04-16-1984 Workshop MeetingCITY OF CLERMONT
MINUTES
PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION
WORKSHOP MEETING
April 16, 1984
A workshop meeting of the Planning and Zoning Commission was held on
April 16, 1984. The meeting was called to order at 4:10 p.m. with the
following members in attendance: Nick Jones, Adelbert Evans, Henry
Czech, Marie McKinney and Pat Parker. Absent: Chairman Sargent, Debbie
Gaines, James Shepherd and Bob Thompson.
City Manager George Forbes stated that the purpose of this workshop
was to review the Land Use portion of the City's Comprehensive Plan.
Page one was first reviewed, and it was discussed that the present
Comprehensive Plan states that mixed uses in the downtown business
area lacks sales appeal and decreases property values there. It was
pointed out that mixed uses in the downtown business area were actually
positive effects, as long as retail sales were generally on the ground
floor of the downtown. This section was reworded to read "In the
Central Business District retail sales should be encouraged on the
ground floor. Mixed use of the ground floor area .contributes to lack
of sales appeal and decreases property values. Office and housing
uses should be encouraged on upper levels." Minor wording changes on
page one were also recommended by Mr. Evans.
Chairman Sargent and Debbie Gaines entered at this point.
It was pointed out that the charts on page two "Population Projections"
and page three "Summary of Existing Land Use" should be updated since
both of these charts were done in 1977.
The residential, commercial and industrial land use policies of the
Comprehensive Plan were reviewed in detail. It was discussed that
the density figures in the Plan should be revised to conform with the
City Zoning Ordinance. It was suggested that standards for an agri-
cultural zone be placed in the Comprehensive Plan that would allow
homes only on one unit per acre. The agricultural standards would
apply to:
1. Areas presently used as agricultural
2. Properties newly annexed into the City
3. Environmentally hazardous areas
4. Areas lacking sufficient City services such as
sewer, water or transportation facilities to
service uses of higher density.
The density standards were also discussed, and preliminary standards
were set at:
1. Low Density - 1 - 4 dwelling units per acre
2. Medium Density - 5 - 8 dwelling units per acre
3. High Density - 9 - 12 dwelling units per acre
Standards for areas not suitable for intensive residential development
were discussed in detail. It was explained that a better definition
for areas not suitable for intensive residential development was neede
Examples of areas not suitable for such development are areas of steep
slope, flood prone areas, areas near lakes, areas with inadequate tran
portation facilities or other environmentally hazardous areas.
It was suggested that the high density residential districts also have
a fourth policy which would read, "Since office uses are generally
compatible with multi-family uses, areas shown as high density with
good access to collector or arterial roads may also be used for office
uses if they meet the CUP standards of the Zoning Ordinance.
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On page 6 Objective 3 was discussed which pertains to residential devel-
opment on environmentally sensitive sites. The word "intensive" in this
goal was exchanged for "high density" so it would conform to the
standards of density discussed above. Definition of "extreme slope"
was also discussed, and it was decided that a definition for extreme
slope would be any slope of 90 or more.
CITY OF CLERMONT
MINUTES
PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION
WORKSHOP MEETING
April 16, 1984
There was much discussion regarding the City's Highway Commercial and
Light Commercial Standards. Nick Jones discussed in detail the theory
behind the Highway Commercial and Light Commercial Standards, and some
of the problems with Light Commercial zoning. One of the problems
with the existing Comprehensive Plan is that there are really no stand-
ards set forth in the Plan for a Light Commercial district, yet such a
district exists in the Zoning Ordinance. The City Manager suggested
standards for a Light Commercial District which would be:
1. Areas along major collector roads which do not
depend on major highway traffic.
2. Retail sales and services should be concentrated in
select locations and be so located and designed so
as not to be detrimental to adjacent residential districts
3. Only light retail sales adequately buffered from resi-
dential uses and of low traffic and pedestrian volume
should be allowed.
4. Light Commercial districts are appropriate in areas
abutting Highway 50 if they are near or abut existing
low density residential uses.
The Highway Commercial standards were also discussed in detail, es-
pecially the fact that frontage roads should be used whenever possible.
It was also discussed that entrances for frontage roads should be at
least 1200 feet apart.
Industrial land uses were also discussed in detail and it was the
consensus of the P & Z members that the policy that states that the
industrial sites in Clermont should be located in accordance with the
policies of the Lake County Land Use element was inadequate. The
exact standards of the City of Clermont for industrial sites should
be spelled out in our Comprehensive Plan. The City Manager stated that
he would obtain recommendations for this. The importance of coordin-
ation with the County on areas outside the City limits was also discus-
sed, and possible areas of interest. Members were asked to review
the Housing, Transportation, Recreation and Open Space, and Conserva-
tion elements for the next Planning and Zoning Commission workshop
which will be held on the third Tuesday of May at 4:00 p.m. in the
City Hall conference room.
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:'John N. Sargent Chairman
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