03-02-2010MINUTES Government Center
7 LOCAL PLANNING AGENCY 19200 W. Country Club Drive
MEETING Aventura, Florida 33180
-,~------ MARCH 2, 2010 6 PM
1. CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL: The meeting was called to order at 6:00 p.m. by
Mayor Susan Gottlieb. Present were Commissioners Zev Auerbach, Teri Holzberg,
Billy Joel, Michael Stern, Mayor Gottlieb, City Manager Eric M. Soroka, City Clerk
Teresa M. Soroka, and City Attorneys David M. Wolpin and Susan Trevarthan.
Commissioner Bob Diamond and Vice Mayor Luz Urbaez Weinberg were absent.
As a quorum was determined to be present, the meeting commenced.
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Led by Rev. Keyser.
3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: A motion to approve the minutes of the September 1,
2009 LPA Hearing was offered by Commissioner Joel, seconded by Commissioner
Auerbach, and unanimously passed.
4. PUBLIC HEARING: MOTION RECOMMENDING ADOPTION OF THE
FOLLOWING ORDINANCE: Mr. Wolpin read the following ordinance by title:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF AVENTURA, FLORIDA, REPEALING
DIVISION 2 "TEMPORARY POLITICAL SIGNS" OF ARTICLE III, SIGN CODE,
OF CHAPTER 34 "PLANNING AND ZONING" OF THE CITY CODE AND
AMENDING ARTICLE IX OF CHAPTER 31 "SIGN REGULATIONS" OF THE
CITY'S LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS, CHAPTER 31 OF THE CITY
CODE TO CLARIFY AND AMEND EXISTING REGULATIONS OF SIGNS
WITHIN THE CITY SO AS TO ENHANCE COMPLIANCE WITH RECENT CASE
LAW AND TO REPEAL EXISTING REGULATIONS OF TEMPORARY
POLITICAL SIGNS AND PROVIDE FOR THEIR REGULATION ELSEWHERE
IN THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY;
PROVIDING FOR INCLUSION IN THE CODE; PROVIDING FOR PENALTY;
PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
Community Development Director Joanne Carr addressed the Commission and
entered the staff report into the record. Mayor Gottlieb opened the public hearing.
There being no speakers, the public hearing was closed. A motion to recommend
approval was offered by Commissioner Auerbach and seconded by Commissioner
Joel. The motion passed unanimously by roll call vote.
5. ADJOURNMENT: There being no
Planning Agency, the meeting adjoun
they business to corn before the Local
at 6:08 pm. n
M.
City Clerk
Approved by the LPA on July 6, 2010.