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Historic Preservation Board Meeting of February 16, 2017.
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DEFERRALS: None
SPECIAL CERTIFICATES OF APPROPRIATENESS:
CASE FILE COA (SP) 2017-001:
An application for the issuance of a Special Certificate of Appropriateness for the property at 4125 Santa Maria Street, a contributing resource within the “Santa Maria Street Historic District,” legally described as Lots 9 & 10, Block 96, Coral Gables Country Club Section Part Five, according to the Plat thereof, as recorded in Plat Book 23, Page 55, of the Public Records of Miami-Dade County, Florida. The applicant requested design approval for additions and alterations to the residence and sitework. Variances have also been requested from Article 4, Section 4-101 (D) (4) and (5), Article 5, Section 5-108 (D) and Article 4, Section 4-101 (D) (9) of the Coral Gables Zoning Code for minimum side setbacks and maximum floor area ratio.
A motion was made and seconded to approve the design proposal for the addition and alteration to the residence at 4125 Santa Maria Street, to approve issuance of a Special Certificate of Appropriateness with staff conditions as noted in the Staff report. (Ayes: 8, Nays: 0)
A motion was made and seconded to grant a variance to allow the proposed pool, barbecue, and terrace to encroach into the required fifteen feet (15’-0”) setback on the south side vs. Inside lots shall have minimum side setbacks which total twenty (20%) percent of the width of the lot, calculated to be fifteen feet (15’-0”) on the south side, as required by Section 4-101 (D) (4) and (5) and Section 5-108 (D) of the Coral Gables Zoning Code. Specifically from the South property line, the pool setback will be five feet (5’-0”), the terrace setback will be 4’-1” and the built in barbecue with no setback will be at zero feet, zero inches. (Ayes: 8, Nays: 0)
A motion was made and seconded to grant a variance to allow the residence to have a maximum floor area ratio of approximately seven thousand two hundred eig...
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