12-26-1972 Supporting DocumentsMINUTES N9 861
REGULAR MEETING
A Regular meeting of the City Council of the City of C3ermont was held in the Council
Chambers on by Mayor Don TE. SmithDwith bthe er 2following members 6, 1972. The tpresent: ing was caCouncilwoman lled to rWatson at 3P.M.
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Councilmen Beals and Smoak. Absent: Councilman Schroedel. Other officials present
were: City Manager Hopkins, City Controller Fleming, City Clerk Carroll, City
Attorney Langley and Chief of Police Tyndal. Others present were: Mr. and Mrs. Willis
B. Perry and the Messrs. Henry Czech and Ray P. Cochran.
The Invocation was given by City Attorney Langley, followed by repeating of the
Pledge of Allegiance in unison by those present.
Motion was made by Councilman Smoak, seconded by Councilman Beals and carried that
the Minutes of the Regular Meeting held December 12, 1972 and of Special Meetings
held December 18th and December 20, 1972 be approved as written.
Mr. Ray P. Cochran appeared before Council and requested clarification on side -yard
setbacks, and, a variance to be utilized sometime in the future to install a fence
on his property within one foot of his property line and possibly a small structure
in the same area. Council explained side yard setback requirements to Mr. Cochran
(detailed in the Zoning Ordinance) and advised that it is permissible to install
fences on property lines (detailed in Fence Ordinance No. 69-C). Council still
further advised Mr. Cochran that in order to request a variance it would be
necessary that he first apply for a building permit showing type, size, cost and
location of proposed structure and if same is turned down he could then post the
necessary $10.00 fee for publication and request that Council schedule a public hearing
to consider a variance request.
Mayor Smith announced the next order of business to be a Public Hearing to consider
an amendment to the Zoning Ordinance providing for living units in conjunction with
businesses in commercial districts. There was no one present who commented on the
proposed amendment. Motion was made by Councilman Smoak, seconded by Councilman
Beals and carried that the City Attorney be instructed to prepare an amendment to
the Zoning Ordinance to provide for the following as a conditional use in the Cl and
C2 zones:
Living quarters sufficient to support the operation of a business
on the premises; such living unit shall be an integral part of
the principal business structure and secondary to the business
operation.
It was the recommendation of City Manager Hopkins that available funds in the Equipment
Replacement Fund be transferred to the General Fund in order to purchase a much needed
asphalt distributor at a cost of $1750.00. Motion was made by Councilman Beals,
seconded by Councilman Smoak and carried that the recommendation of City Manager
Hopkins be accepted and he be authorized to purchase the asphalt distributor.
City Attorney Langley reported as follows: That he and Controller Fleming had presented
an application to the Florida Air and Water Pollution Board in Tallahassee on December
19th with regards possible allocation of loan funds for sewer line extensions, and
that they had received approval of the basic application: That the granting of
lakefront easements be held in abeyance pending further court decisions on like cases
now on dockets, and that he would advise Messrs. Frazier and Rocker, whom had made
application for easements. Councilman Smoak inquired of City Attorney Langley of
any outstanding sewer easements, and he was advised there were only four who had
not executed easement agreements. Councilman Beals, Council Is representative to the OEO
Board, advised there was need for an alternate to be appointed and inquired if
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Council could suggest someone. It was consensus of Council that this matter be
postponed until the Organizational Meeting of the new Council to be held on January
9th. Councilman Smoak inquired of City Manager Hopkins as to cost estimates for a
recorder to be used at Council meetings, and he was advised that Roberts TV was
to get these figures for him and that he would again check with them. Councilwoman
Watson reported that she had received several complaints with regards the intersection
of 7th and Montrose Streets being a dangerous intersection with the traffic control
lite located there being used as a blinker, and thereupon moved that the lite be
reinstated to STOP and GO. The motion was seconded by Councilman Smoak and
unanimously carried. It was the recommendation of Mayor Smith that appointment of
a successor to City Attorney Langley be withheld until such time as any possible
condemnation suits with regards the sanitary sewer system construction have been
finalized as well as the sewer revenue bond refunding.
The matter of releasing funds due Michaels-Stiggins, Inc. for engineering services
on the sanitary sewer project was discussed at length by Council, with City Manager
Hopkins reporting numerous outstanding problems which had not been resolved nor
indication shown by the engineers that solutions were being sought. Motion was made
by Councilman Smoak and seconded by Councilman Beals that the City Manager itemize
the outstanding problems and submit to Michaels-Stiggins, Inc. accompanied with a
check in the amount of $10,000.00 and advising them that upon approval of the
Operation & Maintenance Manual an additional $40,000.00 shall be paid, and still
further when it becomes evident to Council that satisfactory progress is being made
toward solution of the remaining problems, the remainder of monies due shall be
paid. Upon roll call vote on passage of the motion, the result was: Ayes: Smoak,
Smith, Beals and Watson. Total Ayes: Four. Nayes: None. Absent Schroedel.
Councilman Smoak introduced AN ORDINANCE UNDER THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF
CLERMONT, LAKE COUNTY, FLORIDA, AMENDING APPENDIX A ZONING ORDINANCE FOR THE CITY OF
CLERMONT, FLORIDA, UNDER THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF CLERMONT, FLORIDA, BY
CHANGING THE ZONING CLASSIFICATION FOR NEWLY ANNEXED PROPERTY, ADDING A PROVISION FOR
SITE PLAN APPROVAL OF TOWNHOUSES AND MULTIPLE FAMILY DWELLINGS, DELETING THE TABLE
PERTAINING TO YARD AND HEIGHT REQUIREMENTS, ESTABLISHING SETBACK REQUIREMENTS FOR
MOBILE HOME PARKS AND CHANGING REQUIREMENTS FOR OFF-STREET AUTOMOBILE PARKING AND
the ORDINANCE was read in full for a first reading.
The meeting was adjourned by Mayor Smith.
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Don E. Smith, Mayor
Dolores W. Carroll, City Clerk
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