03-27-2001 Regular Meeting CITY OF CLERMONT
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A regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Clermont was held Tuesday, March 27, 2001 at
Jenkins Auditorium. Mayor Hal Turville called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. with the following
Council Members present: Council Members Biddle, MacLauchlin, Mullins and Renick. Other City
officials present were City Manager Saunders, City Attorney Guthrie, Planning Director Brown and
Deputy City Clerk Studdard.
INVOCATION
The Invocation was offered by Council Member Mullins, followed by the repeating of the Pledge of
Allegiance to the Flag by all present.
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Council Member Renick stated that Elaine Tharpe had been referred to incorrectly as a Planning &
Zoning member instead of a Code Enforcement Board member on page five.
motion was made by Council Member Biddle, seconded by Council Member
Mullins, and carried unanimously to approve the minutes of the Council Meeting
held March 13, 2001, as amended.
CITY MANAGER SAUNDERS' REPORT
City Manager Saunders presented the event schedule for the 2001 Triathalon for Council approval.
A motion was made by Council Member Biddle, seconded by Council Member
MacLauchlin, and carried unanimously to approve the 2001 Triathalon schedule.
CITY ATTORNEY GUTHRIE'S REPORT
City Attorney Guthrie informed the Council of a situation that has arisen regarding a property
ownership dispute that was addressed in 1999 by the Council and by Mr. Guthfie by issuing a
determination of ownership by the City. He stated that this citizen has applied for a DEP
permit for said property and has commenced cleating of the lakefront to the extent that he
would possibly be in violation of that permit.
Mr. Guthrie further stated that he wanted to bring this to the attention of the City Council
because there is now a need to act upon this party's claim of ownership and activity on the
property. He stated that this is currently being handled by the Code Enforcement Board but
that it is restricted to fines and cannot take any permanent actions, and in order to go further
the City Council would have to order that a lawsuit be filed regarding the trespass on City
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property and obtain a Court declaration as to who owns the property. Mr. Guthrie then asked
for direction from the Council.
Mayor Turville stated that he would like to place this item on the agenda for the next City
Council meeting and take an official vote on direction.
Council Member Mullins asked if there is an action that can be taken to have this activity
cease immediately.
City Attorney Guthrie stated that he is preparing a package to send to DEP to request
withdrawal of their permit on the basis of either the property ownership issue or the
possibility of violating the permit.
Planning Director Brown stated that there is doubt as to whether any permit has been issued
and certainly none had been issued by the City. He stated that the permit must follow the
guidelines set forth by the strictest governing body, which would be the City in this case. He
further stated that to date two violations notices or stop work notices have been issued.
The consensus of the City Council was to place this item on the agenda for April 10, 2001.
MAYOR TURVILLE'S REPORT
Mayor Turville stated the City's application for Tree City USA has been forwarded with a
positive recommendation.
He further stated that he had received a telephone call on March 20, 2001 from
Commissioner Pool stating that it appears that the 1.2 million for the extension of Hook
Street as well as approximately 2 million to speed the work on Highway 50 was on the
Governor's top list as it related to road improvements and that Representative Randy
Johnson deserves the credit for pushing this forward again.
NO OTHER REPORTS
PROCLAMATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS
Mayor Turville presented a Beautification Award to Gracious Living Design, Inc., 1064 West Hwy.
50; accepted by Carol Harrison, Liaison to the Beautification Committee.
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CONSENT AGENDA
Mayor Turville read the listed Consent Agenda and asked if anyone wished any item to be pulled for
discussion:
Item No. 1-Bid Award
2001 Street Rejuvenator Project
Item No. 2-Change Order
Oak Hill Cemetery Irrigation Pump & Station Bid
Item No. 3-Parks &
Recreation Grant
Lake County Parks & Recreation 2001/2002 Capital
Improvement Grant
Item No. 4-Waterfront
Park Event
TWA request to waive parking fees for community
Easter Egg Hunt
Item No. 5-Fire Department
Vehicle
Purchase of Fire Department Vehicle with Budget
Amendment
,4 motion was made by Council Member MacLauchlin, seconded bp Council
Member Mullins, and carried unanimously to approve Items One Through Five
o_f the Consent ,4genda.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
Ordinance No. 306-C - Final Reading
Mayor Turville read the ordinance by title only and explained that the ordinance contains various
changes to om' Land Development Regulations.
Mayor Turville asked if anyone would like to speak on this issue.
Council Member Renick asked if the language regarding signage could be adjusted dependent upon
what type of project it is, such as a square footage requirement.
Planning Director Brown stated that Staff felt it would be more effective to make those types of
requirements part of-administrative guidelines rather than incorporating exact requirements into the
code.
Mr. Brown stated that Staff would like to make a change to the ordinance under the Notice of Public
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Hearing sections:
Section 2, Item 3, regarding Conditional Use Permits, Section 2, Item 3, regarding Variance Requests
and Section 2, Item (c), regarding Comprehensive Plan or Land Development Code Amendments.
After the words 'After an application has been filed', change the language to read "the applicant shall
post the subject property with signage as provided by or as directed by the City. The sign or signs
shall be erected on each street side of said land or where the sign or signs would be in the most
conspicuous place to the passing public as determined by the administrative official or his designated
representative."
Discussion among Council and Staff followed regarding who would provide signage as well as the
types of signage to use.
There was a consensus among Council Members to make the language changes as stated by Planning
Director Brown, with directives regarding signage being handled by City Manager Saunders.
City Manager Saunders stated that Staffwould discuss size, color, length of time to post and other
issues of signage prior to decisions being made.
City Manager Saunders stated that he would like to change Section 6 to allow this to become
effective May 1, 2001 in order to have time to prepare directives.
Council Member Mullins asked if the language in Section 2, Item (24) prohibits any form of
application (including the use of stickers for the sign itself) of stickers.
Planning Director Brown stated that the intent had been to disallow any type of stickers on the sign
Discussion followed regarding the language of this section.
City Manager Saunders stated that the language as it is currently written would allow for the
application of the art for the sign itself.
Council Member Renick asked if the setback allowance provided on page 7 was adequate.
Planning Director Brown stated that in his opinion it was adequate.
City Manager Saunders stated that the word "slatting" under (b) on Page 8 was misspelled.
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A motion was made by Council Member MacLauchlin, seconded by Council
Member Biddle, and carried unanimously by a roll call vote to adopt
Ordinance No. 306-C, as amended.
Ordinance No. 307-C - Final Reading
Mayor Turville read the ordinance by title only.
City Manager Saunders stated that this is the model ordinance provided by St. Johns River Water
Management District. He stated that there is a change on Page 3, Section 66-165 giving the City the
ability to also declare a water shortage emergency in case it felt the need before St. Johns River
Water Management District did so, he further stated that the fines were outlined in Section 66-167
on the same page.
Mayor Turville read the section regarding fines for the benefit of the public present. He stated that
this ordinance would give the City the ability to enforce the current water restrictions.
Mayor Turville asked if anyone would like to speak on this issue.
Duane Booth of Famer Barley & Associates, 315 Sinclair, Tavares, spoke regarding Kings Ridge
having its own permit from St. Johns River Water Management and not being on the same water
restriction schedule as the City. He stated that, regarding enforcement, he wanted to make the
Council aware of this.
City Attorney Guthrie stated that if the watering schedule for the development had been established
through the permit that Kings Ridge had obtained the City would enforce this area as covered under
that permit.
Council Member Renick asked Mr. Booth if Kings Ridge would be watering more than twice per
week or after 10:00 a.m.
Mr. Booth stated that those same restrictions would still apply but on a different schedule.
City Attorney Guthrie stated that there is a provision in Section 66-165 of the ordinance that allows
for other measures of restrictions.
City Manager Saunders stated that there would be some permits that would direct watering
guidelines and that the District can grant variances and letters of exception in some cases, therefore
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the City would be working closely with the District on these issues.
Council Member Mullins asked if the District would allow some water users to water more often
than others.
City Attorney Guthrie stated that the District may define situations where they grant the opportunity
to water more often.
Mayor Turville asked ifa section should be added to the ordinance requiring anyone with a St. Johns
permit that would not comply with the overall restrictions to submit a copy of said permit to the City.
City Attorney Guthrie stated that Section 66-165 would be sufficient and that the proof of permit
could be presented if necessary.
Nancy Fullerton, 368 Montrose Street, representing the Save Our Lakes Committee, stated that an
address is necessary in order to report anyone to St. Johns River Water Management, and that this
poses a problem with subdivisions as they do not usually have an address on their signs.
Bob Shaker, 230 Mohawk Road, spoke as a Jaymark representative and stated that his subdivision
has a variance to water at different times as well.
Council Member Mullins stated that City officers should have the ability the cancel the written
warning issued to anyone who is found to have a permit allowing certain watering uses.
Council Member Renick stated she felt that this ordinance would help to enforce watering
restrictions because concerned citizens could report violations.
A motion was made by Council Member Renick, seconded by Council
Member Biddle, and carried unanimously by roll call vote to adopt
Ordinance No. 307-C.
Annexation/Developers Agreement
Halvorsen Development Corp.
Planning Director Brown stated that this item is related to the next two items on the agenda and
that the subject property is approximately 10 acres at the SE comer of US 27 and Hartwood
Marsh Road. Halverson Development Corporation is the applicant for Chancery Lane, Ltd. and
requests annexation of the 10 acres into the City.
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Mr. Brown stated that the City Council had agreed to provide services to the property subject to
an Annexation Agreement at the City Council Meeting of February 27, 2001.
He further stated that the developer has proposed two revisions to the agreement. The first
revision is to change all references to 'Out Parcel//2' to read 'one of the Out Parcels' on page 1
of the agreement. The second revision requested is to change 'so long as permitting is completed
within 90 days of this agreement' to read ' so long as permitting has commenced within 90 days
of this agreement' on the same page.
Planning Director Brown stated that the overall site plan of the commercial subdivision for this
site has been to the County and only needs landscape plans for approval. He stated that the site
plan for the particular use that was originally designated for Out Parcel 2 has not been submitted
to the County to date but that the developer has contractual obligations with this user, thus the
reason for the request to develop this particular use per the County zoning regulations. He further
stated that this use would be for a Hess station and that the County would not require a
Conditional Use Permit, whereas the City would.
Mr. Brown further stated that all users for the Out Parcels of the project, including the Hess
station user, would develop under City regulations for landscaping, setbacks, parking, signage,
etc.
Mayor Turville stated that his understanding regarding the requested changes is that the
developer wants to be under the County regulations for one Out Parcel to be designated at a later
date.
City Manager Saunders stated that the developer would still meet the City's codes and go
through Site Review for all of the sites involved, but there is one site that the developer wishes to
put a Hess station on and apparently the site has not been chosen as yet; therefore the developer's
request is to put the Hess station on one particular site without going through the City's
Conditional Use Permit process but through the County permitting process instead. However, it
would still go through the City's Site Review process for all the areas Mr. Brown had mentioned.
Council Member Mullins asked if there would be any other allowances for this parcel aside from
not requiring a Conditional Use Permit.
City Manager Saunders stated that would be the only allowance and suggested that it would be a
simpler process to eliminate the Conditional Use Permit process for one of the Out Parcels
because everything else would remain the same. He stated that the project would be annexed into
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the City and go through the City Site Review Committee process and that the project would have
to obtain a building permit through the County. He further stated that the reason the applicant has
requested this is because he has already entered into an agreement to develop the Hess station
without having to go through an additional permit process.
Mayor Turville stated he was uncomfortable with the project having all the County approvals
necessary yet the developer is unsure as to which Out Parcel will have the most intense usage.
Planning Director Brown stated the approvals that had been obtained fi.om the County were for
the project as a whole for a commercial subdivision, not for any specific sites.
Council Member Renick stated that handling this without the Conditional Use Permit process
eliminates advertisement of the request, therefore the public ( the residents of Kings Ridge in
particular) is unaware of this request.
Thomas Vincent of Halvorsen Development Corp., 9132 NW 52nd Court, Coral Springs, FL, the
applicant, spoke about the project. He stated that the project does have the overall master plan
approval fi.om the County minus the final agreement for the water and sewer services. Mr.
Vincent stated that the contract for the Hess station at this site has been in existence for about 10
months and at that time the focus was to build through the County. He stated that it was a part of
the contract with this user that the approvals or permits would be in accordance with Lake
County regulations, therefore they did not wish to subject this user to the City's Conditional Use
Permit process. He further stated that the user would be better suited on the comer Out Parcel
rather than on Out Parcel #2 and that there is a Professional Office user interested in Out Parcel
#4.
Mr. Vincent stated he has no adversity to conforming to the City's regulations in every other way
but that the sensitivity with this user is due to the addition of another public hearing for the
Conditional Use Permit process that was not signed up for.
Council Member Renick stated she did not like the Developer's Agreement, particularly the fact
that the Conditional Use Permit process would be eliminated for a future designated Out Parcel
for the Hess station, primarily because of the lack of notice to the public.
Mr. Vincent stated that he had discussed this issue with Chuck Graves twice and that Mr. Graves
stated the Kings Residents are aware of the situation and had been concerned when the project
was part of the Kings Ridge PUD but had no opposition to the current proposed project.
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Mayor Turville stated his concern regarding the lack of a Conditional Use Permit for the future
designated Out Parcel for this project is that normally the applicant has to abide by certain
conditions the City imposes through that Permit and without it the applicant will be able to do
things he would not be allowed to do otherwise.
Mr. Vincent stated they do not have concerns regarding any Land Development regulations or
other conditions the City may wish to impose, their concern is only in getting the use approved.
Mayor Turville stated that the Developer's Agreement for annexation of this property had
changed significantly.
Mr. Vincent stated that it is the same document that was discussed at the last hearing. He stated
that the original Developer's Agreement allowed exception of Out Parcel #2 and that they are
now requesting that the exception of one of the Out Parcels not specifically be designated
instead.
Council Member Renick stated that a convenience store was not discussed at the last Council
Meeting.
Mr. Vincent stated that the Hess user was discussed at the last hearing.
Frances Hartle spoke as a resident in the area of Hartwood Marsh Road asked if the road would
remain higher, as it is now.
City Manager Saunders stated that the finished road would all be the same elevation.
Rhoda Afelbeck spoke as a Kings Resident and stated she did not think the residents of Kings
Ridge are aware of this proposed project, she also stated she is opposed to the project due to the
traffic flow in the area.
Nancy Fullerton spoke as a resident in opposition to the project. She asked if allowances of this
type were usual and what the consequences of bringing in County regulations would be. She
further stated that she felt the Council has an obligation to do what's best for the City overall.
Mayor Turville stated it is a typical strategy and that the debate tends to move fi:om land use and
what is good for that site to whether it should be on the tax rolls since it will be there anyway. He
stated that when the applicant has obtained County approval he has the ability to negotiate with
the City.
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Doug Engates spoke as a resident and asked how far down Hartwood Marsh Road Out Parcel #1
through #3 runs and asked about entrances to the site.
Planning Director Brown stated it is 636 feet running along U.S. 27 and pointed out entrances.
Council Member Renick referenced City Manager Saunders' memo and asked if the County did
approve the project on or before March 22, 2001.
Planning Director Brown stated he had spoken to the County today and stated that the County is
waiting for landscape plans.
Council Member Biddle stated his understanding is that the entire project, including the Hess
station, meets all County criteria and is almost ready for approval.
Mr. Vincent stated they have completed all requirements and that the County has seen the
landscape plans but are waiting for revisions. He stated that the Hess user will submit plans for
its individual approval after overall site approval has been completed.
Mayor Turville asked if the County would grant to Mr. Vincent a Conditional Use Permit for a
convenience store on an undetermined lot on the property.
Mr. Vincent stated that it is an approved use under the County's zoning requirements and that the
user submits an individual request to the County.
Mr. Vincent further stated that this project had been intended to go forth under the County
guidelines, but that both he and the City had desired the City to provide utilities to the property
and it went forth fi.om there.
Council Member Renick asked if Mr. Vincent obtained approval from the County by showing
City utilities or if he received approval for septic.
Mr. Vincent stated that the issue is undetermined at this point.
Council Member Biddle stated he had approved providing utilities at the last Council Meeting
thinking it would be best for the City and informed the public at that time that one advantage of
handling it that way was so that they could come and speak to the City Council because they
would control the project instead of having to go to the County and possibly not being heard. He
stated that he would like to approve the project without the language regarding the Out Parcel not
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receiving a Conditional Use Permit. Mr. Biddle stated that this request should come before a
public hearing so that everyone is aware of it.
Mr. Vincent stated he would like to table his requests until a decision is made on which way they
need to go.
City Manager Saunders stated that many times developers play the City against the County to try
to negotiate what is best for their projects, but that this was not the case for Mr. Vincent's
project. Mr. Saunders stated that the project was well into the County process when they began to
discuss the possibility of the City providing utilities to the site and that the City Council had
decided that the City did need to provide utilities since the site is in the City's service area.
City Manager Saunders stated that the convenience store is a County-permitted use on that site
until the property is annexed into the City and that if the City decided not to annex this site or to
provide utilities to it then the project could still develop as planned. He stated that the City
should go forward and annex this project and control it. He concluded that he suggested tabling
this project until notice of the request could be advertised.
Council Member Biddle stated that his concerns would be addressed by doing so. He stated that
he would prefer to table it and hope for a solution to the problem rather than deny it tonight.
Mr. Vincent requested his projects be tabled to the next City Council Meeting.
A motion was made bp Council Member Biddle, seconded bY Council
Member Mullins, and carried unanimously to table the Annexation/
Developers Agreement, Ordinance No. 414-M and Ordinance No. 418-M
Until the City Council Meeting o_f April 10, 2001 (time certain).
City Attorney Guthrie stated that the Conditional Use Permit process is a very important part
of the regulatory scheme, but that the City Council should be cautious when considering a
Conditional Use Permit that does not allow a particular use on a 5-lane divided highway. He
further stated that he felt a Conditional Use Permit is not intended for use in certain
situations such as major highway intersections and that, if the Conditional Use Permit is used
to depress certain uses, a legal challenge could occur.
VISITORS WITH BUSINESS
Resolution No. 1192- New Horizons Church
Mayor Turville read the Resolution by title only.
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Planning Director Brown explained that this is a request for a Conditional Use Permit to
continue the temporary operation of a chUrch in the Clermont Women's Club. He stated that
in February of 1999 the City Council approved the temporary operation of the church in this
location and again in January of 2000 for an additional year. Staff recommends approval with
a time extension to 2 years.
Mayor Turville opened the public hearing for anyone who would like to speak.
Mayor Turville asked for Council comment.
Council Member Mullins asked the reason for making these permits temporary.
Mayor Turville stated that a church requires a Conditional Use Permit and if a restaurant
serving alcohol wants to come into the area you cannot have it if a church is there.
A motion was made by Council Member Renick, seconded by Council
Member MacLauchlin, and carried unanimously to adopt Resolution No. 1192.
Resolution No. 1193
Mayor Turville read the Resolution by title only.
Planning Director Brown stated the request is for a Conditional Use Permit to allow the
construction of a Professional Office in a R-3 zoned district and that the applicant is John
Wetzel of Advanced Watershapes. Mr. Brown stated the use is appropriate for the site and
Staff recommends approval.
Mayor Turville opened the public hearing at this time.
Deputy City Clerk Studdard swore in the following:
John Wetzel, 15620 Arabian Way, Montverde, FL, of Advanced Watershapes, the applicant,
spoke regarding the project and stated he was available to answer questions. °
Fred Plummer, 16731 Tequesta Trail, Clermont, FL, the developer, spoke about the design,
stormwater layout and landscaping of the project.
Mr. Plummer requested that the offices be allowed to use residential trash bins rather than a
dumpster.
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City Manager Saunders stated that the Sanitation Code allows the Public Services Director to
make a determination regarding the amount of trash and proper disposal receptacles.
Mayor Turville closed the public hearing at this time.
Mayor Turville asked the applicant if there was any opposition to a condition being added to
the Conditional Use Permit stating that the aesthetics and final elevations of the project
would look as they do in the drawings.
Mr. Plummer stated they hope it would look better.
Council Member Mullins asked if the building would be lower than the road due to the
approximate 16-foot drop on that lot.
Mr. Plummer stated that only the comers of the lot have that degree of drop and that the lot
would be filled to the 138 elevation to allow the building to be level with the roads.
A motion was made by Council Member Biddle, seconded by Council
Member MacLauchlin, and carried unanimously to adopt Resolution
No. 1193,, as amended.
Resolution No. 1194
Mayor Turville read the Resolution by title only.
Planning Director Brown stated this request is for a Conditional Use Permit to allow
construction of a church at Lot 5 of the Clermont Commons Park. The applicant is Brian
Hammond, Pastor of The Church at South Lake. Mr. Brown highlighted Condition #5 in
Section 2 and stated that a parking and cross-access agreement with Mercator Properties is
required. Staff recommends approval.
Mayor Turville opened the public hearing at this time.
Deputy City Clerk Studdard swore in the following:
Brian Hammond, 268 Mohawk Road, the applicant, spoke regarding the project and stated he
was available to answer questions.
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Bob Shaker, 230 Mohawk Road, representative of Jamark/Mercator Properties, stated he was
also available to answer questions.
Mayor Turville closed the public hearing at this time.
Mayor Turville asked about the statement that the church only plans to be at this location for
5 years.
Mr. Hammond stated the church hopes to buy land to house the buildings permanently.
,4 motion was made by Council Member Biddle, seconded by Council
Member Mullins, and carried unanimously to adopt Resolution No. 1194.
Open Air Sales Request
City Manager Saunders stated this request is for an Open Air Sales (Tent) Permit for 7 days,
May 8 -14, 2001, and that a tent permit for more than 3 days requires approval of the City
Council. Mr. Saunders stated there are several concerns about this location, primarily that a
similar sale took place there a few months ago and severe traffic problems resulted on the
frontage road, mainly due to the lack of on-site parking for the event.
City Manager Saunders stated Staff recommends approval with the conditions as follows: a
site plan be provided to the City prior to the event with a provision for a minimum of 50
customer cars on site, adherence to all City sign regulations, and any violation would
immediately void the permit. Mr. Saunders stated that the last time a sale took place at this
location a great many regulations were violated, particularly signage regulations, even though
they were very aware of the regulations and that the City needs the ability to have the Police
Department go out and shut the sale down if violations occur.
Mr. Saunders stated Staffwould also recommend limiting the permit to 5 days (May 10 - 14,
2001) rather than the 7 days requested.
Mayor Turville suggested an added condition that the application and required site plan be
approved at least 2 weeks prior to the proposed event.
Council Member Biddle stated he did not feel approval of this request is necessary in light of
the past behavior associated with the events.
Discussion followed regarding the history and logistics of tent permits.
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City Manager Saunders stated that last year the applicant obtained a 3-day permit for a
Friday, Saturday & Sunday event but showed up on site on Tuesday with the tent and cars
and started the sale on Wednesday or Thursday, then did not take the tent down until the
following Tuesday. He stated that a 3-day permit is an option with the conditions as
suggested.
Council Member Biddle repeated that he did not understand why the Council would approve
this request with the history.
Council Member Renick asked if the applicant would do better this year after being made
aware of the problems last year and with the added conditions.
Council Member Mullins stated he felt it would be better to allow the 3-day permit with the
conditions this year and possibly expand upon it next year dependent upon this year's
outcome.
71 motion was made bY Council Member Biddle, seconded bY Council
Member Mullins, and carried unanimously to deny the Open Air
Sales Permit request, and to place conditions as discussed on a 3-day
permit_for this applicant, if requested.
Mayor Turville asked if anyone wished to speak to the Council on any other issues.
Nancy Fullerton of the Save Our Lake Committee presented information to the Council
regarding a proposed bill to allow shoreline vegetation to be cleared and spoke on the
subject.
Richard Keith, as spokesperson for the Lakeview Drive area, voiced neighborhood concerns
regarding a proposed car wash for the site just west of the 7-11 at Grand Highway & S.R. 50
and asked the current status of the project.
City Manager Saunders stated that the subject property is zoned commercial and thus will
allow a car wash without a Conditional Use Permit unless some type of exception or variance
is requested.
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City Manager Saunders stated that he and Planning Director Brown had met with the owner
of the 7-11 store several weeks ago regarding a preliminary plan for this car wash. He then
explained the process an applicant must follow for a project request and stated that a site plan
has been submitted for review on Wednesday, April 4, 2001 and that this documentation is a
matter of public record. He encouraged the residents of Lakeview Avenue to view these
records and welcomed their comment.
Wally Szkwarko spoke as resident of Minneola to the Council about the results of the
Council meeting earlier in the evening in the City of Minneola and the possibility of
annexing Minneola into the City of Clermont.
Joe Janusiak spoke regarding tracks leaving tailgates down and the debris on the roads as a
result and asked if an ordinance could be adopted in the City to prevent this.
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 9:42 p.m.
Attest:
Jo~ph E. Van 7_~, City Clerk