04-28-2016 VC WS-MMINUTES OF THE WORKSHOP SESSION
VILLAGE COUNCIL OF NORTH PALM BEACH, FLORIDA
APRIL 28, 2016
Present: David B. Norris, Mayor
Doug Bush, Vice Mayor
Darryl C. Aubrey, Sc.D., President Pro Tern
Robert A. Gebbia, Councilmember
Mark Mullinix, Councilmember
James P. Kelly, Village Manager
Len Rubin, Village Attorney
Melissa Teal, Village Clerk
ROLL CALL
Mayor Norris called the meeting to order at 9:00 p.m. All members of Council were present.
All members of staff were present.
BOATS AND RVS
Based on the input received at the February 17, 2016 Special Workshop Session, Mr. Kelly and
Community Development Director Denise Malone presented draft code revisions regarding the
parking of recreational, boating, and camping equipment on residential properties.
Council asked questions and requested clarification regarding the proposed revisions.
These sections were addressed:
Sec. 18 -35 are motorcycles, all- terrain vehicles, and /or golf carts "vehicles"
Sec. 18 -35(1) are two personal watercraft on one trailer counted as one or two pieces of equipment
Sec. 18 -35(2) use to be limited to occupant
Sec. 18 -35(2) regarding guest equipment parking: right -of way includes the sidewalk
Sec. 18 -35(3) temporary parking allowed in the swale but not on the paved road
Sec. 18 -35(5) "Exception" means guests are exempt from this restriction for five days in any
fourteen day period
Sec. 18 -35(6) regarding maximum equipment length, by State law "combination of vehicles
may not exceed a total length of 65 feet inclusive of the load carried thereon"
Sec. 18 -35(7) define or clarify "secured" during a hurricane or tropical storm
Sec. 18 -35(8) screening requirements apply to all equipment
Sec. 18- 35(8)(c) "body" of the boat means anything that is part of the structure of, and attached to,
the hull, such as cabins
Sec. 18- 35(8)(a) six -feet maximum height for front fences or hedges; minimum not needed
Sec. 18- 35(8)(c) clarify the items that may project beyond the screening material
Sec. 18 -35(9) must be boat cover; tarps are not allowed
Public Comment was heard concerning the parking of recreational, boating, and camping equipment
on residential properties.
Minutes of Village Council Workshop Session held April 28, 2016 Page 2 of 2
Discussion took place regarding maximum length and width; requiring registration; fencing and
hedges; and considering separate regulations for boats and recreational vehicles.
Mrs. Malone distributed a handout depicting existing conditions regarding the parking of a large
motorhome, and listing the total vehicles and vessels in the Village that are registered with the
Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles.
This issue will be placed on an upcoming Workshop Session agenda for further discussion.
ADJOURNMENT
Having reached the 11:00 p.m. curfew, the meeting was adjourned.
Melissa Teal, MMC, Village Clerk
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