01-07-1975 Regular MeetingPLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION
A meeting of the Planning and Zoning Commission was held in the Council
Chambers on Tuesday, January 7, 1975. The meeting was called to order
at 7:30 P. M. by Chairman Czech with the following members present:
Mesdames Ray and Wilkins and Messrs. Williams, Hovis, Seaver and Jones.
City officials present were Mayor Claude E. Smoak, Jr., Councilmen Oswalt,
Blackburn and Schroedel, City Manager Hopkins, City Controller Fleming
and City Attorney Vason. Others present were Mrs. B. Thomas and Messrs.
Brant, S. Young, Wicks and Sargent.
The Invocation was given by Mrs. Ray.
Chairman Czech welcomed the City officials, members of the Lake Improvement
Committee and Mr. Sargent to the meeting.
Motion was made by Mrs. Ray, seconded by Mr. Jones, and carried that the
minutes of the Planning and Zoning Commission meeting held on November 5,
1974, be approved as written.
Chairman Czech advised that in an endeavor to prepare an Ordinance covering
on-site water retention that could be applicable to Clermont, Council and
Lake Improvement Committee members had been invited to this meeting to
participate in the discussion. City Manager Hopkins gave background infor-
mation on how the City has approached this problem to date. He explained
that to date no ordinance had been passed that would set the guidelines
for handling all the problem areas.
A lengthy discussion followed. It was brought out that the ultimate
recommendations of the Lake Improvement Committee studies would consider
on-site water retention, however, in the interim period an ordinance was
necessary as a guideline. Mayor Smoak felt that before an ordinance
that would cover the objectives of Council could be formulated, that the
problem should be looked at in terms of definite areas, and he suggested
that all the material available, ie., County Regulations, input from
Mr. S. Young, Ordinances received from other municipalities and Ordinance
No. 122-C, which failed to pass, be distributed to the Council, Lake
Improvement Committee and Planning and Zoning Commision members for
review.
Motion was made by Mr. Williams, seconded by Mr. Jones, that the informa-
tion suggested by Mayor Smoak be distributed for review. Upon roll call
vote on passage of the motion, the result was: Ayes: Wilkins, Williams
and Jones. Total Ayes: 3. Nayes: Ray, Seaver, Czech and Hovis. Total
Nayes: 4. The motion failed to carry.
After further discussion on this subject, motion was made by Mr. Seaver,
seconded by Mr. Jones, that the Planning and Zoning Commission resubmit
Ordinance No. 122-C to Council as the Commission's recommendation. Upon
roll call vote on passage of the motion, the result was: Ayes: Jones,
Seaver, and Czech. Total Ayes: 3. Nayes: Ray, Williams, Hovis and Wilkins.
Total Nayes: 4. The motion failed to carry.
The suggestion was then made by Mrs. Wilkins, and agreed upon by the
Commission, that City Manager Hopkins distribute all the information
available on the subject of on-site water retention, as well as Ordinance
No. 122-C, to the Council, Lake Improvement Committee and Planning and
Zoning Commission members for further discussion.
Henry Czech, Chairman
M. Dollar, Secretary