02-04-1975 Regular MeetingPLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION
A meeting of the Planning and Zoning Commission was held in the
Council Chambers on Tuesday, February 4, 1975. The meeting
was called to order at 7:30 P.M, by Chairman Czech with the
following members present. Mesdames Ray, Wilkins and Blanchard
and Messrs. Jones, Seaver, Cunningham and Hovis. City officials
present were: Mayor Claude E. Smoak, Jr., City Manager Hopkins,
City Controller Fleming and City Attorney Vason. Others present
were; Mr. and Mrs. F. Kimball, Mrs. N. Hunt and Mr. B. Brant.
The invocation was given by Mrs. Ray.
Chairman Czech welcomed the new members, Mrs. L. Blanchard and
Mr. Ben Cunningham, to the Commission and briefly explained
to them the functions of the commission.
Motion was made by Mrs. Ray, seconded by Mr. Seaver and
unanimously carried that the minutes of the meeting held on
January 7, 1975 be approved as written.
The following elections were made for the ensuing year:
Chairman
Henry Czech
Vice Chairman
George E. Hovis
Chairman Czech announced that a Public Hearing would now be held
to consider request of A. H. Earls for the rezoning of Lots
1-2-3-4-5 in City Block 7 from their present C-1 Zoning to
C-2 Zoning. Mr. Earls presented to the commission his reasons
for requesting the rezoning, the installation of a Putt Putt
Golf Course and/or car wash. Objections were voiced to this
rezoning by Mr. and Mrs. F. Kimball and Mrs. N. Hunt. Following
commission discussion, motion was made by Mrs. Ray, seconded
by Mr. Hovis and unanimously carried that recommendation be
made to the City Council that the request be denied. Motion
was then made by Mr. Jones, seconded by Mr. Hovis that the
words "without prejudice" be included in the recommendation
to_the City Council of denial of this request. Upon roll call
vote on passage of the motion the results were: Ayes: Hovis,
Czech, Cunningham, Wilkins, Seaver and Jones. Total Ayes: Six.
Nayes: Ray and Blanchard. Total Nayes: Two. The motion carried.
Under old business the subject of On-Site Water Retention was
brought up and the Commission members requested to comment
on the materials which had been furnished them and which included
Ordinances from other Florida Municipalities and a copy of
Ordinance 122-C. Following a lengthy discussion it was consensus
of the commission that the idea and suggestions exchanged at
this meeting be itemized and another review be made of Ordinance
122-C to see if the input from this meeting could not be in-
corporated into the ordinance and thus make a workable tool
for implementing the objectives of the city concerning On-Site
Water Retention.
Various items that were brought out for consideration were:
DURING CONSTRUCTION
1. Provisions to prevent surface water degredation from erosion
and water run off from construction sites.
2. Owner and builder responsible for providing adequate controls
to prevent surface water degredation resulting from construc-
tion.
3. Construction controls would apply to residential, commercial
and public improvements.
4. Provide for a penalty for violations.
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5. Strict enforcement
AFTER CONSTRUCTION
1. On site retention based on per cent of coverage and amount
of retention desired.
2. Engineering evaluation prior to any construction.
3. Retention of first two inches of rain.
4. Strict enforcement
Concerning the agenda item of Committee Appointments, Chairman
Czech requested the members of the commission to submit to the
City Manager a first and second preference of which committee
they desired to serve on. A review of these preferences will be
made by the Chairman and Vice Chairman and the appointment made.
Mayor Smoak requested the members of the commission to give some
thought to Conditional Use in Commercial Zones.
Meeting was adjourned at 9:35 P.M.
Henry Czech, Chairman
M. Dollar, Secretary