06-04-1974 Regular MeetingPLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION
A meeting of the Planning and Zoning Commission was held in the Council Chambers
on Tuesday, June 4, 1974. The meeting was called to order at 7:30 P. M, by
Chairman Czech with the following members present: Mrs. Ruth Alice Ray and
Messrs. R. Williams, G. Hovis, C. Carden, 0. Seaver, F. Loomis and N. Jones.
City officials present were City Manager Hopkins, Mayor Claude E. Smoak, Jr.,
Councilman Byrd and City Controller Fleming. Others present were Messrs.
Dick Byma and Bill Clark, representing Kamlu Retirement Centers, and a group
of interested property owners.
The invocation was given by Mrs. Ray.
The minutes of the Meeting held on May 7, 1974, were approved as written.
On behalf of the Commission the Chairman welcomed all of those present. The
Chairman announced the next order of business to be the Public Hearing to
consider the request by Kamlu Retirement Centers for a PUD (Conditional Use
Permit) on property located at 640 East Lake Shore Drive. A presentation was
made by Messrs. Dick Byma and Bill Clark, representing the applicant, Kamlu
Retirement Centers. The presentation was followed by comments from the
audience and discussion by the commission. City Manager Hopkins presented his
findings, following a review of the development plan and made his recommenda-
tions, copy of which is attached hereto. Motion was made by Mr. Jones that
the Public Hearing be continued until July 2, 1974, for the specific purpose
of providing further information on the petition of Kamlu Retirement Centers
for a PUD. The rrQtion was seconded by Mr. Williams and carried with Mr. Carden
abstaining.
Mr. Jones then requested that a work session be held by the Commission to discuss
the petition and this was scheduled to be held on June 13, 1974, at 7:30 P. M.
in the City Hall.
Under old business, the matter of bike paths was brought up with Mr. Jones
presenting a map showing proposed bike paths. Following discussion, the matter
was tabled for the next meeting.
Under new business, City Manager Hopkins explained to the commission that now
that one apartment complex (multiple family units (was started and under
development, he thought it might be appropriate to look at zoning for multiple
family units as to height, density and setback to see if the present require-
ments should remain or whether some changes should be made in them.
The P & Z Commission was in agreement with a suggestion made by Mayor Smoak
that work sessions of Council and the P & Z Commission be held three or four
times a year to discuss current and future programs of interest to both City
Council members and P & Z members.
A tentative work session was scheduled for June 18, 1974, at 7:30 in the
Council Chambers.
City Manager Hopkins read a letter from the First Federal Savings & Loan Associa-
tion of Tampa wherein, due to the loss of numerous items, they required a
variance to allow the installation of a six foot high chain link fence topped
with barbed wire (for six to eight months) on property foreclosed upon on the
South 40' of Lot 155 through the North 10' of Lot 163, Indian Hills. Motion
was made by Mr. Loomis, seconded by Mr. Jones, and carried that the request
be denied.
City Manager Hopkins advised the commission of the following meetings which
they may be interested in attending:
June 11, 1974 Public Hearing on Fire District Plan, 9:30 A.M. County Courthouse
June 13, 1974 Resource Advisory Committee, Lake County Planning Department
3:30 P.M. Re: Bicycle Paths in Lake County
July 18, 1974 Public Hearing, 7:30 Jenkins Auditorium Re: Discussion of future
of Lake County sponsored by Lake County Commission, Lake County
Planning Department, and King Helie Planning Group
The meeting was adjourned at 10:40 P.M.
Henry Czech, Chairman
Mildred Dollar, Secretary