06-02-58SpMtg JUNE 2ND, 1958.
A Specia 1Meeting of the City Council was held in the Council
Chambers with Mayor ~. LeRoy Croft in the Chair, City Manager W..E.
Lawson Jr., and Commissioners Fred B. McNeece, George Talbot Jr., and
George V. Warren being present.
This meeting had been ca21ed for the purpose of discussion with
Mr. Jerome P0rtman concerning proposed Bonniecrest Subdivision -
Addition.
City Manage~ W. E. Laws? reviewed.the earl~ submission of the
proposed plat for Srd Addition to Bonn~ecrest S/D as presented by
Att'y. Arthur T. Holloway on behalf of Nr. Portman on Aprml 5th, 1957,
and which plat ~as tentatively approved by the Planning and Zoning
Board at a meetxng held on that date and attended by Att'y. Holloway~
The City Council, at a Regular meeting held on April 22nd, 1987,
approved the said Plat of Bonniecrest Addition, as recommended by the
Planning Board,.sub~ect to re-submission of the Final Plat to the
City Manager which shall reflect proper set-backs as provided on the
initialed proposed plat referred to herein.
The City Manager then read the following letter, relative to a
previous "Notice" (reques$) from th9 $oard of Co.unty Commissioners
to provide for an additional seyen (7) feet of right-of-way for
Swinton Avenue from the centerl~ne thereof as well as an additional
seven (?) feet from the centerline of Second Avenue (Seacrest Blvd)
from Lots 18, 17, 26 and 9 respectively of said 8rd Addition to Bon-
niecrest S/D:
RE: BONNIECREST SUBDIVISION, SRD ADDITION.
The Board was apprised of the contents of your letter ofNay 20th~
1988, in regard to ~he proposed Bonniecrest Subdivision, Srd Addition,
at its regular meeting of May 28, 1958.
V~ile the Board is aware of the time lag between City tentative
approval and City approval, it feels that it would be remiss if it
afforded a departure from adopted, published Board policy in this
stance whereas it has in the past returned maintenance responsibility
to other municipalities under similar circumstances.
The Board has stated that it will adopt a resolution approving
this Plat for filing with the necessary right of way provided on the
plat; or with simultaneous return of road maintenance responsibility
to the City on the two County roads involved.
We regret this action becomes necessary, but we trust you will ap-
preciate the problem involved.
G. R. FROST
Ass't. County Engineer
Mr. Portman felt that some consideration was due him if required
tO dedicate the West Seven (?) feet and the East Seven (7) feet o£
his proposed Srd Addition to Bonniecrest S/D, inasmuch as such dedicz-
tion would result in an approximate loss of 700 square feet per each
Lot mentioned above, and as a result of such loss Mr. Portman foresaw
a financial loss on the sale of the four lots involved of approximately
$1,400.00.
Following a general discussion of the possible effects of such a
dedication as referred to hereinabove, and as indicated to be accept-
able to the developer, Commissioner NcNeece moved that Mr. Portman
furnis~ ~he City of Delray Beach with a Quit Claim Deed to the West
seven (7) feet of Lots 16, l? and 26, and the East seven (7) feet of
Lot 9, as shown on proposed plat of Srd Addition to Bonniecrest S/D,
for additional ~treet Right-of-Way, and to cause said Subdivision to
be surveyed, which Survey shall reflect such dedication for R/W pur-
poses, the City of Delray Beach to absorb cost of such survey in an
amount not to exceed twenty-five (25) dollars, an~ further, that. the
develoDer of said Subdiwsion be granted a deviation'of ~even (7) ft'
from t~e Front-Yard Set-Back of tRirty (80) feet as requxred in Para.
"D", Section 8. of Zoning Ordinance. No. 234, subject to Pla.rming Board
approval. Motion seconded by Ccmmassioner Talbot and unanzmously
passed.
City Manager Lawson read the following letters:
May 29th, 1958.
In the interest of the unfortunate residents.surrounding Scobe?
Crematory, I wish to file a complaint against thxs business establmsh-
merit.
I, too, was a victim for the winter months, directly south, and I
can vouch for the stench produced from such barbaric method.
Needless to say, I do not approve and we were forced to move be-
fore our lease was up. .
I hope the City of Delray Beach will seriously consmder this mat-
ter a.r~. do everything in ~heir power to eliminate this annoyance and
make ~t pleasant once agazn for all the people concerned.
Thank you very much for immediate action on this subject.
· ~
MRS. RALPH STEWART
PALM SHADOWS May S Otb, 1958.
Apartments
Palm Shadows Apartments are located across the street from the
Scobee Funeral Home. From time to time a dense, black smoke comes
from the crematory chimney during the day time. This was noticed by
our tenants this win~er and it is an understatement to say they
uneasy %nd did not hke to see the smoke, knowing tha~ human bodies
were being burned. They came to me about this and I xn turn went to
see Mr. Scobee.
We have a large investment in these four apartments and the.loss
of good tenants would hit us hard. Some of them have been staying
here since 1948, ten years ago.
On January 2AthMr. Scobee came to our apartment and assured both
Mrs. Hendersgn and me that ~e would move the.crematory and further
stated that ~t had been amstake to locate it at the funeral home.
Mr. Scobee told us to tell our tenants that it would be moved before
they returned in the fall..
It now seems that Mr. Scobee does not intend to move the c~ematory
and we asking you to declare it a public nuisance and do what ~s ne-
cessary to have it removed.
Our tenants have asked that we inform them that it will be moved
before they will agree to return ne~t year. Your decision will
rectly effect us. Several pr?spect~ve tenants have flatly refused to
rent because the~ would not 1}ye across from a crematory. .
If the questxon should ar~se, we purchased these apartments
1953, years before the creme, tory ~as built. .
Th~nkyou for your.consxderat~on and we hope that you wmll give
us relxef from this nuxsance.
ARMSTRONG & HENDERSON
By Jack Henderson
Action on the above matter was deferred pending further consulta-
tion with the various parties concerned.
MEETING ADJOURNED:
_ R._ D, __WORTHING
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