Okay, I hear thumbs up. We're ready. Mr. Reina. Thank you. Okay. Let's call this minute to order. Let's start with the Pledge of Allegiance. It doesn't say a meeting is started. What recording is it recording? It is recording. It is a ten-second. Allegedly, just to the flag of the United States of America. And to the Republic, the United States of America. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you, the republicans, for which it stands. One nation, another God. And the visible will liberate the justice for us. All right, here's to a world call. Start with city staff. Lord Descaeta. Mark is your duty today, and we have a tough filling in for him. Okay. Alex, do you do with the city attorney's office? Thank you Alex. And now, Rollcoke for... Rotterdam. Maria and Corral, let's give Arby Duk. Super Rata here. I'm going to go to the next slide. I'm going to go to the next slide. I'm going to go to the next slide. I'm going to go to the next slide. I'm going to go to the next slide. I'm going to go to the next slide. I'm going to go to the next slide. I'm going to go to the next slide. I'm going to go to the next slide. I'm going to go to the next slide. Mr. Rodin. Okay. Good morning. I need everybody who's going to testify today to please turn on your cameras and Jessica. Welcome. Thank you, Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. and. Okay. I see Jessica and I see Mark and I see Harold and Hernan Rodriguez, the only ones I'm missing are Ken Gross and Melka Paris Medina. Okay. Ask you please to hold up your right hand. Melka, could you please unmute yourself? Oh now I can. Okay. I wasn't allowed. Can I can't see you? I can see your background but I can't see you. Can you please move to my direction? Oh, okay. There you go. Here you go. Hey Ken, Can I please get you to raise your right hand? Do you swear from the testimony you're about to give will be the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth? I do. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Thank you very much. Mr. Chair, take it away. Thank you to start with the first applicant. Mr. Lewis. get started. I'd like to introduce Christian Rodriguez for our new DRB applicant. Welcome to the board. Thank you very much. I'm going to work with everyone. Thank you. Welcome. Yes, welcome to the DRB. The first item for review this morning's DRB 2024-039, applicant Simone Tadini. She's also the property owner, Simone Tadini, for La Derelle School, location 5960, Southwest 71st Street, request is for an exterior renovation. Yes, it is a project from 2024. It is within the Transitory and to Development Area. That's a new name for the zoning district. This vision, some of you obviously the new board members don't recognize the project, but this project was first introduced to staff in 2023. And on 2024, in October 15th of 2024, this application was first prepared by a different architect, different plans and everything, and they were deferred with several comments from the design review board. This is the second appearance before the board and as I said this is a new design with a complete set of working drawings prepared by Mark Raden, registered architect and Victor Jimadina, professional engineer with Madina and associates. We have a proposed grading, proposed erosion control plan by Ken Groge, professional engineer. We also have attached electrical and structural plans. So it's pretty much a complete set of working drawings. But again, I want to emphasize, this is a whole new design. Mark Ritten, if you please, can put up that rendering. So they just don't hear my voice and my blah, blah, blah here, but they get a visual of the proposed. Now. Good morning, everyone. Hi, Lordes. Good morning. I think you were in when I asked for this. I don't think it worked quite in the meeting yet. Nikki, can you please help Mark Raiden share his green and so forth or can someone so that we can all see. But I'll continue. As I said, new set of so this is the first time the board sees this this set of working drawings. It is indeed, and I'll let the owner talk more about her vision and her intent for this structure. Staff has classified as a detached structure because there is an existing one story of building obviously Spain uses the school and The applicants request It's always has always been referred as the newly designed sky terrace Does new structure a detached structure is subordinate to theordinate to the main building. The current site consists of the surface parking lot coming off of 71st Street, and you can see that obviously in the site plan. And the proposed location for the project is just that the southwest corner of the site. There is an existing roof area that will be demolished to accommodate the new pavilion structure with the assessor Leopardag by Stairs on both sides and a left. Also the new structure will become a part of the existing pavilion walkway among the assisting shade trees on the site that are to remain. It is important to note that only palm trees that are within the pavilion's footprint, those are the ones that will be removed. A tree removal is obviously required. This is a condition in staff's report. The proposed elevations note the finishes for the structure, also the rendering, illustrates the material exterior paint colors selected. You also see the contrast between the modest white by Sherham Williams 7100. The concrete beans, William, Sherham Williams golden oak, SW 7969, there is the new structure that you see among the existing trees on the site that are to remain. You also see the proposed steel guard railposts and the columns that are all to be painted Sherrym Williams-Brons. The proposed building height is at 15-2 inches from the top of the railing and exceeds the maximum allowable height. We have a 15 feet maximum allowable height. So we need to reduce it by two inches. This is a condition and staff's report. Attached, as you saw already, our photos of the existing site, which as you can see on the rendering, is the building that's painted a terracotta color with those-cotta roof tiles. The new detached structure is what you see with white and bronze over on the right. The recommendation from staff is for approval with the following condition. She'll be reduced by two inches in height. As I stated, 15 feet is the maximum for an accessory structure. The submittal of a tree removal permit is required even for palm trees, although we're only removing the palm trees that are within the footprint. Those require a tree removal. And of course, any comments and suggestions from the board? Mark, I left the concept and your design intent for you to describe and explain to the board. Also for the record, there's no one present at the chambers, but myself. Welcome, Mr. Mark. Can you guys see my screen or do you want to share your screen? I would love to share my screen. I just don't know how to do it. I'm okay with this. What you have up, it's fine. I just, if I need to go to one of the plans, could you please do that for me? Sure, of course. We can just help you. Oh, I mean, we can start at the rendering. I mean, the render, so I don't know if the previous design ever made it to the board for a presentation. But I'm just going to mention it quickly. It was a very... Yes, yes it did. It went back. That's why this is the second appearance before the board, but I was emphasizing the fact that these are new drawings by a new architect yourself and so forth. Because I didn't want to compare the projects since it's a new design concept. Yeah, well the only reason I brought it up is the design we made is a very simple design as opposed to what was trying to get approved before was to something very large and really unbuildable. They could not, they would have to demolish the entire building. So when I met with Lorde as in the owner, however many months ago, we discussed it and then I went out to the site and I saw what they were trying to do and it was just not possible. So I said, that hey look, what are you trying to do here? And the school, I don't know how much you know about this this school very interactive school a lot of self-expression and a lot of arts and crafts dancing all these are very very innovative way of teaching. So she wants us face the owner to do more arts and crafts, be more in touch with nature, have the kids outside, which they already do, but she wanted something more permanent. So that's how I came up with the idea for the pavilion. And then the owner said, hey, I would like to have the roof accessible so we can be up in the trees, which is a really cool idea. They have a really nice mango tree canopy throughout the property, which we're not touching. We actually are working the pavilion around it. So one of the biggest mango trees when they're up on that upper deck, they're within the branches of the tree. So it's really cool idea. The owner loves it. The kids are real excited about it. And so the design of the pavilion, as you can see, it's very minimal. We're trying to express the branches of the trees and things like that with the glass guard rails, very simplistic structure with just the steel columns and the columns themselves have, you know, these imitation branches that come off, it's all steel. So, and then of course, as you see on the left, it's an accessible building for handicap reasons. And so that's it, that's it. That's the whole concept of the design. Action. Thank you. Mark, is that a concluo your presentation? Yes, it is. Okay. Let's start with public comment. Is there anybody in chambers who would like to speak? There's no one in the chambers, but staff. Thank you, Lord. Let's go with board members. Ariana, would you like to start? Okay. I like this because it's simple and that's the whole purpose of this. My only two concerns are two. One, wasn't you put this deck up? You're now increasing, believe it or not, the the the manner of which to collect water down below. So consideration must be taken into that. And number two, as far as the mango tree concept and idea, I'm allergic to mangoes. So if I get a mango and I rub it on my skin I'll break out in highs okay so wonderful idea all I'm mentioning is to the the owner is make sure that the kids are not a they're not allergic to mangoes and that kind of a thing otherwise this looks very good very good and no other comment. Thank you, Mariano. It's a broader? No, I think this is basically a deck project. Is that correct? Mark, come this way. Yes, yes. I forgot to mention, I'm sorry it's about the ground level is turf. Yeah. Right, you know below the actual deck because they have a lot of grass there so I just forgot to mention it. It's not a concrete slab at the ground level. The turf goes all the way with a rendering kind of tends to show turf everywhere or it's just just under the deck. Just under the deck. Yeah, just under the deck. If you look on the plan to the right that's on screen, you'll see an existing pavour pat that kind of meanders around the back of the property. That's all kind of like landscape there is. We're not changing that. We just decided to put turf down on the ground level because we figured it's better than a slab for the young kids. I was looking at the rendering. I said, there's a building going on behind the deck and I couldn't figure out what that was. The white is white. Yeah, that's actually max cycle. Oh, the back end of max cycle. Yeah, so that was too close. So, yes, so there's no building, there's no, and obviously plan doesn't show any structure except for the elevated tower. So. Yeah, but on the rear of the property, so we're set back, whatever the setback is, I can't, I think it's 20 feet from the rear. rear and then there's a parking lot of max cycles So that big white wall you see is probably I think it's like 30 feet south of our property line. So it's probably a good 50 to 60 foot separation from the pavilion Yeah, so that's that's fine. I mean it's it's a it's a deck. And that's now works with proper exits and all that stuff is as opposed to what we had before. So this is a free-standing deck. So yeah, that's fine. I don't know any comments. Thank you, as well. If I may through the vice chair, I think it's key for those that may want that are curious. The previous submittal, the proposed deck was on top of the existing building and structurally and so forth that was not going to work. This one being free standing and on the ground was a much better solution. Yeah, the other thing I just wanted to say, in spite of what Mariano thinks about mangoes, I love mangoes, so it'll be wonderful to have a mango deck. Only problem is those mangoes are going to be rotting on the deck and that becomes say with any fruit trees, you know, it becomes say a little bit of a maintenance issue. So, anyway, this squirrels will have a feast. Yeah. Yeah. So, right, I was like, could you, your comments? Christian, would you like to go ahead and make your comments? Yeah. Hey, Mark. Hey. So just a question, kind of similar to Mariana. So how does the water run off from the deck? So right now it. If you go to, I believe it's a three. We. That was a little bit of a challenge to get the truth. The deck itself is level because it has to meet handicap requirements. So it below the, below the finished deck, it slopes from the high point in the middle of the deck, then slopes down to the perimeter where the perimeter is at the same elevation all around, and then it's guttered, and then it's going to just be equally spilled out onto the existing grade. I think Ken Gross is online with us. Maybe Ken, if you want to talk a little bit more about how that goes from there. So it's basically going around the entire building. It's not like all the storm water's gonna be going to one side, it's equally around the building. As you can see right now on the left of the screen. That was a little bit of a challenge to you, truth. Okay, yeah, I just wanted to confirm that because I didn't see a note for the specific gutter and obviously the rendering is gonna make it look It's gonna make it look nice. So yes, I'm pretty sure this is not there But that was really the only thing that I saw that brought up And unfortunately that you know that issue is Costing a lot of money for the project. You know, we're trying to keep this project reasonable, but by having to have a level of roof deck and then slope it all around, it's actually adding a good chunk of cost to the project. But, you know, you got to do it. So, yeah. Yeah. That's all I got. Thank you. I you. All right. I do have a question. If we need to drain the site because of the fact that the the deck is displacing the area for collecting water because in reality you adding a roof basically if you want to call it that way. then you do a dry retention well, very simple thing, go down 4, 5 feet, fill it up with 57 gravel cover it up and go under the date. I mean, that's something that can't can look at. I want to get some mire, so I know he could figure this out very quickly, so, but that will be one solution and that's the case, because I do not know if we are able to collect all that water without a problem. That's the only thing. I'll leave to you guys from that. I would like to bring the standards. I'll revisit that comment, Mario, but the intent was to get the roof roof just spur out to the grass, landscape area, putting a barn around the perimeter to retain the stronghold on our site to comply with the arms, coves and such. But right now I don't have a plan to do a well to collect the water. The only issue is, technically, if you're doing a well deeper than the diameter of a self, then you have to get a permit with decal for this short while. So I try to avoid those on small projects like this, but we'll double check that, but the intent is to split out onto a landscape area outside the boundary of it with. OK. OK. I'll leave you. Like I said, I leave you guys a year smart enough to know what this will work or not work and color in it. Thank you, Mariano. And I'll make my comments. I don't think I have any objections to your project and things far better than the previous design 10th with the existing roof being involved. And I also think that you already have a lot of concrete at the bottom, so maybe you just increase in a little bit more. I don't think that the impervious areas is so much bigger than the one that you already have. So like your project. Thank you. Okay. I'm moving. So Lisbon, let's make a motion. Is there a motion by the board members? I make a motion for approval with staff comments and board member comments. Okay. Second. Okay. Lisbon. So let's make a vote. Mariano. Yes. Subrata. Yes. Christian. Yes. And I vote yes as well. Mark, thank you for the presentation. Looking forward to the project. Thank you. Appreciate it. Have a great day. Okay. Second project misleaders. Second item for review this morning's DRB-20205-012. I like to ask the architect or I don't know Mr. Viena if you're going to continue sharing the screen and putting something up in the monitor. The applicant Hernández Rodriguez, property owner, tres en uno LLC, location, 6,330, Southwest 68 Street. There were questions new construction to stories, excuse me, within the RS3, single-family residential. The lot size is an interior lot on the south side of 68th Street. Currently, the lot consists of 85 feet of frontage, which meets the 75 foot minimum requirement within the RS-3 zoning district. The total lot size, 9,302 square feet, fails to meet the 10,000 square foot minimum lot size required for an RS-3 zoning district. However, section 20-4.8D allows for a lot that is non-conforming because of a lot area to be, to have new construction even if the lot fails to meet the requirements as long as it meets the requirements in section 20-3.5 H to story buildings. The design principles to be considered by the DRB include but are not limited to height scale color texture appropriateness and aesthetic quality of all proposed buildings and other structures. The site plan sheet A dash 101 includes site data and zoning calculations for the project. Being that the law is 9302 the allowable is 30%, which equates to 2,790. The proposed building coverage is 2,531 at 27%. I'm sorry, 27%. The FAR totals 3,585, which does not exceed the allowable 45%, which is 4185 square feet. As far as the impervious surfaces, everything's included, the buildings footprint, the front walkway, the rear cover terrace, swimming pool and deck, driveway concrete slab, it's for the landings, the door landings, that is, AC and the pool equipment. We have the calculations for impervious coverage at 44%, which equates to 4,090 square feet. The allowable is 50 on a one-story home, and that equates to 4,651 square feet. We have impervious breakdown calculations as part of sheet A0.1. The elevations include the materials, the colors, and also the rendering illustration is consistent with those colors. Again, we have, again, because this is the typical trend these days, I could say. We have the gray and white and we have a light stone veneer also in light gray. The maximum. Can we have the presenter? Sorry, I apologize. Can we have the presenter share so we can have a visual? Yeah, that would be great. Thank you. Apologies for the introduction. No no no problem. We um I'm just waiting for it to come up. There it is. Beautiful. Thank you. Again, they're on the rendering. You see the contrast between the materials, those bronze finishes and the white and gray veneer. A tree removal permit, ZTR241548 has been submitted to the Planning and Zoning Department, consistent with the tree disposition. There's only, I'm going, one oak in St. Number 11 is quite a large oak that's to be relocated. This is a condition. It was also a part of the arborist and part of the tree removal report. There was also an umbrella tree, which obviously is an invasive tree, and should not be allowed to be removed with, doesn't require a mitigation. We also have rating erosion plans by Ken Grosch, professional engineer, and must meet the Florida building code at this time, the applicant is requesting a approval for the two story and landscape design from the DRB. Staff's recommendations for approval with the following conditions. As noted on the elevations, the zoning legend shall include the proposed building height. In other words, we have a height of 25 feet on the elevations that's clearly noted, but that shall also be included as part of your legend on the zoning legend, which is on your site plan sheet. Number two, the live oak shall be relocated in any comments and suggestions from the board this morning. Welcome. I'm not a few more numbers. And now we can add a few more numbers. And now we can add a few more numbers. And now we can add a few more numbers. And now we can add a few more numbers. And now we can add a few more numbers. And now we can add a few more numbers. And now we can add a few more numbers. And now we can add a few more numbers. for five minutes. Aramandro, I guess I'm the owner. And here with my architect, my name is Erwin Kweyer. I'm theman Rolides from the North and here with my architect. My name is Erwin Kweyer. I'm the register architect and Pedro Bintante. I'm the group. I think we have met before, gentlemen, you've been here before, haven't you? Yes. Yes, many times. Yes. Forgive my senior moments, but it comes back. You know, what is... He and we, okay, we have designed this house, you know, based on the needs of a, a number of years, which is the owner. and following instructions. And we try also to create the... This is a modern house, but we try to create the open... Not open, but not a massive... Massive architectural lines. That's why you've seen that the second floor is, you know, far from the required maximum 25 feet property line in the front. And try to create an open courtyard, you know, you could see the tree, and of bamboo, you know, going through bamboo, going through that behind the beam, that create a nice architectural volume outside of the house. keeping you know with the color light colors, like white and doing some aluminum elements that caught a little better with some value of the house, being a nice, nice house. We also have the how we're less than the maximum permitted in low-poor ash, FAR, and keeping they have required their sandbox. Thank you. Does that include you included in your presentation? Yes. Yes. Yeah. Questions for us. Questions. Yes. Could you please share your floor plans? Just. I'm not Yeah, it's one. Thank you. Oh. Oh. Oh. Oh. Oh. Oh. Oh. Oh. Oh. Oh. Oh. the first program. Okay. Sorry guys. Oh, it's so. Not the first one. Okay. That's the first one. Yeah. Could you please navigate to your site plan so that we can get a better visual of how you manage the trees and all that stuff. I think this site we are not able to remember. Sorry, the trees are shown on landscaping plan. Jessica, please. I'm going to stop sharing. Yeah. Yes, you're getting there. Okay. Thank you. So, is that completely your presentation? Thank you. So, is that conclude your presentation? Jessica, can you explain about the landscaping and the tree that we are relocating and the trees to remain? Jessica, you there? Yeah, I think. Is it you Jessica mute yourself. Oh my gosh. Okay. Thank you. Yes. Hi. Good morning. Carol Boyd is getting over a flu. He has a bad cough, but he's here. So I'll be answering any questions on landscape architecture. And I can certainly talk on the existing vegetation. As you can see, many of the existing trees and palms are going to be removed due to the fact that they're too close to construction or invasive species and we suggested to have them live oak number seven to remain and work the drain field around it and number 11 is a large oak that Ivoan Haks, sorry, Lourdes explained to be relocated and that will be relocated to the front of the site where, as you can see, number 12 and 13 are shown to be removed. Thank you. And so if we move to, showing up, yeah. Okay. So here we have the proposed planting. There are over 5,500 square feet of mitigation to be added back. And so we added a few species of various sizes of native and exotic trees and try to keep the designed modern tropical, following the architecture design and features and obviously trying to meet all requirements by the city of South Miami. Thank you Jessica. Is that conclude the presentation? Yes. Thank you. Okay. Let's start with public comment. Is anybody in chambers who would like to speak? There's no one in the chambers, but staff. Thank you. Let's go with the board members. Let's start with Subrata. Okay. Well, I think it's a pretty nice job of dressing up a white box I think have done well with some of the playing with the volumes which breaks it up and the railing and the colors. So I think you're done a reasonable job with breaking up a white box and looks good. Thank you. Thank you, Subrata. Chris did. Kind of a similar comment as well. The setback on the setback on the second floor, uh, offsetting the, from the first floor. There's definitely a good approach instead of just a square white box. And then the fact that they're adding more trees and it's on the property now is another plus that I see. Uh, I don't have any negatives at this point. Thank you, Kristen. Are you on? Do have counts. First of all, let me just say that I really like the house. The playfulness on the house in fact, the front area. The overhang and then you see the step back and so forth. There's a playability on it that I really like. I also like the back end where the pool is, the horizontal part of the railing and so forth, there's this movement. It's just like San Brato said, it's just not a box, there's movement to the home from that aspect. But getting back to now the issue of the predisposition, a couple of things I was first trying to see where was the drain field and where how you were going to collect your water and what was going to happen with the existing tree that you keeping and the rear, especially with the root system. And that's, uh, I, that's going to be a challenging thing for you guys, because when you look at tree number seven, which is a, yeah, the live oak, I agree. We need to keep it. No question about it. Okay. But the question that comes in is the root system, the TPC zone, how much can you be away from that and that affect your drain fuel? because eventually that route will continue growing into that drain field. So I'm making a recommendation to consider about placing root barriers going down at least 3 feet deep to help you out from that aspect. Reload about the possibility of locating that drain field. I know you have a little piece in the front or that something can be done. Well, and you have an engineer that will figure this out. All I'm making on where you guys is, you will have an issue with the root system without tree eventually, and you'll get into that drain system. So these are recommendation, facing a root barrier, checking and see if you can break up the drain system into three different areas from that aspect. The other area that I'm concerned with is you're moving a very large O-trees the front, kudos. That'll probably. My concern will be the company that will be doing the transplanting of the tree to make a survive. So make sure that they give you guys for your own protection. Okay. A, um, the, uh, the way to transplant the procedure for transplanting such a large tree and making sure this is going to survive. We've been here with the board for 12 years and I can tell you that people say, yeah, we're going to transplant it. They know that they want that tree gone. And so what they do is they transplant the tree. So it does die. Oh, it died. So here it is. So I'm just making sure you guys understand that procedure for your protection because Gentlemen, you can't deny that neither Jessica nor Harold can create this beautiful, majestic oak tree, the impact that it does give you in your home. So it was worthwhile preserve. I'm going to tell you right now moving that oak tree, you're going to bring about about 15,000 to 20,000 dollars in moving it. If you can get it cheaper, good will be you. I'm just letting you know, but it's worth preserving. It really is. And time, and time, it takes a long time to transplant a tree. You have to do the root pruning. Yes. It's it. You have to move it. You know, it takes about six, seven months to transplant a big specimen tree. Yes. And so the other one is the number one, the ackey fruit I was looking into it because I remember many years ago that I thought that that fruit was a toxic poisonous. poisonous. In fact, that went and I looked it up. And right now, the United States does not allow that fruit to be brought in as a treat. They can be brought in as they can, but not as a treat because of high levels of hypogloss and A, it talks and they can cause either coma or death. My recommendation, remove the damn thing, just to be protect yourself, that is my recommendation. You think there's not a problem? Great, from that aspect. Otherwise, and you also have a mohagini tree inside the sidewalk. No. Take a look at that. And I will also say to consider using that different species than a mahogany. Yeah. The fruit remember size above baseball. Yeah. People head, air hurts. That kind of thing. Because it's a five foot parkway, can we use a middle size tree instead of a large tree? Why frankly, I don't think you ought to put any trees whatsoever. Okay. It's five feet wide. Anything that you put in there on care is even a silver button would. Number one, it's not going to do anything for you. I want the house to be exposed. I want the house to be looked. I want your landscape to complement the house in terms of balance. Okay. You got to be logical about this. And even though the land development code may say something, and it will go against the land development code, well, we have to use a common sense here too. So, pi-foot strip area, putting a tree, roots going into the sidewalk, going into the pavement, what do goodness it do? It also helps can be able to collect water in there. Okay, because you have to collect the water from the right away. Otherwise, it's very good. And just take a look into that drain field, take a look about the trees that I just mentioned and so forth. And you guys are good to go. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Mariana, what is the fruit tree that you said is go the Aki, Aki. It's part of the Cipadilla tree which you know that is also in invasive, then not a consider invasive, but it comes from Jamaica. It's not breadfruit. No, it's not breadfruit. Thank you. Thank you, Mariano. And I'll make my comments. Just to understand Mariano's concerns at little bit. Can you point on the screen as to where your regional location of the live-walk tree that is going to be relocated is? I see where it's located to. I just like to make sure that I know where it's being removed from. Sure. He's in the middle of the swimming pool, the N swimming pool, not that area. In the shape and the L shape between the family room, where the swimming pool is. Yeah, where where they. Where they are. You can write you can write on the screen if you like. Okay, so he's going here and he's going somewhere here, correct? Yes. That's where it is located now. Yes. And it's moving. Yes. Gotcha. Thank you. So, I also like the house. I think it's, it's a really nice play of geometry. And could you move back to your rendering please? So no request. Yes, yes, I could. Can you stop sharing? I need to stop sharing. Sorry about that. I don't know where it's. Thank you. Hold on. Yeah, yeah, Ron. See with it. What a certain love you made. 27. 27. No, no, no, you. All right. Thank you. Thank you. So one thing that I always bring up to conversation is the fact that most renderings are placed with a random landscape that is really not true to the intent of the landscape. building layer. Is this the case here? Like, you know, is the landscape that you are showing on the renderings true to the landscape design? Or is it just? No, no. It's just a general, you know, landscaping. It's not with it. It's not the, it's not the real landscape. No, it's not. It's not the final landscape there, right? Okay, so and this may come across a little bit harsh as a common one, but imagine that you're presenting a house that is not what you guys are building just because it looks good. It's very hard to read the true nature of the house and the play of the house with the landscape at the end of the day, mainly because of the trees. That neighborhood is very green, very lush. There's a lot of houses, beautiful houses coming up on the neighborhood and my fear is that we are losing what the true value of the neighborhood is, which is the trees and the green and the lush landscape that we have. And so as much as the house, it's important and it has the real value and whatnot without the landscape is nothing. So I would encourage you guys for the next round because this is not the first time I was just by communist morassas suggestion for the future to include the real landscape so that we can see what the house is gonna look like where the shade trees are going to be, how is it going to play out with the driveway, is it going to be an issue with with FPL lines and all that kind of stuff, because we will leave with a beautiful image that you guys are presenting to us, but at the end of the day, it's not really what it is. If you take away all the landscape, say it for the back, for the bottom image, it will be a totally different impact on the board. So I encourage you to please try to include the trees and everything. Sometimes it's difficult because in May, block or hide, you know, the house, but you can play with the, with transparencies and whatnot. So we could get a clear image as to what it is. Again, just. Yeah, I mean, I may enter the checker a minute for what you just said, if you have a mate. Sure. Your comments are well taken. But you also have to look at the fact that I'm, and I know where you're coming from. Lay people cannot see what you and I see in terms of the plan. And reviewing the plans of the landscape architect that presented, it is a it's a very acceptable plan. It is not representative as you said of the rendering. And for people that are like our lay people, you're right. They look at out and you'll say, wow, fantastic. It looks great. Do they lack that detail in that some of the areas that the rendering has? Yeah, they do. But that's okay. They can always add. And I think your comment is well taken from that aspect because I'm looking at the overall and you also have to trust me that looking at this, that they do satisfy not only the curve but the satisfy the community. The other ratio that you mentioned is because the house now is bigger, this driveway, and yes, it has taken away from the area like where you live when I went by and so forth. very lush in that area is that what you're referring to that this house will not have that kind of lushness absolutely okay so when I look at the house in the front the a number of trees so they have the number of shrubs that they have a it's compatible it's gonna be small the big trees the one that is really the big, helpful thing that they're moving. That big tree in that corner is going to be an impact that is terrific of a hobby. The other side is the one that I go, but that's okay. They are adding trees. So I'm sorry, but I wanted to make sure that you understood. They're limited. They're done based on what they have in terms of the site plan, but they're doing the best they can by keeping those big trees there and making sure that it gives an impact to your site, especially the front. I don't care what they're doing in the back. I never care. I don't care for it. I only care for the front. Well, so I agree with you. I think that it's in the best interest of the architect and the landscape architect and the owner to really see the true image of the house as it's going to look at the other day because I think that it would be much better. Here we are looking at, in most cases, I'm just not just a one-off, in most cases is a house that is being showcased. We are a couple of green and beetles on the sides. And so the real landscape is probably actually much better than what we are trying to appear. And I understand time constraints, budgets and whatnot. But you know, if you look at a Google map area of the best areas, I'm probably the most coveted areas in Miami, they look super dark green. And when there's no landscape, it just looks very arid. So So, so you know, what I'm trying to say is that you are taking away from your own effort of making these a better place. So I would encourage, you know, for the future to include the real landscape, the real trees, and they just present a little bit of transparency so that you can see how the house, because when you're driving in front of a house, you have to see through the landscape the house behind the landscape. It's not just a house that it's in front of it with no trees on the street unless you drive in and a motor street but this is not the case here. Anyway, it's a comment for the future for future presentations because I'm sure that you will come back to this border. Okay, so can we make a motion? Is there a motion on the board by any of the board members? And moving. There's a second. Sorry. Okay, motion to approve. So we comments. Lisbon. Christian. Yes. Mariano. Yes. Subrata. Yes. And I too would yes. Thank you for the presentation. Looking forward to seeing this project built. Thank you very much. Thank you. Thank you, Mariano. Good to see you all. You too. Thank you. Have a good day. Excuse me. Thank you. The third item for review this morning's DRB-2025-015. I'd like to ask the architect, how many Rodrigues? Good morning. Good morning. If you would please share your screen, the rendering or your elevations. Sure, thank you. Could I start with the existing condition, the existing building? I would just start with your pretty rendering and some photos. Okay. No problem. Thank you. The applicant, 61-61-SUNSET-DRIVE-LLC, property owner, 61-61-SUNSET-DRIVE-LLC, for plastic surgery on sunset, location, 61-61-SUNSET-DRIVE-LLC, on sunset,, location 61 61 Southwest 72nd Street, sunset drive, and the request is for exterior renovation. This is an existing building, one story. As you can see in the corner of 61st Court and sunsetset Drive. The building is existing and it's curly vacant, but there were three medical businesses that occupied this building. And that's why you'll see throughout the elevations you'll see several entrances. Now, the building will no longer, it will just be one tenant that will occupy the entire building and its entirety, and that's the new medical office by the name of Plastic Surgery on Sunset. The applicant's intent is to modernize and upgrade the existing one story building, the interior and the exterior. As you know, a DRB will focus on the exterior facades. The architectural plans identify the entire scope for the project, for this renovation, including the existing material finished there to remain, and the proposed materials in exterior paint colors for the new storefront. We have also impact windows and doors, stucco repairs, and roofing replacement, and repainting. The elevations and the renderings, as I said, include these finishes. Mainly we have the existing brick. Maybe you want to turn to the elevations. There we are. Thank you. Mainly the existing brick material that is on the south, east and west of the suds will be painted in white dove, OC-47, Benjamin Moore. Also the existing one story building will have a new storefront, impact windows, standing seam metal roof, and the dark bronze finish. The existing, there you see the existing above and below the proposed, the shutters, the old shutters will be removed. Also the buildings entrances are emphasized, and those are the three entrances that I mentioned will be emphasized with new exterior double doors with silights located on both sides and also lighting as illustrated on the southeast and elevations. It is stabs our reservation that the new medical office building, surgery on sunset will have access on sunset drive and to other entrances on 61st Court. Also the building's interior layout will no longer have three separate medical office but the new medical office shall occupy the entire building's footprint. With that said, the demo roof, sheet A1.1, illustrate how the interior spaces will become whole. And at what points, this further justifies the exit points throughout the building. The building is zone TSDA, transit supported development area. And this is just an exterior renovation as far as the boards concerned, but I wanted to explain, because I know those three doors seem maybe excessive because for fire acts as they do have the other doors, but they submitted a floor plan, so I just thought I'd clarify that. This does not trigger any site renovations because it's just the building, it doesn't increase the parking because the use continues to be the same medical. And with that said, steps recommendations recommendations for approval with a following condition that the project must comply with the regulations of the Florida Building Code and any comments and suggestions from the board. Thank you, Mr. Rodriguez. For being here this morning, welcome to the DRB. There's no one at the chambers, but myself. Thank you. Well, thank you for having us again, a Medrugrigus office at 275, in Marca. We are fortunate enough to be the architects for this building. A lot of the work went inside. And what we really wanted to do going back to some of these elevations is just really streamlined this because it's a type of colonial take which is a red brick building with white trim, a very detailed trim which we're actually keeping that and it's overly emphasized right now because there was three different medical businesses in there. So what we wanted to do was just really clean it up, streamline it. We had to repair some of the bricks. So therefore we decided to paint it and to give it more of a floor of an active or kind of feel and almost ecology feel. So we elected to use the standing seam metal roof, painting the brick white, which you'll see the renderings now. But here you can appreciate the before and after. And we looked at the shutters versus no shutters. There's a lot of articulation on this building because there's bricks. There are these voids, these bricks right here where the brick turns on it to the and then this wall here is a clean wall. And then the building steps back over here as you could see here on the site plan. None of this land is included so this projected wall here is actually the blank this blank blank, stuckle wall. So we're doing the best we can is leveling it out and making sure that it's nicely freshly painted because it's right on the setback line. This one is recessed a little bit, but not enough for a window and that's just the way it exists now. So over here this was an electrical closet and this would be the area go back to the site plant which is in the parking lot. So the idea is their clients can come park and not have to walk all the way around. Yet this is also a reception and this would be a reception too. So we did was we wanted to emphasize this entries as you'll see Here also staying with the steam of a bit cottagey and and picking up on some kind of vernacular we wanted to to remove this use in an electrical room, and then transfer it into a nice bright double doors with a little projected on to mark the entrance. Well, there you could see it head on from west to east, and here you could see the side projection. This would be the north side looking south. So the parking lot was all through here and then we're doing what we can't hear the real sense of entrance. And with that said, I will show you, okay, this right here is the sunset elevation. So there's the original elevation and it's actually is quite quite quite faulty we've you know already stripped these items and we're going with this cleaner cleaner look which you'll see now. So this is the new this would be the side street elevation. So we felt it had plenty of articulation and we're going with a bit more streamlined lights and then the doors right now have more glass in it. So we're providing plenty of light. We do have this elevation change here. So what we did is we made sure that these doors were not necessary for light,. We use the new entry doors over here, which have a threshold, not to exceed half an entry, which is within code, and then the one on sunset, which you'll see. So here, this would be the sunset elevation. There's two oak trees here now on the street side. It's very limited landscape areas. It's just planners around the perimeter. So after everything gets painted, that would get replanted. This is a service door that's there now. So we're just going to change it for a nice clean door. Again, the brick is painted. The stock was was painted and the whole idea is to use what it has for articulation I think I have a couple more this is the other view of the setback part on the this would be the south east corner sunset being over here and side street here. And this would be a little work that we're doing here to the asphalt to get the get the slope to get a zero threshold or half-page maximum. But this is the idea of a power marking the main the main door from the parking. And that concludes our presentation. Thank you, Ahmed. Thank you. Start with public comment. Anybody in chambers would like to I think there's no one in the chambers but staff. Thank you. Let's go with the board members. Christian, would you like to start? there's no one in the chambers but staff. Thank you. Let's go with the board members. Christian, would you like to start? So curiosity, I went by the building. The, I didn't notice the, are they already moving forward to impact windows and doors? Marmad, I think you're muted. How about now? Perfect. Now, you're they ordered them. And I believe I believe they they have them. But this is the color we want to go with. So we're going with the bronze and a white scheme. Okay. I guess the only other thing that I didn't see here. that I noticed the same comment I had for the first project was the gutter system for the roof. Just about the water runoff. Right, the water right now runs off into these plants. That's not tell the building has been working. We we didn't propose a gutter system because we really would not like to have for one we didn't think we needed it and and two we really didn't want to have a downspout going all over this detail here that you could see and then we'd have to figure out where to put these things and I think the point load of other water discharge would be quite excessive on these little strips of landscape. So it was, we figured it, you know, it was a situation I was working fine the way it was. So we didn't think to include a gun system. That was my only comment. Thank you, Chris. It's a broader. No, I don't have any comments. It looks good. I think you lose. Parking spot or two at the back. To make a decent entrance. But. Other than that, I don't have any comments. Thank you, Subrata. Mariano? Yes. I'm good to see you. Likewise, Mariano. I'm in a room with Christian. I mean, I know that the, it's essentially building, the roof is there, so forth, but somehow we do need to collect that water, I guess. The last few barriers in the front is not sufficient to be able to collect any of the water. But that's something that you guys can work out in terms of the construction aspect of it. But I'm glad Christian mentioned that. Number two, I happen to like what you have done to the building. It's a terrific improvement. But here's a question for you. Good to the parking lot area. The rear or the side. The big wall. The rendering or the site plan. There you go. The either one. See that wall. Yes. I'm a Google Earth on February of this year. It shows three black artists right against that wall. How are you going to treat this and be able to do the work that you need to do? That's something to take into consideration because that is an issue for the workers in the I told you once and you've known me for a long time. I'm a common sense guy and this is an issue. In terms of working around it, how much of the branching are you going to cut off and putting the new roof? It's a lot more complicated that people do not see and it's something that you've got to take into consideration. Okay? Because I'm looking at it. It's only big three large black obi trees right against the curve there, right against the wall. And as far as the two obi trees in the front, a room species to have it there, they're suffering already see it. And then you have the light pole. But again, overall, hell of an improvement on the building. But I'm it. You got to figure out. And say, explain to the city, how you going to protect those trees and why are you going to do it so that you can work around this, okay? I guess we'll have to hang off the building because it is the neighbor's property. That's not your property. No, unfortunately. Well then, don't even, don't even complicate this even more. Yeah. Because if it's on the neighbor's property and we've gone through this before, your guy better talk to that neighbor, and then talk to the city, how are you gonna protect these trees, and how are you gonna handle it in terms of putting on this roof? Well, the good thing is there is no roof on this side. It's a parapet. Well, but you're putting a brand new metal roof, right? The metal roof, and I failed to say this when we were talking about the roof just earlier. This is only a man's roof. The majority of the roof is flat and it's being collected and it's piked into the, into the city, rainwater. So if I did a misunderstanding, you're telling me that it's a metal master roof. It's a man's a roof It's not I mean these rendering kind of make it look like it would be a full roof, but it's a man's or group So it's really flat and on top Yeah, it's it's flat on top Yeah, let me see if the site plan while the site plans are it's it's just But, but I'm But I'm in dig it regardless of that. All you see is that there's going to be work there on the side and workers got it to get in there. And you can change in the brick to to stock. Go you got shrubs and so forth. All I'm saying to you, be sensitive to talk to the owners. Yeah. See what can be done and how you can protect those trees. Okay. That's a great point. Otherwise, and very nice, you know, very nice. It's a great improvement. Thank you. Thank you, Mariano. And I guess that is me. I'm a thank you. I really, really, really like when you're there with the building to really simplify it, when totally different styles, it's very elegantly done. The standing seam metal roof goes really well. The mullions and the windows are removing the shutters, which I assume they were fake, and just applications to the facade of the building, which is something that I usually go against with things that are not real. It really brings new life to the building. It looks really, really good. I also agree with the daughter. I think the way that the original edge of the roof with the fascia was worked out and kept it so. So it's highly appreciated. Two comments, the wall to the west, I know it faces your neighbor, sort of like in a serial line. You know what the history of that wall was? Because it is very visual from the corner of sunset drive, which is a heavy traffic intersection. And wondering you know what the history of that wall works. I think it is. Go ahead I'm sorry. I mean I just wanted to know if there was anything that was you know what was the driving or is behind having a solid wall I don't know if there was anything I've've asked before. This is a, I'm speculating here. But we did find some, some original drawings. And this was designed this way originally. And I believe in you get appreciated here on the front elevation on sunset as it comes out just enough to capture the overhang and what they what they did was they They maximize the interior space because that does give them about three approximately three extra feet So that's very handy on this side of the interior Can't put windows on it as you know because it's a firewall Fire ready. Yep. Right exactly because it's right up against the neighbor. And then they had the sense to push this back of decent amount so that they could wrap this corner with the detail of the brick and the and the overhang in softwood condition in the fascia. So I think they did it primarily to gain some roof space for any rooftop equipment and to gain some interior space. And it's as simple as that. And to break up the amount of brick. It's a lot of brick. The thing is important to, are the trees in your property or in the neighbors property? Yeah, that's zero lot lines, so they're on the neighbors property. I think the trees do, do you a huge favor about being there? And so if the trees are on the neighbors property and they disappear for whatever reason, being, you know, beyond your control, then that wall is sort of like out there for the life of the project, which I would hate to see. And then my second question is, is there any signage of the building? Has there been any conversations and what it would look like and where would it be? Because you have a very, like I said, it's like a small jewel box on the corner. It looks really nice. And so I would hate to see some signage that does not go well with the building. Well, first of all, let me tell you something about our clients. They're they're spare no expense. They're in the business of beauty. and they take this building the same way So I think there is some conversations of signage and that'll be a separate signage permit that will be shared with you By the company, but I'm looking at what they're doing and we're all vetting it together. This is again a very very Great client to work with every detail is thought out, thought out. We have meetings every week on site to make sure that all decisions are encompassing with this building. So on this particular end, there's gonna be a small sign. So if you're going eastbound, there'll be a small sign here and it won't, it will have a special light that we're integrating into the electrical plans that will wash it. Okay, so there'll be a light here and a sign here and I think the sign is no bigger than approximately 40 inches but again that's that'll be coming coming to you and and this one might be more like a like a logo. And then on the front, since there's so much going on here, there's going to be a a small self-illuminating sign that is in really good taste. I saw some sketches of it and of course we're gonna see the finished product and that will be right up at the roofed edge right here so that it can be seen and it's not very tall letters and then the same is true on. Then there's going to be a logo here and we're going to replace this here for a wall washer. You see they had a sign here before. So this one's going to be one, again, one that describes the business sunset plastic surgery. And then this will be a wall washer to just illuminate the sign. And that's it. There's no other signs back here. So that would be the size. Yeah, I thought that you would be using the south facing blank wall with the original signage was you driving west on sunset facing blank wall this one I missed that we're they're going to use that as well I would encourage to keep a signage count to a minimum. I can tell you several buildings in the area that maybe they see it a little bit. I think your building speaks for itself. Like you said, you know, the client, their business should go along the same lines of the elements of what what you achieve with your building. So I think it's a beautiful project. Thank you. Thank you. Anything else on your presentation, Sarah Driggas or your presentation? I concluded. All right. I think we can make a motion. Is there a motion on the board for one of the board members? I make a motion for approval with staff comments, board member comments. The second. Second. Perfect. Okay, let's make a vote. Christian. Yes. So, Rada. Yes. Mariano. Yes, sir. And I vote yes as well. Thank you. I'm at for your presentation. Looking forward. Thank you so much, everyone. Actually, the agenda is the full of the meeting minutes. Well, everybody had a chance to review minutes. Yes. Move it. I'm sure he hasn't. Dr. Faberianne. Yeah, I will need a second. Second. Okay. Here we go. Okay. All in favor say aye. Aye. All opposed a name hearing none. Okay, Minister of Proof. Uh, pose a name. Hearing none. Okay, minutes are approved. Next meeting is Tuesday, May 20th at 8.30 a.m. Question. Or Alex. If tonight, or whenever the commission means, I know they're talking about having now twice a month meeting. If that's approved tonight, instead of you may 20th, you might come back sooner like May 6th or May 8th, whatever that Tuesday comes in. All right. Follow up for the. Yeah, that would come through the clerk's office. If they make that change And another meeting of this board is scheduled that'll come from the clerk with enough time and enough notice and everything that goes with that. Where no? What drives the sequencing of the meetings, whether we do twice a month or a month or a month or a month or that would be a code amendment as currently put in in chapter 20 a excuse me, I don't know. I have the it's in the code that we have meetings once a month. So if they increase that in the code, if they amend the code and change it to twice a month, then we have twice a month meetings. That's right. I'm saying that the ideas that we have too much, too many projects to review once a month. So we do it twice. That would be one possible explanation. Yeah, I would think so. I mean, I've seen the agendas be, we've had some that it'd go five, we have some that go three, we have some that go two, right? So it just, I think it's imperative for you all to let the commission know what you do feel is inappropriate appropriate whether we need more than one meeting a month. It's up to you. I've the other reason Alex do not mention is the fact that many of these comments that we make today can be easily be adjusted between today and Thursday, which is when you have to submit for the next agenda or the next meeting if it was a two step process. And so they would have to wait a month and there was too many projects that could be left out. So I'll be personally, I don't have a problem going back to the two times a month meeting, but is your guys called and whatever the commission wants, you know? Are you talking about if you guys defer something and you ask it to come back to this board with changes? Yeah, something to that effect which can be done very quickly. If they can do it, if they can accomplish it. That doesn't happen that often. I mean, I don't see it. That's true. I don't see any reason for two meetings a month because I don't, only time I've remember we had a long agenda was five items and we can move things quickly. So that's number one. Number two, generally it's three items, four items, it's not a back breaking thing. And the second thing is, and we have a problem getting members to join this damn thing. And we make it twice a month. It's going to be double the trouble getting recruiting people. So I mean, I don't know what this idea came from. Is it an active resolution or just something that we think thought about? No. It's a brother. For second reading. Okay, so it's moved along quite a quite a ways. So I just don't think it's necessary but but who am I? That is for you all to bring up with with the commissioners who ultimately it's in their court it's it's not my call it's their call. Oh my call. We didn't know that it's happening so we you know obviously, input has not been sought so far. So, but anyway, okay. The changes things quite a bit. That's true. Thank you for bringing that up. Go away. I'll go either way. It doesn't matter. I'll be here. Okay. If there's no new business, this morning's the journey. Thank you, everyone for attending. Looking forward to the next meeting. Christian, welcome to the board. Thank you. Thank you for your input. It made as easy as possible for you, Christian. Nice and smooth. No, nothing. Today seemed like a smooth one. Yeah, you were first of price. Thank you. Alright, thank you everyone. Thank you. I'm seeing you, man. Bye bye. Bye bye. Hi. Thank you everyone. Alex, my lord is. Thank you, notice. Thank you. Welcome. Thank you all for that. You're welcome. Thank you.