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Regular Meeting/Comprehensive PIc 1
Board of County Commissioners
Tuesday, December 18, 1990
Tavernier
A Regular Meeting of the Monroe County Board of
County Commissioners convened at 10:30 a.m. on the above
date at the Elks Club in Tavernier. Present and answering
to roll call were Commissioner Earl Cheal, Commissioner
Douglas Jones, Commissioner Jack London, Commissioner John
Stormont, and Mayor Wilhelmina Harvey. Also present were
Danny Kolhage, Clerk; Randy Ludacer, County Attorney; Tom
Brown, County Administrator; County Staff; members of the
Press and Radio; and the general public.
All stood for the Invocation and Pledge of
Allegiance.
Bob Herman, Director of the Growth Management
Division, Lorenzo Aghemo and Mark Rosch of the Planning
Staff addressed the Board concerning the progress of the
Comprehensive Plan, receipt of the comments from the State
agencies, and the future course of action by the Board.
The Commission recessed for lunch.
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The Board reconvened at approximately 1:15 p.m.
The Board discussed the items set out in Staff's
presentation, attached hereto as Exhibit A. The Staff
recommended Alternative 3(b), Items (1) and (2), as follows:
"b) Adopt the plan by February 4 with the
revisions described below. Assume the
plan will be found in non-compliance.
Begin negotiating a compliance
agreement with the DCA as soon as
possible.
Edit the plan to eliminate redundancies
and divide the plan into two documents:
1) a policy document containing only the
following items which the Board must
adopt: ----
- goals, objectives and policies
- capital improvement implementation
requirements
- evaluation and monitoring procedures
- future land use and traffic maps
- adoption ordinance
2) a technical document containing the
data and analysis, which the Board
is not required to adopt."
Motion was made by Commissioner Stormont and seconded by
Commissioner London to approve Staff's recommendation of
Alternative 3(b) above. During discussion, motion was made
by Commissioner Cheal to amend so that the Board simulta-
neously ask the Legislative Delegation to modify State law
to allow the County sufficient time to do the job right;
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also, that this action would not preclude the hiring of
additional expertise. These amendments were accepted by the
maker of the motion and became part of the original motion.
Roll call vote was unanimous with Commissioner Jones not
present.
Motion was made by Commissioner London and seconded
by Mayor Harvey to approve as follows Item 2(b) concerning
the public hearings on modifications to the plan:
"The County Attorney has determined that the
minimum requirements for adoption of the plan
are as follows:
1 more public hearing before this Board and
2 more advertisements in the newspapers."
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Roll call vote was taken with the following results:
Commissioner Cheal
Commissioner London
Commissioner Stormont
Mayor Harvey
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Motion carried with Commissioner Jones absent from the
meeting.
Motion was made by Commissioner Cheal and seconded
by Mayor Harvey directing Staff to prepare an RFP to obtain
consulting services if necessary. Roll call vote was unani-
mous with Commissioner Jones not present.
Motion was made by Commissioner London and seconded
by Commissioner Jones requesting Staff to prepare a paper
with specific recommendations, including consequences, con-
cerning Item 4 of the Staff presentation regarding the
future of The Keys. Roll call vote was unanimous. Dagny
Johnson addressed the Board.
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Mark Rosch addressed the Board concerning the pro-
posals received for Implementation Of A Concurrency
Management System, and Revision Of Impact Fees. Based on
recommendations of Staff, motion was made by Commissioner
Stormont and seconded by Commissioner Jones to accept a
single entity to perform both the Concurrency Management and
Impact Fee services. Roll call vote was unanimous. The
Clerk advised the Board of the receipt of a late bid.
Motion was made by Commissioner Jones and seconded by
Commissioner Cheal to reject the late bid. Motion carried
unanimously. Motion was made by Commissioner Stormont and
seconded by Commissioner Cheal to employ the firm of
Tindale-Oliver/ Freilich, Leitner, Carlisle & Shortlidge for
the Concurrency Management/Impact Fee Services. Roll call
vote was unanimous.
There being no further business, the meeting was
adjourned.
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BOCC MEETING - COMPREHENSIVE PLAN PORTION
10:30 AM, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1990
TAVERNIER ELKS CLUB
STAFF PRESENTATION: Bob Herman, Grqwth Management Director
Lorenzo Aghemo, Planning Director
Mark Rosch, Capital Improvements Coord.
1. Where are we in the preparation and adoption of the
comprehensive plan?
a) We transmitted the plan to the DCA on August 28.
b) The DCA did not request any additional information
from the county (i.e. the plan was determined to be
complete and the County avoided sanctions)
c) The various state agencies (FDOT, DER, DNR, etc.)
reviewed the plan and forwarded their objections to
the DCA on October 18. In addition, both the DCA's
Area of critical Concern staff (380) and Comprehensive
Planning staff (163) reviewed the plan and prepared
their objections based on statutes 380 and 163.
d) Based on input from the outside state agencies, the
Area of Critical Concern staff, and Comprehensive
planning staff, the DCA has completed an Objections,
Recommendations, and Comments (ORC) report. Each
commissioner received a copy of the ORC report on
December 6, the same day it arrived from the DCA.
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2. Now that we've received the ORe report, where do we go
from here?
a) Chapter 163 of the Florida statutes says that,
following receipt of the ORC report, each County has
60 days in which to revise and adopt their
comprehensive plans. For Monroe County, the deadline
for adoption would be February 4.
b) The County Attorney has determined that the minimum
requirements for adoption of the plan are as follows:
1 more public hearing before this Board and
2 more advertisements in the newspapers.
c) Assuming the Board wants the plan available in the
libraries for public review at least 2 weeks prior to
the adoption hearing, staff must finish all revisions
to the plan by January 21. This leaves staff roughly
1 month to put the plan in final form for adoption.
d) The DCA has many objections to the proposed
comprehensive plan. The ORC report is over 200 pages
long and contains about 600 objections. Obviously, it
will be impossible for staff to accommodate all or
even most of the 600 objections within a 1 month
period.
e) In this respect, the County is caught between a rock
and a hard place. The "rock" is the statutory
deadline of 60 days. If the County fails to adopt the'
plan in within this period, the DCA can take the
County to court. The IIhard place" is the voluminous
ORC report. If the county fails to address the
objections in the ORC report, the DCA will find the
plan in non-compliance.
f) When the DCA finds a plan in non-compliance, they
attempt to negotiate a compliance agreement with a
county. Compliance agreements typically allow a
county 60 additional days to bring the plan into
compliance. If a county fails to enter into a
compliance agreement, the issue is subject to a
Department of Administration (DOA) hearing, leaving
the county subject to financial sanctions if the
hearing officer agrees with the DCA and finds the plan
in non-compliance.
g) Due to the Area of critica~ state Concern designation,
the Monroe County plan will not become effective upon
BOCC adoption. The plan must also be approved by the
Administration commission (Governor and cabinet).
Chances are the Administration Commission will reject
the plan until it includes at least the majority of
recommendations in the ORC report. Until the new plan
is adopted by both the BOCC and the Administration
Commission, the County's existing plan remains in
effect.
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3. staff is looking for Board direction on how to proceed
with the comprehensive plan. We have outlined several
options below. Given that the plan cannot be revised in
accordance with the ORC report and adopted within the 60-
day deadline:
a) Adopt the plan by February 4 with no revisions
(exactly as transmitted to DCA on August 28). Assume
the plan will be found in non-compliance. Begin
negotiating a compliance agreement with the DCA as
soon as possible.
b) Adopt the plan by February 4 with the revisions
described below. Assume the plan will be found in
non-compliance. Begin negotiating a compliance
agreement with the DCA as soon as possible.
Edit the plan to eliminate redundancies and
divide the plan into two documents:
1) a policy document containing only the following
items which the Board must adopt:
- goals, objectives, and policies
- capital improvement implementation requirements
- evaluation and monitoring procedures
- future land use and traffic maps
- adoption ordinance
2) a technical document containing the data and
analysis, which the Board is not required to adopt.
This revision of format is a reasonable assignment for
staff to complete in time for adoption by February 4.
c) postpone' adoption of the plan until after February 4.
Direct staff to revise the plan in accordance with as
many of the recommendations in the ORC report as time
allows. Wait until the DCA threatens court action
before beginning the plan adoption process. Assume
the plan will be found in non-compliance. Begin
negotiating a compliance agreement with the DCA as
soon as possible.
d) Same as item (c) above, only hire a consultant to get
the revisions done faster.
e) Same as item (c) above, only ask the south Florida
Regional Planning Council to complete the plan
revisions.
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f) Instead of adopting the proposed 1990 plan, send the
1986 comprehensive plan to the DCA. The 1986 plan was
already adopted by the County commission and approved
under chapter 380, F.S. by the Governor and Cabinet.
Assume the plan will once again be found in compliance
under Chapter 380, but not in compliance under Chapter
163. Begin negotiating a compliance agreement with
the DCA as soon as possible.
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4. Regardless of which option the Board selects, there are
many policy decisions the Board must make in the near
future in order to bring the plan into compliance. Some
of these decisions are outlined below. They all relate
to the same fundamental question:
What should the Keys be like 20 years from now?
a) Should we continue to base this plan on historical
growth rates? Or do we want decreased growth?
b) Should we base our growth on a carrying capacity?
If so, what type of carrying capacity? Public
facility? Hurricane evacuation? water quality?
Coral reef? Endangered species? Who will conduct
this analysis? Will they do it before or after the
plan is due?
c) Will we "maintain or reduce" hurricane evacuation
times? Using what methods? Will we coordinate our
population densities with our hurricane evacuation
plan? What is an acceptable hurricane evacuation
time? 36 hours?
d) Will we limit growth to that amount for which we can
provide facilities?
e) What pattern of land development will the Future Land
Use map show?
* a continuous strip of development along US-1?
* nodes of development along US-1, with some new
nodes?
* nodes of development along US-l, but no new nodes?
f) what densities and intensities will the Future Land
Use map show? Should the existing zoning maps
continue to serve as Future Land Use maps? If so, we
must redesignate the following districts into
acceptable future land use categories: CFA, CFV, CFSD,
AD, DR, MF, PR, RV.
g) Will we retain the Future Land Use Concept maps?
Will we link them to the Future Land Use maps?
h) Will we link our future land uses to demonstrated
need? If so, how shall we designate vacant land that
is not necessary to meet our future residential and
non-residential needs?
i) The Future Land Use maps must show all future
recreation and redevelopment sites. Where will they
be located?
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j) Will we adopt land use policies for the Big Pine Key,
North Key Largo, Holiday Isle, and Ohio Key ACCC's?
Will these policies address public facility provision;
types, densities, intensities of use; and protection
of environmentally sensitive land?
k) How will we "eliminate or reduce" non-conforming uses?
1) Which areas of the county will be TDR sender sites?
Which areas will be receiver sites?
m) What is "affordable housing" in the Keys?
Single-family? Multi-family? where should it be
located? How much should we have? Who will provide
it?
n) Will we "limit public expenditures that subsidize
development in coastal high hazard areas?" Will we
direct population growth away from these areas? If
so, how?
0) Will we continue to allow development in undisturbed
salt marsh and buttonwood wetlands?
p) Do we want to collect the data necessary to perform
land use planning, i.e. land use inventories, ground-
truthed vegetation inventories, water quality
monitoring, marina surveys, and inventories of
existing sewer and drainage facilities? Who will
collect this information? Who will pay for it?
q) Will we link development decisions to water quality?
If so, how?
r) Do we want to regulate septic systems beyond what is
currently allowed by HRS? If so, to what extent?
s) Do we want to join FKAA in the development of a sewer
master plan for the Keys? If so, when and how will we
contribute?
t) Do we want to complete the engineering studies for a
drainage master plan for the county? If so, when?
u) Do we want to require more water conservation?
v) What will we do if the FKAA cannot meet the County's
potable water needs?
w) How will we dispose of our solid waste once the Waste
Management contract is up?
x) Do we want to fund and implement a comprehensive
recycling program?
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y) Do we want to adopt the FDOT standard of LOS C for
US-l?
z) How many lanes of traffic on US-1 do we want?
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Regular Meeting
Board of County Commissioners
Tuesday, December 18, 1990
Tavernier
A Regular Meeting of the Monroe County Board of
County Commissioners convened at 1:00 p.m. on the above date
at the Elks Club in Tavernier. Present and answering to
roll call were Commissioner Earl Cheal, Commissioner Douglas
Jones, Commissioner Jack London, Commissioner John Stormont,
and Mayor Wilhelmina Harvey. Also present were Danny
Kolhage, Clerk; Randy Ludacer, County Attorney; Tom Brown,
County Administrator; County Staff; members of the Press and
Radio; and the general public.
All stood for the Invocation and Pledge of
Allegiance.
SOUNDING BOARD
David McAllen and Doug Fuller of Morrison-Knudsen/
Gerrits and Jose Gonzalez of Hansen-Lind-Meyer/Gonzalez made
a presentation to the Board regarding the County's Capital
Improvement Projects Status, specifically concerning the
Jail Project.
Ms. Edith Bricker addressed the Board requesting a
waiver of permit fees for The Children's Shelter Leisure
Time Carnival. Motion was made by Commissioner Jones and
seconded by Commissioner Cheal to deny the request. Motion
carried unanimously.
Sheriff Roth addressed the Board regarding the
creation of a County Nuisance Abatement Board. Motion was
made by Commissioner Cheal and seconded by Commissioner
Jones to refer the matter to County Staff and Sheriff's
Department Staff for recommendation. Roll call vote was
unanimous.
Motion was made by Commissioner Cheal and seconded
by Commissioner Jones to deny the waiver of dump fees for
the Habitat for Humanity. Roll call vote was unanimous with
Commissioner Stormont not present.
DIVISION OF GROWTH MANAGEMENT
Lee Ganim addressed the Board concerning the
request of St. Justin Martyr Catholic Church for the refund
of $11,700.00 for building permit fees and waiver of impact
fees, and also for a waiver of $680.00 for plumbing fees.
Motion was made by Commissioner Jones and seconded by Mayor
Harvey to waive the $11,700.00 building permit fees with the
execution of a written agreement acknowledging that should
the facility be used as a hurricane refuge or meeting place,
that there would be no charge to the County. Roll call vote
was taken with the following results:
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Commissioner Cheal
Commissioner Jones
Commissioner London
Commissioner Stormont
Mayor Harvey
No
Yes
No
No
Yes
Motion failed. Mayor Harvey discussed the need for stan-
dards to be used for requests from non-profit organizations
for waivers of fees. Motion was made by Commissioner Jones
and seconded by Mayor Harvey to waive the plumbing permit
fee in the amount of $680.00. Roll call vote was taken with
the following results:
Commissioner Cheal
Commissioner Jones
Commissioner London
Commissioner Stormont
Mayor Harvey
No
Yes
No
No
Yes
Motion failed.
DIVISION OF COMMUNITY SERVICES
A discussion of a request by The Flight Department
at Marathon Airport regarding striping of taxi lane was con-
tinued.
PUBLIC HEARINGS
A Public Hearing was held concerning the proposed
abandonment of a portion of a fifty-foot private road on
Valhalla Island. Proof of publication was entered into the
record. Andrew Tobin addressed the Board. The Board took
no action.
A Public Hearing was held concerning the proposed
abandonment of Palm Avenue, Holiday Homesites Subdivision,
Key Largo. Proof of publication was entered into the
record. Al Beatty addressed the Board. Motion was made by
Commissioner Stormont to approve. Motion died for lack of a
second.
A Public Hearing was held on a proposed Ordinance
amending Chapter 6.4 of the Monroe County Code concerning
convenience food stores; providing for severability; pro-
viding for repeal of all Ordinances inconsistent herewith;
providing for incorporation into the Monroe County Code; and
providing an effective date. Proof of publication was
entered into the record. The County Attorney addressed the
Board and indicated that under the criteria established in
the law, the County was not required to adopt this proposed
Ordinance. The Board then proceeded with the hearing. The
County Attorney read by title only. Phillip Harris of the
Tom Thumb Food Stores addressed the Board. Motion was made
by Commissioner Jones and seconded by Commissioner Stormont
to adopt the following Ordinance. Commissioner Cheal pro-
posed an amendment to the motion to amend Section 8 to pro-
vide that the Ordinance would take effect six months from
the date of approval. The amendment was accepted by the
maker and became a part of the original motion. Roll call
vote was unanimous.
ORDINANCE NO. 034-1990
See Ord. Book No. 25 which is incorporated herein by
reference.
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A Public Hearing was held on a proposed Ordinance
authorizing an award of $1,000.00 to the Junior Football
League Cheerleaders for travel purposes, etc. Proof of
publication was entered into the record. The County Attor-
ney read by title only. Motion was made by Commissioner
Jones and seconded by Mayor Harvey to adopt the Ordinance.
Roll call vote was taken with the following results:
Commissioner Cheal
Commissioner Jones
Commissioner London
Commissioner Stormont
Mayor Harvey
No
Yes
No
No
Yes
Motion failed.
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BOARD OF APPEALS
The Board of County Commissioners sat as the Board
of Appeals.
The Board of Appeals considered the appeal by
Ewing/Wardell of the Planning Commission's decision to grant
the appeal filed by Jay Miller and the Monroe County School
Board which overturned Development Order #04-89 for property
located on Lots 21, 22, 23 and 24, Block 9, Plantation Key
Colony Subdivision, Tallahassee Meridian, Plantation Key,
Monroe County, Florida, Section 5, Township 63S, Range 38E,
approximately MM 91. Lorenzo Aghemo, Planning Director,
addressed the Board. Andrew Tobin, representing the
appellant, addressed the Board. Nicholas Mulick, repre-
senting the School Board, and Jay Miller addressed the
Board. Mr. Tobin rebutted. Motion was made by Commissioner
Stormont and seconded by Commissioner Jones to uphold the
decision of the Planning Commission and denying the appeal
as the appellant failed to substantiate before the Board of
County Commissioners the grounds on which the appeal is
based, specifically Items 3, 4, 5, (no item 6), 7, 8, 9,
10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, a duplicate 17, and 18 of
the administrative appeal, and that there is no basis for a
reversal; and directing the County Attorney to prepare an
appropriate Resolution to be brought back to the Board for
approval. Roll call vote was unanimous.
The Board of Appeals considered the appeal by
Ewing/Wardell of the Planning Commission's decision to grant
the appeal filed by Venetian Shores Homeowners' Association,
which overturned Development Order #09-89 for property
located on Lots 6, 7 and 8, Block 1, Venetian Shores
Subdivision, Monroe County, Florida, Tallahassee Meridian,
Plantation Key, Section 13, Township 63S, Range 37E,
approximately MM 86. Lorenzo Aghemo, Planning Director,
addressed the Board. Andrew Tobin, representing the
appellant, and Nicholas Mulick, representing the Venetian
Shores Property Owners Association, addressed the Board.
Mr. Tobin rebutted. Motion was made by Commissioner
Stormont and seconded by Commissioner Jones to uphold the
decision of the Planning Commission and denying the appeal
based on the fact that the Board found no evidence in the
hearing to overturn the Findings of Fact or Conclusions of
Law of the Planning Commission and that the applicant has
failed to substantiate the grounds of the appeal before the
Board of County Commissioners, specifically Items 3, 4, 5,
(no item 6), 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, a
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duplicate 17, and 18 of the administrative appeal, and
authorizing the preparation by the County Attorney of an
appropriate Resolution to be brought back to the Board for
approval. Roll call vote was unanimous.
After discussion by Commissioner London, the Board
directed that the attorney for the Planning Commission be
present at all future appeal hearings.
The Board of Appeals considered the appeal by Ken-
neth Cianchette of the Planning Commission's decision to
deny the preliminary plat for "Sunrise Strip Subdivision", a
portion of Sombrero Properties, Sombrero Beach Road, MM 50,
situated in Section 11, Township 66S, Range 32E, Boot Key,
Monroe County, Florida, as an Improved Subdivision (IS).
Lorenzo Aghemo, Planning Director, addressed the Board.
Jose Gonzalez addressed the Board. Motion was made by
Commissioner Stormont and seconded by Commissioner London to
overturn the Planning Commission's decision denying the plat
pursuant to the following Findings of Fact and Conclusions
of Law:
"The County Attorney findings, as exhibited by
Memorandum May 22, 1990, that '...the language,
without more, does not stand for the proposition
that raw acreage zoned IS cannot be platted.'
"Authorization for platting, or replatting any
land in Monroe County is permitted by Division
4, Land Development Regulations, Chapter 9.5 of
Monroe County Code.
"No explicit prohibitions exist, by enumeration,
preventing platting or replatting of any
individual land use districts in the Monroe
County Comprehensive Plan.
"Previous restrictions in Section 9.5-263, Land
Development Regulations, as to eligibility of
lot use in IS (Improved Subdivision) districts,
having to have been established and in effect on
the effective date of Chapter 9.5, Land
Development Regulations, was repealed by DCA Rule
28-10.023.
"Permissible activity of platting, replatting or
improving land use districts other than Improved
Subdivisions, creates de facto Improved
Subdivision land use districts, as being
buildable by having the assurances of roads,
electricity and water placed after platting but
prior to improvement by placement of dwelling
unit on each lot.
"This creation of additional single family
residential units in land use districts other than
Improved Subdivision land use districts, above and
beyond those already having been in existence at
the effective date of the Comprehensive Plan and
the densities thereof contemplated, has been
acknowledged by Department of Community Affairs.
"Therefore, no prohibition generally or explicitly
exists in the creation of single family residential
dwelling units in Monroe County, above those in
existence at the effective date of the Comprehensive
Plan.
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"Density allocations for Improved Subdivisions
(Sec. 9.5-262) are referred to in Section 9-303
(codified Sec. 9.5-263).
"Section 9.5-263 provides that owners of contiguous
lots in common ownership on or after the effective
date of Chapter 9.5, were entitled to one unit per
two lots or 12,500 square feet of land use,
whichever area is less.
"Sombrero Properties tracts 5-A through 5-D, subject
in the application were in combined ownership as of
the effective date of the Chapter, and subsequently
were transferred, in common ownership, after that
date.
"12,500 square feet area is less than individual
areas of parcels 5-A through 5-D.
"9.5-263 further provides that 'in no event shall a
land owner be entitled to more dwelling units than
buildable lots were provided for in the plat
as originally approved by Monroe County and filed
with the Clerk of the Court.'
"No clarifications exist as to whether the described
plat is the 'original', prior to the effective date
of the Comprehensive Plan, an 'amended plat' of an
'original' plat, prior to the effective date of the
Comprehensive Plan, or either the 'original' or
'amended' filed after the date of the Comprehensive
Plan.
"Further, that a Special Act of the Legislature of
the State of Florida (Chapter 59-1578 - H.B. 1053),
in its Section 5, provides that the Board of County
Commissioners of Monroe County 'shall have full and
complete authority to regulate (platting)', in the
establishment of single family residential dwell-
ing lots, in any land use district, and therefore
said Special Act prevails over any and all general
or local law, (or administrative rule or interpre-
tation thereof, which may have been established by
general law).
"Therefore, the Board of County Commissioners of
Monroe County finds, in this application, that
sufficient justification exists to permit re-
platting of the described properties in the
Improved Subdivision land use district, similarly
with any other land use district.
"The Board of County Commissioners hereby over-
turns the Planning Commission decision that the
preliminary plat approval of the applicants is
denied based on the fact that the current Monroe
County land development regulations do not allow
such current platting of IS subdivisions, and
directs staff to proceed with comment and prepa-
ration for processing final plat approval."
Roll call vote was taken with the following results:
Commissioner Cheal
Commissioner Jones
Commissioner London
Commissioner Stormont
Mayor Harvey
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
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Motion carried.
The Board of Appeals considered the appeal by
Robert Remus, owner of Blue Lagoon, of the Planning
Commission's decision for the denial of a 6-COP for property
located on portion of Tracts 8 and 12 in Section 32,
Township 61S, Range 39E, Key Largo, MM 99.5. Lorenzo
Aghemo, Planning Director, and Robert Remus addressed the
Board. Motion was made by Commissioner London and seconded
by Commissioner Jones to return this matter to the Planning
Commission for reconsideration. Roll call vote was taken
with the following results:
Commissioner Cheal
Commissioner Jones
Commissioner London
Commissioner Stormont
Mayor Harvey
No
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Motion carried.
The Board of Appeals considered the appeal by
Mattson & Tobin, agents and attorneys for David D. Stanton,
of the Planning Commission's decision to deny the appeal for
property located on Lot 16 and the NE ! of Lot 15, Block 3,
Matecumbe Ocean Bay, Lower Matecumbe Key, Monroe County,
Florida, Sections 21 and 22, Township 64S, Range 36E,
approximately MM 75. Lorenzo Aghemo, Planning Director,
Andrew Tobin, and Frank Greenman representing Eva Stout,
addressed the Board. Motion was made by Commissioner
Stormont and seconded by Commissioner London to uphold the
decision of the Planning Commission and denying the appeal
in that the appellant failed to substantiate reasons for
reversal. Roll call vote was unanimous.
The Board of Appeals considered the appeal by
Mattson, Tobin & Vetrick, agents and attorneys for Town
Centre of Islamorada, of the Planning Commission's decision
to deny the appeal for property located on a parcel of land
being part of Lot 6, according to the plat of part of
Government Lot 1, all of Lots 2 and 3, of Section 32,
Township 64S, Range 37E, Upper Matecumbe Key, MM 80.5.
Lorenzo Aghemo, Planning Director, and Andrew Tobin
addressed the Board. Motion was made by Commissioner Jones
and seconded by Mayor Harvey to grant the appeal and over-
turn the decision of the Planning Commission because the
appellant began the process by getting a clearing and demo-
lition permit on April 20, 1988; the applicant paid his fee
of $840.00; and that his application and securing of a demo-
lition permit complies with the provisions of 9.5-72
voiding the necessity of cancelling the permits; and
authorizing the appropriate Resolution to be prepared and
brought back to the Board. Roll call vote was taken with
the following results:
Commissioner Cheal
Commissioner Jones
Commissioner London
Commissioner Stormont
Mayor Harvey
No
Yes
No
No
Yes
Motion failed. Motion was then made by Commissioner
Stormont and seconded by Commissioner Cheal to affirm the
Planning Commission's decision in that the applicant did not
provide sufficient evidence to overcome the Conclusions of
Law and Findings of Fact of the Planning Commission. Roll
call vote was taken with the following results:
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Commissioner Cheal
Commissioner Jones
Commissioner London
Commissioner Stormont
Mayor Harvey
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
No
Motion carried.
There being no further business, the meeting was
adjourned.
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