2004 1014 Regular City Commission Meeting

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Summary Minutes: Regular City Commission Meeting October 14,2004 City of Sunny isles Beach, Florida 7. ORDINANCES FOR FIRST READING 7A. An Ordinance of the City Commission of the City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, Establishing Procedures for the Revocation of Any Permit Issued by the City; Providing for Appeal; Providing for Suspension of Permit; Providing for Severability; Providing for Inclusion in the Code; Providing for an Effective Date, Action: City Clerk Hines read the title and City Attorney Dannheisser reported. Public Speakers: none Vice Mayor Goodman moved and Commissioner Thaler seconded a motion to approve the proposal on first reading. The motion was approved by a roll call vote of 5-0 in favor. Second reading, public hearing will be held on Thursday, November 18, 2004, at 7 :30 p.m. Vote: Commissioner Brezin yes Commissioner Iglesias yes Commissioner Thaler yes Vice Mayor Goodman yes Mayor Edelcup yes 7B. An Ordinance of the City Commission of the City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, Amending Section 265-46 of the Code of Sunny Isles Beach Relating to Parking Regulations to Prohibit Parking of Vehicles on Front Lawns in Residential Districts and to Prohibit Parking of Vehicles on Publicly Maintained Lawns and Landscaped Areas; Providing for an Exception; Providing for Enforcement; Providing for Penalties; Providing for Severability; Providing for Inclusion in the Code; Providing for Repealer; and Providing for an Effective Date. Action: City Clerk Hines read the title and City Attorney Dannheisser reported and noted that there were discussions with Code Enforcement, Planning and Zoning, and the Building Department and that there are some issues that need to be clarified. Public Speakers: Mary Ann Eicke Mayor Edelcup noted that he requested this Ordinance because he has received numerous complaints that a number of neighbors are parking their vehicles on their front lawns leaving ruts as a result of cars parked there continuously especially during the rainy season. Shelley Eichner, City Planner, said if you go into the Rl Single Families Zoning category, in terms of lot coverage, you can have your structure filling up no more than 42% of the lot area. She said there is another requirement about minimum landscaped area of 25%, that sums up to 67%, which means there is 33% of a lot area that does not necessarily have to be landscaped and is not building coverage, and that it could be things like a pool, 3