BOCA RATON NEWS Vol. 14, No. 88 Tuesday, June 24, 1969 12 Pages Board, Council slate code workshop tonight Apartment, parking changes eyed Planning and zoning board members will get together with City Councilmen tonight to iron out problems involving two proposed ordinances which have caused a deadlock in Planning and Zoning Board public hear- ings. The two proposed ordi- nances would update the city's zoning and parking require- ments that have been on the City Council agenda since May. A special meeting will be held at 7:30 p.m. in the city hall to discuss the ordinances, but there is little hope that the councilmen will vote on the mat- ters tonight, since they have been slated to be voted on July 1. Planning and Zoning Board has seven petitions held up waiting for the city council's decision on the two ordinances, which deal mostly with multi- family districts and parking re- quirements. One ordinance in particular would create a new zon- ing district, R-5-A, governing The Atlantic Ocean looks more like a mill pond in this highrises east of state Road view, with gentle waves lapping at the feet of an early morn- A1A. ing visitor. And what's.that reflected in the limpid water? Water flows to the ocean through the Hilis- barrier which keeps ocean water from flowing If passed the new code would That's the •Good Ship David T,, hard at work on installation allow oceanfront highrises to of sewage outfall lines. boro canal, the dividing line between Boca west when drought lowers the inland water go as high as 200 feet in the sky Raton and'^eti'u'Jd B;-'jch. n*. ^ederal high- levels. View is to the west in this photo. but would require stringent set- way. Structure in the foreground is salt water back rules which would; allow for more space between the buildings. Change to business West of Military Trail The new code also would al- low highrises in the R-5 dis- trict to go as much as 150 feet in the air, but again would; be zone goes to more stringent in other areas City seeking new well field such as size of units and the It took Earl Totz three years, turned down again because amount of space between the but he finally got his petition his petition was "a little pre- Plans to establish a new mu- 400 feet near the coast, thins in level due to this rainfall dur- buildings. for, rezoning of a piece of land mature." nicipal well field for freshwa- to the west and decreases in ing this six month period re- The proposed new parking on ' the northeast corner of permeability to the north. code would mean that owners ter supplies west of the city are presents an increase in storage of multi-family dwellings would Royal Palm road and Golf View Thursday evening he passed now pending at the Lake Worth The primary source of re- of about 19,2 billion gallons." have to provide parking space drive on its way to city coun- what he called the "toughest Drainage District. charge to the aquifer is rain- Eidsness also noted that the for two cars per unit in defer- cil. hurdle." He finally had his pe- City Manager Alan Alford fall in the immediate area — average daily sewage flow of ence to the present one and a City Council will probably tition okayed by the board. said yesterday that the city more than one-third of the av- Boca Raton is now about 2,5 receive the petition at its He said he was asking the had not yet received a reply to erage rainfall of 60 inches is million gallons per day. This half car per unit. It also lists regular meeting July 1. board to consider his request its request for permission to available as recharge to the quantity, if completely treated new parking requirements for Totz' request, which is for for the third time "because of locate a string of wells along aquifer. Additional recharge and used for recharge, is dwarf- business. rezoning of the land from R-3 the other charges in the area" the E-3 canal west of Military comes from infiltration from ed by the amount which can be All seven petitions up before multi-family to B-l business referring to erection of First Trail. The city's main'source of the canals of local irrigation contributed by rainfall and Planning and Zoning Board are for erection of a professional Bank and Trust Co. across the raw water at the present time and drainage districts and the proper management of availa- hanging fire because of the two building, was approved by the street from him. is a string of wells along the El Central and South Florida Flood ble fresh water resources. proposed ordinances and have planning and zoning board last Rio canal north of 20th street Control District, especially the public hearings on the seven week. Although Totz said there has and along Second Avenue south Hilisboro Canal. have been recessed until July been no objection to his request, of 20th street. 2, a day after council is schedul- He made his first request in Arvida Corp., which had ob- The study shows that the po- ed to make its decision on the 1967, but was turned down be- jected to the rezoning back in Dr. Fred Eidsness of Black, tential of Biscayne aquifer is ordinances. cause the board said the rezon- 1967 objected this time toe Crow and Eidsness, Inc., the greater in the inland area where Four of the seven petitions ing would result in spot zoning However the Board voted to city's consulting engineers for water levels are high through- June 21-23, 1969 including one from Itvenus on in the area which was at that recommend the petition to City water and sewer projects, said out the year and perennial re- rezoning Garden Apartments time almost completely multi- Council because the change expansion of the city water plenishment to the aquifer is Hi Lo Rain area, have been tabled twice family. would be in line not only with 4 system "must begin" in 1970. available by infiltration from Sat. 92 71 .85 since May. The other three In 1968 Totz again paid his what is happening in the area The plan drafted by his firm the control canals and under- Sun. 90 74 . 0 were recessed at last week's $150 registration fee and pe- anyway but also with Milo would locate the Boca Raton seepage from the FCD Conser- Mon.(noon) 89 72 meeting. titioned for the same zoning. He Smith's master plan for the city* wells in the'LWDD canal right of vation Areas. i It- way. He said'each well would have a capacity of two million Large quantities of fresh gallons per day. ground water can be pumped from the Biscayne aquifer in Total water resources from the interior area to meet future the proposal would amount to demands without the threat of some 65 million gallons a day if sea water intrusion, Eidsness the city installed five wells per said. In addition, much of the mile along the E-3 from the average flow of 240 million gal- CONSERVATION Hilisboro Canal to the Hidden lons per day through the Hilis- Valley (C-15) Canal. boro Canal control represents water that could be used in the Eidsness said that the new future if facilities were made plan is based on a study of the available to conserve it. area's ground water resources by the U,S, Geological Survey "Water demand for the City which was supported by the cit- of Boca Raton has reached a ies of Boca Raton and Deerfield stage where expansion of the Beach. The study is now com- present water facilities must plete and is scheduled for pub- begin during the year 1970," lication soon. Eidsness said. "These facili- ties will include a new raw wa- The USGS report shows that ter source, water treatment the Biscayne aquifer (under- plant and pumping station and ground water bearing forma- expansion to the water trans- tion) is the only source of fresh mission systems. ground water for municipalities in the lower Hilisboro Canal "Few local people are aware CONSERVATION area. The aquifer extends from that the recharge of ground wa- land surface to a depth of about: ter in the Biscayne aquifer re- sults mainly from rainfall, and this effect from May 7 to Nov. 1, 1965, is an excellent exam- ple of this fact. During this 6- month period, over 60 inches Ann Landc»r:> Page 7 of rainfall was recorded in Boca Classifieds 10-11 Raton — nearly 30 inches dur- Editorials 4 ing October. If a conservative Public Notices 10 average porosity of 25 per cent Diagram shows conservation areas and drainage canals. the El Rio Canal. The E-3 canal crosses Glades road just Sports 8 were assumed for the Biscayne The city plans to locate a new well field for fresh water sup- west of the Royal Palm Polo Grounds and empties into the Women's News 6-7 aquifer in the area, then the rise plies along the E-3 canal to supplement existing wells along Hilisboro immediately seaward of the salt water barrier. j_gOCA RATON NEWS Tuesday, June 24, 1969 MONTEREY HOUSE The Condominium with Oceaa- to-fnfracoastaf forever! I m. f m Luxurious! Beautiful^ Desirable! *Under-building Parking ,'included In price * Breathtaking • Views of the blue Atlantic Ocean and the romantic Intra- coastol *200 ft, of Private Beach- *212 ft.