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MINUTES
LOCAL PLANNING AGENCY
MEETING
NOVEMBER 9, 2004 6 PM
Government Center
19200 W. Country Club Drive
Aventura. Florida 33180
1. CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL: The meeting was called to order at 6:00 p.m. by
Mayor Jeffrey M. Perlow. Present were Commissioners lev Auerbach, Jay R. Beskin,
Bob Diamond, Manny Grossman, Harry Holzberg, Vice Mayor Ken Cohen, Mayor
Perlow, City Manager Eric M. Soroka, City Clerk Teresa M. Soroka and City Attorney
David M. Wolpin. As a quorum was determined to be present, the meeting
commenced.
2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: A motion to approve the minutes of the July 6, 2004
LPA Hearing was offered by Vice Mayor Cohen, seconded by Commissioner Diamond
and unanimously passed.
3. PUBLIC HEARING: MOTION RECOMMENDING ADOPTION OF THE
FOLLOWING ORDINANCES:
Mr. Wolpin read the following ordinance by title:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF AVENTURA, FLORIDA, AMENDING
SECTION 31-21 "DEFINITIONS" OF THE CITY'S LAND DEVELOPMENT
REGULATIONS TO INCLUDE DEFINITIONS FOR "SECONDHAND
JEWELRY" AND "SECONDHAND PRECIOUS METALS" AND TO AMEND
SECTION 31-144(c) "COMMUNITY BUSINESS (B2) DISTRICT" OF THE
CITY'S LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS TO INCLUDE THE
PURCHASE AND SALE OF SECONDHAND JEWELRY AND SECONDHAND
PRECIOUS METALS AS A PERMITTED USE; TO REQUIRE PROVISION OF
SECURITY PLANS FOR ESTABLISHMENTS THAT PURCHASE AND SELL
SECONDHAND JEWELRY AND SECONDHAND PRECIOUS METALS AND
TO PROHIBIT PAWNSHOPS IN THE "COMMUNITY BUSINESS (B2)
DISTRICT"; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR
INCLUSION IN THE CODE; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
A motion to recommend adoption was offered by Commissioner Grossman and
seconded by Commissioner Diamond. Planning Director Joanne Carr addressed
the Commission and entered the staff report into the record. Mayor Perlow
opened the public hearing. The following individual addressed the Commission:
Cliff Schulman, Esq. representing the applicant. There being no further
speakers, the public hearing was closed. An amendment was offered by Vice
Mayor Cohen, seconded by Commissioner Diamond and unanimously passed to
change "secondhand" to "previously-owned" and include "watches" in the
definition. The motion, as amended, passed unanimously by roll call vote.
4.
ADJOURNMENT. There being no f
Planning Agency, the meeting adjour
e before the Local
Approved by the LPA on May 3, 2005.
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