[2:39] Good morning.
[2:42] Welcome to the Planning Board meeting on
Thursday, August 13th, 2026
[2:47] at 9:30. Please silence your cell
phones.
[2:53] Uh, Mr. Hart, will you have roll call,
please?
[2:57] » Member Mendelson.
>> Here.
[2:59] » Member Powell.
>> Uh, present.
[3:01] » Member Axelrod.
>> Here.
[3:04] » Uh,
Vice Chair Davis.
[3:06] » Here.
>> Chairperson Rosen.
[3:09] » Here.
>> Thank you.
[3:10] » Thank you. With that, let's all rise for
the Pledge of Allegiance.
[3:18] I pledge allegiance to the flag of the
United States of America and to the
[3:23] republic for which it stands, one nation
under God, indivisible, with liberty and
[3:30] justice for all.
[3:35] May I have a call for a motion to accept
the agenda as it has been presented?
[3:40] » I so call.
>> Second.
[3:43] » All in favor?
I. Any opposed?
[3:47] Okay. We're up to swearing in of the
public. For those who are giving
[3:51] testimony, please stand and raise your
right hand to be sworn in and by and
[3:57] provide testimony for the application
you are affiliated with. Mr. Hart,
[4:02] please swear in those giving testimony.
>> By the authority vested in me as a
[4:06] notary of the state of Florida, do you
swear or affirm that the testimony that
[4:10] you're about to give is the truth, the
whole truth, and nothing but the truth?
[4:14] Thank you.
>> Thank you.
[4:17] Are there any corrections to the minutes
from our last meeting of July 9th?
[4:23] Hearing none, may I have a motion to
approve those minutes as presented?
[4:27] » I move that we approve the minutes as
presented.
[4:30] » Is there a second?
>> Second.
[4:33] » All in favor? I.
There being no unfinished business, we
[4:38] will move on to new business.
And we are up to development order
[4:45] application number PZ-26-7-SPEX,
[4:53] Perry Reader.
This is an application by Aqua Mandar
[4:58] for boat lifts and docks of South
Florida for a special exception in order
[5:04] to install a 13,000-lb capacity boat
lift for the property located at 2916
[5:11] South Ocean Boulevard Townhouse 1.
Does any board member have any ex parte
[5:18] communications to disclose?
>> No.
[5:23] » Hearing none at this time, I open the
public hearing. Town Planner Allen,
[5:28] please present the application.
>> Good morning, Ingrid Allen, Town
[5:33] Planner.
Um, we'll go ahead and start with the
[5:35] aerials of the subject property. These
start on page 12 of your packets.
[5:40] Uh, so as you can see, this is part of
the Trafalgar Condominium. And then on
[5:44] the west side, there's these uh, three
townhouses. This is the subject property
[5:49] here. You could see the existing dock
dock as well.
[5:52] And here's a better look at the dock
looking eastward. Again, this is the uh
[5:57] property. I put the address on the roof.
And this is the area where the proposed
[6:01] lift is going to be located.
Um so, as indicated, this is a special
[6:06] exception. This is going to be a
four-piling
[6:09] uh 13,000-lb capacity lift. Um there's
an existing wood dock, as you can see
[6:13] from the aerial. Um the applicant has
received both FDEP and Army Corps
[6:18] authorizations. Those file numbers are
in your staff report, and the
[6:22] authorizations are in your backup as
well. Uh we'll go ahead and take a look
[6:25] at the plans. These are the 11 by 13
sheets that are in your packets. Uh this
[6:31] is the survey of the property. Again,
this is the subject property here.
[6:37] Um here you have the existing
conditions. Uh you could see there's an
[6:41] existing lift there. Um and here you
have the proposed site plan. Again, here
[6:48] you have the 13,000-lb capacity lift. Um
as you can see uh from the aerials and
[6:54] on on the site plan, uh there's the
Intracoastal Waterway. Uh so, and I
[7:00] indicate this in the staff report, uh
this lift is exempt from the waterward
[7:04] extension regulations that we have in
the code, which is that you can't extend
[7:07] more than 25 ft or 25% the width of the
waterway, whichever's less. Obviously,
[7:12] this doesn't apply here. Um uh any uh
lift for accessory marine facilities
[7:17] that are on the Intracoastal Waterway
are exempt. Um and then we'll go to the
[7:21] detail sheet for the actual boat lift.
Um I indicate also in the staff report,
[7:26] uh we have a regulation in the code
about a maximum height for lifting
[7:30] devices. Um that max is base flood
elevation plus 8 ft. Um the base flood
[7:35] elevation for this property is 7 ft, and
the top of the lift measures 9.5 ft, so
[7:41] they are um in compliance uh with the
code.
[7:46] Um the planning board has the ability to
approve, approve the conditions, or deny
[7:51] the request.
This again for a special exception. Our
[7:55] staff reviewed the applicant's proposed
request to include the plan set which
[7:59] was date stamped received by the
building department on July 16th.
[8:02] Um and the application is consistent
with the special exception provisions of
[8:06] the town code where applicable and
consistent with the town's comprehensive
[8:10] planning code of ordinances. I'll be
glad to address any questions. We also
[8:14] have the authorized agent here from the
uh applicant so they'll be happy to
[8:19] address questions as well.
[8:23] » Do any board members have any questions
or the staff?
[8:29] Go ahead, Eileen.
>> You said there was an existing boat
[8:31] lift. Is it for that unit or one of the
other ones?
[8:34] » Um for another unit.
>> Uh in that those three? Yeah. Is it next
[8:38] to it or the one other the one at the
the other end? I couldn't see.
[8:41] » To the I'll show you on the aerial. It's
not a problem.
[8:44] » Oh, I see. That would be difficult.
>> If you go to your EC sheet, the 11 by
[8:49] 17, you'll see an existing boat lift
there.
[8:52] » Yeah.
>> Uh it's probably for the condominium in
[8:55] the middle, unit um number two. If you
look at that EC sheet, it shows that
[8:59] it's unit number two.
Which is uh 2914
[9:05] is the number of that uh the address of
that property.
[9:08] » Okay. Just And just curiously, how big
is that one?
[9:11] » Um when you look at the survey,
um let's see. It does give
[9:17] It looks like it goes out it measures
from the property line 20 ft .5
[9:23] 20.5 ft inches from the property line.
Um
[9:28] I I I don't know that actual it's like a
13,000 lb. I don't know what
[9:32] » Right. How much is that? Okay.
>> We don't know.
[9:34] » Got it.
>> on the survey, yeah.
[9:35] » Okay. Thank you.
Are there any other questions for Ms.
[9:40] Allen?
[9:42] Okay.
Applicant,
[9:45] if you want to make your presentation,
you may now come forward to do so.
[9:50] Please provide your name, business, uh
and affiliation with the application.
[9:58] Okay.
Do board members have any questions for
[10:04] the applicant?
Okay. Are there any public comments?
[10:09] There not being anybody from the public
present.
[10:12] I think the ghost of public. Okay, we
can move on.
[10:17] All right. Are there any other questions
from the
[10:22] from the board for the staff or the
applicants?
[10:28] With that said, the public hearing is
now closed.
[10:32] Is there a motion to approve, a motion
to approve with conditions, or a motion
[10:37] to deny the request?
>> I move we approve the request.
[10:41] » Is there a second?
>> Second.
[10:43] » Okay. All those in favor?
>> I think Mr. Hart.
[10:49] Vice Chair David.
>> Yes.
[10:50] » Member Mendelson.
>> Yes.
[10:52] » Member Powell.
>> Yes.
[10:54] » Member Axelrad.
>> Yes.
[10:55] » Chairperson Rosen.
>> Yes.
[10:58] » Motion carries. Thank you.
>> Motion is passed. [snorts]
[11:01] » The
>> That being all that's on the agenda for
[11:04] now, we're on to announcements. The next
meeting will be September 10th at 9:30.
[11:09] » It's my last meeting.
>> Um and this meeting is now adjourned at
[11:13] 9:38. Thank you.