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11-16-1977 Special MeetingPLANNING AND ZONING COf~1MISSION I• A meeting of the Planning and Zoning Commission was held in the Council Chambers on Wednesday, November 16, 1977. The meeting was called to order at 7:30 P.M. by Chairwoman Ray with the following members present: Messrs. Ogden, Czech, Thompson, and Jones. City Manager Tiffany was also present. Others present were Mrs. J. Smith and Messrs. Law and Seaver. Commission members Cook and Sargent, along with f~1essrs. Cook and Ray arrived during the meeting. The Invocation was given by Chairwoman Ray. The flinutes of the meeting held October 4, 1977 were approved as written. PUBLIC HEARING - CLASSIFICATION OF USE/CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT - FLORIDA POWER CORPORATION Mr. Jim Law appeared before the Commission is support of the request of Florida Power Corporation for a Classification of Use, and if required, a Conditional Use Permit to use the property described as the South 50' of Lot 1 and the South 50' of the East 5' of Lot 3, the South 100' of Lot 6, and all of Lots 2 and 4, Block 81, City Blocks, Less that portion thereof occupied by Hogue's Cabinet Sho!a located on a portion of Lots 1 and 3, to establish a storage area for poles and transformers. Mr. Law advised the Commission that up to 100 poles, 45 feet or less each, and 75 transformers would be stored on the north side of the property; that Florida Power Corporation hoped to lease the aforementioned property for 3 years; and that if granting this request was recommended to the City Council, appropriate land- scaping and fencing would be provided. Mr. Law also advised that no new driveways would be constructed as they planned to use the existing driveway as an entrance and exit. Following discussion in which City Manager advised that since the requested use is unclassified, and under our Zoning Ordinance unclassified uses which are similar to and no more obnoxious or detrimental to the district than permitted uses may be classified as permitted by the City Council on recommendation of the P&Z Commission, motion was made by P1r. Jones, seconded by Mr. Czech, that the requested use be classified as permitted in a C2 zone. Upon voice vote, the result was: Ayes: 2, Nayes: 6, and the motion was defeated. It was the consensus of the majority of Commission members that the use be classified as conditional in C2 districts, in order to set specific conditions and provide a precedent for future, similar requests. Motion was then made by Mrs. Cook, seconded by Mr. Thompson, that the use be classified as Conditional in a C2 zone. Upon voice vote, the result was: Ayes: 7, fJayes: 1. Following considerable discussion, motion was made by P1r. Thompson, seconded by f1r. Meginley, and unanimously carried that the Commis- sion recommend to the City Council that a Conditional Use Permit for the establishment of a storage area for poles and transformers be granted tivith the following conditions: (1) That a 4 to 6 foot wooden fence be constructed to insure proper screening, and that all provisions of Article V, Chapter 11 (LANDSCAPING ORDINACE) be met, (2) That the use not disrupt the traffic patterns along the City streets, (3) That existing large trees shall be preserved, (4) That the use not be expanded except with a Conditional Use Permit, and that (5) all other applicable regulations and ordinances are met. SAFETY COMMITTEE In the absence of Commission member Sullivan, City Manager Tiffany presented the written report of the Safety Committee • on sidewalks, as requested by the City Council. P~1r. P~leginley reviewed the report. City Manager Tiffany advised that the cost of the immediate priority sidewalk construction would be approximately $60,000, according to City Engineer John Spring- stead. The Commission briefly discussed financing alternatives, but felt that finance is outside their proper scope. Following discussion, motion was made by f~1r. Sargent, seconded by Mr. Thompson, and unanimously carried that the Commission indorse and submit the report of the Safety Committee to the City Council for their consideration. At this time, Messrs. Sargent and Ogden left the meeting due to pressing business. DRIVEWAYS Following discussion regarding the interpretation of the zoning ordinance with regards driveways, it was the consensus of the Commission to continue to enforce the ordinance as in the past. COMMUNITY APPEARANCE STANDARDS COMMITTEE Mr. Meginley reported that the Community Appearance Standards Committee was continuing its study of landscaping. City ~lanager Tiffany advised the Commission of a meeting that he will attend November 29 at 2:00 P.M. with various County and State agencies to discuss a Comprehensive Landscaping study and related matters. Mr. Meginley then advised that due to a lack of sufficient Committee members, the November 17 meeting of the CASC was cancelled until after h1r. Tiffany's Comprehensive Landscaping Study meeting. ADMINISTRATIVE FEES City Manager Tiffany reported that the City Council has requested the Commission to consider fees for Conditional Use Permits in comparison to other fees charged for petitions and applications set by the City Code. Following discussion, motion was made by P~lr. Meginley, seconded by Mr. Jones, and unanimously carried that the City Council consider the following recommendations: CUP $25 per acre up to $250 PUD $75 per acre up to $750 City Plan $25 per acre up to $250 Variance $25 Rezoning $50 Subdivision $75 per acre up to $750 It was the consensus of the Commission that recommended changes in the Subdivision fee will be considered as the Subdivision Committee continues its review of the Subdivision ordinance. The meeting was adjourned at 9:20 P.M. C -~%~ ~ ~~ Ru lice Ray ,~ Chairwom n Jai Smith, Secretary