02.25.2025 - City Council MeetingCity of Clermont MINUTES REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING February 25, 2025 CALL TO ORDER The City Council met in a regular meeting on Tuesday, February 25, 2025 at 6:30pm in the Clermont City Council Chambers. Mayor Murry called the meeting to order at 6:30pm with the following Council Members present: Council Members Strange, Howard, Myers and Petersen. Other City officials present were Interim City Manager Van Wagner, City Attorney Waugh, and City Clerk Howe. INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Bishop Everett Gates of One in Christ Ministries gave the invocation, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance. PROCLAMATION A proclamation celebrating Black History Month was read aloud. AGENDA CHANGES Interim City Manager Van Wagner informed the Council of the following agenda changes: Item No. 10 - Variance Request, EnviroStruct LLC Interim City Manager Van Wagner informed the Council this is a request to table the item to March 11, 2025. Council Member Howard moved to table Item No. 10. Variance Request EnviroStruct LLC to March 11, 2025, seconded by Council Member Myers. Passed unanimously 5-0 with all members present voicing aye. Item No. 15 — Resolution No. 2025-005R, Clermont Retail 935 W. Minneola Ave. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CLERMONT, LAKE COUNTY, FLORIDA, GRANTING A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT TO ALLOW FOR A COMMERCIAL BUILDING OCCUPYING MORE THAN 3,000 SQUARE FEET OF FLOOR AREA IN THE CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT (CBD); PROVIDING FOR CONFLICT, SEVERABILITY, ADMINISTRATIVE CORRECTION OF SCRIVENERS ERROR, PUBLICATION AND EFFECTIVE DATE. City Clerk Howe read the title aloud. Interim City Manager Van Wagner informed the Council this is a request to table the item to March 11, 2025. Council Member Howard moved to table Resolution No. 2025-005R, Clermont Retail 935 W. Minneola Ave. to March 11, 2025: seconded by Council Member Myers. Passed unanimously 5-0 with all members present voicing ave. Item No. 17 — Termination of Agreement Interim City Manager Van Wagner informed the Council this item has been withdrawn from the agenda. City of Clermont MINUTES REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING February 25, 2025 Item No. 18 — Use License Agreement Interim City Manager Van Wagner informed the Council this item has been withdrawn from the agenda. PRESENTATIONS Public Camping Ordinance Update — Police Chief Broadway provided a brief update on the public camping ordinance that went in to effect in January 2025. There are approximately 30 unsheltered individuals within the city. He reviewed the camp locations in the city and shared the programs the Police Department works with to assist the unsheltered population. Police Officer Corbett spoke about a particular incident with an unsheltered individual who was taken to Lake County Jail and has not returned to the area. Police Chief Broadway informed Council that the majority of the unhoused population are very compliant with officers. Quarterly Budget Report — Finance Director Borror provided a summary of the quarterly budget. He presented from the city website which is available to the public. Discussion ensued on current funds in the Fire Department Inspections fee fund and the lost revenue from no longer requiring Business Tax Receipts. PUBLIC COMMENTS Banks Helfrich, 9100 Sams Lake Road — spoke about kindness, generosity and civility. Tom Bennett, Clermont Fire Department — expressed appreciation to Council for their support. Tammy Alford, Clermont — expressed concern regarding Family Christian Center Church rezoning. Interim City Manager Van Wagner stated that there are no plans for more commercial buildings on the property. Ms. Jackson, Clermont - expressed concern regarding Family Christian Center Church rezoning. Merideth Nagel, 1280 Dianna Place — spoke about the roosters in downtown Clermont. Paula Hoisington, 564 E. Desoto Street - expressed concern with roosters in the city. Commended the Police Department for the Honor the Fallen 5K. Recognized Willie Montgomery, Mayor Murry and Police Chief Broadway for being honored at the Montgomery Center of Excellence Black History program. Charlene Forth, 939 W. Desoto Street — expressed concern with the vandalism at the elevators at Victory Point. Matthew Greg, 1394 Firehaven Lane — student at Lake Sumter State College, looking forward to learning more about the City. 2 City of Clermont MINUTES REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING February 25, 2025 REPORTS CITY MANAGER REPORT Interim City Manager Van Wagner — • The City is streaming the meetings live online on YouTube. IT Director Fountain provided the background on the camera equipment installation. • Attended a meeting regarding Hartwood Marsh Road. There is an opportunity to receive a favorable deferred reimbursement agreement from the State of Florida to get the road done sooner than expected. • Invited Fire Chief Ezell to come forward and make a presentation regarding emergency services. Fire Chief Ezell presented a heat map of the City and explained the results of the 2024 data that was collected. The map showed travel times to emergencies, the response time is good but they are working to make it better. • March 11 Council Meeting will begin at 3:00 PM. • Feb. 28 — March 2 is the Clermont Catcall Regatta. • March 8 — 9 is the Great Clermont Triathlon at Waterfront Park. Interim City Manager Van Wagner informed Council that Family Christian Center Church reached out to the surrounding neighborhoods regarding the rezoning application. There are no plans for any buildings on the property outside of the site plan. CITY ATTORNEY REPORT City Attorney Waugh — • Provided updates on current litigation. Mediation was unsuccessful in the Wright -Ahern case. They are seeking mediation in the Falzon case; expect a meeting in a month or so. • City Code 101.211 state the requirements when someone applies for a Conditional Use Permit. It requires notice be given to adjacent properties and requires two legal ads to be published along with a posting on the property. Mayor Murry stated that when mailing notifications, the code requires notification to properties within 150 feet. City staff goes beyond that and mails notifications to properties within 200 feet. CITY COUNCIL REPORT Council Member Strange — No report. Council Member Howard — No report. Council Member Myers — • Spoke about Black History Month. City of Clermont MINUTES REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING February 25, 2025 Council Member Petersen — Met with Lake County Commissioner regarding ambulance service in the City. Mayor Murry — • Enjoyed the Honor the Fallen 5K event. • Informed residents that roosters are not allowed in the City. • Thanked the IT department for the live broadcast of the meeting. • Spoke about Victory Point and his concerns about the tower. Discussion ensued on the responsibility of maintenance and oversight of the tower. Council requested a staff presentation regarding the tower and bring that back to Council. • Requested staff contact the State regarding the timing of the traffic signals at Hooks Street and U.S. Highway 27. Spoke about the agenda and items on the agenda. Discussion ensued on which items are placed on the agenda, the agenda item request form and Council Member meetings with the Interim City Manager prior to the agenda being published. Council Member Strange moved to end reports; seconded by Council Member Petersen. Passed unanimously 5-0 with all members present voicing aye. CONSENT AGENDA Mayor Murry advised the next item on the agenda for consideration was the Consent Agenda and requested anyone wishing to have any item pulled for discussion to please come forward at this time. Item No. 1—Meeting Minutes Item No. 2 — Meeting Calendar Item No. 3 — Plat Approval Mirror Lake Subdivision Item No. 4 — Variance Request Chestnut Street Item No. 5 — Proposal Award Permitting and Licensing Software 4 Consider approval of the January 14, 2025 Meeting, January 21, 2025 Workshop, and January 28, 2025 Meeting minutes. Consider the 2025 meeting calendar. Consider approving the Mirror Lake Subdivision Plat for 21 lots. Consider allowing a reduced lot width for 2 lots on Chestnut Street. Consider awarding RFP and Term Contract to Online Solutions, LLC for a Software -as -a - Service (SaaS) subscription for Building Services in the budgeted amount of $157,800. City of Clermont MINUTES REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING February 25, 2025 Item No. 6 — Proposal Award Consider awarding RFQ and Term Contract to Employee Healthcare/Benefits Consulting Hylant Group, Inc. to provide employee Services benefits consulting services for Human Resources in the budgeted amount of $70,000. Item No. 7 — Piggyback Contract Pavement Management Item No. 8 — Piggyback Purchase and Budget Amendment Lake Felter Park Consider approval to piggyback the City of Gainesville Term Contract No. PWDA- 230027-DH with Pavement Technology, Inc. for pavement services. Consider approval to piggyback Manatee County School Board Term Contract No. 21- 0053-MR with REP Services, Inc. to provide ADA-accessible playground equipment in the total amount of $110,000, including a budget amendment of $110,000. Item No. 9 — Lake County Schools Proportionate Consider approval of School Concurrency Share Mitigation Agreement Agreement Case No. 2024-21. Prose Clermont — Live Local Act Council Member Strange pulled Item No. 2 and Item No. 9. Council Member Howard moved to approve Consent Agenda Items 1 and 3-8; seconded by Council Member Myers. Passed unanimously 5-0 with all members present voicing aye. Item No. 2 — Meeting Calendar Council Member Strange received an email regarding the meeting calendar. The email suggested having meetings once a month and Council Members being available. She pulled the item to provide the public a chance to comment. Mayor Murry opened the public hearing. There were no comments. Mayor Murry closed the public hearing. Council Member Howard moved to approve Item No. 2. Meeting Calendar; seconded by Council Member Strange. Passed unanimously 5-0 with all members present voicing aye. Item No. 9 — Lake County Schools Proportionate Share Mitigation Agreement Council Member Strange stated her objections and concerns regarding these types of agreements. She would like to look further into the item and have answers to where the funds are going and that they are being used for the students from this development. City Attorney Waugh said that the interlocal agreement states this is a cost to be paid to address the capacity issues, the funds shall be spent to address that. The only way to address that would be to spend those funds in the area. City of Clermont MINUTES REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING February 25, 2025 Council Member Howard explained that the mitigation agreement is for the high school. The Lake County School Board's five-year plan includes constructing a high school in Wellness Way, to which the funds will contribute. Once that school is open, they will adjust the high school boundary lines to alleviate the other high schools. McGregor Love was present on behalf of the project that triggered the mitigation agreement. He informed Council that their issues are with the State and the School Board. He read from the Florida Statute regarding concurrency. City Attorney Waugh explained that this item is a ministerial act; if denied, it will return to Council. Mayor Murry opened the public hearing. Merideth Nagel, 1280 Dianna Place — expressed concern regarding the issue of schools not having capacity for students. There needs to be a change at the State level. Mayor Murry closed the public hearing. Council Member Howard moved to approve Item No. 9, Lake County Schools Proportionate Share Mitigation Agreement, Prose Clermont Live Local Act; seconded by Council Member Petersen. Passed 4-1 with Council Member Strange opposing_ Council Member Howard requested Interim City Manager Van Wagner schedule a workshop on school concurrency to include Lake County Schools. Item No. 10 — Variance Request, EnviroStruct This item was addressed earlier in the meeting and tabled to March 11, 2025. Item No. 11— Approval to Lease City Property Parks and Recreation Director Forman presented the item. This item is to lease 1146 Lake Minneola Drive for the purposes of boat storage. Mayor Murry opened the public hearing. Roy Davis, 1445 Lake Avenue — inquired on the number of boats and the procedure for launching them. Adam Atherton, 13005 Summerlake Way — this space will be occupied by Clermont Multihull Association, there will be approximately 20 boats and they will be launched off the grass on the property. Shauna Vaughn, 835 71 Street — spoke in opposition of the item. There needs to be criteria on who leases from the city on the waterfront. Jenny May, 4062 Greystone Drive — expressed concern regarding the monthly fee. Mayor Murry closed the public hearing. 6 City of Clermont MINUTES REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING February 25, 2025 Discussion ensued on the property being residential and used for commercial purposes. Assessing waterfront land where this business may be better suited and evaluating the rationale behind selecting a specific property. Council Member Howard moved to approve Item No. 11, Approval to lease City property: seconded by Council Member Myers. Council discussed the maintenance on the property, the City will mow and Clermont Multihull Association will handle the remainder of the maintenance. They will also fence in the property at their expense. Council Member Strange requested Parks and Recreation look into other spaces on the lakefront to see if there is a better fit. Passed 4-1 with Mayor Murry opposing Item No. 12 — Lease Agreement 1146 Lake Minneola Drive Parks and Recreation Director Forman presented the item. The Lease a&Teement is for the property just discussed, it is a one-year lease with a one-year renewal. Adam Atherton, Clermont Multihull Association, stated that this property was chosen because it is low and that makes it easier for them to launch their boats. Mayor Murry opened the public hearing. Shauna Vaughn, 71 Street — inquired if there were other locations on the chain they could lease. Mayor Murry closed the public hearing. Council Member Howard moved to approve Item No. 12, Lease Agreement 1146 Lake Minneola Drive, seconded by Council Member Myers. Discussion ensued on the vision for the waterfront and a process for businesses to occupy space on the Lake. Any liability the City would hold for the business occupying this space, the monthly fee and neighbors being notified a commercial business will be in that space. Passed 3-2 with Mayor Murry and Council Member Strange opposing Item No. 13 — Ordinance No. 2025-001, Land Development Code Amendment Final AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CLERMONT, LAKE COUNTY, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE CHAPTER 125, "ZONING", ARTICLE III "DISTRICTS", DIVISION 12 "CBD CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT" SECTION 125-369 "PERMITTED USES", SECTION 125-370 "CONDITIONAL USES" AND 125-373 "OFF-STREET PARKING"; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICT, SEVERABILITY, CODIFICATION, THE ADMINISTRATIVE CORRECTION OF SCRIVENERS ERROR, PUBLICATION AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. City Clerk Howe read the title aloud. 7 City of Clermont MINUTES REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING February 25, 2025 Development Services Director Henschel presented the item. City staff have received direction to proceed with processing amendments to the Land Development Code. Within the Central Business District zoning, restaurants 3,000 square feet and greater and any other business establishment or structure 3,000 square feet and greater are required to obtain a Conditional Use Permit. The requested change is to increase the square footage requirement from 3,000 square feet to 6,000 square feet. Any restaurant, business establishment or structure over 6,000 square feet will be required to obtain a Conditional Use Permit. This change would occur under Section 125-369 and 125-370. The requested amendment would add this specific language to this section of the Land Development Code. Another change within the Central Business District is the removal of the duplication of off-street parking requirements. Parking requirements are captured in another reference within the Land Development Code. It is contained in Section 115-14 "Table of Minimum Parking Space Requirements." Therefore, due to duplication, Item (c) under Section 125-373 is being removed. At the City Council introduction, a motion was made to introduce Ordinance 2025-001 with no amendments. Council Member Howard moved to approve Item No. 13, Ordinance No. 2025-001, Land Development Code Amendment, seconded by Council Member Petersen. Mayor Murry opened the public hearing. Keith Mullins, 640 Drew Avenue — spoke in opposition noting that 6,000 square feet is too large with no parking tied to it. A 6,000 square foot business with no parking would impact all the surrounding businesses. Mayor Murry closed the public hearing. Discussion ensued on parking in the downtown area, the uses of a building that can be 6,000 square feet without a Conditional Use Permit, parking requirements for restaurants and the impact to downtown businesses. Development Services Director Henschel stated that a 6,000 square foot building used for retail would normally require 15 parking spaces. Passed 4-1 with Mayor Murry opposing_ Item No. 14 — Ordinance No. 2025-002, Land Development Code Amendment Final AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CLERMONT, LAKE COUNTY, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE CHAPTER 115, "PARKING AND VEHICULAR USE AREAS", SECTION 115-14 "TABLE OF MINIMUM PARKING SPACE REQUIREMENTS'; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICT, SEVERABILITY, CODIFICATION, THE ADMINISTRATIVE CORRECTION OF SCRIVENERS ERROR, PUBLICATION AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. City Clerk Howe read the title aloud. 8 City of Clermont MINUTES REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING February 25, 2025 Development Services Director Henschel presented the item. City staff received direction to proceed with processing amendments to the Land Development Code. Section 115-14 Table of minimum parking space requirements has two distinctive columns requiring parking spaces for land use within the City. One column is for areas within the City and the other column is for areas specifically within the Central Business District. The current parking requirements for the Central Business District is approximately half the requirement for some land uses versus other areas outside the Central Business District. Since the Central Business District is primarily the historical downtown area of Clermont, the parking requirements were reduced to encourage redevelopment and development in this area. The first change that is being proposed is to eliminate parking requirements for a subset area of the Central Business District for retail and/or office use. This would only be applicable to a single story building or the first floor of any structure within the subset area with retail and/or office use. Any retail or office in this area would not be required to provide parking. The second change is if any new development within the Central Business District is unable to provide the required onsite parking, they would have the option to pay a downtown parking fee of $3,000.00 per required space and move forward with their development. This payment would go into a dedicated fund designated for parking in the downtown area. The parking fee may be increased through a resolution passed by the City Council at any time. This would eliminate the need to seek a parking variance from the City Council and allow the development to proceed with payment of the parking fee. The third change is an increase in required parking for specific land use outside the Central Business District. A moderate increase in multifamily parking is being proposed. The percentage of increase is anywhere from 20 percent up to 34 percent for multifamily use. In hospitals, clinics, Assisted Living Facilities and nursing home land use, the Assisted Living Facilities land use is separated out by its own row indicating two parking spaces for each four beds, one for each doctor and two for each four employees. One final parking increase is for rooming houses and boarding houses, which would go up from one parking space for each bedroom to three parking spaces for each bedroom. The staff supports the changes. At the City Council introduction, a motion was made to introduce Ordinance 2025-002 with the original red outline and include all other changes recommended by the Planning & Zoning Commission, which were (a) 5-year limitation requirement and (b) clarified chart with the minimum number of spaces required in the Central Business District and outside the Central Business District along with asterisks explanation. Council Member Howard moved to approve Item No. 14, Ordinance No. 2025-002, Land Development Code Amendment: seconded by Council Member Strange. Mayor Murry opened the public hearing. Keith Mullins, 640 Drew Avenue — spoke in opposition of the item. Downtown needs parking, adding more businesses with no parking will not work. Bryan Bain, 245 Nautica Mile Drive — spoke in opposition of the item. The parking fee does not cover the cost of a parking spot. He is not in favor of two separate areas within the Central Business District. Mayor Murry closed the public hearing. 9 City of Clermont MINUTES REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING February 25, 2025 Mayor Murry voiced his concern with assisted living facility parking from one to two spaces. There is not a need for that, they do not receive many visitors. Council Member Strange inquired if Council wanted to stay with the smaller red area or larger area. Council Member Howard stated there was a reason for the red area. The area was chosen to encourage a specific type of growth. Passed 4-1 with Mayor MM opposing_ NEW BUSINESS Item No. 15 — Resolution No. 2025-005R, Clermont Retail 935 W. Minneola Ave. This item was addressed earlier in the meeting and tabled to March 11, 2025. Item No. 16 — Variance Request, 2149 N. Waterview Drive Development Services Planner Kruse presented the item. The applicant, Mark Bodiford, would like to construct a detached 30 x 40-foot garage behind his residence at 2149 N. Waterview Drive. The property is located within the R-1 Single -Family Medium Density District and requires a rear yard setback of 25 feet for this structure. In addition, due to the proposed garage being larger than 50 percent of the habitable space of the existing home, another variance would also be needed. The variance requests would be to Sections 125-168 Yard and 125-520 Special Setbacks of the City's Land Development Code. The applicant has two rear property lines to contend with due to the irregular configuration of the rear property line. The applicant is requesting to place the garage 10 feet from one rear line and 20 feet from the other rear line, and has indicated that he would like the placement in this vicinity in order to retain a more valuable area in his backyard. The applicant feels that the self -storage facility and a six -foot -high masonry wall separating the properties at the rear of the parcel provides justification along with multiple signatures from neighboring residents who are aware and in support of the proposed garage. As for the size of the garage, the applicant is requesting a 30 x 40-foot garage. He indicated it is to store his boat and trailer. Under the Land Development Code, accessory garages are limited to 50 percent of the primary structure's habitable space. The home is listed as having 1,426 square feet of habitable space. Based upon this, the garage would be limited to 713 square feet. With the proposal, the garage would be approximately 84 percent of the habitable space. The applicant has indicated that the lot is almost half an acre in size; and further, the addition of this garage would keep him under the maximum Impervious Surface Ratio of 55 percent of the lot. With the garage in addition to the existing home and driveway, the applicant would be at approximately 25 percent Impervious Surface Ratio, still under the 55 percent. Section 101-246 of the Land Development Code requires a positive finding on the review criteria in order to grant a variance. Staff has reviewed the application as presented and finds the application does not meet a positive finding on one of the review criteria. Therefore, staff recommends denial of the requested variance to the Land Development Code. The applicant, Mark Bodiford, stated that his rear neighbor is a storage unit and a six-foot wall. He has an ocean boat that he would like to get out of the elements, the need for the placement is to leave space in his yard. me] City of Clermont MINUTES REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING February 25, 2025 Mayor Murry opened the public hearing. There we no comments. Mayor Murry closed the public hearing. Council Member Howard moved to approve Item No. 16, Variance Request, 2149 N. Waterview Drive, seconded by Council Member Myers. Discussion ensued on the size of the applicant's boat which is 30-foot overall. If the applicant were to place a carport in the yard there is no variance needed and has a 10-foot setback. Council discussed having the applicant move the garage up into the yard to meet the setback requirements. Failed 2-3 with Mayor Murry, Council Member Howard and Council Member Petersen opposing_ Item No. 17 — Termination of Agreement This item was withdrawn from the agenda. Item No. 18 — Use License Agreement This item was withdrawn from the agenda. Item No. 19 — Settlement Agreement City Attorney Waugh stated that this is a proposed settlement agreement and if accepted will resolve the litigation with Mr. Geilen, He noted Mr. Geilen's first name is Rodney; not Richard. Mr. Geilen dismissed his case in Federal court and is now in State court. The settlement agreement states the City will pay $5,000.00 in exchange for a dismissal from the lawsuit and a complete release of any claims from him to the City, its officers, City Council Members, insurers and so on. It would require dismissal to the lawsuit and put an end to the dispute as it is. Mayor Murry opened the public hearing. There we no comments. Mayor Murry closed the public hearing. Council Member Howard moved to approve Item No. 19, Settlement Agreement, seconded by Council Member Myers. Passed 4-1 with Mayor Murry opposing_ Item No. 20 — Designation of City Property for Fire Training Facility and Reallocation of Funds Fire Chief Ezell requested approval to designate the City property on 12t' Street as a Public Safety Training Facility and approval to move forward with construction on a three story drill tower onsite. Having a training facility within the City keeps travel times down. The funding for the project is within budget, they looked at projects and reprioritized. Mayor Murry opened the public hearing. Bryan Bain, 245 Nautica Mile Drive — expressed his support. Inquired about times of training for residents in that area. Fire Chief Ezell stated that training will take place during daytime hours. Tom Bennett, Clermont Fire Department — spoke in support. Expressed appreciation for working together. 11 City of Clermont MINUTES REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING February 25, 2025 Mayor Murry closed the public hearing. Council Member Howard moved to approve Item No. 20, Designation of City Property for Fire TrainingFacility acility and Reallocation of Funds; seconded by Council Member Myers. Passed unanimously 5-0 with all members present voicingave. Mayor Murry requested a call with Interim City Manager Van Wagner regarding the status of the rowing club contract. Interim City Manager Van Wagner stated that Council are not in agreement regarding the contract. Mayor Murry inquired on the status of the Municipal Service Taxing Unit in Wellness Way. Interim City Manager Van Wagner stated that the County will be holding a workshop. 12 City of Clermont MINUTES REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING February 25, 2025 ADJOURN: With no further comments, this meeting adjourned at 9:39 pm. Rk�r APPROVED: Tim Murry, Mayor ATTEST: Tracy Ackroyd Ilowe, MMC City Clerk 13 CLERM-ON Choice of Champions' ORDER OF DENIAL Variance Application 2149 N. Waterview Drive Request for front yard setback reduction Location: 2149 N. Waterview Drive (Alternate Key 2594136) Applicant: Mark Bodiford, Jr. Application Date: February 4, 2025 CITY OF CLERMONT Development Services 685 W. Montrose St. P.O. Box 120219 Clermont, FL. 34712-0219 352-3944083 Fax: 352-394-3542 The proposed Variance was heard by the City Council for consideration of allowing (1) a rear yard setback less than the code requirement of 25 feet in the R-1 Single -Family Medium Density District, Section 125-168, Yard, and (2) allowing a garage larger than 50% of the primary structure's habitable space, Section 125-520, Special Setbacks. The City Council, based on the information and evidence presented at the February 25, 2025 public hearing, does hereby find that the Variance does not meet the review criteria set forth in Section 101-246 of the Land Development Code of the City of Clermont. NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Clermont, Lake County, Florida by a 3-2 vote does hereby deny the above -stated application for the variance request. City Staff recommended denial of the application request. DONE AND RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Clermont, Lake County, Florida, this 26th day of February, 2025. CITY OF CLERMONT Tim Murry, Mayo Tracy Ackroyd 685 W. Montrose Street 9 Clermont, FL 34711 • www.ClermontFL.gov