09-04-2001 MINUTES
LOCAL PLANNING AGENCY
MEETING
SEPTEMBER 4, 200'1 6 PM
Government Center
19200 W, Country Club Ddve
Aventura. FIodda 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 Arthur Berger, Jay R. Beskin,
Manny Grossman, Harry Holzberg, Patricia Rogers~Libert, 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. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:
3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: A motion to approve the minutes of the June 6, 2000
LPA Hearing was offered by Commissioner Rogers-Libert, seconded by
Commissioner Holzberg and unanimously passed.
4. PUBLIC HEARING: MOTION RECOMMENDING ADOPTION OF THE
FOLLOWING ORDINANCES:
A. Mr. Wolpin 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 SECTION 31-191(k) "NON-
CONFORMING SIGNS"; BY AMENDING SUBSECTION (2)
"EXCEPTION TO AMORTIZATION SCHEDULE"; BY AMENDING
PARAGRAPH (c) THEREOF, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR THE
EXPIRATION OF THE EXEMPTION OF MONUMENT SIGNS LOCATED
IN RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS AND RESIDENTIAL WALL SIGNS FROM
THE AMORTIZATION AND REMOVAL REQUIREMENT, INSTEAD OF
ALLOWING NON-CONFORMING MONUMENT SIGNS LOCATED IN
RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS AND RESIDENTIAL WALL SIGNS WHICH
EXISTED ON JUNE 3, '1997, TO CONTINUE TO RELY UPON SUCH
EXEMPTION; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR
INCLUSION IN THE CODE; PROVIDING FOR EFFECTIVE DATE.
A motion to recommend adoption of the ordinance was offered by Commissioner
Rogers-Libert and seconded by Commissioner Berger. Mayor Perlow opened
the public hearing. There being no speakers, the public hearing was closed. A
motion was offered by Commissioner Rogers-Libert, seconded by Commissioner
Holzberg and unanimously passed to recommend the ordinance be amended to
add in the underlined portion of Section c the word "non-conforming" prior to
"Residential wall signs shall be completely removed from the premises or made
to confirm by October 2, 2004".
unanimously.
The motion, as amended, passed
B. Mr. Wolpin 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 ARTICLE I1. DEFINITIONS AND
RULES OF CONSTRUCTION, SECTION 31-21. DEFINITIONS; BY
AMENDING ARTICLE VII. USE REGULATIONS SO AS TO PROVIDE
FOR COMPREHENSIVE STRUCTURE PARKING REGULATIONS BY
AMENDING SECTIONS 31-144(b), 31-144(c), 31-144(d), 31-144(e), 31-
144(f), 31-145(b), and 31-145(c); PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY;
PROVIDING FOR INCLUSION IN THE CODE; PROVIDING FOR
EFFECTIVE DATE.
A motion to recommend adoption of the ordinance was offered by Commissioner
Rogers-Libert and seconded by Commissioner Grossman. Mayor Perlow
opened the public hearing. Richard Freedman, 20379 W. Country Club Drive,
and Don Brodey, 20281 E. Country Club Drive, addressed the Commission.
There being no further speakers, the public hearing was closed. Commissioner
Beskin requested staff re-address the definition of Building Envelope prior to
second reading. A motion was offered by Vice Mayor Cohen and seconded by
Commissioner Rogers-Libert to recommend amendment to the ordinance to
provide maximum height of 341 feet in the B2 and B3 districts and 176 feet in OP
and MO districts, and minimum ceiling height for parking garages. The motion
passed 5-2, with Commissioners Berger and Holzberg voting no. A motion was
offered by Commissioner Rogers-Libert, seconded by Commissioner Holzberg
and unanimously passed to recommend amendment to the ordinance to include
"no rear yard setback required" with references to no side yard setback required.
The motion, as amended, passed unanimously.
5. ADJOURNMENT. There being no further business to come before the Local
Planning Agency, the meeting adjourned at 6:56 p.m.
Approved by the LPA on October 2, 2001.
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