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PLANNING DEPARTMENT
HISTORIC PRESERVATION BOARD
AFTER ACTION REPORT
FOR MEETING HELD
TUESDAY, JULY 9, 2002
I. NEW BUSINESS:
1. HPB File No. 1301, Discussion Item: Proposed Ordinance Amendment pertaining
to demolition by neglect and maintenance of designated properties.
PASSED MOTION TO SUPPORT AMENDMENT
2. Requests for Extensions of Time:
a. HPB File No. 1235, 1044 Lincoln Road - The Colony Theatre. The applicant,
the City of Miami Beach, 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, rehabilitation, restoration and
alteration of an existing theatre structure, inclusive of a four (4) story rear
addition.
APPROVED: One (1) Year
3. Requests for Appeals of Staff Decisions:
a. HPB File No. 1303, 1100 Collins Avenue – South Beach Internet Café and
Lounge. The applicant, Giedre Leskeviciene and Frana Aircon Shutters, is
requesting an appeal of a staff decision in order to obtain a Certificate of
Appropriateness for the installation of an awning under the eyebrow of an
existing hotel structure.
APPROVED
b. HPB File No. 1305, 1361 Meridian Avenue – The Sandra Apartments. The
applicant, Valerie Schields, is requesting an appeal of a staff decision in order to
obtain a Certificate of Appropriateness for the installation of a wood trellis on the roof
of an existing two (2) story residential building.
APPROVED
4. Requests for Re-Hearings:
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a. HPB File No. 1264, 940 Ocean Drive - Breakwater Café. The applicant,
Chris Bradley, is requesting a re-hearing of a previously denied application
for revisions to a previously approved Certificate of Appropriateness to
partially demolish, alter and modify an existing hotel lobby and porch in order
to remove a non-original partition wall in the lobby, relocate the kitchen and
install a new bar in the area currently occupied by the kitchen, replace single-
pane windows overlooking the porch with operable bi-fold windows, install a
captain's table on the porch and install a waiter's station on the north side of
the building. If the re-hearing is granted, the re-hearing may take place
immediately.
REQUEST FOR RE-HEARING APPROVED
APPLICATION FOR REVISIONS APPROVED
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 three
(3) story addition at the southeast corner of the site, and a one (1) story
connector between the southwest addition and the existing structure.
APPROVED
b. HPB File No. 1295, 2445 Collins Avenue – Traymore Hotel. The applicant,
Wave Traymore, LLC, is requesting a Certificate of Appropriateness to
partially demolish, alter, and modify an existing hotel in order to substantially
rehabilitate the subject building and alter the entry court, pool, and pool deck.
APPROVED
2. Revisions to Previously Approved Plans:
a. HPB File No. 1241, 344 Ocean Drive. The applicant, Green Comet, LLC, is
requesting revisions to a previously approved Certificate of Appropriateness
to partially demolish, alter and modify an existing two (2) story building
inclusive of a roof-top addition, roof deck, rear stair extending to the roof and
a new entry on the northern façade. Specifically, the applicant is proposing
to modify the location of the rear stair extending to the roof.
APPROVED
3. New Projects:
a. HPB File No. 1302, 6860 Indian Creek Drive - Fire Station No. 4. The
applicant, the City of Miami Beach Capital Improvement Projects Office, is
requesting a Certificate of Appropriateness for the demolition of a rear
addition to the existing fire station, the relocation of the fire station within the
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subject site, the substantial restoration of the existing fire station, and the
construction of a new one (1) story fire station at the north end of the subject
site.
APPROVED
b. HPB File No. 1304, Intersection of Espanola Way and Drexel Avenue. The
applicant, Miami Beach Community Development Corporation, is requesting
a Certificate of Appropriateness to install a new fountain in the public right-of-
way in the center of the intersection of Espanola Way and Drexel Avenue
and to install ten (10) new signage obelisks at various locations in the public
right-of-way between 15th Street and Fisher Feinberg Elementary School and
between Washington and Pennsylvania Avenues.
APPROVED
c. HPB File No. 1306, 234 Meridian Avenue. The applicant, First Meridian
Properties, LLC, is requesting a Certificate of Appropriateness in order to
partially demolish, alter, and rehabilitate an existing residential structure in
conjunction with the construction of three (3) new townhomes on an adjacent
lot. The applicant is also requesting that the designation of the existing
structure be changed from contributing to non-contributing.
CONTINUED : to August 13, 2002
d. HPB File No. 1307, 927-929 Meridian Avenue. The applicant, Ira D. Giller,
is requesting a Certificate of Appropriateness in order to construct a three (3)
story addition to an existing two (2) story apartment building.
CONTINUED : to August 13, 2002
e. HPB File No. 1308, 1040 10th Street – Lenox Apartments. The applicant,
Renaldo Mesa, is requesting a Certificate of Appropriateness for the
construction of a new four (4) story residential building on a vacant lot.
CONTINUED : to August 13, 2002
III. NEXT MEETING DATE REMINDER:
Tuesday, August 13, 2002
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