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09-04-1984 Regular MeetingCtTY OF CLERMONT MINUTES PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION September 4, 1984 The regular meeting of the Planning and Zoning Commission was called to order by Chairman Jack Sargent at 7:35 p.m. on Tuesday, September 4, 1984. ROLL CALL: Members in attendance were Henry Czech, Adelbert Evans, Debbie Gaines, Nick Jones, Pat Parker, Jack Sargent, James Shepherd, and Bob Thompson. Absent was Marie McKinney. Also in attendance were City Manager George Forbes for the last half of the meeting • and Building Official Ron Thomas. REZONING REQUEST. Mrs. Gaines described the request by Mr. Oswalt for the rezoning of his property on the west side of Twelfth Street from R-1-A Low Density Single Family Residential to R-3 Residential/ Professional. The full legal description is on the Rezoning Request which is attached to these minutes. Mr. Oswalt, introduced as a representative of G & O Groves, began his presentation by explaining that the prompting of this rezoning re- quest was caused by the damage done to the orange grove during last winter's freeze, making most of the grove non-productive. Therefore, it is requested that this property be rezoned for multi-family resi- dential use. Also representing G & O Groves was Mr. Ben Blackburn of Ben Blackburn Surveying, who displayed a City map which showed the areas of the City where R-3 abuts R-1. He brought up the fact that the surround- ing properties are zoned R-1, R-2 and R-3, all of which are medium density, and that he felt that the request for rezoning to R-3 should not present any conflict to the surrounding areas. He specifically emphasized that he was not interested in high density development as specified in the City's comments, and that the comments regarding the Comprehensive Plan Standards should be stricken from the request because they are not asking for high density. Mr. Blackburn went on to state that when consideration is given to rights-of-way for roads, areas for water retention and setbacks, the yield will be no more than 8.1 units per acre, which he considers to be medium density. In addition, Mr. Blackburn pointed out that the traffic light at the Twelfth Street intersection made this property very accessible to all areas. Mr. Oswalt then addressed the Commission by outlining the zoning of the surrounding areas and stating his impression that all recent developments in Clermont have been very nice developments. It is his anticipation to do something he will be proud of and that, in summary, will raise property values. petition was submitted by a citizen with a collection of thirty- five (35) signatures opposing the request for rezoning from R-1-A to R-3. A citizen expressed concern that Twelfth Street may not be able to handle the additional traffic. Questions about the type of project that would be built were also raised by residents. The Commission was then addressed by Mr. Evans, who stated that there are strong differentiations between the various residential zones in regard to permitted uses, conditional uses and. minimum lot requirements. Mrs. Gaines answered some questions from the audience about their concerns over the type of units the developer might build at the project, but that she felt comfortable with the idea that anything CITY OF CLERMONT MINUTES PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION September 4, 1984 Page two presented by the developer would add to the quality of the City. Mr. Jones stated that he felt that the City Manager would be able to keep the project in line with the best interest of the City, plus he felt some of the land would be unusable due to the borrow pit at the end of the property. A motion was made by Mr. Henry Czech and seconded by Nick Jones THAT IT BE RECOMMENDED TO CITY COUNCIL TO GRANT THE REZONE REQUEST FOR THE REZONING OF THE OSWALT PROPERTY ON THE WEST SIDE OF TWELFTH STREET FROM R-1-A SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL TO R-3 RESIDENTIAL/PRO- FESSIONAL. The vote on the motion was as follows: voting Aye; Shepherd, Parker, Thompson, Jones, Czech and Gaines. Voting Nay; Sargent and Evans. The motion was adopted by a 6 to 2 vote. COMPREHENSIVE PLAN: TO CITY COUNCIL THE REPORT FOR THE COMPREHENSIVE Mr. Shepherd. The motion was passed by unanimous Motion made by Mr. Evans TO ACCEPT AND PRESENT PLAN. Seconded by vote. There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 8:45 p.m. c John N. Sargent, irman ATTEST: Ronald H. Thomas, Director of Building and Zoning •