ready. Hi. Um, good morning and welcome to the planning board regular meeting on Thursday, November 13th, 2025 at 9:30 a.m. Please silence your cell phones. Uh, Mr. Hart, can you please call the role?
>> Member Bobby, >> present. Member David >> present. >> Member Axelrod >> present. >> Vice Chairperson Rosen. >> Chairperson Mendelson >> present. >> Town attorney Ruben >> present. >> And member Brown and Powell are absent.
Thank you. Can we all rise for the pledge of allegiance? I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and
justice for all. >> Okay. Um, is there a call for a motion to accept the agenda as presented? >> I move we accept the agenda as presented. >> Second. Is there a second? Okay. All in
favor? I >> Okay. Swearing in of the public. For those giving testimony, please stand and raise your right hand to be sworn in and provide testimony for the application you are affiliated with. Mr. Hart, please swear in those giving testimony.
>> By the authority vested in me as a notary of the state of Florida, do you swear or affirm that the testimony that you are about to give is the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth? >> Thank you. May be seated. >> Approval of the minutes of October 9th. Are there any corrections to the minutes
of October 9th, 2025? Hearing none, may a motion to approve the minutes of October 9th. >> Second. >> Second. Okay. All in favor? >> I. >> There's no unfinished business. New
business. This is moving along. Development order application number PZ25-33 Highland14 Belair LLC. Application by Akbar Mundal Boat Lifts and Docks of South Florida
for a special exception to install a 416 square ft dock for the property located at 1114 Belair Drive. Do any board members have any expart communications to disclose? Hearing none, at this time I now open
the public hearing. Town Planner Allen, please present the application. >> Okay. Good morning. Actually, Lyn, since the applicant is not here, just go ahead and proceed. >> Um, we can go ahead and proceed now. If there's questions that the board might have for the applicant, then we might
have to continue it, but it's up to the board. >> Okay. All right, go ahead and pull up the PowerPoint real quick. >> We're going to proceed. >> Yeah, she's looking for the >> Okay.
All right. Um, we'll go ahead and start with the aerials. Uh, these do start on page 14 of your packets. Um, as you can see here, the subject property is highlighted with a blue square right there. Um, and then I have another
aerial that zooms into that rear yard. Uh, again, this is a request to install a 416 square foot dock. Um, you could see here in the aerial there's an existing wood dock there. Oh, here we have the applicant. Um, there's an existing wood dock there and the applicant is proposing to demolish it.
Uh, I did put a little note on the bottom of page 10 in your packets. Uh there is a requirement with every uh development order application that everyone within 500 feet of the subject property gets a notice. Um so with this particular request so notices went out
that the proposed dock was 400 square f feet and that was based on the plans that the applicant submitted and their application as well. Um it was later determined by the applicant that there was an additional 16 square ft. Um as I note in your staff report I did discuss
this with Mr. Rubin. Um and the 16 square foot discrepancy, it's a minor error. Uh it does not mislead the public and that therefore um the notice itself is not voided. Um we did also put a public notice which is also requirement of our town code. That notice read that
it was 416 square ft. There was an additional note added on that notice of the discrepancy that it was initially mailed at 400 ft. It is now 416 square ft. uh the applicant has uh received both FD and Army Corps uh authorizations. Those
permit numbers are on page 11 of your packet. And uh we'll go ahead and look at the plans. These are the 11 by17 plans that are in your um packets. So here we have the survey of the property. Um down here is the actual dock here.
And uh here we have the existing conditions which mimic what's on the survey. Um and then here you have the proposed site plan. Uh so the applicant is in compliance with the maximum combined seaw wall cap and dock with regulation
that we have in the code which is 8 ft. Um if you look at the proposed site plan you'll see that on the east side of the proposed dock um you have a 4ft dimension. It's a little bit wider here, but you could see here the the seaw wall cap is only 2
feet. So, they're definitely within that 8 ft. As you go in the middle of the dock, the seaw wall cap does extend 4 feet. So, this part of the proposed dock, as you could see, is 4 feet. Then, as you move um westward, the seaw wall cap is at 2 feet. And then the dock here
is a little bit wider at 5t. But again, all within that 8 foot max. Um also there is a um requirement regarding the 25 ft or 25%. This is with regards to how far they can encroach in the waterway. Um I do note in your staff
report that the width of the waterway here is approximately 155 ft. Uh they're encroaching no more than 7 feet into the waterway. So well within the 12 25 ft that they can encroach. Um the uh
planning board obviously has a right to uh approve approve with conditions or deny the request. Uh the applicants will be required to obtain a building uh permit uh from the building department and following such approval and prior to initiation of construction. Commencement
of construction shall be initiated within two years following the date of approval by the planning board. A staff reviewed the applicant's proposed requests. This is based on the planned state damp date stamp received by the building department on October 2nd. Um they are consistent with the special
exception provisions found in section 30-36 of the town code where applicable and consistent with the comprehensive plan and the town code of ordinances. Um I just see that the applicant did walk in. I'm sorry this is the last detail here. Uh this is just showing you a
detail of the dock itself. Um so again the applicant did arrive. I'll be happy to address any questions if you have any questions for the >> Do any board members have any questions for the staff? >> No. Uh applicant, would you like to make
a uh presentation? >> Going to have to swear them in. >> Oh, I guess they don't want to make a present. Do you want to speak? >> Okay. >> Say that on the record. Yeah. >> But you have to be sworn in. He's thought to be sworn
>> by the authority vested in me as a notary of the state of state of Florida. Do you swear or affirm that the testimony that you're about to give is the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth? >> Yes. >> Thank you. >> I guess she explained it perfectly clear. >> Okay. >> So, I have nothing to add.
>> Let's see if any of the members have any questions for you. Okay, they don't. Um Okay. If there are any members of the public who haven't been sworn in who would like to comment on this
application, please come to the podium and you have to get sworn in. Sworn. Okay. >> Yeah, we swear publicly. So, it has to be sworn in too. >> Okay. By the authority vested in me as a notary of the state of Florida, do you swear or affirm that the testimony that
you're about to give is the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth? >> Yes. >> Thank you. Um, you have uh three minutes to speak to this application. Okay. >> My name is Scott. I live at 1110 Bair. So, next door on the west side. >> What What is a special except exception?
What is this? Looks more nothing more than a new dock. >> Okay. I was just >> I'm going to defer to town council to explain what our how our rules work. Okay. >> It's just the way our code is set up. all access marine structures come through a special exception process
which essentially allows the board to um impose conditions if they feel it's appropriate, but it's just the way it's the procedure is set up in the town code. >> Okay. I mean, because I've lived here many years. I've had two new docks. I never did this before. So, you know,
very, you know, 90 ft by 5t just Okay. >> Can uh can you go back to the presentation the PowerPoint? I just wanted to point out one thing that's not accurate and I and I like what they have on the plan here. >> You can go down to the the zoomed in
picture. >> You zoomed in one. Okay, there you go. Okay. Well, you can go back to the last picture. >> Oh, okay. Okay. So the the blue the blue box there the property boundary in the existing plans that boat lift it has a 5ft set back.
That's not the case right now. It's on the property line. Okay. So I like if they put up the five foot setback that's great but that's not the way it is today. I mean you can see there it's not if you zoom in it's on the property line. >> You're talking about the floating dock? >> Yes.
>> Okay. that is not part of the application before the board today. Um, yeah, it's a floating dock. So, this is a a separate exemption application. What they're requesting is to install the dock. So, if there's an issue with the floating dock, you can always reach out to the building department.
>> You had a picture with the existing >> Maybe not this one, the the plans. The plan. >> Oh, the plans. Okay. >> Yeah, >> that's existing. Oh, let me go back. >> That That's not the way it is. Okay. that that floating that's the floating dock on the bottom left.
>> Correct. >> Yeah, that's not that's not there's no 5 foot setback. So that's I don't know if there's an ordinance requires it, but I like it better that way than where it is right now. So why is it there? I guess
>> we could defer to the applicant why he drew the plans that way. >> Uh you have to come up here. >> You have to come up and speak in the microphone, sir. Thank you. >> Can you go back to the picture of the vote? Put the mic down for the people. Yeah. Great.
>> Is this what you were looking? >> Yes. >> I guess um the drafts person, >> you know, up to code it should have been 5 foot back. So I guess they they they drew it in like that thinking that it was we didn't install it. We didn't you know had nothing to do with it.
>> So it's the it was the person who drew the plan. >> Yes. >> Okay. Okay. Thank you. That clears up the question. Do you have other questions other than that? >> No. I mean I don't know if I have any power but I mean can they redo the plans? I mean to make
>> let's first do you have any other questions? We can discuss your >> No. No. That that's that's about it. Okay. That's about it. >> Okay. So, if you have any other comments, please feel free. >> No. >> Um I don't. Okay. So, now I think the um
the question is Ingred and um do is there any issue with the fact that the plan is drawn incorrectly to as it reflects this particular application? >> Okay.
>> And Len too should weigh in. >> Okay. Well, again, the request is for the dock. Uh the gentleman here is in inquiring about the floating dock. So, let me just say uh this is a residential multif family low density zoning district. This is an interior lot. So,
uh for interior lots, there is no sight setback for the RML zoning district. If you're an interior lot, and this is so there is no sight setback, right? They're showing on the plan that the floating dog does have a 5ft setback. If that's an error, then again, it's not
what's before the board today. Um, we can discuss it with our code enforcement officer. Uh, I think it's a separate issue unless Mr. Rubin, you know, feels differently. >> No, it's it's not part of the application. So, it really >> and there's no required setback either. So,
>> so your answer is you should call code enforcement if you think it's not in the right place. >> Okay. >> Okay. Great. >> All right. Thank you. >> Um, >> could I ask to >> Oh, sure. I was going to just say, do anybody does anybody else? You can say that. >> Okay. Um, do any of the board members,
any other board members have questions for staff, applicant, or the public? >> Chair, I have a question for staff. >> Sure. >> Uh, Anger, you mentioned code enforcement, but you also said that there's no side setbacks required. So, what does code enforcement have to do with it if there is no side setbacks
required? >> That is a point. I mean, sometimes, uh, you have docks that kind of float past the property line. Um I mean the gentleman didn't mention that but we could always have somebody go out there but right there there is no setback. So um but I just kind of like to tell
people who are residents that we do have a code enforcement. So right but yeah >> so I assume that is a good point >> right and I assume if you call code enforcement they'll come out and look at it and they'll say that this is there's no code against this. It's okay. >> They'll verify it anyway.
>> Right. Verify it. Right. >> Okay. Um, anybody else have anything for anybody? Okay. The public hearing is now closed. Is there a motion to approve? Appro approve with conditions or a
motion to deny the request. >> Approve. >> Application number PZ-25-33 Highland114 Belair LLC. >> Second. Okay, Mr. Deart, can you please
call the role? >> Member David, >> yes. >> Vice Chairperson Rosen, >> yes. >> Member Bobby, >> yes. >> Member Axelrod, >> yes. >> Chairperson Mendelson, >> yes. >> Thank you. Motion carries. >> Okay. Um, announcements. December 2nd at
1:30, the town commission meeting. December 9th at 1:00, a special magistrate hearing. And December 11th at 9:30 a.m. back here for planning board. And the meeting is adjourned at 9:45