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Good morning.

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Welcome to the Planning Board meeting on

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Thursday, August 13th, 2026

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at 9:30. Please silence your cell

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phones.

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Uh, Mr. Hart, will you have roll call,

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please?

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» Member Mendelson.

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» Here.

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» Member Powell.

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» Uh, present.

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» Member Axelrod.

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» Here.

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» Uh,

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Vice Chair Davis.

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» Here.

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» Chairperson Rosen.

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» Here.

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» Thank you.

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» Thank you. With that, let's all rise for

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the Pledge of Allegiance.

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I pledge allegiance to the flag of the

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United States of America and to the

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republic for which it stands, one nation

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under God, indivisible, with liberty and

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justice for all.

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May I have a call for a motion to accept

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the agenda as it has been presented?

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» I so call.

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» Second.

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» All in favor?

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I. Any opposed?

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Okay. We're up to swearing in of the

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public. For those who are giving

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testimony, please stand and raise your

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right hand to be sworn in and by and

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provide testimony for the application

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you are affiliated with. Mr. Hart,

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please swear in those giving testimony.

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» By the authority vested in me as a

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notary of the state of Florida, do you

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swear or affirm that the testimony that

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you're about to give is the truth, the

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whole truth, and nothing but the truth?

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Thank you.

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» Thank you.

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Are there any corrections to the minutes

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from our last meeting of July 9th?

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Hearing none, may I have a motion to

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approve those minutes as presented?

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» I move that we approve the minutes as

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presented.

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» Is there a second?

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» Second.

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» All in favor? I.

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There being no unfinished business, we

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will move on to new business.

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And we are up to development order

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application number PZ-26-7-SPEX,

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Perry Reader.

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This is an application by Aqua Mandar

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for boat lifts and docks of South

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Florida for a special exception in order

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to install a 13,000-lb capacity boat

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lift for the property located at 2916

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South Ocean Boulevard Townhouse 1.

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Does any board member have any ex parte

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communications to disclose?

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» No.

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» Hearing none at this time, I open the

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public hearing. Town Planner Allen,

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please present the application.

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» Good morning, Ingrid Allen, Town

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Planner.

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Um, we'll go ahead and start with the

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aerials of the subject property. These

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start on page 12 of your packets.

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Uh, so as you can see, this is part of

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the Trafalgar Condominium. And then on

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the west side, there's these uh, three

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townhouses. This is the subject property

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here. You could see the existing dock

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dock as well.

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And here's a better look at the dock

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looking eastward. Again, this is the uh

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property. I put the address on the roof.

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And this is the area where the proposed

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lift is going to be located.

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Um so, as indicated, this is a special

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exception. This is going to be a

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four-piling

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uh 13,000-lb capacity lift. Um there's

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an existing wood dock, as you can see

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from the aerial. Um the applicant has

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received both FDEP and Army Corps

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authorizations. Those file numbers are

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in your staff report, and the

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authorizations are in your backup as

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well. Uh we'll go ahead and take a look

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at the plans. These are the 11 by 13

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sheets that are in your packets. Uh this

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is the survey of the property. Again,

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this is the subject property here.

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Um here you have the existing

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conditions. Uh you could see there's an

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existing lift there. Um and here you

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have the proposed site plan. Again, here

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you have the 13,000-lb capacity lift. Um

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as you can see uh from the aerials and

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on on the site plan, uh there's the

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Intracoastal Waterway. Uh so, and I

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indicate this in the staff report, uh

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this lift is exempt from the waterward

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extension regulations that we have in

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the code, which is that you can't extend

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more than 25 ft or 25% the width of the

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waterway, whichever's less. Obviously,

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this doesn't apply here. Um uh any uh

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lift for accessory marine facilities

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that are on the Intracoastal Waterway

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are exempt. Um and then we'll go to the

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detail sheet for the actual boat lift.

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Um I indicate also in the staff report,

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uh we have a regulation in the code

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about a maximum height for lifting

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devices. Um that max is base flood

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elevation plus 8 ft. Um the base flood

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elevation for this property is 7 ft, and

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the top of the lift measures 9.5 ft, so

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they are um in compliance uh with the

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code.

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Um the planning board has the ability to

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approve, approve the conditions, or deny

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the request.

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This again for a special exception. Our

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staff reviewed the applicant's proposed

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request to include the plan set which

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was date stamped received by the

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building department on July 16th.

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Um and the application is consistent

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with the special exception provisions of

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the town code where applicable and

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consistent with the town's comprehensive

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planning code of ordinances. I'll be

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glad to address any questions. We also

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have the authorized agent here from the

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uh applicant so they'll be happy to

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address questions as well.

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» Do any board members have any questions

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or the staff?

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Go ahead, Eileen.

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» You said there was an existing boat

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lift. Is it for that unit or one of the

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other ones?

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» Um for another unit.

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» Uh in that those three? Yeah. Is it next

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to it or the one other the one at the

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the other end? I couldn't see.

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» To the I'll show you on the aerial. It's

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not a problem.

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» Oh, I see. That would be difficult.

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» If you go to your EC sheet, the 11 by

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17, you'll see an existing boat lift

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» Uh it's probably for the condominium in

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the middle, unit um number two. If you

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look at that EC sheet, it shows that

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it's unit number two.

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Which is uh 2914

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is the number of that uh the address of

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that property.

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» Okay. Just And just curiously, how big

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is that one?

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» Um when you look at the survey,

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um let's see. It does give

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It looks like it goes out it measures

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from the property line 20 ft .5

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20.5 ft inches from the property line.

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I I I don't know that actual it's like a

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13,000 lb. I don't know what

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» Right. How much is that? Okay.

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» We don't know.

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» Got it.

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» On the survey, yeah.

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» Okay. Thank you.

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Are there any other questions for Ms.

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Allen?

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Applicant,

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if you want to make your presentation,

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you may now come forward to do so.

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Please provide your name, business, uh

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and affiliation with the application.

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Do board members have any questions for

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the applicant?

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Okay. Are there any public comments?

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There not being anybody from the public

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present.

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I think the ghost of public. Okay, we

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can move on.

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All right. Are there any other questions

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from the

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from the board for the staff or the

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applicants?

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With that said, the public hearing is

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now closed.

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Is there a motion to approve, a motion

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to approve with conditions, or a motion

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to deny the request?

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» I move we approve the request.

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» Is there a second?

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» Second.

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» Okay. All those in favor?

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» I think Mr. Hart.

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Vice Chair David.

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» Yes.

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» Member Mendelson.

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» Yes.

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» Member Powell.

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» Yes.

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» Member Axelrad.

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» Yes.

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» Chairperson Rosen.

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» Yes.

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» Motion carries. Thank you.

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» Motion is passed. [snorts]

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» The

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» That being all that's on the agenda for

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now, we're on to announcements. The next

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meeting will be September 10th at 9:30.

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» It's my last meeting.

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» Um and this meeting is now adjourned at

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9:38. Thank you.