Minutes 08-13-79MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT MEETING HELD AT CONFERENCE ROOM,
BUILDING DEPARTMENT, BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA, MONDAY, AUGUST 13th,
1979 at 7:00 P.M.
PRESENT
Vernon Thompson, Jr., Chairman
George J. Ampol, Vice Chairman
Benjamin Ridolfi
Paul Slavin
Serge Pizzi
Marilyn Czufin, Alternate
Carl Zimmerman, Alternate
Bert Keehr, Asst. Bldg. Official
ABSENT
Robert Gordon, Secretary
Frank C. Bauer
Suzanne M. Kruse, Recording Secretary
Meeting necessitated change of location, due to the unavailability
of key to gain entrance into City Hall. .Chairman Thompson called
the meeting to order at 7:00 P.M., and introduced the members of
the Board, and the Assistant Building Official.
MINUTES OF JUNE 25th, 1979
.Mr. Slavin made reference to Page 3, in that wording should have
read perused, rather than'~ursued~' Mr. Slavin moved the minutes
be adopted as corrected, seconded by Mr. Ampol.
PUBLIC HEARING
Chairman Thompson announced the purpose of this Board is to decide
on variances that may occur between the applicant and the City and
in cases where a hardship has been placed on the property or where
the City has made changes. The Board must hear the case and make a
decision and the only recourse is the courts.
Parcel ~1 - Lot 14 & 15, Central Park
Recorded in Plat Book 12, Page 12
Palm Beach County Records
Request - Relief from Section 4 - J (1) Maximum height
of fence or wall in front set back is 4'.(Req. 6')
Address - 1321 Soutk East 3rd Street
Applicant - V. J. Romano
Mr. Carl Zimmerman read the above application and stated that a
variance is reauested and Mr. Thompson asked if anyone present would
speak in behalf of the applicant.
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Mr. Romano addressed the members of the Board at this time, and
stated that he had entered into a contract with a fence contractor
who had secured a permit with the Building Department. Nearing the
completion of construction, a "stop work" order was issued. As
such, this was the reason why this variance had been requested.
Mr. Keehr then made the statement that there was indeed a permit
obtained, and that the plans did not stipulate that this fence
could be only four foot (4') high in the front set-back. However,
it is the responsibility of the contractor to have knowledge of the
zoning laws pertinent to allowable heights in all areas.
There was much discussion between Board members and Mr. Romano,
relative to location, which is at the end of a dead-end street.
Accordingly, the height of the fence does no~ create a traffic
hazard and the immediate neighbors do not have any objections to
this fence.
The General Manager of Gulf Stream Lumber was present and stated
his approval of this fence. '
Mrs. Romano stated that the six foot (6') fence would afford privacy
for the front yard, and would be utilized for entertainment purposes,
in that they have no rear yard to speak of.
Mr. Ridolfi stated that he had asked several of the neighbors as to
their opinion of this fence, and ascertained that no one disapproved
of same. He further added that they all strongly supported this.
~r. Zimmerman inquired if he was going to build anything behind this
fence and Mr. Romano replied tha~ he had no intentions at the
present time.
A neighbor directly across the street stated at that time that she
was in full approval of this project, due to it possibly being a
deterrent against robberies and vandalism, further, that it would
not interfere with traffic in any way, and would be a definite improve-
ment to the area. It was determined that no letters of objection
were submitted with reference to this matter.
Mr. Slavin stated that considering the location of the property and
the fact that it is a unique situation he felt that it would allevi-
ate all problems by so granting this variance, and he is in approval.
Ms. Czufin added that this fence does enhance the appearance of the
neighborhood, in that it had previously been run down at one time.
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Mr. Ridolfi confirmed the fact that he can see no way that granting
this variance would constitute setting a precedent for other
cases of a similar nature.
Chairman Thompson concluded the discussion by making a statement to
the effect that he felt that it would be no hardship in cutting
this fence down to the required height, and that their fence con-
tractor is responsible. Accordingly, he should have been aware of
the height limitations in the zones, and therefore the issuance of
a permit that did not specify the exact height is no reason to
construct a fence higher than the codes allow.
Mr. Ampol made a motion that this variance be granted to Mr. Romano.
Mr. Ridolfi seconded. A roll call was taken and all were in
favor of granting same, with the exception of Chairman Thompson
being in opPosition. Motion carried 6-1.
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Parcel #2 - Lot 8, Block 16, Forest Hills
Recorded in Plat Book 25, Page 57
Palm Beach County Records
Request - Relief from Section 11 (E) Official Zoning Regulations
(8') from property line. (Requesting (6') from property line)
Address - 927 South West 28th Avenue
Applicant - Dan L. Simmerman
Mr.is requested.Zimmerman read the above application and stated that a variance
Mr. Simmerman stated that if this variance were not granted, it
would be necessary for .he and his family to relocate. Under the
present codes, his backyard cannot accomodate a swimming pool.
Mr. Pizzi questioned whether the easement had underground cable
installed. He was advised by Mr. Simmerman that there was nothing
buried or above this particular easement.
Mr. Keehr stated the fact that this home is located on a cul-de-sac.
Therefore, the house set-back reduced the rear yard to an extent
where an adequately sized swimming pool with the required set-backs
was not permitted.
Mr. Thompson asked Mr. Keehr if the five foot (5') requirement
between the house foundation and the pool was necessitated and Mr.
Keehr responded in the affirmative. ·
Ms. Czufin asked Mr. Simmerman whether or not there would be a deck
area? She was advised in the positive, whereas the smallest of which
would be thirty inches (30").
Chairman Thompson asked Mr. Keehr that if this variance was granted,
would Mr. Simmerman be in a position to install a screen enclosure
at a later date? Mr. Keehr replied that this would not be possible.
Eight foot (8') set-back is required for a screen enclosure.
Mr. Ridolfi stated that he observed pools at the end of the block on
Lots 1 and 14. The discussion that followed implied that there had
been variances received on one (1) of these lots at an earlier date.
Mr. Zimmerman indicated that he felt that Lot 7, directly to the
north would be the one most affected by this variance. The discussion
that followed indicated that this would not create a problem for
that location.
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MS. Czufin inquired as to whether this pool would be enclosed
with a fence, and it was determined that it definitely would be.
It was further indicated that a four foot (4') fence is code
and Mr. Simmerman's intention was to erect a higher fence.
Mr. Pizzi moved to grant this variance, seconded by Mr. Slavin.
Roll call was taken and determined all members voted in the
affirmative.
Members of the board remained in session to discuss a financial
statement. It was the general concensus of the Board to delay
any action on this until the new City Attorney could be questioned
as to the necessity for this Board to make such a statement.
ADJOURNMENT
Mr. Pizzi moved to adjourn, seconded by Mr. Slavin.
properly adjourned at approximately 9:00.
Meeting was
Respectfully submitted,
BK:fs
Bert Keehr
Recording Secretary
Bert Keehr, Deputy Building Official
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