[2. 26-1575 CASE FILE LHD 2025-004 and COA (SP) 2026-019: Consideration of the local historic designation of the property at 2716 Granada Boulevard, legally described as Lots 12 & 13, Block 15, Coral Gables Section “A,” according to the Plat thereof, as recorded in Plat Book 5, at Page 102 of the Public Records of Miami-Dade County, Florida. The applicant is also requesting the issuance of an Accelerated Special Certificate of Appropriateness and design approval for additions, alterations to the residence and sitework.]

FIRST ITEM THEN, PLEASE, WHICH WILL BE UNDER LOCAL HISTORIC DESIGNATIONS. WE'RE GOING TO DEAL WITH CASE FILE LD2025-004 AND COASP2026-019. CONSIDERATION OF THE LOCAL HISTORIC DESIGNATION FOR THE PROPERTY AT 2716 GRANADA BOULEVARD, LEGALLY DESCRIBED AS LOTS 12 AND 13, BLOCK 15 CORAL GABLES. SECTION A PLAT BOOK FIVE, PAGE 102 MIAMI-DADE COUNTY. THE APPLICANT IS ALSO REQUESTING THE ISSUANCE OF AN ACCELERATED SPECIAL CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS AND DESIGN APPROVAL FOR ADDITIONS, ALTERATIONS TO THE RESIDENCE AND SITE WORK. MAYBE THE PRESENTATION, PLEASE. IF MISS GWIN COULD PLEASE INTRODUCE THE ITEM.

GOOD AFTERNOON. ELIZABETH GWIN, HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER COORDINATOR THE FOLLOWING PRESENTATION IS A SUMMARY OF THE STAFF REPORT. COULD YOU PLEASE PLAY THE POWERPOINT? THANK YOU. THE PROPERTY AT 2716 GRANADA BOULEVARD IS BEFORE YOU FOR CONSIDERATION FOR DESIGNATION AS A LOCAL HISTORIC LANDMARK. THE SINGLE FAMILY HOME IS LOCATED ALONG DESOTO PLAZA. CONSTRUCTED IN 1923, IT WAS ONE OF THE EARLIEST HOMES IN CORAL GABLES. IT WAS PERMIT NUMBER 32 IN THE CITY. AS PER ARTICLE EIGHT, SECTION 8-103 OF THE CORAL GABLES ZONING CODE. CRITERIA FOR DESIGNATION OF HISTORIC LANDMARKS. A LOCAL HISTORIC LANDMARK MUST HAVE SIGNIFICANT CHARACTER, INTEREST, OR VALUE AS PART OF THE HISTORICAL, CULTURAL, ARCHEOLOGICAL, ESTHETIC OR ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE OF THE CITY, STATE OR NATION FOR DESIGNATION OF PROPERTY MUST MEET ONE OF THE CRITERIA OUTLINED IN THE CODE. 2716 GRANADA BOULEVARD IS ELIGIBLE AS A LOCAL HISTORIC LANDMARK BASED ON THREE CRITERIA HISTORICAL CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE CRITERIA FOR IT EXEMPLIFIES THE HISTORICAL, CULTURAL, POLITICAL, ECONOMIC OR SOCIAL TRENDS OF THE COMMUNITY. ARCHITECTURAL SIGNIFICANCE CRITERIA ONE. IT PORTRAYS THE ENVIRONMENT IN AN ERA OF HISTORY CHARACTERIZED BY ONE OR MORE DISTINCTIVE ARCHITECTURAL STYLE AND CRITERIA. TWO IT EMBODIES THOSE DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS OF AN ARCHITECTURAL STYLE OR PERIOD OR METHOD OF CONSTRUCTION. 2716 GRANADA BOULEVARD IS A WEDGE SHAPED LOT ALONG THE NORTH WEST CORNER OF DESOTO PLAZA. IT IS BOUNDED BY GRANADA BOULEVARD, DESOTO BOULEVARD AND SEVILLA AVENUE. EXTENT OF TREES AND LANDSCAPE VEGETATION SPREAD ACROSS THE FRONT OF THE YARD FACING DESOTO FOUNTAIN. ON THE PROPERTY IS AN APPROXIMATELY 5900 SQUARE FOOT SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE AND A POOL. THEY ARE SET BACK FROM THE STREETS AND ARE NESTLED IN

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THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE LOT. THE FRONT, FACING ONE AND TWO STORY BAYS. ACROSS THE FRONT ARE THE ORIGINAL 1923 HOME, WHICH RETAINS ITS ORIGINAL STYLE AND CHARACTER TO PRESENT.

CORAL GABLES WAS ORIGINALLY CONCEIVED AS A SUBURB OF MIAMI AND ATTRACTED INVESTORS FROM ACROSS THE NATION DURING THE SOUTH FLORIDA REAL ESTATE BOOM OF THE 1920S, FOUNDER GEORGE MERRICK DREW FROM THE GARDEN, CITY AND CITY BEAUTIFUL MOVEMENTS OF THE 19TH AND EARLY 20TH CENTURY TO CREATE HIS VISION FOR A FULLY CONCEIVED, MEDITERRANEAN INSPIRED CITY, WHICH IS NOW CONSIDERED ONE OF THE FIRST MODERN PLANNED COMMUNITIES IN THE UNITED STATES. THE CITY'S DEVELOPMENTAL HISTORY IS DIVIDED INTO THREE MAJOR HISTORICAL PERIODS DURING THE INITIAL DEVELOPMENTAL PERIOD, ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN SPECIFICALLY COMBINED ELEMENTS COMMONLY USED IN SPANISH, MORSE, AND ITALIAN ARCHITECTURE, AND IS NOW KNOWN AS THE MEDITERRANEAN REVIVAL STYLE. 2716 GRANADA BOULEVARD IS ONE OF THE EARLIEST HOMES OF THE INITIAL DEVELOPMENTAL PHASE, AND IS A PRIME EXAMPLE OF MERRICK'S VISION. DURING THE INITIAL DEVELOPMENT, CONSTRUCTION WAS HANDLED BY MERRICK'S CORAL GABLES CONSTRUCTION COMPANY. HOWEVER, AS SALES AND LAND ACQUISITION SURGED, MERRICK'S OWN WORKFORCE COULD NOT KEEP PACE. BY LATE 1922, MERRICK CAREFULLY CHOSE A FEW SELECT CONTRACTORS TO WORK UNDER THE GENERAL OVERSIGHT OF HIS COMPANY. THE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY WAS ONE. MARKLEY CONSTRUCTION WAS FOUNDED AND MANAGED BY THE BROTHERS JAMES AND WILLIAM MARKLEY. THEY WERE RESPONSIBLE FOR NUMEROUS HIGH PROFILE PROJECTS SUCH AS THE CORAL GABLES COUNTRY CLUB, CORAL GABLES FIRST SCHOOL, NOW CORAL GABLES PREPARATORY ACADEMY AND THE CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH PARSONAGE. THE MARQUESS WORKED EXTENSIVELY FOR MERRICK'S DESIGN TEAM THROUGHOUT 1923 AND 24. A NUMEROUS RESIDENTIAL PROJECTS.

IN FACT, EACH. GEORGE FINK HAD THEM BUILT HIS OWN HOME AT THE CORNER OF CASTILE AND COLUMBUS BOULEVARD. EFFIE DIX, MERRICK'S BUSINESS MANAGER, ASKED THEM AS WELL FOR HIS HOME. AS SEEN HERE, A HOME THE MARKLEY'S BUILT WITH ARCHITECT HAMPTON AND REIMANN ON GRANADA BOULEVARD, WAS CHOSEN AS THE AREA'S EXHIBITION HOME FOR THE NATIONAL BETTER HOMES OF AMERICA WEEK. 2716 GRANADA BOULEVARD, WAS BUILT BY JAMES MARKLEY FOR HIMSELF IN 1923, AS RECORDED AS PERMIT NUMBER 32, THE ORIGINAL PLANS, OR OTHER EARLY BUILDING RECORDS FOR THE PROPERTY HAVE NOT BEEN LOCATED TO DATE. HOWEVER, VERY EARLY PHOTOGRAPHS PROVIDE SOME PRIMARY DOCUMENTATION OF THE HOME. THE ARCHITECT IS UNKNOWN, HOWEVER, GIVEN THE DATE OF CONSTRUCTION, IT WAS A MEMBER OF MERRICK'S ORIGINAL DESIGN TEAM SINCE THEY WERE THE ONLY ONES DESIGNING HOMES IN CORAL GABLES AT THE TIME. MERRICK FIRST STARTED SELLING LOTS IN NOVEMBER 1921. SALES WERE VERY SUCCESSFUL, WITH MOST OF THE FIRST HOMES LOCATED AROUND THE GRANADA GOLF COURSE, AS SEEN IN THE 1925 AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH HERE, 2716 GRANADA BOULEVARD IS LOCATED AT THE SOUTHERN BOUNDARY OF SECTION A ALONG PLAZA DE SOTO. IN 1923, THIS AREA WAS LARGELY UNDEVELOPED.

GRANADA BOULEVARD ENDED IN FRONT OF THE MARKLEY HOME AND WANDERED OFF TO A TRAIL TO THE SOUTH. THE EXTENSION OF GRANADA BOULEVARD FROM THE DE SOTO PLAZA TO BYRD ROAD OCCURRED IN THE SPRING OF 1924 AND OCTOBER 1924. CONSTRUCTION OF THE DESOTO FOUNTAIN AND THE PLAZA COMMENCED A BLOCK AWAY FROM THE HOME. THE CORAL ROCK QUARRY USED FOR MANY OF THE EARLY HOMES WAS BEING TRANSFORMED TO THE VENETIAN CASINO, NOW KNOWN AS THE VENETIAN POOL. IT OPENED IN DECEMBER 1924, HENCE, 2716 GRANADA BOULEVARD PREDATED THESE MAJOR LANDMARKS AND ESTABLISHED A STRONG MEDITERRANEAN STYLE PRESENCE IN THE AREA, WITH ITS COMMANDING PRESENCE ON DESOTO BOULEVARD, THIS HOME WAS AN IMPORTANT PIECE IN EXTENDING MERRICK'S VISION SOUTH. MERRICK CHOSE TO DEVELOP CORAL GABLES AS A MEDITERRANEAN INSPIRED CITY BECAUSE HE FELT THIS TYPE OF ARCHITECTURE HARMONIZED BEST WITH SOUTH FLORIDA'S CLIMATE AND LIFESTYLE. THE HOME, AT 2716 GRANADA BOULEVARD, INCLUDES MANY CHARACTER DEFINING FEATURES OF THE MEDITERRANEAN REVIVAL STYLE, WHICH INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, THOSE SHOWN HERE AND DISCUSSED IN THE DESIGNATION REPORT. OF PARTICULAR NOTE ARE THE DECORATIVE COLUMNS SUPPORTING THE ARCHES ON THE ORIGINAL FRONT PORCH BAY, THE BELFRY INSPIRED CHIMNEY. THE COMBINATION OF ROOF TYPES WITH

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PITCHED ROOFS CLAD IN BARREL TILE, THE TEXTURED STUCCO WING WALLS AND A JULIET BALCONY. ONE AND TWO STORY BAYS. ACROSS THE FRONT ARE THE ORIGINAL 1923 HOME. THERE WAS ALSO AN ACCESSORY BUILDING WITH A ONE STORY GARAGE AND A TWO STORY SERVANTS QUARTERS. THESE ORIGINAL STRUCTURES ARE CALLED OUT HERE IN BLUE. IN 1968, A LARGE ONE STORY ADDITION AND A POOL WAS CONSTRUCTED TO THE REAR OF THE RESIDENCE. THE ADDITION IS CLEARLY DIFFERENTIATED FROM THE ORIGINAL 1923 HOME, AND IN THIS AERIAL PHOTO, THE 1968 ADDITION CAN BE EASILY IDENTIFIED BY THE BARREL TILE COPING THAT RINGS IT. THE 1968 ADDITION ALSO ENCAPSULATED THE ORIGINAL ACCESSORY BUILDING, BUT THE ORIGINAL STRUCTURE CAN STILL BE DISCERNED. THE 1923 HOME WAS BUILT OF CONCRETE BLOCK UNITS AND CLAD WITH TEXTURED STUCCO.

THE LIVING SPACE IS PRIMARILY UNDER FLAT ROOF BAYS WITH SIMPLE PARAPETS, A PROTRUDING FRONT PORCH BAY AND A TWO STORY WEST END BAY ARE UNDER GABLED ROOFS CLAD IN BARREL TILE. THE CURRENT TWO PIECE BARREL TILE ROOF WAS INSTALLED IN 2024. THE FENESTRATION VARIES IN SIZE AND CONFIGURATION. THE ARRANGEMENT OF RECESSED WINDOWS WITH PROJECTING SILLS IS TYPICAL OF THE 1920S MEDITERRANEAN REVIVAL STYLE HOMES BUILT IN CORAL GABLES. THE ORIGINAL WINDOWS WERE WOODEN CASEMENTS WITH HIGH PROFILE MUNTINS. SOME WINDOWS ALSO HAD HOPPER TRANSOMS, WHICH LIKEWISE HAD HIGH PROFILE MUNTINS. THE DATE OF THE REPLACEMENT IS UNKNOWN. MUCH OF THE ORIGINAL LIVING SPACE WAS UNDER ONE STORY BAYS, WHOSE PARAPETS ARE OF VARYING HEIGHTS.

THE WESTERN END OF THE RESIDENCE IS ANCHORED BY FLAT AND GABLED ROOF. TWO STORY BAY WING WALLS AND PARAPET. ORNAMENTATION ARE IMPORTANT FEATURES THAT PROVIDE TRANSITIONS FROM THE GROUND TO THE HIGHEST POINT OF THE HOME, AND TIE THE VARYING BAYS TOGETHER IN A UNIFIED COMPOSITION. THESE ARRANGEMENTS ARE TYPICAL OF MEDITERRANEAN REVIVAL STYLE HOMES IN CORAL GABLES, AS SHOWN HERE. MOST OF THE FEATURES ARE EXTANT AT THE SOUTHEAST AND SOUTHWEST CORNERS OF THE HOME ARE WING WALLS MARKED HERE AS A AND B. THE SMOOTH FACED SCROLL FEATURE OF THE SOUTHEAST WING WALL IS REPEATED ON BOTH SIDES OF THE FRONT FACING GABLE OF THE ORIGINAL FRONT PORCH. HERE C ONE AND C TWO, AS WELL AS TRANSITIONING FROM THE ONE STORY PARAPET OF THE EASTERN BAY TO THE ADJACENT ONE AND A HALF STORY SHOWN HERE IS D CENTERED AT THE TOP OF THE CURVED PARAPET OF THE TWO STORY FLAT ROOF WESTERN SECTION WAS A FINIAL. THE CURVED PARAPET IS EXTANT, BUT THE FINIAL HAS BEEN LOST OVER TIME. THE HOME IS APPROACHED BY A BRICK WALKWAY LEADING TO A WALLED OPEN AIR COURTYARD. THE COURTYARD IS NOT ORIGINAL TO THE HOME. IT WAS ADDED IN 1968, AS SEEN IN THE 1925 HISTORIC PHOTO. THE WALKWAY FROM THE SIDEWALK ORIGINALLY LED DIRECTLY TO THE FRONT ENTRY. IT WAS FLANKED BY FULL LENGTH CASEMENT WINDOWS WITH TRANSOMS. THE WINDOWS ARE EXTANT, BUT THE FRONT ENTRY DOORWAY WAS INFILLED. BUILDING RECORDS INDICATE THE DOORWAY WAS BLOCKED IN 1964, AND THE FRONT ENTRY MOVED TO THE ADJACENT FRONT PORCH. THE INFILL OUTLINE OF THE ORIGINAL DOORWAY IS DISCERNIBLE IN THE STUCCO. THE FRONT ENTRY WAS RELOCATED TO THE WESTERN FACADE OF THE ORIGINAL FRONT PORCH. THIS FRONT FACING GABLED ROOF BAY WAS ORIGINALLY COMPRISED OF A FULL LENGTH SCREENED ON ARCHED OPENINGS. THE CENTRAL ARCHES OF THE SIDE FACADE ARE SUPPORTED BY SIMPLE CLASSICAL COLUMNS. THE CORNICE IS SUBSTANTIAL, FORMED BY CURVED MOLDINGS, THIS ENSEMBLE IS A HALLMARK FEATURE OF THE MEDITERRANEAN REVIVAL STYLE IN CORAL GABLES. IN 1964, THE PORCH WAS ENCLOSED FOR LIVING SPACE. THE TWO ARCHED OPENINGS UNDER THE FRONT GABLE WERE BLOCKED UP. ON THE EXTERIOR, THE INFILL WAS RECESSED AND THE COLUMN RETAINED, HENCE THE LOCATION AND THE SIZE OF THE ORIGINAL OPENINGS IS EASILY DISCERNIBLE. THE FLOOR OF THE PORCH WAS RAISED TO THE LEVEL OF THE ADJACENT LIVING SPACES, AND THE BOTTOM OF THE ORIGINAL COLUMNS WERE ENCAPSULATED. THE ARCHED OPENINGS OF THE SIDE FACADES WERE REDUCED IN HEIGHT AND PROTRUDING SILLS, PERHAPS TO MATCH THE COLUMN SLEEPING PORCH AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE HOME WERE INSERTED. THE

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FRONT PORCH AND A LARGE WINDOW FEATURE ON THE ADJACENT EASTERN BAY AFFORDED VIEWS OF THE DESOTO FOUNTAIN. THE LARGE WINDOW WAS COMPRISED OF THREE PAIRS OF CASEMENT WINDOWS WITH TRANSOMS, AND WERE TIED TOGETHER BY A COMMON PROTRUDING SILL, AS WELL AS A SWOOPED MASONRY HOOD AND SMOOTH FACED MASONRY FRAME ON EACH SIDE, AS SEEN IN THE HISTORIC PHOTO ON TOP. THE FEATURE WAS REMOVED IN 1968. A CHANGE IN THE STUCCO TEXTURE OVER THE INFILL AREA IS VISIBLE, HENCE THE EXACT LOCATION AND DIMENSIONS ARE DISCERNIBLE. THE CURRENT OWNERS WOULD LIKE TO RESTORE THIS FEATURE, AND THERE WERE SUFFICIENT HISTORIC PHOTO DOCUMENTATION TO DO SO. ANOTHER MAJOR FEATURE OF THE ONE STORY PORTION OF THE HOME IS THE BELFRY INSPIRED SQUARE CHIMNEY THAT RISES A HALF STORY ABOVE ITS PARAPETS. IT'S ANOTHER CHARACTER DEFINING FEATURE OF THE MEDITERRANEAN REVIVAL STYLE. THE SHOULDER CHIMNEY RISES ALONG THE REAR FACADE OF THE 1923 PORTION OF THE HOME. THE SHOULDERED AND SEMI DETACHED STACK IS NOW A FOCAL POINT OF THE INTERIOR COURTYARD, AS SEEN IN THE AERIAL PHOTO. AT THE WESTERN END OF THE ORIGINAL 1923 HOME ARE A PAIR OF TWO STORY BAYS UNDER FLAT AND SIDE GABLED ROOF. CLAD IN BARREL TILE, THEY FEATURE A SLEEPING PORCH AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER WITH A SCREENED ARCHED OPENINGS SUPPORTED WITH A DECORATIVE COLUMN AND A WING WALL PROTRUDING PERPENDICULAR TO THE FRONT FACADE. THE PORCH WAS ENCLOSED FOR LIVING SPACE AT AN UNKNOWN DATE. ABOVE THE SLEEPING PORCH IS AN OPEN AIR TERRACE. THE SECOND STORY OPEN AIR TERRACE HAS BEEN ENCLOSED, WITH THE ORIGINAL GABLE ROOF EXTENDED TO COVER A CANTILEVERED SUNROOM. ADDITION. HISTORIC PHOTOS INDICATE THIS OCCURRED PRIOR TO 1964. THE ADDITION HAS A BAND OF WINDOWS EXTENDING ACROSS ITS FACE. IN THE GABLE EAVES ARE CARVED RAFTER TAILS, AND SIMILAR CARVED CORBELS PROVIDE DECORATIVE SUPPORTS. BELOW.

ADJACENT IS A JULIET BALCONY ENSEMBLE. HISTORIC PHOTOS SHOW THAT IT HAD FRENCH DOORS THAT OPENED ONTO A SIMPLE PICKET METAL BALCONY, SUPPORTED BY SCROLLED BRACKETS. BY THE 1940S, THE DOORS WERE REDUCED TO A PAIR OF CASEMENT WINDOWS. HENCE, THIS ALTERATION OCCURRED EARLY AND THE NEW ARRANGEMENT MAY BE CONSIDERED HISTORIC. THE HOME RETAINS THIS ARRANGEMENT ABOVE THE ASSEMBLY LINE. TWO PIECE BARREL TILE IS DECORATIVELY ARRANGED, MIMICKING A SHALLOW HOOD. IN 1968, MERLYN COWART SAVITT PURCHASED 2716 GRANADA BOULEVARD AND HIRED ARCHITECT CARSON BENNETT WRIGHT TO SUBSTANTIALLY EXPAND THE HOME TO THE REAR, THE 1923 HOME, HOWEVER, REMAINS CLEARLY DEFINED AND DIFFERENTIATED FROM THE ADDITION BY LOCATION, MASSING AND STYLING. ALSO ORIGINAL TO THE PROPERTY WERE THE ACCESSORY BUILDINGS TO THE NORTHWEST OF THE RESIDENT. IT WAS COMPRISED OF A ONE STORY GARAGE WITH A TWO STORY SERVANTS QUARTERS. IT IS EXTANT, BUT IT'S INCORPORATED INTO THE 1968 ADDITION. THE BUILDING RETAINS ITS MASSING AND IS DISCERNIBLE FROM THE SURROUNDING ADDITION, HENCE WHY THE ADDITION IMPACTS THE ORIGINAL BUILDINGS OVERALL. THEY DO NOT ADVERSELY IMPACT THE HISTORIC INTEGRITY OF THE PROPERTY. THE FLAT ROOFED, ONE STORY, 1968 ADDITION IS BUILT OF CEMENT BLOCK. IT PROVIDED LIVING SPACE TO THE REAR AND A NEW ATTACHED GARAGE, WHICH WAS PLACED DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF THE 1923 GARAGE. WHILE THE WINDOWS OF THE 1923 HOME ARE CASEMENT WITH DIVIDED LIGHTS AND POSITIONED TO FACILITATE CROSS-VENTILATION, THE FENESTRATION OF THE 1968 ADDITION. AS SEEN HERE, ARE LARGE, CLEAR VIEW WINDOWS AND DOORS, AS WELL AS SLIDING GLASS DOORS. THUS, THE ADDITION HAS A DIFFERENT CHARACTER AND IS CLEARLY DEFINED FROM THE 1923 ORIGINAL HOME. IN CONCLUSION, THE SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE AT 2716 GRANADA BOULEVARD IS LOCATED ON A PROMINENT LOCATION ALONG DESOTO PLAZA. CONSTRUCTED IN 1923, IT IS DESIGNED IN THE MEDITERRANEAN REVIVAL STYLE AND IS AMONGST THE EARLIEST HOMES IN THE CITY. IT WAS PERMIT NUMBER 32. FOUNDER GEORGE MERRICK FELT THAT MEDITERRANEAN ARCHITECTURE HARMONIZED BEST WITH THE SOUTH FLORIDA'S CLIMATE AND LIFESTYLE. DURING THE 1920S, MERRICK'S DEVELOPMENT TEAM PAID CAREFUL ATTENTION TO ENSURE BUILDINGS AND STREETSCAPES CONFORM TO THE MEDITERRANEAN IDEALS. MERRICK'S SUCCESS IN CARRYING OUT HIS

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VISION DURING THE EARLY 1920S WAS STAGGERING. CORAL GABLES IS NOW CONSIDERED ONE OF THE FIRST MODERN PLANNED COMMUNITIES IN THE UNITED STATES. PART OF THAT EARLY TEAM WERE THE MARKLEY BROTHERS, JAMES AND WILLIAM, WHOSE MARKLEY CONSTRUCTION BUILT NUMEROUS EARLY AND HIGH PROFILE PROJECTS FOR MERRICK, INCLUDING THE CORAL GABLES COUNTRY CLUB, THE COMMUNITY'S FIRST SCHOOL AND MANY HIGH PROFILE RESIDENCES. THIS HOME, AT 2716 GRANADA BOULEVARD, WAS BUILT BY JAMES MARKLEY FOR HIMSELF AND IS A PRIME EXAMPLE OF THE EARLY MEDITERRANEAN REVIVAL STYLE HOMES OF THE EARLY 1920S THAT LAUNCHED MERRICK'S VISION. THE PROPERTY, AT 2716 GRANADA BOULEVARD, RETAINS ITS HISTORIC INTEGRITY AND SIGNIFICANTLY CONTRIBUTES TO THE HISTORIC FABRIC OF CORAL GABLES. IT IS PART OF A COLLECTION OF QUALITY RESIDENCES BUILT DURING THE LAND BOOM ERA THAT CONTRIBUTES TO THE CITY'S SENSE OF PLACE OF TIME. STAFF APPROVES THE APPROVAL OF THE LOCAL HISTORIC DESIGNATION OF 2716 GRANADA BOULEVARD. BASED ON ITS HISTORICAL, CULTURAL AND ARCHITECTURAL SIGNIFICANCE. MR. MAXWELL, PLEASE. FOR THE BOARD. IF NOT, WE'LL OPEN THIS UP FOR DISCUSSION. ANYTHING HERE? OKAY.

I DO WANT TO RECOGNIZE THAT WE DID RECEIVE A LETTER OF SUPPORT FOR THE DESIGNATION FROM CORELLIA CARBONELL ON BEHALF OF THE HPACG. THANK YOU. AS AN EX PARTE, I LIVE ACROSS THE STREET ON GRANADA. WON'T AFFECT MY OPINION. IT'S A GREAT HOUSE. OKAY. WOULD THE APPLICANT OR THE ARCHITECT LIKE TO COME UP AND SPEAK? THANK YOU, MR. MAXWELL. THROUGH THE CHAIR. WE WANT TO TAKE THE HISTORIC DESIGNATION FIRST AND THEN DO THE COA OR DO THEM TOGETHER. MY RECOMMENDATION WOULD BE TO DO THE DESIGNATION FIRST. YES. MR. CHAIR, WE DO NEED TO HAVE A MOTION ON THE DESIGNATION FIRST. OTHERWISE WE WILL OR WILL NOT HEAR THE CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS. SO GIVE US A SECOND. OKAY. DO YOU WANT TO HAVE A MOTION THEN? HELLO. WELL, WE GOT PUBLIC COMMENTS ALREADY, RIGHT? IS THERE ANYONE ELSE FROM THE PUBLIC OR ON ZOOM? I'M HERE TO SPEAK ABOUT THE FOR OR AGAINST THIS PROPOSAL. HEARING NONE. I'LL MOVE IT. I'D LIKE TO MOVE TO APPROVE THE HISTORIC DESIGNATION OF THE PROPERTY AT 2716 GRANADA BOULEVARD. THANK YOU. WE HAVE A MOTION BY MISS ABBOTT. I'LL SECOND MISS SHIELD. I THINK THAT WAS MISS ALVAREZ.

WAS IT CORRECT? YES. I'M SORRY, MISS ALVAREZ. SECONDED. I'M SORRY. OKAY. MAY I HAVE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? A REQUEST TO THE MOVER. IF YOU CAN STATE THE CRITERIA UNDER WHICH YOU'RE MAKING THE MOTION, PLEASE. I MOVED TO APPROVE THE LOCAL HISTORIC DESIGNATION OF THE PROPERTY AT 2716 GRANADA BOULEVARD. LEGALLY DESCRIBED AS LOTS 12 AND 13, BLOCK 14, CORAL GABLES, SECTION A BASED ON ITS HISTORICAL, CULTURAL AND ARCHITECTURAL SIGNIFICANCE.

MOTION CLARIFIED. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION OR COMMENTS? IF NOT, CAN WE CALL THE ROLL? PLEASE GO AHEAD, MR. SILVA. YES, MISS ROLANDO? YES, MISS SPAIN, MISS SHIELD. YES. MR. GARCIA. YES.

MISS. ABBOTT. YES. MISS ALVAREZ. YES. MR. NAY. YES. AND MR. MAXWELL. YES. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY FOR THE DESIGNATION. ALL RIGHT. I HAVE A QUESTION. DID WE APPROVE THE MARCH MINUTES OR DID WE JUST APPROVE THE APRIL MINUTES? I'M SORRY, DID THEY? I THINK WE APPROVED THE APRIL MINUTES, BUT WE ALSO HAD ON THE AGENDA TO APPROVE MARCH. WHAT IS THAT? WE ONLY GOT ONE SET OF MINUTES. NO, MR. MAXWELL, UNFORTUNATELY, THIS TIME WE DO HAVE TWO SETS OF MINUTES. ONE OF THEM WAS AMENDED BASED ON CONVERSATIONS THAT WE HAD AT THE LAST HISTORIC PRESERVATION BOARD MEETING. SO WE HAVE TWO SETS OF MINUTES TO APPROVE. OKAY. WELL,

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WE'VE ALREADY FINISHED THIS THIS THING HERE THEN. SO LET'S GO AHEAD AND WE'LL PULL THAT UP AGAIN SO WE CAN TAKE THAT UP WHENEVER YOU ALL WOULD LIKE. APRIL. SO WE HAVE AN APPROVAL FOR THE APRIL MINUTES. MR. GARCIA YOU'RE MAKING A MOTION. WE HAVE APRIL. WE NEED MARK. OH, WE NEED TO MARCH. OKAY. SORRY, I GOT THAT REVERSED. OKAY, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FOR MARCH 12TH, 2026, AS REVISED. OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION BY MISS SHIELD A SECOND, SECOND BY MISS ABBOTT. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. ALL OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. OKAY, WE HAVE A DEFERRAL FOR SP2519 AND ALCAZAR. THERE'S THE ACCELERATED COA FOR THE 2716 GRANADA. THE ACCELERATED COA FOR 2716 GRANADA COMING UP. OKAY. THAT'S RIGHT, THE ACCELERATED COA. OKAY. KHGI-TV IF WE COULD HAVE THE PRESENTATION PLEASE. YEAH IT'S THE PDF. THANK YOU. SO WE DO HAVE AN APPLICATION FOR ACCELERATED COA FOR 2716 GRANADA. THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING DESIGN APPROVAL FOR ADDITIONS, ALTERATIONS TO THE RESIDENCE AND SITE WORK. AS YOU ALL HEARD WITH THE DESIGNATION REPORT, YOU ARE FAMILIAR WITH THE PROPERTY. WE ARE AWARE THAT THERE HAVE BEEN MODIFICATIONS TO THE PROPERTY, AND WE ARE ENTHUSED THAT THE ARCHITECT HAS TAKEN ON THE TASK TO KIND OF BRING THOSE ALTERATIONS BACK IN LINE WITH THE DESIGN AND STYLE OF THE BUILDING. THERE IS ALSO A SMALL ADDITION AT THE REAR OF ABOUT LESS THAN 300FT■!S, LESS THAN 300FT■!S, AND WE JUST ASKED THAT THE ARCHITECT WORKED WITH STAFF ON SOME OF THE WINDOW AND DOOR CONFIGURATIONS TO MAKE THEM TO BE MORE IN LINE WITH THE ORIGINAL STYLE OF THE BUILDING. AND HERE IS MR. GIBB TO PRESENT THE PROJECT. AND THEN THERE'S A LASER POINTER. OKAY. HELLO. CALLUM GIBB, ARCHITECT FOR 2716 GRANADA. YOU DID THE HOUSE ACROSS THE STREET, WHICH HASN'T BEEN CONSTRUCTED YET. YES. SO YOU'RE GETTING FAMOUS HERE FOR IT. DESOTO CIRCLE, ONE OF MY FIRST EVER PROJECTS WAS ACTUALLY DOCTOR LEE'S HOUSE, WHICH IS ON THE PIECE OF LAND WHERE THE VENETIAN POOL IS. SO THIS IS MY THIRD HOUSE VIEWING THE FOUNTAIN. I DON'T KNOW WHY, BUT THAT'S HOW IT WORKED OUT. SO YES, WE HAVE A BEAUTIFUL HOME THAT HAS HAD EXTENSIVE RENOVATIONS OVER THE YEARS, AND THE MAIN GOAL OF THE WORK WE'RE PROPOSING IS TO SORT OF BLEND THOSE A LITTLE CLOSER TO THE ORIGINAL STYLE OF THE HOUSE. THEY 1960S ADDITION HAS A CLAY TILE, BUT IT'S A MANSARD, SO IT'S A FLAT ROOF THAT SLOPES DOWN, CREATING SORT OF A LOW SORT OF EYEBROW THAT WRAPS AROUND THE HOUSE. SORRY, SO AND SO. ALONG WITH SOME INTERIOR RENOVATIONS, WE'RE KIND OF JUST SORT OF THINKING OF A WAY TO HOW TO BETTER MARRY THOSE TWO TOGETHER. AND THE GENERAL THOUGHT WAS THAT WE WOULD TAKE OFF THE MANSARD OVERHANG AND REINSTALL A BUILT UP A PARAPET, SO WE CAN THEN INSULATE THE HOUSE BETTER FROM ABOVE WITH SOME THICKER INSULATION ON THE ROOF, AND MODIFY THE WATER THROUGH SOME DRAINAGE. BUT GENERALLY IN HERE IN THE FRONT ELEVATION, YOU CAN SEE THE LITTLE GARAGE ON THE SIDE THERE. IT HAS THAT SORT OF MANSARD EYEBROW FEEL, AND THEN WE'RE JUST GOING TO REMOVE THAT, EXTEND THE PARAPET AND PUT A SMALL BARREL TILE DETAIL ON THE FRONT ELEVATION. ALSO, WE WERE REQUESTING TO REINSTATE THE TWO MAIN WINDOWS OF THE FRONT PORCH SO THAT THAT PORCH NOW IS HAS THE GLASS ON ALL THREE SIDES.

AS IT WAS STATED. THAT'S WHERE THE FRONT DOOR HAS BEEN MOVED TO. ALSO, THERE WAS A SORT OF A PRIVACY SORT OF COURTYARD CREATED AT THAT TIME, WHICH WE WANT TO REMOVE IN IN ITS OF HEIGHT, BUT JUST LOWER IT DOWN TO A SMALL 3 OR 4 FOOT HIGH WALL, JUST AS A SORT OF A KEEPING THE LITTLE BRICK COURTYARD BEHIND IT, BUT OPENING UP THE FRONT FACADE TO A BIT MORE VIEW. AT THE MOMENT IT'S QUITE SORT OF HIDDEN FROM THE STREET. AND ALONG THOSE LINES ALSO WAS TO THE IDEA OF, OF LOOKING INTO REPLACING THE WINDOW ABOVE THE JULIET BALCONY WITH, WITH A DOOR SO THAT THAT ELEMENT IS REINSTATED. SO THAT CENTER BODY OF THE HOUSE, WHICH HAS OTHER THAN THE FRONT DOOR, HAS REMAINED UNCHANGED AND SORT OF BECOME THE VIEW FROM THE STREET, THE SORT OF ENCLOSED EYEBROW OR SORT OF, I THINK IT WAS TO THE LEFT THERE, WHICH

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WAS DONE AT SOME POINT. YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT AS NOT AS ATTRACTIVE AS THE ORIGINAL PORCH. SO THE IDEA WAS TO TRY AND FOCUS THE, THE VIEW TO THOSE, THE, THE AREA TO THE RIGHT OF THE PORCH IS THE OLD LOCATION OF THE LARGE THREE BAY WINDOW, WHICH WAS BLOCKED UP.

AND WE'RE PLANNING TO TRY AND KEEP THAT FILLED IN. BUT THE OWNER IS INTERESTED IN OPENING UP. THIS IS THE VIEW SORT OF MORE FROM GRANADA AS YOU TURN AROUND TO THE TO THE RIGHT. SO THE IDEA IS TO OPEN UP THE END OF THE WHAT WILL BECOME THE MEDIA ROOM. SO THEY LOOK OUT ONTO THE GARDEN, BUT KEEPING THE BLOCKED UP WINDOW TO THE FACES OF THIS FOUNTAIN. SO AT THE MOMENT THERE'S TWO LARGE CASEMENT WINDOWS WITH, YOU KNOW, WITH A SOLID WALL IN BETWEEN.

AND THE IDEA WAS TO EMULATE THE OLD WINDOW, BUT IN A NEW LOCATION. TO THE RIGHT OF THAT IS A NEW FRENCH DOOR LEADING OUT OF THE NEW DINING ROOM. AND THEN AS YOU COME AROUND TO THE SIDE, YOU CAN SEE THE. WHAT WAS THE OLD TWO STORY ELEMENT OF THE HOUSE, WHICH WERE ALSO SORT OF TRYING TO SOFTEN ITS EDGES A LITTLE BIT. IT'S A BIT OF A CUBE THAT JUST STICKS UP. SO THE IDEA WAS TO ADD A WINDOW CRENELATE THE THE THE PARAPET A LITTLE BIT, AND ALSO THE, YOU CAN SEE HOW MUCH OF THE MANSARD WERE TAKEN OFF HERE. SO THAT FLAT MANSARD, WHICH CREATES A VERY LOW CEILING TO THE OVER TO THE COVERED PORCH, WE'RE GOING TO TAKE THAT OFF, RAISE THE CEILING, AND CHANGE THE FRAMING OF THAT SO THAT WE CREATE A MORE. LIGHTER, HIGHER STRUCTURE.

AND THEN AT THE END OF THAT SORT OF BLOCK IS THE NEW MASTER BATHROOM ADDITION, WHICH BASICALLY DOUBLES THE SIZE OF THE EXISTING MASTER BATHROOM. AND THEN WE'RE PUTTING A, A HIP ROOF ON THAT AGAIN, TO SORT OF EMULATE THE BOOKENDING OF THE HOUSE WITH SOME ROOF STRUCTURES.

AS WE MOVE AROUND TO THE REAR, YOU SEE THE THE MASTER BATHROOM ADDITIONS, MORE OF THE MANSARD EVIDENCE OF THAT COMING OFF AND A FEW ADDED DETAILS. THIS IS THE THE SIDE ELEVATION TO THE TO THE WEST, WHICH REMAINS PRETTY MUCH THE SAME, OTHER THAN THE FACT THAT THE THE MANSARD ROOFS ARE CHANGED. THIS IS JUST A LITTLE DETAIL OF HOW WE'RE GOING TO CHANGE THE SECTION OF THE MANSARD ROOF. OVER THE PORCH. YOU CAN SEE IT'S A SORT OF LOW AND RATHER HEAVY TO SOMETHING MUCH SMALLER AND LIGHTER. ALONG WITH CHANGING THE SLIDING GLASS DOORS THERE IN LARGE EIGHT FOOT WIDE OPENINGS WITH JUST. THEY ALSO HAVE A CORNER, WHICH THEY CREATED AS A, A GLAZED CORNER. SO WE'RE SORT OF FILLING THAT IN, RESIZING THE ELEMENTS AND PUTTING SOME DIVIDED LIGHTS ON SOME THREE BAY SLIDERS, WINDOWS, SCHEDULE. I THINK THAT'S IT.

BUT SO IN ALL REALLY THE, THE IMPACT ON THE MAIN HOUSE, WE FEEL WE'RE ADDING BACK SOME ORIGINAL FEATURES. AND THEN TO THE PREVIOUS ADDITIONS, WE'RE TRYING TO SORT OF GET IT A LITTLE CLOSER IN SORT OF LESS JARRING, SHALL WE SAY, IN ITS CONTEXT. AND THAT'S REALLY IT.

SO OTHER THAN THAT, AND SOME INTERIOR RENOVATIONS, PLANNING AND CHANGING ROOMS AND THINGS LIKE THAT, BUT THAT'S REALLY THE SCOPE OF THE PROJECT. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? QUESTIONS? DOES THE APPLICANT HAVE ANY OBJECTIONS TO THE CONDITIONS IN THE STAFF REPORT? YES. THE MAIN ONE BEING THAT YOU COULD EXPLORE THEM WITH US. WELL, I THINK THE MAIN ONE WOULD BE TO GET YOUR FEELING ON THE CHANGING OF THE WINDOWS IN THE MAIN ORIGINAL PART OF THE HOUSE, GOING FROM TWO SEPARATED CASEMENTS TO A SINGLE THREE BAY CASEMENT OVERLOOKING THE GARDEN.

I THINK THAT'S THE ONE ELEMENT THAT WAS PICKED OUT. AND. I THINK THAT'S THE ONE THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO. IT SORT OF HELPS US. WE'RE GOING TO USE THAT ROOM AS A MEDIA ROOM. SO THEY'VE GOT SOME ARTWORK, A SORT OF A BUILT IN, AND THIS GIVES THEM A LOT OF LIGHT INTO WHAT, INTO A SORT OF A LONG ORIENTATION OF A ROOM THAT RUNS FROM, FROM THIS POINT ALL THE WAY THROUGH TO THE TWO STORY ELEMENT. SO IT WOULD BE A REALLY NICE VISTA TO LOOK DOWN THAT HALLWAY INSIDE THE HOUSE AND SORT OF ENDS IN A GARDEN VIEW. IF YOU SORT OF IF YOU COME IN OFF THE PORCH, YOU SORT OF ENTER THIS CENTER FOYER AREA, YOU'VE GOT A MAIN LIVING THING TO THE LEFT AND TO THE RIGHT OF THIS NEW ROOM. AND WE JUST THINK IT WOULD BE MUCH NICER TO SEE THAT OUT TO THE OUT TO THE VIEW THAT WAY. AND IF YOU HAVE ANY PARTICULAR CHARGE ON THAT,

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IS THERE ANY WAY THAT YOU CAN YOU GO BACK TO THE ELEVATION? YES. SO IS THERE ANY WAY THAT YOU COULD ACCOMPLISH THE SAME THING, BUT KEEP THE TWO EXISTING WINDOWS IN THE SAME LOCATION AND, AND ADD MAYBE ANOTHER WINDOW IN BETWEEN SO THAT AT LEAST THE LOCATION OF THE TWO ORIGINAL WINDOWS ARE STILL IN THE SAME LOCATION. THE WALL BETWEEN THE WINDOWS IS ABOUT FIVE FEET OR SO. SO YOU WOULD BE ABLE TO CREATE A MAYBE A BIT MORE THAN THAT. BUT YES, THERE IS ROOM TO PUT A THIRD WINDOW. THE QUESTION IS HOW WIDE THAT MASONRY COLUMN BETWEEN THE TWO WOULD BE. IT WOULD, I DON'T KNOW, I MEAN THE IT'S GOING TO BE AROUND 16 TO 18IN. MAYBE I'M JUST LOOKING AT IF YOU IF YOU LOOK AT THE WHERE THE VENTS RIGHT NOW ARE CENTERED ON THAT WINDOW. SO MAYBE HALF OF A WINDOW IS BETWEEN THEM. SO THAT WOULD BE 18IN. THAT MIGHT LOOK ODD, BUT, BUT I THINK THIS WOULD LOOK BETTER. BUT YEAH, I UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU MEAN. AND THE I THOUGHT WAS THAT YOU HAD THIS BIG WINDOW FACING THE, THE FOUNTAIN. AND THEN THIS WOULD BE IN THE SAME SCALE AS THAT. SO IT'S, IT'S SORT OF BRINGING BACK AS, AS ANNA DESCRIBED IT, A PERIOD APPROPRIATE DETAIL FOR A DIFFERENT DETAIL, BUT I THOUGHT I LIKED THE PHRASE SO. SO THAT WAS THAT THE THOUGHT WAS TO GET, YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, LIKE I SAY, TO GET THAT NICE LIGHT VISTA THROUGH INTO THE GARDEN FROM AS YOU COME IN. AND I GUESS IT WOULDN'T BE ACCEPTABLE TO STAFF TO DO A LARGE WINDOW IN THERE SO THAT THAT BECOMES A WHOLE BIG WINDOW WITH ONE LARGE, ONE LARGE WINDOW, BUT STILL WITH THOSE TWO SIDES EXISTING, I'M NOT SURE I, I WOULD LIKE THAT, BUT NO, I MEAN, CERTAINLY NOT. THE THOUGHT WAS IF I, IF YOU JUST TAKE OUT THAT WALL, THEN YOU RUN INTO THE, THE MODULATIONAL CHANGES, RIGHT. YOU END UP WITH FOUR WINDOWS, PROBABLY NOT THREE. YOU'D HAVE TO CHANGE THE.

YES, THE OUTSIDE LINES WOULD LINE UP, BUT THE. THE BENEFIT OF DOING THIS IS THAT WE'RE GOING TO NEED TO REINFORCE THAT OPENING. AND HERE WE CAN JUST INFILL THE AREA WHICH USED TO BE WINDOW. WE CAN NOW INFILL IT. AND WE DON'T HAVE TO CONCERN OURSELVES TOO MUCH WITH THE EXISTING WALL. BUT. I THINK THE, YOU KNOW, IT'S A, IT IS A, IT IS THE ONE CHANGE WE'RE DOING TO THE EXISTING STRUCTURE. OTHER QUESTIONS, MR. GARCIA. THANK YOU. I THINK IT'S LOVELY.

I THINK IT'S A GREAT JOB. I ACTUALLY DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THAT WINDOW AND OR NUMBER THREE, WHICH IS THE FRENCH DOORS IN THE BACK. SO OKAY. FOR FROM MY POINT OF VIEW TO MY BOARD MATES, I THINK THE COMMENT OR STAFF CONDITIONS WENT THROUGH TEN MINUS THREE AND FOUR, I'D BE VERY MUCH IN FAVOR OF AS FAR AS THE FRENCH DOORS, THE OWNER, YOU KNOW, IS IS REALLY WANTING THAT THOSE OPENINGS TO STAY WIDE. SO AS SOON AS YOU GO TO A FRENCH DOOR, THEN YOU HAVE TO REDUCE IT DOWN TO THERE ARE ONLY SIX EIGHT. SO THEN A SIX FOOT DOOR LOOKS KIND OF KIND OF SQUATTY. SO THEN YOU WANT TO GO TO A FIVE AND NOW YOU'VE LOST, YOU KNOW, THREE FEET OF LIGHT. SO THEY WERE THINKING MAYBE THEY COULD DO A SORT OF A FOLDING DOOR. BUT IF I WASN'T CLEAR, I WAS SAYING THAT I SUPPORT REMOVING THOSE TWO CONDITIONS. YEAH, THAT WOULD BE GREAT. I WOULD APPRECIATE IT. MR. SILVA. THANK YOU. I AGREE WITH CESAR. I THINK IT'S A GOOD PROJECT. I THINK WHAT YOU'RE DOING ALONG THAT THAT EXISTING MANSARD ROOF IS IS VERY WELL DONE. I THINK IT'S A IT'S A CLEVER WAY OF GETTING MORE HEIGHT AND KIND OF HARMONIZING THAT 1968 EDITION WITH THE REST OF THE HOUSE. AND YOU'RE DIFFERENTIATING IT ENOUGH BY THAT TILE DETAIL FROM THE REST OF THE HOUSE, WHICH IS A VERY PLAIN PARAPET. SO I THINK THAT'S WORKING VERY WELL IN TERMS OF THE OTHER CONDITIONS. I AGREE WITH CESAR ON THE SLIDING GLASS DOORS. I THINK THAT THAT SINCE THAT EDITION IS FROM 1968, I KNOW WE'RE KIND OF MARRYING THE TWO STYLES, BUT BUT I'M OKAY WITH SLIDING GLASS DOORS. ON THE OTHER CONDITION FOR THE FAMILY ROOM, I LAND WITH DONNA, I THINK, I THINK THAT MAYBE YOU COULD EXPLORE KEEPING THOSE TWO WINDOWS AND ADDING A THIRD AS KIND OF A COMPROMISE. AND THAT WAY YOU'RE KEEPING THE TWO EXISTING MASONRY OPENINGS THERE. YOU GET THE LIGHT THAT YOU WANT INTO THAT ROOM, BUT I THINK IT COULD BE DONE. I THINK YOU COULD INSERT A THIRD WINDOW IN THE CENTER AND MAKE IT WORK. IT'S IS THAT SOMETHING THAT WE WOULD WORK WITH STAFF ON OR IS THAT BE A. I GUESS IT DEPENDS ON THE MOTION. IT MIGHT BE. THAT'S JUST MY OPINION, BUT.

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BUT I WOULD THINK YOU COULD WORK WITH STAFF ON THAT. YEAH. THAT'S OUR RECOMMENDATION IN THE REPORT THAT WHEN WORKING WITH STAFF, THAT MEANS IF IT LOOKS BEST LIKE THIS, I CAN DO THIS. THAT'S THAT DEPENDS ON THE MOTION. ALSO I'LL END THE MOTION, BUT I WILL TELL YOU MADE A GOOD POINT IS THAT IT MAY NOT HAVE TO. IT MAY NOT NEED TO BE CONCRETE WALLS. IT COULD BE LIKE A STEEL MOLD TUBE OR SOMETHING IN BETWEEN TO LET YOU HAVE THE SPACE NEEDED FOR THE THIRD WINDOW TO HAVE THE SEPARATION BETWEEN THE THREE. IT COULD BE, COULD BE SOMETHING TO LOOK AT. SO JUST FOR THE RECORD, THE THE COMMENT IS STUDY THE WINDOW CONFIGURATION IN THE FAMILY ROOM TO RETAIN THE ORIGINAL OPENINGS AND WORK WITH STAFF. SO THAT IS WHAT IS THERE FOR WHICH YOU PROBABLY WILL. OKAY. I THINK MISS ALVAREZ, DID YOU HAVE A COMMENT? FOR THE RECORD? I WANTED TO STATE THAT I HAD INTERVIEWED FOR THIS PROJECT, BUT I DON'T HAVE A VOTING CONFLICT, SO I JUST WANTED TO PUT THAT OUT THERE. NO, I THINK IT'S A GREAT PROJECT. I'VE I'VE SEEN THE HOUSE AND I, I SAW THE CHALLENGES. SO I THINK THIS IS A GREAT IMPROVEMENT. AND IT IT'LL IT'LL BE HAVE A MORE PRESENCE IN THE IN THE STREET AND ON THE ALONG THE FOUNTAIN. I'M OKAY WITH THE, THE WINDOW CONFIGURATION. I, I COULD SEE IT WORKING BOTH WAYS, BUT I SEE THE CHALLENGES. SO I GUESS I AGREE WITH WITH CESAR. I WILL TELL YOU IT'S THEY'RE WONDERFUL PLANS IN A VERY DIFFICULT CONFIGURATION. YES, BUT THE PLANS ARE AMAZING. IT'S VERY TRICKY. IT'S VERY TRICKY. AND YOU DID A REALLY GOOD JOB.

THANK YOU. ANY COMMENTS, MISS DANNY? I AGREE WITH REMOVING THE CONDITIONS THREE AND FOUR, MISS EVERETT, I LOVE THAT YOU'RE RETURNING THE HOUSE BACK. IT. IT'S JUST WONDERFUL. I'VE I'VE DRIVEN BY THIS HOUSE A HUNDRED TIMES. I LOVED READING THE HISTORY OF IT THAT RICKY NELSON SLEPT THERE AT SOME POINT. BEING A CHILD OF THAT AGE. ANYWAY, IT IT'S IT'S A WONDERFUL PROJECT. THANK YOU, MISS SHIELDS. ANY COMMENTS? I JUST I'M GLAD THAT YOU OPENED UP THE FRONT AND TOOK DOWN THE WALL. THE PRIVACY AREA. I THINK THAT JUST IS GOING TO CHANGE THE HOUSE DRAMATICALLY FROM THE FRONT ELEVATION. AND I, I DON'T HAVE VERY STRONG FEELINGS ABOUT THE FRENCH DOORS, BUT I DO KIND OF AGREE WITH THE ORIGINAL CONFIGURATION FOR THE FAMILY ROOM. ALL RIGHT. WELL, I MEAN, IT'S AN EXCELLENT PLAN AS ALWAYS. YOU ALWAYS DO A GOOD JOB. THANK YOU. AND SO IS THERE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS. IF NOT, WE'LL CLOSE THIS PART OF THE HEARING AND WE'LL MOVE TO PUBLIC COMMENTS IF THERE IS ANY. IS THERE ANYONE WISH TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THIS? DO WE RECEIVE ANY INFORMATION HAVING RECEIVED NONE, NO ONE IN THE AUDIENCE. SO WE'LL CLOSE THAT AND COME BACK TO THE BOARD FOR A MOTION. THANK YOU. OKAY, OKAY.

BOARD. LET'S HEAR IT. MR. GARCIA PONCE, HOW ABOUT A MOTION? OH, WAIT A MINUTE. ALL RIGHT. OKAY. I JUST NEEDED. I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE WITH THE CONDITIONS NOTED IN THE STAFF REPORT. EXCLUDING. I KNOW, I KNOW, I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE WITH THE CONDITIONS NOTED IN THE STAFF REPORT. EXCLUDING ITEM THREE. DESIGNATE. EXCUSE ME. THE ISSUANCE OF A SPECIAL CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS FOR THE PLANS SUBMITTED TO THE BOARD. WE HAVE A MOTION BY MISS ROLANDO SECOND. I'LL SECOND. MISS EVERETT. GO AHEAD, GO AHEAD. OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND CALL. THE ROLL, PLEASE. MISS ALVAREZ. NO. I'M SORRY, THAT WAS A NO, MISS SHIELDS. YES, MR. GARCIA PONCE. YES, MISS SPAIN. I'M THINKING. I'M GOING TO SAY NO. WHAT DID YOU SAY? NO. OH. HE. MISS EVERETT. WILL SOMEONE CLARIFY? I WE'RE VOTING TO APPROVE. SO

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MY UNDERSTANDING OF MISS ROLANDO'S MOTION IS A MOTION TO APPROVE THE DESIGN PROPOSAL AND ISSUE THE SPECIAL CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATE, APPROPRIATE APPROPRIATENESS. WITH ALL OF THE CONDITIONS IN THE STAFF REPORT, MINUS THE CONDITION REGARDING THE SLIDING GLASS DOOR, WHICH MEANS THAT THERE IS NO NEED TO CONSIDER THE FRENCH DOOR. THEY CAN REMAIN WITH THE SLIDING GLASS DOOR IN THE PROPOSAL, BUT IT DOES RETAIN THE CONDITION. REGARDING EXPLORING ALTERNATIVES FOR THE ORIGINAL WINDOW OPENINGS IN THE FAMILY ROOM. THAT'S CORRECT.

THANK YOU. SO A YES IS APPROVING THAT MINUS CONDITION NUMBER THREE. YES. YES. OKAY.

CONTINUE, PLEASE, MR. SILVA. YES. MISS. ROLANDO. YES. MISS DENNY. NO. AND MR. MAXWELL. YES.

THE MOTION PASSES SIX THREE. THANK YOU. YOU'RE GOOD. THANK YOU. OKAY, WE HAVE THE NEXT ITEM HERE. WE ARE GOING TO. THE NEXT ITEM IS HAS BEEN DEFERRED. CASE FILE COA SP 2025-019547.

[4. 26-1578 CASE FILE COA (SP) 2026-017: An application for the issuance of a Special Certificate of Appropriateness for the property at 1008 Alhambra Circle, a Contributing Resource within the “Alhambra Circle Historic District,” legally described as Lot 9 & North 45’-0” Lot 10, Block 4, Coral Gables Section “C”, according to the Plat thereof, as recorded in Plat Book 8, at Page 26 of the Public Records of Miami-Dade County, Florida. The application requests design approval for additions and alterations to the residence and sitework]

ALCAZAR AVENUE HAS BEEN DEFERRED TO THE NEXT MEETING. LET'S SEE HERE. YOU FOLKS ARE FROM ALHAMBRA. OKAY, LET'S MOVE THE ALHAMBRA UP TO THE SECOND. TO THE NEXT ITEM, PLEASE. OKAY.

CAN WE HAVE THAT PRESENTATION OR THE CASE FILE? SP2026-017. 1008 ALHAMBRA CIRCLE. I LIKE THAT COMPARED TO THAT IMAGE. YES. COULD WE GET THE POWERPOINT ON, PLEASE? LET ME DO. WE DID MOVE IT. YEAH. MISS BONILLA, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO GET THE CLERK TO TO DO ANOTHER SWEARING IN FOR THE NEXT ONE. OKAY. THANK YOU. THIS IS THE LOCATION MAP OF THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION. IT'S RIGHT OFF GRANADA BOULEVARD AT THE INTERSECTION OF GRANADA AND ALHAMBRA CIRCLE. IT WAS DESIGNED IN 1937 BY ARCHITECT WILLIAM MERRIAM. IT'S A CONTRIBUTING RESOURCE WITHIN THE ALHAMBRA CIRCLE HISTORIC DISTRICT. AND HAS VERY FEW ALTERATIONS THAT HAVE BEEN MADE TO IT, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF A SMALL ADDITION IN 1956. TO THE REAR. THIS IS THE 1940S PHOTO, PROBABLY VERY SHORTLY AFTER IT WAS BUILT. THE SCOPE OF WORK IN THE APPLICATION INCLUDES CONSTRUCTION OF A ONE STORY ADDITION TO THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE HOME, CONSTRUCTION OF A TWO STORY ADDITION TO THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE HOME, A CONSTRUCTION OF AN APPROXIMATELY 125 SQUARE FOOT, ONE STORY ADDITION TO THE WEST OF THE EXISTING GARAGE. NEW IMPACT WINDOWS AND DOORS, FULL INTERIOR REMODELING AND PRETTY EXTENSIVE SITE WORK. THEY HAVE REQUESTED NO VARIANCES FROM THE ZONING CODE OF THIS PROPERTY. THE BOARD OF ARCHITECTS DID REVIEW. THEY HAD SOME CONDITIONS TO LOOK AT, POSSIBILITIES. THOSE WERE, I BELIEVE, NOT INCORPORATED INTO THIS SET WITH THE WITH STAFF'S SUPPORT, ONE OF THEM BEING THE INTRODUCTION OF CORNER WINDOWS THAT WE DID NOT FEEL WAS SOMETHING THAT WE WANTED TO REPLICATE ON AN ADDITION WHEN THEY WERE SO PROMINENT ON THE EXISTING HOUSE. WE DO HAVE A BUNCH OF STAFF CONDITIONS AS PART OF THE APPROVAL, AND THERE ARE ALSO TWO LETTERS OF SUPPORT FOR THE PROJECT THAT WERE PROVIDED IN YOUR AGENDA DOCUMENTS. SO I WOULD LIKE TO TURN IT OVER TO THE ARCHITECT AS WELL. WE DO RECOMMEND APPROVAL WITH THE CONDITIONS NOTED. MR. MAXWELL, MAY I ASK A QUESTION OF STAFF? YES, PLEASE. SO CONDITION CONDITION NUMBER SIX SAYS TO INCLUDE BE AWAY.

COMMENT NUMBER THREE IS THAT. YES. THAT ONE WAS NOT. YEAH. THAT ONE WE DO WANT THEM TO DO.

YOU WEREN'T SWORN IN RIGHT. WERE YOU SUPPORTIVE. YOU WERE NOT SWORN. YES. HE NEEDS TO BE SWORN IN. COULD THE COURT REPORTER PLEASE SWEAR IN THE PRESENTER? PLEASE? LET'S LET'S GET EVERYBODY WHILE WE'RE HERE. VINNIE, ARE YOU AND YOUR FOLKS, ANY OF YOU GOING TO TALK? YEAH.

MR. POZZO WILL ALSO NEED TO BE SWORN IN. IF YOU'RE GOING TO SPEAK, PLEASE STAND UP AND AND BE SWORN IN. MR. TORY, YOU'RE GOING TO REMAIN SILENT. OH, I DIDN'T SEE HIM. THE WORLD OF

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REMOTE WORKING. THINK OF IT LIKE THE ARMY. HURRY UP AND WAIT.

ONE MOMENT, PLEASE. YOU HEAR ME? NOW, HERE WE GO. OKAY, PERFECT. OKAY. ARE WE READY TO DO THE SWEARING? YES. YOU SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT THE TESTIMONY YOU ARE ABOUT TO GIVE WILL BE THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH, AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH. I DO THANK YOU, THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON, BOARD MEMBERS. STAFF. NELSON DE LEON. LUCAS. ARCHITECTURE PRESENTING 1008 ALHAMBRA. WITH ME TODAY ARE THE OWNERS, THE NEW OWNERS, ALEX AND HIS WIFE LINDSAY, WHICH I THINK THEY WANT TO SAY A COUPLE OF WORDS BEFORE I START. AND THIS HOME HAS BEEN IN THEIR FAMILY FOR ABOUT 60 YEARS. YEAH. SO THEY ARE THEY HAVE INHERITED THIS FROM THEIR GRANDFATHER AS A GIFT AND ARE NOW IN THE PROCESS OF RESTORING THE HOME AND BRINGING IT UP TO THEIR FAMILY STANDARDS, PLUS ALL THE MODERN AMENITIES THAT WE'VE GROWN ACCUSTOMED TO IN OUR IN OUR NEW WORLD. THAT'S VERY NICE. YOU WANT TO SAY A FEW THINGS FIRST? YEAH. OKAY. SO I'LL LET THEM GIVE HIMSELF A LITTLE INTRO AND THEN I'LL TAKE OVER, PLEASE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THERE WE GO. OKAY. HI. GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS ALEX VOLSKY. I'M THE GRANDSON OF GEORGE VOLSKY. SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION TODAY TO ALLOW ME TO SPEAK. MY FAMILY AND I ARE VERY HONORED TO BE HERE AND PRESENTING THE PLANS THAT WILL HOPEFULLY BE OUR FUTURE HOME FOR MANY YEARS TO COME. MY GRANDFATHER PURCHASED THIS HOUSE IN 1970 UNTIL AND HE LIVED THERE UNTIL HE PASSED AWAY IN 2023 AT THE AGE OF 102. MY BROTHERS AND I HAVE VERY FOND MEMORIES OF THE HOME GOING THERE AS YOUNG CHILDREN AND ADULTS AND BRINGING OUR FAMILIES AS THEY'VE GROWN THROUGHOUT THE YEARS, AND IT'S ALWAYS BEEN A VERY SPECIAL PLACE FOR OUR FAMILY. ONE OF MY GRANDFATHER'S FINAL WISHES WAS THAT THE HOME WOULD PASS TO HIS ONE OF HIS GRANDCHILDREN, WITH THE HOPE THAT WE'D BE ABLE TO RESTORE IT AND EXPAND ON IT, WHILE MAINTAINING THE APPROPRIATENESS OF THE HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF THE HOME. AND. AND IT'S A PRIVILEGE THAT I AM ABLE TO BE THE GRANDSON TO BRING THIS PRESENTATION BEFORE ALL OF YOU. AND WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY OF, OF, OF MAKING THIS HOME TRULY A, A, A LANDMARK PIECE IN, IN CORAL GABLES. WE DO HAVE SOME VERY MODEST REQUESTS THAT ARE NOT REFLECTED IN THE PLANS. AND NELSON IS PRESENTING TODAY. ONE OF THE REQUESTS THAT WE'RE HOPING TO ASK FOR IS EXPANSION OF THE OF THE GARAGE. THE GARAGE WAS BUILT IN ITS ORIGINAL STATE WHEN THE HOME WAS CONSTRUCTED, AND IT'S NOT REALLY MEANT TO FIT, YOU KNOW, MODERN VEHICLES OF THIS TIME. AND FOR WE WOULD LIKE TO EXPAND THE ENTRANCE OF THE GARAGE AS WELL AS THE INTERIOR DIMENSION OF IT, TO BE ABLE TO ACCOMMODATE TWO VEHICLES SO THAT WE'RE NOT PARKING IT OUTSIDE OF THE HOME. AND THIS IS FOR SAFETY PURPOSES FOR OUR FAMILY AND OUR CHILDREN AS WELL. AND WE'RE ASKING TO WE'RE PLANNING ON BUILDING A PERIMETER WALL AROUND THE HOME. CURRENTLY, FROM MY UNDERSTANDING, IS A PERIMETER WALL CAN BE UP TO FOUR FEET IN HEIGHT. WE'RE ASKING IF IT COULD POSSIBLY BE EXTENDED A LITTLE BIT HIGHER UP TO FIVE FEET FOR PRIVACY PURPOSES. I UNDERSTAND IF THAT'S A DIFFICULT TASK TO DO. AND LASTLY, THERE'S A CIRCULAR ART DECO WINDOW ON THE, I GUESS, THE NORTHEAST SIDE OF THE HOME. AND WHAT WILL BE OUR FUTURE KITCHEN. WE WOULD LIKE TO PRESERVE THE WINDOW EXACTLY AS IT EXISTS, BOTH IN STYLE AND SIZE, WHILE RELOCATING IT A LITTLE BIT HIGHER AND MORE CENTRAL SO THAT IT FITS THE INTERIOR LAYOUT OF THE HOME. APPRECIATE THE BOARD'S TIME AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU ALONGSIDE THIS PROJECT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALL RIGHT, NELSON, YOU'D LIKE TO MAKE YOUR PRESENTATION. OKAY. SO LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THE HOME AS IT EXISTS NOW. AND THEN I'LL TAKE YOU THROUGH WITH THE PROPOSED PLANS. THE HOME IS SET TO THE WESTERN EDGE AND

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NORTHERN EDGE OF THE PROPERTY, WITH A VERY LARGE REAR YARD AND A VERY LARGE EASTERN YARD ALONG THE GRANADA SIDE. THE HOME IS THE CENTER BOTTOM IMAGE AND A FEW CONTEXTUAL IMAGES. THIS NEIGHBORHOOD HAS A NUMBER OF ONE AND TWO STORY HOMES, ALONG WITH A NUMBER OF HISTORICALLY DESIGNATED HOMES. THE HOUSE AS IT CURRENTLY EXISTS, STARTING ON THE UPPER RIGHT, IS A VIEW FROM THE GRANADA STREET. THE CIRCULAR WINDOW THAT ALEX JUST MENTIONED. THAT'S PART OF WHAT WAS ORIGINALLY A SCREENED, ENCLOSED ROOM. AND NOW IT'S A SMALL SORT OF LOGGIA SPACE, BOTTOM RIGHT, THE FRONT ELEVATION VIEWED FROM ALHAMBRA, BOTTOM LEFT, VIEWED FROM ALHAMBRA AGAIN. AND THEN AT THE UPPER LEFT IS THE REAR OF THE HOME. WE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK AT MIRIAM'S ORIGINAL DRAWINGS, SO WE'RE FORTUNATE TO HAVE THE FLOOR PLANS, WHICH HAVE CHANGED VERY LITTLE FROM THE ORIGINAL DESIGN, BOTH ON THE FIRST FLOOR AND THE SECOND FLOOR. AND WE ALSO HAD A NUMBER OF ELEVATIONS AND AND SECTIONS TO INFORM US OF WHAT THE INTENT WAS. AND ALMOST WITH VERY FEW EXCEPTIONS, THE HOME WAS DESIGNED AS SHOWN ON THE DRAWINGS. AND I THINK THE ONLY CHANGES THAT THAT HAVE OCCURRED SINCE THIS HOME WAS BUILT WAS IF YOU LOOK AT THE UPPER CENTER PORTION OF THE HOME, TO THE RIGHT IS A VERY LARGE CHIMNEY FEATURE, WHICH WAS TAKEN DOWN. AND THEN AT THE BOTTOM IMAGE, WHICH IS THE FRONT ELEVATION, THE CENTRAL PORTION OF THE SECOND FLOOR ORIGINALLY HAD A GLASS BLOCK ELEMENT THAT WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH THE, THE CURRENT BANDING THAT EXISTS ON THAT LEVEL. AND THEN AT THE BOTTOM RIGHT, THE GARAGE DOORS, WHICH WERE ORIGINALLY DESIGNED AS A 16 RECTANGULAR BAYS, WAS CHANGED TO SOMETHING THAT THAT WAS NOW, I THINK MAYBE 24 BAYS. SO OTHER THAN THAT, MOST OF THE HOMES WERE DESIGNED AS PLANNED. AND AS SHOWN ON THESE PHOTOS IS HOW IT WAS BUILT. THE DRAWINGS, I HAVE REVERSED THE ORDER JUST TO BRING THE FRONT ELEVATION TO THE BOTTOM. SO THIS IS NOT WHAT YOU JUST SAW ON THE UPPER DRAWING. ON THE FIRST DRAWING OF THE SURVEY. LET ME GO BACK A MOMENT. SO THE AREAS THAT ARE SHADED, WHICH IS THE UPPER RIGHT CORNER BEHIND THE GARAGE AND JUST BEYOND THE CURVED SUNROOM, THE ORIGINAL SCREENED ENCLOSURE, WHICH IS NOW A COVERED LOGGIA, ENCLOSED AC AREA. THOSE ARE THE TWO AREAS THAT WE'RE GOING TO EITHER REMOVE OR BE MODIFIED. THE REMAINDER OF THE HOME WILL REMAIN AS ORIGINALLY DESIGNED.

THE MAIN PORTION OF THE ADDITION OF THE HOME IS TUCKED BEHIND THE GARAGE TO THE WEST, AND THE. TO A SMALLER EXTENT, THE CURRENT LOGGIAS EXPANDED TO HOUSE. NOW THE NEW KITCHEN AND.

WE'LL SEE THIS IN THE FLOOR PLANS AND A NEW COVERED TERRACE. THE EXISTING FIRST FLOOR. THE AREAS THAT ARE DASHED ARE THE AREAS THAT ARE BEING REMOVED OR REMODELED. THE PROPOSED NEW FLOOR. SO WE'RE TRYING TO EXTEND THIS NEW TWO STORY ADDITION AND TOUCH THE EXISTING HOME WITH THE LEAST AMOUNT OF OF DISRUPTION. SO THAT SEMI-CIRCULAR STAIR THAT YOU SEE IN THE MIDDLE, THAT IS THE CONNECTION POINT BETWEEN THE MAIN HOUSE AND THE NEW TWO STORY ADDITION. AND THEN ON THE LEFT SIDE WERE THE GREAT ROOM IS AND THE SUNROOM. THAT IS A DIRECT EXTENSION OF THE LOGGIA DOUBLING IN SIZE, BECOMING THE NEW KITCHEN, AND THEN A NEW COVERED DINING TERRACE. LOOKING INTO THE POOL AREA. THE SECOND FLOOR IS A VERY SMALL FOOTPRINT, TWO BEDROOMS, SO THE CONNECTION TO THE SECOND FLOOR WILL BE THE LITTLE CLOSET THAT'S ON THE UPPER RIGHT OF THAT SECOND FLOOR PORTION. SO WITH THAT CLOSET IS THAT'S WHERE WE CONNECT TO THE NEW STAIR. I'M INTRODUCING A LITTLE NOTCH BETWEEN THE NEW TWO STORY AND THE EXISTING TWO STORY TO KEEP THE MASSING, AND YOU'LL SEE THIS IN THE 3DS MORE IN KEEPING WITH THE SCALE OF THE ORIGINAL HOME. THE OVERALL PROPOSED ROOF PLAN, THE SHADED AREAS BEING THE NEW. THE UPPER IMAGE IS THE HOUSE AS IT EXISTS. THE MIDDLE AND ALL OF THESE WILL BE THE AREAS DEMOLISHED, SHOWN IN DASHED. AND THEN THE BOTTOM IS THE NEW PROPOSED IN. IN THE HISTORICAL STAFF REPORT, THERE'S MENTION OF THE DOOR. THE MAIN ENTRY DOOR HAS A AN

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ORNATE TILE PATTERN THAT WE'RE GOING TO KEEP THE DOOR ITSELF. WE WEREN'T SURE IF IT WAS HISTORIC OR NOT. I THINK STAFF WASN'T SURE IF IT WAS HISTORIC OR NOT. SO WE'LL WORK WITH STAFF ON ON WHAT THE FINAL FRONT DOOR LOOK WILL BE. THE REST OF THE HOUSE. THE ONLY OTHER CHANGE IS THAT SECOND FLOOR THAT USED TO HAVE A GLASS BLOCK. WE OWNERS WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A WINDOW SYSTEM THAT MATCHES THE REST OF THE HOUSE. STAFF REPORT HAS INDICATED THEY PREFER TO SEE THE GLASS BLOCK REINTRODUCED. SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE CAN DISCUSS AT THE END OF THE PRESENTATION. THE GARAGE DOOR WHICH ALEX MENTIONED, WHICH IS UNDERSIZED AND TIGHT ON THIS DRAWING, WE HAD ACTUALLY INCREASED IT BY SIX INCHES ON EITHER SIDE. SO THE DRAWING THAT YOU SEE HERE, THE FRONT ELEVATION, REFLECTS THE SLIGHT INCREASE IN THE WIDTH OF THE GARAGE DOOR. THE FRONT WALL. AND I APOLOGIZE, I'M NOT SURE WHAT THESE IMAGES ARE SO LIGHT, BUT WE'LL BE ABLE TO SEE THE FRONT WALL IN GREATER DETAIL ON THE 3D. BUT IN ESSENCE, WE'RE PICKING UP THE FOUR FOOT HIGH WALL THAT'S ALONG THE GRANADA. WE'RE BRINGING THAT UP UNTIL WE MEET THE HOME THAT IS GOING TO BE PART OF OUR POOL LIFE SAFETY ENCLOSURE. AT THAT POINT, WE STEPPED THE WALL DOWN FROM FOUR FEET DOWN TO 30IN, ALLOWING AS MUCH VISIBILITY TO THE ORIGINAL HOME AS POSSIBLE. AND AT THE NEW DRIVEWAY, THERE'LL BE NO GATE. IT'LL BE IN A WIDER ENTRANCE, BUT WITHOUT AN ENTRY GATE. WE WILL HAVE A PEDESTRIAN GATE THOUGH AT THE NEW WALL LOCATION. A VIEW OF THE REAR AS IT EXISTS AND AS PROPOSED. AND THE WEST ELEVATION. I THINK THESE ARE GOING TO EXPLAIN MUCH BETTER AS THE ELEVATION DRAWINGS ARE COMING OUT SO LATE IN THIS ROOM. SO THIS IS THE HOME AS IT EXISTS TODAY. AND THIS IS THE PROPOSED SHOWING THE LOW WALL, THE NEW SECOND FLOOR ADDITION TUCKED BEHIND THE EXISTING GARAGE. SO THE NEW SECOND FLOOR STARTS AT 20FT BACK FROM THE FACE OF THE GARAGE. AND THEN BETWEEN THE EXISTING TWO STORY HOME AND THE NEW. I INTRODUCED THAT NOTCH JUST TO BREAK DOWN THE MASSING OF THE ROOF. THIS IS AN AERIAL VIEW OF THE EXISTING. LOOKING AT IT FROM THE NORTHEAST CORNER AND THEN THE PROPOSED SHOWING THE. THE NEW WALLS. THE MAJORITY OF THE. OR NOT THE MAJORITY, BUT THE ENTIRETY OF THE SECOND FLOOR ADDITION IS TUCKED TO THE WEST AND REAR OF THE PROPERTY, AND THEN OFF THAT CIRCULAR SUNROOM IS THE EXPANSION OF THE NEW KITCHEN WITH THE OUTDOOR DINING. HERE'S ANOTHER VIEW OF THE FRONT OF THE HOUSE FROM THE NORTHEAST CORNER AND THE PROPOSED. SO FROM THIS ANGLE, WE ACTUALLY DON'T SEE THE SECOND FLOOR, BUT WE DO SEE HOW THE WALL INTERACTS WITH THE THE HOUSE AND HOW WE CLOSE OFF THE YARD FOR THE POOL SAFETY WITH A PICKET FENCE THAT LIGHTLY CONNECTS TO THE EXISTING HOME. A VIEW OF THE REAR OF THE HOME CURRENTLY. AND OUR PROPOSED. WE INTRODUCED THE POOL THAT THAT PICKS UP THE SHAPE OF THE SUNROOM. SO WHEN YOU SEE THIS SEMICIRCULAR END OF THE POOL, IT'S A NOD TO THE HISTORIC HOME, WHICH HAS A CIRCULAR SUNROOM, WHICH IS ACTUALLY LIGHT FILLED AND QUITE LOVELY. THE TWO EXTENSIONS ON THE GROUND LEVEL ARE TWO COVERED TERRACES, SO DIRECTLY ADJACENT TO THE POOLS, THE COVERED DINING TERRACE AND AT THE FRONT END OF THE POOL IS THE COVERED TERRACE OFF THE FAMILY ROOM. THE MASTER BEDROOM PROJECTS ABOVE THE TERRACE AND THEN HAS SLIDING DOORS THAT OPEN ONTO A BALCONY, AGAIN PICKING UP THE THE THE IMAGERY OF THE CURVE. THE BALCONY ITSELF HAS CURVED EDGES. THIS IS A VIEW OF THE BACK AND A VIEW OF THE PROPOSED. WITH THE TWO NEW COURTYARD RATHER COVERED TERRACES EXTENDING OUT TO THE POOL. A NEW POOL COURTYARD INTRODUCED IN THE HOME AND THEN THE SECOND FLOOR SHIFTED TO THE WESTERN EDGE OF THE PROPERTY. THAT IS OUR PRESENTATION. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. OKAY, BOARD. THANK YOU. NELSON. WE'LL. MR. SILVA.

MR. A QUICK QUESTION BEFORE WE GET INTO THE DISCUSSION, NELSON, THE THE BOARD OF ARCHITECTS CONDITION THAT STAFF WOULD LIKE TO SEE INCORPORATED. CAN YOU GO OVER THAT? THERE WERE THERE WERE THREE CONDITIONS. ONE, ONE OF THE MEMBERS HAD SUGGESTED POSSIBLY INTRODUCING ADDITIONAL

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CORNER WINDOWS TO THE PROJECT, AND WE DISCUSSED THIS WITH STAFF AND FELT THAT THE MAIN HOUSE HAD CORNER WINDOWS ONLY IN THE FRONT ELEVATION. AND WE FELT THAT RATHER THAN INTRODUCE A NUMBER OF CORNER WINDOWS THAT WOULD COMPETE WITH. THAT IS JUST LET THE HISTORICAL HOME HAVE ITS CORNER WINDOWS AT THE FRONT AND THEN TREAT THE THE ADDITION WITHOUT ANY CORNER WINDOWS. THE OTHER SUGGESTION THEY HAD WAS THAT THE HOME INSIDE HAS A SUBTLE CURVILINEAR DETAIL AT VARIOUS TRANSITIONS. SO WE PICKED UP THAT DETAIL AND INTRODUCED IT AT THE COVERED TERRACES. THE. THE DRAWING YOU SEE HERE, THE RENDERING IS HOW IT WAS PRESENTED TO THE BOARD.

THE BOARD MADE A SUGGESTION THAT WE SHOULD FLATTEN THEM OUT SO THAT THEY LOOKED A LITTLE LESS MEDITERRANEAN. SO WE REALLY HAD NO ISSUE WITH THAT. SO ON THE ELEVATIONS WE FLATTEN THOSE OUT AND THEY'RE NOT AS PRONOUNCED AS WHAT YOU SEE ON ON THIS RENDERING. AND WE THOUGHT THAT WAS A GOOD SUGGESTION. THEIR THIRD COMMENT, CARA, I DON'T RECALL IF YOU HAVE. IT WAS ABOUT THE PARAPET AT THEIR. THE JUST I'M SORRY FOR THE ZOOM COURT REPORTER.

CONSIDER CONSIDER A PARAPET AT THE STAIR IN THE FRONT ELEVATION. SO THAT COMMENT INVOLVES. SO IF YOU SEE THE TUCKED IN TO THE SORT OF COURTYARD THAT'S CREATED BETWEEN THE TWO, THE ADDITION ONE STORY AND TWO STORY, THE. WHERE I INTRODUCED THE SEMICIRCULAR STAIR, THERE'S A SMALL PITCHED ROOF ABOVE THAT THAT CONNECTS THE MAIN HOUSE TO THE ADDITION. ONE OF THE BOARD MEMBERS HAD HAD ASKED US TO STUDY IF THAT CONDITION SHOULD JUST BE FLAT BETWEEN THE TWO. WE FELT THAT HAVING THE. THE LOW PITCHED CONNECTION CREATED A STRONGER CONNECTION BETWEEN THE EXISTING AND THE NEW. WE LOOKED AT HAVING A FLAT AND WE COULD LIKE TRAVEL BACK HERE TO THE FRONT 3D VIEW. SO THAT'S THE. THE LITTLE NOTCH THAT YOU SEE BETWEEN THE TWO. THAT'S THE ELEMENT THAT ONE OF THE BOARD MEMBERS HAD ASKED, COULD THAT BE. PARAPETED? SO THIS IS ACTUALLY A MUCH LESS VISUAL. I'D SAY, CONNECTION BETWEEN THE TWO. WHY? BECAUSE IT'S A VERY SMALL FASCIA CONNECTION. AND THEN THAT SLOPES AWAY FROM YOU AT THE VERY SAME LOW SLOPE THAT THE REST OF THE HOUSE HAS. IF WE INTRODUCE A PARAPET, I'D HAVE TO INCREASE THAT BY 12IN OR SO IN ORDER TO CREATE MY FLASHING TO A FLAT ROOF BEYOND.

AND I FELT THAT THAT WAS ACTUALLY MORE OF A VISUAL DISTRACTION THAN JUST CONTINUING THAT VERY LOW SLOPE ROOF IN A VERY LOW CONNECTION. TO THE CHAIR. MR. CAN YOU GO TO SHEET A OH FIVE, THE FRONT ELEVATION? I THINK YOU CAN SEE IT THERE AS WELL. SHEET A OH FIVE, THE FRONT ELEVATION. CAN YOU SHOW US THAT ONE? IF YOU ZOOM IN YOU COULD SEE WHAT NELSON IS TALKING ABOUT ON THE BOTTOM DRAWING. OOPS, I THINK I PASSED IT THERE. SO AN ELEVATION WE ALWAYS HAVE THE CHALLENGE OF SEEING THINGS FLAT THAT NOBODY CAN SEE EVER. WHICH IS WHY I POINTED TO THE RENDERING, WHICH IS TAKEN AT EYE VIEW FROM STANDING ON THE SIDEWALK. BUT EVEN HERE THAT ELEMENT IS A THIRD THE SIZE OF THE OVERALL PITCH, MAYBE A QUARTER OF THE SIZE OF THE OVERALL PITCH, JUST BECAUSE IT'S SUCH A SMALL AREA THAT IS BEING TILED. MR. SILVA. SURE. THANKS. YEAH, I AGREE WITH WITH KIND OF THE DECISION TO PROCEED AS YOU DID. MY QUESTION THOUGH IS, IS THE SO ONE OF THEM WAS DEALING WITH ELONGATING KIND OF THE SCALLOPED EDGES. SO YOU HAVE IN THIS PRESENTATION, YOU HAVE ELONGATED THEM SOMEWHAT FROM THE BOA PRESENTATION ON THE ELEVATIONS. BUT STAFF STILL HAS A CONCERN. I JUST WANT TO BE CLEAR WHAT STAFF'S CONCERN IS OR WHAT THE RECOMMENDATION IS ON THIS. ON THE TERRACE OF THE. SOUTHWEST ADDITION, THEY DON'T LOOK LIKE THEY'RE THEY'RE LIKE THEY DON'T LOOK LIKE THEY LIKE THEY'VE BEEN ELONGATED ON THE ON THE KITCHEN TERRACE. THEY'RE, THEY'RE ELONGATED, BUT NOT ON THE OTHER ONES. SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THEY'RE CONSISTENT ON BOTH. THERE'S A LONG ENOUGH. WE MAY HAVE MISSED ONE, BUT WE'LL, WE'LL WORK WITH STAFF TO MAKE SURE THAT THE

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PROPORTIONS OF THAT DETAIL IS IN KEEPING WITH THE ARCHITECTURAL INTEGRITY. COULD YOU ZOOM IN? YES. I'M SORRY, I CAN'T FOLLOW. WHERE'S THAT DETAIL? OTHER QUESTIONS. 5.3.

THIS HAS. FIVE POINT. KHGI-TV. COULD YOU PLEASE GO TO 5.3? SO ON. SO ON. 5.3 IT LOOKS LIKE THE THE MAIN KIND OF PORCH WAS ELONGATED AND MAYBE THE, THE PORCH OFF THE KITCHEN WAS NOT.

I GUESS THAT'S WHAT THE QUESTION IS. YES. YEAH. RIGHT, RIGHT. A DRAFTING MISS. NO THAT'S FINE. BUT YOUR INTENT IS TO TO COMPLY. YOU HAVEN'T. YOU HAVE NO OBJECTION TO THAT. NO.

I HAVE NO OBJECTIONS TO THAT. OKAY. ACTUALLY THOUGHT THAT IT WAS A GOOD COMMENT TO ELONGATE THEM. YEAH. IT LOOKS BETTER I THINK ELONGATED AS WELL. THANKS.

FOR THE CHAIR. DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? I DID HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THE GARAGE. THE OWNER MADE A COMMENT ABOUT THE GARAGE. IS THAT INCORPORATED IN THESE PLANS THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT? IT IS ON THIS ELEVATION. PLEASE SPEAK CLOSER TO THE MICROPHONE.

THANK YOU. SO THIS ELEVATION HERE, YOU'LL SEE ON THE MIDDLE DRAWING WHERE I'VE INDICATED THE IN IN A DASHED SHADING LINE, A SIX INCH REMOVAL OF CONCRETE IN ORDER TO EXPAND THE GARAGE DOOR, JUST AN EXTRA FOOT TO GIVE THEM THE ROOM TO GET TWO CARS IN. BUT IT'S STILL A TIGHT GARAGE. WHAT WAS SUBMITTED TO THEM DOES NOT SHOW THAT CORRECT. OH WELL, MAYBE. I THINK I THINK WHAT WE SENT YOU AS A POWERPOINT MAY HAVE, RIGHT. BUT THE DRAWINGS THAT ARE ATTACHED TO THE AGENDA DO NOT SHOW THAT. OKAY. SO WHICH SO THE DRAWINGS THAT WERE VOTING ON ARE THE ONES WE HAVE. OKAY. AND ALSO THE PAVING IN THE FRONT YARD REMOVES A LOT OF THE GRASS. I IT JUST TO ME. IT'S, IT KIND OF DISTURBS THE FRONT ELEVATION, REMOVING SO MUCH GRASS AND PUTTING SO MUCH PAVING. BUT I'M JUST GOING TO MAKE THAT. SO LET ME LET ME GET TO THAT. SO LANDSCAPE WISE WE ARE. AT LEAST TWO TIMES BEYOND THE MINIMUM REQUIRED. THE PAVING IN THE FRONT YARD IS ALWAYS A CHALLENGE, AND PARTICULARLY ON THIS SITE, BECAUSE ALHAMBRA CIRCLE HAS NO SWALE TO PARK IN THE FRONT, YOU'RE YOU HAVE TO COME ONTO THE PROPERTY. SO THE CHALLENGE IS. AND AND THIS GOES BACK TO THE GARAGE WAS MAKING IT COMFORTABLE TO GET THEIR TWO CARS IN. AND THEN WHEN FRIENDS COME OVER, GET TWO AND MAYBE THREE CARS ONTO YOUR PROPERTY.

OTHERWISE YOU HAVE TO DRIVE AROUND AND PARK ON THE VERY LARGE SWALE THAT'S ON GRANADA AND THEN COME BACK OVER TO THE HOME. SO YES, THERE'S MORE PAVING THAN BEFORE. AND PART OF THAT WAS THE CHALLENGE OF WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN SOMEBODY COMES OVER TO VISIT? AND THAT WAS HOW I REACTED TO THAT, WAS TO TRY AND ADD A LITTLE BIT MORE PAVING THERE TO MAKE IT MORE COMFORTABLE. BUT AS A NOD TO KEEPING THAT AS OPEN AS POSSIBLE. AND, AND THE OWNERS AGREED, WE PUSHED THE LOW WALLS FURTHER OUT AND THERE'LL BE NO DRIVEWAY GATE. SO VISUALLY IT'S OPEN. SO YES, YOU SEE MORE PAVING, BUT AT THE SAME TIME WE TRY TO MAINTAIN THE OPENNESS OF THAT. THANK YOU. MISS ABBOTT. ANY COMMENTS? IT'S GOING TO BE A BIG HOUSE. YES. IT'LL BE A BIG HOUSE. MR. SO I ALSO HAD A QUESTION ABOUT THE GARAGE EXPANSION BECAUSE IT LOOKS LIKE BECAUSE OF THE GARAGE EXPANSION, YOU'RE HAVING TO ALSO EXPAND THE DRIVE OPENING AND YOU'VE ADDED EXTRA SPACE, WHICH AGAIN TAKES AWAY FROM THE GREENERY IN THE FRONT. BUT CAN YOU EXPLAIN TO US, BECAUSE I DIDN'T SEE ANY DETAIL ON HOW MUCH ARE YOU ACTUALLY EXPANDING? HOW MUCH WIDER? SO THE GARAGE PHYSICALLY THE DRIVE AREA? YEAH. THE GARAGE PHYSICALLY DOES NOT

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CHANGE SHAPE. OKAY. WHAT WE'RE DOING IS WE'RE ADDING A NOTCH. THAT'S A THAT'S A STORAGE ROOM IN ESSENCE, BECAUSE THE GARAGE ITSELF IS ROUGHLY YOU COULDN'T BUILD IT AT TODAY'S STANDARDS IN, IN WIDTH, IN DEPTH. SO THERE'S A GARAGE. LET ME SEE IF I COULD JUST TAKE YOU TO THE PLAN. SO THE WIDTH IS NOT CHANGING. SO IF YOU SEE ON THE BOTTOM RIGHT PUSHED BACK FIVE FEET FROM THE GARAGE FACE IS A ROUGHLY SEVEN BY 15 STORAGE ROOM THAT'S ADDED TO THE GARAGE ON THE SIDE. YOU CAN SEE IT BACK. YEAH. SO IT'S NOT IT'S NOT THAT THE GARAGE IS EXPANDING IS THAT THERE'S A LITTLE STORAGE AREA ADDED, PUSHED BACK FROM THE FRONT.

WHAT WHAT HE WOULD WHAT HE SAYS EXPANSION. HE MEANS EXPANDING THE GARAGE DOOR, OPENING RIGHT ON ALL THREE SIDES. OPENING. YES. NOT THE ACTUAL GARAGE. OKAY. SO SO BECAUSE WHEN I'M LOOKING AT SOME PICTURES, IT LOOKS LIKE THE OPENING IS IS BIGGER. NO, THE THE YEAH, THE INSIDE OF THE GARAGE STAYS. OKAY. WHAT ABOUT YOU COULD JUST HELP ME OUT. HOW MUCH IS THE OPENING INCREASING. SO A COUPLE CURRENT. YEAH. THE CURRENT GARAGE DOOR IS I THINK A LITTLE BIT UNDER 16FT. AND THIS WOULD TAKE IT TO A FOOT MORE. SO ALMOST 17FT. OKAY. SO 16FT IS NOT AN UNUSUAL GARAGE DOOR SIZE. WHAT HAPPENS IS TYPICALLY THE GARAGE WIDTH IS 22FT OR MORE.

SO AS YOU GET IN, YOU HAVE ROOM TO OPEN THE DOORS. IN THIS CASE, IT'S 16 PLUS YOUR. SO THE TWO CARS COME IN TIGHT AND THEN YOU'RE TIGHT ALREADY. SO THIS JUST ALLOWS A LITTLE BIT OF SEPARATION SO THAT THE DRIVER ON THE RIGHT CAN OPEN THE DOOR AND GET OUT. OKAY. THERE WAS A GOOD PICTURE IN THE ARCHITECTURAL PLANS, I THINK SHOWS MORE OF THE DISTINCTION THAT I WAS LOOKING AT WITH MORE CONCRETE IN THE FRONT AREA AS WELL. MY ONLY OTHER QUESTION WOULD BE MAINLY FOR STAFF. SO DO YOU WANT ME TO ADDRESS THAT NOW, PLEASE? OKAY. STAFF QUESTION STAFF. SORRY, CAN I ASK YOU GUYS A QUESTION? WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS SINCE I GUESS THIS IS THE FIRST TIME WE'RE ADDRESSING THIS ABOUT THE EXPANSION OF THE GARAGE AND THE DRIVEWAY AREAS, AND ALSO THE FIVE FOOT PERIMETER WALL. THOSE WOULD BE MY TWO CONCERNS. SO LET ME SEE IF I CAN ADDRESS ALL THREE OF ALL THREE OF THE REQUESTS. SO THE THE FIRST ONE ABOUT THE EXPANSION OF THE ONE THAT'S ON, JUST STICK MY FACE INTO THIS. SO THE EXPANSION OF THE GARAGE DOOR OPENING IS NOT SOMETHING WE NORMALLY WANT TO SEE. IT'S ALREADY A DOUBLE WIDE GARAGE DOOR. AND THAT'S, THAT'S WE NORMALLY WANT TO LEAVE THE FRONT FACADE ALONE. SO NOT, NOT HAVING SEEN WHAT THE ELEVATIONS WOULD ACTUALLY LOOK LIKE. IT'S NOT SOMETHING WE GENERALLY SUPPORT. THE SECOND REQUEST WAS THE CIRCULAR WINDOW ON THE LOGGIA, AND THAT IS A SIGNATURE FEATURE OF THIS HOME. AND WE HAD ALREADY MENTIONED TO THEM THAT WE WANTED TO SEE EXACTLY WHERE IT WAS. IT IS A IT'S A PRETTY IMPORTANT PIECE OF THIS HOUSE. THE THIRD REQUEST IS ABOUT THE SITE WALL, AND I'M NOT SURE I UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU WANT AT FIVE FEET. DO YOU WANT THE NEW WALL THAT YOU'RE ADDING TO BE AT FIVE FEET, OR TO ADD TO THE EXISTING WALL? I'M GOING TO HAVE ALEX ANSWER THAT. YEAH, I KNOW, I DON'T KNOW, I DON'T KNOW WHERE THAT IS. SO CODE BASICALLY, JUST SO YOU'RE ALL AWARE, CODE ALLOWS YOU A FOUR FOOT HIGH MASONRY WALL THAT'S STANDARD ACROSS RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS. YOU CAN ADD ABOVE THAT ANOTHER TWO FEET OF METAL PICKETS OR SOME DECORATIVE METAL DESIGN. ALEX REQUESTS, I BELIEVE, WAS TO INCREASE THE WALL HEIGHT OVERALL TO FIVE FEET. NO, I DON'T KNOW. WHERE IS IT? I'M SORRY. CAN WE PLEASE USE THE MICROPHONE FOR THE ZOOM? THE COURT REPORTER IS ON ZOOM, AND SO WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO TRANSCRIBE THE MEETING. THANK YOU. AS YOU ALL KNOW, THE CORNER OF ALHAMBRA IN GRANADA IS A VERY, VERY PEDESTRIAN HEAVY. LOCATION IN CORAL GABLES.

PEOPLE WALKING TO THE GOLF COURSE FOR FOOT HEIGHT WALL. WE WERE HOPING TO SEE IF WE COULD GET THAT INCREASE A LITTLE BIT TO ADD FOR FURTHER PRIVACY OF OUR OF OUR HOME, AS WELL AS SAFETY PURPOSES AS WELL. I MEAN, THAT WAS MAINLY HAVE YOU THOUGHT ABOUT LANDSCAPING IT? SORRY. RATHER THAN RAISING THE WALL, YOU DON'T HAVE PEOPLE JUMPING OVER THE WALL DO YOU? YOU KNOW, WE WERE WE WERE THINKING ABOUT PUTTING LANDSCAPING BEHIND THE WALL TO FURTHER ADD TO THAT, MR. CHAIR. MR. CHAIR, IF I MAY SUGGEST, BECAUSE WE HAVE NOT SEEN A

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DESIGN PROPOSAL FOR THIS, I WOULD PREFER THAT YOU ALL STICK TO THE APPLICATION AT HAND WITH REGARD TO THE WALL, BECAUSE THERE THE WALL IS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS. IT'S NOT INCLUDED, AND.

AND A FIVE FOOT MASONRY WALL MAY NOT BE ALLOWED BY CODE, RIGHT? YEAH. YEAH. NO WALL. SO WE I WOULD IF THEY WANT TO COME BACK TO YOU ALL WITH A MODIFICATION TO THE APPROVED HOPEFULLY DESIGN THEN THEN WE CAN DO THAT THROUGH THE CHAIR. SO YOU HEARD WHAT THE STAFF SAID. SO WE'RE NOT GOING TO ADDRESS THE WALL TODAY AT ALL. PERFECT. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. AND YOU CAN COME BACK AND MAKE, YOU KNOW ANOTHER PROPOSAL FOR THAT THROUGH THE CHAIR THEN.

SO THESE THREE ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS WE ARE ARE REQUESTS. WE ARE NOT TO BE CONSIDERED TODAY, NUMBER ONE. NUMBER TWO, I JUST WANT TO NOTE THAT THERE WERE SOME LETTERS OF SUPPORT THERE DATED MAY 14TH. AND THEY INCLUDE THESE REQUESTS. SO I'M WONDERING WHY YOU AS STAFF DIDN'T RECEIVE THIS INFORMATION EARLIER AS WELL. I CAN'T ANSWER THAT QUESTION. BUT TO CLARIFY, IT'S JUST AN OBSERVATION. YES. THANK YOU. OKAY. TO CLARIFY THE FIRST TWO, IF YOU GUYS WANT TO DISCUSS THE MODIFICATION OF THE GARAGE DOOR OPENING, THAT'S YOU CAN ALL VISUALIZE WHAT THAT WOULD LOOK LIKE. I THINK THAT'S OKAY. BUT FOR THE, THE WALL WAS ONE WE WOULD LIKE TO WITHDRAW FROM THIS CONSIDERATION. AND THE CIRCULAR WINDOW. YES. NO. YOU CAN NO, THAT'S. MR. MR. CHAIR, SORRY, JUST TO BE CLEAR, THOSE ARE THOSE ARE DETAILS THAT I THINK YOU ALL CAN DISCUSS TODAY THAT ARE APPROPRIATELY BEFORE YOU. THE WALL IN PARTICULAR MAY REQUIRE A VARIANCE AND NEEDS TO BE EXAMINED BY STAFF. AND FOR THAT REASON, I THINK THAT'S WHY STAFF HAS REQUESTED THAT WE ADDRESS THAT AT A LATER DATE. OKAY. THANK YOU. AND WHAT IS STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION, SINCE WE'RE JUST SEEING THIS ON AGAIN ON THE EXPANSION OF THE GARAGE.

YEAH, I THINK I JUST ALREADY ANSWERED THAT THAT WE ARE NOT IN SUPPORT OF IT. OKAY. THANK YOU FOR CLARIFYING. THANK YOU. ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS, MISS JANET? ALL RIGHT, MISS ROLANDO.

I'M EMPHATICALLY OPPOSED TO A FIVE FOOT WALL AROUND THE PERIMETER OF THE HOME ON ALHAMBRA IN GRANADA. I THINK WHAT YOUR ARCHITECT HAS PROPOSED WITH THE LOWER WALL ALONG THE FACADE ON ALHAMBRA. AND THEN STEPPING UP AROUND THE CORNER AND ALONG GRANADA IS APPROPRIATE. I LIVE ON ALHAMBRA. I'VE LIVED ON ALHAMBRA FOR 35 YEARS. I'M VERY FAMILIAR WITH THE TRAFFIC PATTERN. AND YOU DON'T NEED A FIVE FOOT WALL FOR PRIVACY. WE HAVE PEOPLE WALKING DAY AND NIGHT, PEOPLE AND DOGS, AND IT'S IT'S JUST NOT IN KEEPING WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD, EITHER. NOBODY ELSE HAS FIVE FOOT WALLS, MISS ROLANDO. ANYTHING ELSE THAT'S SUFFICIENT.

WE HEAR YOUR ARGUMENT, MISS SPAIN. I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THE PAVING IN THE FRONT YARD.

IS THERE STILL A A REQUIREMENT IN THE CODE FOR A CERTAIN PERCENTAGE OF LANDSCAPING IN THE FRONT YARD? AND YOU MEET THAT, RIGHT? YEAH. WE. YEAH, WE FAR EXCEED IT. OKAY. YEAH. WHEN YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT THAT, YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT THE, THAT, THAT WHATEVER THAT IS 30% IN THE FRONT YARD. CORRECT? NOT, NOT THE OVERALL. WELL, BOTH. I'M SURE YOU'RE ON THE OVERALL.

I'M SURE YOU ARE. BUT BUT I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY. SO IF YOU LOOK AT THE YARD NOW AND THEN AS PROPOSED, IT'S THE PAVING IS ALL CONCENTRATED, OBVIOUSLY AT THE DRIVEWAY AND GARAGE ENTRANCE. BUT FROM THE PEDESTRIAN ENTRANCE TO THE FRONT DOOR TO THE LEFT IS ALL GREEN, EXCEPT FOR A LITTLE PAVED WALKWAY TO THE GATE THAT THEN LEADS YOU TO THE BACKYARD.

OKAY, OKAY. THAT'S YEAH, THAT'S ALL. I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY IN MY MIND, MRS. ALVAREZ. SO MY IPAD WAS IN AND OUT, SO I'M SORRY IF I MISSED SOMETHING BECAUSE I WAS TRYING TO FOLLOW ALONG AT THE SAME TIME AND CLOSELY LOOK AT THE DRAWINGS, BUT SO I'M NOT SURE IF IT'S APPLICABLE, BUT ON A PROJECT ON A ARAGON, I HAD A SIMILAR CONDITION WHERE THE GARAGE WAS JUST TOO SMALL AND HISTORIC. ALSO, WE WERE ABLE TO ADD ABOUT ONE SIX TO THE LENGTH OF THE GARAGE, BUT KEPT THE GARAGE DOOR THE SAME. SO I DON'T KNOW IF THAT IS AN OPTION. I MEAN, IT WAS IT'S A LOT OF WORK JUST TO JUST TO GAIN THAT SMALL AREA. BUT. MR. THROUGH THE CHAIR I THINK WE'RE THERE'S A LOT OF CONVERSATION ABOUT EXPANDING THE GARAGE. MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THE GARAGE IS NOT TO BE CHANGED. THE GARAGE DOOR IS BEING ASKED TO BE EXPANDED BY A

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COUPLE OF INCHES, AND A LITTLE STORAGE ROOM ADDED TO THE GARAGE. SO IF WE COULD BE CLEAR AS TO WHAT WE'RE SAYING BY EXPANDING GARAGE, IT WOULD HELP ME VERY MUCH. I THINK THAT ANNA, THOUGH, WAS SUGGESTING MAYBE IT SHOULD BE. I THINK IT'S THE GARAGE DOOR SIZE IS WHAT BECOMES MORE IMPACTFUL THAN IF THE GARAGE LENGTH GREW, WHATEVER THAT MINIMAL DIMENSION MIGHT BE TO MAKE IT USEFUL. WHEN IN MY. IN THE CASE OF THE PROJECT I DID, IT WAS, I THINK IT WAS ONE FOUR OR. I DON'T KNOW HOW IF STAFF IS OPEN TO THAT. I JUST WANTED TO PUT THAT OUT THERE. IT WAS ON. I AGREE WITH THE COMMENTS AND I GUESS YOU ALREADY. IN THE SPIRIT OF INCORPORATING THEM, AND I WAS GOING TO SAY, AS I LOOK AT THE THE ROOF PLAN, I FEEL LIKE ALSO WHERE THE, WHERE THE GARAGE MEETS THE NEW TWO STORY, YOU HAVE THE, THE ROOF THAT'S TAPERING BACK KIND OF. SO YOU GET THE, I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY THERE TO DO A SMALL GABLE THAT MAKES THAT CONNECTION MORE KIND OF, I GUESS, LOGICAL FOR THE, FOR THE PITCHING OF THE WATER. I KNOW THERE'S, THERE'S A LOT OF LIKE PUZZLE PIECES IN GETTING THE ROOF TO WORK. SO I MIGHT SUGGEST WORKING WITH STAFF IF THAT'S MORE SOMETHING YOU CAN'T JUST DESIGN LIKE THAT ON THE SPOT. AND I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND THE STAFF COMMENT ABOUT THE CIRCULAR WINDOW INSERT OR. IF YOU LOOK AT THE ORIGINAL DRAWINGS, THE THE SCREEN INSERT WAS A SCREEN OPENING ORIGINALLY. IF YOU LOOK AT THE ORIGINAL DRAWINGS, THE, THE WHAT'S THERE NOW IS NOT ORIGINAL. IT'S A WINDOW, OBVIOUSLY, BUT THE FRAME. IF YOU LOOK AT THE THE ACTUAL FRAME OF THE EXISTING OPENING, YOU CAN SEE WHERE THE WOOD INSERTS OF THE SCREEN WERE.

IT WAS A MUCH. IT WAS A MUCH NARROWER PROFILE. IT'S A VERY. IT FITS THE HOUSE BETTER. SO I WOULD LIKE THEM TO GO BACK TO WHAT WAS ON THE ORIGINAL SCREEN KIND OF OPENING DESIGN FOR THE WINDOW AND NOT NOT JUST MATCH WHAT'S THERE NOW. OKAY. SO COULD I, COULD I ASK A FOLLOW UP ON THAT SINCE BEFORE WE LEAVE THE SO THE EXISTING ELEVATIONS, THEY SHOW THAT THEY KIND OF A CANVAS COVER. SO YOU'RE SAYING THAT YOU CAN SEE THERE ARE STILL REMNANTS ON SITE THAT YOU CAN SEE WHAT. OKAY, PERFECT. THANK YOU. OKAY. YEAH. AND IF I MAY, THE, THE OWNERS QUESTION REGARDING THE CIRCULAR WINDOWS, THE CIRCULAR WINDOW IS ACTUALLY VERY LOW WITHIN THE, THE SIZE OF THE SPACE. SO THE BOTTOM OF THAT CIRCULAR WINDOW IS ONLY ABOUT 24IN OFF THE OFF THE FINISHED FLOOR. SO THE IDEA WAS TO KEEP THAT SHAPE, BUT RAISE IT UP SO THAT YOU COULD HAVE A COUNTER HEIGHT UNDERNEATH THAT WINDOW. THAT'S, THAT'S WHERE THE OWNERS SUGGESTION OF THE OPPORTUNITY TO MOVE THAT WINDOW HIGHER CAME FROM. THROUGH THE CHAIR. SO THE DRAWINGS THAT WE HAVE SHOW IT IN THE IN THE SAME LOCATION. THIS IS A SEPARATE REQUEST, BUT IT LOOKS LIKE FROM THE DRAWINGS ON. YEAH, THE DRAWINGS SHOW IT EXACTLY WHERE IT IS. OKAY. AND YES, NO CHANGE. YOU'RE REQUESTING TO RAISE IT TODAY. IF WE COULD KEEP IT THERE, BUT RAISE IT HIGHER. YES. ARE YOU SHOWING THAT IN THE PLANS. YES YOU ARE. YES. THAT IT'S BEING RAISED. IT'S NOT. IT'S NOT SHOWN ON THE PLANS THAT'S BEING RAISED IS IT? IT SAYS NO, IT'S NOT BEING RAISED ON ANY OF MY DRAWINGS. THIS WAS AFTER THE AFTER THE OWNER HAD SEEN THE DRAWINGS AND WE DISCUSSED NEW WINDOW HEIGHTS. THAT'S WHEN IT CAME TO LIGHT THAT THEY FELT THAT MAYBE IT WAS A LITTLE BIT IT WAS TOO LOW WITHIN THE SPACE. MR. MAXWELL THROUGH THE CHAIR.

WHAT I HEARD FROM STAFF IS THAT IT WOULD BE OKAY FOR US TO REVIEW THAT IF WE CHOOSE TO, THE ONE THAT THEY ARE RECOMMENDING THAT WE DO NOT IS THE WALL, BUT THE OTHER TWO, WE.

WE CAN IF WE WANT TO. YEAH. IF IT'S NOT ON THE PLANS, NELSON, WE'RE NOT GOING TO DO IT TODAY.

OKAY. THAT'S WE CAN DISCUSS IT, BUT THAT'S IT. WE CAN DISCUSS IT AND MOVE ON IT AS AN ACTION.

IF IF THE IF STAFF WANTS TO REITERATE THEIR POSITION, I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR IT AGAIN.

MR. CHAIR, MY UNDERSTANDING WAS THAT STAFF IS FINE WITH YOU ALL, CONSIDERING THE REQUESTS ABOUT THE WINDOW AND ITS LOCATION, AS WELL AS THE WIDTH OF THE GARAGE DOOR. HOWEVER, THEY'RE NOT PREPARED TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE WALL DISCUSSION. THE FIVE FOOT WALL. GIVEN THAT THEY HAVEN'T SEEN THOSE PLANS, AND THERE MAY BE SOME ISSUES WITH THE ZONING CODE THAT NEED TO BE DEALT WITH AS WELL, I CAN ASK YOU A QUESTION, BUT IT IS ALSO OKAY IF WE DECIDE NOT TO CONSIDER THOSE THINGS. YOU ALL. YES. RIGHT NOW THAT'S NOT PART OF THE APPLICATION THAT WAS PRESENTED TO YOU. RIGHT? EXACTLY. OKAY. THANK YOU. RIGHT. OKAY. I THINK THE SAME WAY THAT

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YOU ALTER MOTIONS AND CONDITIONS, THIS CAN BE INCLUDED OR NOT INCLUDED AS PART OF THE APPLICATION. MY QUESTION FOR THE WINDOW IS HOW WHAT IS THE THE SILL HEIGHT THAT WILL BE EXISTING? AND THEN WHAT ARE YOU PROPOSING? HOW HIGH ARE YOU PROPOSING TO RAISE THE WINDOW? SO THE EXISTING IS AT ABOUT 24 AND THE PROPOSED WOULD BE THREE FOOT TWO, SO 38.

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NDS TSEY CAN BEREINUC.FNDST,SS O IS AEDOTN SDED U. ALL. WHATOOUHANK CAHE RL,E? IORRYN T O WANT TO ASK THNQUESTI TO E ATECT SIGNED AGR DAN WDOWO E. A T OTHERRERNER WINDOWS, WHIE TR. DOES OTHERINW ALY AS EGRESS? CLD QUIFY EGRESS? T ONE IN E ITHEORNER ORO YOU T KNOWYE, I DOT KNO HAT'S II KNEW THE ON WER P ASK A QN OOTTUTCOERINW AAYS WASUST S. CORCT. YEYERSTDING MR. A,ST STFOULD WK WITHHE ON THE FEASIBILITY OF THASY UNDERSTANDING OF THE DISCUSSION AND CORRECT ME IF I'M INCORRECT ON YOUR MOTION. THAT'S CORRECT. THANK YOU. OKAY. WOULD YOU OKAY, I WAS UP. ARE YOU READY? YES. YES. YES. OKAY. MR. GARCIA PONCE.

YES. MISS. ROLANDO. YES, MISS SPAIN, I HAVE A QUESTION. SO. SO WHAT HAPPENS WITH THE GARAGE DOOR? IS THAT NOT INCLUDED IN ANY OF THIS? AND NOR IS THE WINDOW CORRECT. CORRECT. THE MOTION DOESN'T ADDRESS EITHER. THERE'S NOTHING PROHIBITING THEM FROM RETURNING AT A DIFFERENT TIME TO ADDRESS THOSE ISSUES. OKAY. THE WINDOW IS IN ONE OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS IS THE ROUND CIRCULAR WINDOW, BUT NOT TO MOVE IT. ONE OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS CORRECT THE MOTION WITH THE CONDITION ASKS THAT THE WINDOW, THE ROUND WINDOW REMAIN IN ITS EXISTING LOCATION. OKAY, BUT WE'RE NOT VOTING ON THE GARAGE DOOR NOW. CORRECT. THAT IS NOT A PART OF THIS MOTION. YES. THANK YOU, MISS ABBOTT. YES. MISS ALVAREZ, YES. MISS SHIELD. YES. MISS DANNY. YES. AND MR. MAXWELL. YES. MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, BOARD MEMBERS. YOU'RE WELCOME. OKAY. WE'RE GOING TO OUR LAST ITEM TODAY FOR THE PUBLIC

[2. 26-1576 CASE FILE COA (SP) 2025-017 CONTINUED: An application for the issuance of a Special Certificate of Appropriateness for the property at 415 Aragon Avenue, a Local Historic Landmark, legally described as Lot 16 & W1/2 Lot 15, Block 7, Coral Gables Section B, according to the Plat thereof, as recorded in Plat Book 5, at Page 111, of the Public Records of Miami-Dade County, Florida. The application requests approval of variances from Article 2 Section 2-101 D (4) (b) for the side setback of the existing detached garage and the side setback of the new addition.]

HEARING, WHICH IS CASE FILE COA SP 2025-017. CONTINUED. AN APPLICATION FOR THE ISSUANCE OF A SPECIAL CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS FOR THE PROPERTY AT 415 ARAGON AVENUE.

LOCAL HISTORIC LANDMARK LEGALLY DESCRIBED AS LOT 16 AND THE WEST ONE HALF. LOT 15, BLOCK SEVEN, CORAL GABLES SECTION B PLAT BOOK 5111 MIAMI DADE COUNTY APPLICATION REQUEST APPROVAL OF VARIANCES FROM ARTICLE TWO, SECTION 2-101D4B AND FOR THE SIDE SETBACK OF THE EXISTING DETACHED GARAGE AND THE SIDE SETBACK OF THE NEW ADDITION. GOOD AFTERNOON. IF WE COULD HAVE THE POWERPOINT, PLEASE. SO JUST FOR A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND, THIS PROPERTY DID RECEIVE A SPECIAL CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS AND THAT WAS APPROVED BY THIS BOARD ON SEPTEMBER 18TH, 2025. THERE'S BEEN NO CHANGES TO THE ADDITIONS, MODIFICATIONS AND ALTERATIONS THAT WERE PROPOSED FROM THAT COA. THESE VARIANCES WERE IDENTIFIED AT THE TIME OF THE BUILDING PERMIT REVIEW. ALTHOUGH THIS APPLICATION WAS PRELIMINARY REVIEWED BY ZONING, THESE VARIANCES WERE NOT IDENTIFIED AT THE TIME AND HAD COME UP AT THE MORE IN DEPTH REVIEW FOR THE BUILDING PERMIT. SO TODAY, BEFORE YOU, YOU WILL NOT BE REVIEWING THE ADDITIONS, ALTERATIONS, MODIFICATIONS. IT'S JUST ABOUT THE VARIANCES TO ALLOW FOR THOSE TO BE BUILT IN THOSE LOCATIONS. AND SO FOR 15 ARAGON THE REQUEST IS FOR VARIANCES FROM ARTICLE TWO SECTION 2-101D4B FOR THE SIDE SETBACK OF THE EXISTING DETACHED GARAGE AND THE SIDE SETBACK OF THE NEW ADDITION. ONE OF THE THE VARIANCE FOR THE DETACHED GARAGE. THIS IS AN EXISTING CONDITION OF THE ORIGINAL DETACHED GARAGE, AND THERE ARE NO MODIFICATIONS TO THE BUILDING FOOTPRINT. THE STRUCTURE WILL BE ATTACHED TO THE NEW RESIDENCE TO THE RESIDENTS WITH A NEW COVERED WALKWAY. STAFF IS IN SUPPORT OF THIS VARIANCE REQUEST. I INCLUDED HERE THE EXISTING PROPERTY SURVEY SO YOU COULD SEE THE EXISTING CONDITION OF THE LOT AND HOW THE BUILDINGS ARE SITED NOW. SO FOR THE ADDITION, THE EXISTING RESIDENCE. THE SECOND VARIANCE IS FOR THE SIDE SETBACK OF THE NEW ADDITION. THIS EXISTING RESIDENCE AND DETACHED GARAGE ARE CONSTRUCTED CONSTRUCTED ALONG THE WEST SIDE OF THE PROPERTY, LIMITING ANY POTENTIAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE SITE TO THE REAR AND EAST SIDE YARD. THE PROPERTY OWNER WANTED TO RETAIN THE ONE STORY CONDITION OF THE SITE AND MAINTAIN GREEN SPACE IN THE REAR YARD, AS THE WEST SIDE SETBACKS ARE EXISTING CONDITIONS THAT CANNOT BE MODIFIED. STAFF IS IN SUPPORT OF THE. ALLOWING THE VARIANCES