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CITY OF EDGEWATER
Planning Commission Regular Meeting
October 6, 1982, 7:00 p.m.
Minutes
Chairman Nolan called the meeting to order at 7:05 p.m. in the conference
area of the Community Center.
ROLL CALL
Members present: Messrs. Nolan, Bennington, Hetu. Absent: Messrs. Towers*
MoIster and Yackel. Also present: Mrs. Taylor, Secretary, and one member
of the press.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Moved by Mr. Bennington, seconded by Mr. Hetu, and CARRIED 3-0, to approve
the minutes of the September 29, 1982 meeting as submitted.
OLD BUSINESS
SP-71 - Paul Roche and Associates, Inc. - Amended Site Plan
Ken Winters, owner of the property which had been cited for Code violation,
was not present, nor was there a representative present. Mr. Nolan read
the letter to Mr. Winters requesting that he appear before the Board to
explain the Amended Site Plan, and said that the City Attorney was expected
to attend the meeting. Discussion was delayed until the end of the meeting
to give the attorney an opportunity to participate.
Moved by Mr. Bennington, seconded by Mr. Hetu, and CARRIED 3-0 to table
this case until the end of the meeting.
SP-8216 - George Workman - Final Site Plan approval for additions to an
existing building at 319 N. Ridgewood.
Mr. Earl Wallace was present to represent Mr. Workman, who was ill. Mr.
Workman had inadvertently failed to pay the $75.00 Site Plan application
fee; it was agreed to proceed with the review and stiuplate that the fee be
paid if it is approved.
Mr. Nolan read the stipulations attached to the variance approval from
the Board of Adjustments. He noted that the Planning Commission had
previously approved the parking and the basic structure. Mr. Wallace
called attention to the screening buffer and the marked parking spaces
shown on the Site Plan, bringing the plan in compliance with the Board
of Adjustments requirements.
Moved by Mr. Hetu, seconded by Mr. Bennington, and CARRIED 3-0, to approve
the Preliminary Site Plan, SP-8216, ,if the stipulations of it he Board of
Adjustments are met as outlined in their letter of September 14, 1982,
including the six-foot wooden fence.
Moved by Mr. Bennington, seconded by Mr. Hetu, and CARRIED 3-0, to approve
the Final Site Plan if the application fee is paid by Monday, October 11,
1982.
SP-8220 - Jim Poland - Application for Preliminary and Final Site Plan
approval for construction of 1680 square foot addition to existing building.
Mr. Poland explained that his plan called for a three-wall and roof addition
to an existing warehouse at 301 Mango Tree Drive. He operates a wholesale
distribution company; in-house employees number five.
It was determined that the plan met all the requirements of the Comprehensive
Plan.
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The question was raised as to why the Building Official required a registered
contractor to build the addition for the Workman project; no such requirement
was attached to the Poland project. It was suggested that this question
be turned over to the legal department with a letter to the Building
Inspector asking for clarification; the Commission would also like to have
a copy of the Standards for future use.
Mr. Poland said his Sealed Plans would not deviate from the plan presented
to the Planning Commission.
Moved by Mr. Bennington, seconded by Mr. Hetu, and CARRIED 3-0, to approve
the Preliminary and Final Site Plan with the stipulation that a sealed plan
be submitted to the Building Official, and that it not deviate from the
preliminary plan submitted to the Planning Commission.
Mr. Poland mentioned that there was a possibility of hiring someone to build
an addition the full length of the building for less than he could build
the smaller addition; he understood that if he changed it in any he would
have to come back with an Amended Site plan for approval.
The Board agreed to submit a letter to the Building Official asking him to
explain the actual dollar figure on commercial and residential subdivisions;
also, request that he advise the State requirements for sealed sets of
plans and bring the information to the Board at the next regular meeting
of the Board on October 20. A copy of this letter will go to the City Council.
Included in the letter should be a request for clarification of the dollar
amount which requires a registered contractor.
The Chairman asked that no comment be made with regard to the action taken
by the Board at their September 29 meeting regarding the game room closing.
This was atthe request of the City Council and City Attorney.
The question of the location of and progress being made on drafted ordinances
was again raised. Mr. Nolan suggested that all drafted ordinances be
certified as to the date they were sent to the City Attorney's office.
Mrs. Taylor was asked to check with Briley-Wild regarding the information
requested for street dimensions.
NEW BUSINESS
SP-8221 - Vincent Turano, requesting Preliminary and Final Site Plan approval
for furniture retail and repair shop at 20th Street and Guava Drive in B-2
zone.
Vincent Turnao and Mr. Earl Wallace were present to explain the plan. Mr.
Turnao is requesting a furniture repair and retail sales shop to operate
his interior decorating business to be known as "The Designer's Workshop".
His building contains a workshop, a "clean" room, an outside storage area
for flammable items, and a display area. A ten-foot buffer and adequate
parking is indicated. This project was determined to be a permitted use
in this B-2 area, and meets all the requirements of the Comprehensive Plan.
Mr. Mackie in the audience objected to no comments from the Building Official
and the Fire Department.
Moved by Mr. Bennington, seconded by Mr. Hetu, and CARRIED 3-0, to approve
the Preliminary and Final Site Plan SP-8221 for Vincent Turano to operate
a retail business and repair shop, which is a permitted use, barring any
unforeseen comments from the Building Official or the Fire Department.
SP-8222, William Wagner - Sketch Plan and Preliminary Site Plan approval to
construct two buildings in an 1-1 Zone, 702 and 704 W. Park Avenue.
Bill Wagner, owner and operator of Atlantic Fiberglass, was present and
explained that he proposes two additional Butler Steel buildings, 40' x 260',
each containing eight bays. The buildings will face each other with a 50'
drive between; each bay will contain two bathrooms. The fiberglassing
process is in the existing building. The second existing building will
house the showroom. The proposed buildings will be used for rigging,
assembling, shipping, receiving, job shops and other 1-1 uses. His
company will use all that they need and will lease th b 1
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Shell parking is planned, and was determined to be adequate. Mr. Wagner
said they presently employe 28 people and expect to employ as many as 60
when the project is completed. The company employs a full-time Safety
and Quality Control Director.
Mr. Wagner asked for Preliminary and Final approval, but was advised
that because no comments had been received from the Fire Department and
the parking layout was not indicated on the Preliminary Plan, he should
seek Preliminary Site Plan approval at this time.
It was determined that the project met all the requirements of the
Comprehensive Plan.
Moved by Mr. Bennington, seconded by Mr. Hetu, and CARRIED, 3-0, to approve
the Preliminary Site Plan, noting that before final approval they would need
to show the parking, the dumpster, co~ly with any Fire Department requests
on the storage of chemicals, ventilation, etc., and show the planned
landscaping around the existing building to be used for a showroom.
Mr. Wagner agreed to these stipulations.
Copies of the Official Zoning Maps were distributed to the members present.
Mr. Bennington mentioned that the former planning secretary (Patti), Nancy
Blazi and Mr. Earl Wallace had spent a lot of time updating the license
fees and permitted uses. He asked that this be looked into.
SP-71 - Paul Roche and Associates - Amended Site Plan, 909 South Ridgewood.
Mr. Winters, owner of the property at 909 South Ridgewood, was found to be
in violation of the Code in that the completed project did not comply with
the Final Site Plan. Mr. Winters submitted an Amended Site Plan on August
30, 1982 which indicated changes other than the parking, the
subject of the violation. On September 14 he submitted a second Amended
Site Plan which deleted the asphalt paved parking from the plan.
Mr. Winters was not present to discuss the Amended Site Plan.
Moved by Mr. Bennington, seconded by Mr. Hetu, and CARRIED 3-0, to send a
letter to the Code Enforcement, with a copy to Mr. Winters, indicating
that it was now up to the Code Enforcement Board to take action, and
request that Mr. Nolan be placed on the Agenda for the October 28th meeting
to speak about the matter.
Mr. Hetu mentioned that the property next to the subject property, also
owned by Mr. Winters, is for sale and appears to list seven feet of the
subject property for sale.
The meeting was adjourned at 9:17 p.m.
Minutes submitted by Joan Taylor
* Mr. Towers' secretary called at 4:10 p.m. on October 6 to say that Mr.
Towers would not be back in town in time to attend the meeting.
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