02-06-1979 Meeting• PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION •
A meeting of the Planning and Zoning Commission was held in the Council Chambers
on Tuesday, March 6, 1979. The meeting was called to order at 7:30 P.M. by
Chairman Ray with the following members present: Mesdames Cook and Relyea, and
Messrs. Thompson, Wilcox, Meginley, Jones, and Sargent. City officials present
were: Councilmen Cole and Byrd, Acting City Manager Sanchez, City Attorney
Baird, and Planning & Zoning Technician Vurnes. Others present were: Mrs. Jan
Smith and Mr. Art Ekiert.
The invocation was given by Chairman Ray.
The Minutes of the meeting held February 6, 1979 were approved as written.
CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT - MR. ART EKIERT dba EKIERT TIRE CENTER
. Acting City Manager Sanchez advised of a request by Mr. Art Ekiert dba
Ekiert Tire Center for a Conditional Use Permit (Classification of Use)
to utilize the property described as Lots 1 and 2, Fairview Place; Lot
132 Clermont Heights (591 East Highway 50) in order to allow wholesaling
in conjunction with retail sales and auto repairs in a C-2 zoning district,
and, That he had received no objections to the request.
Inquiry was made by Chairman Ray as to any comments by others regarding
the matter, and advised of absent Commission member Czech's recommendation
on approval of the CUP, whereupon motion was made by Mrs. Relyea, seconded
by Mrs. Cook and unanimously carried that the Commission recommend to the
City Council that the request of Mr. Art Ekiert be granted subject to
the following conditions: (1) That all applicable regulations and
ordinances be met, and (2) That the use not be expanded except with a
conditional use permit.
It was the unanimous consensus of the Commission that an ordinance be
prepared that would give the City staff authority to issue occupational
licenses for wholesale business establishments in those zones which
currently require a CUP for same. City Attorney Baird advised that such
an ordinance was being prepared at this time.
PLANNING COMMITTEE REPORT
Mr. Sargent reported that the Planning Committee had met March 5th and
would be meeting again on March 19th to continue study of proposed zoning
ordinance changes, and that more study time was necessary.
ORDINANCE REVISION - SECTION 26-10
Acting City Manager Sanchez advised of a proposed ordinance to amend
Section 26-10 wherein it was the recommendation of the Planning and
Zoning Commission that the provision allowing lower uses in higher zones
be eliminated, such proposed ordinance being submitted to the City Council
for adoption and the City Council forwarding it back to the Commission
for further study. He advised it was the opinion of the City Council that
such an ordinance would remove all flexibility of deciding on an individual
basis, any application for use in a zone immediately adjacent to the type
of zoning needed.
It was requested by Chairman Ray that the proposed ordinance be re-
submitted to the Planning Committee for further study in conjunction with
• that committee's review of proposed zoning ordinance changes.
Mr. Meginley also requested that the Planning Committee consider a review
of regulations concerning non-conforming structures, the use of such
structure as well as the structure itself. City Attorney Baird advised
that provisions regarding non-conforming structures and their use was
contained in the Southern Standard Building Code as well as the City
of Clermont Code, and these codes should be consulted before any action
takes place.
LINCOLN PARK
Mr. Jones requested that the Planning and Zoning Commission undertake a
project wherein some sort of authority or degree of influence could be
made available to the City Council and P&Z to reverse the trend of visible
deterioration in the Lincoln Park. area, particularly on Desoto and
Montrose Streets.
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LINCOLN PARK ( cont.)
It was the consensus of the Commission that there was a lack of incentive
present on the part of residents in the area for a general cleanup program
inasmuch as many of these residents were not property owners themselves,
and felt that the City and property owners should share in the burden of
providing this incentive in the way of a letter writing campaign, street
improvements, citizens volunteer self-help action committee, and assistance
from governmental agencies (i. e. State Board of Health and/or Block Grant
Funds) .
• J se onded b Mrs. Rel ea and unanimousl
Motion was made by Mr. ones, c y y y
carried that Acting City Manager Sanchez recommend that the City Council
investigate the feasibility of such a program in this area, including
guidelines therefore, and report back to the Commission.
Mrs. Ray appointed Mr. Alfred Wilcox as a liaison representative from the
P&Z Commission to the City Administration in this regard, since he has had
past experience in this type program.
The meeting was adjourned by Mrs. Ray at 8:30 P.M.
R ALICE RAY - Chairman
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JAN SMITH - Secretary
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