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A Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of Clermont was held in the
Council Chambers on Tuesday, November 27, 1973. The meeting was called to order
at 7:30 P. M. by Mayor Claude E. Smoak, Jr. with the following members present:
Councilmen Czech, Beals, Byrd and Schroedel. Other officials present were: City
Manager Hopkins, City Attorney Vason, City Clerk Carroll, Director of Community
Services Smythe, City Controller Fleming, Director of Public Utilities Mitchell
and Chief of Police Tyndal. Others present were: Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Wurst, Mr.
and Mrs. W. F. Perry, Mr. and Mrs. John Cunningham, Mesdame Jack Matthews,
Miss Pam Wright, Master Frank Beals and the Messrs. McLean, Vey, Clay, Bratton,
Freeman, Boney, Christenson, Prior, St. John, Hovis, Hull, Dean, Muir, Morrison,
Carden, Shumaker, Blanchard, Waller, Loomis and Oswalt. Representative of the
Daily Commercial and the Sentinel/Star were also present.
The Invocation was given by Councilman Byrd followed by repeating of the Pledge
of Allegiance in unison by those present.
The Minutes of the Regular Meeting held November 13, 1973 and of the Special
Meeting held November 19, 1973 were approved as written.
Mayor Smoak announced the first order of business to be Public Hearings as follows:
To consider request by officials of St. Mark AME Church for a CUP to use the
property described as THAT part of Tract 1 in Oakhurst Subdivision beginning at
a point on the east line of said Tract 1 that is 165 feet south of the NE corner
of said Tract 1, run thence W parallel to the N line thereof 100 feet, run thence
N parallel to the E line thereof 37.5 feet, run thence W parallel to the N line
thereof 225 feet, run thence S 182.5 feet to the S line of said Tract, run thence
E 325 feet to the SE corner thereof, run thence N 145 feet to the Point of
Beginning, for construction of a church building. Mayor Smoak advised that this
request had been considered by the P & Z Commission in Public Hearing held on
November 6, 1973 and that they had recommended to Council that the request be
granted subject to the following conditions:
1. The buildings are placed not less than 25 feet from any property
line.
2. There is a landscape buffer strip at least five feet wide planted
along the side and rear property lines. It shall be planted with
trees and/or shrubs in such a manner as to provide opaque screening
and shall be properly maintained at a minimum height of 6 feet. The
height of 6 feet shall normally be reached within two years from
planting.
3. Off street parking shall be provided for church use at a ratio not
less than 14 square feet of parking spaces for each square foot of
floor space provided for worshippers within the church sanctuary. Such
off street parking shall be provided conti QPous, to an integral part
of the property whereon the church is located.
4. The structure or use cannot be expanded except as granted by the
City Council under a Conditional Use Permit.
5. Must conform to all provisions of zoning and other applicable ordinances.
There was no one present who voiced objection to this request, whereupon motion
was made by Councilman Byrd, seconded by Councilman Beals and unanimously carried
that the recommendation of the P&Zcommission be accepted ana tne request De
qranted.
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With regards the scheduled Public Hearing to consider request of W. O. Boone for
the rezoning of Lots 1 thru 16, inclusive in City Block 84 from its present C-l
zoning to C-2 zoning, Mayor Smoak advised that Mr. Boone had requested that this
bearing be continued until December 11, 1973. Council was in agreement and the
hearing was thereby continued.
Mayor Smoak advised the next order of business to be consideration of a request
by Keete L. Mills, Jr. for a Variance to Section 26-25 (d) (e) (1) of the Zoning
Ordinance (Permitted Signs in a C-2 Zone) in order to construct a sign on their
property described as a portion of Lot 305 in Clermont Heights Subdivision, the
actual variance request in the amount of an additional 34 square feet in order
that it might be visible to traffic east of the Highway 27/50 overpass and less expen-
sive inasmuch as the proposed sign is one mass produced by the McDonald Restaurant
chain. There was no one present who voiced objection to this request, whereupon
motion was made b Councilman Beals, seconded b Councilman Czech and carried
t at t e request e grante .
City Manager Hppkins reported he had received a request from Walter E. Allan, Director
of Continuing Education at Lake Sumter Community College, to use the Jenkins
Auditorium on Monday evenings from February 11th thru April 22nd for a Physical
Conditioning Course for Women, and, that the auditorium was available on those
evenings. Motion was made by Councilman Beals, seconded by Councilman Byrd and
carried that this request be granted and that any rental fee be waived.
City Manager Hopkins submitted his report both orally and written and a cppy is
attached hereto.
With regards Council granting future easements on lakefront property, and to what
extent of investigation as to ownership they desire to have done prior to granting
easements, it was consensus that any/all pending requests be held in abeyance and
that the City Attorney be requested to research the Code of Ordinances to determine
what the property can be used for presently under the ownership that it is now
through the easement arrangement, and what use the property can be put to if it's
in private ownership, and if this difference is none, then research the possibility
of disposing of the property in order to get it on the tax roll, and report back
to Council.
With regards City Attorney Vason's report that he had not yet received the
appraisal on the Johnson property.. it was consensus of Council that Mr. Vason contact
the appraisor again as to the reason for the delay and report back to Council next
meeting, with the possible thought in mind if the appraisal has not been received
by that date, to then issue a time limit for receipt of the appraisal, or cancel
his services.
Councilman Schroedel inquired of the status of the bids as awarded at last
meeting, and he was advised that purchase orders had been issued with delivery dates
from 60 to 90 days.
Councilman Sohroedel reported on Council's meeting with the Lake County Pollution
Control Board with regards the city's proposed spray irrigation project, and a copy
of the Minutes of that meeting are attached hereto and shall become a part of
these Minutes. Mayor Smoak advised that as a favorable result of this meeting,
a meeting of Mr. Hennessey of the Lake County Pollution Control Board and Council
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had been scheduled for Monday, December 3rd with the Florida Department of
Pollution Control in Orlando to discuss this same proposed project.
Councilman Czech briefly summarized the result of a joint meeting of officials
of the Green Valley Country Club and the committee as appointed by Council and
advised that Council was in possession of a proposal from Green Valley which was
negotiable. It was the recommendation of Councilman Czech that inasmuch as
Council does not have firm commitments from the remaining two agencies which
hold jurisdiction over the proposed spray irrigation project, that communications
with Green Valley be kept open and that Council develop a proposal to present
to Green Valley setting forth those features which the city, as a city, must adhere
to, and that following Green Valley.s consideration of such a proposal, again
meet with Council and come up with a satisfactory solution beneficial to both
parties.
Mayor Smoak called a workshop session of Council to evaluate the proposal as
submitted by Green Valley and endeavor to prepare a counter proposal, for Wednesday
evening, December 5th at 7:30 P. M. in the Council Chambers.
Mayor Smoak called Special Meetings of Council as follows: On December 3, 1973
at 5:05 P.M. in the office of the City Manager to prepare the Ballot Box for the
General Election to be held on December 4th, and, On December 5, 1973 at 9:00 A.M.
in the office of the City Manager to canvass the ballot and certify the Certificate
of Result for the General Election held on December 4th.
City Clerk Carroll submitted the following listed persons for authorization to
serve on the Election Board of the General Election to be held on December 4, 1973:
Clerk - A. M. Johnson
Inspectors - Jim Lord
R. D. Wrightam
Marion Fleming
Lillian Cork
Caroline Robertson
Officer-of-the-Day - W. R. Hilliard
Motion was made by Councilman Byrd, seconded by Councilman Beals and unanimously
carried that this list be accepted and that the City Clerk be authorized to make
substitutions if it should become necessary.
The meeting was adjourned by Mayor Smoak.
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