Code Enforcement Board

Thursday, March 20, 2025, 2:00 p.m.

Please be advised that in keeping with a recent directive from the Town Council, the minutes of all Town Boards and Commissions will be "abbreviated" in style. Persons interested in listening to the meeting, after the fact, may access the audio of that item via the Town’s website at www.townofpalmbeach.com or may obtain an audio recording of the meeting by contacting the Secretary to the Code Enforcement Board at (561) 227-6388. As a point of reference, you will find the recording times listed on these minutes at the beginning of each item.

I.

Call to Order: (01:59:15 PM)

II.

Roll Call: (01:59:18 PM)

Martin Klein, Chairman

Scotch Peloso, Vice Chairman

Pamela Saba

John McGowan

Chris Larmoyuex

Harris S. Fried

Dave Brooker

John P. Cohen, Alternate Member

Angel Arroyo, Alternate Member

III.

Pledge of Allegiance: (01:59:48 PM)

IV.

Election of Chairman: (02:00:07 PM)

V.

Election of Vice Chairman: (02:02:02 PM)

VI.

Chairman’s Comments: (02:02:13 PM)

VII.

Approval of the Minutes of February 20, 2025: (02:03:26 PM)

VIII.

Administration of the Oath to Town Staff: (02:03:42 PM)

IX.

Code Statistics (02:03:55 PM)

X.

Financial Report (02:04:57 PM)

XI.

Public Hearings: (02:05:41 PM)

A.

Case # CE 25-40, 2730 S Ocean Blvd., Palm Beach Ambassador Fee Borrower LLC.: Violation of Chapter 88, Section 88-18 of the Town of Palm Beach Code of Ordinances requires the exterior of a structure shall be maintained in good repair, structurally sound and sanitary so as not to pose a threat to the public health, safety and welfare. Chapter 88, Section 88-8 of the Town of Palm Beach Code of Ordinances states an unsafe structure is one that is found to be dangerous to the life, health, property or safety of the public or the occupants of the structure by not providing minimum safeguards to protect or warn occupants in the event of fire, or because such structure contains unsafe equipment or is so damaged, decayed, dilapidated, structurally unsafe or of such faulty construction or unstable foundation, that partial or complete collapse is possible.

B.

Case # CE 25-225, 312 ½ Worth Ave., Bice Ristorante, Elite Parking Solutions: Violation of Chapter 118, Section 118-151 of the Town of Palm Beach Code of Ordinances states on a case by case basis, the chief of police, or the chief’s designated representatives, will review all applications for a revocable annual valet service permit and temporary valet service permit to determine, at the location where the valet services are provided, whether the staging area will accommodate the proposed use for valet parking services, the primary route between the staging area and the vehicle parking areas, and may approve the permit, deny it, or approve with conditions. When determining whether the staging area will accommodate the proposed valet service use, the chief of police will be guided in his determination by the application of pertinent traffic regulations of the state, ordinances of the town, and the regulations of any other agency having jurisdiction over the right-of-way, as well as basic considerations of the public health, safety and welfare. No permit shall be issued if the chief of police determines that valet service will substantially interfere with the use of public right-of-way by the general public or cause undue interference to movement of traffic or pose potential hazard to the public safety and welfare. The determination as to the number of staging areas necessary for a particular permit application shall be made by the chief of police or his designee and if a permit is approved, except as to the number of staging areas required, it may be modified to incorporate additional staging areas as required by the chief of police or his designee, upon payment of a permit fee required by this article for each staging area required for an annual revocable valet services permit or the permit fee required by this article for each staging area for a revocable temporary valet services permit, whichever is applicable. These fees shall be amended annually pursuant to the requirements of section 118-149. The chief of police or his designee shall also determine the minimum number of valet parkers necessary to accommodate the valet service and the permit shall specify the number of valet parkers required as a condition of said permit.

C.

Case # CE 24-2589, 335 El Vedado Rd., Diana Wister: Violation of Chapter 18, Section 18-205(a) of the Town of Palm Beach Code of Ordinances the architectural commission may approve, approve with conditions, or disapprove the issuance of a building permit in any matter subject to its jurisdiction only after consideration of whether certain criteria is complied with. Violation of Chapter 18, Section 18-233 of the Town of Palm Beach Code of Ordinances adopts the Florida Building Code which requires building permits to construct, enlarge, alter, repair, move, demolish or change the occupancy of a building or structure or install, alter, repair, remove, convert or replace any electrical, mechanical or plumbing system.

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