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MINUTES
LOCAL PLANNING AGENCY
MEETING
TUESDAY, APRIL 4,20006 PM
Biscayne Medical Arts Center
21110 Biscayne Boulevard Suite 101
Aventura, Florida
1. CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL: Mayor Arthur I. Snyder called the meeting to
order at 6 p.m. Present were Commissioners Jay R. Beskin, Ken Cohen, Harry
Holzberg, Jeffrey M. Perlow, Patricia Rogers-Libert, Vice Mayor Arthur Berger,
Mayor Snyder, City Manager Eric M. Soroka, City Clerk Teresa M. Soroka, and
City Attorney Richard Jay Weiss. As a quorum was determined to be present,
the meeting commenced.
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. Brenda Kelley led the pledge of allegiance.
3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: A motion to approve the minutes of the March 7,
2000 LPA hearing was offered by Commissioner Rogers-Libert, seconded by
Commissioner Holzberg and unanimously passed.
4. PUBLIC HEARING:
A. Mr. Weiss read the following ordinance by title:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF AVENTURA, FLORIDA,
AMENDING THE CITY'S LAND DEVELOPMENT
REGULATIONS, ENACTED BY ORDINANCE 99-09, BY
AMENDING CHAPTER 9 - SIGN REGULATIONS, SECTION
901.7(b) CONCERNING WALL SIGNS ON OFFICE AND HOTEL
BUILDINGS; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, INCLUSION IN
THE CODE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
Brenda Kelley, Community Development Director, addressed the Commission
and entered the staff report into the record. A motion to recommend approval of
the ordinance was offered by Commissioner Rogers-Libert and seconded by
Commissioner Holzberg. Mayor Snyder opened the public hearing. The
following individuals spoke to this issue: George Berlin, Turnberry & Associates.
There being no further speakers, the public hearing was closed. An amendment
was offered by Commissioner Beskin and seconded by Commission Rogers-
Libert to allow a second sign in equal size to the first providing that the second
sign is on a different side of the building. The amendment failed, 5-2, with
Commissioners Beskin and Rogers-Libert voting yes. Commissioner Rogers-
Libert suggested that the ordinance be clarified to provide that in those instances
where two wall signs are allowed, the second wall sign cannot be on the same
side of the building. The motion for approval passed unanimously by roll call
vote.
5. ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business to come before the Local
Planning Agency at this time, after motion made, seconded and unanimously
passed, the meeting adjourned at 6:25 p.m.
Approved by the LPA on June 6, 2000.
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