Monday city will pick two new PZB members

On September 30, 2014, two new members will join the five-member Planning and Zoning Board in St Augustine; a panel that City Attorney Isabelle Lopez calls the “most important citizen’s board”, and those two people will be selected on Monday evening at the regular meeting of the St Augustine City Commission.

City Clerk Alison Ratkovic is in receipt of nine applications for the two open seats on St Augustine’s official Local Comprehensive Planning Agency. A ballot will decide the two winning applicants.

Qualifications of applicants applying to be considered for appointment are as follows:

• No member shall be appointed for more than two (2) consecutive full terms.
• Ability to apply rules and regulations in an objective, non-emotional method to each application as presented.

Experience:
• architect, Florida registered;
• planner member, APA or AICP;
• real estate broker, with County occupational license;
• educator, college level;
• engineer, Florida registered;
• landscape architect, Florida registered;
• preservation organization officer;
• environmental or land use organization officer;
• attorney, Florida Bar;
• merchant or business person, City occupational license;
• contractor, City contractor’s license

According to backup documents available to Historic City News yesterday, applications have been received from:

• Cathy Brown
• Barbara McNees
• Cash McVey
• Dennis E. Wissel
• Charlu “CeCe” Reigle
• Deltra Long
• Larry Weeks
• Sarah Ryan
• Michael DeLorenzo

The board may grant zoning exceptions and variances as provided in the zoning code ordinances; hear appeals of any decision of the Planning and Building Department; recommend to the Commission the rezoning of land and changes to the Comprehensive Plan.

If you plan to attend or comment on the applicants who are seeking this un-compensated appointment, the regular meeting of the City Commission will be Monday night, September 22, 2014, beginning at 5:00 p.m. in the Alcazar Room of the City Hall Building located at 75 King Street in St Augustine. You can watch the meeting live on Comcast Government Television channel 3. Meetings of the City Commission are available for live and on-demand viewing at COSATV.com.