Board of Adjustment
Regular MeetingCoral Gables, FL · June 3, 2019
Agenda
City of Coral Gables
405 Biltmore Way
Coral Gables, FL 33134
www.coralgables.com
Agenda - Final
Monday, June 3, 2019
8:00 AM
City Hall, Commission Chambers
Board of Adjustment
Chairperson Oscar Hidalgo
Vice-Chairperson Maria D. Garcia
Board Member Eugenio Lage
Board Member Jorge Otero
Board Member Gema Pinon
Board Member Mike Sotelo
Board Member John M. Thomson
Board of Adjustment Agenda - Final June 3, 2019
A. CALL TO ORDER
B. ROLL CALL
C. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES
C.-1. 19-8770 Board of Adjustment Meeting Minutes of May 6, 2019.
Attachments: 05 06 19 Minutes - mini
D. CHANGES TO THE AGENDA
E. PUBLIC HEARING
SWEARING IN OF INTERESTED PARTIES
SIGN-IN SHEET: Those who wish to address the Board during the public hearing portion
must legibly record their name and address on the sign -in sheet with the item(s) they
wish to address at the recording secretary's table. The primary purpose of the sign -in
sheet is to record the attendance at the meeting and to assist in the accurate recording
of the minutes.
PROCEDURE: The following format shall be used; however, the Chairperson in special
circumstances may impose variations.
• Identification of item by Chairperson
• Disclosure statement by Board members
• Presentation by Staff
• Applicant or Agent presentation
• Public comment-support/opposition
• Public comment closes - Board discussion
• Motion, discussion and second of motion
• Board's final comments
• Vote
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Board of Adjustment Agenda - Final June 3, 2019
E.-1. 19-8742 BA-19-04-5185
Request: Variances for the property located at 146 Isla Dorada Boulevard.
1. Variance to allow a proposed dock to extend seventeen feet and nine
inches (17’-9”) outward from the bank vs. no dock, wharf or similar structure
shall be constructed more than five feet (5’) outward from the bank,
pursuant to Section 5-802(A) of the Coral Gables Zoning Code.
2. Variance to allow a boatlift to extend thirty-seven feet and nine inches (37’-
9”) from the bank of the waterway vs. watercraft lifts or floating watercraft lifts
shall not extend beyond twenty-five feet (25’) from the banks of waterways,
pursuant to Section 5-805(E) of the Coral Gables Zoning Code.
Attachments: 2019_0603_Staff Report_146 Isla Dorada
Attachment A - Applicant's submittal
Attachment B - Property Appraiser Summary Report
Attachment C - C Legal Ad
Attachment D - Courtesy Notice 146 Isla Dorada
Attachment E - PowerPoint Presentation
E.-2. 19-8743 BA-19-03-6069
Request: Variances for the property located at 146 Rosales Court.
1. Variance to allow the replacement of a wood dock for an existing
single-family residence to extend into the waterway forty (40) feet from the
property line vs. docks, may be constructed over or in canals and
waterways abutting the following lots at a distance extending outward from
the property line not more than ten (10) feet, pursuant to Section A-23.A(1)
of the Coral Gables Zoning Code, APPENDIX A - SITE SPECIFIC
ZONING REGULATIONS.
2. Variance to allow a 28,000 lb. capacity boat lift to extend thirty-five feet and
six inches (35’-6”) from the mean high water vs. watercraft lifts or floating
watercraft lifts shall not extend beyond twenty-five (25) feet from the banks
of waterways, pursuant to Section 5-805(E) of the Coral Gables Zoning
Code.
Attachments: 2019_0603_Staff Report_146 Rosales
Attachment A-Applicant Submittal Package
Attachment B - Legal advertisement published
Attachment C - Courtesy Notice 146 Rosales Court
Attachment D -Presentation_146 Rosales
D. DISCUSSION ITEMS
1. Nomination of Board-As-A-Whole Member
2. Election of new Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson
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F. ADJOURNMENT
NOTE
Any person making impertinent or slanderous remarks or who become boisterous while
addressing the Board, shall be barred from further audience before the Board by the
Chair, unless permission to continue or again address the Board is granted by the
majority vote of the Board Members present. Clapping, applauding, heckling or verbal
outbursts or any remarks in support or opposition to a speaker shall be prohibited .
Signs or placards shall not be permitted in Commission Chambers.
Any person, who acts as a lobbyist pursuant to the City of Coral Gables Ordinance No .
2006-11, as amended, must register with the City Clerk prior to engaging in lobbying
activities before City Staff, Boards, Committees or City Commission. A copy of the
Ordinance is available in the Office of the City Clerk, City Hall. If a person decides to
appeal any decision made by a Board, Committee or City Commission with respect to
any matter considered at a meeting or hearing, that person will need to ensure that a
verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which record includes the testimony and
evidence upon which the appeal is to be based (F.S. 286.0105). Any meeting may be
opened and continued and, under certain circumstances, additional legal notice will not
be provided.
Any person requiring special accommodations in order to attend or participate in the
meeting should contact the City’s ADA Coordinator, Raquel Elejabarrieta (Email:
relejabarrieta@coralgables.com, Telephone: 305-722-8686, TTY/TDD: 305-442-1600, at
least three (3) working days prior to the meeting. All meetings are telecast live on Coral
Gables TV Channel 77.
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