09-02-2014 The City of MINUTES Government Center
A ventura LOCAL PLANNING AGENCY 19200 W. Country Club Drive
MEETING Aventura, Florida 33180
14! . SEPTEMBER 2, 2014 AT 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 Enbar Cohen, Teri Holzberg,
Michael Stern, Luz Urbaez Weinberg, Howard Weinberg, Vice Mayor Billy Joel,
Mayor Gottlieb, City Manager Eric M. Soroka, City Clerk Teresa M. Soroka and City
Attorney Alan Gabriel. As a quorum was determined to be present, the meeting
commenced.
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Led by Aventura Police Chief Steven Steinberg,
Aventura Police Officer Ruben Brizuela and Sunny Isles Beach Police Chief Fred
Maas.
3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: A motion to approve the minutes of the July 8, 2014
LPA Hearing was offered by Vice Mayor Joel, seconded by Commissioner Luz
Weinberg 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, AMENDING THE
CODE OF ORDINANCES BY AMENDING SECTION 31- 144(C), COMMUNITY
BUSINESS DISTRICT, SUBSECTION c)(5)b. TO PROVIDE FOR INTERNAL
CONSISTENCY AND CROSS - REFERENCE RELATED TO HEIGHT OF
SHOPPING CENTER BUILDINGS; AMENDING SECTION 31- 144(C),
COMMUNITY BUSINESS DISTRICT, SUBSECTION c)(1)t. TO PROVIDE FOR
INTERNAL CONSISTENCY AND CROSS - REFERENCE RELATED TO PET
SHOPS; AMENDING CHAPTER 4, ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, SUBSECTION
(e)(2) OF SECTION 4 -2 TO CLARIFY EXEMPTION FOR DINING ROOMS AND
RESTAURANTS; AMENDMENT TO SECTION 31 -234, OUTDOOR LIGHTING
STANDARDS, TO PROVIDE CONSISTENCY WITH THE MIAMI -DADE COUNTY
CODE OF ORDINANCES AND AMENDING SECTION 31 -221, LANDSCAPING
REQUIREMENTS, TO PROVIDE CONSISTENCY WITH THE MIAMI -DADE
COUNTY CODE OF ORDINANCES AND TO INCREASE THE MINIMUM HEIGHT
OF TREES; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR INCLUSION IN
THE CODE; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
A motion to recommend adoption of this item was offered by Commissioner
Holzberg, and seconded by Commissioner Cohen. 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. The motion to recommend adoption was unanimously
passed.
Aventura Local Planning Agency Meeting Minutes — September 2, 2014
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5. ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business to come before the Local
Planning Agency, the meeting adjourned at 6:13 p.m.
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Approved by the Local Planning Agency on June 2, 2015.
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