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07-03-1979 Meeting• C7 PLANi1ING & ZONING COMMISSION A meeting of the Planning & Zoning Commission was called to order by Chairman Ray on August 7, 1979 at 7:30 P.M. ROLL CALL: Present: Chairman Ruth Alice Ray and members Louise Relyea, Laura Cook, Jim Meginley, Alfred Wilcox, Jack Sargent, Henry Czech, Bob Thompson, and Nick Jones. Absent: Rufus Sullivan. Others present: City irlanager Forbes, City Attorney Baird, Mayor and Mrs. Claude E. Smoak, Jr.; Reverend & Mrs. Darrell Jackson; Mr. & Mrs. Richard R. Reynolds; Mesdames. Beth Allison, Jan Smith and Mary Shaw; and Messrs. Jim Lester, Ira Reynolds, Dennis Thomas, Phil Searles, Ray McMahon, and Joe Washuta. • The invocation was given by Chairman Ray. The minutes of the meeting held July 3, 1979 were approved as written. ACTION 79-2: PUBLIC HEARING: CONDITIONAL USE PERD4IT City manager Forbes advised of a request for a Conditional Use Permit by Mr. Charles E. Arnett to utilize the existing building at 731 East Highway 50 (Building #3 in the Winn Dixie Shopping Center) in order to conduct church services. Reverend Darrell Jackson, representing P2r. Arnett, appeared before the Commission in support of the request advising that the Pentecostal Workers of the World were desirous of utilizing the building as their district headquarters; That the building would house the "Clermont Country Church" and from it the Church would hold regular church services and also air a radio program; That the building would also be used as a social service center to provide such activities as bingo, bridge and chess games, etc.; That the building would probably be in use seven days per week. Mr. Richard R. Reynolds, owner of the Clermont Shopping Center, also appeared in support of the request advising of previous requests made to him for use of the building (i.e. roller skating rinks, disco dance hall, game room) and that he felt such uses would be a detriment to the building and community wherein a church use would be an asset. A letter in opposition to the request from Mrs. Mary Rook, abutting property owner to the south, was submitted to the Commission. Following considerable discussion regarding parking and usage of the building in a retail community for bingo games and other similar activities, it was the consensus of the majority of the members that the district lends itself more toward a business/retail district, whereupon motion was made by Mr. Wilcox, seconded by Mrs. Cook and carried that the request be denied because the proposed use is not desirable at this particular location. ROLL CALL: Voting "Aye" - Wil • Thompson, and Sargent. Voting Ray requested that the minutes of the Administrative Board of The motion carried. ~ox, Cook, Meginley, Ray, Relyea, "Nay" - Czech and Jones. (Idrs. reflect that she is a member the Sun First National Bank.) ACTION 79-5: PUBLIC HEARING: RECREATIONQ COMMITTEE REPORT Mr. Dennis Thomas, Chairman of the Clermont Recreation Com- mittee, gave a brief review of the SPECIAL REPORT - RECREATION RECOMMENDATIONS as prepared by the Recreation Committee. A copy is attached. Following discussion concerning recreation priorities and funding to be provided for these priorities in the 1979-80 Budget, motion was made by Mr. Wilcox, seconded by Mrs. Relyea and unanimously carried that the report of the Recreation Committee be accepted with wholehearted enthusiam and strongly recommend that the City Council implement the short and long range objectives of the Recreation Committee. • ACTION ?9-6: LANDSCAPE ORDINANCE REVIEW Mayor Claude E. Smoak, Jr., appeared before the Commission and expressed the City Council's sincere appreciation for the time and energies expended by members of the Commission in the formulation of the "CLERMONT GREENSCAPE GUIDE" and "COMMUNITY APPEARANCE GUIDE". He then requested that the Commission continue their studies in reviewing and revising the existing Landscape Ordinance, such a study to incorporate the goals and objectives of the GREENSCAPE GUIDE and • COMMUNITY APPEARANCE GUIDE to provide, as an end result, a mandatory, workable Ordinance with landscaping requirements applicable to all districts in the City, for City Council consideration. ACTION 79-4: AREAS OF INTEREST City Manager Forbes presented a map (copy attached} showing proposed boundaries of the area of interested as previously discussed by the Commission. Motion was made by Mr. Wilcox, seconded by Mrs. Relyea and unanimously carried that the Commission recommend to the City Council that they consider adoption of the proposed areas of interest. ACTION 79-7: ZONING REVISIONS City Manager Forbes presented the proposed revisions to the manufacturing districts, advising that this was the final proposed revision to the Zoning Ordinance and requested that the Commission continue review of these revisions at their regular workshop meeting to be held August 21st at 7:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers. Chairman Ray and Messrs. Sargent and Czech stated they would be unable to attend the August 21st workshop meeting, but all others present stated they would be in attendance. The meeting was adjourned by Chairman Ray at 9:20 P,M. ~JQM.i JAN SMITH - Secretary .~ RU ALICE RAY - Chai an •