07-03-2012 Regular Meeting City of Clermont
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The meeting of the Planning & Zoning Commission was called to order Tuesday July 3, 2012 at
7:00 p.m. by Chair Cuqui Whitehead. Other members present were Robert Boyatt, Bernadette
Dubuss, William Henning, Nick Jones, Judy Proli and Raymond Loyko. Also in attendance
were Jim Hitt, Planning and Zoning Director, Curt Henschel, City Planner, Jack Morgeson, City
Attorney, and Rae Chidlow, Administrative Assistant.
MINUTES of the Planning and Zoning Commission meeting held June 5, 2012 were approved.
REPORTS
There were no reports.
1. REQUEST FOR CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT
PROJECT NAME: House of Deliverance Church
OWNER: Sunnyside Plaza/Jim Stillman.
APPLICANT: Samuel D. Arthur, Sr. /House of Deliverance Church
REQUESTED ACTION: Request for a Conditional Use Permit to allow a church facility in
the C-2, General Commercial Zoning District.
LOCATION: 309 East Highway 50
EXISTING ZONING: C-2 (General Commercial)
EXISTING LAND USE: Retail/Office Building
FUTURE LAND USE: Commercial
City Planner Curt Henschel presented the Staff report as follows:
The applicant is requesting a conditional use permit to operate a house of worship in the C-2
zoning district.
The applicant proposes to occupy approximately 1,200 square feet of retail/office space located
in Sunnyside Plaza.
The church intends to have a congregation of 25 to 50 for Sunday service, and will hold a
Tuesday evening bible study at 7:00 p.m.
With the existing businesses operating at normal business hours, and the church operating at
typical non-business hours, staff believes there will not be any parking issues on or off site.
Staff recommends approval of the request for a Conditional Use Permit to allow a church facility
on this C-2 (General Commercial) zoned parcel.
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Samuel Arthur, 5747 Bible Camp Rd., Groveland, stated that he is the Pastor of House of
Deliverance. He stated that he feels this is a good use for that location.
Marvin Dillard, 140 E. Broad St., Groveland, stated that the Pastor's teaching changed his life.
He stated that the ministry was a positive influence on his life.
Carol Sherrod, 1310 Hawks Nest Ave., Groveland, stated that she has been in Florida since 2004
and has been ministering with Pastor Arthur since 2005. She stated that the ministry is about
attracting people who needs help and he has touched and changed lives. She stated that this is to
purpose of their ministry.
Commissioner Loyko asked what kind of accommodations will there be for the children. He
stated that there is no play area for children outside.
Pastor Arthur stated that they have not established anything for the children at this time. He
stated that they will work on that area as needed.
Commissioner Proli asked where he ministered prior to this location.
Pastor Arthur stated that he has been preaching and taught in Groveland.
Commissioner Dubuss moved to recommend approval of the conditional use permit to City
Council; seconded by Commissioner Loyko. The vote was unanimous to recommend approval
for the conditional use permit to City Council.
2. REQUEST FOR CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT
PROJECT NAME: Goodwill Industries
REQUESTED ACTION: Request a Conditional Use Permit for a building over 20,000
square feet.
OWNER: Clermont Land Development, LLC
APPLICANT: Goodwill Industries of Central Florida, Inc.
Shannon D. Hoagland
SIZE OF PARCEL: 3.27 +1- acres
GENERAL LOCATION: Northeast corner of Hooks St. &Grand Highway
EXISTING LAND USE: Vacant
FUTURE LAND USE: Commercial
EXISTING ZONING: M-1, Industrial District
Planning Director Jim Hitt presented the Staff report as follows:
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The applicant is requesting a Conditional Use Permit for a new building over 20,000 sq. ft.
According to the Land Development Code, M-1 Industrial Districts are governed under the same
development conditions as a C-2 General Commercial District. Buildings over 20,000 sq. ft. and
a job training center would require a Conditional Use Permit. The proposed Goodwill Industries
building overall is 25,000 sq. ft. which includes 12,550 sq. ft. of retail space; 6,078 sq. ft. of
loading/storage area; and, 3,666 sq. ft. for a job training center.
Staff believes this is an appropriate location for this use and recommends approval of the
Conditional Use Permit.
Shannon Hoagland, 10412 Sparkle Court, Orlando, stated that
Commissioner Boyatt asked if they meet the cut and fill requirements for that property.
Mr. Hitt stated that the property for Goodwill will not need any variances for the cut and fill.
Commissioner Jones asked if they will be using all of Lot 1.
Ms. Hoagland stated that the lot will be subdivided.
Commissioner Proli stated that this is a good idea for this location.
Chairwoman Whitehead stated that she does like Goodwill's because they are always dirty and
musky.
Ms. Hoagland stated that this is a new proto type store. She stated that most of the stores are old,
dark and thrift store type, but this will be a brand new store. She stated that there will be retail
lighting more like Kohl's; the employees will be trained to greet people as they enter the store,
there will have nice, checkout counter and dressing rooms. She stated that their goal is have nice
merchandise, not junk. She stated that the money made from donated merchandise goes to train
people for jobs. She stated that there will be a training center at this location. There will be
computers for everyone to use,job boards, and help with resumes.
Chairwoman Whitehead asked if they intend to hire from within the city.
Ms. Hoagland stated that they plan to hire from the community. She stated that generally the
stores hire 25 to 35 full time employees with higher than minimum wages and benefits. She
stated that they work hard on training and promotions from within. She stated that participants of
their training center will use store time as a way to receive training.
Commissioner Henning stated that there seems to be plenty of parking unlike other thrift stores
in our area.
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Chairwoman Whitehead asked if the donation drop off area will be in the rear.
Ms. Hoagland stated that the donation drop off area will be in the rear.
Commissioner Jones moved to recommend approval of the conditional use permit to City
Council; seconded by Commissioner Henning. The vote was unanimous to recommend approval
for the conditional use permit to City Council.
3. REQUEST FOR CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT
REQUEST: Request for a Conditional Use Permit to allow an Adult Day Care Facility
to be established in the C-1 Light Commercial zoning district.
PROJECT NAME: Lake County Adult Activity Center
OWNER: Enrique and Araceli Rangel
APPLICANT: Carolina Garcia
LOCATION: 191 West Broome Street
PARCEL SIZE: 0.5 acre+/-
FUTURE LAND USE: Commercial
EXISTING LAND USE: Commercial/Office Building
EXISTING ZONING: C-1 Light Commercial
City Planner Curt Henschel presented the Staff report as follows:
The applicant intends to locate an adult day care facility in a former child care building. The
3,000 square foot building will be the new home for the Lake County Adult Activity Center.
The center will provide a safe place to go during the week to socialize, participate in supervised
activities, and receive physical care and monitoring as needed, all while retaining as much
independence as possible.
Lake County Adult Activity Center was previously approved as a Conditional Use Permit in
2009 at 1172 Grand Highway. This Grand Highway location has now become too small for their
growing business, and has located this site on West Broom Street as their new potential home.
Since the site was already used as a childcare center, many features are already in place for use
as an adult daycare center.
Lake County Adult Activity Center will be a licensed adult day care facility with the capacity of
up to 30 adults. Hours of operation will be Monday through Friday from 8:00am to 5:00pm and
three employees will staff the facility throughout the day.
Staff believes this development is consistent with the uses in the area and recommends approval
of this Conditional Use Permit request for an adult day care facility
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Carolina Garcia, 13224 Pinyon Dr., stated that she is the director of Lake County Adult Activity
Center. She stated that they have been in business for three years and they have outgrown their
current location and are ready to move to a larger facility.
Commissioner Loyko stated that he has questioned previously the need for this type of facility,
and obviously there is a need.
Commissioner Proli asked about the serving of food.
Ms. Garcia stated that they prepare the breakfast, lunch and snacks. She stated that it's mostly
sandwiches and things like that served there,but will not be cooking.
Commissioner Jones asked how many people are they caring for now.
Ms. Garcia stated that they are licensed for 15 and they currently care for 15 people.
Commissioner Henning asked would they be able to expand to the current building.
Mr. Henschel stated that they could possibly add to the back of the building if it allows for
additional parking.
Commissioner Proli asked about the handicap parking.
Mr. Henschel stated that the parking for this facility meets current city and state code.
Chairwoman Whitehead asked about a handicap ramp.
Ms. Garcia stated that there will be a handicap ramp put in place prior to opening.
Commissioner Proli moved to recommend approval of the conditional use permit to City
Council; seconded by Commissioner Boyatt. The vote was unanimous to recommend approval
for the conditional use permit to City Council.
Chairwoman Whitehead stated that Item 4 on the Agenda, Tires Plus has been postponed to
August.
4. REQUEST FOR CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT
PROJECT NAME: Lilly's on the Lake
REQUESTED ACTION: Request for a Conditional Use Permit to allow a restaurant in the
CBD Central Business District
OWNER: Lilly Pad Lodge, LLC—Erik Strom
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APPLICANT: Germana Engineering and Associates—Christopher Germana, P.E.
LOCATION: 848 West Osceola St.
EXISTING ZONING: CBD, Central Business District
EXISTING LAND USE: Wakeboard Camp
FUTURE LAND USE: Downtown MU (mixed use)
Planning Director Jim Hitt presented the Staff report as follows:
The applicant is requesting a conditional use permit to allow for restaurant within the CBD
zoning district. The proposed restaurant will include a new 4,725 sq. ft. building consisting in
indoor and outdoor patron areas. The 4,040 sq. ft. warehouse currently used as the Wakeboard
camp is proposed to remain as part of the project but will only be used for storage and a 150 sq.
ft. office area. Restaurant hours of operation will be Sunday—Thursday from 11:00 am to 10:00
pm and Friday — Saturday from 11:00 am to 11:00 pm. The hours may be modified due to
activities or events for the restaurant.
The outdoor area along the east side of the property is proposed to be used for recreation and
various activities.
There are other events and activities that the owner would like to include as part of the
Conditional Use Permit restaurant approval:
• Weddings, holiday parties, special event venues
• Live music(on the restaurant deck and outdoor area)
• Public movie night and poetry night
• Contests —talent show, hot dog eating, competition hosting for Miss Clermont and Lake
County, dancing, singing, music, karate, high school cheer/dance, sand castle, doggie
dress-up parades, and similar functions
• Children playground area,beach volleyball, horseshoe and cornhole
• Bicycle and water sport rental area, ice/vending machines and bait sales
There are six vanances being requested in conjunction with this Conditional Use Permit request
and include the following: four landscape buffer variances; one outdoor storage variance; and,
one parking variance.
• Reduction of the west landscape buffer from 10' to 5'
• No landscape buffer along the north shore area
➢ No landscape buffer along the east side, adjacent to the City's Waterfront Park
• Southern landscape buffer to be on the City's property
• Outside storage and display for rentals
• Reduction in parking from the CBD standards
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This site is directly adjacent to the South Lake Trail to the south and east, and staff is
recommending as part of the Conditional Use Permit, that if the existing structure is ever
removed, that the owner grant a 7-foot easement for the purpose of widening the trail to the
needed 15 feet.
The CBD location of the proposed restaurant use is in accordance with the Land Development
Code. Due to the location of the proposed restaurant, and by keeping the existing structure, the
site is limited in size for the proposed use. The proposed Conditional Use Permit site plan will
require approval of a few of the variance requests. The elimination of the east and south
landscape buffers open the site up for lake and park vistas.
Staff recommends approval of the Conditional Use Permit request to operate a Restaurant
located at 848 W. Osceola St.
Verneka Strom, 11021 Bronson Rd., stated that she is really excited about this project. She stated
that they came from New York two years ago. She feels this property has a lot of potential. She
feels they can develop this property to make it a part of this community.
Erik Strom, 11021 Bronson Rd., stated that they are here to answer any questions.
Commissioner Boyatt thanked them for bringing this type of use to Clermont. He asked if this
will be all the outdoor seating as shown on the plan.
Mr. Strom stated that there are nine tables for outdoor seating.
Commissioner Boyatt stated that they should have more outdoor seating.
Ms. Strom stated that they will put in a walk up window for any walkers to come up. She stated
that they would like to have temporary seating on the beach so people can lounge there and read
a book in the sun. She stated that they will remove the chairs from the beach at night.
Commissioner Boyatt asked what will the beach area used for.
Mr. Strom stated that they don't want any landscaping in that area so the there can be boat access
from the lake.
Commissioner Dubuss asked what the occupancy for inside seating will be.
Mr. Strom stated there are 163 seating indoors.
Ms. Strom stated that they didn't make the restaurant very big because once they did their
research they felt that people in this area like the small intimate atmosphere.
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Commissioner Dubuss asked when they plan to open.
Ms. Strom stated they are hoping to open by the time Pig on the Pond comes around next year.
Commissioner Henning asked about the parking.
Mr. Strom stated that they are hoping to get more traffic from the boats.
Commissioner Henning stated that they need to look more at the parking issue.
Commissioner Jones stated that he is happy to see architecture design come before the
Commission. He stated that the architect is in character with the community. He stated he does
not see a parking issue because there is all the parking along the waterfront. He stated that he
feels they should support this request.
Commissioner Proli stated she is happy to see this type of use to come to the lake. She asked
what type of menu will be offered.
Ms. Strom stated that they are working with a restaurant consultant who has come up with a
menu and she has her menu and they will be working together to come up with a conclusion. She
stated that she is looking at burgers, fries, soft serve ice cream, pizzas and wings. She stated that
they have chefs who will help come up with a menu. She stated that they would also like to serve
wine.
Mr. Strom stated their goal is to have American fair, but they are also looking at having some
upgrade meals as well. He stated that they are looking for more of a comfortable atmosphere. He
stated they are trying to run a more relaxed restaurant, not a fancy restaurant.
Commissioner Proli stated that she would like to see this succeed but you have to have the right
type of food. She stated that it would not hurt her feelings if they demolished the blue building.
She stated that she would like for that building to be some other color than blue.
Ms. Strom stated that she has a lot of plans for the property and she will need the storage space.
Commissioner Proli stated that they should add at least one more handicap parking space.
Commissioner Loyko asked about only having 18 parking spaces. He stated that people will
have a problem having to walk to a restaurant. He stated that 18 parking spaces will not be
enough. He stated that there is plenty of parking at the boat ramp,but they would have to walk.
Chairwoman Whitehead stated that she has problem with keeping the existing building. She
stated that the activities that are on the lake makes it hard to find parking. She stated that they
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will make plenty of money if this is done properly. She stated that they have a great concept and
vision but she does not see it with the parking.
Commissioner Boyatt asked if the property size meets the required parking.
Mr. Hitt stated that it does not meet parking requirements by 2 spaces.
Commissioner Boyatt moved to recommend approval of the conditional use permit to City
Council; seconded by Commissioner Jones. The vote was 5-2 to recommend approval for the
conditional use permit to City Council with Chairwoman Whitehead and Commissioner Loyko
opposing.
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 8:03 pm.
dm/ zzai
Whitehead, Chairwoman
ATTEST:
Rae Chidlow—Administrative Assistant