MINUTES
SHALIMAR PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD
REGULAR MEETING – August 30, 2000
The regular meeting of the Shalimar Planning and Zoning Board was called to order by Chairman Eddie Phillips on Wednesday, August 30, 2000 at 6:30 p.m. He also led the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.
ROLL CALL FOR THE RECORD:
Co-Chair Roy Pimental – out of town
Secretary Ursel Behnken – present
Member Jimmy Jones – present
Member Rick Larsen - present
Others present were Tom Burns, Commissioner Elaine Tucker, Stoney Burke, Mark Siner, Attorney Don Dewrell, Don Hutson and Genevieve McGowan.
OLD BUSINESS:
I. APPROVAL OF
THE MINUTES OF THE May 31, 2000 MEETING – Jimmy Jones moved to approve the minutes of the May 31, 2000 meeting
as written. It was seconded by Rick Larsen and passed unanimously.
NEW BUSINESS:
I. VARIANCE
COMPLIANCE ON SWIMMING POOL – 911 SUNSET BAY COURT – Chairman Eddie
Phillips greeted the visitors and said that the board wanted to discuss with
Mr. Hutson the pervious vs. impervious situation at his home. When the P &
Z board finalized the discussion for his plans in April 1999 he promised to
make the deck closest to the bay pervious but it is not. Mr. Phillips asked how
this situation could be resolved. Mr. Hutson said that the pool is further from
the water than originally planned and he never intended to have different
material at the front or the back of his pool. He remembers a short discussion
about pervious/impervious, but said that he never considered making the back
portion pervious, although his wife said, “We will do that.” Tom Burns
inspected the pool decking recently and confirmed that it is concrete and not
pervious. Mr. Phillips pointed out that the P & Z Board agreed in April
1999 to the drawing as changed by Choctaw Associates only if the back of the
pool deck was pervious. Don Dewrell, Attorney for Mr. and Mrs. Hutson, said
that it was an apparent failure of understanding because he was at the meeting
too, and did not remember anything about pervious/impervious. Jimmy Jones said that the code requires the
pool to be 35 feet from the water’s edge. This includes the whole pool deck,
which makes the pool area only 14-ft. from the water’s edge. He pointed out
that he too was at the meeting and the P & Z demanded that the back area of
the pool be pervious. Rick Larsen said that the pool is in now and he can’t see
tearing out an 8x30 ft. section. He suggested that in the future the
administration keep a closer look at things and to inspect construction as it
is being built and compare them with the plans. Jimmy Jones suggested giving Mr. Hutson an adjustment to the variance
for his pool of 15 ft. 11”. This was seconded by Rick Larsen and voted on
unanimously.
REPORT: OFFICE ADMINISTRATION: Tom Burns said that he is working on a bullet sheet for Docks and Seawalls. It is not typed yet. He said there were several issues to be taken up, one of which is changing the Land Development Code. He thinks the P & Z Board could make recommendations. Tom will come back to the Board after he has put everything on paper. Currently completed is the information on Tree Removal/Protection and Swimming Pools.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
September 4 – Labor Day – Office Closed
September 12 – Town Commission meeting at 6 p.m.
September 27 – P & Z Board meeting at 6:30 p.m.
ADJOURNMENT: Ursel
Behnken moved to adjourn the meeting at 7:30 p.m. It was seconded by Rick
Larsen and passed unanimously.