Special Magistrate - Variance/Special Exception Use Hearing

City of Madeira Beach Agenda Special Magistrate / Variance/ Special Exception Monday, July 27, 2020 @ 2:00 PM City Commission Chamber The Special Magistrate of the City of Madeira Beach, Florida will meet in the Patricia Shontz Commission Chambers at City Hall, located at 300 Municipal Drive, Madeira Beach, Florida to discuss the agenda items of City Business listed at the time indicated below. Meetings will be televised on Spectrum Channel 640 and Live Streamed on the Cities Website. 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. PUBLIC COMMENT Public participation is encouraged. If you are addressing the Special Magistrate, step to the podium and state your name and address for the record. Please limit your comments to three (3) minutes and do not include any topic that is on the agenda. Public comment on agenda items will be allowed when they come up. Physical access to the meeting in the Commission Chambers is limited to 30 members of the public, on a first come - first serve basis, while maintaining CDC recommended social distancing practices. The other members of the public who arrive to attend the meeting will view the meeting by TV in the City Centre Room, adjacent to the Commission Chambers. The meeting will also be aired on Public Access TV Spectrum Channel 640 and through the city’s website at https://madeirabeachfl.gov/. Public comments can also be submitted by email through the Public Comment form located on the front page of the City of Madeira Beach website athttps://madeirabeachfl.gov/. Comments are accepted up to three hours prior to start of the meeting, and will be read aloud during the meeting. Please limit your comments to 400 words as the comments are limited to three minutes. This meeting is being held in accordance with Executive Order 20-69 which authorizes the use of communication media technology such as telephonic or video conferencing and provided in section 120.54(5)(8)2, Florida Statutes. 3. SPECIAL MAGISTRATE STATEMENT 4. ADMINISTRATION OF OATH TO RESPONDENTS/WITNESSES Any affected person may become a party to this proceeding and can be entitled to present evidence at the hearing including the sworn testimony of witnesses and relevant exhibits and other documentary evidence and to cross-examine all witnesses by filing a notice of intent to be a party with the city clerk, not less than five days prior to the hearing. 5. NEW BUSINESS a. A petition by Stephen P. Rivera C/O Ivan Wolfson, requesting a variance from Chapter 110, Article v, Division 4.-R-3, Medium Density Multifamily Residential, Section 110-231 – Setback requirements, (1)b., Front yard for  tourist dwellings, to reduce setback from 25 to 18 feet in keeping with neighborhood uses and the existing historic setback, for the redevelopment petition, for property located at 306 129th Ave E. VAR 2020-02 306 129th Ave E Staff Report Final VAR 2020-02 306 129th Ave E Public Notice Final VAR 2020-02 306 129th Ave E Pictures of Notice Posting RDV 2020-02 306 129th Ave E Application b. A petition by John A. Bodziak, Architect on behalf of Sam J. Lewis, Jr., requesting a variance from Chapter 110, Article v, Division 4. -R-3, Medium Density Multifamily Residential, Section 110-231 -Setback requirements, (2) Rear yard, to reduce setback from 25 feet, to 5 feet in keeping with neighboring uses, for vacant parcels 15-31-15-58320-004-0190 and 15-31-15-58320-004- 0180, located between Gulf Blvd and Gulf Lane, south of 131st Avenue. VAR 2020-03 Gulf Blvd Lewis Staff Report Final VAR 2020-02 306 129th Ave E Public Notice Final VAR 2020-03 Gulf Blvd Lewis Posting Images VAR 2020-03 Gulf Blvd Lewis Application 6. OLD BUSINESS 7. ADJOURNMENT One or more Elected or Appointed Officials may be in attendance. Any person who decides to appeal any decision of the Special Magistrate with respect to any matter considered at this meeting will need a record of the proceedings and for such purposes may 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. The law does not require the Special Magistrate to transcribe verbatim minutes; therefore, the applicant must make the necessary arrangements with a private reporter or private reporting firm and bear the resulting expense. In accordance with the Americans with Disability Act and F.S. 286.26; any person with a disability requiring reasonable accommodation to participate in this meeting should call 727-391-9951 or fax a written request to 727- 399-1131