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PLANNING DEPARTMENT
HISTORIC PRESERVATION BOARD
AFTER ACTION REPORT
FOR MEETING HELD
TUESDAY, MAY 14, 2002
I.NEW BUSINESS
1. Requests for Continuances.
2. HPB File No. 1289. Discussion: The City of Miami Beach Capital Improvement
Projects office is presenting a progress report on Oceanfront neighborhood
streetscape improvements.
REPORT PRESENTED; COMMENTS GIVEN
3. HPB File No. 1290. Discussion: Limitations on hedge heights in historic districts.
THE BOARD PASSED A RESOLUTION TO THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION ASKING
THAT THEY CONSIDER LIMITS ON HEDGE HEIGHTS IN HISTORIC DISTRICTS.
4. HPB File No. 1291. Discussion: Proposed Code Amendment pertaining to the
demolition of architecturally significant single family homes without a permit.
ITEM DISCUSSED
5. Requests for Extensions of Time:
a. HPB File No. 1216, 1433 Collins Avenue - Carlton Hotel. The applicant,
Sergio Collati, is requesting a one (1) year Extension of Time to obtain a
Building Permit for a previously issued Certificate of Appropriateness for the
partial demolition, alteration, renovation and restoration, of an existing hotel,
inclusive of the construction of a new four (4) story annex structure.
APPROVED: One (1) Year
6. Requests for Appeals of Staff Decisions:
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a. HPB File No. 1283, 1680 James Avenue – James Hotel. The applicant,
Gonzalo Torre, is requesting an appeal of a staff decision in order to obtain
a Certificate of Appropriateness for exterior painting and tilework on an
existing hotel building.
APPROVED
b. HPB File No. 1284, 1701 James Avenue – Cadet Hotel. The applicant,
Southern Property Investment Group, is requesting an appeal of a staff
decision in order to obtain a Certificate of Appropriateness for the installation
of decorative relief panels above the entry to an existing hotel building.
APPROVED
c. HPB File No. 1286, 1536 Michigan Avenue. The applicant, Alejandro
Ingelmo, is requesting an appeal of a staff decision in order to obtain a
Certificate of Appropriateness for the installation of a new driveway and
parking area on the site of an existing residential building.
APPROVED
7. Requests for Clarifications of Conditions:
a. HPB File No. 1274, 927 Lincoln Road - Poppy. The applicant, Roman Jones,
is requesting a Clarification of a Condition of the Final Order for a previously
issued Certificate of Appropriateness to install an elevated table, a bar,
curtains, and other decorative elements, as well as new paint, lighting
fixtures, and other improvements, in the atrium space of an existing structure.
CONTINUED : to June 11, 2002
II. REQUESTS FOR CERTIFICATES OF APPROPRIATENESS:
1. Previously Continued Projects:
a. HPB File No. 1271, 1601 Collins Avenue - Loews Hotel. The applicant, M.
B. Redevelopment, Inc., is requesting a Certificate of Appropriateness to
partially demolish, alter and modify an existing hotel building in order to
construct a three (3) story addition at the southwest corner of the site, a four
(4) story addition at the southeast corner of the site, and a two (2) story
connector between each new addition and the existing structure.
CONTINUED : to July 9, 2002
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b. HPB File No. 1270, 2901 Collins Avenue - Seville Beach Hotel. The
applicant, Seville Beach Hotel Corp., is requesting a Certificate of
Appropriateness to partially demolish, alter, and modify an existing hotel
complex. Specifically, the applicant is proposing alter the existing lobby, to
reconfigure the steps and landings leading from the entry canopy to the main
lobby, to install a small elevator at the entrance to provide accessibility, and
to construct a two (2) story roof-top addition.
APPROVED
2. New Projects:
a. HPB File No. 1287, 1690 Collins Avenue – Plaza South/Sobe Plaza. The
applicant, Sobe Plaza, Inc., is requesting a Certificate of Appropriateness to
partially demolish, alter, and modify an existing building by replacing existing
sets of casement windows in four (4) locations on the ground level with
French doors and by constructing a new terrace on the southern side of the
subject property.
APPROVED
b. HPB File No. 1288, 560 Washington Avenue. The applicant, Sixth Street
Holding Company, is requesting a Certificate of Appropriateness to partially
demolish, alter, and modify an existing commercial building by removing a
non-original one (1) story addition at the north of the subject property and
constructing a new two (2) story addition.
APPROVED
c. HPB File No. 1285, Indian Creek Bridge on 41st Street between Pine Tree
Drive and Indian Creek Drive. The applicant, the City of Miami Beach Capital
Improvement Projects Office, is requesting a Certificate of Appropriateness
to partially demolish, alter, and modify an existing bridge. Specifically the
applicant is proposing to widen the north and south sidewalks and install
decorative pavers on the sidewalks, to replace the existing bridge railing, to
cover the existing bridge barrier walls with decorative glass tile, to resurface
the existing asphalt pavement, and to install a decorative lighting system.
APPROVED
III. NEXT MEETING DATE REMINDER:
Tuesday, June 11, 2002
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