03/08/1990 Regular
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**CONTINUATION OF REGULAR
MEETING OF MARCH 7, 1990
Board of County Commissioners
Thursday, March 8, 1990
Key Colony Beach
A CONTINUATION of the March 7th Regular Meeting of
the Monroe County Board of County Commissioners convened at
l:30 p.m. on the above date in the City Hall at Key Colony
Beach. Present and answering to roll call were Commissioner
wilhelmina Harvey, Commissioner Douglas Jones, Commissioner
Eugene Lytton, Commissioner Michael Puto, and Mayor John
Stormont. Also present were Danny L. Kolhage, Clerk; Randy
Ludacer, County Attorney; Tom Brown, County Administrator;
County Staff; members of the Press and Radio; and the
general public.
BOARD OF APPEALS
The Board of County Commissioners sat as the Board
of Appeals to consider the appeal by The State of Florida,
Monroe County, Florida Keys Community Environment, Inc., and
Marathon Community Theatre, Inc. of the Planning
Commission's decision to deny a height variance for a pro-
posed Regional Service Center on property located on part of
Government Lot 1, Section 9, Township 66S, Range 32E on Key
Vaca.
Mayor Stormont, County Attorney Randy Ludacer, and
the Board discussed the procedure to be used in the conduct
of the appeal hearing. Motion was made by Commissioner
Harvey and seconded by Commissioner Lytton to authorize one
half hour for each of the appellants for the presentation of
their appeal. Motion carried unanimously.
Steve Matthews, attorney for the State Department
of General Services, addressed the Board concerning the
appeal on behalf of the State of Florida. County
Administrator Tom Brown, representing Monroe County,
addressed the Board and discussed the County's position in
the appeal. Mr. Brown read from the application for
variance and discussed the action of the Planning
Commission. Ken Carter of Marathon Community Theatre, Inc.
addressed the Board concerning the appeal. Jim Lewis of
Florida Keys Community Environment, Inc. also addressed the
Board concerning the appeal.
After discussion by the Board, motion was made by
Commissioner Harvey and seconded by Commissioner Puto to
overturn the decision of the Planning Commission and to
grant the variance. Roll call vote was taken with the
following results:
Commissioner Harvey
Commissioner Jones
Commisisoner Lytton
Commissioner Puto
Mayor Stormont
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
No
Motion carried.
There being no further business, the meeting was
adjourned.
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