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° CITY OF OKEECHOBEE, FLORIDA
BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT MEETING
SEPTEMBER 21, 2023
DRAFT SUMMARY OF BOARD ACTION
CALL TO ORDER
Chairperson Hoover called the regular meeting of the Board of Adjustment for the City of
Okeechobee to order on Thursday, September 21, 2023, at 6:03 P.M. in the City Council
Chambers, located at 55 Southeast (SE) 31d Avenue, Room 200, Okeechobee, Florida (FL),
followed by the Pledge of Allegiance.
II. ATTENDANCE
Roll was taken by Board Secretary Patty Burnette. Chairperson Dawn Hoover, Board Members
Phil Baughman, Carl Berlin, Jr., Karyne Brass, and Alternate Board Members Jon Folbrecht and
Jim Shaw were present. Vice Chairperson Doug McCoy and Board Member Mac Jonassaint
were absent without consent. Chairperson Hoover moved Alternate Board Members Folbrecht
and Shaw to voting position.
III. AGENDA
A. There were no items added, deferred, or withdrawn from the agenda.
B. Motion by Member Brass, seconded by Member Folbrecht, 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 Brass, seconded by Member Folbrecht to dispense with the reading
and approve the July 20, 2023, Board of Adjustment Regular Meeting minutes. Motion
Carried Unanimously.
V. CHAIRPERSON HOOVER OPENED THE QUASI-JUDICIAL PUBLIC HEARING AT 6:04 P.M
A. Motion by Member Baughman, seconded by Member Berlin, to defer to November 16,
2023, at the request of Ms. Blair Knighting with Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc., on
behalf of Mr. Adam Ramsay, Registered Agent, Park Street Okeechobee, LLC, Special
Exception Petition No. 23-001-SE which requests to allow a drive -through service in a
Heavy Commercial Zoning District, (Ref. Code Sec. 90-283(1)), located within the 1200
block along the North side of N Park Street/State Road 70 E, just West of the eastern City
Limits/Northeast 13th Avenue, for the purpose of developing a restaurant with drive -
through service. Motion Carried Unanimously.
CHAIRPERSON HOOVER CLOSED THE QUASI-JUDICIAL PUBLIC HEARING AT 6:06 P.M.
VI. CITY ADMINISTRATOR UPDATE
No updates provided at this time.
VII. ADJOURNMENT
Chairperson Hoover adjourned the meeting at 6:06 P.M.
Submitted by:
Patty M. Burnette, Secretary
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