ONE. GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE, AND WELCOME TO THE APRIL 10TH ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS MEETING. [ATTENDANCE] [00:00:07] I KNOW WE'RE A FEW MEMBERS SHORT. I'VE BEEN DOING ACTIVE RECRUITMENT AND I'M HOPING BY THE NEXT MEETING WE SHOULD HAVE A FULL BOARD. WITH THAT, LET'S GET STARTED WITH ATTENDANCE. OKAY. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING EVERYBODY. I'M GOING TO DO A ROLL CALL. MISS EMILY, MISS SILVERMAN HERE, MR. KRENEK, PRESENT MR. NAGLER HERE, MR. SILVERS. ALL RIGHT. FIVE OF FIVE MEMBERS ARE PRESENT. WE HAVE A QUORUM. JUST FOR EVERYBODY. SO THAT YOU'RE AWARE, WE DO NEED UNANIMOUS DECISIONS FOR VARIANCES TO BE APPROVED, SINCE THEY REQUIRE FIVE VOTES, AND WE ONLY HAVE FIVE MEMBERS ON THE BOARD RIGHT NOW. LET'S CONTINUE WITH ANY CITY UPDATES AND NO UPDATES OTHER THAN THE FACT THAT THERE ARE SOME NOMINATIONS FOR THE COMMISSION TO CONSIDER AT THE NEXT MEETING. [CITY ATTORNEY UPDATES] SO HOPEFULLY WE'LL HAVE THE TWO BOARD MEMBERS, IF NOT THE NEXT MEETING, THEN BY JUNE AT LEAST. SO WITH THAT. GOOD MORNING ALL. GOING TO TO JUST EXPLAIN HOW YOU CAN PARTICIPATE VIRTUALLY AND THEN SWEAR IN THOSE THAT ARE HERE TODAY. SO TODAY'S MEETING OF THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT HAS BEEN SCHEDULED IN A HYBRID FORMAT WITH A QUORUM OF THE BOARD PHYSICALLY PRESENT IN THE COMMISSION CHAMBERS, LOCATED AT 1700 CONVENTION CENTER DRIVE, AND APPLICANT STAFF AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC APPEARING EITHER IN PERSON OR VIRTUALLY VIA THE ZOOM PLATFORM. IN ORDER TO PARTICIPATE IN TODAY'S MEETING, THOSE WISHING TO PARTICIPATE VIA THE ZOOM PLATFORM MAY DIAL (888) 853-5257, WHICH IS A TOLL FREE NUMBER, AND ENTER THE WEBINAR ID, WHICH IS 82869615309, OR LOG INTO THE ZOOM APP AND ENTER THE WEBINAR ID, WHICH AGAIN IS ZERO NINE. ANY INDIVIDUAL WISHING TO SPEAK ON AN ITEM MUST CLICK THE RAISED HAND ICON IF THEY ARE USING THE ZOOM APP OR DIAL STAR NINE IF THEY ARE PARTICIPATING BY PHONE. BEFORE I SWEAR IN THOSE THAT WILL BE TESTIFYING TODAY, I'M GOING TO READ INTO THE RECORD AND REMIND ALL OF THE NOTICE OF THE CITY'S LOBBYIST REGISTRATION. IF YOU ARE APPEARING ON BEHALF OF A BUSINESS OR CORPORATION OR ANOTHER PERSON, YOU NEED TO REGISTER AS A LOBBYIST WITH THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE. IF YOU HAVEN'T REGISTERED YET, YOU SHOULD REGISTER BEFORE YOU SPEAK TO THE BOARD. YOU DO NOT HAVE TO REGISTER AS A LOBBYIST IF YOU ARE SPEAKING ONLY ON YOUR BEHALF AND NOT ANY OTHER PARTY, OR IF YOU ARE TESTIFYING AS AN EXPERT WITNESS PROVIDING ONLY SCIENTIFIC, TECHNICAL OR OTHER SPECIALIZED INFORMATION OR TESTIMONY IN THIS PUBLIC MEETING. OR IF YOU ARE APPEARING AS A REPRESENTATIVE OF A NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION WITHOUT ANY COMPENSATION OR REIMBURSEMENT FOR YOUR APPEARANCE TO EXPRESS SUPPORT OF OR OPPOSITION TO ANY ITEM. EXPERT WITNESSES AND REPRESENTATIVES OF NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS SHALL, PRIOR TO APPEARING, DISCLOSE IN WRITING TO THE CITY CLERK THEIR NAME, ADDRESS AND THE PRINCIPAL ON WHOSE BEHALF THEY ARE COMMUNICATING. IF YOU ARE AN ARCHITECT, ATTORNEY OR EMPLOYEE REPRESENTING AN APPLICANT OR AN OBJECTOR, YOU MUST REGISTER AS A LOBBYIST. THESE RULES APPLY WHETHER YOU ARE APPEARING IN FAVOR OF OR AGAINST AN ITEM, OR ENCOURAGING OR ARGUING AGAINST ITS PASSAGE, DEFEAT, MODIFICATION OR CONTINUANCE. SO AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO SWEAR IN ALL THOSE THAT ARE PRESENT IN CHAMBERS, [SWEARING IN OF PUBLIC] IF YOU CAN. ALL ANYONE WHO'S TESTIFYING THIS MORNING, IF YOU CAN, PLEASE STAND, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. DO YOU SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT THE TESTIMONY YOU'LL BE GIVING IN THIS PROCEEDING IS THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH, AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH? I DO THANK YOU. AND PLEASE BE SEATED. AND WITH THAT, IF YOU COULD ALL SILENCE OR PUT ON VIBRATE YOUR CELL PHONES AND WE'LL TURN THE MEETING BACK TO MADAM CHAIR. I HOPE EVERYONE HAD A CHANCE TO REVIEW THE MINUTES FROM THE FEBRUARY 6TH MEETING. [1. AFTER ACTION REPORT – MARCH 6, 2026 ] MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND. MOTION TO APPROVE. MINUTES PASSED. WE HAVE TWO REQUESTS FOR CONTINUANCES. [2 ZBA22-0143, 125-153 COLLINS AVENUE] ZBA 220143125-153 COLLINS AVENUE. YES. THIS IS THIS IS AN APPEAL OF A PLANNING DIRECTOR'S DECISION. IT'S BEEN ON THE AGENDA FOR SOME TIME. THE, THE TWO PARTIES THAT ARE INVOLVED INDICATE THAT THEY DO FEEL THAT THEY'RE GOING TO COME TO AN AGREEMENT. THEY'VE BEEN WORKING ON THIS AGREEMENT FOR SOME TIME, BUT THEY DID REQUEST THAT THERE BE AN ADDITIONAL CONTINUANCE. FOR ONE MONTH. SO THAT'S TO THE MAY MEETING IN A FEW WEEKS. YES. OKAY. MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND. SECOND. OKAY. THAT PASSES. NEXT IS ZBA 250177 3010 ALTON ROAD. [3 ZBA25-0177, 3010 ALTON ROAD] THIS IS A REQUEST FOR A VARIANCE FOR A FOR SEVERAL VARIANCES FOR A SINGLE FAMILY HOME. [00:05:07] IT'S AN AFTER THE FACT VARIANCE. WE WERE PREPARING THE STAFF REPORT AND WE NOTICED A FEW OTHER ISSUES THAT THE APPLICANT NEEDED TO ADDRESS. SO THEY ARE REVISING A FEW OF THEIR PLANS. THEY SHOULD ACTUALLY JUST GOT A MESSAGE FROM THEM NOW. IT SHOULD BE READY BY THE MAY 1ST MEETING. SO THEY'RE REQUESTING A ONE MONTH CONTINUANCE AS WELL TO. BE ALLOWED? YES. WAIT. HOLD ON. I NEED YOU TO APPROACH THE THE PODIUM. PLEASE TELL US YOUR NAME. MY NAME IS STEVEN BONGINI. AND YOUR ADDRESS? 3000 ALTON ROAD. WHERE THE NEXT DOOR NEIGHBOR. THAT CONSTRUCTION WAS DONE LIKE TWO AND A HALF YEARS AGO WITH ZERO PERMITS. THEY'VE BEEN RENTING OUT THE PLACE, RENTING IT OUT SHORT TERM AND JUST GOT IN TROUBLE FOR THAT TWO WEEKS AGO. HAVE IT FOR RENT STILL RIGHT NOW ONLINE. AND THEY'VE HAD ZERO VARIANCES. THERE'S BEEN ZERO THINGS DONE ON ANY OF IT AND THEY JUST KEEP CONTINUING IT. IT'S BEEN TWO AND A HALF YEARS. I THINK THIS NEEDS TO COME TO A DECISION OR AT LEAST SOME KIND OF HEARING. THERE'S A SPECIAL MASTER'S ALSO GOING ON SUPPOSEDLY, BUT THAT'S BEEN GOING ON FOR A YEAR AND A HALF OR SO AND NOTHING'S HAPPENING. THEY DON'T EVEN HAVE A PERMIT ON THEIR PERMITS. ALL EXPIRED THEIR APPLICATIONS. THEY DON'T EVEN HAVE A PERMIT ON. I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG THIS IS GOING TO DRAG OUT, AND THEY'RE JUST GOING TO BE ALLOWED TO HAVE THAT CONSTRUCTION, THEIR RENT OUT THE HOUSE. IT'S IT'S UNDER A UNSAFE STRUCTURES ORDER AND THEY'RE STILL RENTING IT OUT. I DON'T KNOW HOW THEY'RE DOING THAT EITHER. I DON'T THERE HAS TO BE SOME ENFORCEMENT ON THIS PROPERTY. THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS ELIANA CRUZ. I'M STEVE'S WIFE. I RESIDE AT 3000 ALTON ROAD, NEXT DOOR TO 310 ALTON ROAD. AND IF WE'RE ALLOWED TO SPEAK TODAY. I DON'T KNOW IF WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE CONTINUANCE. WE OBJECT TO THAT. BUT IF WE'RE JUST IF WE'RE ALLOWED TO JUST GO AHEAD AND SPEAK OUR OBJECTION AS TO THE SUBSTANCE. IS THAT WHAT WE'RE DOING? YEAH. WELL, WHAT'S BEFORE THE BOARD RIGHT NOW IS A REQUEST FOR CONTINUANCE. SO YOU COULD ADDRESS THAT. IF IT GETS CONTINUED, THEN YOU'RE YOU'LL BE BACK IN MAY. MAY 1ST TO. WELL, YEAH, WE'D LIKE, WE'D LIKE TO OBJECT TO THAT BECAUSE AS WE'RE STANDING HERE YESTERDAY IT RAINED OUR, OUR DRIVEWAY FLOODS. NOW OUR DRIVEWAY FLOODS NOW BECAUSE OF WHAT THEY DID TO THE GRASS THAT USED TO BE NEXT DOOR IS NOW PAVED OVER WITH IMPERMEABLE MATERIALS. YOU KNOW, I MEAN, THAT'S WHY MY HUSBAND'S SO UPSET. I MEAN, WE'VE BEEN DEALING WITH THIS, AND NOW WE HAVE STRANGERS SHOWING UP EVERY NOW AND THEN TO AIRBNB, THAT HOUSE. SO, YES WE OBJECT TO THE CONTINUANCE. I'M NOT SURE WHAT WE'RE DOING THIS. I MEAN, AT THIS POINT, WE STILL HAVE TO. YOU STILL HAVE TO HAVE A MOTION TO CONTINUE IT. CAN I ASK A QUESTION? SURE. IS IT POSSIBLE THAT WE COULD IF WE GRANT THE CONTINUANCE, JUST FOR EXAMPLE, TELL THE PARTY THAT IT IS CONTINUALLY ASKING FOR CONTINUANCE? IS THAT THIS IS THE LAST ONE. THIS IS GOING TO BE HEARD IN MAY, BECAUSE THERE ARE ISSUES THAT THE NEIGHBORS HAVE BROUGHT FORWARD AND WE WANT TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE. SO IF HE DOESN'T DO THE CONTINUANCE THIS TIME, YOU KNOW, HE DOESN'T COME AND ARGUE WHATEVER HE'S ARGUING FOR NEXT TIME, THEN WE'RE GOING TO I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE COULD DO. I'M JUST ASKING. ABSOLUTELY. WHAT DID YOU KNOW I WAS GOING TO, IF I MAY, THROUGH THE CHAIR? I HAD THE SAME THOUGHT, BUT I ALSO WANTED A LITTLE BIT MORE FACT BACKGROUND. HOW MANY TIMES HAS THIS BEEN CONTINUED? IF SOMEONE IS MOVING FOR A CONTINUATION, ARE THEY SUPPOSED TO SHOW UP AND ASK FOR IT BECAUSE ARE THEY HERE ASKING FOR IT? HOW DOES ALL THAT WORK? SO THIS, THIS ITEM, I BELIEVE THIS IS THE FIRST TIME IT'S ON THE AGENDA. LET ME DOUBLE CHECK THAT IT WAS ON. IT WAS ON FOR LAST. IT WAS ON. IT WAS ON FOR LAST MONTH, BUT THE MEETING WAS CANCELED. SO THAT'S WHY IT'S ON. THIS MONTH THIS WITHOUT A DOUBT, THEY HAVE A LOT OF THAT'S THEY'RE COMING AND THIS IS AN AFTER THE FACT VARIANCE. SO THERE'S, THERE'S A LOT OF ISSUES HERE WITHOUT A DOUBT. AND THAT'S WHAT THEY'RE SEEKING TO ADDRESS. I'M NOT WE DON'T, WE'RE NOT READY TO PRESENT A RECOMMENDATION YET. TODAY WE STILL HAVE A LOT OF ISSUES THAT WE'RE, WE'RE WORKING OUT WITH THEM AND JUST INCONSISTENCY BETWEEN THE PLANS AND WHAT'S THERE. SO IT'S, YOU KNOW, IT'S UP TO THE BOARD TO APPROVE IF THEY WANT TO CONTINUE THE ITEM. BUT THERE'S, THERE'S DEFINITELY, YOU'RE RIGHT, THERE'S ISSUES THERE. I MEAN, IT'S MAY I, MAY I INTERJECT ONE MORE THING? IF WE DO GO AHEAD AND CONTINUE TO THE NEXT MONTH OR MAY WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SUBMIT AN OBJECTION IN WRITING? ABSOLUTELY. YES. OKAY. ABSOLUTELY. OKAY. YES. PLEASE. PLEASE DO. ACTUALLY, I MEAN, I BECAUSE WE HADN'T HEARD ANYTHING. SO WE DIDN'T REALIZE THERE WERE THERE WERE ISSUES WITH IT. WE THOUGHT THEY WERE SIMPLY PERMITTING ISSUES THAT WE WERE DEALING WITH. WE DIDN'T REALIZE THAT THERE WERE OTHER. YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. AND ONE OTHER THING, IF YOU'RE LOOKING INTO OTHER THINGS, THE COVERAGE OF THE ARTIFICIAL TURF ON THE SIDE LOT, [00:10:06] I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S ONE THING YOU'RE LOOKING AT, BUT YES, LOOK INTO THAT BECAUSE THEY HAVE CEMENT A FOOT THICK UNDER THAT ARTIFICIAL TURF GOING RIGHT UP TO ALMOST THE PROPERTY LINE, AND THAT'S WHAT'S CAUSING ALL THE WATER TO GO INTO OUR YARD. IT USED TO BE WE DON'T NEED TO GET INTO ISSUES NOW, BUT PLEASE LOOK INTO THAT IS I DON'T SEE ANYONE ASKING FOR A VARIANCE FOR THAT. AND THAT'S GOING TO HAVE TO BE TORN UP IF THEY DON'T GET A VARIANCE. AND JUST FOR THE RECORD, WE'VE OWNED OUR HOUSE FOR 25 YEARS. OKAY. YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. THAT'S DEFINITELY ONE OF THE VARIANCES. YOU'RE NOT ALLOWED TO COVER THE WHOLE YARD. AND THEY DID. BUT IS THERE SETBACKS ON THIS? SORRY, BUT ARE THERE SETBACKS ON THE SIDE? AREN'T THERE SETBACKS FOR THE CONCRETE ON THE SIDE OR ARTIFICIAL TURF. YOU'RE ONLY ALLOWED TO HAVE ARTIFICIAL TURF WHERE A WALKWAY IS ALLOWED AND WALKWAYS ARE LIMITED TO 44IN. AND I KNOW THE ENTIRE, YOU CAN'T DO THE WHOLE SIDE BY SIDE LOT. SO THAT'S PART OF IT. THAT'S NOT EVEN UNDER THE VARIANCE. OKAY. THANK YOU. JUST A QUESTION FOR STAFF. SO IF WE WERE TO KNOCK, KNOCK GRANT THE CONTINUANCE, THEN THEN WE'D HEAR IT. NOW, THEORETICALLY. THEORETICALLY YOU WOULD HEAR IT. YES, BUT STAFF'S NOT PREPARED. SO THEY DON'T HAVE A RECOMMENDATION. SO I DON'T SEE HOW WE WOULD REALLY HAVE AN OPTION JUST IN GENERAL IN ANY SPECIFIC IN THIS CASE, YOU KNOW, NOT TO GRANT IT. SO, I MEAN, I AGREE THAT, YOU KNOW, BUT CERTAINLY YOU COULD PUT NO FURTHER CONTINUANCES IF YOU SO DESIRE. YEAH, I WOULD JUST MY ONLY HESITATION THERE WOULD BE YOU KNOW, IF WE DON'T HAVE A FULL BOARD BY NEXT MEETING, BUT THAT'S NOT TECHNICALLY A CONTINUANCE. THAT'S JUST LACK OF QUORUM. BUT IF WE DO HAVE FIVE AND NOT SEVEN, YOU KNOW, THAT COULD PUT, YOU KNOW, MAY I MAY I HAVE A SUGGESTION? IF WE WITHDRAW THE OBJECTION WITH THE CONTINGENCY THAT THERE WILL BE NO FURTHER CONTINUANCES. IS THAT SOMETHING THAT YOU GUYS CAN AGREE TO? I'D RATHER HAVE YOU OBJECT. I DON'T WANT YOU TO WAIT JUST TO ASK A QUESTION. DOES STAFF THINK THEY WILL BE READY BY NEXT MEETING? LIKE YOU SAY, THERE'S A LOT OF ISSUES HERE AND YOU'RE WORKING WITH THE APPLICANT. THE OBJECTION WAS TO THE CONTINUANCE. OH, BUT I'M JUST WONDERING IF JUST GIVEN THE AMOUNT OF ISSUES AND WHATEVER RESEARCH YOU HAVE TO DO OR I MEAN, GOD KNOWS, I DON'T KNOW THE WHOLE PROCESS. YOU KNOW, DO YOU THINK YOU COULD BE, YOU KNOW, READY BY NEXT MEETING? IS THAT LIKE, IS THAT A REASONABLE IF WE PUT THAT ON YOU, IS IT REASONABLE TO PUT IT ON YOU? YES, YES. THE ISSUE WAS THEIR PLANS. WE'RE MISSING THINGS THAT WERE THERE THAT WERE BUILT. AND SO THEY SEEM TO HAVE CORRECTED THAT AT LEAST NOW I'M NOT, I'M NOT MAKING ANY SPECULATION AS TO WHAT OUR RECOMMENDATION IS GOING TO BE. BUT, BUT FROM WHAT I JUST SAW, THE PLANS ARE NOW AT LEAST CORRECT. SO SO I THINK THEY'RE GOING TO BE READY TO PROCEED, BUT I WOULD JUST ACCESS TO THOSE PLANS. YES, ABSOLUTELY. I'M JUST NOT SURE WE CAN MAKE A MOTION TO SAY NO MORE, BECAUSE WE COULD HEAR THAT AND THEN DECIDE ON THE MERITS THAT WE WANT TO CONTINUE IT NEXT. SO I DON'T SEE HOW WE COULD LIKE PUT HOW THAT HOW WE COULD PUT THAT IN A MOTION THAT NO OTHER CONTINUANCES PERIOD. IS THERE A WAY TO, IS THERE ANOTHER WAY TO PUT MORE PRESSURE ON THE APPLICANT TO. AGAIN, I GUESS THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THEY'VE ASKED FOR IT, BUT IT. SO LET ME ASK THIS. THIS HAS OBVIOUSLY BEEN GOING ON FOR QUITE SOME TIME, RIGHT? AND SO DO THEY HAVE LIKE, YOU KNOW, A GIANT, YOU KNOW, FILE OF CODE VIOLATIONS OR SOMETHING? I MEAN, WHAT HAS BEEN GOING ON IN THE MEANTIME WHEN THEY HAVEN'T TRIED TO GET ANY VARIANCES AND YOU KNOW, AND ALL THIS OTHER STUFF GOING ON. SO, SO THEY, THEY DO HAVE SEVERAL VIOLATIONS FOR CONSTRUCTION WITHOUT A PERMIT. I THINK I'M GOING TO JUST HOPEFULLY I CAN GET TO THE THE SO THEY'RE COMING IN FOR AN AFTER THE FACT VARIANCE. THEY DID START QUITE SOME TIME AGO AND IT'S BEEN DIFFICULT TO GET THE CORRECT PLANS SUBMITTED WITH THIS PROCESS. THERE'S IT'S SO IT'S AFTER THE FACT, THEY'RE BASICALLY DRAWING PLANS OF WHAT THEY BUILT WITHOUT A PERMIT. SO, SO IT'S ALL, IT'S, IT'S, IT'S AN ODD SITUATION. LET'S SEE WHAT? YEAH. I WAS JUST CURIOUS IF IT'S BEEN GOING ON FOR A WHILE, THEN WHY WAS, IS IT JUST COMING UP NOW? BECAUSE THEY NEED A, A FOR A BUILDING VIOLATION. THEY NEED A BUILDING PERMIT TO CORRECT IT. SO IT'S EITHER YOU LEGALIZE WHAT'S THERE OR YOU HAVE TO REMOVE EVERYTHING. SO YOU WOULD NEED A DEMOLITION PERMIT. SO AS PART OF THE INTAKE, YOU SUBMIT EVERYTHING TO THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT, AND THEN IT GETS ROUTED THROUGH THE VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS FOR REVIEW UNDER THE 30 DAY GUIDELINES. SO PLANNING WOULD HAVE FAILED THE PERMIT IF THERE WAS ISSUES. AS FAR AS WHAT IS BEING ATTEMPTED TO BE LEGALIZED, LIKE WHAT WE HEARD A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE ARTIFICIAL TURF. SO THEY WOULD HAVE TO COME TO YOU GUYS FOR A VARIANCE. [00:15:02] IF YOU DENY THE VARIANCE, THEN THAT HAS TO BE REMOVED. SO THERE ARE TWO SPECIAL MAGISTRATE CASES THAT ARE OPEN. THEY, THEY HAVE BEEN HEARD ON JANUARY OF THIS YEAR AND THEY ARE OLDER VIOLATIONS. I'M JUST PULLING UP THE DOCKET TO SEE WHAT THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO BE IN COMPLIANCE BY JULY 6TH, 2026 OR $100 A DAY FINE WILL RUN FOR EACH VIOLATION. SO JUST GIVEN THE GIVEN THE BALANCE THAT WE'RE TRYING TO. AND I UNDERSTAND THE POINT THAT HAS BEEN MADE ABOUT. YOU KNOW, IF WE TAKE OUR OWN YOU KNOW, WE TAKE OURSELVES HOSTAGE BY SAYING NO FURTHER CONTINUANCES, BASICALLY. SO WHAT DO YOU SUGGEST AS TO BEING ABLE TO, YOU KNOW, MAKE SURE THAT THIS DOESN'T DRAG ON, BUT YET NOT HANDCUFF OURSELVES? AND IF THERE'S A REASONABLE REASON TO, YOU KNOW, GRANT A CONTINUANCE NEXT TIME. I MEAN, HOW CAN WE PRESSURE THE APPLICANT TO, YOU KNOW, GET EVERYTHING INTO US IN TIME AND, AND BE A GOOD CITIZEN WHEN CLEARLY WE KNOW HE HASN'T NECESSARILY BEEN A GOOD CITIZEN BEFORE? WELL, ONE OF THE PRESSURES IS THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE CASE, WHICH IS GOING TO START TO RUN FINES IN A COUPLE OF MONTHS IF THEY'RE NOT FULLY INSPECTED ON THE WORK THAT WAS OUT THERE. SO JUST FOR THE BOARD TO KNOW, BVC 23 001057 IS A VIOLATION FOR RENOVATION OF A SINGLE FAMILY HOME TO INCLUDE ALL TRADES WORK TO INCLUDE A NEW ATTACHED ADDITIONS WINDOWS, DOORS, KITCHEN RENOVATION, RENOVATION OF ALL BATHROOMS, NEW PLUMBING AND ELECTRICAL THROUGHOUT. HI HAT FIXTURES, AC UNITS, MINI SPLITS, WATER HEATERS, FENCE GATES, REPLACE ELECTRICAL PANELS AND STRUCTURAL WORK TO SEAL OPENINGS DONE WITHOUT PERMITS. NEED TO CEASE AND DESIST WORK IMMEDIATELY. THE OTHER VIOLATION IS FOR INSTALLATION OF A NEW DRIVEWAY AND PAVERS TOWARDS THE FRONT OF THE PROPERTY. WITHOUT APPROVED PERMITS, ALL WORK MUST CEASE ON THE DRIVEWAY AND PAVERS, SO THEY DO HAVE A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF WORK. THEY ESSENTIALLY, FROM WHAT I COULD READ HERE, BUILT A NEW HOUSE WITHOUT PERMITS, SO I DOUBT THAT THEY WILL HAVE THIS ALL DONE BY JULY, SO THEY'LL BE RUNNING FINE. SO ANOTHER QUESTION JUST ABOUT THAT. I HAVE NO IDEA. LIKE YOU DO SOMETHING WITHOUT A PERMIT, THAT DOESN'T MEAN YOU DON'T DO IT TO CODE, BUT IT DOESN'T MEAN THAT YOU DO EITHER, RIGHT. SO THAT'S WHY WE NEED DRAWINGS, AS I UNDERSTAND THAT. BUT IN THE MEANTIME, WHILE WE'RE TRYING TO FUTZ AROUND AND GET ALL THAT, WE'RE FUTZING AROUND WHILE WE'RE TRYING TO GET ALL THE STUFF THAT WE NEED TOGETHER TO DO A PROPER ANALYSIS. HAS ANYBODY FROM THE CITY GONE OUT THERE TO SEE IF THIS IS A FIRE HAZARD OR SOME GIANT CATASTROPHE? I MEAN, I JUST I HAVE NO IDEA. AND IT MAY IT MAY BE AN IT MAY NOT BE. WHO KNOWS? THAT'S WHY THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT WROTE THE APPROPRIATE VIOLATION AND ISSUED A STOP WORK ORDER. CEASE AND DESIST. SO THAT CAN ONLY BE LIFTED BY THE BUILDING OFFICIAL. SO YES, IT IS CONSIDERED LIFE SAFETY. THE ALTERNATIVE WOULD BE TO TAKE THE STRUCTURE TO THE UNSAFE STRUCTURES BOARD, AND IT WOULD BE UNDER THE STANDARD OF REPAIR OR DEMOLISH. AGAIN, IF THEY CHOOSE TO REPAIR IT, THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO SEEK CERTAIN VARIANCES FROM WHAT'S BEEN BUILT. I UNDERSTAND, BUT BUT IF WHEN YOU HEAR THAT THEIR AIRBNB BEING THE HOUSE. RIGHT. SO YOU'RE SAYING IT'S UNDER A LIFE SAFETY CEASE AND DESIST ORDER AND THEY'RE STILL ALLOWING PEOPLE TO LIVE THERE? IF THERE ARE CODE VIOLATIONS, THEN I STRONGLY ENCOURAGE THE NEIGHBORS TO REPORT IT TO CODE COMPLIANCE BECAUSE WE CANNOT TAKE. ANONYMOUS COMPLAINTS AND IF THERE ARE VIOLATIONS AND IF AIRBNB RENTALS ARE. PURSUED THERE. THAT WOULD BE TWO THINGS TO BE DISCUSSED. ONE WOULD BE THE CODE VIOLATION AND THE OTHER WOULD BRING IT TO THE BUILDING OFFICIALS ATTENTION. SO, YOU KNOW, RIGHT NOW, THE ONLY THING BEFORE THE BOARD IS WHETHER TO CONTINUE THIS TO NEXT MONTH OR NOT. ALL RIGHT. I GUESS YOU'RE TRYING TO GET US BACK ON TRACK. YEAH, I WAS ABOUT TO TAKE IT FURTHER OFF TRACK. I MEAN, I'M JUST CURIOUS. THEY JUST MADE THE STATEMENT IN A PUBLIC FORUM. IT'S GOT TO BE WRITTEN UNDER THIS. UNDER FLORIDA LAW. GOT A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO. THEY PASSED. IT CANNOT BE ANONYMOUS. IT CAN'T BE JUST CALLING UP AND SAYING, I WANT TO REPORT SOMETHING. IT HAS TO BE A WRITTEN COMPLAINT. UNDERSTOOD. OKAY, SO I GUESS WE GET BACK ON TRACK WITH THE CONTINUANCE, I MEAN. SO MY POSITION IS THAT STAFF IS NOT PREPARED TO GIVE US A A RECOMMENDATION AND I WOULD BE UNCOMFORTABLE PROCEEDING WITHOUT A RECOMMENDATION FROM STAFF. SO IS THAT A MOTION TO APPROVE? YEAH, I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE. A MOTION TO GRANT THE CONTINUANCE. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. THERE'S NO ALTERATIONS TO THAT, RIGHT? NO. OKAY. NEW APPLICATION. WE JUST NEED THE VOTE. IS IT UNANIMOUS BY ACCLAMATION? I DIDN'T KNOW MR. SILVERS WAS LOOKING THIS WAY, SO I WASN'T SURE IF HE WAS. [00:20:01] OH, JANET. SECOND. I KNOW, BUT I DIDN'T HAVE TO VOTE. THE VOTE WAS ALL IN FAVOR? NO, WE ALL HAVE FAVOR. SORRY. AFTER THE SECOND, THEN THAT, THEN THAT ALLOWS US. I THOUGHT I DID DO THAT, BUT ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. THANK YOU. YOUR APPLICATION'S ZBA 250194 4550 SHERIDAN AVENUE. [4. ZBA25-0194, 4550 SHERIDAN AVENUE] THIS APPLICATION HAS BEEN FILED REQUESTING A VARIANCE TO REDUCE THE REQUIRED FRONT YARD SETBACK TO ALLOW FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A SWIMMING POOL AND DECK ON AN IRREGULAR LOT WITH AN EXISTING HOME. THIS HOME IS LOCATED IN THE CITY'S FOUR ZONING DISTRICT, AND IT WAS BUILT IN 1937, AND IT HAS AN UNIQUE SITES ABOUT 2000FT². SPECIFICALLY, THE APPLICANT IS SEEKING THE FOLLOWING VARIANCE. A VARIANCE OF THE REQUIRED FRONT YARD SETBACK OF 20FT. TO CONSTRUCT A NEW SWIMMING POOL WITH A FRONT SETBACK OF FIVE FEET TO THE POOL. COPING. THIS LOT HAS AN IRREGULAR SHAPE AND EXISTING HOME OCCUPIES THE MAJORITY OF THE REAR YARD, WHICH LIMITS THE AVAILABLE SPACE FOR NEW AMENITIES. DUE TO ITS CONFIGURATION, THE ONLY FEASIBLE LOCATION FOR A SWIMMING POOL IS IN THE FRONT YARD. THE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS REQUIRE THAT SWIMMING POOLS FOLLOW THEIR MAIN BUILDING SETBACK, WHICH FOR A SINGLE STOREY HOME IS 20FT. THE SETBACK REQUIREMENT, PROPERTY SHAPE AND EXISTING HOME LAYOUT DO NOT ALLOW FOR A POOL IN ANY OTHER LOCATION. REQUIRING FULL COMPLIANCE WITH THE SETBACK REQUIREMENTS WOULD IMPOSE A SIGNIFICANT HARDSHIP AND PRACTICAL DIFFICULTY. CURRENTLY, THE FRONT YARD IS ENCLOSED BY AN EXISTING FIVE FOOT TALL WOODEN FENCE AND A CLOSURE HEDGE THAT WILL REMAIN. AS A RESULT, NEGATIVE IMPACTS ARE NOT ANTICIPATED FROM GRANTING THE PROPOSED VARIANCE. IN LIGHT OF THESE CIRCUMSTANCES, THE STAFF IS SUPPORTIVE OF GRANTING THE PROPOSED VARIANCE. SO I WILL LEAVE THE APPLICANT TO TO PRESENT. HELLO. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME BEFORE WE START ANY DISCLOSURES. OKAY. AND I'LL SET THE CLOCK AT TEN MINUTES. IF YOU NEED MORE TIME, PLEASE ASK THE CHAIR. OKAY, PERFECT. THANK YOU. HELLO, MY NAME IS MARIA VALLADARES. THANK YOU FOR HAVING US TODAY. THIS IS MY CLIENT. AND THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED IN 4550 SHERIDAN AVENUE. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GUYS CAN SEE THE PRESENTATION WE PUT UP. PERFECT. MY, YOU KNOW, WE'RE ASKING LIKE MR. JAVITO MENTIONED TO BUILD A SWIMMING POOL IN THE FRONT OF THE PROPERTY, IF YOU CAN SEE HERE AND THE, THE LAW OF THE HOME, THIS PROPERTY, THE LAW IS VERY IRREGULAR. SO IN THE REAR AND THE SIDES, THEY REALLY HAVE NO SPACE TO BUILD A POOL. MY CLIENTS LOVE THEIR HOME, YOU KNOW, IT'S, THEY HAVE CALLED IT AS THEIR FOREVER HOME AND THEY WOULD REALLY LOVE TO BE ABLE TO ENJOY IT FOR THEIR FAMILY AND ADD A POOL. EVERY, THE DESIGN WE'RE PROPOSING MEETS THE SIDE AND THE REAR SETBACKS AND THEY ALSO COMPLY WITH ALL THE OTHER ZONING AND BUILDING REGULATIONS. WE ARE MEETING THE, THE PERMEABILITY ISSUE. WE HAVE EVERYTHING UP TO UP TO CODE. THIS WILL ALLOW MY CLIENT TO HAVE AGAIN, JUST A MORE A PROPER HOME, A JUST A BETTER HOME TO ENJOY WITH THEIR FRIENDS AND FAMILY, LIVE A HEALTHIER LIFESTYLE. AND IT WILL ALSO INCREASE, YOU KNOW, IT COULD INCREASE THE PROPERTY VALUE. HERE YOU CAN SEE THE SURVEY. IT ALSO SHOWS YOU AGAIN, THERE'S VERY SMALL SPACE IN THE REAR ON THE SIDES. THEY HAVE ABOUT FIVE FEET IN THE REAR, ABOUT 13FT. AND YOU KNOW, WITH THE SETBACKS WE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO BUILD ANYTHING IN THE IN THE REAR. THIS IS WHERE WE ARE PROPOSING TO PUT THE POOL WHICH IS IN THE FRONT YARD. THIS IS WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE RIGHT NOW IN THE INSIDE, THEY HAVE, THEY HAVE ALL THIS AREA CLOSED BY A FENCE AND SHRUBS. SO THERE'S NOTHING THAT IT WILL AFFECT THE PUBLIC, THE PUBLIC, IT WILL LOOK THE SAME. AND IF YOU CAN SEE HERE, THIS IS A PROPOSED SITE PLAN OF WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO, TO BUILD. AGAIN, EVERYTHING MEETS THE CALCULATIONS NEEDED FOR DRAINAGE. IT'S JUST, YOU KNOW, AGAIN, IT'S JUST ENHANCING THE PROPERTY FOR THEIR LIFESTYLE. HERE YOU CAN SEE A FEW RENDERS OF WHAT THEY ARE ENVISIONING AND CAN'T WAIT TO HAVE IN THEIR HOME. THIS IS WHAT IT WOULD LOOK LIKE. THEY HAVE MORE THAN ENOUGH GREEN SPACE TO MEET THE CODE AS WELL. WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO SAY? ANYTHING? I DON'T KNOW. DO YOU UNDERSTAND ANYTHING? YEAH. HI, I'M LEONA. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR FOR CONSIDERING OUR OUR PROPOSAL. [00:25:03] WE WOULD REALLY. I MEAN, THE ONLY ADJUSTMENT WE'RE ASKING IS FOR IT TO BE A LITTLE BIT FURTHER AWAY FROM THE HOUSE. AND SO JUST, WE WOULD LIKE TO, YOU KNOW, IF WE HAVE IT, I THINK IT'S 12IN FROM THE HOUSE IS WHAT WOULD BE IS WHAT WE'RE JUST ASKING FOR IT TO BE A LITTLE BIT FURTHER SO WE CAN HAVE SOME USABLE SPACE BETWEEN THE HOUSE AND THE POOL. YES. YEAH. YEAH. IF WE KEEP THE REGULAR FRONT SETBACKS, IT WILL REALLY BE ABLE TO HAVE THEY REALLY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO HAVE A SWIMMING POOL IN THE FRONT. IT WOULD BE VERY, VERY SMALL. SO IF WE, IF WE ARE ABLE TO ENCROACH INTO THE FRONT SETBACK, YOU KNOW, THEY'LL BE ABLE TO BUILD THIS NICE LIVING SPACE IN THEIR YARD AND THEIR FRONT YARD. YEAH. AND SO WE'RE JUST ASKING FOR A POOL. WE'VE TALKED TO ALL OF OUR NEIGHBORS. WE HAVE LETTERS FROM OUR LEFT SIDE, OUR RIGHT SIDE. STRAIGHT ACROSS THE STREET. THEY'RE ALL, THEY DON'T HAVE ANY ISSUES OR CONCERNS WITH IT. AND WE JUST, WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR CONSIDERATION. YES. THANK YOU. YEAH. I SAW THE LETTERS AND THANK YOU FOR COMING IN PERSONALLY. ANYONE ON THE PUBLIC OR ON ZOOM? I DON'T SEE ANYTHING. I DON'T SEE ANYONE HERE. THERE ARE. IF YOU'RE ON ZOOM, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND IF YOU'D LIKE TO SPEAK. NO HANDS RAISED. ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? JUST. THE EXISTING HEDGE THAT'S AGAINST THE WALL. THE FENCE? YES. IS THAT GOING TO BE REMOVED? NO. BECAUSE THEY HAVE A GATE ON THE SIDE THAT. THE HEDGE ITSELF. IT'S THE TREES THAT ARE BLOCKING THE STREET. NOT NECESSARY. WE HAVE ENOUGH ACCESS. ENOUGH ROOM THERE. YES WE HAVE. WE NEED ABOUT 6 TO 7FT TO GO IN AND DO ALL THE CONSTRUCTION. AND WE HAVE THAT SPACE, I GUESS, BECAUSE OF THE CONFIGURATION OF THE LOT. YES. YOU HAVE LIMITED ABILITY TO PUT A SWIMMING POOL OTHER THAN WHERE YOU HAVE IT. YES, THERE IS THE WITH THE EXISTING HEDGE AND TREES THAT ARE THERE. I THINK IT WOULD COMPLETELY BLOCK IT FROM THE PUBLIC. YES. SO YES, I THINK IT'S A GOOD SOLUTION. QUESTION FOR STAFF. IS THIS A UNIQUE LOT SIZE IN THAT AREA OR ALL THE LOTS OR A LOT OF THE LOTS ARE SIMILAR. THIS IS A UNIQUE. YEAH, THIS THIS BLOCK IS UNIQUE. MOST OF THE BLOCKS IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD ARE PRETTY STANDARD. AND THIS IS A VERY UNIQUE BLOCK. I HAVE A QUESTION. IT SAID THAT YOU'RE RECOMMENDING APPROVAL WITH CONDITIONS. BUT WHAT WERE THE CONDITIONS. THE CONDITIONS IN THE ORDER PARAGRAPH. BUT I DON'T SEE AN ATTACHMENT OF PARAGRAPH B. ALL RIGHT. SO WE HAVE THEY'RE USUALLY STANDARD CONDITIONS THAT WE INCLUDE IN THE ORDER THAT THEY REQUIRE THAT THE PLANS BE SUBMITTED CONSISTENT WITH WHAT WAS APPROVED BY THE BOARD AND WITH THE DIRECTION OF THE BOARD REQUIRES THAT THE FINAL ORDER BE RECORDED. SO THEY'RE JUST STANDARD THINGS. WE DON'T HAVE ANY IN THIS CASE. THIS VARIANCE, WE DIDN'T FEEL IT NEEDED ANY PARTICULAR MITIGATION. JUST AS LONG AS EVERYTHING'S CONSISTENT WITH THE PLANS THAT WERE SUBMITTED, INCLUDING THE LANDSCAPING THAT THEY KEEP, KEEP THE, THE HEDGE THAT'S PROPOSED. THEY SHOULD BE THEY SHOULD BE OKAY. OKAY. YEAH. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? NO. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE? MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND. I'LL SECOND. ANY OPPOSED? NO. ALL IN FAVOR? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. CONGRATULATIONS. GREAT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT. WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO TURN IN THE NEIGHBOR LETTERS? APPROVING? YES, IF YOU CAN. YEAH. YEAH, WE'LL ADD IT TO THE FILE. PERFECT. IF YOU CAN JUST EMAIL IT TO YOU OR GIVE IT TO US. YEAH. FEEL FREE TO IF YOU HAVE THEM PHYSICALLY HERE, GIVE IT TO US AND WE CAN SCAN THEM. YEAH. THANK YOU. OKAY. MOVING ON TO ZBA [5. ZBA25-0195, 5825 COLLINS AVENUE] 250195 5825 COLLINS AVENUE. THIS APPLICATION OR THIS APPLICATION HAS BEEN FILED REQUESTING A VARIANCE OF THE SITE INTERIOR AND SOME OF THE SIDE YARD SETBACKS TO ALLOW FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF AN EMERGENCY EGRESS STAIRS FOR AN EXISTING APARTMENT BUILDING. OKAY, SO THIS IS THE CORINTHIAN CONDOMINIUM ON LOCATED ON COLLINS AVENUE, JUST NORTH OF 58TH STREET. THEY ARE CURRENTLY UNDERTAKING SOME RENOVATIONS OF THEIR POOL DECK. AND AS PART OF THAT, THE FIRE MARSHAL HAS REQUIRED THAT THEY ADD A SECOND MEANS OF EGRESS FOR FIRE SAFETY. THIS SLOT IS A LEGALLY NONCONFORMING LOT. THERE'S A PARKING DECK THAT SURROUNDS THE BUILDING AND REALLY THIS IS THE ONLY AREA WHERE THEY COULD PUT THE FIRE EXIT. THERE'S NO OTHER PLACES ON THE SITE WHERE THEY COULD HAVE THAT SECOND MEANS OF EGRESS. THE AS A RESULT OF THAT, THEIR SETBACK THE STAIRS ENCROACH INTO THE SETBACK A MINIMAL AMOUNT. [00:30:06] IT'S ONE FOOT 1.54FT INTO THE REQUIRED SIDE YARD SETBACK. SO THEY NEED A THEY NEED A VARIANCE FOR THAT. AND THEN THERE'S ANOTHER ISSUE. WE ADVERTISE SOME OF THE SIDE YARDS. HOWEVER THE PLANS WERE SHOWN AND THEY APPEARED THAT THE NORTH SIDE OF THE LOT WAS A SURFACE PARKING LOT, BUT IT'S ACTUALLY A STRUCTURED GARAGE. SO THERE'S ACTUALLY ZERO SETBACK ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE LOT. SO THEY DO NEED SOME OF THE SIDE YARD SETBACK AS WELL. AND THAT'S NOT INCLUDED IN THE DRAFT ORDER. SO WE DO RECOMMEND THAT THAT A VARIANCE FOR THE, SOME OF THE SIDE YARDS BE ADDED TO THE DRAFT ORDER. IT WAS ADVERTISED THAT WAY. LOOKING AT IT, IT SEEMED LIKE THEY MIGHT NEED IT. SO IN AN ABUNDANCE OF CAUTION, WE INCLUDED IT. AND SO THAT WOULD REQUIRE A VARIANCE OF 19.36FT OF THE, SOME OF THE SIDE YARD SETBACK IN ADDITION TO THE SIDE YARD SETBACK OF 1.54FT. THE APPLICANT HAS SOME PICTURES THAT THEY CAN SHOW OF THE LOCATION. THERE'S MINIMAL IMPACTS. THE ADJACENT PROPERTY TO THE SOUTH, WHICH THIS WILL BE FACING, HAS A THERE'S A THERE'S A PRIVACY WALL BETWEEN THE TWO PROPERTIES AND THE PROPERTY THAT THE SOUTH HAS AN EGRESS STAIR THAT'S BASICALLY PARALLEL, THAT'S PARALLEL TO THIS. SO IT'LL BE STAIRS FACING STAIRS. THERE WILL BE NO NEGATIVE IMPACTS. IT WON'T IMPACT VIEWS. AND SO WITH THAT STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT THE APPLICATION BE APPROVED SUBJECT TO THE CONDITIONS IN THE DRAFT ORDER. WHICH ARE THE STANDARD CONDITIONS. ANY DISCLOSURES? CAN YOU PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME? GOOD MORNING. ALFREDO GONZALEZ WITH OFFICES AT 333 SOUTHEAST SECOND AVENUE ON BEHALF OF THE 5825 CORINTHIAN CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION. I ALSO WANTED SO WE COULD PUT UP ON. I DO HAVE A POWERPOINT. PERFECT. AND I'LL WALK THROUGH. WE ARE REQUESTING TWO VARIANCES. THE CONDOMINIUM WAS BUILT IN 1967 AND IS, ITS EXISTING LEGALLY NON-CONFORMING. THEY HAVE BEEN, AS PART OF AN ONGOING RECERTIFICATION. ISSUES WORKING ON THE POOL DECK. THE. UNDER THE CURRENT LIFE SAFETY REQUIREMENTS OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. THEY REQUIRE A SECOND EGRESS. UNFORTUNATELY. AND I'LL GO THROUGH. HERE'S THE SURVEY. THE SITE, THE THE SITE IS BUILT ONTO THE NORTH. THERE'S A PARKING DECK AT THE PROPERTY LINE, WHICH WAS LEGAL IN 1967. SO THERE'S NO ROOM TO GO OFF TO THE NORTH. WHEN YOU GO TO THE EAST AS TOWARDS THE BEACH WALK WE ALREADY HAVE ONE EGRESS THERE. AND THERE'S A VERY NARROW SPACE BETWEEN THE PARKING DECK AND THE POOL DECK TO THE PROPERTY LINE. SO WE COULDN'T FACILITATE ANOTHER EGRESS IN THAT AREA. SO THE ONLY PLACE WHERE WE COULD ACTUALLY INCORPORATE A SECOND EGRESS WOULD BE, AND I HEAR WE DID A LITTLE ANALYSIS ON THIS EXHIBIT WHERE YOU SEE THAT WE COULD ADD A STAIR, A STAIRCASE THAT GOES OUT OUR DRIVEWAY. OUR INTERIOR DRIVEWAY OF THE PROPERTY ON THE SOUTHERN PORTION. AND WHEN YOU WHEN YOU TAKE A LOOK AT IT, YOU'LL SEE THAT. I ALSO WANT TO KNOW FOR THE RECORD, THE THE BUILDING IS NOT INCREASING ANY OCCUPANCY. IT'S THE EXISTING UNITS MEZZANINE LEVEL AND THE EXISTING POOL DECK THAT'S TRIGGERED UNDER THE CODE TODAY BECAUSE OF THE RENOVATION. THIS NEW EGRESS. SO WHAT THEY'RE DOING IS ADDING AN EMERGENCY STAIR EGRESS ALONG UP AGAINST THE WALL. I'LL SHOW YOU SOME PICTURES. AND THEN I WANTED TO ROGELIO, I WENT, I THIS MORNING, I REVIEWED THE ORDER. I THINK THE NUMBERS ARE WRONG ON THE SUMMER SIDES. IF YOU LOOK AT MY EXHIBIT AND WE CAN GET INTO IT AFTER. I'LL GO. I'LL FINISH GOING THROUGH THE PRESENTATION, BUT WE'RE GOING TO NEED A RELIEF ON THE SUMMER SIDES BY 19FT, 36IN. BECAUSE SINCE THE SUMMIT SIDE IS A 16%. A LOT WIDTH WHICH COULD BE PROVIDED EITHER FROM THE NORTH OR THE SOUTH OR IN SOME COMBINATION. AND OUR NORTHERN PROPERTY LINE WERE BUILT TO THE PROPERTY LINE. WE HAVE TO MEET 100% OF THE SUMMIT SIDE TO THE SOUTH. THAT PUTS US SOME OF THE SIDE TODAY SOMEWHERE INSIDE THE PARKING DECK, UNDERNEATH. INSIDE THE BUILDING. IF YOU SEE THE EXHIBIT, THE BLUE LINE, YOU'LL SEE THAT SUBSTANTIALLY WITHIN THE STRUCTURE. IT WOULD BE THE REQUIRED SUMMIT SIDE. SO WE'RE ACTUALLY ASKING FOR A RELIEF OF 16.32. SO WE'RE GOING TO PROVIDE 16 3.2FT. WE'RE ASKING FOR RELIEF BY 19.36FT OF THE SUM OF THE SIDE. SO AND I'LL GO THROUGH HERE SO YOU CAN SEE THIS IS FROM THE COLLINS AVENUE FROM THE SIDEWALK. [00:35:06] IT'S. WE HAVE HEDGES AND IT PRETTY MUCH BLOCKS ALL THE WAY IN THE REAR OF THE PROPERTY WHERE THE STAIRWELL WILL BE ADDED. HERE'S ANOTHER VIEW. YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY ON THE CONSTRUCTION RIGHT NOW, WHICH IS A LOT OF FUN TO AND THEN WE'LL HAVE SOME RENDERINGS. THIS IS SOME RENDERINGS. THIS IS WHERE THE STAIRWELL WE WORK WITH STAFF TO MAKE SURE IT BLENDS IN. IT'S PAINTED WHITE, SO IT BLENDS IN WITH THE BUILDING LESS INTRUSIVE. AND THAT'S WHY WE NEED A VARIANCE FOR THOSE TWO SPOTS. I DO WANT TO POINT OUT THAT WE DO MEET THE HARDSHIPS BECAUSE THERE ARE SPECIAL CONDITIONS. THESE ARE PREEXISTING BUILDING. AND THE FIRE CODE AS IT IS TODAY IN 2026 IS NOT, WASN'T APPLICABLE IN WHEN THE BUILDING WAS BUILT. WE'RE NOT EXPANDING OR THE BUILDING UP. IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE FOUND THE MINIMUM WIDTH. STAIRWELL THAT COULD BE ADDED. SO WE'RE NOT ASKING FOR A GREATER VARIANCE THAT'S NECESSARY. AND IT WOULDN'T CREATE ANY HARDSHIP OR HARM IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. ACTUALLY, IT WOULD ENHANCE IT. IT WOULD PROVIDE A LIFE SAFETY TO THE UNIT OWNERS OF THE BUILDING. AND IF ANYONE. AND IF WE CORRECT THE SECOND VARIANCE, THEN WE SUPPORT THE CONDITIONS IN THE ORDER. ANY QUESTIONS? ANYONE ON ZOOM OR IN THE. THAT CONCLUDES YOUR PRESENTATION. THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION. SO I'LL STOP THE CLOCK FOR THAT. AND NOW WE'LL GO TO THE PUBLIC. ALL RIGHT. ANYBODY ON ZOOM, IF YOU'D LIKE TO SPEAK, RAISE YOUR HAND. NO HANDS RAISED. I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC. ANYONE ON THE BOARD HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? SO IS THIS STAIRCASE GOING TO BE USED OR IS IT JUST AN EMERGENCY? THERE'S GOING TO BE LIKE A GATE ON IT SO PEOPLE CAN. THERE'LL BE A GATED SECURITY GATE, AS WE HAVE ON THE OTHER SIDE. IT'S REALLY GOING TO BE USED ONLY FOR EMERGENCIES. IT'S NOT INTENDED TO EXIT THE PROPERTY. THANKS. RIGHT NOW FOR. JUST TO ANSWER. TYPICALLY WHEN YOU'RE ON THE POOL DECK, THERE ARE DOORS INTO THE MEZZANINE LEVEL THAT THEN YOU GO, YOU GO INTO THE LOBBY AND THAT'S HOW PEOPLE TYPICALLY ACCESS THE POOL FROM THAT PORTION. THERE'S ALSO AN ENTRANCE THROUGH THE THROUGH THE NORTHERN SIDE OF THE POOL DECK THAT STARTS THE PARKING DECK. THERE'S ALSO AN EGRESS THERE. THERE'S AN EXIT TO THE BUILDING. SO YOU COME OUT THE BUILDING, YOU GO INTO THE POOL, AND THEN YOU WALK TO THE EASTERN PORTION, WALK DOWN TO DOWN THOSE STAIRS TO GET TO THE BEACH AND BEACH WALK. SO THE GATE, THE HEIGHT OF THE GATE, THAT EMERGENCY GATE YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THE WE'RE PROPOSING TO MAKE IT. AND I DON'T HAVE THE EXACT HEIGHT AT A LOW HEIGHT AT THE AT THE LOW POINT. BUT WHEN WE'RE UP AT THE PARKING DECK. HAVE A HIGHER POINT SO IT KEEPS THE SECURITY OF THE BUILDING UP. YOU CAN'T ACCESS THE PARKING DECK TODAY. THE POOL DECK WITH OUR. WITHOUT A FOB AND ALL OUR OTHER ENTRANCES ARE KEY TO ENTRY WITH A LARGER GATE. SO WE'RE LOOKING AT PUTTING UP SOME TYPE OF GATE THAT'S A LITTLE HIGHER AT THE POOL DECK, SO IT WOULDN'T INTERFERE WITH THE DESK. I KNOW AT ONE POINT THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT DOING A COMPLETE ENCLOSURE SIMILAR TO WHAT'S AT THE BEACH WALK, BUT WE AGREED WITH STAFF THAT THAT WOULD BE A MORE INTRUSIVE AND MORE VISIBLE STRUCTURE THAN WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING. MR.. YEAH. MR. NAGLER FOR STAFF. I GUESS NEEDLESS TO SAY, THIS WOULD MEET WITH THE FIRE MARSHAL IS LOOKING FOR. YES. AND AS THE FIRE MARSHAL. DOES ANYONE ELSE NEED TO LOOK AT WHAT IT NOW DOES, WHICH IS SEEMINGLY PUT PEOPLE INTO A A ROADWAY? I MEAN, IT SEEMS LIKE IT GOES INTO AN ENTRANCE OR EXIT TO A PARKING GARAGE. IS THAT OKAY? IS IT? YES. IT GETS PEOPLE TO THE GROUND LEVEL SO THEY CAN EVACUATE THE SITE. IT'S WHAT'S COMMONLY DONE IN MANY OF THE OTHER BUILDINGS THAT ARE A LITTLE MORE MODERN. YOU SEE, YOU SEE A STAIRCASE ON THE SIDE YARD THAT BRINGS ONE TO THE FRONT. AND THEY TYPICALLY HAVE ONE THAT DOES GO INTO THE BACK AS WELL. OKAY. AND THEN TWO, TWO MEANS OF EGRESS. AND I COULD GIVE YOU SOME MORE INFORMATION ON THAT IF YOU'D LIKE. THANK YOU. AND THEN AND THEN I KNOW YOU SAID IT'S NOT WRITTEN INTO THE ORDER, BUT WE WOULD ADD IT INTO THE ORDER. THE SUM OF THE SIDE YARDS. YES, I IT IS I APOLOGIZE, IT IS, IT IS IN THE ORDER BUT IT, IT DOES HAVE AN INCORRECT NUMBER. WELL IT HAS TWO. YES. IT HAS SOME OF THE SIDE YARD SETBACKS. IT SAYS 1.54FT, WHICH IS THE SAME NUMBER USED FOR THE SIDE INTERIOR SETBACK. SO IT SHOULD BE CORRECTED TO SAY 9.36FT, 19.36FT. [00:40:02] I JUST WANT TO CONFIRM THAT STAFF IS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF THAT VARIANCE ALSO. YES. YES. THANK YOU. YEAH. THEY GO HAND IN HAND. AND I BELIEVE THE 35.72 SHOULD BE 35.68. THE REQUIRED. YEAH I AGREE THAT'S THAT'S 16% OF 223FT, WHICH IS A LOT WITH. THE PLAN THAT WAS SUBMITTED. THE ENGINEER AND, AND LET US BELIEVE THAT THE NORTH PART OF THE SITE WAS A SURFACE PARKING LOT. AND THEREFORE IT APPEARED THAT THEY MET THE, SOME OF THE SIDE YARD SETBACKS, BUT IT'S ACTUALLY A TWO STORY PARKING STRUCTURE, SO IT DOESN'T MEET THE SOME OF THE SIDE YARD SETBACKS. SO THAT'S WHY WE HAD THE CONFUSION. YEAH. AND I APOLOGIZE. I CAME IN LATER AND WHEN I TALKED TO ROGELIO ABOUT IT, I HAD TO I EXPLAINED TO HIM THAT I'M FAMILIAR WITH THE SITE. THAT IS A BIT FROM THE SURVEY. IT DOES APPEAR THAT IT'S A SURFACE PARKING LOT SO EASILY. BUT THANKFULLY WE DID ADVERTISE IT WHEN I WAS LOOKING AT IT, I'M LIKE, SOMETHING IS OFF HERE. SO I SO THANKFULLY WE DID ADVERTISE IT. SO IT'S OKAY TO INCLUDE THE VARIANCE. OKAY. I THINK YOU'RE BEING PRETTY REASONABLE. I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S ANY OTHER OPTION, SO THANK YOU. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE? I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND. SECOND, WITH THOSE WITH THOSE CHANGES. RIGHT ON THE SECOND VARIANCE, 35.68 AND 19, WHATEVER IT WAS 19.36. ANY OPPOSE? OH. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. HAVE A GREAT DAY. I THINK THE AGENDA IS A LITTLE OUT OF ORDER, BUT, JUST MOVE ON FROM [FUTURE MEETING DATE REMINDER: May 1, 2026] HERE. THE FUTURE MEETING DATE REMINDER IS MAY 1ST. THE NEXT MEETING WILL BE MAY 1ST. YES. IS THERE ANY IDEA HOW MANY ITEMS WILL BE ON THERE? WE HAVE ONE NEW APPLICATION. THE ITEM THAT WAS CONTINUED FROM TODAY'S MEETING AND THERE IS AN APPEAL. THEY LIKELY WANT A FULL BOARD, SO THEY MAY BE REQUESTING A CONTINUANCE UNLESS WE HAVE A FULL BOARD FOR THAT APPEAL AND LIKELY THE APPEAL THAT WE HAVE ON THERE TODAY. IF WE DON'T HAVE A FULL BOARD, THEY MIGHT REQUEST ANOTHER CONTINUANCE. OKAY. SO SO TWO AT A MINIMUM, BUT MAYBE MAYBE THREE. ALL RIGHT. THANKS. OKAY. THAT CONCLUDES OUR MEETING. GOING BACK TO THE OFFICE. YES. MOTION TO ADJOURN. MOTION TO ADJOURN. SECOND. SECOND. ALL RIGHT. AYE. NAY. I'M KIDDING. ALL RIGHTY. THANK YOU. I'M SORRY. YOU SAID OUR NEXT MEETING IS MAY 1ST. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.