01-09-2007
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Aventura
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MINUTES
LOCAL PLANNING AGENCY
MEETING
JANUARY 9, 2007 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 Susan Gottlieb. Present were Commissioners Zev Auerbach, Bob Diamond,
Billy Joel, Michael Stern, Luz Urbaez Weinberg, Vice Mayor Harry Holzberg, Mayor
Gottlieb, 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: Delores Gordon led the pledge of allegiance.
3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: A motion to approve the minutes of the November 8,
2006 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. Weiss read the following ordinance by title:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF AVENTURA, FLORIDA, AMENDING
SECTION 31-171(e) "DRIVE THROUGH SERVICE WINDOWS" OF THE
CITY'S LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS, TO REVISE REQUIRED
VEHICLE STACKING SPACES FOR GATEHOUSES AND CONTROLLED
ENTRIES AND TO PROVIDE THE MINIMUM REQUIRED SIZE OF VEHICLE
STACKING SPACE; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR
INCLUSION IN THE CODE; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
Planning 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 Vice Mayor Holzberg and seconded by Commissioner Diamond. The
motion passed unanimously by roll call vote.
5. ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business to come before the Local
Planning Agency, the meeting adjourned at 6:05 p.m.
Approved by the LPA on February 6,200 .