12-02-1975 Regular MeetingPLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING
A meeting of the Planning and Zoning Commission was held in the Council
Chambers on Tuesday, December 2, 1975. The meeting was called to order
at 8:00 P.M, by Chairman Czech, with the following members present:
Mesdames Ray and Wilkins and Messrs. Williams, Cunningham and Jones.
City Officials present were City Manager Hopkins and City Attorney Baird.
Others present were Mrs. M. Dollar, Secretary, Messrs. J. M. VanderMeer,
J. W. Prior, J. Harder and J. Sargent.
The Invocation was given by Mrs. Ray.
The Minutes of the meeting held on November 4, 1975 were approved as written.
Chairman Czech announced the first order of business was a Public Hearing
to consider request for the re-zoning of the following described property
from its existing R-2 zoning classification to C-2 zoning classification:
Lots 1 through 9; the East i of Lot 10; Lots 13 through 17; Lots 24
through 28, all in Fairview Place Subdivision, and the East 85' of the
North 260' of that part of Lots 13 and 14 in Block "V" City of Clermont,
Florida. Mr. J. M. VanderMeer appeared before the commission in behalf
of the owners of the above mentioned property stated his request to rezone
the property from the R-2 to C-2 and the reasons therefor: 1) that this
is a large tract of property well buffered as there is a like use on both
sides of Disston Street and Minnehaha Avenue; 2) that there is access from
Highway 50 and possible access from other alternate roads which will provide
a safety factor for the people of Clermont; 3) the tract is level so that
there will be no water problems; 4) that there is a like use of C-2 adjoining
the property and that the proposed use of this property is for the First
National Bank of Clermont and other commercial uses as the need develops;
that there had been no opposition from the abutting property owners. Upon
inquiry from the Chairman, there was no one present from the audience who
voiced objection to this rezoning. After a lengthy discussion by the
commission on this rezoning request, with much consideration given to access
roads into and out of the property, Mrs. Ray moved that the Planning and
Zoning Commission recommend to the City Council that this request be granted
with the provision that an access be provided to Minnehaha Avenue by way
of Strickling Street. Upon roll call vote on the motion the results were:
Ayes: Williams, Ray, Cunningham, Wilkins and Jones. Total Ayes 5.
Nayes: Czech. Total Nayes: One. Absent: Doughtery, Seaver and Blanchard.
The motion carried. Mr. Czech stated that his reason for voting Naye was that
he felt another location of the bank building would be more conducive to
safeguarding the public from the traffic control aspect. The reasons for
the granting of this rezoning request by the commission are that the proposed
rezoning is not detrimental and that the area will be well buffered from
abutting properties on the east, south and north sides of the property and
that the access to the property will not present a traffic hazard.
Under old business the following reports were given:
Regarding signs, the second reading of the sign ordinance will be on the
Council Agenda for the December 23,~ 1975 meeting.
Mr. Cunningham reported that he will make every effort to have a subdivision
Sub committee meeting and a report for the next P ~ Z Meeting.
Mrs. Ray had no report to make for the zoning sub committee. A copy of
Section 691 "CPD-Planned Commercial District" from the county was distributed
to the members for their review.
Mr. Cunningham reported that there was no further progress to report on the
Police and Fire Station Improvements.
Mr. Jones reported that he was presently concentrating on recommendations
for changes in the Central Business District and as soon as this was
completed he would begin work on the PUD Development.
With regards the zoning of the Central Business District and the lots
fronting on the preimeter streets, City Manager Hopkins requested the Commission
give further consideration to amending existing requirements in order to
eliminate conflicts in the existing provisions. Conflicts exist in the
provision exempting yard requirements in the perimeter properties which
are zoned R-3. Three alternatives discussed were eliminating the yard
exemption requirement, changing the zoning to C-2 or creating a new CBD
classification. After lengthy discussion it was consensus of the Commission
that the present ordinance requirements need to be clarified and the metter
was referred to the Zoning Subcommittee for study and recommendations to
be presented at the next commission meeting.
The meeting was adjourned at 10:05 P. M.
Henry Czech, Chairman
M. Dollar, Secretary