11-10-1965 Regular MeetingPLANNING COMMISSION
The regular meeting of the Clermont Planning Commission was
held in the Municipal Court Room on Wednesday, November 10th,.
1965. The meeting was called to order at .7:30 P. M. by Chairman
Martin Winther with the following named members present:
Messrs. Seaver, Addison, Colegrove, Baird, McHenry, Lyon. Others
present were Mr. Herbert Rogers, Attorney Roy Caldwell, represent-
ing Mr. Rogers, City Manager McIntosh, and Recording Secretary
Albert Johnson.
Mr. Caldwell asked, and received, permission for he and Mr.
Rogers to address the Commission.
Mr. Rogers and Attorney Caldwell explained to the commission
their plans for construction of an addition to the Lake Highlands
Hotel Pdursing Home and the fact that, under existing zoning
regulations, such construction was prohibited. Mr. Rogers
advised that his petition requesting a zoning change of the area
in question had been filed with the Zoning Board.
A general discussion followed during which it coas brought
out that the operation of the Pdursing Home, at its present
location, had been authorized by direct Council action for the
past several years and that building permits for improvements
had been issued during the same time.
Mr. Rogers thanked the Commission for their time and urged
that they give his request serious consideration from a standpoint
of planning.
City Manager McIntosh spoke to the Commission with regards
to long range planning and reported that the City Council would
probably engage a Planner within the next feca days.
The need of a sewerage system for Clermont was discussed.
Motion was made by Mr. Seaver, seconded by Mr. Baird, and
carried, that future Planning Commission meetings be held on
the second Wednesday of each month.
Motion was made by Mr. Baird, seconded by Mr. Addison and
unanimously carried that the recording Secretary advise the
Zoning Commission in writing that the Planning Commission
strongly recommends that the petition submitted by Mr. Herbert
Rogers (requesting that the area now occupied and used by the
Lake Highlands Hotel and Nursing Home be changed from RIA to
R-2) be given every consideration and that if at all possible
the Zoning Commission recommend to the City Council that the
change in zoning be made and that the copies of the letter be
mailed to the City Council and Mr. Herbert Rogers.
Motion was made by Mr. Seaver, seconded by Mr. Baird, and
carried, that meeting adjourn.
Martin Winther, Chairman A. M. Johnson,
Recording Secreaty