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Part 1 (Video ID: JnU2sNk-Bo8):
- 00:03:36: Audio Testing and Historic Landmark Presentation Introduction
- 00:07:05: Details Describing the Architecture of Granada Boulevard
- 00:12:45: 2716 Granada as early Miami suburb architecture
- 00:20:48: Meeting Called to Order, Agenda Items Announced
- 00:25:37: Board Members Introduced, April Minutes Approval
- 00:26:57: Exparte Communication Notice, Deferrals Announced
- 00:28:33: Swearing In Testifying Members of the Public
- 00:29:49: Local Historic Designation and COA Introduction
- 00:31:01: 2716 Granada Landmark Status and Architectural Features
- 00:47:25: Conclusion of Granada's Architectural and Historical Summary
- 00:49:56: Public Comment Section: Granada Designation Support Letter
- 00:50:12: Public Comment Section: Exparte and Great House Comment
- 00:50:27: Public Comment Section: Motion to Approve Designation
- 00:52:41: Discussion of Approving March Meeting Minutes
- 00:53:43: Granada Accelerated COA Design Approval Request
- 00:55:26: Architect's Granada Restoration and Renovation Presentation
- 01:01:48: Clarification on Window Configurations and Staff Conditions
- 01:06:06: Board Discussion, French Doors, and Family Room Windows
- 01:11:01: Closing Public Comment and Return Back to the Board
- 01:11:20: Granada COA Motion and Conditions Explained
- 01:14:11: Post-Vote Discussion and Alhambra Circle Case Introduction
- 01:15:29: 108 Alhambra: Introduction of Site and Proposed Plans
- 01:17:21: Staff and Public Swearing-in and Presenter Introduction
- 01:19:18: Owners present personal history of home and ask for variances
- 01:23:01: Architectural Presentation of Existing and Proposed Home Plans
- 01:32:57: Boa Conditions Overview and scalloped edge concern
- 01:39:44: Garage, Paving, and Wall Concerns Discussion and Questions
- 01:45:30: Concerns and Recommendation Regarding Wall, Windows, and Garage
- 01:49:05: Staff's Clarification on Wall Discussion and Prior Presentation
- 01:50:19: Opposition to Wall and Paving Clarification Discussion
- 01:53:51: Staff Clarifies History on Round Window and Recommendation
- 02:01:14: Board Commendations, Discussion of House's Plans, and Summary
- 02:02:54: Close public comment, Open up motion for a board member
- 02:03:47: 108 Alhambra - Motion to Approve
- 02:08:39: Aragon Avenue Variance Request Introduction
- 02:10:03: Explanation of Variance Requests and Staff Support
- 02:12:38: Closing Public and Open up for Q and A of the board
- 02:13:14: Discussion on Previous Approval and Variance Requests
- 02:18:44: Motion and Approval of Detached Structure Variance
- 02:22:58: Motion to Approve New Addition Variance
- 02:24:22: Updates Biltmore Hotel, 1021 Hardy, and other local Properties
- 02:29:03: North pants, flager historic property survey discussed
- 02:31:04: Praise board picture, discussion ends with adjourning


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two, three. Testing one, two, three. Testing one, two, three. >> Testing one, two, three. >> Testing one, two, three. >> Testing one, two, three. Testing one, two, three. Testing one, two, three. Testing one,

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two, three. Testing one, two, three. Testing one, two, three. >> Testing one, two, three. The property at 2716 Granada Boulevard is before you for consideration for designation as a local historic

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landmark. The single family home is located along Dodto Plaza. 2716 Coral Gables was originally During the initial development 27,

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Merrick first Merrick chose the one and two much of the original the front entry was relocated to the western

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facade of the original front porch. This front-facing gabled roof bay was originally comprised of a fulllength screened unared openings. The central arches of the side facade are supported by simple classical columns. The cornice is substantial

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formed by in 196. In conclusion, The property at 2716 Granada Boulevard is before you for consideration for designation as a local historic landmark. The single family home is located along Dodto

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as per article 8 section 8-103 of the Coral Gable zoning code. 2716 Granado Boulevard is a wedge-shaped lot along the north. Coral Gables was originally conceived as a suburb of

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during the initial development. Construction was handled by Merrick's Okay. Testing one two three >> as per article 8 section 8-103 of the Coral Gable >> 2716 >> Coral Gables was originally conceived as

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a suburb of Miami. >> During the initial development construction was handled by Merrick's Coral Gables construction company. However, as sales and land acquisition surged, Merrick's own workforce could not keep pace. By late 1922, Merrick

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carefully chose a few select contractors to work under the general oversight of his company. The Markley Construction Company was one. Markley Construction was founded and managed by the brothers James and William Markley. They are responsible

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for numerous high-profile projects such as the Coral Gables Country Club Zoom test. Testing. One, two, three. This is a Zoom test. heard. Everybody ready? It's 4 o'clock.

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You guys ready? >> All right. Which items are you here for? >> May I ask? >> Which items are you here for? Mr. Maxwell, before we begin, if I could just make an announcement. Today, we have our court reporter on Zoom. So,

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it's going to be um especially important that everybody speak into a microphone loudly and clearly, that we try not to talk over each other and that we um because sometimes the camera may not be able to capture who is speaking so that we um don't talk over each other so that

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the camera can capture and we can um have accurate minutes. >> Mumble. Okay. Not that it's not always important, but it's especially important today. If you don't mind, Mr. Maxwell. >> I I don't mind, Miss Attorney, at all. >> Thank you. >> You'll just have to pardon my mumbles. >> That's fine. And just Yes. Make sure

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your microphone is red and close to your mouth when you speak. Thank you. >> How many of you are from um uh Alhamra Circle? All of you. Okay. And you, sir? >> Okay.

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Okay. All right. Well, let's There's no one here for Aragon. No, let's move Aragon to the last and so we can deal with all the folks that are here. >> Well, their their architects aren't here yet. The the only person that's ready to

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present right now is 2716 Granada. Okay. >> All right. >> Let's let's let's move the schedule around a little bit. We'll go ahead and why don't we do the u the local historic designation so we get the Granada up and

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get that taken care of. And um let's see. And you you're for Granada, right? Not for real Hamburg Circle. You're from Al Hammer Circle. Okay. All right. Let we'll try to slide you in here.

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So you can get in and get out. All right, we're gonna open the meeting up if that's all right with everybody. Is everybody ready? No, Miss Rolando. Okay. Hi, Anna. Okay, I'm going to call the meeting to

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order. Uh, good afternoon everyone and welcome. Uh, Miss Rolando is here. Welcome to the regularly scheduled meeting of the city of Coral Gable's Historic Preservation Board. We are residents of Coral Gables and are charged with the preservation and protection of historic or architecturally worthy building structures, sites, neighborhoods, and

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artifacts which impart the distinctive historical heritage of our city. The board is comprised of nine members, seven of whom are appointed by the commission, one by the city manager. The ninth is selected by the board and confirmed by the commission. Five of the members uh of the board constitute a quorum and five affirmative votes are

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necessary for the adoption of any motion. Lobbyist registration. Any person who acts as a lobbyist pursuant to the city of Coral Gables ordinance number 2006-11 must register with the city clerk prior to engaging in any lobbying activities or presentations

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before city staff, boards, committees, and/or the city commission. A copy of the ordinance is available in the office of the city clerk. Failure to register and provide proof of registration shall prohibit your ability to present to the historic preservation board on applications under consideration this

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afternoon. That's a long sentence. Obvious is defined as an individual, corporation, partnership, or other legal entity employed or retained, whether paid or not, by a principle who seeks to encourage the approval, disapproval, adoption, repeal, passage, defeat, or modifications of any ordinance,

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resolution, action or decision of any city commissioner. Any action, decision, recommendation to the city manager, any city board or committee including but not limited to quasi judicial advisory board, trust authority or council or any

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action, decision or recommendation of city personnel during the time period of the entire decision-making process on the action, decision or recommendation which foreseeably will be heard or reviewed by the city commission or a city board or committee, including but

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not limited to quasi judicial advisory board trust authority or council. Presentations made to this board are subject to the city's false claim ordinance chapter 39 of the city of Coral Gable city code. I now officially call the city of Coral Gable's Historic

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Preservation Board of May 21st to order. The time is 406. Present today are Anna Alvarez at the end, Donna Spain, uh, wouldn't you know, I would forget. Uh,

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Peggy Rolando, Cesar Garcia, Pons, Alex Silva, uh, Michelle Da, uh, let's see, and you are Marlon Ever, and Kelly Shield. So, you have all of us right here. and our distinguished staff. We have Anna Peris who is our preservation

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uh authority here in the city with her assist staff member Carrick Cal and our attorney Miss Throck. The next item on the agenda is approval of the minutes of the meeting held uh in April. Uh are there any changes and

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corrections? Any changes or corrections to the minute? If not, I'd like to have a motion, please, for acceptance. >> Okay, we have motion by M. Rolando. I have a second. >> Second. >> Uh, second by Miss Shield. Was that you? No.

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>> By Miss Eert. Okay. Um, all those in favor? >> I. >> Any opposed? Motion carries unanimously. Okay. Notice regarding exparte communications. Please be advised that this board is a quasi judicial board and the items on

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the agenda are quasi judicial in nature which requires board members to disclose all exparte communications. An exparte communication is defined as any contact, communication, conversation, correspondence, memorandum, or other written or verbal communication that takes place outside a public hearing

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between a member of the public and a member of the quasi judicial board regarding matters to be heard by the quasi judicial board. If anyone has made any contact with a board member when the issue comes before the board, the member must state on the record the existence

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of the exparte communication, the party who originated the communication and whether the communication will affect the board member's ability to impartially consider the evidence to be presented regarding the matter. Deferrals. We have several deferrals on the agenda today. The first being uh

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case file LDH 2026-01 for 1315 Genoa Street. The second deferral is under special certificates of appropriateness case file COA SP 2025-019.

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The last deferral is also under the um certificates of appropriateness case file COA SP 2026- uh 16 for property located at 4400 Palito Street. Okay.

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>> Just if I may, um to be clear, the items for 547 Alcazar and for 4400 Palito will be deferred to a date certain to the June 18th um historic preservation board meeting. Thank you very much.

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Okay. If any persons in the audience will be testifying or speaking today, uh please rise and um raise your right hand to be sworn in. That's anybody that wants to speak at all about or answer questions. >> Mr. Chair, if we could please have the

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um court reporter come on the screen and unmute themselves to swear in those members of the public who are standing here. Um and if we could have the cameras up. Eve, if you don't mind pulling up, um, if we could have the court reporter

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swear in those, um, members public of the public and staff who are going to be providing testimony today. >> Good afternoon. >> Thank you. Do you all swear or affirm that the testimony that you're about to give will

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be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth? >> Thank you very much. >> Welcome. >> Thank you very much. Everyone present and standing with their hands raised confirmed the oath. >> Thank you.

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>> Okay, we're going to go to the first item then, please, which will be uh under local historic designations. We're going to deal with case file LDH 2022-004 and COA SP 2026-19.

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Consideration of the local historic designation for the property at 2716 Granada Boulevard legally described as lots 12 and 13 block 15 Coral Gable section A Platbook 5, H102, Miami date county. The applicant is also requesting

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the issuance of an accelerated special certificate of appropriateness and design approval for additions alterations to the residence and site work. Maybe other presentation please. If Miss Gwyn could please introduce um the item.

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>> Good afternoon. Elizabeth Buan, historic preservation office coordinator. Um, the following presentation is a summary of the staff report. Could you please play the PowerPoint? Thank you. The property at 2716 Granada Boulevard

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is before you for consideration for designation as a local historic landmark. The single family home is located along Dodto Plaza. Constructed in 1923, it was one of the earliest homes in Coral Gables. It was permit

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number 32 in the city. As per article 8, section 8-103 of the Coral Gable zoning code, criteria for designation of historic landmarks. A local historic landmark must have significant character, interest, or value as part of the historical,

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cultural, archaeological, aesthetic, or architectural heritage of the city, state, or nation. For designation, a property must meet one of the criteria outlined in the code. 2716 Granada Boulevard is eligible as a local historic landmark based on three

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criteria. Historical cultural significance criteria four. It exemplifies the historical, cultural, political, economic, or social trends of the community. Architectural significance. Criteria

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one, it portrays the environment and era of history characterized by one or more distinctive architectural style. And criteria two, it embodies those distinguishing characteristics of an architectural style or period or method of construction.

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2716 Granada Boulevard is a wedge-shaped lot along the northwest corner of Dotto Plaza. It is bounded by Granada Boulevard, Dotto Boulevard, and Sevilla Avenue. Accountent trees and landscape vegetation spread across the front of

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the yard facing Dodto Fountain. On the property is an approximately 5900 square foot single family residence and a pool. They are set back from the streets and are nestled in the northwest corner of the lot. The front-facing one

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and twotory bays across the front are the original 1923 home which retains its original style and character to present. Coral Gables was originally conceived as a suburb of Miami and attracted investors from across the nation during

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the South Florida real estate boom of the 1920s. Founder George Merrick drew from the Garden City and city beautiful movements of the 19th and early 20th century to create his vision for a fully conceived Mediterraneanpired city which is now considered one of the first modern plan

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communities in the United States. The city's developmental history is divided into three major historical periods. During the initial developmental period, architectural design specifically combined elements commonly used in Spanish, Morris, and Italian

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architecture and is now known as the Mediterranean Revival Style. 2716 Granada Boulevard is one of the earliest homes of the initial developmental phase and is a prime example of Merik's vision. During the initial development,

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construction was handled by Merrick's Coral Gables construction company. However, as sales and land acquisition surged, Merrick's own workforce could not keep pace. By late 1922, Merrick carefully chose a few select contractors

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to work under the general oversight of his company. The Markley Construction Company was one. Markley Construction was founded and managed by the brothers James and William Markley. They were responsible for numerous high-profile projects such

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as the Coral Gable's Country Club, Coral Gable's first school, now Coral Gable's Preparatory Academy, and the Congregational Church's parsonage. The Markley worked extensively for Merrick's design team throughout 1923

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and 24 on numerous residential projects. In fact, H. George Frink had them build his own home at the corner of Castile and Columbus Boulevard. Effie Dixs, Merrick's business manager, asked them as well for his home. As seen

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here, a home the Marlays built with architect Hampton and Rhymer on Granada Boulevard was chosen as the area's exhibition home for the National Better Homes of America Week. 2716 Granada Boulevard was built by

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James Markley for himself in 1923. It is recorded as permit number 32. The original plans or other early building records for the property have not been located to date. However, very early photographs provide some primary

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documentation of the home. The architect is unknown. However, given the date of the construction, it was a member of Merrick's original design team since they were the only ones designing homes in Coral Gables at the time. Merrick first started selling lots in

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November 1921. Sales were very successful with most of the first homes located around the Granada Golf Course, as seen in the 1925 aerial photograph here. 2716 Granada Boulevard is located at the

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southern boundary of section A along Plaza Dodto. In 1923, this area was largely undeveloped. Granada Boulevard ended in front of the Markley home and wandered off to a trail to the south. The extension of Granada

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Boulevard from the Dotto Plaza to Bird Road occurred in the spring of 1924. In October 1924, construction of the Dotto Fountain and the Plaza commenced. A block away from the home, the Coral Rock Quarry, used for many of the early

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homes was being transformed to the Venetian Casino, now known as the Venetian Pool. It opened in December 1924. Hence, 2716 Granada Boulevard predated these major landmarks and established a

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strong Mediterranean style presence in the area with its commanding presence on Denotto Boulevard. This home was an important piece in extending Merrick's vision south. Merrick chose to develop Coral Gables as a Mediterranean inspired city because he

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felt this type of architecture harmonized best with South Florida's climate and lifestyle. The home at 2716 Granada Boulevard includes many character-defining features of the Mediterranean Revival style which include but are not limited

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to those shown here and discussed in the designation report. Of particular note are the decorative columns supporting the arches on the original front porch bay, the belfry inspired chimney, the combination of roof types with pitch

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roofs clad and barrel tile, the textured stucco wing walls and a Juliet balcony. The one and twotory bays across the front are the original 1923 home. There was also an accessory building with a

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one-story garage and a two-story service quarters. These original structures are called out here in blue. In 1968, a large one-story edition and a pool was constructed to the rear of the residence. The addition is clearly

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differentiated from the original 1923 home. And in this aerial photo, the 1968 edition can be easily identified by the barrel tie and coping that rings it. The 1968 edition also encapsulated the

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original accessory building, but the original structure can still be discerned. The 1923 home was built of concrete block units and clad with textured stucco. The living space is primarily under flat roof bays with simple

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parapits. A protruding front porch bay and a two-story west end bay are under a gabled roof clad and barrel tile. The current two-piece barrel tile roof was installed in 2024.

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The fenistration varies in size and configuration. The arrangement of recess windows with projecting sills is typical of the 1920s Mediterranean Revival style homes built in Coral Gables. The original windows were wood enc casements with

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high-profile muttons. Some windows also had hopper transoms which likewise had high-profile muttons. The date of the replacement is unknown. Much of the original living space was under the one-story bays whose parapits

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are of varying heights. The western end of the residence is anchored by flat and gabled roof two-story bay. Wing walls and parapit ornamentation are important features that provide transitions from the ground to the highest point of the home and tie the

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varying bays together in a unified composition. These arrangements are typical of Mediterranean revival style homes in Coral Gables. As shown here, most of the features are extant. At the southeast and the southwest

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corners of the home are wing walls marked here as A and B. The smooth face scroll feature of the southeast wing wall is repeated on both sides of the front-facing gable of the original front porch here as C1 and C2 as well as

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transitioning from the one-story parapit of the eastern bay to the adjacent one and a half story shown here as D. Centered at the top of the curved parapit of the two-story flat roof western section was a final. The curved

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parapit is extant but the final has been lost over time. The home is approached by a brick walkway leading to a walled openired courtyard. The courtyard is not original to the home. It was added in 1968.

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As seen in the 1925 historic photo, the walkway from the sidewalk originally led directly to the front entry. It was flanked by fulllength casement windows with transoms. The windows are extant, but the front entry doorway was infilled. Building records indicate the

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doorway was blocked in 1964 and the front entry moved to the adjacent front porch. The infield outline of the original doorway is discernible in the stucco. The front entry was relocated to the western facade of the original front

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porch. This front-facing gabled roof bay was originally comprised of a fulllength screened unared openings. The central arches of the side facade are supported by simple classical columns. The corners are substantial

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formed by curved moldings. This ensemble was a hallmark feature of the Mediterranean revival style and coral gables. In 1964, the porch was enclosed for living space. The two arched openings under the front gable were blocked up.

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On the exterior, the infill was recessed and the column retained. Hence, the location and the size of the original openings is easily discernible. The floor of the porch was raised to the level of the adjacent living spaces and the bottom of the original columns were

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encapsulated. The arched openings of the side facads were reduced in height and protruding sills perhaps to match the column sleeping porch at the southwest corner of the home were inserted. The front porch and a large window

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feature on the adjacent eastern bay afforded views of the Dotto fountain. The large window was comprised of three pairs of casement windows with transoms and were tied together by a common protruding sill as well as a swooped

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masonry hood and smooth face masonry frame on each side as seen in the historic photo on top. The feature was removed in 1968. A change in the stucco texture over the infill area is visible, hence the exact

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location and dimensions are discernible. The current owners would like to restore this feature and there is sufficient historic photo documentation to do so. Another major feature of the one-story portion of the home is the Belelfrey inspired square chimney that rises a

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half story above its parapits. It's another character defining feature of the Mediterranean Revival style. The shoulder chimney rises along the rear facade of the 1923 portion of the home. The shouldered and semi- detached stack

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is now a focal point of the interior courtyard as seen in the aerial photo. At the western end of the original 1923 home are a pair of twotory bays under flat inside gabled roof clad in barrel tile. They feature a sleeping porch at

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the southwest corner with a screened arched openings supported with a decorative column and a wing wall protruding perpendicular to the front facade. The porch was enclosed for a living space at an unknown date. Above the sleeping porch is an open air

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terrace. The seconds story open air terrace has been enclosed with the original gable roof extended to cover a can't delivered sunroom addition. Historic photos indicate this occurred prior to 1964. The addition has a band of windows

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extending across its face. In the gable eaves are carved rafter tails and similar carved curbless provide decorative supports below. Adjacent is a Juliet balcony ensemble. Historic photos show that it had French

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doors that opened onto a simple picket metal balcony supported by scroll brackets. By the 1940s, the doors were reduced to a pair of casement windows. Hence, this alteration occurred early and the new arrangement may be considered historic.

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The home retains this arrangement. Above the assembly line, two piece barrel tile is decoratively arranged, mimicking a shallow hood. In 1968, Marlon Carrot Sevit purchased 2716

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Granada Boulevard and hired architect Carson Bennett Wright to substantially expand the home to the rear. The 1923 home, however, remains clearly defined and differentiated from the addition by location, massing, and styling.

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Also original to the property were the accessory buildings to the northwest of the resident. It was comprised of a one-story garage with a two-story servants quarters. It is extant, but it's incorporated into the 1968 edition.

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The building retains its massing and is discernible from the surrounding edition. Hence, while the addition impacts the original buildings overall, they do not adversely impact the historic integrity of the property.

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The flat roofed one-story 1968 edition is built of cement block. It provided living space to the rear and a new attached garage which was placed directly in front of the 1923 garage. While the windows of the 1923 home are

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casement with divided lights and positioned to facilitate cross ventilation, the fenestration of the 1968 edition, as seen here, are large, clear view windows and doors, as well as sliding glass doors. Thus, the addition has a

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different character and is clearly defined from the 1923 original home. In conclusion, the single family residence at 2716 Granada Boulevard is located on a prominent location along

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Dotto Plaza. Constructed in 1923, it is designed in the Mediterranean Revival style and is amongst the earliest homes in the city. It was permit number 32. Founder George Merrick felt that Mediterranean architecture harmonized best with South Florida's climate and

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lifestyle. During the 1920s, Merrick's development team paid careful attention to ensure buildings and streetscapes conformed to the Mediterranean ideals. Merrick's success in carrying out his vision during the early 1920s was staggering.

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Coral Gables is now considered one of the first modern plant communities in the United States. Part of that early team were the Markley brothers, James and William, whose Markley construction built numerous early and high-profile projects for Merrick, including the Coral Gables

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Country Club, the community's first school, and many high-profile residences. This home at 2716 Granada Boulevard was built by James Markley for himself and is a prime example of the early Mediterranean Revival style homes of the

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early 1920s that launched Merrick's vision. The property at 2716 Granada Boulevard retains its historic integrity and significantly contributes to the historic fabric of Coral Gables. is part of a collection of quality residences

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built during the Lamboom era that contributes to the city's sense of place of time. Staff approves the approval of the local historic designation of 2716 Granada Boulevards historical, cultural, and architectural

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significance. Mr. Maxwell questions for staff or um for the board. If not, uh we'll open this up for discussion. Got anything here? Okay. I do want to recognize that we did receive a letter

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of support for the designation from um Cara Carbonella on behalf of the HBACG. >> Thank you. As an exparte, I live across the street um on Granada. Won't affect my opinion. It's a great

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house. >> Okay. Would the applicant uh or the architect like to come up and Thank you, >> Mr. Maxwell? To the chair. We want to take the historic designation first and then do the COA or do them

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together. My recommendation would be to do the designation first. >> Yes, Mr. Chair, we do need to have a motion on the designation first. Otherwise, we will or will not hear the certificate of appropriateness. So, um >> give us a second. Okay. Do you want to have a motion then?

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>> Hello. Oh, we got public comments already, right? >> Is there anyone else from the public or on Zoom um here to speak? wish to speak for or against this proposal? >> Hearing none, >> I'll move it. I'd like to move to

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approve the historic designation of the property at 2716 Granada Boulevard. >> Thank you. We have a motion by Miss Ever. >> I'll second. >> Miss Shield. >> I think that was Miss Alvarez.

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>> Was it >> correct? Yes. I'm sorry, >> Miss Alvarez. >> Second. I'm sorry. >> Okay. >> May I >> Any further discussion? >> A request to the mover, if you can state the criteria under which you're making

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the motion, please. Um, I move to approve the local historic designation of the property at 2716 Granada Boulevard, legally described as lots 12 and 13, block 14, Coral Gables,

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section A, based on its historical, cultural, and architectural significance. >> Motion clarified. Any further discussion or comments? If not, can we call the role? Please

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go ahead. Mr. Silva, >> yes. >> Miss Rolando, >> yes. >> Miss Spain, >> Miss Shield, >> yes. >> Mr. Garcia Pon, >> yes. >> Miss Eert,

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>> yes. Miss Alvarez, >> yes. >> Mr. Day, >> yes. >> And Mr. Maxwell, >> yes. Motion carries unanimously for the designation. >> All right. I have a question. Did we approve the March minutes or did we just approve the April minutes?

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>> I'm sorry. >> Did there I think we approved the April minutes, but we also had on the agenda to approve March. What is that? >> We only got one set of minutes. >> No, Mr. Maxwell. Unfortunately, this time we do have two sets of minutes. One

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of them was amended um based on conversations um that we had at the last historic preservation board meeting. So, we have two sets of minutes to approve. >> Okay. Well, we've already finished this this thing here then. So, let's go ahead and we'll pull that up again. So, >> we can take that up whenever you all

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would like. >> April. So, we have an approval for the April minutes. Mr. Garcia, you're making a motion. >> We have April. We need March. >> Oh, we need to march. Okay. Sorry, I got that reversed. Okay. >> I'll make a motion to approve the minutes for March 12th, 2026 as revised.

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Okay. >> We have a motion by Miss Shield. Do I have a second? Second by Ms. Ebert. All those in favor? >> I oppo. All opposed. Motion passes unanimously. >> Okay.

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We have a deferral for SP 2519 and Alkazar. And >> there's the accelerated COA for the 2716 Granada. >> The accelerated COA for 2716 Granada >> coming up.

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Okay. Oh, that's that's right. It's the accelerated COA. Okay. >> CGTV, if we could have the presentation, please. >> Yeah, >> it's the PDF. >> Thank you. So we do have an application for

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accelerated COA for 2716 Granada. The applicant is requesting design approval for additions, alterations to the residence and site work. As you all heard with the designation report, you are familiar with the property. We are aware that there have been modifications to the property and um we are enthused

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that the architect has taken on the task to kind of bring those alterations back in line with the design and style of the building. Um there's also a small addition at the rear of about less than 300 square feet less than 300 square feet. Um and we just asked that the

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architect worked with staff on some of the window and door configurations to make them to be more in line with the original style of the building. And here is Mr. Gibb to present the project. >> Hello, Callum Gibb, architect for 2716 Granada.

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>> You you did the the house across the street which hasn't been constructed yet. >> Yes. So >> you're you're getting famous here for this open circle. >> One of my first ever projects was actually Dr. Li's house, which is on the piece of land where the Venetian pool is. So, this is my third house viewing

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the fountain. Don't know why, but that's how it worked out. Um, so yes, we have a beautiful home that um has had extensive renovations over the years, and the main goal of the work we're proposing is to

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sort of blend those a little closer to the original uh style of the house. The um 1960s edition has a a clay tile, but it's a mansad. So, it's a flat roof. It slopes down creating sort of a low sort of eyebrow that wraps around the house.

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Um, sorry. And so, along with some interior renovations, we're kind of just sort of thinking of a way to how to better marry those two together. And the general thought was that we would take off the

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mansad overhang and reinstall us a built up a parapit so we can then insulate the house better from above uh with some thicker insulation on the roof. You modify the water through some drainage. But generally and here in the front elevation you can see the little garage

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on the side there. It has a sort of mansard eyebrow feel. And then we're just going to remove that, extend the power pit and put a small uh bar barrel tile detail uh on the front elevation. Also, we were um requesting to reinstate

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the two main windows of the front porch. So that that uh porch now is has the glass on all three sides. As it was stated, that's where the front door has been moved to. Also, there was a sort of a a privacy uh sort of courtyard created

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at that time, which we want to uh remove in in its of height, but just lower it down to a small three or four foot high wall uh just as a sort of a keeping the little brick courtyard uh behind it, but opening up the front facade to a bit more view. At the moment, it's quite uh

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sort of hidden from the street. And along those lines also was to the idea of of looking into uh replacing the window above the Juliet balcony with with a door um so that that element is reinstated. So that center body of the

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house which has other than the front door has remained unchanged and sort of become the view from the street. the uh sort of enclosed uh eyebrow or sort of I think it was uh to the left there which was done at some

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point you know is not as not as attractive as the original porch. So the idea was to try and focus the the view to those. The the area to the right of the porch is the old uh location of the large three bay window uh which was blocked up and we're planning to try and

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keep that uh filled in. But the owner is interested in opening up this is the view sort of more from Granada as you turn around to the to the right. Uh so the idea is to open up the end of the what will become the media room. Uh so

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they view look out onto the garden uh but keeping the blocked up window to that faces this fountain. Uh so at the moment there's two large casement windows with um you know with a solid wall in between and the idea was

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to emulate the old window but in a new location. Uh to the right of that is a a new French door leading out of the new dining room. And then as you come around to the side you can see the what was the old two-story uh element of the house

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which were also sort of trying to u soften its edges a little bit. It's a bit of a cube that just sticks up. So the idea was to add a window, krenolate the the the parapill a little bit. And also that you can see how much of the

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mansard were taken off here. So that flat mansad which creates a very low ceiling to the over uh to the covered porch. We'll take that off, raise the ceiling and change the framing of that so that we create a more uh

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lighter higher structure. And then at the end of that sort of block is the the new master bathroom edition which uh basically doubles the size of the existing master bathroom. And then we're putting a uh a hip roof on that again to

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sort of emulate the book ending of the the house with some uh roof structures. Um as we move around to the rear you see the the master bathroom edition. more of the mansad evidence of that coming off and the few added details. Uh this is

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the the side elevation to the to the uh west uh which remains pretty much the same other than the fact that the the mans roofs are changed. Um this is just a little detail of how we're going to change the section of the

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manside roof over the porch. You can see it's a lot of low and rather heavy to something much smaller and lighter along with changing the sliding glass doors. They're in large 8 foot wide openings with just uh they also have a corner which they created of GL a glazed

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corner. So we're sort of filling that in resizing the elements and putting some divided lights on some three bay sliders window. And I think that's it. But uh so in all really the um the impact on the main house we feel we're adding back

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some original features and then to the uh previous edition we're trying to sort of um get it a little closer in sort of less jarring should we say uh in its context and that's really it. So other than that and some interior renovations planning

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and changing rooms and things like that but that's really the scope of the project. You have any questions? >> Questions? >> Does the applicant have any objections to the conditions in the staff report?

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>> Um, yes. >> The main one being that >> you could explore them with us. Well, I think the main one would be to get your feeling on the changing of the windows in the main uh original part of the house, going from two separated

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casements to a single three bay casement overlooking the garden. I think that's the the one element that was picked out. And um I think that's the one that we would like to it sort of helps us. We're going

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to use that room as a media room. So, they've got some artwork uh sort of a built-in and this gives them a lot of light into what uh into a sort of a long uh uh orientation of a room that runs from from this point all the way through to the two-story element. So, it would

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be a really nice vista to look down that hallway inside the house. Um and it sort of ends in a garden view. If you have sort of uh if you come in off off the porch, you sort of enter this center foyer area. You've got a main living to the left and to the right is this new

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room and we just think it would be much nicer to see that uh out to the out to the view that way. I don't know if you have any particular charge on that. >> Is there any way that you can you go back to the elevation? >> Yes.

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So, is there any way that you could accomplish the same thing, but keep the two existing windows in the same location and and add maybe another window in between? Uh, so that at least the location of the

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two original windows are still in the same location. >> The wall between the windows is about five feet or so. So, you would be able to create a maybe a bit more than that. Uh but yes, there is room to put a third window. The question is how wide that

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masonry column between the two would be. Um it would >> I don't know. I mean the >> it it's going to be around 16 to 18 inches maybe. But I'm just looking at if you if you look at the where those the vents right now are centered on that window. So maybe half of a window is

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between them. So that would be 18 inches. That might look odd, but but uh >> I think this would look better, but >> yeah, I I understand what you mean. >> And the I thought was that you had this big window facing the the uh fountain

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and then this would be in the same uh scale as that. So it's it's sort of a bringing back as Anna described it, a period appropriate detail. It's for a different detail, but I thought I like the phrase. So

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So that was that the thought was to get you know you know like I say to give that nice uh light vista through >> into the garden from as you come in >> and I guess it it wouldn't be acceptable uh to staff to do a large window in there

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>> so that that becomes a whole big window with one large one large window but still with those two sides existing. I'm not sure I I would like that, but >> No, I mean certainly not. The thought was if I if you just take out that wall,

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then you run into the the modulation all changes, right? You end up with four windows probably, not three. Uh you'd have to change the yes, the outside lines would line up. Um but the the benefit of doing this is that we're going to need to reinforce

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that opening. And here we can just infill the area which used to be window. we can now infill it and we don't have to concern ourselves too much with the existing wall. But um I think the uh

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it's a it is a it is the one change we're doing to the existing structure. >> Other questions? Mr. Garcia Pon. >> Thank you. Um, I think it's lovely. I think it's a a great job. I actually don't have a problem with um that window

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andor number three, which is the French doors on the back. So, >> okay. >> For from my point of view to my board mates, um I think the comment or staff conditions one through 10 minus three and four I'd be very much in favor of.

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As far as the French doors, the owner, you know, is really wanting uh that those openings to stay wide. So, as soon as you go to a French door, then you have to reduce it down to they're only 68. So, then a six foot door looks kind of kind of squatty.

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So, then you want to go to a five and now you've lost, you know, three feet of light. So, they they were thinking maybe they could do a sort of a a folding door. But, >> if I wasn't clear, I was saying that I support removing those two conditions. >> Yeah, that would be great. I would appreciate that,

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>> Mr. Silva. >> Thank you. I I agree with Caesar. I think it's it's a good project. Um I think what you're doing along that that existing Mansured roof is is very well done. I think it's it's a it's a clever way of getting more height and kind of harmonizing that 1968 edition with the

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rest of the house. And you're differentiating it enough by that tile detail from the rest of the house, which is a very plain parapit. So, I think that's working very well. Um, in terms of the other conditions, um, I agree with Caesar on the sliding glass doors. I think that that since that addition is

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from 1968, I know we're kind of marrying the two styles, but but I'm okay with the sliding glass doors on on the other condition for the um family room. I land with Donna. I think um I think that maybe you could explore keeping those

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two windows and adding a third as as kind of a compromise. And that way you're keeping the two existing masonry openings there. You get the light that you want into that room. Um, but I think it could be done. I think you could insert a third window in the center and make it work. Um,

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>> is that something that we would work with staff on or is that be a dis I guess it be? >> That depends on the motion. >> That's just my opinion, but but um >> I would think you could work with staff on that. >> That was our recommendation in the report. that when working with staff

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that means if it looks best like this I can do this >> that's up to >> well that depends on the motion also and the motion >> I will tell you made a good point >> is that it may not have to it may not need to be um concrete walls it could be

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like a steel mold tube or something in between to let you have the space needed for the third window >> to have the separation between the three >> could be something to look So just for the record, the the comment is study the window configuration in the family room

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to retain the original openings and work with staff. So that is what is there for >> which you probably will. >> Okay. >> I think did you want >> Miss Alvarez, did you have a comment? >> Um for the record, I wanted to state that I

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had interviewed for this project, but I don't have a voting conflict. So I just wanted to put that out there. Um no, I think it's a great project. I've I've seen the house and I I saw the challenges. So, I think this is a great improvement. Um, and it it'll it'll be have a more presence in the in the

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street and on the along the fountain. Um, I'm okay with the the window configuration. I I could see it working both ways, but I see the challenges. Um, so I guess I agree with with Caesar. I will tell you it's they're wonderful

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plans in a very difficult configuration. >> Yes, but plans are amazing. >> It's very tricky. >> It's very tricky and you did a really good job. >> Any comments, Miss D? >> Um I agree with removing the conditions

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three and four. >> Miss Ever, >> I love that you're returning the house back. Um, it it it's just wonderful. I've I've driven by this house a hundred times. I loved reading the history of it

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that Ricky Nelson slept there at some point. Um, being a child of that age. Anyway, uh, it was it's it's a wonderful project. >> Thank you, >> Miss Shield. Any comments? >> I just am glad that you opened up the front and took down the wall, the

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privacy area. I think that just is going to change the house dramatically from the front elevation. >> And I I don't have very strong feelings about the French doors, but I do kind of agree with the original configuration for the family room.

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>> All right. Well, I mean, it's an excellent plan as always. You always do a good job. Thank you. And um so is there any further questions? If not, we'll close this part of the hearing and uh we'll move to public comments. If there is any, does anyone

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wish to speak for against this? Do we receive any information? Having received none, no one in the audience. So, we'll close that and come back to the board for a motion. Thank you. >> Okay. Okay. Board, let's hear it. >> Mr. Garcia, how about a motion?

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>> Oh, wait a minute. All right. >> Okay. I just need >> uh I move that we approve with the conditions noted in the staff report excluding

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No, I No, I move that we um approve with the conditions noted in the staff report excluding item three. uh designate, excuse me, um the issuance of a special certificate of

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appropriateness for the plan submitted to um the board. >> We have a motion by Miss Rolando. Second. >> I'll second. >> Miss Edbert, go ahead. Miss >> Edbert, go ahead. Okay, we have a motion

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and a second. Call the role, please. Miss Alvarez, >> no. >> I'm sorry, >> that was a no. >> Miss Shield, >> yes.

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>> Mr. Garcia Pon, >> yes. Miss Spain, I'm thinking >> um I'm going to say no. What did you say? >> No. >> Okay,

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>> Miss Ebert, >> will someone clarify? Um I we're voting to approve. >> So my understanding of Mr. Orlando's motion is a motion to approve the um design proposal and issue the special certificate of appropriate appropri

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appropriateness with all of the conditions in the staff report minus the condition regarding the sliding glass door which means that there's no need to consider the French door. They can remain with the sliding glass door in the proposal, but it does retain the condition regarding um exploring alternatives for the original

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window openings in the family room. >> That's correct. >> Thank you. >> So, a yes is uh approving that minus condition number three. >> Yeah. Yes. >> Okay. Continue, please. >> Mr. Silva? >> Yes.

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>> Okay. Miss Rando. Yes. Miss D. >> No. and Mr. Maxwell. >> Yes. >> The motion passes 63. >> Thank you. >> You're good.

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>> Thank you. >> Okay, we have the next item here. We are going to The next item is uh has been deferred. Case file COA SP2025-019 U 547 Alcasar Avenue has been deferred

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to the next meeting. Um let's see here. You folks are from Alhhamra. Okay, let we're let's move the Alhhamra up to um the second for the next item, please.

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Okay. Can we have um that presentation for case file SP2026-01708 Alhambor Circle >> I sitting >> Could we get the PowerPoint on please. >> Me too. >> We did move that you

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>> Miss Bonia. >> We're going to have to get the clerk to >> to do another swearing in for the next one. >> Okay. >> Uh thank you. This is the location map of the property in question. It's uh right off Granada Boulevard at the intersection of Granada and Alhammer

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Circle. It was designed in 1937 um by architect William Mariam. It's a contributing resource within the Alhhamra Circle Historic District um and has very few alterations that have been made to it um with the exception of a small addition in 1956 to the rear.

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This is the um 1940s photo uh probably very shortly after it was built. The scope of work in the application includes construction of a one-story addition to the southeast corner of the home, construction of a two-story addition to the southwest corner of the home, uh construction of an

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approximately 125 square foot one-story addition to the west of the existing garage, new impact windows and doors, full interior remodeling, and um pretty extensive site work. They have uh requested no variances from the zoning code of this property. The board of

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architects did review they had some conditions um to look at possibilities. Um those were I believe not incorporated um into this set with the with staff's support. Um one of them being the introduction of corner windows that we

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did not feel was something that we wanted to replicate on an addition when they were so prominent on the existing house. Um, we do have a bunch of staff conditions um as part of the approval and there were also two letters of support for the project that were provided in your agenda documents. So, I

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would like to turn it over to the architect as well. We do recommend approval with the conditions noted. >> Mr. Maxwell, may I ask a question of staff? >> Yes, please. >> So, um, condition number six says to include BOA comment number three. Is that

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>> Yes. Yes. That one was not um Yeah, that one we do want them to do. You weren't sworn in, right? >> Yep. He needs to be sworn in. >> Could the court reporter um please swear in the

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>> presenter, please? >> Let's Let's get everybody while we're here. Vinnie, are you and your folks any of you going to talk? >> Yeah. Mr. Posa will also need to be sworn in. >> If you're going to speak, please stand up and and um be sworn in. >> Mr. Tory, you're going to remain silent.

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>> Oh, I didn't see him. The world of remote working. Think of it like the army. Hurry up and wait. One moment, please. You hear me now? >> Here we go. >> Okay, perfect.

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Okay. Are we ready to do the swear in? >> Yes. >> Okay. Do you swear or affirm that the testimony you're about to give will be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth? >> I do.

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>> Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Nelson. >> Good afternoon, board members, staff. Nelson DeLeon, Locus Architecture, presenting uh 108 Alhamra. With me today are the owners, um, the new owners, Alex

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and his wife, Lindsay, which, uh, I think they want to say a couple of words before I start. And this home has been in their family for about 60 years. Yeah. So, they are they have inherited this from their grandfather as a gift

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and um are now in the process of restoring the home and bringing it up to their family standards. Plus, all the modern amenities that we've grown accustomed to in our in our new world. >> That's very nice. >> You want to say a few things first?

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>> Yeah. Okay. So, I'll let him give himself a little intro and then I'll take over. >> And please Thank you very much. >> Hi, good afternoon. My name is Alex Wolski. I'm uh the grandson of George Wolski. So, um thank you for your time and consideration today to allow me to

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speak. Uh my family and I are very honored to be here and uh presenting the plans that will hopefully be um our future home for many years to come. My grandfather purchased his house in 1970 until and and he lived there until he passed away in 2023 at the age of 102.

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My brothers and I have very fond memories of the home uh going there as as young children and adults and bringing our families as they've grown throughout the years. Um, and it's always been a very special place for our family. One of my grandfather's final

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wishes was that the home would pass to his one of his grandchildren um with the hope that we'd be able to restore it and expand on it um while maintaining the appropriateness and the historical sign significance of the home. And um it is a

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privilege that I am able to be the grandson to bring this presentation before all of you. Um, and we're excited about the opportunity of of of making this home u truly a a landmark piece in in in Coral Gables. Um, we do have some

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very modest requests that are not reflected in the plans that Nelson is presenting today. Um, one of the requests that we're hoping to ask for is expansion of the of the garage. The garage was built uh in its original uh state when the home was constructed and

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it's not really meant to fit, you know, modern vehicles of this time. Um and for we would like to uh expand the entrance of the garage as well as the interior dimension of it to be able to accommodate two vehicles um so that we're not parking it outside of the

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home. Um this is for safety purposes for our family and our children as well. And um we're asking to uh we're planning on building a perimeter wall around the home. Um currently from my understanding is a perimeter wall can be up to four feet in height. Um we're asking if this

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could possibly be extended to a little bit higher up to 5T for privacy purposes. I understand if that's uh a difficult ask um to do. And lastly, there's a circular art deco window on the um I guess the northeast side of the

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home. um what will be our future kitchen. Uh we would like to preserve the window exactly as ex exists both uh in style and size while relocating it a little bit higher and more central so that it fits uh the interior layout of the home. Um I appreciate the board's

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time and uh we look forward to working with you uh alongside this project. Thank you. >> Thank you very much. All right, Nelson, you'd like to make your presentation? Okay. So, let's um take a look at the home as it exists now and then I'll take

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you through with um the proposed plans. The home is set um to the western edge and northern edge of the property. >> Um with a very large rear yard and a very large eastern yard along the uh Granada side.

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The home is the center bottom image and a few contextual images. This neighborhood has a number of one and twotory homes along with a number of historically designated homes. The house as it currently exists starting on the upper right is a view

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from the Granada Street. The circular window that Alex just mentioned that's part of what was originally a screened enclosed room and now it's a small sort of Loia space. Uh bottom right, the front elevation viewed from Alhambra.

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Bottom left viewed from Alhamra again. And then at the upper left is the rear of the home. We had uh the opportunity to look at Miriam's original drawing. So we're fortunate to have the floor plans which

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have changed very little from the original design both on the first floor and the second floor. And we also had a number of elevations and uh and sections to inform us of what the intent was. And almost with very few exceptions, the

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home was designed um as shown on the drawings. Uh and I think the only changes that that have occurred since this home was built was if you look at the upper center portion of the home to the right is a very large

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chimney feature which was taken down >> and then at the bottom image which is the front elevation. The central portion of the second floor originally had a glass block element that was removed and replaced with the um >> the current banding that exists on that

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level. And then at the bottom right, the garage doors, which were >> originally designed as a um 16 uh rectangular bays was changed to something that that was now I think maybe 24 bays. So other than that, most

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of the homes designed as planned and as shown on these photos is how it was built. The drawings I have reversed the order just to bring the front elevation to the bottom. So this is not what you just saw on the upper drawing on the

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first drawing of the survey. Um well let me go back a moment. So uh the areas that are shaded which is the upper right corner behind the garage and just beyond the curved sun room the

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original screened enclosure which is now a covered loia enclosed AC area. Those are the two areas that we're going to either remove or be modified. The remainder of the home will remain as originally designed.

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The main portion of the addition of the home is tucked behind the garage to the west and the to a smaller extent the current um loia's expanded to house now the new kitchen and we'll see this in

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the floor plans and a new covered terrace. the existing first floor, the areas that are dashed or the areas that are being removed or remodeled, >> the proposed new floor. So, we're trying to extend this new

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two-story addition and touch the existing home with the least amount of of disruption. So that semic-ircular stair that you see in the middle, that is a connection point between the main house and the new two-story edition. And then on the left side where the great

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room is and the sun room, that is a direct extension of the Loia, doubling in size, becoming the new kitchen and then a new covered dining terrace looking into the pool area. The second floor is a very small footprint, two

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bedrooms. So the connection to the second floor will be the little closet that's on the upper right of that second floor portion. So where that closet is, that's where we connect to the new stair. I'm introducing a little notch between the

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new twostory and the existing twotory to keep the massing, and you'll see this in the 3Ds, more in keeping with the scale of the original home. The overall proposed roof plan, the shaded areas being the new.

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The upper image is the houses that exist. The middle and all of these will be the areas demolished shown in dashed. And then the bottom is the new proposed. In in the historical uh staff report, there's mention of the door. Uh the main

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entry door has a an ornate tile pattern that we're going to keep. The door itself, we weren't sure if it was historic or not. I think staff wasn't sure if it was historic or not. So, we'll work with staff on on what the final front door look. The rest of the

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house. The only other change is that second floor that used to have a glass block. We owners would like to have a window system that matches the rest of the house. um staff report has indicated they

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prefer to see the glass block reintroduced. So that's something that we can discuss at the end of the presentation. The garage door which Alex mentioned which is um undersized and tight on this drawing we had actually

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increased it by 6 in on either side. So the drawing that you see here of the front elevation reflects the slight increase in the width of the garage door. the front wall. And I apologize, I'm not sure why these images are so light, but

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we'll be able to see the front wall in greater detail on the 3D, but in essence, we're picking up the 4ft high wall that's along the Granada. We're bringing that up until we uh meet the the home. That is going to be part of

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our pool life safety enclosure. At that point, we stepped the wall down from 4 feet down to 30 in, allowing as much visibility to the original home as possible. And at the new driveway, there'll be no gate. It'll be an a wider entrance

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um but without an entry gate. We will have a a pedestrian gate though at the new wall location. a view of the U rear as it exists and as proposed and the west elevation.

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I think these are going to explain much better as the elevation drawings are coming out so light in this room. So this is the home as it exists today and this is the proposed showing the low wall the new second floor addition

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tucked behind the existing garage. So the new second floor starts at 20 ft back from the face of the garage and then between the existing two-story home and the new I introduced that notch just to break down the uh massing of the

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roof. This is an aerial view of the existing looking at it from the northeast corner. And then the proposed showing the the new walls. The majority of the or not the majority but the entirety of the second floor addition is tucked to the

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west and rear of the property. And then off that circular sunroom is the expansion of the new kitchen with the outdoor dining. Here's another view of the front of the house from the northeast corner

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and the proposed. So, from this angle, we actually don't see the second floor, but we do see how the wall interacts with the uh the house and how we close off the yard for the pool safety with a picket fence that lightly connects to

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the existing home. a view of the rear of the home currently and our proposed we introduced the pool that that picks up the shape of the sun room. So when you see this um semic-ircular end of the

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pool, it's a nod to the historic home which has a circular sun room which is actually light fil and quite lovely. The two extensions on the ground level are two covered terraces. So directly adjacent to the pool is a covered dining terrace and at the uh front end of the

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pool is a covered terrace off the family room. The master bedroom projects above the terrace and then has sliding doors that open onto a balcony. Uh again picking up the the the imagery of the curve. The balcony itself has uh curved

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edges. This is a view of the back and a view of the proposed with the two new courtyard uh rather covered terraces extending out to the pool. A new pool courtyard introduced in

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the home and then the second floor um shifted to the western edge of the property. That is our presentation. You have any questions? >> Okay, board. Thank you, Nelson. Uh well, Mr. Silva, >> just a quick question before we get into

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discussion. Nelson, um the the board of architects condition that staff would like to see incorporated. Can you go over that? >> There were there were three conditions. One, um one of the members uh had suggested possibly introducing additional corner windows to the

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project. And we discussed this with staff and felt that the main house had corner windows only in the front elevation. >> Mhm. And we felt that rather than introduce a number of corner windows that would compete with that is just let the historical home have its corner

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windows at the front and then treat the the addition uh without any uh corner windows. The other suggestion they had was that the home inside has a subtle

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curve linear detail at various transitions. So, we picked up that detail and introduced it at the covered terraces. The the drawing you see here, the the rendering is how it was presented to the board. The board uh made a suggestion

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that we should flatten them out so that they looked a little less Mediterranean. So, we really had no issue with that. So, on the elevations, we flattened those out and they're not as pronounced as what you see on on this rendering. And we thought that was a good suggestion.

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their third comment. Um Cara, I don't recall if you have >> the >> just I'm sorry for the Zoom court reporter. >> Consider >> consider a possible parapet at the stair

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in the front elevation. So that comment involves um so if you see the tucked in to the sort of courtyard that's created between the the two the addition one story and two story the where I

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introduced the um semic-ircular stair. There's a small pitch roof above that that connects the main house to the addition. One of the board members had had um asked us to study if that condition

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should have just be flat between the two. >> We felt that having the the low pitch connection created a stronger connection between the existing and the new. We looked at having a flat and we could

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like travel back here to the front 3D view. So that's the >> the little notch that you see between the two. >> That's the element that one of the board members had asked could that be parapitted.

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So this is actually a much less visual um um I'd say connection between the two. Why? Because it's a very small fascia connection and then that slopes away from you at the very same low slope that the rest of the house has. if we

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introduce a parapit, I'd have to increase that by 12 inches or so in order to create my flashing to a flat roof beyond. And I felt that that was actually more of a visual distraction than just continuing that very low slope

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roof and a very low connection to the chair. Mr. Can you go to sheet A5, the front elevation? I think you can see it there as well. Sheet A5, the front elevation. Can you show us that one? If you zoom in, you could see what Nelson is talking about on the bottom

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drawing. Oops. So, they got past there. So, in elevation, we always have the challenge of seeing things flat that nobody can see ever. Uh, which is why I pointed to the rendering which is taken at eye view

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from standing on the sidewalk. Thanks. >> But even here, that element is um a third the size of the overall pitch, maybe a quarter the size of the overall pitch just because it's such a small area that is being tiled.

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>> Mr. Silva. >> Sure. Uh thanks. Um yeah, I I agree with with kind of the decision to proceed as you did. Um my question though is is the so one of them was dealing with elongating kind of those scalloped

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edges. So you have in this presentation you have elongated them somewhat from the BOA presentation >> on the elevations >> but staff still has a concern. I just want to be clear what staff's concern is or what the recommendation is on this

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>> on the terrace of the southwest edition. they don't look like they're there. Like they don't look they like they've been elongated on the on the kitchen terrace. They're they're elongated but not on the other ones. So, I just want to make sure they're consistent on both. There's a long

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enough >> we we may have missed one, but we'll we'll work with staff to make sure that the proportions of that detail >> is in keeping with the architectural integ zoom in that is hard

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to what sheet it's on. Where's that detail? >> Other questions? >> 5.3 >> CGTV. Could you please go to 5.3? >> So So in 5.3 it looks like the >> the main kind of porch was elongated and

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and maybe the >> the porch off the kitchen was not. I guess that's what the question is. >> Yes. Uh >> yeah, right. That right >> a drafting miss. >> No, that's fine. But your intent is to to comply. You have you have no

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objection to that? >> No, I have no objections to that. >> Okay. >> Actually thought that it was a good comment to elongate them. >> Yeah, it looks better. I think elongated as well. >> Thanks. >> Do you have any comments or questions? I did have a question about the garage.

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Uh the owner made a comment about the garage. Is that incorporated in these plans that we're looking at? >> It is on this elevation. >> Please speak closer to the microphone. Thank you. So, this elevation here,

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you'll see on the middle drawing um where I've indicated the in in a dashed shading line a 6 inch removal of concrete in order to expand the garage door just uh an extra foot to give them the room to get two cars in.

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>> It's still a tight garage. >> What was submitted to them does not show that. >> Correct. >> Oh, well, maybe I think I think what we sent you as a PowerPoint may have Right. But the drawings that are attached to the agenda do not show that. >> Okay.

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>> So, which So, the drawings that we're voting on are the ones we have. >> Okay. And also the paving in the front yard removes a lot of the grass. I It just to me um it's it kind of disturbs

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the front elevation removing so much grass and putting so much paving. But um I'm just gonna make that comment. >> Let me let me get to that. Um so landscape wise we are

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at least two times beyond the minimum required. The paving in the front yard is always a challenge and particularly on this site because Alhamra Circle has no swale to park in the front. You're you have to come onto the property. So the challenge

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is and and this goes back to the garage was making it comfortable to get their two cars in and then when friends come over get two and maybe three cars onto your property. Otherwise you have to drive around and park on the very large soil that's on Granada and then come

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back over to the home. So yes, there's more paving than before. And part of that was the challenge of what do you do when somebody comes over to visit? Um, and that was how I reacted to that was to try and add a little bit more paving

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there to make it more comfortable. Um, but as a nod to keeping that as open as possible and and the owners agreed, we pushed the low walls further out and there'll be no driveway gate. So,

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visually it's open. So, yes, you see more paving, but at the same time, we try to maintain the openness of that. Thank you, >> Miss Ever. Any comments? >> It's going to be a big house. >> Yes,

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>> it'll be a big house, Mr. D. So, I also had a question about the uh garage expansion because um it looks like because of the garage expansion, you're having to um also expand the drive

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opening and you've added extra space, which again takes away from the greenery in the front. But can you um explain to us because I didn't see any detail on how much are you actually expanding, how much wider so the garage also the drive

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area. >> Yeah, the garage physically does not change shape. >> Okay. >> What we're doing is we're adding a notch that's a that's a storage room in essence because the garage itself is roughly um you couldn't build it at

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today's standards uh in in width and depth. So there's a garage let me see if I could just um take you to the plan. >> So the width is not changing. So if you see on the bottom right pushed

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back five feet from the garage face is a roughly 7 by 15 storage room that's added to the garage on the side. >> Yeah. So it's not it's not that the garage is expanding is that there's a

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little storage area added pushed back from the front. is count >> what what he would when he says expansion he means expanding the garage door opening >> right >> on all three sides >> the opening >> yes not the actual garage

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>> okay so so because when I'm looking at some pictures it looks like the opening is is bigger >> um >> please speak >> no the the yeah the inside of the garage stays >> okay what about um you could just help me out how much is the opening um increasing

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>> so the current yeah the current garage door is I think a little bit under 16 feet and this would take it to a foot more so uh almost 17 feet. >> Okay. >> So 16 feet is not an unusual garage door

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size. What happens is typically the garage width is 22 feet or more. So as you get in you have room to open the doors. >> In this case it's 16 plus >> you're so the two cars come in tight and then you're tight already. So, this just

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allows a little bit of separation so that the driver on the right can open their door and get out. >> Okay. There was a good >> uh picture in the architectural plans that I think shows more of the distinction that I was looking at with um more concrete in the front area as

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well. Um my only other question would be mainly for staff. So, do you want me to address that now? >> Please give staff question. staff. Sorry, can I ask you guys a question? Um, what are your thoughts since I guess this is the first time we're addressing

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this >> about the um expansion of the garage and the um driveway areas and also the five- foot uh perimeter wall. Those would be my two concerns.

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>> So, let me see if I can address um all three of all three of the requests. Um, so the the first one about the expansion of the it's on >> just stick my face into this. Um, so the expansion of the garage door opening is

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not something we normally want to see. It's already a double wide garage door. Um, and that's that's we normally want to leave the front facade alone. So not not having seen what the elevations would actually look like, it's not something we generally support. Um the

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second request was the circular window on the Loia and that is a signature feature of this home and we had already mentioned to them that we wanted it to exactly where it was. It is a it's a pretty important piece of this house. Um the third request is about the site wall

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and I'm not sure I understand what you want at five feet. Do you want the new wall that you're adding to be at five feet or to add to the existing wall? Um, I'm gonna have Alex answer that. >> Yeah, I know. I don't I don't know where that is.

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>> So, code basically, just so you're all aware, code allows you a 4 foot highmasonry wall. That's standard across residential neighborhoods. You can add above that another two feet of metal pickets or some decorative metal design.

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Um Um, Alex's request, I believe, was to increase the wall height overall. >> Five feet. No. I'm sorry. Can we please use the microphone for the Zoom? The court reporters on Zoom and so we need to be able to transcribe the meeting. Thank you.

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>> As you all know, the corner of Alhammer Circle in Granada is a very very uh pedestrian heavy um location in Coral Gables. People walking to the golf course. Um 4 foot height uh wall. We were hoping to see if we could get that increased a little bit to add

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for further privacy of our of our home as well as uh safety purposes as well. That was mainly >> Have you thought about landscaping it? >> Sorry. >> Rather than raising the wall. You don't have people jumping over the wall, do you? >> But we were we were thinking about

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putting landscaping behind the wall to um further add to that. >> Mr. Chair, that's the case. >> Mr. Chair, if I may suggest um because we have not seen a design proposal for this Yeah, >> I I would prefer that you all stick to the application at hand with regard to

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the wall because they're >> the wall is not included in this. >> It's not included and it and a five foot masonry wall may not be allowed by code. >> Right. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> No wall. >> So we I would if they want to come back to you all with a modification to the approved hopefully design then um then

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we can do that >> through the chair. >> So you heard what the staff said. So we're not going to address the wall today at all. >> Perfect. >> Okay. >> All right. Thank you. and you can come back and make you know another proposal for that >> um through the chair then um so these three additional conditions

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we are or requests we are not to be considered today number one number two I just want to note that there were some letters of support they dated May 14th and they include these requests so I'm wondering why you as staff didn't receive this information

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um earlier as Well, >> I can't answer that question, >> but to clarify, >> but yeah, to clarify, >> it's just an observation. >> Yes. Thank you. Okay. To to clarify the first two, if you guys want to discuss the modification of the garage door opening, that's you can all visualize what that would look like. I think

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that's okay. But for the wall was we would like to withdraw from this >> consideration. >> And the circular window. >> Yes. No, you can. >> No, that's Miss Unia. Mr. Chair, sorry. Just to be clear, those are those are details that I think you all can discuss today that are appropriately before you.

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The wall in particular may require a variance and needs to be examined by staff and for that reason I think that's why um staff has requested that we address that at a later date. Okay. Thank you. And what is staff's recommendation since we're just seeing this on again on the expansion of the

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garage? >> Yeah, I think I just already answered that that we are not in support of it. Okay, thank you for clarifying. Thank you. >> Any further questions? Miss Jana, >> Miss Rondo,

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>> I'm um emphatically opposed to a five-foot wall around the perimeter of the home on Al Hamre and Granada. I think what your architect has proposed with the uh lower wall along the facade

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on Alhhamra and then stepping up around the corner and along Granada is appropriate. I live on Al Hamra. I've lived on Al Hamra for 35 years. I'm very familiar with the traffic pattern and

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you don't need a five- foot wall for privacy. We have people walking day and night, people and dogs, and it's um it it's just not in keeping with the neighborhood either. Nobody else has

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five foot walls. >> Miss Rolando, anything else? >> That's sufficient. >> We hear your argument. All right, Miss Spain, >> I have a question about the U paving in

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the front yard. Is there still a a uh requirement in the code for a certain percentage of landscaping in the front yard? And you meet that, right? >> Yeah, we've Yeah, we far exceed it. >> Okay. Yeah. When you were talking about that, you were talking about the that

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that whatever that is 30% in the front yard, >> correct? >> Not not the overall. >> Well, both. >> I'm sure you're on the overall. I'm sure you are, but but I just wanted to clarify. So, if you look at the yard now

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and then as proposed, it's the paving is all concentrated obviously at the driveway and garage entrance, but from the um pedestrian entrance to the front door to the left is all green except for a little paved walkway to the gate that

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then leads you to the backyard. >> Okay. Okay. That's Yeah, >> that's all I I just wanted to clarify in my mind, >> Mrs. Alvarez. >> Um, so my iPad was in and out, so I'm sorry if I missed something because I

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was trying to follow along um at the same time and closely look at the drawings, but so um I'm not sure if it's applicable, but on a project on a Aragon, I had a similar condition where the garage was just too small and um historic also, we were able to add

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about6 to the length of the garage, but kept the garage door the same. Um, so I don't know if that is an option. I mean, it was it's a lot of work just to just to gain that small area, but >> Mr. Through the chair, I I think we're

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there's a lot of conversation about expanding the garage. My understanding is that the garage is not to be changed. The garage door is being asked to be expanded by a couple of inches and a little storage room added to the garage. So, if we could be clear as to what we're saying by expanding garage, it

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would help me very much. I think that Anna though was suggesting maybe it should be. >> I think it's the the garage door size is what becomes more impactful than if the garage length grew whatever that minimal dimension might be to make it useful. One in my in the case of the project I

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did it I think it was 14 or I don't know how if staff is open to that. I just wanted to put that out there. it was on. Um, I agree with the BOA comments and I guess you already in the spirit of incorporating them. Um, and I I was

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going to say as I look at the the roof plan, um, I feel like also where the where the garage meets the new twotory, you have the the roof that's tapering back. I don't. So, you get the I don't know if there's an opportunity there to

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do a small um gable that makes that connection more um I guess logical for the for the pitching of the water. Um I know there's there's a lot of like puzzle pieces in getting the roof to work. So, I might suggest working with staff if that's more something you can't

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just design like that on the spot. Um, and I didn't understand the staff comment about the circular window insert. >> If you look at the original drawings, um, the the screen insert, it was a screened uh, opening originally. If you

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look at the original drawings, >> the the what's there now is not original. It's a window obviously. Um, but the frame, if you look at the the actual frame of the existing opening, you can see where the wood inserts of the screen were, it was a much it was a much narrower profile. It's a very um

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>> Okay. >> It fits the house better. So, I would like them to go back to what was on the original screen kind of >> opening design um for the window and not not just match what's there now. So could I could I ask a followup on

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that since before we leave the So the existing elevations they show that kind of a canvas cover. So you you're saying that you can see there are still remnants on site that you can see what Okay. >> Thank you.

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>> Yeah. And if I may, the the owner's question regarding the circular windows. circular window is actually very low within the um the size of the space. So the bottom of that circular window is

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only about 24 in off the off the floor finished floor. So the idea was to keep that shape but raise it up so that you could have a counter >> um >> height underneath that window. That's that's where the owner's um suggestion

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of the opportunity to move that window higher came from >> through the chair. So the drawings that we have show it in the ex in the same location. This is a separate request. The it looks like from the drawings on >> Yeah. The drawings show it exactly where

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it is. >> Okay. And no change. >> You're requesting to raise it today >> if we could keep it there but raise it higher. Yes. Are you showing that in the plans? >> Yes, >> you are. >> Yes. >> That it's being raised? It's not It's

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not shown in the plans that it's being raised, is it? It says exactly. >> No, it's not being raised on any of my drawings. >> Then then >> this was after the after the owner had seen the drawings and we discussed >> new window heights. That's when it came to light that they felt that maybe it was a little bit it was too low within

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the space. >> Mr. Mr. Max through the chair. Um what I heard from staff is that it it would be okay for us to review that if we choose to. Um the one that they are recommending that we do not >> is the wall, but the other two we we we can if we want to.

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>> Yeah. If it's not on the plans, Nelson, we're not going to do it today. >> Okay. >> That's >> we can discuss it, but that's it. >> We can discuss it and move on it as an action. If if the if staff wants to reiterate their position, I would love to hear it again. >> Mr. Mr. Chair, my understanding was that

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um staff is fine with you all considering the requests about the window and its location as well as the width of the garage door. However, they're not prepared to um move forward with the wall discussion, the 5ft wall um given that they haven't seen those

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plans and there may be um some issues with the zoning code that need to be dealt with as well. I can ask you a question, but it is also okay if we decide not to consider those things. >> Yes. >> Right. Now,

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>> that's not part of the application that was presented to you. >> Right. Exactly. >> Okay. Thank you. >> Right. Okay. >> I think the same way that you alter motions and um conditions, this can be included or not included as part of the application. Um my question for the

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window is how what is the um the sale height that um will be existing and then what are you proposing? How high are you proposing to raise the window? >> So the existing is at about 24 and the

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proposed would be 3'2 so 38. >> Thank you. to move it up in. >> Could I make a motion? Are we ready? Okay, >> we're getting close, but we're not ready

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yet. Mr. Garcia Punts, questions, discussion. >> The only comment for the architect is again, I think a lovely project. Um, I actually agree with board of architect and the um parapit wall connection versus the um pitch connection. and I

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understand the rationale and it's going to look fine. Um, but I I usually do prefer to highlight the connection versus not highlight the connection. So, it's my personal take on that, but otherwise I think you did a wonderful job, >> Mr. Silva.

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>> Um, just a general comment. I I think you did a very good job, Nelson. I think the it's a lot of square footage that you're adding. Um, but you're setting it back from both of the predominant facads, right? Don't let's not forget that we have two facads, two major facads, right? Granada and Alhhamra. And

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on both of them, your the original one-story portion of the house is standing proud and and and and obviously the original, right? Um and then the the the subtle moves that you're making in plan on the new additions, picking up those rounded

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corners on the on the new porches, I think are are really really beautiful. Um and and overall, I think think you've done a good job. I don't have any issues um with this. I I I agree with you on the on the connection. I disagree with

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my colleague. I think it's I think the Gabled connection is is a better solution. Um I will go uh um since we may or may not talk about this, but I I am not in favor of of that of moving that round window. >> Um I get it, but I think the solution

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you have on the plans, which is kind of a a low table separate from the from the rest of the kitchen, I think makes sense. Um, but I think it's important to keep that in its original location. Um, and in terms there was some discussion on the paving on the front. I think

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again I'm okay with that. I think it makes sense. There's a lot of traffic on Alhamra. You're not trying to get a a kind of a a circular driveway. You're just asking to be able to maneuver on site. I think that makes sense. I think it's reasonable. And I think the amount of paving you're adding is is a reasonable

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thing. And and I think that the the sort of compromised solution of that curved front low very low wall with no gate I think makes sense and makes it a good space. >> Thank you, Mr. Silver. Staff, any I mean any further comments from the board?

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>> I just I just want to thank the owners. The house is really beautiful. I think it's admirable. Your story uh was wonderful how it's been passed down. So, thank you. >> Okay, I'm going to get a sense of the board. We're not going to deal with the >> Mr. Maxwell.

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>> Just like to say just one thing. >> Um I knew your grandfather. >> Sometimes we got along, sometimes we didn't. I've been in this I I have been in this house. Um, and um, I I agree that I think the uh, the

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window that it's going to be in the proposed kitchen, I'd like to see it stay the way it is now and maybe have a a round table in that round window area. Um, this house was built in 1937. Uh, we lived, our first house was a 1939

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house, and we had a terrible time with our garage. We could really only get one car in it and uh the only time we ever got two cars in it was when Hurricane Andrew was coming and we had to crawl through the windows to get both cars into the garage. So I understand that

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you want why you want a new garage door. So >> Miss Shield, I'm not going to forget you down there. Did you want any Did you want any other comments? >> No, it's just it's going to be a beautiful home. >> It really is. You're bringing it back to life. >> Okay. And that's going to pretty well

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close this down. Um, is there anybody in the audience that uh wishes to speak for against this? Is there any anything? Nope. None over the internet. Okay. Board. Uh, we've got it. We There's a couple of issues that are here uh that are not part of this

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and that's the the the perimeter wall. Okay. And then the garage door sizing is not in here as well. So I'm the sense is that uh we're just going to act on what we have in the plans today. Do I have consensus on that?

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>> Mr. Chair, I think we should wait and see what the motions are as the it's it would be appropriate for those to be addressed if that's what the motion addresses. >> All right, Miss Shield, you were ready to make a motion. >> Mr. Garcia Pon,

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was there anything you wanted to add for the parapet at the stair? >> No, I think it's it's a preference, Alex. And I >> Okay. >> I think I think it would be better, but I understand why you did it. >> Okay. So I make a motion to approve the design proposal for additions and

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alterations to the resident residence located at 10008 Alhhamra Circle as contributing resource within the Alhhamra Circle historic landmark and to approve with the 18 conditions and incorporate 18 conditions in the report

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noted above above and the issuance of a special certificate of appropriateness. >> We have a motion by Miss Shield. Do I have a second? >> I will second that. >> All right. Thank you, >> Michelle. Just to confirm, the motion does not address the window or the

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garage door opening. >> Correct. That's fine. >> Correct. It does not. >> Understood. Thank you. >> Thank you. >> I'm just ask a question on on the motion. Um, in addition to the to the conditions, please speak closer.

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>> In addition to the conditions on the staff report in the in the paragraph under staff conclusion, there's a suggestion to bring back the um the glass block, but it's not listed as an individual item. Is that something staff was

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recommending? I did not see that in the 18 conditions for the glass block. It's not under the staff conclusion. There's a sentence with the proposed addition of the second floor window at the front facade. Staff recommends that the glass block ribbon windows be

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reintroduced rather than a conjectural feature be introduced. >> So, it was written there as a suggestion. I don't know the feasibility of actually inserting those ribbons back into the facade and if that changes their insurance requirements, if they have an NOA for the glass block. So, it

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was a suggestion um for them to explore which the architect said he was willing to do that hopefully and um and go from there. Do you want me to amend my >> Yeah, if you would just just amend them, but just say to consider the ex the the

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re in addition to the 18 >> work with staff >> conditions incorporated to also include to work with staff on their recommendations of the glass block ribbon windows to see if they can be reintroduced if

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understood. Is that um amended motion seconded as well? >> Yes, I second. >> Thank you. >> All right. Would you call the role, please? >> Mr. Silva. >> I'm I'm sorry. On the

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on that amended motion. I just I want to ask a technical question to the architect um with that glass block the so right now you have that new window designated as egress. Do any of the and the other ones are corner windows which are tricky. Does

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that other window qualify as egress? Could it qualify as egress? That one in the the corner or do you not know now? >> Yeah, I don't know now. That's why I had I knew the the one we were proposing definitely >> met that but a corner window always gets tricky. >> Um

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>> and then just sorry to to ask a question on the motion. It was just to study. Correct. >> Yes. >> My understanding Mr. Silva is that staff would work with them on the feasibility of doing that is my understanding of the discussion and and Miss Shield correct me if I'm incorrect on your motion. >> That's correct.

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>> Thank you. >> Okay. Would you >> I was up. >> Are you ready? >> Yes. >> Yes. Yes. >> Okay. >> Mr. Garcia Pans. >> Yes. >> Miss Rando? >> Yes. >> Miss Spain?

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I have a question. So, so what happens with the garage door? Is that not included in any of this? And nor is the window. >> Correct. Correct. >> The motion doesn't address either. There's nothing prohibiting them from returning at a different time to address

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those issues. >> Okay. >> The window is in one of the recommendations. >> Is your round circular window >> one of the recommendations? >> Correct. The motion with the condition asks that the window, the round window

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remain in its existing location. >> Okay. But we're not voting on the garage door now. >> Correct. That is not a part of this motion. >> Yes. >> Thank you, >> Miss Ever. >> Yes. >> Miss Alvarez, >> yes.

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>> Miss Shield, >> yes. >> Miss Jana, >> yes. >> And Mr. Maxwell, >> yes. Motion passes unanimously. Thank you. >> Thank you. Thank you, board members. >> You're welcome. Okay, we're going to our last item today uh

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for the public hearing which is case file COA SP 2025-017 continued an application for the issuance of a special certificate of appropriateness for the property at 415 Aragon Avenue local historic landmark legally described as lot 16 and the west

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1 half lot 15 block 7 Coral Gables section B flatbook 511 Miami Dade County. Application requests approval of variances from article 2 section 2-101D 4B and for the side setback of the

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existing detached garage and the side setback of the new addition. >> All right. Good afternoon. If we could have the PowerPoint, please. So, just for a little bit of background, um this property did receive a special certificate of appropriateness. Um and

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that was approved by this board on September 18th, 2025. There's been no changes to the additions, modifications, and alterations that were proposed from that COA. Um these variances were identified at the time of the building permit review. Um although this

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application was um preliminary reviewed by zoning, these uh variances were not identified at the time >> um and had come up at the more in-depth uh review for the building permit. >> So today before you you will not be um

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reviewing the additions, alterations, modifications. It's just about the variances to allow for those to be built in those locations. So 415 Aragon the request is for a variances from article 2 section 2-101D4B

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for the side setback of the existing detached garage and the side setback of the new addition. Um one of the the variants for the detached garage. This is an existing condition of the original detached garage and there are no modifications to the building footprint. The structure will be attached to the

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new residence um to the residence with a new covered walkway. um staff is in support of this variance request. I included um here uh the existing property survey so you could see the existing condition of the lot and how um the buildings are cited. Now um so for

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the addition the existing residence the second variance is for the uh side setback of the new addition. Um this uh existing residence and detached garage are constructed along constructed along the west side of the

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property limiting any to potential development of the site to the rear and east side yard. The property owner wanted to retain the one-story condition of the site and maintain green space in the rear yard as the westside setbacks are existing conditions that cannot be modified. Staff is in support of the

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allowing the variances for the east side setback to allow for an addition that is distinct and set back from the historic residence. I will allow um well Mr. Posa is here to present um and he was sworn in uh just a minute ago.

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>> You have anything else? >> Yeah, just I'll propose architect 415 Aragon. the nothing's changed to the plan that was approved by the board of architects or your own board by the um department.

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It basically zoning missed it and henceforth 16 17 months we ran into this dilemma. only this issue is remaining to be able to pull

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the permit just about. So that's where we're at. Thank you. Thank you, Albert. And thank you for coming. It's a nice short speech. Appreciate it. Okay, folks. So, we really what we

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really got here are are two variances. Okay. Let's see here. We're going to close that part of the meeting and we're going to go to see. Is there anybody here that wishes to speak for or against this? >> Hearing none. Anybody? No. Okay, good.

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We're done with that. Okay, Mr. Garcia. >> Mr. I have a question for the city attorney. So, we approved the COA on September 18th. The plans were incorrect. I'm going to say or there was the information

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>> was incorrect. the information provided in the plans was incorrect. So the well >> no it's not my understanding that the plans were correct rather zoning didn't identify >> the issue. >> Let me rephrase let me rephrase let me rephrase >> I base my decision let's say we base our

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decision on what we like to term the substantial competent evidence presented at that hearing that evidence was incorrect because it does not meet the zoning requirements. I think my vote would have been different if it did. Is there any

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remedy on that motion or is it do I deal with it today on this variance? >> So, should these variances fail to be granted, I assume that there would need to be a revision to the granted certificate of appropriateness and design plan to return to you all. Um,

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now it may return with a different or the same variance request, but if these are not granted, then that certificate of appropriateness wouldn't pass zoning muster or be permitted is my understanding from what the applicant just said. So, these are required in

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order for that approved plan to move forward. If these are not passed, that plan would need to return to you all is my understanding. >> That's right. or there can be modifications made to comply, but that

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would alter the originally approved SEOA, so it would likely come back. >> So, >> my understanding he only has a zoning in signature and he's ready to pull a permit. Is that right? >> Right. >> Can I'm sorry,

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>> Mr. Go ahead, Mr. Oh, I was just going to say for the record, my understanding of the variance request is is one foot on for the side setbacks and then for the um on one side and then the other side it's six feet versus 11. >> So that that was my question. Um and maybe Mr. Posa can can help answer

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because I don't there's there's not a requirement of a fixed requirement minimum of 11 foot on the side. Correct. It's an additive with a minimum of five on one side. So, can you can you walk us through the V because the way I'm calculating it, it looks like a 3-inch

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variance is what you're asking for. I mean, that's why I want to be a little more clear. >> Albert, please come up and uh if you would please. >> Yeah, it's it's a 75 foot wide lot. So,

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you need 20% which means you need 15 ft. So the one side has 4 foot 10 I think it is something like that it it's basically 2 in off the side

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requirement but it's was built that way in 1925 give or take. So the the difference is the existing or the proposed east setback and the difference I can't even

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read how from here what it is but all we need is 9 ft or rather yeah 9'2 in or so on the uh on the east. Just to clarify, my understanding is

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that the request is for a side setback on the east side of 6 feet and 3 in. >> Yeah, that's what >> he the addition is set back 6'3 where it's required to be by code at 11 ft

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because the overall is 15 ft. So if you have four on one side, you need 11 on the other, which really limits his potential to put an addition at that sideyard that exists because of the house's original site condition. >> Does everybody understand this?

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>> If I could add something to it, >> everybody understand this down here? >> Okay. So it's clear to everybody. and and the so so where I was looking at the three inches was because the front of the house so the the back the the detached garage right has is is is an

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existing non-conforming structure we're not touching it there's a 4ft set back there the the main house on the front has a 7 foot7 side set back on one side a 6'3 on the other if you disregard the garage because we are already that's to

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me that is covered under that first variant for the 4ft garage. >> To me, looking at this thing that he's asking for a 3inch variance on the front of the house, on the main body of the house, because he's got a 7 foot7. I understand

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zoning wise, you go with the worst condition, right? So, it's 4 feet, but in reality, when you look at the house, there's a 7 foot7 setback on one side on the main house, a 6'3 setback on the rest of it. So, when you add that together, you come up a 149, and it's a

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three-inch variance. If we disregard that garage um in the back, right? That's >> if you're just looking at the main structure. >> I'm thinking that's correct. >> Right. >> Mr. Rockmorton, these need to be two motions or can they be rolled?

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>> I'm happy for them to be in one motion, assuming that it's a motion that approves or disapproves both of them at once. >> Thank you. If it's okay with the chair, I would prefer two motions because I would like

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to vote on them separately. >> Okay, >> perfect. Okay. >> And and just to be clear, my understanding is that there's no variance really needed for the garage as an existing non-conformity. It's only in conjunction with the >> Mhm. >> with the addition.

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>> To be clear, Stephen requested that it is included. So, okay. >> It's on here because >> we don't want him to have to come back because we didn't say it. Right. And and so you're really just making everything conforming on this even. Okay. >> Okay. Mr. Garcia, I understand that you

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have a motion. >> I think I think Anna has a >> Is there is there another question, Miss Albert? I'm sorry. >> Along the lines of what Alex was saying, I have I was under the impression that the garage setbacks in historic properties with zoning are considered separate from the setbacks on the main

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house. Do you get do you have varying opinions on it? This is the interpretation of the zoning reviewer that we are clarifying for him to be able to move this project forward. I we even sat down and had a conversation about this because at one point there

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was a discussion to make this a Coral Gables cottage but because it does not meet the criteria for the lot size that has kind of been you know um dropped but um I think there was a little bit of confusion there and that's why there wasn't identified at the first review

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period but I'm just trying to make it go with what he needs. I reconfirmed the variances to double check and had him email them to me. And so this is what's there to be able to prepare him to move forward with the permit. >> So you reconfirmed the reconfirmed reconfirmation.

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>> Yes, because again they had been through the process already and I think in their third you're in your third review cycle or so. >> No, it's second cycle. >> It's it's it's the second one. >> Okay. So but we were trying to get it to

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go very cleanly the second time here. Okay, I think we've got a motion. >> A little a little small point from what Miss Alvarez said. This house was very old. I worked on a I don't know at least

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a decade ago and the existing the garage was about 10 in from the side property line. So, because it was a 50-ft lot, they didn't hold it to have the normal setback. They

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said as long as you had the five or maybe a token little more on the other side because otherwise it you know it would be end up being almost an unbuildable lot. >> Mhm. >> So it I don't know. I mean I was very

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glad for that decision but uh sometimes that those things happen in these old uh structures. >> Thank you Mr. Garcia. >> Yes. I'd like to make a motion um one at a time. A motion to approve the variance at the a variance to allow the detached

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kass structure to maintain an existing westside setback of 4 feet versus a required minimum site setback in a single family residential district at 5t pursuant to article 2 section 21101 D4B at the property located at 1415 Aragon Avenue.

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>> May I have a second, please? >> I'll second it. >> Donna, >> yes. Okay. Thank you. All right. Please call the role. Miss Alvarez, >> yes. >> Miss Shield, >> yes. >> Mr. Silva,

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>> yes. >> Miss Rolando, >> yes. >> Miss Eert, >> yes. >> Mr. Garcia Puns, >> yes. >> Miss Spain, >> yes. >> Miss Jana, >> yes. >> And Mr. Maxwell, >> yes. Motion passes unanimously. Second

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motion, please. I would like to make a second motion, but before I do that, um I'm going to credit my board member, Mr. Silva. My question before the motion was going to be according to the zoning criteria number four, um that literal interpretation of the provisions of the

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zonic code would deprive the applicant of the rights. I think that in this particular case, that is correct. So I'm happy to make a second motion which is a motion to approve a variance to allow the new addition to have a knight setback of approximately 6' 3 in versus a required site setback of a single foul

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resident district at 11 ft pursuant to article 2 section 21101D4B located at 1415 Aragon Avenue. >> All right, may I have a second please? >> I'll second it. me again making it easier staff.

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>> Miss Miss Ever. >> Yes. >> Miss Rando, >> yes. >> Mr. Silva, >> yes. >> Miss Shield, >> yes. >> Miss Alvarez, >> yes. >> Mr. Garcia Ponds, >> yes. >> Miss Bane,

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>> yes. >> Miss Jana, >> yes. >> And Mr. Maxwell, >> yes. Motion passes unanimously. Albert, go get your permit. >> Thank you. >> And Mr. Maxwell, if I can just confirm for the record that uh Mr. Garcia pawns your your motions also found that it met the criteria, not just that one

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criteria, met all the criteria as indicated in the staff report. >> Yes. >> Thank you. >> Thank you for clarifying that council. >> Another exciting adventure in historic preservation. Okay. Uh

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that's pretty much all we have. Do we have any discussion items? >> I had a question for staff, >> please. >> Um, I was wondering if we could get an update on the renovations of the Builtmore Hotel. >> Miss Paris,

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>> sorry. I was just wondering if we could get an update on what uh is going on with the renovations at the Builtmore Hotel. Yes, I actually spoke with the operator this might have been Thursday of last week um uh to look at floor samples for the lo

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the lower lobby. So, we're looking at different options for that area and then we have everything else kind of figured out, but no work is going to get started until everything is approved. Um so that we're not doing things peacemail and getting it all just done at one time. Are >> they actually going to get a permit this

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time? >> Yes. Well, they will have >> they been fined. >> I'm not sure. I would have to look through the code enforcement violation cases, but um >> don't we usually find people who don't pull permits? >> We should. Yes. They'll have after the

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fact COAs issued and those will have $500 fees on our side. Again, not my code enforcement board is a different process. >> Thank you. >> Do we have an idea or an estimate on when work would approximately start? Um, I would assume they prefer to do things

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over the slow season. So, summer is their is the best bet and we'll push for that as well because we want to see it done. >> Are they going to bring the plans here before this board? >> We can request it. >> I don't know that I think we would all be interested to

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see exactly what the restoration or whatever is going on >> to the extent that any of the renovations require a certificate of appropriateness. of course they will come before you. Um the city sits as you all know in a very unique position in regards to the Builtmore not only as a

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regulatory body but also as a landlord. So a lot of these discussions are taking a place with our sort of proprietary hat on. Um so they may or may not come before you officially. Whether or not they do um unofficially we can discuss that with staff of course. I think that that would be appropriate given the circumstances

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uh surrounding the renovations and I think it would give more credibility also in the future to the city as as well as to the the property lei. >> Understood. We can certainly work with staff on that. >> I have an additional question.

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>> Miss Ever, >> is there any update on 1021 Hardy? Um there have been lots of updates. I don't know that I have a an exact item to tell you. The city continues to be in um discussions with them. I don't know

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if there a particular question. >> Who is them at this point? I mean I heard that there there was a contract and did that >> the house is still believe under contract. There was an expiration of that in May pending the legal issues that are going on with the city and I

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believe that that's now been extended because it ended recently. Right. >> Um but the there's a there's kind of a standstill on any work being done to the property right now because of the um legal issues and there's I believe a court hearing in July. You know I I I

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drive by there on my way to many things and the other day coming home from Publix it was just pouring down rain. Driving by there and seeing no roof on this property is anyway. >> Okay. Speaking of properties, what about

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the property on the 1100 block of Sevilla? >> Um, so the 11 that's 1129 Sevilla. They have um pulled a repair permit where they exceeded their scope of work. They submitted a revision. We reviewed that.

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They're back on track with our approvals to repair the existing. Um they are also going through the BOA process to come to before you all with a two-story addition modifications alterations to the building. So um we're working with them closely because of the code violations

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there and that property is being fined daily um for the last few years. >> Thank you. I'd like to request just on the record also that um at the at the time when it's available if you could make the draft avail of the north area report

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available to all the board members please I think that that would be really good you know for everybody to see the progress that we're making and >> yes I could do that we are working closely to just put the um cross the tees and dot the eyes at this point

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>> for I'm sorry for what is that >> the north pants um and flaggler historic property survey Are there any other discussion items board? Mr. Garcia, >> I have a question for Miss Shield. I was unable to attend the commission meeting

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uh regarding our with our presentation. I was going to ask you how it went. >> It was well received. I believe there were included in the presentation was the property that was proposed to uh the

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the mayor and the commissioners to possibly purchase on what is I forget the name of this this >> Galliano and Salomon >> Galliano. Um and there were questions about that but however the property went under contract.

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There was also a mention of funds that were received as part of the public's project that are earmarked for historic preservation. I don't really don't know exactly what that means. 1.4 million I

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think was mentioned. So um as a part of that project there was a profer from Publix to um give the city certain development rights on that parcel which may in the future be sold. I think the equivalent amount of money value is what

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was being discussed and the profer um included the limitation that those funds if and when realized be used for historic preservation purposes. I must say that Miss Shield did an exceptional job and I think it's good

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for all of us should give her an applause. >> Thank you. >> Thank you. >> It was really wellreceived. Um, I was in attendance as as were Miss Paris and >> it it was really well done

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>> and I Miss Shield put what we needed to put forward and that's important >> because you know we're we're hearing that oh preservation is about painting and oh we're we're we're putting money away for

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painting. So, like for example, for the water tower, okay? And we're trying to clear that up that that's not preservation, that's simply maintenance. And so, she did an excellent job in trying to not only educate, uh, the

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commissioners, but put items before them that they hadn't really discussed previously. And so, um, she's really to be commended. And so, I want to thank her personally, myself. >> And, um, >> also I think that the board picture

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>> uh has a really good member here. >> Are there any other discussion items? Ladies and gentlemen, is there any items that need to be taken to the city commission? Thank you. Is there any item other than adjournment that we need to discuss?

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>> Hearing none and adjourning. We are journ ladies and gentlemen. Thank you very much. We'll see you next month.