HomeMy WebLinkAboutcocc_cab_mtg_minutes_20241120CAPE CANAVERAL COMMUNITY APPEARANCE BOARD MEETING
City Hall Council Chambers
100 Polk Avenue, Cape Canaveral, Florida 32920
November 20, 2024
6:00 P.M.
MINUTES
CALL TO ORDER: A meeting of the Community Appearance Board (CAB) took place on November
20, 2024, at City Hall Council Chambers, 100 Polk Avenue, Cape Canaveral, FL. Vice Chairman
Nienstadt called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. The Board Secretary called the roll.
ROLL CALL:
MEMBERS PRESENT:
Bob Nienstadt
Pamela Paisley
Angela Trulock
OTHERS PRESENT:
Brianna Soat
Renee Yother
MEMBERS ABSENT:
Jalinda Morgan
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION:
NEW BUSINESS:
Vice Chairman
Board Member
Board Member
Director, Community Economic and Development
Board Secretary
1. Approval of Meeting Minutes — January 31, 2024: Board Member Trulock made the
motion to approve the minutes as written, seconded by Board Member Paisley. The
motion carried unanimously.
2. Review Level I Application for a Hotel and Accessory Uses on 2.42 acres at 8955 Columbia
Road (Parcel ID: 24-37-15-00-34) — Grosvenor Port Hotel LLC, Applicant/Owner. Director
Soat provided background to the Board on this hotel development. Richard Stubbs,
Architect and owner's representative, gave an overview of the hotel, which includes the
hotel being 6 floors, 150 rooms, a 15 foot setback from A1A, pool, landscape package and
a rooftop bar facing east. He assured the Board that this development meets all the
requirements for approval. Board Members Paisley and Trulock shared their favorable
opinions for approval of this development. Vice Chairman Nienstadt motioned to
approve the Level I Application for a Hotel and Accessory Uses on 2.42 acres at 8955
Columbia Road, seconded by Board Member Trulock. Motioned carried unanimously.
3. Review Level I Application for Five Attached Single -Story Residential Townhouse Units on
0.42 acres at the Southwest Corner of Orange Avenue and Buchanan Avenue (Parcel ID:
24-37-23-CG-67-1) — Arthur Berger, Applicant/Owner. Director Soat provided the Board
with background for this residential development. Discussion ensued regarding the plat,
rentals, structure of the units, detached garages, sidewalks,
landscaping, safety and windows. Mr. Berger introduced himself as the developer and a
resident of Cape Canaveral. He informed the Board that two-story units would have
resulted with six units and the owners did not want two-story units and required all
bedrooms to be on ground level. Discussion continued with housing designation, the
breezeway separation and aesthetics. The Board requested a 3D rendering, which Mr.
Berger will provide at a future meeting. Vice Chairman Nienstadt motioned to table the
Board's vote on this development until they have reviewed the 3D rendering,
seconded by Board Member Paisley.
REPORTS AND OPEN DISCUSSION:
Director Soat informed the Board of an additional Agenda Item that will be on the next meeting
Agenda: Mangrove Marketplace mural. The next CAB meeting has been scheduled for January 15,
2025. Board Member Paisley shared an event that took place a few years ago in the meat packing
district of New York. Artists painted renderings of John Audubon's (a famous painter of birds) birds
on the pull -down doors of all the warehouses which enhanced the appearance of that
neighborhood. Mr. Berger shared that his future projects behind his building located at 8660
Astronaut Boulevard involve Tesla.
ADJOURNMENT:
There being no further business, Vice Chairman Nienstadt motioned to adjourn, seconded by
Board Member Paisley. Meeting adjourned at 6:17 p.m.
Approved on this / f
Bob Nienstadt, Vice Chairman
Renee YotAge
ward Secretary
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