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03-06-1984 Regular MeetingCITY OF CLERMONT MINUTES PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION March 6, 1984 This meeting of the Planning and Zoning Commission was called to order at 7:30 p.m. in the City Council Chambers by Chairman Jack Sargent. Members in attendance were Adelbert Evans, Debbie Gaines, Marie Mc Kinney, Pat Parker, Jack Sargent, James Shepherd, and Nick Jones. Also in attendance was Marilyn George, Planning and Zoning Technician. Absent members were Henry Czech (excused), and Bob Thompson. REZONING REQUEST. Mr. Sargent explained that a request had been made by Asbury and Michael Floyd to rezone property owned by Monte Vista Groves from R-3 Residential Professional to C-2 General Commercial. The property is located at 858 West Minneola Avenue, and described as the W 10' of Lot 10, Lot 12, and the E 2 of Lot 14; Block 93; City Blocks. Ms. George explained that the applicants desired to oper- ate a funeral home from the property, and that funeral homes are permitted only in C-2 zones, according to the Zoning Ordin- ance. The relationship of the present zoning and of the pro- posed zoning to the Comprehensive Plan were discussed, as well as the possibility of rezoning to C-2/CBD and the fact that any rezoning would set a precedent for the rezoning of the rest of the block. Mr. Asbury Floyd presented a site plan, showing that park- ing for customers' cars will be available on site. Cecil Hull, representing Monte Vista Groves, expressed the opinion that a funeral home would be an asset to the area, and pointed out that Minneola Avenue is a State highway and that he felt that C-2 zoning would be proper for the site. In the discussion which followed, several Commission mem- bers expressed concern that traffic problems would be created if a funeral home were established. Mr. Evans remarked that he thinks a funeral home would be an asset to the area, but that setting a precedent would be bad, and that such decisions should be made at the time of the Comprehensive Plan review. Mr. Jones questioned the zoning of the East 40 feet of Lot 10, which is owned by Postal Colony. It was determined that that portion of the lot would remain R-3 under the request as it stands, creating "spot zoning". A discussion ensued, resulting in the following motion being made by Mr. Jones, seconded by Mrs. McKinney and approved by a 5 to 2 vote: THAT IT BE RECOMMENDED TO CITY COUNCIL TO APPROVE THE REZONING REQUEST FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 858 WEST MINNEOLA AVENUE, WITH THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF CITY STAFF; AND THAT SHOULD AN ERROR ON THE ZONING MAP BE PROVED, THE MATTER BE BROUGHT BACK BEFORE THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION AT THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING. Mr. Evans and Mr. Sargent voted against the motion, stating that they felt that any rezoning should be considered during the scheduled review of the City's Comprehensive Plan. VISITOR WITH BUSINESS. Mr. Claude Smoak appeared before the Commission to request a rezoning review for property ad- jacent to his homestead. This property is zoned R-3 and located in Blocks 19 and 20. Mr. Smoak urged the Commission to take rezoning action as soon as possible because the present R-3 zoning is not com- patible with the Comprehensive Plan. He also stated that he had done everything he could to be a good neighbor to the de- veloper who has applied for a Conditional Use Permit for this property, and that he feels the developer is not interested in cooperating. C[TY OF CLERMONT MINUTES PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION March 6, 1984 Page two After lengthy discussion, some of which concerned the legal ramifications of rezoning the property at this time, a motion was made by Nick Jones that the workshop meeting sched- uled for March 20 be considered a Special Meeting in order to discuss the rezoning of the property in Blocks 19 and 20. The motion died for lack of a second. Mrs. Gaines recommended that the City Attorney attend the workshop meeting. There being no futher business, the meeting was adjourned at 9:00 p.m. i ~: ~~~ f,_ John N. Sargen Chairman. ATTEST: l ~~ Marilyn G~~eotge~ P & Z T;'e~hnician •