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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSubmittal-Bob de la FuenteC_ PATRA LIU CITY COMMISSION MEETING APPEAL OF HEP BOARD DENIAL PZ.11 09-00565ha1 February 25, 2010 SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS Powerpoint Presentation A Property Appraiser Print-out B Ingelmo & Associates (Structural Engineer) Letter C Neighbor Letters Supporting Application D - 811 NW 7th Street Road (Next Door) 804 NW 7th Street Road (Across Street) Petition in Support of Application E SUBMITTED INTO THE PUBLIC RECORD FOR ITEM P2,11 ON ala,fio. - 0036,sha - 5ubr_n'ft0_1- tib de r� uehfa A •� T M IS GI r'N, fiIry ; ,, , 104 t, 1 A❑ r � � ol? I fib:.. ♦Y _ t `y pati 1, Cyt ,�c r,,jS IX _ ^ Y lair +Y� • �, a4 � !I ` , •r*� STT _,r,gY..r `. ,�Ia.. ft]!'. .�;•.,'F 1�.y; •��_.,4 �1 s -Awdr � � r r,, �tiNr � Y ,r 1 f� `,�•a � ,;4� �,. �. f , ',,��� .+ �� y rte• ---� l"''r��t•-sr- y,�,° � - _y. 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Of Page 1 of 1 Summary Details: Folio No.: 1-13 5-027-0820 Property: 811 NW 7 ST RD Mailing PATRA P LIU Address: SINGLE FAMILY Beds/Baths: 811 NW 7 ST RD MIAMI FL Floors: 33136-3024 Prooertv Information: Assessment Information: Year: 2009 2008 0100 SINGLE FAMILY Primary Zone: RESIDENCE CLUC: 0001 RESIDENTIAL - 132,089 SINGLE FAMILY Beds/Baths: 2/1 Floors: 1 Livin Units: 1 d' S Footage: 1,250 Lot Size: 7,000 SQ FT Year Built: 1940 $90,284 SPRING GARDEN PB 5- Legal 8 LOT 19 BILK 10 LOT SIZE 50.000 X 140 OR Description: 0747-1021 10 2002 1 $50,000/ OR 20747-1021 1002 00 Assessment Information: Year: 2009 2008 Land Value: $60,030 210,105 BuildingValue: $132,073 132,089 Market Value: $192,103 342,19 Assessed Value: $140,424 140,28 Exemption Information: Year: 2009 2008 Ham d: $25,000 $25,000 2nd Homestead: YES YES Taxable Value Information: Year: 2009 2008 $230,000 Applied Applied Taxing Authority: Exemption/ Exemption/ Taxable Taxable Value: Value: Regional: $50,000/ $50,000/ $90,424 $90,284 County: $50,000/ $50,000/ $90,424 $90,284 City: $50,000/ $50,000/ $90,424 $90,284 School Board:L_ $25,000/ $25,000/ 1 $115,424 $115,284 Sale Information: Sale Date: 10/2002 Sale Amount: $230,000 Sale 0/R: 20747-1021 ales Qualification ales which are qualified View Additional Sales Submitted into the public Description: record in connection with item PZ.11 on 02-25-10 Priscilla A. Thompson City Clerk http://gisims2,miamidade.gov/myhome/pr-intmap. asp?mapurl=http://gisims2.miamidade.go 2/23/2010 N II item PZ.11 on 02-25-10 Priscilla A. Thompson City Clerk -M-61 CIVIL L STRUCTURAL N G E ENGINEERING DESiGN ASSOCIATES *PA CONSUL TING C.A. No. 26864 �ir':geimo�inDetmo. biz Ms. Patna P. Liu 811 N.W. 7"'. St Rd Miami, Florida 33136-3024 RE: Inspection of Residence Rd,' Miami Dear Ms. Liu: At the request of Mr. Hija Mosscrop, Architect, INGELMO Associates visited your residence on Wednesday, April 29, 2009 to perform a visual inspection of the existing structural conditions. The house sits on the north side of NW 7'h. St. Rd and backs onto a canal. According to property records the single story family home was built in 1940, The house consists of exterior load bearing masonry resting on conventional foundations. The floor of the residence is wood framed and sits over a crawl space, The existing clearance from the bottom of the wood joists to the ground ranges from 10" to 16". The wood floor joists generally span between the exterior masonry walls and interiorfoundation walls. The roof structure consists of conventional wood framing resting on a concrete tic beam and interior wood framed p artitions. Our visual assessment of the structural elements consists of the following observations: The exterior load bearing masonry ,val Is have experienced cracking in a number of' I locations. The tie beam that runs along the perimeter of the masonry wall I exhibits a horizontal crack along the east and south elevations. Additional heavy cracks are also .evident in the masonry areas. The southeast corner of the residence has experienced foundation settlement. The settlement, in our opinion, has resulted in the heavy cracks that exist along the tie beams and the masonry walls at this particular location. The interior first floor wood framing system exhibits considerable deflection, Large areas of the living and dining areas are in an extreme state of deflection and visual observation .indicates that there Is heavy damage to the underfloor wood joists at this location. The bathroom substructure is also in Very poor condition and there is noticeable cracking of the underfloor wood joists. This condition was noted during ,our inspection. There is also evidence ofexcessive floor deflection in the bedrooms that lie along the north-east side ofthe house. 250C.otalorvo Avenue. Suite 301 - ora! G,,blos. s I M134 - Fel 3(X46I -aX.)9Fax 3106 401,60M 0 HTs a NOXITIMM item PZ.11 on 02-25-10 Priscilla A. Thompson City Clerk 11 ' May 2, 2009 Patra P. Liu ' Page Two 1 4. The residence, in general, is in very poor structural condition. Submitted into the public record in connection with ' item PZ.11 on 02-25-10 Priscilla A. Thompson City Clerk Based on our site. visit and the extent of the existing deterioration, we note below our assessment of the residence and possible causes: • The existing elevation survey ofthe lot indicates a drop in elevation between the Dont and the back ofthe property. This would tend to result in storm water flow from the street thru the lot and toward the canal that backs the'rear property line. This has been corroborated by the Owner in that during rain events the water not only flows in that ' direction but there is large extents of standing water on the property. The negative impact of this event is that this running water will tend, over time, to erode the. soiI and in an extreme event undermine the existing foundations. In our estimation, this could be the cause scenario of the settlement that has been reflected on the southeast corner ol'the property. The existing soil borings indicate a soft layer of silt with peat ' approximately 2 feet below existing grade that is evident in all the borings taken. Migration of these fines during periods of rain can also be contributing to the noted foundation and wall settlements and could be undermining other areas of the ' residence. . • As indicated above, large areas of the existing wood floors are deflecting excessively with the possibility of a floor collapse in the not too distant future. Inspection of the floor structure. reveals a strong presence of humidity and wetness of the structural ' system. The wood floor joists located above the crawl space are., in the existing condition, separated by no more than 10 to 12 inches from the grade under the house. The wood joists are not pressure treated and it is possible that during periods of rain, ' as described above. they could be partially submerged in water. This is the reason that the Florida Building Code requires it minimum clearance of 18 inches from the bottom of the wood joists to the exposed ground in crawl spaces. ' Remediation of the existing conditions wil I have to include complete replacement of the floor system with.a necessary adjustment to the existing floor elevation in order to comply with the crawl space clearance requirements. The existing masonry walls, as ' a result of the evident deterioration, should be brought to compliance with the Florida Building Code. This would require providing new vertical wall reinforcing in the form of new rebar cut into the existing masonry wall from the foundation to the roof' tie -beam every flour feet around the perimeter of the house. Thd existing concrete tie beams will have to be repaired and in those areas that exhibit a horizontal crack. replacement of these sections is necessary. As a consequence of the partial tie -beam ' replacement, portions of the roofstructure would need to be removed and replaced. Submitted into the public record in connection with ' item PZ.11 on 02-25-10 Priscilla A. Thompson City Clerk May 2.2OO9 Pmira P. Liu w The existing foundation system and /heyubxmi| conditions need iobeaddressed in order k)arrest arecurrence V[ihcpreSen(settlement-this may entail partial rcplaccnepQ ofthe existing [ooiingsand/or some lonn o[adecp [buodulioo sygern, Additional repairs might be required to concealed structural elements including the 1interior �nod8a �d| load �� existingnn no on��Fm mno` � lnour opinion the cost associated with the noted necessary upgrade will in all likelihood trigger the 50% rule and result in additional building code requirements /o comply with the Florida Building Code, Z0O7 Edition, _[hcae requirements would incNdc,o[u minimum, things Stich oythe reinforcing a[\he masonry walls usnoted above and mconnp|elc upgrade to the rou[oinclunc including u|| [uylcniogs and hurricane anchors, The ncmcdiu| action described above, in order to be mffeo(ire` would need to be per|orncdin its totality and in sequential manner from the fbundohOn to the roo[gruc(urc. The work will entail removal and replacement 0[mo9l0[ihcexisting Struciore. Howrver, unless the house is elevated, none Vf'[hcnoted remedial nd|onwill prevent the continued c[I'eciyo[ihe recurring flooding. Should you have any questions do not hesnate to conlact ine, Sincerely, Priscilla A. Thompson City Clerk Priscilla A. Thompson City Clerk n 11 ■ • ■ • • . a item PZ.11 on 02-25-10 ThompsonPriscilla A. I I � I May 4, 2009 Historic Environmental Preservation (HEP) Board City of Miami Planning Department 444 SW 2 d Avenue,3 d Floor Re: Property of Ms. Patra Liu, 811 NW 7t" Street Road, Miami To the Board Members of the City of Miarni HEP Board: My name is Flavio Carrillo and me and my wife life next door to Ms. Patra Liu at 807 NE7th St. Road. We live in the one-story house directly south of Patra's house. We have lived there since 1978. 1 am a retired general contractor. We are very much in favor of Patra's plans to replace her existing house. Her house is in very poor condition. I can see that the house has foundation problems and that there is a very large crack in the tie beam. I can also tell you that her property is lower than mine and much more affected by the rain. Her property floods much more than my property. Patra has shown us the plans for the new house. It is a lovely small house and we welcome living next door to it. We have no problem that it is a two-story house. I do not think asking her to fix this house is reasonable. The house is old and was built with poor building materials. The house is not like the other big houses across the street that have historical and architectural character. We have known Patra since the first day she moved in. She is an excellent neighbor and we wish that she is able to build her new house. I ask that you approve her application. Sincerely, �7 Flavio Carrillo item PZ.11 on 02-25-10 Priscilla A. Thompson City Clerk Historic Environmental Preservation (HEP) Board City of Miami Planning Department 444 SW 2❑d Avenue, 3rd Floor u 0 Miami, FL fl Ln C LO N O Re: Ms. Patra Liu o ° C +?+ ~ " 811 NW 7t' Street Rdo M Miami, FL 33136 Application for a Certificate of Demolition and Certificate of Appropriateness E ; (n L Dear Members of the City of Miami HEP Board: We are Ms. Patra Liu's neighbors (located directly across the street from the above- mentioned property) and are writing this letter to express our strong support for her two applications currently before this Board and to urge you to let her proceed with her plans. We have known Patra for many years. When we first met her, we lived on the opposite side of the canal just on the border of Spring Garden, but moved to our current location (across the street from Patra) in 2003—one year after she, herself, moved in. While we realize that the neighborhood known as Spring Garden has been designated a historic district, we do not believe that this designation was meant to—or should—obstruct structural and environmental improvements to houses in the neighborhood when those improvements do not adversely affect the overall scale and character of Spring Garden. The houses that make up Spring Garden are an eclectic mix of homes from the 1910's, 20's, 30's, 40's, 50's etc. up to modern homes of the late 20th Century. It is inevitable that structures of 2009 and beyond will be built in Spring Garden (there are a number of vacant lots in the area). We believe that structures can be built in this modern area and still complement the neighborhood. We feel it is possible—and imperative—to build suitable homes and/or structures that do not distract from the historic "feel" of our unique area. As a general contractor with vast knowledge and experience in preserving historic structures in both Miami and Miami Beach, we are well versed in the intent of these preservation laws and the reasons why they are put in place. We support them 100%. As a contractor, we also know that there are ways to erect new buildings or to renovate old ones that do not sacrifice the character of the historic district in which it is located. As a resident of Spring Garden, this is important to us. We have thoroughly reviewed the proposed plans for Ms. Liu's "replacement" home. We ' find it beautiful and in keeping with the look of the current house's front facade. We realize that it has a second floor. We do not object to this as the two homes to the north of Patra (also across the street from us) are two-story houses. We live in a two=story house. It is not ' an anomaly in this neighborhood! In the case of Patra's proposed two-story home, the second floor is recessed and, thus, less visible to us from across the street. ' We are also well aware of the flooding issues in our neighborhood and specific to Patra's property. It is visibly evident that her elevation is lower than that of her two side neighbors, I I making her lot the low point in the street. As such, we support her efforts to raise her home's elevation to conform to FEMA flood standards. Lastly, we are supportive of her plans because of her commitment to incorporate as many "green building" materials and features into the home, This is NOT mandatory, but she chooses to go above and beyond what codes currently require. We look forward to Patra living in this new house across the street from us for many years to come. The style, size and scale of the home fits well within the streetscape. 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