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11-25-1986 Regular Meeting . '" CITY OF CLERMONT MINUTES REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING November 25, 1986 The regularly scheduled meeting of the Clermont City Council was held on Tuesday, November 25, 1986. The meeting was called to order at 7:30 p.m. by Mayor Pool with the following Council Members in attendance: Mayor Pro Tem Turville, Council Member Dupee, Council Member Cole and Council Member Huff. Other City Officials present were City Manager Saunders, City Attorney Baird, Finance Director Van Zile, Planning Director Perlick and Deputy City Clerk Brandt. INVOCATION The Invocation was o,ffered by Nilsa Whitehead followed by the repeating of The Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag by all present. MINUTES The Minutes of meeting held November 11, 1986 were approved as presented. REPORTS CITY MANAGER'S REPORT City Manager Saunders stated that Christmas falls on a Thursday this year, and requested that the City employees be given the Friday after Christmas off. Mr. Saunders stated that of the ten cities contacted, eight of them would be closed on December 26th. 86-208 A MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER HUFF, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER COLE AND UNANIMOUSLY CARRIED TO ALLOW THE CITY EMPLOYEES TO HAVE DECEMBER 26, 1986 AS AN ADDITIONAL PAID HOLIDAY. COUNCIL MEMBER DUPEE'S REPORT STUDENTS AND PARENTS IN ACTION AUCTION Council Member Dupee reported that it was quite an experience to get a "pie in the face" Which was part of the fund raising activities for "SPA". The Mayor and several Council Members had donated their faces for the event, and the highest bidders earned the 'honor of throwing the pie. The auction and "pie in the face" event earned over $3,000 for Teen Center which is being established in the Highlander Hut. Dupee further reported that she was very pleased that over 150 attended the dance which followed the afternoon activities. the Mrs. students EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA REGIONAL PLANNING COUNCIL Mrs. Dupee also reported that the Commission for High Speed Rail Trans- portation is ready to request proposals for the project which would link Orlando, Tampa and Miami with a train system which may be capable of reaching speeds of 300 m,p,h, . LAKE COUNTY LEAGUE OF CITIES Council Member Dupee stated that the Lake County League of Cities was requesting to raise dues from one cent per capita to three cents, with a minimum charge of $50. Mrs, Dupee stated that she would like to make discussion of this request an agenda item for the next Council Meeting. It was further stated that the League had become very active again in Lake County, and the increase was needed to pay the expenses of hiring a parttime coordinator. ______~._t:. .! . ,- CITY OF CLERMONT MINUTES REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING November 25, 1986 Page -2- Council Member Turville stated that he did not always agree with the positions taken by the League, and viewed the organization as sometimes being a special interest group. Mrs. Dupee suggested that Richard Swartz, President of the Lake County League of Cities, come to the next Council Meeting to explain the budget request. Council Member Turville agreed, and City Manager Saunders 'was directed to contact Mr. Swartz. COUNCIL MEMBER HUFF'S REPORT FUTURE GROWTH - SOUTH LAKE COUNTY Council Member Huff stated that initially a group of five local businessmen had gotten together to discuss what they would like to see as the future development of south Lake County. After this meeting, another meeting was held with other local business leaders to get further input and to discuss raising money to bring industrial development to the area. Following the same format as these meetings, Mr. Huff stated that an open meeting would be held on December 11, 1986, at 7:00 p.m. in the NCNB Conference Room to discuss such topics as education, envi- ronment, public relations, governmental relations, job opportunities, and economic development for south Lake County. All those present were invited to attend this meeting. MAYOR POOL'S REPORT STUDENTS AND PARENTS IN ACTION AUCTION Mayor Pool thanked all those who made the "SPA" auction and the first dance such a great success. UNFINISHED BUSINESS FINAL READING OF ORDINANGE 248-C Mayor Pool asked City Manager Saunders to elaborate on the proposed changes to the City's zoning ordinance. Mr, Saunders explained each of the changes in order, Items 1 through 21 as follows: 1. It was explained that Item #1 would put the definition of a triplex under the definition of multi-family dwellings, 2. The change in Item #2 is a follow-up to Item #1, 3. Item #3 would require water retention for all new develop- ments except single-family dwelling units built upon a slope of 7% or less. ' 4. An additional phrase was added to Item #4 for clarification of when an accessory building may be constructed. 5. The change to Item #5 would require approval by the appropriate regulatory agencies because Lake County Pollution Control no longer has jurisdiction over these matters. 6. The major change to Item #6 allows the City Manager to issue open air sales permits for greater than 30 days in the Central Business District and in shopping centers located in the C-2 Zoning Districts. :'. "! . '. CITY OF CLERMONT MINUTES REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING November 25, 1986 Page -3- 7. The additional sentence added to Item #7 states the intent which had not been included before 8, The change in Item #8 allows the property owner the flexibility to look at the entire block when figuring the front yard setback, not just the buildings located on either side. 9. This change was made to correct a typing error. 10, This change clarifies side yard setbacks for corner lots. 11. This change was made to clarify buffer strip req~irements. Items 12, 13 and 14 were changed so as not to put a cap on the minimum lot size requirement of 3,500 square feet. 15. Item #15 simplifies the method for figuring the required off-street parking spaces for church parking. 16, This change was made for clarification. Items 17, 18 and 19 were changed to make laundries and convenience stores conditional uses in the C-l Light Commercial and C-2 General Commercial/Central Business District Districts. 20. After the three changes listed above were made, a new definition for a convenience store was needed. 21. Item #21 creates a new zoning district designated R-3A which will permit multi-family development at a density of 8 units per acre, whereas R-3 can develop at 12 units per acre. Other requirements are basically the same as R-2, such as lot size. It was explained that this district was proposed as a compromise for some of the areas that had been rezoned from R-3 to ,R-2 because of density restrictions imposed by the Comprehensive Plan. After Mr. Saunders explanations, Mayor Pool called for comments from those present in the audience. Bob Wade, who was present in the audience, questioned the setback requirements for the corner lot where the old Ford Dealership was located and asked if they could be changed because by the time all requirements were met, only a 40' lot would be left. It was explained that this change could not be made at the present time, but would need to be an additional zonipg ordinance amendment and that Mr. Wade should request to put it on the agenda for a future meeting. City Attorney Baird questioned why in Item, #4, a person who owned waterfront property could not build a dock before the construction of his home (the principle building) was completed. Much discussion ensued concerning the propriety and intent of this requirement. City Attorney Baird stated that he believed the legality of the dock requirement would be difficult to uphold in court. 86-209 After some further discussion, A MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER TURVILLE, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER DUPEE AND UNANIMOUSLY CARRIED TO DELETE THE WORDS "BOAT DOCK" FROM ITEM 114. : .. :! . ", CITY OF CLERMONT MINUTES REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING November 25, 1986 Page -4- It was pointed out by City Manager Saunders that in Item #16 the words "for principle buildings" should be added after "All yard setbacks,.," The words "General Commercial/Central Business District" were added after C-2 in Item IJ17 and the C-2 General Commercial/Central Business District was added to Item #18. 86-210 A MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER TURVILLE, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER COLE AND UNANIMOUSLY CARRIED BY ROLL CALL VOTE TO ADOPT ORDINANCE 248-C AS AMENDED, THE ORDINANCE WAS READ BY TITLE ONLY. NEW BUSINESS RENEWAL OF CHAMBER OF COMMERCE LEASE AGREEMENT City Manager Saunders explained that the lease agreement with the Chamber of Commerce for their office in Jenkins Auditorium would expire on December 31, 1986, and the Chamber is requesting to exercise their second option and renew the lease for an additional year. The lease provides two additional option periods of one year each. Council Member Dupee stated that she had received complaints that the piano in the auditorium was out of tune and that the piano bench and pad had been taken. City Manager Saunders explained that the problem with the bench and pad. had been resolved, but that the piano would continue to be out of tune as long as different organizations kept moving it from the floor to the stage of the auditorium. The City does pay to have it tuned on a yearly basis. 86-211 A MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER DUPEE, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER HUFF AND UNANIMOUSLY CARRIED TO RENEW THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE'S LEASE AGREEMENT FOR A PERIOD OF ONE YEAR BEGINNING JANUARY 1, 1987. LEASE AGREEMENT - CLERMONT SENIOR CENTER It was explained that the Senior Center lease expires on December 31, 1986, and that they were~requesting a new lease for January 1 through December 31, 1987 for their office space at Jenkins Auditorium, ~ .Mr. Saunders pointed out that the only change from the previous lease was under Item 113, "Term of Lease", Two option periods of one year each have been included after the initial term. 86-212 A MOTION WAS MADE'BY COUNCIL MEMBER HUFF, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER TURVILLE AND UNANIMOUSLY CARRIED TO RENEW THE LEASE AGREEMENT WITH THE CLERMONT SENIOR CENTER FOR A PERIOD OF ONE YEAR BEGINNING ON JANUARY 1, 1986 There being no further at 8 :20 p.m. . business or discussion, the meeting ~arZ~ Ro ert A. Pool. Mayor -. adjourned Attest: Clerk ~ . . :!