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HomeMy WebLinkAboutIII (H) West Oaks United Methodist Church - Clarke Road, Project LS-99-017 Agenda 2-18-2003 Center of Good L Item III H Mayor ,She Lill Commissioners S. Scott V ndorgrift a t"I Danny Howell,District 1 Scott Anderson, District 2 City Manager , Tlri v � Rusty Johnson, District 3 Jim Gleason .' Nancy J. Parker, District 4 S , MEMORANDUM DATE: February 11, 2003 TO: The Honorable Mayor and City Commission % FROM: Russ Wagner, AICP, Community Development Director SUBJECT: West Oaks United Methodist Church —Clarke Road Project No. LS-99-017 Based on an inquiry from Commissioner Parker, staff has researched the status of the West Oaks United Methodist Church on Clarke Road. Upon reviewing the project, it was discovered that the Preliminary Site Plan for the church was originally approved on February 6, 2001. (Please see the attached minutes from the meeting.) Based on the requirements of the Land Development Code, a Preliminary Site Plan of this type technically expires after one year. At the direction of Pastor Ernie Post of the West Oaks United Methodist Church, staff is bringing a request to the City Commission for a formal one year extension of these plans, since the congregation intends to bring in their final plans within the next several months. Staff believes that this is a reasonable request, and we have determined that no significant code changes affecting this site have occurred during the intervening two years. Accordingly, staff is recommending that an extension be granted until February 6, 2004. RBW/csa Attachment O:\Staff Reports\2003\SR03014 CC.doc City of Ocoee• 150 N Lakeshore Drive • Ocoee. Florida 34761 phone'. (407)9053100• fax (407)656-8504 •no,.ci.ococe.tlus Ocoee City Commission Regular Meeting February 6, 2001 D. Approval and Authorization for Parameter., Policy for Ocoee Boxing Club Program. (Recreation Director Nordquist) • Parameters proposed by Staff include Goals, Objectives, Fees, Guidelines, Gym Rules and Registration Form for the new Boxing Program. E. Approval and Authorization to Transfer $6,300.00 from City Clerk's CIP to Small Equipment account for Printers in City Clerk's Department. (City Clerk Grafton) • Four printers may be purchased for less than the amount budgeted for three in the CIP. COIMIVLENTS FROM CITIZENS/PUBLIC There were no citizen comments at.this time. COMMISSIONERS ANNOUNCEMENTS/CORRESPONDENCE Commissioner Howell said his prayers were with Mr. Shapiro and his family, as well as with the family of his good friend, Jiffy Skipper, who passed away this week. Commissioner Parker 1) Announced a safety expo, Saturday, February 10, from 12 to 4.00 p.m. at the West Oaks Mall in the Dillards parking lot. 2) Asked about the swimming pool and whether the field that is a temporary soccer field could be used for practice. Mr. Gleason responded he is already working with Mr. Smith on a master plan for practice fields and will have a report by the next meeting. PUBLIC HEARING West Oaks United Methodist Church, Preliminary Site Plan/Master Plan Project No. LS- 99-017. (Planning Director Wagner) Planning Director Wagner gave the staff report, using the overhead to display the details. 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 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 the west side of Clarke Road across from the site is an orange grove which has not been annexed into the City, with Orange County A-I zoning. The Preliminary Site Plan is a long range master plan for the Church's property to permit incremental expansion of the facility. The two entrances will be constructed with the first phase of development, the southern entrance being 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. There were two waivers regarding the building height and a 36 square foot ground sign. The proposed waivers, as revised and recommended as Conditions of Approval by the Planning and Zoning Commission, were as Pace 3 of 11 Ocoee City Commission Regular Meeting February 6, 2001 follows: 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 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. " Tom Griffin, Architect with McCree, Inc., 500 E. Princeton, Orlando, and Pastor Ernie Post were present. Mr. Griffin said they had worked closely with staff for a year and had resolved many problems. The public hearing was opened and, as no one wished to speak, was closed. Commissioner Howell. seconded by Commissioner Anderson. moved to approve the Preliminary Site Plan/Master Plan for West Oaks United Church, including both of the proposed waivers. as date stamped received by the City on January 11. 2001. and subject to the first two additional Conditions recommended by the Planning and Zoning Commission and omitting Condition Number 3. Motion carried 5-0. RECESS 8:27 - 8:42 P.M. OTHER BUSINESS All items were taken out of agenda order for the balance of the meeting. Old Winter Garden Road Widening Project: Proposed Settlement with Frank Casserino (Parcel 101).(Assistant City Attorney Doty) Assistant City Attorney Doty presented the staff report which included the history of the proposals and counter-proposals for the settlement of the eminent domain litigation for Parcel 101, formerly owned by Frank Casserino, and she recommended approval as follows: $353,000.00 to Frank Casserino (less the $300,000.00 previously deposited in the court registry) $ 15,600.00 to Kurt Ardaman, Esquire $ 7,318.00 to Calhoun, Dreggors and Associates, Inc., subject to review and approval by the City Attorney. Mayor Vandergrift. seconded by Commissioner Parker, moved to approve according to staff recommendation and to authorize the City Attorney or Assistant City Attorney to execute a final tudament for these amounts. Motion carried 5-0. Pane d of 11