Planning
and Zoning Board
Regular Meeting
The Planning and Zoning Board of the Town of Melbourne
Beach, Florida met in regular session on
Present were Chairman Dave Campbell, Regular Members Steve
Schwartz and Mike West,
and Alternate Member Susan Dieterle. Absent was Jayne Waters. Also in attendance were Town Manager
Chairman Campbell called the meeting to order.
Member Schwartz made a motion to approve the minutes of the
Member Schwartz made a motion to approve the minutes of the
Member West made a motion to approve the minutes of the
The Clerk was instructed to attach a memorandum stating that
these minutes were presented to the Board over a year later, and they approved
these minutes to the best of their ability.
Member Schwartz made a motion to approve the minutes of the
Member West made a motion to approve the minutes of the
Alternate Member Dieterle made a motion to approve the
minutes of the
Alternate Member Dieterle made a motion to approve the
minutes of the July10, 2006 meeting, which was seconded by Member
Schwartz. The motion carried unanimously.
Alternate Member Dieterle made a motion to approve the
minutes of the
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The first item on the agenda was the appointment of a
Chairperson. Chairman Campbell was
re-appointed as Chairman of the Planning and Zoning Board.
The next item on the agenda was the appointment of a Vice
Chairperson. Member West was appointed
Vice Chairman of the Planning and Zoning Board.
The next item on the agenda was the appointment of a Liaison
to the Board of Adjustment. After a
brief discussion, it was decided that the delegation of a liaison would be
rotated, with Member Schwartz stating he would attend the next Board of
Adjustment meeting. Member Dieterle made
a motion to appoint Member Schwartz as the liaison, which was seconded by Vice
Chairman West. The motion carried. Member Schwartz would attend the
The next item on the agenda was the discussion and possible
action related to Ordinance 2006-12 Walls and Fences, as requested at the December
4, 2006 Regular Planning and Zoning Board Meeting.
There was a discussion regarding six foot fences to deter
robberies on
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Chairman Campbell read the Ordinance 2006-17 PODS, in title
only. There being no comments from the
public, Member Schwartz made a motion to submit this Ordinance to the Town
Commission for their approval, which was seconded by Vice Chairman West.
The next item for discussion was accessory buildings on
waterfront lots and dock sizes. Mr.
Ragsdale, the Planning Official distributed aerials of docks, some with
boathouses for the Board’s review. There
was a discussion regarding instituting an amortization; requiring that in so
many years all docks must be in compliance and regarding the omission, in the
Ordinance, of how many feet a boat can extend.
Member Schwartz requested that Mr. Ragsdale contact the Coast Guard,
that they should have a standard, and inquire as to how much would be for
safety. Chairman Campbell spoke about
grandfathering the existing docks until they are damaged and need to be
rebuilt.
A discussion ensued regarding the Homeowners Association’s
rule possibly providing some ideas as to what criteria they went by. They also discussed the size of boats; that
they can not be longer than the dock, views and that enclosed boathouses should
be excluded as allowed.
Mr. Ragsdale spoke about accessory buildings on property
lines; he believed all accessory structures should have setbacks. It was decided that this item be back on the
agenda to include enclosed boathouses.
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The next item on the agenda was a discussion regarding
underground electrical lines throughout the Town, as requested by Vice Chairman
West.
Chairman Campbell advised that the Board had just received this
pertinent information from Vice Chairman West.
Vice Chairman West stated that he just wanted to distribute it and
explain and then bring these items back for discussion.
Vice Chairman West proceeded to explain the information to
the Board, he advised that it would cost about $3,000-$4,000 per house, that
the Town may be able to receive Federal funding. He stated that DOT has Federal funding, also,
Florida Power and Light could finance, grants would be available; if financed, and
there would be a cost of $26.00 per month per customer for twenty years.
Alternate Member Clay entered the meeting at this point and
sat in the audience.
Vice Chairman West stated that the Board needed to consider
a Code change along the lines of
service drops of utilities; under new construction it should all be
underground. Any renovations or additions, or if a main panel has to be changed
would be an opportunity to go underground.
There was a discussion regarding advising property owners
doing construction to their homes, since we will eventually go underground they
would inquire as to why they weren’t told at that time when they were making
their change.
Chairman Campbell stated that the Visioning process would be
a good time to discuss this item.
With regard to the Visioning process, Mr. Ragsdale advised
that he was scheduling the first kick-off Workshop to do some brainstorming
with this Board and citizens in an open forum on January 30th or 31st. It was decided to have the Workshop
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Member Dieterle made a motion to adjourn the meeting, which
was seconded by Vice Chairman West.
The meeting duly adjourned at
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David Campbell
Chairman
ATTEST:
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Lenore R. Milan
Town Clerk