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09-06-1977 Regular MeetingPLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION A meeting of the Planning & Zoning ,Commission was held in the Council Chambers on Tuesday, September 6, 1977. The meeting was called to order at 7:30 P.M. by Chairwoman Ray with the following members present: Mrs. L. Cook, and Messrs. Jones, Meginley, Thompson, Sargent, and Sullivan. City officials present were: City Manager Tiffany and City Attorney Baird. Others present were Miss Denise • Blanchard, Mrs. J. Smith, and Mr. P. Searles. The Invocation was given by Chairwoman Ray. The Minutes of the July 13, 1977 meeting were approved as written. Chairwoman Ray extended a welcome to Mr. Robert Thompson, newly appointed member of the Planning & Zoning Commission. Mr. Thompson, appointed by the City Council to fill the vacancy created by the extended absence of Kenneth Norquist, was appointed to the following sub-committees: Safety and Subdivision. PLANNING COMMITTEE REPORT Planning Subcommittee Chairman Jack Sargent submitted a draft report of permitted and conditional uses in Cl, C2, M1, and M2 zones, as prepared by his committee. h1embers of the Planning Committee reported that this draft would loosen the existing ordinance, make it more general and comprehensive, and establish a workable ordinance for the City and its citizens. Upon recommendation of Chairwoman Ray, it was consensus of the Committion to delay further action on the report until the October 4th meeting, to insure study time by all Commission members. RIPARIAN STRUCTURES City Manager Tiffany reported on a letter received from Bill Hennessey, Lake County Pollution Control Director, which commented on the proposed regulations for riparian structures. Following discussion, motion was made by Mrs. Cook, seconded by Mr. Meginley, and unanimously carried that the City Attorney prepare an ordinance for regulations on riparian structures, amending the proposed regulations to conform to recent State Supreme Court rulings on measuring lake water level, and to recommend the proposed ordinance to the City Council for their consideration and for adoption. CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT PROCEDURES City Manager Tiffany recommended that Section 26-87 of our code (Which sets up the requirements for granting conditional use permits) be amended to reduce the minimum time required for the granting of such permits, and to reduce the existing $50 to $500 application fee.. Following discussion, motion was made by Mr. Jones, seconded by Mr. Thompson and unanimously carried that the City Attorney prepare an ordinance amending Section 26-67 concerning conditional use permits to incorporate the following changes: (1) Reduce the minimum time for application to be received to 10 days before P & Z consideration, but enable the Planning and Zoning Commis- sion to hold special meetings to consider extraordinany CUP requests, (2) Reduce the application fees from $50 to $500 to $10 to $100, and (3) combine notices of Public Hearing of the planning and Zoning Commission and City Council. The draft ordinance will be submitted to the Commission at the October 4th meeting for further consideration. DRIVEWAYS City Manager Tiffany reported on a 1973 opinion from former City Attorney Robert Vason, which indicated that, although • on-site parking is generally required by our City code, drive- ways are not specifically covered by the code. Following discussion regarding traffic and safety hazards caused by on-street parking, and establishment for use of private property for parking, Chairwoman Ray requested City P1anager Tiffany to suggest possible amendments, and submit to the Commission at the October 4th meeting for further consideration. OTHER BUSINESS City Manager Tiffany reported that the changes in the preliminary plat of Lakeview Hills Subdivision as recommended by the Planning and Zoning Commission have been met for this phase of development; That Council. has recently adopted the zoning changes for that subdivision; and That the Improvement Phase of development was underway. City Manager Tiffany invited Commission members to two meetings particular interest this month: (1) Comprehensive Planning Committee, 3:00 P.M., Thursday, September 8th in his office to discuss land use, population, and community facilities survey; and (2) East Central Florida Regional Planning Commission staff presentation on regional land use planning, to be at the regular City Council meeting, September 27th. The meeting was adjourned at 8: 35 P.M. i. ~ r . Ru h Alice Ray, Chairwom Jan Smith, Secretary ~J