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TOWN OF PALM BEACH
Town Council Meeting Development Review on: JuneĀ 12, 2019

Section of Agenda
Development Review - New Business

Agenda Title
Z-19-00196 SPECIAL EXCEPTION WITH SITE PLAN REVIEW AND VARIANCE(S)  Zoning District:  R-B Low Density Residential  The application of Gerald Magrini, Applicant, relative to property located at 135 CHILEAN AVE, legal description on file, is described below. Special Exception and Site Plan Review to allow the renovation of a one-story, single family house, demolition of a pool house, and construction of a 679 square foot guest house on a non-conforming lot, comprised of a portion of a platted lot, which is 58 feet in width in lieu of the 100-foot depth required in the R-B Zoning District. The proposed renovation and demolition exceed 50% of the cubic volume. In connection with the renovation, the following variances are being requested: 1. Section 134-893(7)a: Request to expand the existing house with a west side yard setback of 5.2 feet in lieu of the 12.5-foot minimum required in the R-B Zoning District. 2. Section 134-893(7)a: Request to expand the existing house with an east side yard setback of 6.8 feet in lieu of the 12.5-foot minimum required in the R-B Zoning District. 3. Section 134-893(5)a: Request to expand the existing house with a front yard setback of 24.6 feet in lieu of the 25-foot minimum required in the R-B Zoning District. 4. Section 134-893(9)a: Request to construct a guest house on the north side of the property with a rear yard setback of 6 feet in lieu of the 10-foot minimum required in the R-B Zoning District. In addition to the zoning requests, the Applicant is seeking relief from the Standards Applicable to Public Rights-of-Way and Easements with the Town of Palm Beach, thereby allowing the existing driveway to be 2.5 from the edge of the east property line in lieu of the 6-foot requirement. [Applicant's Representative:  David E. Klein Esq]  [Architectural Review Commission Recommendation:  Implementation of the proposed special exception with site plan review and variance(s) will not cause negative architectural impact to the subject property.  Carried 7-0.  The Architectural Review Commission approved the project with a condition relating to the architecture.  Carried 7-0]

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Memorandum Dated May 30, 2019 from Josh Martin, Director of Planning, Zoning and Building
Comments from the Development Review Committee