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POST OFFICE BOX 780127 [] SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA 32978
TELEPHONE (407) 589-5330 [] FAX (407) 589-5570
PUBLIC MEETING
CITY OF SEBASTIAN
1225 MAIN STREET
INDIAN RIVER COUNTY
FLORIDA
THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT OF THE CITY OF SEBASTIAN, INDIAN
RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA, WILL HOLD A SPECIAL MEETING ON
MONDAY, APRIL 27, 1992, AT 3:00 P.M. IN THE CITY COUNCIL
CHAMBERS.
J~AN KING, sECRETARY
SEBASTIAN BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT
NOTE: ANY PERSON WHO DECIDES TO APPEAL ANY DECISION MADE BY
THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT WITH RESPECT TO ANY MATTER CONSIDERED
AT THIS MEETING (OR HEARING) WILL NEED A RECORD OF THE
PROCEEDINGS AND MAY NEED TO ENSURE THAT A VERBATIM RECORD OF
THE PROCEEDINGS IS MADE, WHICH RECORD INCLUDES THE TESTIMONY
AND EVIDENCE UPON WHICH THE APPEAL IS TO BE HEARD. (286.0105
F.S.)
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City of Sebastian
POST OFFICE BOX 780127 [] SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA 32978
TELEPHONE (407) 589*5330 [] FAX (407) 589-5570
AGENDA
BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT
MONDAY, APRIL 27, 1992
3:00 P.M.
CALL TO ORDER
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL
OLD BUSINESS: APPROVE APRIL 7, 1992 MINUTES
PUBLIC HEARING:
LESLIE AND MILDRED PETERSON, IN REGARDS TO LOT 1,
BLOCK 175, SEBASTIAN HIGHLANDS UNIT 6, HAS REQUESTED A
VARIANCE TO CONSTRUCT A HOUSE TWENTY (20) FEET FROM THE
FRONT PROPERTY LiNE (WAVE STREET) WHEREAS THE ORDINANCE
REQUIRES A MINIMUM OF TWENTY-FIVE (25) FEET.
SEBASTIAN GENERAL PARTNERSHIP, BFT. IN REGARDS TO LOTS
3, 4 AND 5 OF CHESSER'S GAP SUBDIVISION PHASE I, HAS
REQUESTED A VARIANCE TO CONSTRUCT A FREESTANDING SIGN
APPROXIMATELY TEN (10) FEET FROM THE FRONT PROPERTY
LINE, WHEREAS THE ORDINANCE WOULD REQUIRE A MINIMUM OF
THIRTY-THREE (33) FEET.
CHAIRMANS MATTERS:
COMMITTEE MATTERS: INTERVIEW APPLICANTS FOR VACANCIES ON
BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT (WALTER SHIELDS TERM TO EXPIRE
5/21/92; ONE ALTERNATE POSITION VACANT.)
BUILDING OFFICIAL MATTERS:
NEW BUSINESS:
10. ADJOURN
ANY PERSON WHO DECIDES TO APPEAL ANY DECISION MADE BY THE
BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT WITH RESPECT TO ANY MATTER CONSIDERED AT
THIS MEETING (OR HEARING) WILL NEED A RECORD OF THE
PROCEEDINGS AND MAY NEED TO ENSURE THAT A VERBATIM RECORD OF
THE PROCEEDINGS IS MADE, WHICH RECORD INCLUDES THE TESTIMONY
AND EVIDENCE UPON WHICH THE APPEAL IS TO BE HEARD. (286.0105
F.S.)
City of Sebastian
POST OFFICE BOX 780127 [] SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA 32978
TELEPHONE (407) 589-5330 [] FAX (407) 589-5570
PUBLIC NOTICE
CiTY OF SEBASTIAN
1225 MAIN STREET
INDIAN RIVER COUNTY
FLORIDA
THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT OF THE CITY OF SEBASTIAN, INDIAN
RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA, WILL CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING
MONDAY, APRIL 27, 1992, AT 3:00 P.M. IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS
LOCATED AT 1225 MAIN STREET, SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA, TO CONSIDER
A VARIANCE FROM SECTION 20A-3.4 D 6 OF THE SEBASTIAN LAND
DEVELOPMENT CODE.
LESLIE AND MILDRED PETERSON, IN REGARDS TO LOT 1, BLOCK 175,
SEBASTIAN HIGHLANDS UNIT 6, HAS REQUESTED A VARIANCE TO
CONSTRUCT A HOUSE TWENTY (20) FEET FROM THE FRONT PROPERTY
LINE (WAVE STREET) WHEREAS THE ORDINANCE REQUIRES A MINIMUM
OF TWENTY-FiVE (25) FEET.
JAMES HUSK, CHAIRMAN
BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT
CITY OF SEBASTIAN
ANY PERSON WHO DECIDES TO APPEAL ANY DECISION MADE BY THE
BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT WITH RESPECT TO ANY MATTER CONSIDERED AT
THIS MEETING (OR HEARING) WILL NEED A RECORD OF THE
PROCEEDINGS AND MAY NEED TO ENSURE THAT A VERBATIM RECORD OF
THE PROCEEDINGS IS MADE, WHICH RECORD INCLUDES THE TESTIMONY
AND EVIDENCE UPON WHICH THE APPEAL IS TO BE HEARD. (286.0105
F.s.)
PUBLISHED: APRIL 10, 1992
APRIL 17, 1992
City of Sebastian
POST OFFICE BOX 780127 [] SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA 32978
TELEPHONE (407) 589-5330 [] FAX (407) 589-5570
PUBLIC NOTICE
CITY OF SEBASTIAN
1225 MAIN STREET
INDIAN RIVER COUNTY
FLORIDA
THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT OF THE CiTY OF SEBASTIAN, INDIAN
RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA, WILL CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING
MONDAY, APRIL 27, 1992, AT 3:00 P.M. IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS
LOCATED AT 1225 MAIN STREET, SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA, TO CONSIDER
A VARIANCE FROM SECTION 20A-15.7 A 2 AND SECTION 20A-15.8 C
OF THE SEBASTIAN LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE.
SEBASTIAN GENERAL PARTNERSHIP, BFT., IN REGARDS TO LOTS 3, 4
AND 5 OF CHESSER'S GAP SUBDIVISION PHASE I, HAS REQUESTED A
VARIANCE TO CONSTRUCT A FREESTANDING SIGN APPROXIMATELY TEN
(10) FEET FROM THE FRONT PROPERTY LINE, WHEREAS THE ORDINANCE
WOULD REQUIRE A MINIMUM OF THIRTY-THREE (33) FEET.
JAMES HUSK, CHAIRMAN
BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT
CITY OF SEBASTIAN
ANY PERSON WHO DECIDES TO APPEAL ANY DECISION MADE BY THE
BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT WITH RESPECT TO ANY MATTER CONSIDERED AT
THIS MEETING (OR HEARING) WILL NEED A RECORD OF THE
PROCEEDINGS AND MAY NEED TO ENSURE THAT A VERBATIM RECORD OF
THE PROCEEDINGS IS MADE, WHICH RECORD INCLUDES THE TESTIMONY
AND EVIDENCE UPON WHICH THE APPEAL IS TO BE HEARD. (286.0105
F.S.)
PUBLISHED:
APRIL 10, 1992
APRIL 17, 1992
BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT
"SPECIAL MEETING"
APRIL 27, 1992 - 3:00 P.M.
MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER BY CHAIRMAN HUSK AT 3:00 P.M.
THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE WAS LED BY CHAIRMAN HUSK.
ROLL CALL:
PRESENT:
JAMES HUSK, CHAIRMAN
WALTER SHIELDS
ALAN SHISGAL, VICE CHAIRMAN
FRED BUECHLING (ALTERNATE)
ABSENT:
ALFRED VILARDI
JOHN PRICE (ALTERNATE)
IT IS NOTED THAT FRED BUECHLING, ALTERNATE, WILL ACT IN
BEHALF OF ALFRED VILARDI WHO IS ABSENT.
ALSO PRESENT:
BRUCE COOPER, DIR. OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
RICHARD TORPY, ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY
OLD BUSINESS:
MOTION BY FRED BUECHLING, SECONDED BY WALTER SHIELDS, TO
APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE APRIL 7, 1992 MEETING, AS WRITTEN.
ROLL CALL: YES:
JAMES HUSK, CHAIRMAN
WALTER SHIELDS
ALAN SHISGAL, VICE CHAIRMAN
FRED BUECHLING
NO: NONE
MOTION CARRIED.
PUBLIC HEARING: LESLIE AND MILDRED PETERSON, IN REGARDS TO
LOT 1, BLOCK 175, SEBASTIAN HIGHLANDS UNIT 6, HAS REQUESTED A
VARIANCE TO CONSTRUCT A HOUSE TWENTY (20) FEET FROM THE FRONT
PROPERTY LINE (WAVE STREET) WHEREAS THE ORDINANCE REQUIRES A
MINIMUM OF TWENTY-FIVE (25) FEET.
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SCOTT SILVA, A CONTRACTOR AND OWNER OF HIGHLAND HOMES, WAS
PRESENT TO REPRESENT THE PETERSONS. HE NOTED THAT WAVE
STREET IS A DEAD END STREET AND WILL NEVER BECOME A THROUGH
STREET. THE HOUSE WILL BE A NORMAL SETBACK FROM GEORGE
STREET WHICH IT WILL FACE. THE VARIANCE IS FOR THE WAVE
STREET SIDE.
BRUCE COOPER POINTED OUT THAT WAVE STREET GOES INTO THE REAR
OF CHESSER'S GAP WHICH IS A PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT. THE
CITY DOES NOT WANT TO SEE ANY TRAFFIC INTO THE FOOD LION BY
WAY OF WAVE STREET. WAVE STREET IS AN EMERGENCY ACCESS ONLY
TO THE REAR OF FOOD LION. A CULVERT AND BASE ROAD WAS
CONSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE EMERGENCY ACCESS TO CHESSER'S GAP. HE
ALSO REFERRED TO A PRIOR VARIANCE REQUEST AT THE END OF MAIN
STREET AND WIMBROW DRIVE WHERE WIMBROW DEAD ENDS INTO COLLIER
PLACE. THIS WAS IN REGARD TO A FENCE IN THE FRONT YARD AND
WAS GRANTED WITH THE CONDITION THAT IT COULD REMAIN AS LONG
AS THE STREET WAS NEVER A THROUGH STREET. SINCE THAT TIME,
THE ORDINANCE PROHIBITING FRONT YARD FENCES WAS CHANGED AND
THE FENCE WOULD NOT NOW REQUIRE A VARIANCE. STAFF HAS NO
OBJECTION TO THIS REQUEST BASED ON A MINIMUM TWENTY (20) FOOT
SETBACK AND THAT WAVE STREET iS NOT A THROUGH STREET.
MR. HUSK ASKED ABOUT THE BARRICADE AT THE END OF WAVE STREET
AND WHETHER IT SHOULD BE REMOVED TO PROVIDE THE EMERGENCY
ACCESS MENTIONED. MR. COOPER NOTED THAT LOW HEDGES AND
SHRUBBERY WILL BE PLACED AROUND THE BARRIER WHICH EMERGENCY
VEHICLES WILL BE ABLE TO RUN OVER. HOWEVER, NORMAL TRAFFIC
WOULD NOT GO THROUGH IT.
STAFF DOES FIND SPECIAL CONDITIONS WHICH ARE PECULIAR TO THIS
PROPERTY THAN ANY OTHER CORNER LOT, SINCE THIS IS NOT A
THROUGH STREET. MR. SILVA NOTED THAT NO OTHER VACANT LOTS
FRONT ON TO WAVE STREET. MR. COOPER ALSO NOTED THAT THE
iNTENT OF THE TWENTY-FIVE (25) FOOT SETBACK ON A FRONT YARD
iS ON THROUGH STREETS.
THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS OPENED AT 3:10 P.M.
THERE BEING NO PUBLIC INPUT, THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS CLOSED AT
3:10 P.M.
MOTION BY MR. BUECHLING, SECONDED BY MR. SHIELDS TO APPROVE
THE VARIANCE AS REQUESTED.
PAGE 3
ROLL CALL: YES:
JAMES HUSK, CHAIRMAN
WALTER SHIELDS
ALAN SHISGAL, VICE CHAIRMAN
FRED BUECHLING
NO: NONE
MOTION CARRIED.
MR. & MRS. PETERSON THANKED THE BOARD AND MR. COOPER FOR
THEIR ASSISTANCE IN THIS MATTER.
PUBLIC HEARING: SEBASTIAN GENERAL PARTNERSHIP, BFT. IN
REGARDS TO LOTS 3, 4 AND 5 OF CHESSER'S GAP SUBDIVISION PHASE
I, HAS REQUESTED A VARIANCE TO CONSTRUCT A FREESTANDING SIGN
APPROXIMATELY TEN (10) FEET FROM THE FRONT PROPERTY LINE,
WHEREAS THE ORDINANCE WOULD REQUIRE A MINIMUM OF THIRTY-THREE
(33) FEET.
CARL FISCHER OF 523 CROSS CREEK CIRCLE WAS PRESENT TO
REPRESENT THE APPLICANT. THE SIGN IS APPARENTLY TOO LARGE
FOR THE PROPOSED LOCATION BECAUSE THE DECORATIVE BASE OF THE
SIGN IS BEING INCLUDED iN THE CALCULATIONS OF THE TOTAL
SQUARE FOOTAGE OF THE SIGN.
MR. COOPER EXPLAINED THE CODE REGARDING THIS MATTER. CODE
GIVES AN ALLOWANCE FOR A SHOPPING CENTER SIGN UP TO 150
SQUARE FEET, WHEREAS A NORMAL SIGN ANYWHERE ELSE IN A
COMMERCIAL ZONE IS 100 SQUARE FEET. YOU ARE ONLY ALLOWED A
48 SQUARE FOOT SIGN AT THE FRONT PROPERTY LINE AND IF YOU
WANT A LARGER SIGN, YOU MUST START SETTING IT BACK. FOR
EVERY FOOT YOU MOVE THE SIGN BACK FROM THE PROPERTY LINE, YOU
GAIN TWO SQUARE FEET ADDED TO THE 48 SQUARE FEET. THE WHOLE
SIGN AND THE BASE HAS TO BE INCLUDED IN THE COMPUTATIONS
BECAUSE THE CODE SAYS A FREE STANDING SIGN MAY BE ON EITHER
ONE OR TWO POLES AND THERE IS A MAXIMUM WIDTH OF THAT POLE.
ONCE YOU EXCEED THE WIDTH OF THAT POLE, YOU HAVE TO TAKE INTO
ACCOUNT ANYTHING OVER THAT AMOUNT AS SQUARE FOOTAGE OF THE
SIGN. STAFF AGREES THAT THE PROPOSED SIGN IS VERY ATTRACTIVE
BUT ACCORDING TO MR. COOPER'S INTERPRETATION OF THE CODE, iT
MUST MEET THE CODE OR GET A VARIANCE.
MR. COOPER ASKED THE BOARD TO MAKE A DETERMINATION AS TO
WHETHER OR NOT THEY AGREE WITH THE HIS INTERPRETATION OF THE
CODE REGARDING THE CALCULATION OF THE BASE OF THE SIGN AS
PART OF ITS SQUARE FOOTAGE. THEN, IF THE BOARD AGREES, THE
BOARD SHOULD PROCEED TO ACT ON THE VARIANCE REQUEST.
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THE TOTAL SIGN, INCLUDING THE BASE, COMES TO 115 SQUARE FOOT.
THE ACTUAL SIGN IS 76 SQUARE FEET. SUCH A SIGN WOULD REQUIRE
A 33 FOOT SETBACK FROM THE PROPERTY LINE.
MR. COOPER FEELS THAT THE VISUAL IMPACT OF A LARGE BASE ON A
POLE SIGN IS SUBSTANTIALLY MORE THAN A SMALL POLE WHICH IS
POSSIBLY WHY THE CODE WAS WRITTEN AS SUCH.
THERE IS A 15 FOOT SIDE YARD SETBACK REQUIREMENT. THIS IS
GOING TO BE TAKEN CARE OF BY DEEDING 15 FEET OF THE ADJOINING
PROPERTY TO SATISFY THIS. BOTH PROPERTIES ARE OWNED BY THE
APPLICANT, AND THIS IS NOT A PROBLEM.
ATTORNEY TORPY ASKED THAT THE BOARD DETERMINE THE APPEAL OF
MR. COOPER'S DECISION THAT THE SUPPORT STRUCTURE HAS TO BE
CALCULATED AS PART OF THE SIGN BECAUSE OF THE MAXIMUM WIDTH
REQUIREMENTS OF THE POLES. ALSO, YOU ARE CAUTIONED ABOUT THE
FUTURE EFFECT OF GRANTING THIS VARIANCE, IF IT IS BASED
SOLELY ON THE AESTHETICS OF THIS SIGN.
AFTER FURTHER DISCUSSION, THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS OPENED AT
3:45 P.M.
THERE BEING NO PUBLIC iNPUT, THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS CLOSED AT
3:45 P.M.
MOTION BY MR. BUECHLING, SECONDED BY MR. SHISGAL TO ACCEPT
BRUCE COOPER'S INTERPRETATION REGARDING THE RULES AND
REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE BASE AREA OF THE SIGN.
ROLL CALL: YES: JAMES HUSK, CHAIRMAN
ALAN SHISGAL, VICE CHAIRMAN
FRED BUECHLING
NO: WALTER SHIELDS
MOTION CARRIED.
THE MOTION CARRIED THAT MR. COOPER'S INTERPRETATION OF THE
SIGN ORDINANCE INCLUDES THE BASE AS PART OF THE OVERALL
SQUARE FOOTAGE OF THE SIGN.
THE BOARD CONTINUED ON TO DISCUSS THE REQUEST FOR A VARIANCE
REGARDING ANY SPECIAL CONDITIONS OR CIRCUMSTANCES WHICH
PERTAIN TO THIS; ARE THE CONDITIONS CREATED BY THE APPLICANT;
AND THAT SPECIAL PRIVILEGES ARE NOT CONFERRED.
PAGE 5
ATTORNEY TORPY NOTED THAT THE SPECIAL CONDITION MAY BE FOUND
THAT ALTHOUGH THIS COMPONENT OF THE SUPPORT IS REALLY JUST
FACADE AND NOT THE POLE ITSELF, IN A VERY REAL SENSE IT IS
NOT SIGNAGE. THE BOARD MUST MAKE A FACTUAL DETERMINATION.
LIKEWISE, THE AMBIGUITY OF THE CODE ITSELF AND NOT
CONTEMPLATING THIS SITUATION MIGHT BE A CONDITION NOT CREATED
BY THE APPLICANT. YOU MUST REMAIN CONSISTENT WITH YOUR
FINDINGS. CONDITIONS MAY BE PLACED ON THE VARIANCE REGARDING
NEVER ALLOWING THE BASE OF THE SIGN TO BE INCREASED OR NOT
ALLOWING SIGNAGE TO BE PLACED ON THAT AREA.
MR. COOPER NOTED THAT SPECIAL CONDITIONS COULD BE FOUND IN
THE UNIQUENESS OF THE SIGN BASE ITSELF SINCE IT IS STRICTLY
AESTHETICS AND SERVES NO OTHER PURPOSE TO ATTRACT ATTENTION.
IT IS INCIDENTAL TO THE SIGN ITSELF. THE OTHER PART IS THAT
THE PERCENTAGE OF THE BASE iS LESS THAN 50 PERCENT OF THE
OVERALL SIGN. THE AMBIGUITY OF THE CODE IS A SPECIAL
CONDITION ITSELF.
A DISCUSS FOLLOWED CONCERNING THE PROPORTION OF THE BASE TO
THE SIGN ITSELF.
MOTION BY MR. SHIELDS, SECONDED BY MR. BUECHLING TO GRANT THE
VARIANCE WITH SPECIAL CONDITIONS AS FOLLOWS:
1. NO WRITING OR ADVERTISING BE ALLOWED ON
THE BASE.
2. THE BASE IS NOT TO BE EXPANDED UPON.
A DISCUSSION FOLLOWED REGARDING THE MOTION MEETING THE
GUIDELINES REQUIRED FOR A VARIANCE: SPECIFICALLY, WHETHER
SPECIAL CONDITIONS EXIST THAT ARE PECULIAR TO THE LAND, THE
STRUCTURE OR THE BUILDING; AND WHETHER THE CONDITIONS ARE NOT
CREATED BY THE APPLICANT. MR. BUECHLING NOTED THAT TO
APPROVE THE VARIANCE MAY BE GRANTING SPECIAL PRIVILEGES ON
THE APPLICANT.
MR. COOPER NOTED THAT THE BOARD MIGHT FIND THAT THE BASE IS
PECULIAR BECAUSE IT IS NOT REPRESENTING ANY SIGNAGE AND NOT
iNTENDED TO ATTRACT ATTENTION WHICH IS THE INTENT OF A SIGN.
ROLL CALL: YES:
JAMES HUSK, CHAIRMAN
WALTER SHIELDS
FRED BUECHLiNG
NO: ALAN SHISGAL, VICE CHAIRMAN
MOTION CARRIED.
PAGE 6
CARL FISCHER THANKED THE BOARD AND NOTED THAT IT WILL BE A
VERY AESTHETICALLY PLEASING SIGN AS OPPOSED TO A SIGN ON A
POLE AND WILL BLEND WITH THE OVERALL DESIGN OF THE COMPLEX.
CHAIRMAN MATTERS: NONE
COMMITTEE MATTERS:
THREE APPLICATIONS TO SERVE ON THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT WERE
REVIEWED: MR. DONALD ELSESSOR, MR. CRANFORD SPROUL, AND MR.
JOSEPH GENERAZIO.
DONALD ELSESSOR WAS NOT PRESENT. HOWEVER, IT WAS NOTED BY
THE BOARD SECRETARY THAT HE WAS BEFORE THIS BOARD BACK IN
NOVEMBER WHEN MR. BUECHLING AND MR. PRICE WERE RECOMMENDED
FOR APPOINTMENT AS ALTERNATES. HE IS CURRENTLY OUT OF TOWN
UNTIL THE FIRST OF MAY.
CRANFORD SPROUL AND JOSEPH GENERAZIO WERE INTERVIEWED BY THE
BOARD.
MR. SPROUL HAS BEEN A PRACTICING ARCHITECT SINCE 1953 IN HIS
OWN OFFICE, MOSTLY IN POMPANO BEACH AND FOR A WHILE IN FORT
LAUDERDALE. HE WAS ON THE PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD FOR THE
CITY OF POMPANO BEACH FOR APPROXIMATELY 12 TO 14 YEARS. AS A
MEMBER OF THAT BOARD, HE WAS AUTOMATICALLY AN ALTERNATE
MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT. HE ALSO SERVED ON THE
UNSAFE STRUCTURES BOARD FOR OVER 16 YEARS, AND VARIOUS STATE
BOARDS. HE WAS CHAIRMAN OF THE PLANNING & ZONING BOARD FOR 7
YEARS. MR. SPROUL DID INDICATE THAT HE PLANS TO BE ON A LONG
EXTENDED VACATION THIS SUMMER. HE ALSO NOTED THAT HE
UNDERSTANDS ZONING, CODES AND THE PROBLEMS WITH THEM,
MR. GENERAZIO IS PAST PRESIDENT OF THE SEBASTIAN PROPERTY
OWNERS ASSOCIATION. HE IS RETIRED FROM THE CITY OF NEW YORK
AFTER 20 YEARS. HE HAS SERVED ON A COMMUNITY BOARD FOR 18
YEARS AND THE CITY OF NEW YORK COMMUNITY BOARD FOR 13 YEARS.
HE WAS AN ADVISER TO THE COMMUNITY BOARD AS A LIAISON FOR THE
CITY AND ALSO AS A PRIVATE CITIZEN ON THE SAME BOARD. HE
WORKS FOR TWIN RIVERS REALTY AS A LICENSED REAL ESTATE
SALESMAN. HE IS FAMILIAR WITH THE CODES AND REAL ESTATE LAW.
HE WOULD BE AVAILABLE FOR ALL MEETINGS. MR. GENERAZIO WAS
ALSO A CONSTRUCTION SUPERVISOR FOR PRUDENTIAL BUILDING
COMPANY, AND HAS A MILITARY BACKGROUND WITH THE CORPS OF
ENGINEERS.
PAGE 7
MR. COOPER RECOMMENDED THAT THE APPLICANTS NOT BE CHOSEN BY
DATE OF RECEIPT. CITY COUNCIL DID NOT THINK THAT WAS THE WAY
TO GO. THEY WANTED TO INSTEAD LOOK AT QUALIFICATIONS.
BOTH APPLICANTS BEFORE THE BOARD HAVE BEEN RESIDENTS SINCE
DECEMBER OF 1990.
BOTH APPLICANTS CHOSE TO LEAVE THE MEETING.
THE BOARD FURTHER DISCUSSED THE APPOINTMENTS. A MOTION TO
RECOMMEND TO CITY COUNCIL THE APPOINTMENT OF FRED BUECHLING
FROM THE ALTERNATE POSITION TO THE REGULAR POSITION VACATED
BY MARY HEiNICKE WAS APPROVED AT THE LAST MEETING ON APRIL 7,
1992. HOWEVER, CiTY COUNCIL DID NOT TAKE ACTION ON THIS
MATTER AND CHOSE TO POSTPONE THE MATTER UNTIL THE MAY 13,
1992 MEETING BECAUSE THEY HAD NOT RECEIVED ALL OTHER
APPLICATIONS FOR THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT.
THE APPLICATION FOR MR. PRICE, OTHER ALTERNATE MEMBER OF THE
BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT, WAS ALSO REVIEWED.
MOTION BY MR. SHISGAL, SECONDED BY MR. BUECHLING, TO
RECOMMEND TO CITY COUNCIL THAT CRANFORD SPROUL BE CONSIDERED
AS AN ALTERNATE MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT (IN
ANTICIPATION OF THE VACANCY CREATED BY MOVING FRED BUECHLING
TO A REGULAR MEMBER).
IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT MR. SHISGAL AMEND HIS MOTION TO
INCLUDE THE RECOMMENDATION TO CITY COUNCIL THAT JOHN PRICE BE
MOVED FROM THE ALTERNATE POSITION HE NOW HOLDS TO THE REGULAR
POSITION WHICH WILL BE VACATED BY MR. WALTER SHIELDS AT THE
EXPIRATION OF HIS TERM 5-21-92. MR. SHISGAL AGREED TO THIS.
ROLL CALL: YES:
JAMES HUSK, CHAIRMAN
WALTER SHIELDS
ALAN SHISGAL
FRED BUECHLING
NO: NONE
MOTION CARRIED.
AFTER FURTHER DISCUSSION, MOTION WAS MADE BY MR. BUECHLING,
SECONDED BY MR. SHISGAL, TO RECOMMEND TO CITY COUNCIL THE
APPOINTMENT OF DONALD ELSESSOR TO THE REMAINING ALTERNATE
POSITION (IN ANTICIPATION OF THE VACANCY CREATED BY MOVING
JOHN PRICE TO A REGULAR MEMBER POSITION).
PAGE 8
ROLL CALL: YES:
JAMES HUSK, CHAIRMAN
WALTER SHIELDS
ALAN SHISGAL
FRED BUECHLING
NO: NONE
MOTION CARRIED.
THE APPLICANTS AGAIN ENTERED THE MEETING AND WERE THANKED FOR
COMING BY CHAIRMAN HUSK. MR. HUSK NOTED THAT THE BOARD
RECOMMENDATIONS WOULD BE FORWARDED TO CITY COUNCIL WHO WILL
MAKE THE ACTUAL APPOINTMENTS.
BUILDING OFFICIAL MATTERS: NONE
NEW BUSINESS: NONE
MOTION TO ADJOURN BY MR. BUESCHLING, SECONDED BY MR. SHIELDS.
MOTION CARRIED.
MEETING WAS ADJOURNED AT 4:35 P.M.