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12-04-2012 Regular Meeting City of Clermont MINUTES PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION DECEMBER 4, 2012 Page 1 The meeting of the Planning & Zoning Commission was called to order Tuesday December 4, 2012 at 7 00 p m by Vice-Chair Nick Jones Other members present were Rob Boyatt, William Henning, Nick Jones, Judy Proli, and Raymond Loyko Also in attendance were Jim Hitt, Planning and Zoning Director, Dan Mantzans, City Attorney, and Rae Chidlow, Administrative Assistant MINUTES of the Planning and Zoning Commission meeting held November 6, 2012 were approved as amended REPORTS Planning Director Jim Hitt stated that the City will add a section to the City's website listing the new businesses that are opening in Clermont He stated that there will also be a list of new construction or renovation projects going on within the City Vice-chair Nick Jones stated that they would like to see an updated list of the results of the agenda items that the Commission has voted on He also requested to have the new City Manager Darren Gray to attend one of their meetings to meet the Planning and Zoning Commissioners Commissioner Proli moved to change the January meeting to Thursday, January 3, 2013, seconded by Commissioner Boyatt The vote was unanimous to change the January Planning and Zoning meeting date 1. REQUEST FOR CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT PROJECT NAME: Vineyards of the World (aka Montrose Street Wine Bar) REQUESTED ACTION: Request to amend a Conditional Use Permit to extend hours of operation for a Bar within the Central Business Distnct OWNER: Mathew D Rhoda APPLICANT: Yellymary Montaluo LOCATION• 712 West Montrose Street FUTURE LAND USE: Central Business Distnct—(CBD) ZONING: CBD (Central Business District) EXISTING LAND USE: Vineyards of the World Planning and Zoning Director Jim Hitt presented the Staff report as follows The applicant is requesting to amend their conditional use permit to extend the hours of operation for their wine bar located at 712 West Montrose Street Because the City Council approved the ongmal Conditional Use Permit with the 1 00 p m to 11 30 p m operating hours as r . City of Clermont MINUTES PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION DECEMBER 4, 2012 Page 2 part of the Conditional Use Permit, in order to change those hours, an amendment to the Conditional Use Permit is required The amendment request is to allow this business to serve alcoholic beverages the same hours as allowed per code This would still prohibit sales from 2 00 a m to 7 00 p m , the same as any other business selling alcoholic beverages This business is an upscale wine/beer bar that offers live entertainment, high end wine sales, light snacks and coffee Using the Façade Improvement Grant Program, the owner painted the building and replaced the canvas awning in front All Codes are complied with Staff recommends approval of this Conditional Use Permit request to operate a Wine Bar located at 712 West Montrose Street with the following conditions as listed for the proposed hours of operation Yellowmary Montaluo, 1030 Willow Oak Loop, Minneola, stated that she is the owner of the Wine Bar She stated that she is requesting to have the same hours of operation as other restaurants in the area She stated that they customers get upset when they have to close early She stated that they are trying to create a night life ambience in downtown area of Clermont She stated that the City should work to try to promote nightlife in the downtown area and feels that would attract more people to the downtown area Commissioner Dubuss 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 2. REQUEST FOR LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE AMENDMENT SUBJECT: Land Development Code—proposed amendments Ordinance No. 2012-04-C APPLICANT: Staff Planning and Zoning Director Jim Hitt presented the Staff report as follows OBJECTIVE: To rescind the existing Floodplain regulations and to restate new regulations that integrates with the Florida Building Code • City of Clermont MINUTES PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION DECEMBER 4, 2012 Page 3 SUMMARY. The National Flood Insurance Program is a federally-subsidized flood damage insurance program administered by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) In order for residents and business owners to be eligible to purchase flood insurance, communities must adopt the most recent Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRM) and include within their land development codes policies that comply with FEMA minimum federal regulations The Florida Division of Emergency Management has developed a completely new model ordinance that is coordinated with the Flonda Building Code (FBC) which also satisfies the requirements of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFiP) The proposed ordinance adopts the language of the model ordinance for communities with Inland flood hazards To insure compliance with state and federal regulatory agencies, It has been reviewed and affirmed as appropriate for local approval by the Florida Division of Emergency Management Deviations from this model ordinance are not encouraged by the State The following are important aspects of the proposed ordinance 1 The new Floodplain Management chapter ordinance has been standardized in Florida and has been written to be enforceable 2 The new Floodplain Management ordinance (FPM) is coordinated with the FBC The FBC contains requirements for buildings and structures, the FPM model contains other requirements necessary for consistency with the NFIP In order to fulfill community commitments to the NFiP, the FPM model requires buildings and structures that are exempt from the FBC and development other than buildings to comply with requirements of the ordinance if located in flood hazard areas Examples of structures not covered by the Flonda Buildings Code but covered by Floodplain Management are playgrounds and agricultural buildings 3 As written, the Building Official and the Floodplam Administrator are responsible for different aspects of enforcement but the new regulations coordinate these responsibilities This amendment is required by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Florida Division of Emergency Management All municipalities and counties are required to amend their respective regulations incorporating these changes Staff recommends approval of the amended Floodplain Management Regulations City of Clermont MINUTES PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION DECEMBER 4, 2012 Page 4 Commissioner Dubuss moved to recommend approval of the land development code amendment to City Council; seconded by Commissioner Boyatt. The vote was unanimous to recommend approval for the land development code amendment to City Council. There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 7:37 pm. Nick, ories, Vice-Chai Apr ATTEST: Rae Chidlow—Administrative Assistant