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Home My WebLink AboutVI (A) West Oaks United Methodist Church, Preliminary Site Plan/ Master Plan Project No. LS-99-017 Agenda 2-06-2001 Item VI A "CENTER OF GOOD L/{'/NG-PRIDE OF WEST OR4ttCE" MAYOR•COMMISSIONER Ocoee S. SCOTT VANDERGRIFT CITY OF OCOEE �l COMMISSIONERS y 0 _ DANNY II(IWI:I,1. C. O- ISO N. LAKlstil101tli DRIVE SON � OCOui, FLORIDA 34761-2258 BUSTY JOHNSON `•y (407)906-3I00 NANCY J. PARKER rF1 O GOOv�`, ACTING CITY MANAGER JIM GLEASON STAFF REPORT DATE: January 29, 2001 TO: The Honorable Mayor and City Commissioners FROM: Robert Lewis, AICP, Principal Planner THROUGH: Russ Wagner, AICP, Director of Planning SUBJECT: West Oaks United Methodist Church Preliminary Site Plan / Master Plan Project# LS-99-017 ISSUE: Should the Mayor and City Commissioners approve the Preliminary Site Plan / Master Plan for the West Oaks United Methodist Church? BACKGROUND: The West Oaks United Methodist Church site is located on the east side of Clarke Road about 700 feet north of White Road. The subject property has A-1 zoning and is currently vacant with some trees, but it is mostly an open field. There is a water tower and property owned by another church adjacent to the southern edge of the site and a subdivision of single family homes adjacent to the northern and eastern edges of the site. The property on thewest side of Clarke Road across from the site is an orange grove which has not been annexed into the City, with Orange County A-1 zoning. DISCUSSION: The Preliminary Site Plan for the West Oaks United Methodist Church is a long range master plan for the Church's property to permit incremental expansion of the facility. Sheets C-1 and L- 1 of this Plan show how the Church anticipates that the property will be developed when all the buildings have been constructed (a total of about 55,725 sf) several years in the future. However, the first phase of development will only include a portion of the overall site with just two buildings. The development which is currently anticipated in the initial phase (about 11,745 sf) is shown on Sheets C-2 and L-2. The site will have two entrances, both of which will be constructed with the first phase of development. The southern entrance, near the middle of the site, will be a full access entrance with a median cut on Clarke Road for left turns into and out of the site. The northern entrance will be a right-in / right-out only entrance. Since the primary demand for parking will be just a few times during the week, a significant portion of the parking on the site will be unpaved as permitted by the Code. Powt January 29, 2001 Honorable Mayor and City Commissioners Page 2 Buffers from adjacent uses will be provided as shown on the plan. Where there are no existing fences behind adjacent homes, new fences will be provided. There will also be numerous shade trees and understory trees planted along all property lines, as well as hedges where parking areas are located close to the property lines. Shade trees and understory trees will also be provided throughout all the parking areas, including areas with unpaved parking. Additional details related to landscaping, grading and other site improvements will be provided with Final Site Plans for each phase of development, which will be reviewed as small scale site plans. The Conditions of Approval for the West Oaks United Methodist Church are listed on Sheets C-1 and C-2 of the plan set. There are also two proposed waivers from the normal Code requirements which are listed in the Waiver Table on Sheet C-1. Both of the proposed waivers (listed below) are supported by Staff. 1) Maximum Building Height (35') — requested waiver to allow for a higher pitched roof and a 65' church steeple. 2) Ground or Pole signs not permitted in A-1 zone — requested waiver to allow a 36 square foot ground sign. The Preliminary Site Plan / Master Plan for the West Oaks United Methodist Church was reviewed by the Development Review Committee (DRC) on January 8, 2001. The Committee voted unanimously to recommend approval of the Preliminary Site Plan / Master Plan, including both of the proposed waivers. PLANNING &ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: On January 24, 2001, the Planning and Zoning Commission held a public hearing on the Preliminary Site Plan / Master Plan for the West Oaks United Methodist Church. During the discussion, Staff and the applicant responded to various questions from the Commission. There was a concern about traffic and the possible need for a right turn lane from Clarke Road into the site. The Commission was told that Staff considered this during its review of the Plan and various changes were made to the site plan to address this concern. With those changes, Staff believes that a right turn lane is not necessary. There was also discussion about the waiver for the building height and the waiver for the sign. The Commissioners suggested two minor changes to the proposed waivers. When the discussion was finished, the Planning and Zoning Commission voted 7-0 to recommend approval of the Preliminary Site Plan / Master Plan for the West Oaks United Methodist Church, date stamped received by the City on January 11, 2001, subject to three Conditions: 1) Revising the Justification on the Building Height waiver to read"To allow for a 65' steeple'; 2) Revising the Proposed Standard on the Sign waiver to read'A 36 sf ground sign up to 10'tall shall be permitted'; 3) Adding a new Condition of Approval to read "Prior to approval of Phase 3, a traffic operational analysis shall be conducted to determine whether a right turn lane from Clarke Road into the site will be necessary to mitigate traffic impacts. The recommendations of the analysis shall be implemented". January 29, 2001 Honorable Mayor and City Commissioners Page 3 STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Based on the recommendations of the DRC and the Planning and Zoning Commission,Staff respectfully recommends that the Mayor and City Commission approve the Preliminary Site Plan I Master Plan for the West Oaks United Methodist Church, including both of the proposed waivers, as date stamped received by the City on January 11, 2001, and subject to the three additional Conditions recommended by the Planning and Zoning Commission. Attachments: Copy of Public Hearing Advertisement Preliminary Site Plan,date stamped January 11,2001 O:\CALEXANDER\ALL_DATA\CAPDFILE\Staff Reports\SR2001\SR01003 CC.doc Copy of Public Hearing Advertisement Date Published Orlando Sentinel SUNDAY, January 14,2001 Advertisement NOTICE Of PUBUC HEARINGS Ory Of OCOEE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN,that the OCOEE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION will hold a PUBLIC HEARING on Wednesday.Jane 24, their re I at their session.alry7:30 Rth.or as soon and the OCOEE thereafter NCOMMI�SSION vol hold a PUBLIC HEARING on Tues day.on at Fe B,21301 at their regular N )5 p.m.,a me as soon O s possible. the Commission In Hall, North 1autlwe Dive,@mas Amide to con- sider approval Pan/MaaPn for the WEST OAKS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH.The silo is located en Road approximately 600 feel north east side of Clarke is mu,e ai witthh�WNW Road. description of thelesuuejectp�a le- gal Y be impeded at the Ocoe e Plaan re G the hours o18.00 North a.m. and 5:00 pin,meet lees halt. through Exley, The Ocoee Fannin and Zoning Corn Mum thmaxim a e Ocoee tto other dates and tines as they deem neces- sary.My Marested party shalt be ad Vied Nat the dates,ernes,and places d a6 continuation of theme or condn. 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