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DRAFT SUMMARY OF BOARD ACTION
I. CALL TO ORDER
Vice Chairperson McCoy called the regular meeting of the Board of Adjustment for the City of
Okeechobee to order on Thursday, July 20, 2023, at 6:00 P.M. in the City Council Chambers,
located at 55 Southeast(SE)3rd Avenue, Room 200, Okeechobee, Florida(FL),followed by the
Pledge of Allegiance.
II. ATTENDANCE
Roll was taken by Board Secretary Patty Burnette. Vice Chairperson Doug McCoy, Board
Members Phil Baughman, Carl Berlin, Jr., Karyne Brass, Rick Chartier, and Alternate Board
Members Jon Folbrecht and Jim Shaw were present. Chairperson Dawn Hoover and Board
Member Mac Jonassaint were absent with consent. Vice Chairperson McCoy moved Alternate
Board Members Folbrecht and Shaw to voting position.
M. AGENDA
A. There were no items added, deferred, or withdrawn from the agenda.
B. Motion by Member Folbrecht, seconded by Member Chartier, to approve the agenda as
presented. Motion Carried Unanimously.
C. There were no comment cards submitted for public participation for issues not on the
agenda.
IV. MINUTES
A. Motion by Member Baughman, seconded by Member Folbrecht to dispense with the
reading and approve the December 15, 2022, Board of Adjustment Regular Meeting
minutes. Motion Carried Unanimously.
V. VICE CHAIRPERSON MCCOY OPENED THE QUASI-JUDICIAL PUBLIC HEARING AT 6:03
P.M.
A. Special Exception Petition No. 23-003-SE requests to allow a car wash in a Heavy
Commercial Zoning District, (Ref. Code Sec. 90-283(2)), located at 507 Northeast (NE)
Park Street. The Applicant would like to re-open the self-service car wash in the existing
building.
1. Notary Public Patty Burnette administered an oath to Mr. Ben Smith, Morris-Depew
Associates Inc., 2914 Cleveland Avenue, Fort Myers, FL, and Ms. Janet Seach,
18265 SE Ridgeview Drive, Tequesta, FL,who responded affirmatively.
2. City Planning Consultant Mr. Ben Smith briefly reviewed the Planning Staff Report
recommending approval with conditions.
3. Ms. Janet Seach was present on behalf of the Applicant, Mr. Alfonso Vargas. She
stated this would be a self-service car wash with no office and no employees. The
vacuums that are presently located in the rear of the property would be removed
and the area would be restriped for seven required parking spaces.
4. No public comments were offered. Secretary Burnette stated for the record 15
courtesy notices were mailed to the surrounding property owners, advertisements,
and two signs were properly posted, with no objections or comments received to
date.
5. No Ex-Parte disclosures were offered.
6. Motion by Member Brass, seconded by Member Chartier, to approve Special
Exception Petition No. 23-003-SE as presented in [Exhibit 1, which includes the
standards and findings for granting Petitions per Code Section 70-373; and the
Planning Consultant's analysis of the findings and recommendation for approval]
with the following conditions: ADA parking space previously provided in the front
of the building shall remain, a second parking space located in the rear portion of
the site, meeting the requirements of the Land Development Regulations (LDR),
will be formally designated and lined, and not more than 300 feet of floor area of
the building will be used as an office, or any other use except for storage of
materials or equipment related to operation of the car wash, unless additional
parking is provided to accommodate such use in accordance with the off-street
parking requirements of the LDRs. Motion Carried Unanimously.
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VICE CHAIRPERSON MCCOY CLOSED THE QUASI-JUDICIAL PUBLIC HEARING AT 6:15
P.M.
VI. CITY ADMINISTRATOR UPDATE
• Gave status updates on recent Text Amendments that had been presented to the City Council.
VII. ADJOURNMENT
Vice Chairperson McCoy adjourned the meeting at 6:17 P.M.
Submitted by:
Patty M. Burnette, Secretary
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