06-19-1975 Special Meeting
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SPECIAL MEETING
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A Special Meeting of the City Council of the City of Clermont was held in the
office of the City Manager on Thursday, June 19, 1975. The meeting was called
to order at 4:00 P. M. by Mayor Claude E. Smoak, Jr., with the following members
present: Councilman Schroedel, Oswalt, and Blackburn. Others present were:
City Manager Hopkins, City Clerk Carroll, Director of Community Services Smythe,
City Attorney Batrd,:andBundirig..:OrtfffcialTNaget:
Mayor Smoak announced the meeting was called at the request of City Manager
Hopkins in order that direction be given by Council for Building Official Nagel
to establish a firm position regarding request received for an extension of the
permit for the Crystal Beach Apartment project.
Mr. Hopkins advised that provisions in Section 106.3 of the Southern Standard
Building Code for granting extension of permits require evidence that a certified
contractor has been employed, and that sufficient cause exists. The initial
permit for this project had been obtained by a certified contractor who had
notified the Building Official at a later date that he was no longer associated
with Minneola Citrus Shoppe, Inc. and their proposed Crystal Beach Apartment
project. In follow-up communication"the Building Official was advised that
another certified contractor had been retained to perform the work, and the
extension was beigg,requested in order to finalize permanent financing.
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Mayor Smoak reiterated that he was not against the proposed apartment building
project, but that he felt the Council had "bent over backwards" in cooperation
with Mr. Davis of Minneola Citrus Shoppe, Inc. and saw no reason for extending
the permit, that in his opinion, the initial permit was null and void when
the initial contractor left the project, but that a new permit could be obtained
and the project constructed under existing building code requirements.
City Attorney Baird advised it was for Council to take an administrative position
that there is, or there is not, cause evidenced for the buirlding.official~to
extend the permit as had been requested.
The meeting was adjourned by Mayor Smoak at 5:40 P.M.
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Claude . Smoak, Jr., ayor
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Do ores W. Carroll, City Clerk