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Historic Preservation Board Meeting of September 18, 2014
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PERSONAL APPEARANCE: Leigh Kerdyk / Venetian Mooring Pile Project in the Coral Gables Waterway. Ms. Spain introduced Ms. Kerdyk, who was seeking funding from the Historic Preservation Trust Fund (current balance $34,799) in the amount of $5,000 as a Girl Scout Gold Award project.
A motion was made and then seconded to approve the request for $5,000 in Historic Preservation Trust Fund funding to construct and install two replicas of George Merrick’s Venetian pillars in the Coral Gables waterway at the specified the Cocoplum Circle area site. (Ayes: 8, Nays: 0)
SPECIAL CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS: An application for the issuance of a Special Certificate of Appropriateness for the property at 42 Navarre Avenue, a Local Historic Landmark, legally described as Lot 2, Block 15, Coral Gables Section “L,” according to the Plat thereof as recorded in Plat Book 8, at Page 85, of the Public Records of Miami-Dade County, Florida. The applicant requested design approval for the construction of a 16-story building on the remainder of the block. A variance was requested from Article 4, Section 4-302(D)(4) and Article 5, Section 5-604 of the Coral Gables Zoning Code for floor area ratio in order to exclude the floor area of the historic building (approximately 2,000 square feet) in the calculations for the project (33Alhambra Circle).
A motion was made and seconded to deny the Special Certificate of Appropriateness for the property at 42 Navarre Avenue. (Ayes: 3, Nays: 5)
A motion was made and seconded to a motion to deny the requested variance. (Ayes: 4, Nays: 4)
A motion was made and seconded to approve the Special Certificate of Appropriateness for the property at 42 Navarre Avenue. (Ayes: 6, Nays: 2)
HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE DETERMINATION: Historical Significance Determination of 312 Sarto Avenue, legally described as Lots 15, 16, 17, and 18, Block 9, Coral Gables Coconut Grove Section Part On...
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