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Resident urges Juno Beach board to void prior approval, cites code and 'harmony' violations
Summary
Resident Scott Shaw told the Planning & Zoning Board the town manager and chairman misapplied the town code in approving a separate 451 Ocean project and asked the board to void that sign-off, citing two alleged 'harmony' violations; the board did not take action on that request during the meeting.
Scott Shaw opened the public-comment portion by identifying himself and asking the Planning & Zoning Board to void a previous sign-off related to a separate project at 451 Ocean. "I request Chairman Stern's approval be voided by a motion today here in this PZ board meeting," Shaw said, arguing that staff had found two harmony violations (mass and bulk) while a written sign-off claimed the proposal met appearance-review criteria in the town code (sec. 34-1163(b)).
Shaw also raised an apparent conflict with a recent town newsletter and with Florida law, referencing Florida Statute 163.3202. He said the statute limits the application of land-development regulations related to building design elements for single- and two-family dwellings unless a local government has a design- or architectural-review board. Shaw told the board the manager's newsletter omitted qualifying language and that removing or weakening the harmony provisions would be a ‘‘weak, lazy approach’’; he urged the board to require the owner to downsize the 7,500-square-foot plan and to follow existing ordinance 780 until any formal changes are adopted.
The Chair interrupted when Shaw's allotted time expired; the board did not move to void the earlier approval during the meeting. No staff response that resolved Shaw's claim was recorded on the public record during this session; the matter as described by Shaw therefore remained unresolved at adjournment.
