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JULY 18, 2024
SUMMARY OF BOARD ACTION
I. CALL TO ORDER
Chairperson Hoover called the regular meeting of the Board of Adjustment for the City of
Okeechobee to order on Thursday, July 18, 2024, 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. Chairperson Dawn Hoover, Vice Chairperson
Doug McCoy, Board Members Carl Berlin, Jr., Karyne Brass and Jim Shaw were present. Board
Member Phil Baughman and Alternate Board Member Jon Folbrecht were absent with consent,
and Board Member Mac Jonassaint was absent without consent.
III. AGENDA
A. There were no items added, deferred, or withdrawn from the agenda.
B. Motion by Vice Chairperson McCoy, seconded by Member Brass, 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 Vice Chairperson McCoy to dispense with the
reading and approve the January 18, 2024, Board of Adjustment Regular Meeting
minutes [as presented in Exhibit 1]. Motion Carried Unanimously.
V. CHAIRPERSON HOOVER OPENED THE QUASI-JUDICIAL PUBLIC HEARING AT 6:02 P.M.
A. Special Exception Petition No. 24-003-SE requests to allow a drive-through service in
Heavy Commercial Zoning District, (Ref. Code Sec. 90-283(1)), located at 100 SE 81
Avenue, for the purpose of developing the property into a new 7 Brew Drive-Thru Coffe
Shop.
1. Notary Public Patty Burnette administered an oath to Mr. Ben Smith, Morris-Depew
Associates Inc., 2914 Cleveland Avenue, Fort Myers, FL, Mr. Chris Ossa, PE
Kimley-Horn, 7341 Office Park Place, Suite 102, Melbourne, FL, and Ms. Shey
Anderson, Real Estate Manager, Brew Horizons LLC, 2183 Highland Avenue
#101, Melbourne, FL, who responded affirmatively.
2. City Planning Consultant Mr. Ben Smith briefly reviewed the Planning Staff Report
recommending approval. He suggested possibly adding a condition that should
any substantial changes to the Site Plan be needed due to the review by the
Technical Review Committee, that then this Petition possibly come back for review
by this Board.
3. Mr. Chris Ossa and Ms. Shey Anderson were present on behalf of the Applicant,
Mr. Dennis Proto, Brew Horizons, LLC. Chairperson Hoover, Vice Chairperson
McCoy and Board Members Brass and Shaw voiced concerns regarding stacking
of traffic, dumpster location and vehicle headlights that would be directed to the
residential property to the South.
4. No public comments were offered. Secretary Burnette stated for the record eight
courtesy notices were mailed to the surrounding property owners, advertisements
and two signs were properly posted, with no objections or comments received t
date.
5. No Ex-Parte disclosures were offered.
6. Motion by Member Brass, seconded by Member Shaw, to continue Special
Exception Petition No. 24-003-SE as presented in [Exhibit 2] to the September 19,
2024, meeting and to have the Applicant address how the proposed use would not
create traffic congestion as required by Land Development Regulations Section
70-373(c) response to the list of findings number eight. Motion Carried
Unanimously.
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CHAIRPERSON HOOVER CLOSED THE QUASI-JUDICIAL PUBLIC HEARING AT 6:54 P.M.
VI. CITY ADMINISTRATOR UPDATE
No updates provided at this time.
VII. ADJOURNMENT
Chairperson Hoover adjourned the meeting at 6:54 P.M.
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Patty M.iBLurnette, Seecretary
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