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Board approves three-unit multifamily at 309 South Ocean Breeze, eases slider rule
Summary
The Historic Preservation Board approved a three-unit, ~3,675 sq ft multifamily building at 309 South Ocean Breeze, accepting staff conditions while removing a requirement forcing sliding courtyard doors to be replaced by French doors and instead requiring a five-light pattern on sliders.
The Historic Preservation Board voted to approve HRPB Project 25-00100314, a proposed three-unit multifamily building at 309 South Ocean Breeze in the South Palm Park Historic District, with staff-recommended conditions and a modification to a door/window condition. The motion removed condition 9(c) — which had required sliding doors be changed to double French doors — and replaced it with a requirement that any sliding doors replicate a five-light pattern to match the approved appearance. Board members also requested certain front doors be five-light French doors and asked staff to work with the applicant on window details.
Planner Anne Hamilton described the project as approximately 3,675 square feet in a streamlined moderne style with private courtyard and small pool; two end units are mirror images and the center unit faces the courtyard. Architect Jeffrey Harris and developer Daniel Tanner explained design choices, arguing sliders in interior courtyards save interior space and will not be visible from the street. Harris noted the site as currently in Flood Zone X pending AE and that first-floor elevations and finished-floor details shown on elevations comply with FEMA-related requirements. "The sliding door will look like the French door," Daniel Tanner said, arguing sliders provide functional space benefits while maintaining the intended appearance.
Board members asked about drainage review, finished-floor elevation and the discrepancy between a site-data table height (17.75) and elevations (19.18); the architect explained the top-of-wall/top-of-roof labeling produced the apparent mismatch and confirmed the drawings show code-compliant wall heights once corrected. A motion to approve the project with staff conditions except for condition 9(c) passed on a voice vote after the board agreed that sliding doors must carry the stated five-light pattern and that other listed conditions would be implemented by staff as part of final permitting.
The applicant will proceed with minor site-plan resubmittal and building-permit review; staff noted final drainage review is a building/engineering responsibility prior to permit issuance.
