IRISH BEACH ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN COMMITTEE

PO Box 245 Manchester, CA 95459

(707) 882-3183 ibadc@ibiclub.com ibiclub.com

MINUTES for April 15, 2006

Open meeting beginning at 9:30AM at the Irish Beach Firehouse, 15401 Forest View Drive.

CALL TO ORDER

Nik Epanchin called the meeting to order at 9:40AM.

IBADC members present: Nik Epanchin, Gordon Moores and Walt Rush.

Others in attendance: Jim Albert, Gene Cady, Leon Drolet, Annette Fromwiller, Louis Gardner, Rick Morton, George and Betty Munson, Susan Rush, Karen Schryver, Paul Styskal, Al & Loretta Thompson, Steve & Suzanne Whitaker, and Bettye Winters.

APPROVE MINUTES/TREASURER’S REPORT

Walt moved to postpone the approval of the Treasurer’s Report and minutes of 3/18/06 until the 5/20/06 meeting. Gordon seconded and the motion passed 3-0.

NEW BUSINESS

HOFFMAN 1/052 (14780 S. Hwy 1): (Continued from 3/18/06 meeting.) Phase I application for New Home Construction permit. Paul Styskal presented the application. The remaining issue for Phase I approval is that of the west set back. Hoffman is proposing a 6ft set back from the shared property line with 1/053 (Gardner). There is some disagreement between the County records and Mr. Gardner as to the location of the leach fields and tanks, although an agreement has been reached by which Gardner does not object to Hoffman’s 6ft set back and agrees to maintain a 28ft building separation, or a 22ft set back, should he expand in the future. Styskal has submitted a letter explaining the agreement. Nik explained that the agreement must be notarized and that a variance letter must be sent to the neighbors within a 300ft radius. Gordon stated his concern that, as written, the letter still allows Hoffman to object to future development of lots 1/70 & 71 based on the view corridor issues, and this should be addressed in Phase I. He further agued that the owners of those lots have not been informed of the potential impact. Steve Whitaker raised an objection to this “upstream” analysis and asked where it is addressed in the CC&Rs. He argued that while property owners have a right to object to construction that impacts their own view corridors, they have no right to object to the view corridor that is created by the construction of a house “upstream”. After considerable discussion, Styskal agreed to revise and resubmit the letter. Nik explained that when the signed and notarized letter is received, a variance letter will be sent out. If no objections are received during the 30 day comment period, the Phase I approval will take effect. Walt moved to approve the Phase I application as presented conditioned on receipt of the revised and notarized letter. Nik seconded and the motion passed 2-1.

IBADC: (Continued from 1/21/06 and 3/18/06) Discussion and finalization of proposed revision of ADC Construction Guidelines, Policies and Fees. Several comments were received from the community including a statement signed by 13 property owners, which was read. Nik addressed the comments and objections:

Insufficient notification of all Irish Beach property owners and length of comment period: A notice was included in the IBIC dues mailing and an IBIC letter to non-members and the comment period was extended an additional 30 days for a total of 60 days.

Fee structure: Objections were received regarding the increase in application fees and the initiation of the Performance Deposit. Nik explained that the ADC bank account has been steadily decreasing in part due to expanded record keeping. The Committee currently has no legal fund and will appropriate a percentage of the application fees to such a fund. Objections stating that the proposed fees are greater than those charged by the County are inaccurate.

Performance Deposit: This deposit provides the funding to hire an appropriately credentialed professional to verify the conformation of the foundation location and roof heights to the approved plans, if the owner does not provide the verification. Any unused monies shall be refunded. The deposit is 100% refundable if the property owner complies with the requirement.

Changes to proposals: The following changes will be made to the proposals as a result of comments received and discussion during the meeting:

Fee Schedule Table pg. 2:

· Item #1 will be removed.

· Item #4 shall state that Performance Deposits will be held in interest bearing accounts.

· Item #5 shall state that applicants who opt to pay in 2 installments must submit the final payment prior to the Phase II hearing.

· Item #8 shall be made clearer by adding the word “only” to the end of the first sentence. (“for the remaining work only.”).

Additionally, applicants will be required to provide one 8x11 set of drawings, in addition to the required full sized and 11x18 sets, for the purpose of scanning and posting on the web site with the meeting agenda.

Nik moved to adopt the proposals as described. Walt seconded and the motion passed 3-0. Walt moved to make the proposals effective as of May 1, 2006. Gordon seconded and the motion passed 3-0.

DESIGNATE SIGNERS ON NEW BANK ACCOUNT: The ADC will open a bank account at Inwood Credit Union in Point Arena. Jean Selk explained that the ADC will move the checking account from Westameribank in Gualala to the Inwood Credit Union in Point Arena. As required by the Credit Union, the IBIC Board of Directors passed a resolution designating the ADC Administrator and 2 Committee members as signers on the account and that checks over $500 require 2 signatures. Gordon moved to name Jean Selk, Walt Rush, Nik Epanchin and Gordon Moores as signors on the new account. Walt seconded and the motion passed 3-0.

ADJOURNMENT/NEXT MEETING

The meeting was adjourned at 11:05AM.

The next meeting is will be on May 20, 2006 beginning at 11:00AM.