Title
Resolution authorizing encroachments into the public right-of-way within the Cocoplum Subdivision for the purpose of replacing existing wood signs with stone signs at two locations, subject to the requirements of the Public Works Department.
Department Head Recommendation
Approval.
Brief History
The Islands of Cocoplum Homeowners Association has requested permission to replace the existing wood signs at the center median and side swales at the intersection of Cocoplum Road and Los Pinos Boulevard and at the Prado Boulevard entrance. The new stone signs will be constructed in the same location as the existing wood signs within the public right-of-way.
The proposed signs have been reviewed and approved by the City's Board of Architects.
The Public Works Department recommends approval of the request to encroach into the public right-of-way at the intersection of Cocoplum Road and Los Pinos Boulevard and at the Prado Boulevard entrance with stone signs at the Cocoplum Subdivision, subject to the following requirements of the Public Works Department:
a. The City of Coral Gables reserves the right to remove, add, maintain, or have the Islands of Cocoplum Homeowners Association remove any of the improvements within the right-of-way, at the Islands of Cocoplum Homeowners Association's expense.
b. The Islands of Cocoplum Homeowners Association shall maintain the proposed encroachments in good condition at all times at The Islands of Cocoplum Homeowners Association's expense.
c. The Islands of Cocoplum Homeowners Association shall meet with the City Attorney for the purpose of providing all information necessary for preparation of a maintenance agreement to be executed by the Islands of Cocoplum Homeowners Association, which states, in addition to the aforementioned requirements, that the Islands of Cocoplum Homeowners Association will provide Public Liability Insurance coverage for the encroachment in the minimum limits required by the City, and naming the City as an additional insured under the policy.
d. That copies of the maintenance agreement, when fully executed and filed, together with certification of required insurance, shall be presented by the Islands of Cocoplum Homeowners Association to the Public Works Department and permits thereafter shall be obtained from that Department;
e. The proposed encroachments shall be constructed in accordance with the Florida Building Code and all other pertinent Codes.
f. In the event the Public Works Department must issue a permit for a utility cut in the future within the area in which the encroachments are approved, the Islands of Cocoplum Homeowners Association shall replace the proposed encroachments so cut by the utility at The Islands of Cocoplum Homeowners Association's expense.
The proposed encroachment be maintained in accordance with City Zoning Code, Section 5-1406, requiring that all visual obstructions be kept within a maximum height of thirty inches (30") within the triangle of visibility.