04-02-1985 Meeting (2)CITY OF CLERMONT
MINUTES
PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION
April 2, 1985
This regular meeting of the Planning and Zoning Commission was called
to order by Chairman John N. Sargent on Tuesday, April 2, 1985 at
7:30 p.m. in the City Council Chambers.
Members in attendance were Adelbert Evans, Debbie Gaines, Nick Jones,
Buddy Rogers, John N. Sargent and James Shepherd. Absent members were
Don Beal, Marie McKinney and Bob Thompson. Also attending was Marilyn
George, Planning and Zoning Technician.
Minutes of the regular meeting held on March 5, 1985 and workshop meet-
ings held on February 28 and March 7, 1985 were approved as presented.
CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT. Mr. Sargent introduced a request for a Condi-
tional Use Permit by Mr. and Mrs. Robert Walker to allow an insurance
office in their home at 545 West Desoto Street, in the R-3 Residential/
Professional district.
Mrs. Walker explained that their son has an established insurance
business, and that he will move his office to their home, where his
parents will help with its operation. It was explained that most of
the business is done away from the office because the clients are
farmers and ranchers who are unable to leave their own locations.
After a brief discussion concerning parking and the fact that the
office would not be detrimental to the neighborhood, a motion was
made by Mr. Evans, seconded by Mr. Shepherd and carried by unani-
mous vote THAT IT BE RECOMMENDED TO CITY COUNCIL THAT THE CONDITION-
AL USE PERMIT BE APPROVED, SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS:
1. The property must be developed in substantial accordance with an
approved site plan.
2. The driveway must be paved and five parking spaces provided.
If, at a future date, parking at this site proves inadequate,
the applicant understands and agrees that the City may require
more parking or rescind this CUP.
3. Only one room shall be used for an office. No further expansion
of the use or additions to this facility shall be permitted except
as approved by another CUP.
4. All applicable rules and regulations shall be met, including
final site plan approval, landscaping, drainage, parking, and
sign regulations, and all yard setbacks. All required land-
scaping must be served with a permanent irrigation system and
must be properly maintained.
5. This property may be used only as an insurance office. No other
business operation may be conducted from this facility. This
CUP is not transferable to any other business use, person or
corporation.
6. The final Certificate of Occupancy cannot be issued until each
of the stated conditions has been met.
7. A building permit must be obtained from Lake County to place a
firewall between the office and the residence and to make any
other improvements necessary for the office to meet the stan-
dards of the Building Code. This permit shall expire if con-
struction has not begun within one year of the date of this CUP.
8. If any of the stated conditions is violated, the applicant under-
stands and agrees that the City Council may revoke this CUP by
resolution.
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PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISISON
April 2, 1985
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FUTURE LAND USE MAP. The proposed Future Land Use Map for the City
of Clermont was reviewed in detail.
It was suggested that the following statements be inserted in the
introduction:
Preservation of historical homes will be encouraged.
Wetlands shall be preserved.
In reviewing the various districts of the map and the recommended
density of development, Mr. Jones expressed dismay that in most areas
of the City eight units per acre is the maximum recommended density.
The area called Undeveloped District 3 (UD-3), in particular, evoked
the comment from Mr. Jones that he has plans in progress for a devel-
opment of sixteen units per acre in that vicinity.
A correction was made to the map to indicate that UD-6 should read
UD-5.
In the section called "City-wide Criteria for Development", item 7
was changed to read:
New residential development projects requiring a Conditional Use
Permit shall provide adequate parks and recreation facilities
for residents of the development.
A motion was made by Mr. Evans and seconded by Mr. Jones THAT THE
FUTURE LAND USE MAP BE ADOPTED AS AMENDED.
Mr. Rogers stated that he agreed with Mr. Jones that densities should
be increased in some areas of the City. He also stated that he was
disappointed that workshop meetings were so poorly attended because
there should be a better interchange of ideas than results in a meet-
ing with few participants. He expressed a desire to have greater
cooperation between the Planning and Zoning Commission and City
Council, perhaps with joint workshop sessions.
Mr. Jones explained that high density development is not necessarily
detrimental because it leads to compactness, rather than urban sprawl,
and therefore has certain advantages. He again mentioned that he is
working on a 36 unit condominium development on 3.5 acres near the
Skyline Motel. He suggested that the expansion of the City limits
should be encouraged.
Mrs. Gaines agreed that P & Z should work more closely with City
Council.
The consensus was to
UD-3 and to 10 dwell
(NED)-2.
A motion was made by
MR. EVANS' MOTION TO
OF 12 UNITS PER ACRE
motion was passed by
increase density to 12 dwelling units per acre in
ing units per acre in Non-established District
Mrs. Gaines and seconded by Mr. Rogers TO AMEND
CHANGE THE AMENDED MAP TO ALLOW A MAXIMUM DENSITY
IN UD-3 AND 10 UNITS PER ACRE IN NED-2. The
a five to one vote, with Mr. Evans voting nay.
Mr. Evans' motion, as amended, was approved by unanimous vote.
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At this point in the meeting Mr. Evans presented the following
statement:
Mr. Chairman, I rise to a request for privilege. I request to
resent a motion not within the agenda, but, I hope, to the will
of the Commission.
I move that the Planning and Zoning Commission enter into the minutes
of this meeting and the permanent records of the City of Clermont,
an expression of appreciation for the service of our City Manager,
Mr. George D. Forbes. I further move that a statement be presented
to the City Council expressing our recognition of the help and guid-
ance he has given us.
Mrs. Gaines seconded the motion, which was carried by unanimous vote.
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 9:25 p.m.
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JOHN I~. 'SARG~NT,
ning Technician