08-10-1999 Regular Meeting CITY OF CLERMONT
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AUGUST 10, 1999
A regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Clermont was held Tuesday, August
10, 1999 at Jenkins Auditorium. The meeting was called to order at 7:30 p.m. by Mayor
Turville with the following Council Members present: Co~tncil Member Biddle, Council
Member Brown, Council Member Lamb and Council Member Wolfe. Other City
officials present were City M~ager Saunders, City Attorney Guthrie, Finance Director
Van Zile, Planning Director Brown and Deputy City Clerk Maddox.
INVOCATION
The Invocation was offered by Council Member Brown followed by the repeating of the
Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag by all present.
A motion was made by Council Member Wolfe and seconded by Council
Member Brown, and carried unanimously to approve the minutes of the
re~trular Council Meeting hem July 27. 1999.
A motion was made by Council Member Wolfe, seconded by Council
Member Lamb, and carried unanimously to approve the minutes of the
Council Work~hop Minutes of March 25. 1999, April 20: 1999, and May
1999.
CITY MANAGER SAUNDERS' REPORT
City Manager Saunders stated that the City has received telephone calls regarding the
traffic associated with the starting of the school year, especially on Highway 50 at
Hancock Road. Mr. Saunders stated that he met with representatives from the School
Board, the Department of Transportation, the County and Lake Sumter Community
College to discuss the situation at that intersection. City Manager Saunders stated that
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when Hancock Road is completed to Hartwood Marsh Road and John's Lake Road
completed to Highway 27, it will not be as bad as anyone living south of Anderson Hill
Road will be able to come in from another direction. Mr. Saunders stated that until these
improvements are completed all traffic to Windy Hill Middle School goes through the
intersection of Highway 50 and Hancock Road. Mr. Saunders stated that last week the
DOT issued the permit for signalization for that intersection and Lake County has taken it
on themselves to do the installation. City Manager Saunders stated that the County
representative stated that they felt the light would be in place within a month. In the
meantime the City is assigning two police officers at that intersection in the morning and
afternoon to direct traffic and get people in and out of that intersection safely. Mr.
Saunders stated that once the light is in place and once Hancock Road is completed to
Hartwood Marsh, there should be relief at that intersection.
City Manager Saunders stated that another situation is on East Avenue at the Cypress
Ridge Elementary School. Mr. Saunders stated that the School Board changed their
policy for that school and there is no busing for that school, therefore, all of the students
are transported to school in cars by their parents. Mr. Saunders stated this has
compounded the traffic problem on East Avenue and he has requested a meeting with
Jerry Smith and his transportation people, as well as the Police Chief, the Sheriff's
Department and anyone else involved to find a solution for East Avenue in the mornings
and afternoons. Mr. Saunders stated that the City has police officers directing traffic in
the mornings and afternoons now and hopefully at the upcoming meeting they will find a
solutitn to resolve the problem.
Mayor Turville stated that he now understood that a DOT signalization permit usually
means you get a flashing light for a period of time.
City Manager Saunders stated that the permit.issued was for a flasher only, however at
the meeting held last week, everyone agreed to contact DOT and get their approval to put
on full signalization the day it is installed. Mr. Saunders stated the DOT representative
stated they recognized the problem.
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City Manager Saunders stated that the speed limit at this section of Highway 50 and
Hancock Road has been lowered from 55 m.p.h, to 45 m.p.h, and the signs have been put
up.
City Manager Saunders reminded the City Council that a Workshop is scheduled for
August 12, 1999, a Joint Work'shop of the City Council and Planning and Zoning
Commission is scheduled for August 23, 1999, and Joint Workshop with the City
Counc.il, Community Redevelopment Board and Mainstreet is scheduled for August 17,
1999.
CITY ATTORNEY GUTHRIE
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No report.
FINANCE DIRECTOR VAN ZILE
No report.
COUNCIL MEMBER BIDDLE
Council Member Biddle reminded the City Council that August 12, 1999 the Ambassador
Committee of the Chamber of Commerce is having a Business After Hours at Jenkins
Auditorium and everyone is invited.
COUNCIL MEMBER BROWN
No report.
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COUNCIL MEMBER LAMB
No report.
COUNCIL MEMBER WOL'FE
No report.
MAYOR TURVILLE
No report.
VISITORS WITH BUSINESS
Mayor Turville stated that the issues involving variance requests and Conditional Use
Permits all require a Quasi-Judicial hearing be held and that anyone wishing to speak in
favor of or in opposition to the requests should be sworn in.
Margie. Robbins
Planning Director Brown stated the applicant is requesting a variance to our sign
ordinance in order to erect a sign 30' from an intersection where 50' is required. Mr.
Brown stated the property is located at the southeast comer of Highway 50 and 4th Street.
Planning Director Brown stated that our code states that "no ground sign shall be located
nearer than 50 feet from intersecting street right-of-way lines on Highways 50 and 27, 30
feet on other streets. Mr. Brown stated that in order to meet the code, the applicant
would have to place the sign in an already constructed concrete parking lot. Mr. Brown
stated the proposed sign will meet the required setback of 15 feet from S.R. 50 and
therefore visibility when turning from 4~ Street onto S.R. 50 will not be affected. Mr.
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Brown stated that Staff does not recommend a 30' setback but would support a 39' setback.
City Clerk Van Zile swore in the following:
Margie Robbins, 1036 Skylake Road, Apt. 201, Ocoee, Florida/Business address: 1117 4th
Street ~'
Jimmy Jackson, 1415 Ryan Street, Clermont, Florida
Margie Robbins stated that the 50' setback would put her sign into her concrete parking
lot and she requested 30' which gives her better visibility and does not obstruct any view.
Ms. Robbins stated the setback would be on 4~h Street, not on Highway 50 and stated if
she put the sign. at 39' as requested, she would have to move landscaping and her sprinkler
system. Ms. Robbins also explained that while the sign is identified as a "ground sign" it
is on posts and does not actually sit on the ground. Ms. Robbins also stated that her
handicap parking space is fight next to her shrubbery and 39' would put the sign to close
to that.
Planning Director Brown stated that Staff would recommend denial of a 30' setback
however, Staffwould recommend approval of a 39' setback.
Mr. Jackson, a property owner next to Ms. Robbins property stated he felt that visibility
would be obstructed at 30' but would agree that a 39' setback would be better and that
would not interfere with the pavement or landscaping or sprinkler system.
Council Member Brown stated that if Ms. Robbins accepted the 39' setback she would
have to remove her landscaping.
Council Member Lamb stated that she went to the site at Robbins Realty and did not see a
problem with the 30' setback as it did not look like 'it would be a problem. Ms. Lamb
stated that Staff is recommending 39' and Ms. Robbins is requesting 30' and asked why
Staff recommended denying the 30' setback. Ms. Lamb stated it looked like it would
actually be better to have that sign away from the handicap parking for safety reasons and
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the 39' setback keeps the sign away from the handicap parking area, the landscaping and
irrigation system.
Planning Director Brown stated that the City takes a position of granting the least amount
of variance necessary to accomplish what the applicant needs.
Mayor Turville stated that visibility is not relevant and only the sign ordinance is calling
for that sign to be where it needs to be. Mr. Turville stated that the other issue would be
if the sign is interfering with something and maybe 35' would be in line rather than 39'.
Mayor Turville stated that he agreed with Staff that when the Council grants a variance it
is bec0use.they do believe there is a hardship and they should grant the least amount of
variance possible.
Council Member Lamb asked Ms. Robbins if she could live with the 35' setback and'Ms.
Robbins said she would accept that.
/1 motion was made bv Council Member Brown and seconded
by Council Member Wolfe, and carried unanimous(v by roll
call vote, to ~trrant a variance of a 35' si~t~n setback
BankFirst
Planning Director Brown stated that applicant 'is requesting a variance to our sign
ordinance to allow a front setback from Grand Highway of 5' where 15' is required. Mr.
Brown stated., the basis for the request is that the sign and landscaping for the 7-11 to the
south of the bank property block the view of the BankFirst sign from S.R. 50. Mr. Brown
stated that the BankFirst sign was installed first and then 7-11 placed their sign and
landscaping in place in a manner that significantly blocked the BankFirst sign. Mr.
Brown stated that the Applicant has attempted to work with 7-11 management and have
been unable to work towards a compromise that would not involve a variance request.
Planning Director Brown stated that our code allows signs in C-2 Commercial zoning to
be 20 feet high and 100 square feet in size while in R-3 Residential zoning signage is
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limited to 9 feet in height and 32 square feet in size. Mr. Brown stated the southern most
lot of the BankFirst property is zoned C-2 Commercial, and the remainder is zoned R-3
Residential, therefore no other option exists for placing the current sign elsewhere on the
property without reducing the sign to 9 feet in height and 32 square feet in size. Mr.
Berens referred to a letter received from 7-11 opposing to their variance request and said
it did not reflect the situation .at all. Planning Director Brown stated that since
correspondence has changed hands between the parties Staff recommends tabling the
issue to give the applicant time to work out the problem without a variance.
Mayor Turville stated that the issues involving variance requests and Conditional Use
Permits all require a Quasi-Judicial hearing be held and that anyone wishing to speak in
favor of or in opposition to the requests should be sworn in.
City Attorney Guthrie stated that the decision to table this variance request could be made
by the Council now or it could be made after the public hearing.
City Clerk Van Zile swore in the following:
Rob Berens, 1927 Brantly Circle, Clermont, Florida
George Hovis, 9949 Reds Road, Clermont, Florida
Rob Berens, representing BankFirst, stated that simultaneous with the construction of the
BankFirst Building, 7-11 was constructing their building located adjacent to the south
side of BankFirst's property and without knowing each other's plan, 7-11 landscaped in a
manner that blocked BankFirst's sign allowing no visibility from Highway 50. Mr.
Berens stated they have approached 7-11 to see if they could negotiate amicably and have
been unable to resolve the situation. Mr. Berens stated that the sign location they are
requesting will not cause any hardship such as traffic interference and the sign will be in
line with an existing retaining wall and light poles that divide the two properties. Mr.
Berens stated that at the time of construction BankFirst deeded 10 feet of their property to
the City of Clermont for the existing turn-lane and without that deed they would have
been 10 feet closer to the road. Mr. Berens stated that the granting of their request could
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actually help traffic flow for the people who are looking for their office or their tenants
offices. Mr. Berens stated that moving their sign will also make 7-1 l's sign more visible
from Grand Highway. ·
Planning Director Brown stated that while they originally recommended approval of this
variance request, at this point Staff would recommend this request be tabled.
George Hovis stated he is a tenant of BankFirst and his law firm occupies the 2nd floor of
the BankFirst Building. Mr. Hovis stated he would hate to see the City Council table this
variance request based upon the correspondence from 7-11. Mr. Hovis stated he has tried
to work with 7-11 for approximately one year and there is one person you have to deal
with and he is often out of town and does not return telephone calls. Mr. Hovis stated
everyone from the Chairman of the Board down has attempted to resolve this and they get
no cooperation at all.
Mr. Berens stated that the letter from 7-11 was received the day before and the things in
that letter are not factual and requested the Council review the pictures of the property
that he provided. Mr. Berens read BankFirst's response to 7-11's letter and stated he felt
that since they did not bother to have a representative present during this meeting, he did
not feel the variance request should be tabled.
Mayor Turville stated he felt that this is in the notification process and 7-11 has
responded.
Council Member Wolfe stated he was a Stockholder and Director of BankFirst and
therefore had a conflict and would excuse himself.
Council Member Lamb stated that the applicant has asked that this request not be tabled
and she has read the letter from 7-11 and nothing in the letter shows that they wish to
negotiate this matter.
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Council Member Biddle stated he did not see anything in the letter from 7-11 that
indicated that they were willing to negotiate with BankFirst and he felt the vote on this
matter should be now.
Council Member Brown stated he visited the property and the 7-11 sign almost
completely obstructs the BankFirst sign and you cannot see the BankFirst sign from
Highway 50. Mr. Brown stated he felt that 7-11 has shown disrespect and the Council
should proceed with a decision and not table this issue.
Mayor Turville stated he did not feel the Council should vote to move the BankFirst sign
5 feet froTM the pavement and if the purpose is for visibility from Highway 50, then the
Council should realize th~it BankFirst's property is not highway frontage property. Mr.
Turville stated he would be willing tO support a variance request that met the setback
requirement, with the same size sign they have but allowing it to be placed on the R-3
Zoning part of the property. Mayor Turville stated that this property has nothing to do
with Highway 50 and does not front Highway 50 and our sign ordinance does not deal
with trying to create situations for a sign to be visible from other frontage roads. Mayor
Turville stated the only issue was whether the variance is granted to allow a sign to sit on
top of the road or give a variance for the sign size in the other zone. Mayor Turville
stated he did not want to set a precedent for anyone who has a sign they want to relocate
for visibility.'
Council Member Biddle stated he agreed that 5 feet puts the sign close to the road,
however when he reviewed the site he didn't think with the sidewalk, light poles and
existing retaining wall there it was not a safety issue.
Mr. Berens stated that the problem with moving the sign to the R-3 zoning is that is 230
feet back from the existing sign and has a lower elevation, which defeats the purpose for
the sign's visibility.
City Attorney Guthrie stated that there was no problem with these suggestions, however if
the applicant does not agree to accept a different variance the Council must vote the
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current one up or down. Mr. Guthrie stated that going to a different land use category
would require advertising and all the appropriate procedures required.
Council Member Lamb stated she felt BankFirst had a hardship in that they have an
investment in the community, an investment in their building and an investment in their
sign and someone has decided'to hurt them by covering up their sign and that is not
neighborly and they have a legitimate hardship.
A motion was made by Council Member Biddle, seconded by Council
Member Brown, and carried by roll call vote, to approve the variance
request granting BankFirst a sign setback. (Mayor Turville opposed;
Council Member Wolfe abstained).
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
Downtown Clermont Partnership
Rose Biddle, President of the Downtown Clermont Partnership stated that the Partnership
had requested approval to hold a Civil War Re-enactment and encampment at the
Waterfront Park on Saturday, October 2, 1999, at 1:00 p.m. and Sunday, October 3, 1999,
at 2:00 p.m. Ms. Biddle stated the battles would last approximately forty-five minutes.
Ms. Biddle stated they would also request approval for the area at the North end of 8th
Street as a site for the encampment. Ms. Biddle confirmed a note was sent out to all
citizens on the water bill requesting comments or objections and asked the City Manager
to report on the result of the inquiry and also the result of any discussions he had with any
other city who has allowed re-enactments.
City Manager Saunders stated that he received no objections from the mail-out on the
water bill but did. received one response wherein the resident had no problem with the re-
enactment but was concerned about traffic. Mr. Saunders stated that he spoke with the
City Manager of Ocoee who reported that Ocoee has a re-enactment in their city each
year, which takes place across the street from a residential area and they have not
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experienced any complaints from neighbors. Mr. Saunders stated that Ocoee's City
Manager stated that the re-enactments have been professional, very educational and they
will continue to have them in their City. City Manager Saunders stated he also spoke
with an attorney who is a re-enactor and asked his opinion from the re-enactor's point of
view. Mr. Saunders stated the re-enactor told him he felt the community would like
having the re-enactment and ii'would be well received and his only concern would be the
amount of area available for'the battle. Mr. Saunders also. thanked the press for putting
the potential event in the newspaper, so that the citizens would be advised of the
possibility of the event and the issues, and have an opportunity to comment.
Ms. Biddle stated that she and Mr. and Mrs. Maynard went out into the area of the
Waterfront Park and went door to door to get opinions. Ms. Biddle stated that 9 out of 10
of the citizens they spoke with signed the petition approving the event and that at the First
Friday event of the Partnership, they had received over 100 signatures approving of the
event. Ms. Biddle stated that regarding traffic, this event is a small event and not nearly
the size of many of the events held at the Waterfront Park. Ms. Biddle stated that since
this en-actment is being held in conjunction with the downtown events, the encampment
is at the end of 8th street and the Partnership will be encouraging most people to walk to
the Waterfront Park.
Council Member Lamb asked if there were plans to hire extra security and Mr. Maynard
stated the re-enactors provide their own security, post their own guards and do all of the
clean-up themselves and at an event with 10,000 people they have provided their own
crowd controls, traffic control and clean-up.
Ms. Biddle stated the Clermont Downtown Partnership will make certain there are
portable bathrooms and will make certain the area is left clean.
Council Member Wolfe stated that there is a group of people who have done this many
times and he is sure that all of the details will be worked out with the City Staff and he
feels there is no reason to deny this.
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A motion was made by Council Member Wolfe: seconded by
Council Member Biddle: and carried to allow the Clermont
Downtown Partnership to sponsor a Civil War encampment
and re-enactment at the Waterfront Park. (Mayor Turville
and Council Member Brown opposed).
Mayor Turville stated that he has spoken against this proposal every time it has come
before the Council. Mr. Turville stated one concern is putting an event that has the ability
to draw a very large crowd on the Waterfront Park, which already is the host to a lot of
events and asking those nearby residents to put up with that. Mayor Turville stated that
his biggest concern is that such an activity on City property is going to be found offensive
by certain segments of our population. Mayor Turville stated he knew people who would
not come forward to object to a Civil War Re-enactment, but he knew they found it
offensive and did not want one. Mayor Turville stated that while the event may be
"history", one person he talked with stated it was the single worse snapshot of our history
we could take.
Council Member Lamb stated that is why a notice was sent out requesting citizens call the
City Manager or a City Council Person if they had a comment or objection. Ms. Lamb
stated she had doubts when discussions first began but feels the Downtown Clermont
Partnership went to the community.
Council Member Wolfe stated that the citizens have had an opportunity to object from the
notice on the water bill and the newspaper article and the Council is not voting for this
event to take place every year. Mr. Wolfe stated if there were problems, the Council
could vote against it the next time it is brought before the Council.
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NEW BUSINESS
Introduction of Ordinance 381-M
Mayor Turville stated this ordinance was for introduction only and read Ordinance 381-M
by title only. '"
City Manager Saunders stated that is a request for a small scale Comprehensive Plan
amendment that will allow commercial use on approximately 2.73 acres located north of
Highway 50, west of Citrus Tower Boulevard. Mr. Saunders stated this is the northern
piece of a property that is being proposed to be developed as a movie theater and the
original land use boundaries leaves approximately 2.72 acres in a residential area rather
than the commercial area.
A motion was made by Council Member Biddle, seconded by
Council Member Brown, and unanimously approved to do
first hearing introduction of Ordinance 38I-M).
Introduction of Ordinance 382-M
Mayor Turville stated this ordinance was for introduction only and read Ordinance 382-M
by title only.
City Manager stated that Ordinance 382-M is a request to rezone approximately 4.7 acres
located north of Highway 50, west of Citrus Tower Boulevard from UE-Urban Estate to
C-2 Commercial. A portion of this property is being proposed as a small scale
amendment in the previous ordinance and the remainder of the property is a section that is
in the right land use category but has not been rezoned previously for the commercial use
proposed by the theater.
~1 motion was made by Council Member Brown, seconded by
Council Member Biddle, and unanimously approved to do
first hearing introduction of Ordinance 382-M).
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Property Purchase
City Manager Saunders stated that at the direction of the City Council the Staff submitted
a proposal to purchase the property adjacent to Jenkins Auditorium for $125,000.00. Mr.
Saunders stated that the original asking price for the property was $169,000.00 and the
owners' representative has submitted back to the City a counter offer for $130,000. Mr.
Saunders stated that Staff recommends accepting this offer and requests the City Council
to authorize purchase if the property for $130,000.00. City Manager Saunders stated that
this purchase price was approximately $2.00 a square foot less than the property across
the street sold for.
City Attorney Guthrie stated that he reviewed the contract and it was a standard real
estate contract and allocated the closing costs.
A motion was made b.v Council Member Biddle, seconded by
Council Member Lamb, and unanimously approved, to
authorize the purchase of the proper~ adjacent to JenMns
Auditorium for $130,000.00
Mutual Aid Agreements
City of Clermont and City of Mascotte
City Manager Saunders state that this is a Mutual Aid Agreement for our Fire Department
that is being requested by Fire Chief Bishop for approval. Mr. Saunders stated we have
similar Mutual Aid Agreements with other departments and with Lake County and it is
beneficial for both cities to have this type of agreement.
Council Member Brown asked who was legally responsible if something went wrong
when our Fire Department went to another city to assist them.
City Attorney Guthrie stated that the Mutual Aid Agreement clarifies that and indicates
that our equipment and people are authorized to be there and are covered by sovereign
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immunity which protects the City in terms of the amount of financial exposure in the
event there is an occurrence in which the City could be blamed.
~4 motion was made by Council Member Wolfe, seconded by
Council Member Brown, and unanimously approved, to adopt
the Mutual ~4id ~greement with the Ci~ of Mascotte.
Plat Approval
City Manager Saunders stated that the development of Manchester at Kings Ridge was
approved approximately four years ago and the plat has been reviewed and meets all
requirements for recording.
A motion was made by Council Member Biddle. seconded by Council
Member Brown, and unanimously approved, to approve the final
plat of Manchester at Kings Ridge.
Citizens Comments
Donald Ballard stated that he agreed with Mayor Turville regarding the sign variance for
BankFirst. Mr. Ballard stated if he bought a piece of property one or two streets from the
Lake front and someone pays the price for lakefront property and builds a house that
blocks his view, then that is not the City's problem. Mr. Ballard stated if you don't pay
for property on Highway 50, then the City should not give a variance in order that the
sign can be viewed from Highway 50 and this could set a precedent. Mr. Ballard stated
that while 7-11 certainly did not act in good faith, the problem is still between 7-11 and
BankFirst.
Tecl Kirkland stated he had concerns regarding the drag dealing problem on Chestnut
Street. Mr. Kirkland stated that he did not know if the Police Department was trained for
handling drag dealers. Mr. Kirkland stated that he has heard what sounded like gun shots
and had reported those to the police.
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Mayor Turville stated that there has been a problem with the area around Chestnut Street
and Ryan and the City has signed a Lease Agreement with a property owner at that
intersection to use as a police substation. Mr. Turville stated this should be a deterrent for
anyone who thinks they can go up and down the street selling drugs. Mr. Turville also
stated that no parking signs have been posted on both sides of the road and our code
enforcement officer is making'certain one of the properties is cleaned up. The Mayor
stated that the entire City Council is very concerned about the problem.
Council Member Brown stated he was happy there was going to be a substation in that
area. Mr. Brown stated the cars were double-parked on that street and it did not take a
detective to figure out what was going on.
Mr. Kirkland asked if the City had any kind of ordinance that would not allow people to
congregate together on the street.
City Attorney Guthrie stated that in order to try and enforce an ordinance of that type, a
City must be large enough and have resources enough to fight the constitutional issues in
Federal Court related to that type of ordinance. Mr. Guthrie stated that if other efforts
work, such as a substation, those would better fit the resources the City of Clermont have
to commit.
Glen Breden stated that it was "Dodge City" in that area and he had a gun pulled on him
when he beeped his car horn to get through the traffic blocking the road and if appreciates
the no parking signs and the enforcement of the no parking signs on both sides of the
street as it seems to be paying off and you can at least drive down the street.
Matthew Modica stated that he had met with the Department of Transportation and they
indicated to him they would contact Planning Director Brown regarding the signs on the
sides of the road, so that they can coordinate efforts in keeping them out. Mr. Modica
also stated that the at the Joint Meeting of Council and Planning and Zoning set for
August 23, 1999, he would request that a future land-use map be brought to that meeting
so that they can know exactly what they are dealing with.
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Mayor Turville stated that the Planning and Zoning Commission received their packets on
Monday, for a Tuesday meeting and everyone agreed that was not enough time for
review.
Charles Forth stated that when Planning and Zoning receives a plan for a development or
anything that requires an appf6priate drawing to be given to Planning and Zoning our
Code mandates that the drawing be included in the package. Mr. Forth stated that they
did not received appropriate drawings in the last packet and this would not have happened
in Orange County or in Orlando. Mr. Forth stated that it was an injustice to the citizens
when the drawings are not included for review. Mr. Forth requested that City Attorney
Guthrie attend the Joint Meeting of the City Council and Planning and Zoning
Commission. Mr. Forth stated further that the City should look into adopting a standard
building code with sections to cover minimum standards.
City Manager Saunders stated that this was City Attorney Guthrie first month in
representing the City and he had already planned on being out of town last week. Mr.
Saunders stated that City Attorney Guthrie's contract calls for him to attend all Planning
and Zoning meetings.
Charlene Forth stated she would like to encourage the City Council, especially those that
she knows well and worked hard to make sure were on the Council, to concern
themselves with the growth and traffic problems, especially around the new schools.
Mrs. Forth stated she did not think anything was being done about the cars sitting on the
property next to Duncan Donut.
City Manager Saunders stated that notices have been placed on the cars. Mr. Saunders
stated the ears that were in the lot this weekend were different than the ones last week.
City Manager Saunders stated that the owner of the property has been notified and the
owner stated that he will have the cars towed if they do not move in a timely manner. Mr.
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Saunders stated that the Code enforcement officers are patrolling the area for
enforcement.
There being no further business or discussion, the meeting adjourned at 10:00 p.m.
Harold S. Turville, Jr. Mayor
Attest:
z~eph-E. V~Zile, City Clerk