purchase. Mr. Patrick urged
action on this in view of the possibility of early development
of the available property.
Mr. Weaver spoke in favor of recommending to Co~cil the
purchasing of additional beach property and moved that the Board
go on record as favoring the purchase. Dr. Raulston seconded the
motion and requested that it be amended to i ~
nclume the appointment
of a committee to study ways and means Mr. ~eaver accepted the
amena~ent. ·
~lter ~. ?~
~adsen, Vice-Mayor, spoke to the Board regar~.i~
his opposition to the City purchasing more beach property. Mr. Madsen
contended that Ocean Ridge had an obligation to provide so~e beach
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Boynton Beach, Florida
March 29, 1965
property and that it was the obligation of the Council that taxes
not be raised. He said that he was Utterly opposed to buying
additional beach property.
Upon a call for the question, the motion carried
Olds voted
The meeting was adjourned at 9:30 p.mo
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