City of Coral Gables

File #: 15-4102    Version: 1 Name: GA Arvida encroachments - decoartive gates
Type: Resolution Status: Adopted
File created: 8/11/2015 In control: City Commission
On agenda: 8/25/2015 Final action: 8/25/2015
Enactment date: 8/25/2015 Enactment #: 2015-159
Title: A Resolution authorizing proposed modifications to an existing encroachment at the Gables Estates Subdivision’s entrance consisting of construction of one column on the South side of Arvida Parkway and installation of decorative gates on the new column and onto the existing column on the North side of Arvida Parkway at 800 Arvida Parkway, Coral Gables; subject to requirements of the Public Works Department.
Attachments: 1. Signed Resolution 2015-159, 2. Arvida cover.pdf, 3. ARVIDA - RESOL, 4. Letter of Request, 5. Existing Pictures, 6. Proposed Plans, 7. Resolution 2006-112, 8. Resolution 28743

Title

A Resolution authorizing proposed modifications to an existing encroachment at the Gables Estates Subdivision’s entrance consisting of construction of one column on the South side of Arvida Parkway and installation of decorative gates on the new column and onto the existing column on the North side of Arvida Parkway at 800 Arvida Parkway, Coral Gables; subject to requirements of the Public Works Department.

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Mr. Randall Fiorenza, on behalf of Gables Estates Club, Inc., is requesting authorization for modifications to an existing encroachment at the entrance to the Gables Estates Subdivision consisting of construction of one column on the South side of Arvida Parkway and the installation of decorative gates on the new column and onto the existing column on the North side of Arvida Parkway at 800 Arvida Parkway, Coral Gables, Florida.

 

The Coral Gables City Commission passed and adopted Resolution No. 28743 on March 8, 1995 authorizing two new entrance features on Arvida Parkway.

 

On June 6, 2006 Resolution No. 2006-12 was adopted authorizing modifications to the entrance features.

 

The proposed encroachment has been reviewed and approved by the City’s Board of Architects on July 15, 2015 under permit number AB-15-07- 6199 and they are part of the proposed modification to existing encroachments as shown/in the plans prepared by Pacheco-Martinez & Associates LLC and processed under building permit number BL-15-03-5016.

 

It is recommended that this request be approved, subject to the following requirements of the Public Works Department:

 

a.                     That entrance access to the general public be maintained at all times;

 

b.                     That the proposed encroachments shall conform to the Florida Building Code and all pertinent Codes;

 

c.                     That the City of Coral Gables reserves the right to remove, add, maintain, or have Gables Estates Club, Inc. remove any of the improvements within the right-of-way, at Gables Estates Club, Inc.’s expense;

 

d.                     That Gables Estates Club, Inc. shall maintain the proposed encroachments in good condition at all times, at Gables Estates Club, Inc.’s expense;

 

e.                     That in the event the Public Works Department must issue a permit for a utility cut in the future affecting the area in which the encroachments are approved, Gables Estates Club, Inc. shall replace any portion of the approved encroachment, at Gables Estates Club, Inc.’s expense;

 

f.                     That Gables Estates Club, Inc. shall meet with the City Attorney’s office for the purpose of providing all the information necessary for the office to prepare a Restrictive Covenant to be executed by Gables Estates Club, Inc., which runs with the title of the property, and which states, in addition to the above mentioned requirements, that Gables Estates Club, Inc. 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;

 

g.                     That copies of the Restrictive Covenant, when fully executed and filed, together with certification of required insurance, be presented to the Development Services and Public Works Departments and permits thereafter be obtained for the work from both of these Departments.