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01.11.2022 - City Council MinutesCity of Clermont MINUTES REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING JANUARY 11, 2022 CALL TO ORDER The City Council met in a regular meeting on Tuesday, January 11, 2022 in the Clermont City Council Chambers. Mayor Murry called the meeting to order at 6:30 pm with the following Council Members present: Council Members Pines, Entsuah, Bates, and Purvis. Other City officials present were: City Manager Bulthuis, City Attorney Mantzaris, and City Clerk Howe. INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE The invocation was given by Police Chaplin Pete Rodriquez followed by the Pledge of Allegiance. PRESENTATIONS Recitation of MLK "I Have a Dream" s eech Mayor Murry informed those in attendance that the class presentation of the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. speech will be postponed until the January 25, 2022 meeting. Deputy Chief of Police Promotion Ceremony_ Chief Broadway announced that Captain John Graczyk was being promoted to Deputy Chief of Police. City Clerk Howe conducted the Oath of Office for John Graczyk to accept the position as Deputy Chief of Police. Deputy Chief Graczyk gave brief comments thanking his family and community for their support. He promised to continue to serve with dignity and respect. CFX 2045 Master Plan Will Hawthorne, Executive Director of Engineering for the Central Florida Expressway Authority (CFX) presented a PowerPoint presentation to the Council about the development of their 2045 Master Plan. CFX was created in 2014 by the state legislature and their jurisdiction was expanded outside of Orange County to add other surrounding central Florida counties in which they could add multi -modal partnerships. He notified the Council that Lake County Board Chairman Sean Parks is now chair of the CFX as well. Their system is composed of 125 miles of limited expressway. He informed the Council that the 2045 master plan sets the course for the next twenty (20) years as it is the wish list of transportation needs. Mr. Hawthorne highlighted the major projects under construction and those that have been fully funded, but not yet started. He informed those attending that there is a survey link available at cfxway.com/master-plan for feedback. Council Member Purvis asked what the timeline for completion of the Wekiva Parkway. Mr. Hawthorne stated that they are targeting 2023. Mayor Murry asked about the Lake -Orange Connection. Mr. Hawthorne stated that permitting is taking some time. Right of Way acquisition is taking some time as well since the courts are backed up from Covid. He ventured a guess that they are looking at 2025-2026 to be open for traffic. Omnine Comments City Manager Bulthuis informed the Council that there were some changes to the agenda City of Clermont MINUTES REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING JANUARY 11, 2022 Item No. 5 — Ordinance No. 2021-024 FINAL — The Vue CPA City Manager Bulthuis informed the Council that the applicant wished to table the reading until January 25, 2022. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CLERMONT, LAKE COUNTY, FLORIDA, ADOPTING THE SMALL-SCALE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT FOR THE CITY OF CLERMONT, FLORIDA, PURSUANT TO THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING ACT, CHAPTER 163, PART II, FLORIDA STATUTES; SETTING FORTH THE AUTHORITY FOR ADOPTION OF THE SMALL-SCALE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT; SETTING FORTH THE PURPOSE AND INTENT OF THE SMALL-SCALE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT; PROVIDING FOR THE ADOPTION OF THE SMALL-SCALE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT; ESTABLISHING THE LEGAL STATUS OF THE SMALL-SCALE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICT, SEVERABILITY, ADMINISTRATIVE CORRECTION OF SCRIVENERS ERROR, PUBLICATION AND EFFECTIVE DATE. City Clerk Howe read the ordinance into the record by legal title only. MOTION TO TABLE consideration of Ordinance No. 2021-024 untillanuary 25 2022 made b Council Member Bates,• Seconded b • Council Member Purvis. Passed unanimously 5 to 0 with all members present voicing ave. Item No. 6 — Ordinance No. 2021-025 FINAL — The Vise Rezonin City Manager Bulthuis informed the Council that the applicant wished to table the reading until January 25, 2022. AN ORDINANCE UNDER THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF CLERMONT, LAKE COUNTY, FLORIDA AMENDING THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP OF THE CITY OF CLERMONT REFERRED TO IN CHAPTER 122 OF ORDINANCE NO. 289-C, CODE OF ORDINANCES; REZONING THE REAL PROPERTIES DESCRIBED HEREIN AS SHOWN BELOW; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICT, SEVERABILITY, ADMINISTRATIVE CORRECTION OF SCRIVENERS ERROR, RECORDING, AN EFFECTIVE DATE AND PUBLICATION. City Clerk Howe read the ordinance into the record by legal title only. MOTION TO TABLE consideration of Ordinance No. 2021-025 until Janua 25 2022 made b Council Member Bates,• Seconded by Council Member Purvis. Passed unanimously 5 to 0 with all members present voicing aye. Item No. 7 — Ordinance No. 2021-032 INTRODUCTION— Stillwell Clermont Rezonin City Manager Bulthuis informed the Council that the applicant wished to table the reading until February 8, 2022. 2 City of Clermont MINUTES REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING JANUARY 11, 2022 AN ORDINANCE UNDER THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF CLERMONT, LAKE COUNTY, FLORIDA AMENDING THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP OF THE CITY OF CLERMONT REFERRED TO IN CHAPTER 122 OF ORDINANCE NO. 289-C, CODE OF ORDINANCES; REZONING THE REAL PROPERTIES DESCRIBED HEREIN AS SHOWN BELOW; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, ADMINISTRATIVE CORRECTION OF SCRIVENERS ERROR, RECORDING, AN EFFECTIVE DATE AND PUBLICATION. City Clerk Howe read the ordinance into the record by legal title only. MOTION TO TABLE consideration of Ordinance No. 2021-032 until Februga 8 2022 made b Council Member Bates, Seconded by Council Member Purvis. Passed unanimously 5 to 0 with all members present voicing a e. SELECTION OF MAYOR PRO TEM Mayor Murry announced that the floor was open for nominations for Mayor Pro Tem. Council Member Bates stated he would like to continue. MOTION TO REAPPOINT Council Member Bates as Mayor Pro Tem made by Council Member Purvis, Seconded by Council Member Entsuah. Passed unanimously 5 to 0 with all members present voicing aye. PUBLIC COMMENTS Charlene Forth, 939 W. Desoto Street, Clermont — Thanked staff for their work on the Christmas parade. Thanked Debbie in the City Manager's office for assistance. Thanked Chief Broadway and the officers at the Health Department assisting with the lineup. Bill Maines, Indian Shores HOA, Clermont — Asked the Council to address speeding on SR561. They have done a petition. Mr. Maines provided traffic studies to the City Clerk. City Manager Bulthuis informed the Council that he will direct Chief Broadway to look into the situation and they will report back to the Council. Shawna Vaughn, 473 Blue Cypress Drive, Groveland — Asked the Council to address the increased traffic to SR50. She stated she is not opposed to growth and development, but informed the Council they should be mindful when approving developments. Ms. Vaughn provided pictures to the City Clerk. Mayor Murry stated that it is not just Clermont and there is a lot of traffic flowing through Clermont. Paul Roundtree, 1515 E. SR50, President of Project Scholars — Thanked the City for their support of "Pig on the Pond." There are twenty (20) plus non -profits that benefit from the event. They have paid out multiple scholarships of $10,000 payable over four (4) years. Mr. Roundtree presented a video and provided handouts to the City Clerk. Council Member Purvis commented that "Pig on the Pond" is one of the premier events of Clermont. He stated that he would like to see a scholarship in the name of Cheryl Fishel who dedicated and organized the event for many years prior to her passing. Peggy Cocizel, 1416 W. Lakeshore Drive, Clermont — Asked the Council to address a concern regarding a helicopter landing at 1397 W. Lakeshore Drive which is in a residential neighborhood. Ms. Cocizel also read a letter into the record from Karen and Jonathon Prescott. City of Clermont MINUTES REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING JANUARY 11, 2022 Council Member Purvis stated that he has received two (2) phone calls about this from residents he does not personally know. He asked City Attorney Mantzaris if the city has an ordinance that addresses this. City Attorney Mantzaris told the Council that there is nothing currently in the code prohibiting the landing in the city. He stated that if the Council wishes, the City Attorney's Office can draft one for the Council to review. He stated there are many issues at play as there are intersecting jurisdictions with different governmental agencies. Most municipal codes can only address the land development side defining a heliport and prohibiting the construction in a residential area. Council Member Entsuah stated that he has spoken with both the Prescott's and the neighbor with the helicopter. He cautioned the Council about making rash decisions where there are intersecting governmental jurisdictions. City Manager Bulthuis stated that he has spoken with at least one neighbor as well. He also cautioned the Council as this is currently a developing industry. The City will also have to be careful as this property may be grandfathered as they are already doing the action. Corbin Wartinburg, 1000 Sadie Ridge Road — Back in October they spoke about a potential skate park idea and asked for an update. Mayor Murry stated they are still interested in it and have a new City Manager on board. The Council will discuss it at a future workshop. Carol Rosario, 640 S. Grand Highway — Asked about getting a sign at the intersection of Bloxam and SR50 recognizing the honorary name to Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. Stated that Bloxam is misspelled and should be spelled as `Bloxham" with an "H". Mayor Murry informed Ms. Rosario that it was only an honorary naming and that the honorary signs have been put up. City Manager Bulthuis added that the state will not recognize an honorary naming, so they will not put up any signage at the intersection. REPORTS CITY MANAGER REPORT City Manager Bulthuis — • Announced that City Hall will be closed in honor of MLK Day. o Police Chief Broadway discussed the closure of Bloxam Avenue. • Announced a City Council Special meeting on January 24, 2022 at 6:30pm • Announced the next Council meeting is scheduled for January 25, 2022 at 6:30 pm • Announced there will be a closed session after the adjournment of meeting to discuss collective bargaining. • Offered congratulations to Deputy Chief Graczyk. CITY ATTORNEY REPORT City Attorney Mantzaris — No report. CITY COUNCIL REPORT Council Member Bates — • Offered congrats to Deputy Chief Graczyk; 4 City of Clermont MINUTES REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING JANUARY 11, 2022 • Informed the Council that Florida is in session through March 11.He is going through the bills to see what is pertinent. He will be on a call every Monday with the Florida League of Cities. Council Member Purvis — Offered congrats to Deputy Chief Graczyk. Discussed the serious accident on US27 near Kings Ridge. He was given a resolution on behalf of residents to get a signal intersection at the entrance of Kings Ridge. o He asked the Council to send a copy of the resolution to the City Manager for review with the City Attorney and make a recommendation whether the council should support the resolution. Recognized an 8" grade woman who wrote him a personal letter. Council Member Entsuah — Attended the Holidays with Heroes event o Deputy Chief Graczyk paid over the allocated amount for each child out of his own pocket to make sure his child got the Christmas they deserved. He truly has a heart to serve the community. Asked for an update on the proposed dog park at Lake Hiawatha. Announced that East Ridge High School has hired a new football coach. With regards to the dog park, Deputy City Manager Davidoff informed the Council that there was a request to re -turf the dog park with a synthetic sod. Staff is currently looking at the pros and cons and will report back to Council during the budget process. Council Member Pines — Offered congrats to Deputy Chief Graczyk. Looking forward to participating in the MLK parade and festivities. This is the third year and it is growing every year. Mayor Murry — • Offered congrats to Deputy Chief Graczyk. • Thanked Chief Broadway for running extra speed patrols on US27 by Kings Ridge. • Thanked Chief Broadway for running DUI checks over the holidays. • Wished everyone a Happy New Year. • Thanked Chief Broadway for their assistance at the Florida Health Department during covid- testing hours. Council Member Purvis asked if the testing was that busy, if there is any consideration to relocation. Mayor Murry stated he spoke with the Health Department and they expressed concerns that they would get too many out-of-towners if they moved to a larger location. City Manager Bulthuis added that he spoke to Chief Ezell and it was determined that the facility is always busy first thing in the morning, but between 12:00 pm and 2:00 pm it is not very busy. CONSENT AGENDA Mayor Murry advised the next item on the Agenda for consideration was the Consent Agenda and requested anyone wishing to have any item pulled for discussion to please come forward at this time. 5 City of Clermont MINUTES REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING JANUARY 11, 2022 Item No. 1— Meeting Minutes Item No. 2 — Surplus Request Item No. 3 — Purchase of Police Vehicles Item No. 4 — Event & Road Closure Request Approval of the December 14, 2021 Council Meeting minutes Approval of surplus from Public Services and Police Department, and dispose of in accordance with the Purchasing Policy. Approval to piggyback the Florida Sheriff's Association Contract with Garber Ford, Inc to purchase police vehicles in the total budgeted amount of $323,946.30. Approval of Freedom 5K event and road closure request on July 4, 2022. Council Member Purvis requested Item No. 4 be pulled for further consideration. MOTION TO APPROVE the consent agenda items 1-3 made by Council Member Bates; Seconded by Council Member Pines. Passed unanimously 5 to 0 with all members present voicing aye. Item No. 4 Council Member Purvis expressed concerns of the race course going down 3`d Street. He stated he would like to see better control of the participants when in a residential area. Deputy City Manager Davidoff informed the Council that this race starts downtown, and so it is a different course. This is the third time for this event and they have had not had any prior issues with this promoter. Council Member Purvis asked for an update about issuing temporary parking permits for downtown residents. Deputy City Manager Davidoff stated that the Police Department is still looking into that proposal. MOTION TO APPROVE the consent agenda item 4 made by Council Member Bates, Seconded by Council Member Pines. Passed unanimously 5 to 0 with all members present voicing aye. UNFINISHED BUSINESS Item No. 5 — Ordinance No. 2021-024 — Addressed earlier in the meeting Item No. 6 — Ordinance No. 2021-025 — Addressed earlier in the meeting Item No. 7 — Ordinance No. 2021-032 — Addressed earlier in the meeting City of Clermont MINUTES REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING JANUARY 11, 2022 Item No. 8 — Resolution No. 2021-057R — Pinecrest Charter School CUP A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CLERMONT, LAKE COUNTY, FLORIDA, GRANTING A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT TO AMEND RESOLUTION NO. 1010 TO ALLOW THE CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION OF A 6TH THROUGH 12TH GRADE CHARTER SCHOOL ON THE COLLEGE CAMPUS (LAKE SUMTER STATE COLLEGE), AND PROVIDING FOR CONFLICT, SEVERABILITY, ADMINISTRATIVE CORRECTION OF SCRIVENERS ERROR, PUBLICATION AND EFFECTIVE DATE. City Clerk Howe read the resolution into the record by legal title only. The staff presentation was made by Planning Manager John Kruse. Planner Kruse informed the Council that the applicant is requesting a Conditional Use Permit amendment to Resolution 1010 to allow the construction and operation of a charter school on the existing Lake Sumter College Campus. The current zoning is Planned Unit Development and the Future Land Use is Public Facility/Institutional. The charter school, Pinecrest, is looking to use a portion of the main campus site for a 6th through 12th grade school. The property is currently used for the Lake Sumter College Campus and the Cooper Memorial County Library. The original CUP was granted in 1998 for a College Campus and related facilities. Staff has reviewed the CUP and backup material, and the proposed 6t' -12th grade charter school was not included in the original CUP or ever considered for this site. City staff directed the applicant to apply for a conditional use permit amendment to include this use and to evaluate the impacts this use would have on the existing facility and surrounding area, especially the traffic impacts. The applicant's proposal is for the first phase to be in 2022 and will include the construction of a new three story building consisting of approximately 36,000 square feet that will serve 650 students. The first phase will use the existing access point from Oakley Seaver and students will be dropped off and picked up through the existing parking lot that serves the college campus and the county library. No bussing is being proposed at anytime and all students will be transported via private vehicles. Since this is a 6th-12th grade facility, staggered operation times are being proposed. The operating times for 9th-12th grade will be from 7:20 am to 2:20 pm and 6th-8th grade from 8:30 am to 3:30 pm. An analysis has been performed to show how the vehicles will que through the existing parking lot with a minor parking lot redesign. This is shown in the exhibited titled "Year One/Traffic Operations Plan." The applicant is proposing to double stack the vehicles once they have entered the parking lot off of the access drive, west of the existing library. The queue length is indicated to be 2,440 feet, which would accommodate approximate 98 vehicles. The applicant has performed a traffic impact analysis, queueing analysis and parking analysis for phase one only. The analysis only evaluated the impact of adding 650 students and corresponding staff to the existing campus. The study did not look at any access from Legends Way, in which the applicant will be required to do prior to the construction of this access point in phase two. The applicant is proposing that Phase two, in 2023, will consist of several internal roadway improvements to provide access from Legends Way. This phase includes the upgrading of the existing access point serving the five ballfields adjacent to Legends Way, which would connect to the charter school building, and a new access point on Legends Way. Upon completion of this phase, the Oakley Seaver access point would be discontinued and the queuing of vehicles will occur from these areas. 7 City of Clermont MINUTES REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING JANUARY 11, 2022 This phase would also include the construction of additional parking spaces and a parking lot that would primarily serve the charter school. No additional students would be generated during this phase. Prior to this phase, a detailed traffic impact analysis will be performed to evaluate the impacts on Legends Way and the surrounding intersections. Any transportation improvements identified during this study will be a requirement upon the Charter School. The applicant has indicated the intent for future phases and an increase in student enrollment. However, this will be presented and evaluated at a future date and will need City Council approval. A traffic impact analysis will be a requirement prior to any new student enrollment or transportation changes. Staff has reviewed the application and proposed project in regards to the Review Criteria for a Conditional Use Permit. The proposed use may be consistent with the existing and previous development patterns and character of the surrounding areas. The charter school sharing the Lake Sumter College Campus could be an enhancement to the overall educational opportunity at the current location. The proposed uses will not be detrimental to the health, safety and general welfare of the community. However, staff is apprehensive about the operational function of transporting students to and from the charter school within the existing roadway network and internal queueing. The existing college campus and county library transportation network and parking were designed in a way that did not take in consideration the daily use of student drop off and pick up from a charter school. However, the Charter School and the College have entered into an agreement with this being considered and this area will only be used during Year One. The submitted queueing analysis indicates stacking for 98 vehicles within the existing drive lanes and parking lot that is used primarily for the library. City staff is concerned when special events are held on the college campus or library, such as early voting, but this would only be an inconvenience in Year One. The Charter School has also agreed to make safety improvements at the trail crossing and Oakley Seaver Drive with inclusion of islands within the trail connection. With the addition of the Legends Way access points, a new drive isle constructed for vehicle queueing and stacking would be made available and Oakley Seaver access would be discontinued. The Conditional Use Permit will not be in conflict to the Clermont Comprehensive Plan goals, objective and policies for the Public Facility/Institutional land use. The proposed project will be required to comply with all Land Development Regulations for development of the site. The City's traffic consultant has reviewed the transportation studies and believes the conditions contained in the CUP are adequate. Staff is recommending approval of Resolution No. 2021-057R. The Planning & Zoning Board is also recommending approval by a vote of 5 to 1. Mayor Murry asked if the applicant was present. Dr. Stan Sidor, President of Lake -Sumter State College (LSSC) —Applicant. Dr. Sidor stated that the charter school and the college started working together three (3) years ago. He asked the Council to approve the Resolution. He thanked the city staff for working with them to address the concerns staff had prior to this hearing. Dr. Sidor introduced Academica's Chief Operating Officer Julio Robania. Julio Robania, 6340 Sunset Drive, Miami — Applicant. Mr. Robania informed the Council that Pinecrest Academy is a charter management organization of over 18,000 students in three (3) different states. He explained to the Council how a charter school is different than a regular private school as well as the rules and regulations they have to follow. He informed the Council that parents in the Clermont and greater community are searching for a K-12 solution. E. City of Clermont MINUTES REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING JANUARY 11, 2022 Students are graduating with their AA when they graduate from high school due to partnerships like the one with LSSC. He requested the support and approval of the Council. Rolando Yanis, 8323 Northwest 12' Street, Dural, FL — Protect Architect. Mr. Yanis provided a vision for the project and went over different aspects of the proposed building and architecture. The facility will be a standalone building with eventual designated parking separate from the college and library. Mayor Murry opened the floor for comments from the public. Those that spoke in support of the project are as follows: William Signenthauler, 301 Pine Road Bella Cona, 1812 Carry Street Mike Delany, 11131 Versailles Blvd, Clermont Melissa Madoff, 492 Denama Drive There were no speakers that were in opposition to the project. Seeing no other speakers, Mayor Murry closed the floor from further comment. Council Member Bates disclosed that his child attended Pinecrest when they first opened and graduated from middle -school. He spoke highly of the school and the programs offered. Council Member Bates wanted to recognize that there were many in attendance in support of the project, but chose not to speak under public comment. Council Member Bates stated that he has concerns about the traffic. He wanted to recognize that staff has worked hard with the college and the school to alleviate many of his traffic concerns. He stated he believes that parking can be worked out. He asked about the potential conflict with parking from the Spring Games. Mr. Robania responded that everything going in and out is going to be designed so as not to interfere with other parking areas. Student parking will happen on the other side and will be designated as use only for the charter school. Mayor Murry disclosed that he met with the applicants on many occasions and has voiced concern for traffic flow backing up on to Oakley Seaver. Mr. Yanis stated that city staff has made it very clear that traffic cannot back up onto Oakley Seaver. City Manager Bulthuis added that the school has been agreeable to working with the city to make sure there is no backing up onto the street. Council Member Bates asked if there was any intent to provide bussing for students Mr. Robania stated that the administration of the school will always be open for discussion with parents about the need for bussing. However, based on patterns for this specific school and flexibility among parents, they are seeing a stronger desire to drop off and pick up their kids. In addition, there are a lot of after school activities that would be bussing prohibitive. Planner Kruse stated that if bussing is added, it is stipulated in the CUP that the academy will need to return to the Council. A City of Clermont MINUTES REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING JANUARY 11, 2022 Council Member Pines stated that her understanding is that the first year would not see the full capacity of 650 students. Mr. Robania confirmed that understanding and added that they are looking at 525-550 students. Council Member Bates asked about student parking. Mr. Robania stated that they have a limited number of spaces so it would be limited to 11' and 12" graders. He discussed that they could further limit it to just seniors or those with a GPA over 3.5, if required. Council Member Purvis stated he does not believe that ten (10) spots will cut it for student parking. However, he was happy to hear that the academy has a process to limit who can drive themselves to school. He also expressed concern about Oakley Seaver Drive and that there will be backup there to turn left into the facility. Council Member Purvis asked about the status of the school as a for -profit entity and if they will be paying taxes. Mr. Robania stated that they take a lot of pride in their educational outcomes. He informed the Council that the school itself is a 501 C3 that contracts with his company to administer the operations of the school. As for the land, it will remain under the college as they are doing a land lease agreement with the non-profit. He added that even if they were a for -profit entity, there are exemptions to taxes because they are still a public school and those are in state statutes. Council Member Entsuah asked if they planned to use student resource officers in their facilities. Mr. Robania stated that they do plan to have the officer as well as other guardians. MOTION TO APPROVE the Conditional Use Permit contained in Resolution 2022-057R made by Council Member Bates, Seconded by Council Member Purvis. Passed unanimously 5 to 0 with all members 12resent voicing ave. NEW BUSINESS Item No. 9 — Variance Request — South Lake Presbyterian Church The staff presentation was made by Development Services Director Curt Henschel. The applicant is requesting a variance to allow an accessory structure shed to be located on a single-family lot without an established primary structure on the same lot. The property is located at 171 Chestnut Street with R-2 Medium Density Residential zoning and a Future Land Use Designation of Medium Density. The South Lake Presbyterian Church owns the property and the previous use was residential prior to the demolition of the existing single family structure. The sheds on the parcel were used in conjunction with the residential use of the property. The residential home had become dilapidated and unsafe, and the church demolished the building with the intent of rebuilding a new structure on the property. The church permitted the shed accessory structures to remain as existing on the property, until the future construction of a new single-family residence was complete. The church will use the single family home for ministry related outreach and housing for the pastor. The variance request will allow for the accessory structure shed to remain on the lot as existing, with up to a maximum two (2) year timeframe while the new home is under construction. The applicant has indicated the church will soon start the process for contractor selection and permitting for development. 10 Citv of Clermont MINUTES REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING JANUARY 11, 2022 The church will also be required to install a privacy fence to minimize any impact on the surrounding neighborhoods. The development of the parcel will require compliance with the Land Development Regulations for the R-2 Medium Density Residential zoning district. Staff has reviewed the application and proposed project in regards to the Review Criteria for a Variance. Staff finds the requested maximum (2) two-year timeframe to allow for the construction of a new single-family primary residence on the lot will allow reasonable use of the property. The proposed redevelopment efforts of a new home will provide an opportunity to improve and enhance the community and surrounding areas. The proposed uses will not be detrimental to the health, safety and general welfare of the community. The requested variance will not be in conflict with the Clermont Comprehensive Plan goals, objective and policies for residential land use. Based on these conclusions, staff recommends approval of the requested variance. Mayor Murry asked if the applicant was present. Revered Drew Marshall, 131 Chestnut Street, Clermont —Applicant. Rev. Marshall stated that this will not impact the traffic on Chestnut Street. Mayor Murry opened the floor for comments from the public; seeing no one come forth, the floor was closed. Council Member Purvis asked if there were any letters of opposition received. Director Henschel replied that no letters were received. He added that the proposed project would meet the setback requirements of the code. Council Member Bates asked if there was water, power running to the properties, and if there were any current residents. Rev. Marshall stated that there is no water or power currently and that there is no one living there. MOTION TO APPROVE the variance request for 171 Chestnut Street made by Council Member Bates,• Seconded by Council Member Pines. Passed unanimously 5 to 0 with all members present voicing aye. 11 City of Clermont MINUTES REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING JANUARY 11, 2022 ADJOURN: With no further comments, this meeting adjourned at 9:14 pm. t�-ba64f L Tracy Ackroyd Howe, City Clerk APPROVED: �w Tim Murry, Mayor 12