09-19-1967 Board of Equalization Meeting
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A duly advertised meeting of the City Council of the City of
Clermont, sitting as a Board of Equalization, was held in the Council
Chambers on September 19, 1967. The meeting was called to order by Mayor
BonJorn at 8:00 P. M. with the following named Councilmen present: Messrs.
Beals, Prior, VanderMeer and Oswalt. Other city officials present were
City Attorney Langley and City Manager Albert Johnson. Visitors present
were Messrs. Ralph Roane, Don McCaffrey, John Sanger, William Boyd,aB. A.
Mangold and George Hovis.
The invocation was given by Mr. VanderMeer.
Mayor BonJorn stated that the Board of Equalization would hear
complaints, if any, on the assessed valuation of real and personal property
as shown on the tentative tax roll submitted by the Tax Assessor for the
year 196~.
City Manager Johnson read a petition from Vincent J. Fletchel
and his wife, Jo Ann Fletchel, protesting the assessed valuation of Lot
14, less the East 33 feet thereof; and the East 23 feet of Lot 16, all in
Block 80, City of Clermont.
Mr. Hovis, representing Mr. and Mrs. Fletchel, spoke in their
behalf and contended that the price of$17,500.00 which they had paid for
the property under protest constituted the fair market value and that
the assessed valuation should, therefore, be reduced to that amount.
Motion was made by Mr. Beals and seconded by Mr. Oswalt, that
the valuation of the Fletchel property remain as shown on the Lake County
tax roll. The motion was amended with Mr. Oswalt concurring as follows:
Motion by Mr. Beals, seconded by Mr. Oswalt that the petition of Mr. and
Mrs. Fletchel requesting a reduction of the assessed valuation, of
parts of Lots 14 and 16, Block 80, as shown by the Tax Assessor on the
tentative 1967 City of Clermont Tax Roll be denied. The motion carried.
Mr. Ralph Roane appeared before the Board of Equalization and
protested the assessed valuation of Lots 5, 7, and 8, Block 89. Mr. Roane
stated that the property was presently assessed at $25,700.00 but that at
a recent auction sale the highest bid made on the property was $19,500.00
which he considered to be the fair market value.
Motion was made by Mr. Beals and seconded by Mr. Oswalt that
the request for a reduction in the assessed valuation of Lots 5, 7, 8, Block
89 be denied. On roll call vote the ayes were: Baals and Oswalt. Nayes:
VanderMeer and Prior. Absent: Cochran. The motion failed to carry.
Motion was made by Mr. VanderMeer, and seconded by Mr. Prior, that
the assessed valuation of Lots 5, 7, 8, Block 89 be reduced to $21,500.00.
On roll call vote the result was: Yeas: VanderMeer and Prior. Nayes:
Beals and Oswalt. Absent Cochran. The motion failed to carry.
Motion was made by Mr. Beals and seconded by Mr. Oswalt that
the 1967 Tax Roll for the City of Clermont as submitted by the Tax Assessor
be confirmed. On roll call vote the Ayes were: Beals, Oswalt and VanderMeer.
Nayes: Prior. Absent: Cochran. The motion carried and the 1967 City of
Clermont Tax Roll as presented by the Tax Assessor was confirmed.
Motion by Mr. Beals, seconded by Mr. Oswalt, and unanimously
carried, that the Board of Equalization meeting for the purpose of hearing
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complaints and considering the 1967 Tax Roll be adjourned to a Board of Equa-
lization meeting to consider complaints, if any, pertaining to the paving
assessments for the construction of Carroll and Short Streets.
Mayor BonJorn stated that the City Council, sitting as a Board
of Equalization would hear complaints, if any.
There were no complaints and it was the concensus of the Council
that the assessments were fair and just and motion was made by Mr. Beals,
seconded by Mr. Oswalt, and unanimously carried, that the assessments as
presented by the City Manager be confirmed.
Mr. Beals presented and moved the adoption of a RESOLUTION pertain-
tng to streets improvement and special assessments for Carroll and Short
Streets. The motion was seconded by Mr. Prior and on Roll Call vote
the result was: Ayes: Prior, Beals, Oswalt and VanderMeer. Nayes: None.
Absent: Cochran.
Motion by Mr. Beals, seconded by Mr. Prior and carried that
the meeting be adjourned to a Council meeting to discuss the proposed
zoning ordinance.
Motion was made by Mr. VanderMeer, and seconded by Mr. Prior, that
the size of "for sale" and "for rent" signs in commercial areas be increased
to 12 square feet maximum; that the size of billboards be increased in
size to 400 square feet maximum with such sizes being limited to not more
than one in each 500 feet of highway frontage and that the size of "point
of sale" signs be increased to a maximum of 400 square feet where the
street r/w is 90 feet or more and to 200 square feet maximum where the street
r/w is less than 90 feet. The motion carried with Mr. Beals voting nay.
Mr. Ralph Roane requested that his property (Lots 21 to 30
inclusive, Hillcrest) be zoned to permit multiple dwelling units. Mr.
Roane was advised that his request would be given consideration.
Mr. Don McCaffrey requested that the parcel of land bounded by
Highlands Avenue, Highway 27, Highway 50 and Lake View Subdivision be
zoned as M-l and that the front, side and rear yard restrictions, the height
restrictions, the sign restrictions and Section 26-17 of the proposed
Code be eliminated from the land lying along Highway 27 from Highlands
Avenue south. Mr. McCaffrey also made several other suggestions regarding
proposed zoning in other areas.
Mr. McCaffrey was advised that his requests and recommendations
would have consideration.
Mr. William Boyd protested the 50 foot set back for building
proposed for Highways 50 and 27.
Motion was made by Mr. VanderMeer, seconded by Mr. Oswalt, and
carried, that City Manager Johnson make arrangements with Mr. Dake to
meet with the City Council sometime next week.
Meeting adjourned.
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C I T Y 0 F C L E R tl 0 N T
CLERhO~T, FLORIDA
TO WHOM IT tUY CO~CERN~
Attached is a copy of a Resolution
on Qssessments,and notice of assessments that 18 beine
published in the South L&ke Press by this Ci t:y
beginning on September 7th9 1967'"
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Under the Resolution these sums ~re due 1~ cash
on or before 30 d&ys from the da~e the City Coun~il
sits as a Board of Equalization "jO hear complaints, if
any t and to adjust, correct and t:ontirm the Qssessme!':t3
as shown on the "NOTICE OF SPECI..\L ASSESSMEl'-lTS" attached
hereto.
If you desire you may pay your assessment in five
equal QDnual installments together with interest at the
rate of eight percent (8%) per Qnnumo
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NOTICE OF HEARING ON PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS AND
LEVY OF SPECIAL,ASSESS~mNTS FOR SAME
TO ALL WHOM IT HAY CONCERN:
The City Council of the City of Clermont, Lake County, Florida,
hereby gives r,otice to all persons interested that the lots, piece or
parcels of re.'ll property in the said City hereinafter described, have
been assessed ir the amount set opposite each lot, piece or parcel of
property, ~s the cost of the improvement on the respective streets herein-
after d~~cribed, OIl a front foot basis and/or as the benefit and advantage
of su~h lot, piece or parcel of property, beyond the general advantage
of All the real property within said City, for clearing, grading, filling,
r~ising, paving ana drainage of said streets hereinafter described,
such assessments in no case to exceed two-thirds (2/3) exclusive of
intersections, if any, of the total cost of said improvements: and,
Notice is hereby given that the said Council meeting as an
Equalization Board, will meet in the Municipal Court Room at 8:00 o'clock
P. M. on September 19, 1967, to hear any complaints which the owners or any
other person, firm or corporation having any interest in any of said
real property, upon which they wish to make against the special assessments
tnereon. If there be no complaints, the special assessments as originally
made shall stand confirmed at the adjournment of said meeting, which
meeting may be adjourned from day to day until all complaints, if any,
shall be fully heard, but if any corrections be made upon complaint the
special assessments as adjusted, corrected and equalized shall then stand
confirmed upon final adjournment of said meeting.
The street upon which said improvements have been made and the
property assessed, the amount of such assessment and the owner thereof
are: (See attached pages for copy of Assessment Roll).
Date, September 5, 1967.
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Owner
Clermont Builders Supply
Airko Mfg. Co.
Dexter ~vatson
Ed Rudd
Billy Joe Sliger
B. J. Miller
H. L. Hunt
,Thomas Godwin .
H. E. Wolfe Const.Co.
Fred Wolfe
COpy OF SPECIAL ASSESSMENT ROLL
CARROLL AND SHORT STREET PAVING
CLERMONT, FLORIDA
Property Description
Front
Footage
Lots 5-6-7-8-9-10-11-
12-13-14, Block 115
Johnsons Replat
500
Lots l5-16-l7-18,Block
115, Johnsons Replat
200
Lot 19, Block ll5,John-
sons Replat
117
W 93' of 1 and 2, Block
118, Johnsons Rep1at
93
Lots 1 and 2 Less W 93'
Block 118,Johnsons Replat 119
Lot 10, Block l19,John-
sons Replat 122
Lot 9, Block l19,Johnsons
Replat 50
Lots 7 and 8, Block 119,
Johnsons Rep1at 100
Lots 4-5-6, Block 119,
Johnsons Rep1at 129
Lot 1, Block 119, John-
sons Replat 229
1,659
Per
Foot
1. 01
1.01
1.01
1.01
1.01
1.01
1.01
1.01
1.01
1.01
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Total
505.00
202.00
118.17
93.93
120.19
12'3.22
50.:10
101.00
130.29
231.29
1,675.59