City of Coral Gables

File #: 20-1571    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Minutes Status: Noted and Filed
File created: 8/5/2020 In control: City Commission
On agenda: 8/25/2020 Final action: 8/25/2020
Enactment date: Enactment #:
Title: Historic Preservation Board Meeting of July 15, 2020
Attachments: 1. Cover Sheet Memo Historic Preservation Board Meeting of July 15, 2020, 2. Historic Preservation Board Meeting Minutes - 7-15-2020 - Verbatim
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Historic Preservation Board Meeting of July 15, 2020
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SUMMARY OF MEETING:
DEFERRALS:
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SPECIAL CERTIFICATES OF APPROPRIATENESS:
CASE FILE COA (SP) 2019-023: An application for the issuance of a Special Certificate of Appropriateness for the property at 247 Malaga Avenue, a Local Historic Landmark, legally described as Lots 26 & 27, Block 29, Coral Gables Crafts Section, according to the Plat thereof, as recorded in Plat Book 10, at Page 40 of the Public Records of Miami-Dade County, Florida. The application requests design approval for an addition and alterations to the commercial structure. A variance has also been requested from Article 5, Section 5-1409 of the Coral Gables Zoning Code to waive the off-street parking requirement.

Dona Spain recused herself from the voting on the following two items for the property on 247 Malaga Avenue

A motion was made and seconded to approve the Special Certificate of Appropriateness for the property located at 247 Malaga Avenue with the three conditions recorded in the city staff report, plus the following two conditions:
1. To extend the canopy over the front door on the new building
2. To replace the existing roll up garage door with a new storefront window inclusive of the required egress door in the back
The motion passed (Ayes:5; Nays: 3).

A motion was made and seconded to grant the variance to waive the required off-street parking requirement as dictated in the city staff report for the property located at 247 Malaga Avenue. The motion passed (Ayes:8; Nays: 0).

CASE FILE COA (SP) 2020-001: An application for the issuance of a Special Certificate of Appropriateness for the property at 1148 Alhambra Circle, a contributing resource within the “Alhambra Circle Historic District,” Local Historic Landmark, legally described as Lots 1 & 2, Block 15, Coral Gables Section “C,” according to the Plat thereof, as recorded in Plat Book 8, at Page 26 of the Public Records of Miami-Dade County, Florida. The app...

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