July 7, 2015 Local Planning Agency Meeting Minutes AThe City of MINUTES Government Center
ventura LOCAL PLANNING AGENCY 19200 W. Country Club Drive
MEETING Aventura, Florida 33180
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1. CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL: The meeting was called to order by Mayor Enid
Weisman at 6:00 p.m. Present were the following: Mayor Enid Weisman, Vice Mayor
Enbar Cohen, Commissioner Teri Holzberg, Commissioner Denise Landman,
Commissioner Marc Narotsky, Commissioner Howard Weinberg, City Manager Eric M.
Soroka, City Clerk Ellisa L. Horvath, and City Attorney David M. Wolpin. Commissioner
Robert Shelley was absent. As a quorum was determined to be present, the meeting
commenced.
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: The Pledge was led by Marie Bell, Miami-Dade
County Mayor's Office.
3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: A motion to approve the minutes of the June 2,
2015 minutes was offered by Commissioner Landman, seconded by Commissioner
Narotsky, 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 SECTION
31-144 "BUSINESS ZONING DISTRICTS" OF THE CITY'S LAND DEVELOPMENT
REGULATIONS BY AMENDING SECTION 31-144(C)(5)A., COMMUNITY BUSINESS
(B2) DISTRICT, TO ALLOW INCREASED LOT COVERAGE FOR PARCELS THAT
ARE ADJACENT TO A PROPERTY ZONED AS RECREATON OPEN SPACE (ROS)
DISTRICT AND ARE JOINED TO THE ROS PARCEL BY A UNITY OF TITLE OR
COVENANT IN LIEU OF UNITY OF TITLE, PROVIDED THAT THE ROS LAND
AREA IS NO LESS THAN 200 ACRES IN SIZE AND PROVIDED THAT ANY
CLUBHOUSE AND/OR CONFERENCE CENTER BULDINGS ON THE B2 PARCEL DO
NOT EXCEED TWO (2) STORIES IN HEIGHT; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY;
PROVIDING FOR INCLUSION IN THE CODE; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE
DATE.
Mr. Wolpin noted that the staff report and any comments provided would be included in
the record for the same item on the regular Commission Meeting Agenda.
A motion to recommend adoption of the Ordinance was offered by Commissioner
Weinberg and seconded by Commissioner Landman.
Community Development Director Joanne Carr addressed the Commission and entered
the staff report into the record, which recommended approval.
Michael Marrero, Esq. (Bercow Radell & Fernandez - 200 S. Biscayne Blvd. Suite 850,
Miami, FL 33131), provided testimony on behalf of the Applicant.
Aventura Local Planning Agency Meeting Minutes—July 7, 2015
Mayor Weisman opened the public hearing. There being no speakers, the public
hearing was closed.
The motion to recommend adoption of the Ordinance was unanimously passed, by roll
call vote.
5. ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business to come before the Local
Planning Agency, the meeting adjourned at 6:07 p.m.
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Approved by the Local Planning Agency on March 1, 2016.
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