12-04-2012 Regular Meeting City of Clermont
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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
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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
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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
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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