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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03-06-1973 I I I MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF OCOEE, FLORIDA HELD FEBRUARy:lll, 1973 tn ~'^- .. "/ 177.3 PRESENT: MAYOR HUBERT FOX, COMMS. HAMBY, TURNER, ~ARPER, AND LYLE. ABSENT: NONE. THE MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER BY MAYOR FOX AT 7:00 P. M., MARCH 6, 1973. THE MINUTES OF THE LAST MEETING HELD ON 20 FEBRUARY 73 WAS READ. COMMS. TURNER MADE THE MOTION TO ACCEPT THE MINUTES AS READ. SECONDED BY COMMS. HAMBY. NO NAYS. 1. THE CITY MANAGER PRESENTED TO COUNCIL THE WATERLINE INSTALL- ATION COST PROVIDING WATER TO SCOTTY'S LUMBER YARD. TOTAL COST OF THE PROJECT WAS $6104.00. LABOR WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE TOTAL COST. THE AGREEMENT STATED SWEETS REALITY, INC. WOULD PAY THE TOTAL COST OF INSTALLATION LESS LABOR AND WOULD BE REIMBURSED BY PERSONS OR PARTIES MAKING APPLICATION TO CONNECT TO THE WATERLINE BETWEEN THE PHILIPS SERVICE STATION ON THE S. E. CORNER OF THE MAGUIRE ROAD AND S~ R. 50 AND SCOTTY'S LUMBER YARD. THE AGREEMENT FURTHER STATED THE CITY OF OCOEE WOULD RETAIN FULL OWNERSHIP OF THE WATER MAIN. 1500' OF 10" WATER MAIN WAS INSTALLED. THE COST OF MATERIALS FOR INSTALLING APPROXIMATELY 600' OF 10" WATER MAIN WILL BE PAID TO SWEETS REALITY, INC. BY PERSONS OR PARTIES ANNEXING THE 600' SECTION ALONG S. R. 50 INTO THE CITY OF OCOEE. COMMS. TURNER MOTIONED TO ACCEPT AGREEMENT - SECONDED BY COMMS. HAMBY - NO NAYS. 2. I~R. SINGLETARY APPEARED BEFORE COUNCIL WITH PLANS TO BUILD A PET BOARDING HOUSE ON THE MAGUIRE ROAD CITY OWNED PROPERTY. AN OFFER WAS MADE TO PURCHASE THIS PROPERTY IF ZONING REQ~IREMENTS WOULD BE MET. COUNCIL CONCLUDED THE;PROPERTY WAS NOT LARGE ENOUGH TO BUILD AND STILL MEET SET BACK REQUIREMENTS. REQUEST DENIED. 8. VIOLATION OF SETBACK REQJIREMENTS IN ZONING ORDINANCES TO UTILITY BUILDING AT 802 - RIDGEFIELD. OWNER MR. SWENSON. DUE TO THE MANY VIOLATIONS EXISTING1LN THE CITY OF OCOEE AND THAT THE SETBACK REQlli[REMENTS IN THE ZONING ORDINANCE WERE NOT CLEAR AND IT WOULD IMPOSE A HARDSHIP ON THE CITIZENS IF THE ZONING ORDINANCE WAS STRICTLY ENFORCED IT WAS RECOMMENDED BY COMMS. LYLE THAT ALL EXISTING VIOLATIONS WOULD NOT BE PROSECUTED AND FROM THIS DAY FORWARD THE ZONING ORDINANCE WOULD BE STRICTLY SECONDED BY COMMS. LYLE. COMMS. HAMBY VOTED YES. COMMS. TURNER VOTED NO., STATING HE FELT AN INJUSTItE WAS BEING DONE TO THE APPLICANT WHO WAS TRYING TO DO WHAT WAS REQJIRED BY THE ZONING ORDINANCE AND WAS REFUSED A VARIANCE, AY THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT. COMMS. HARPER ABSTAINED FROM VOTING BECAUSE OF AN ERROR IN THE PLOT OF HIS PROPERTY HE INADVERTENTLY VIOLATED PROVISION IN THE ZONING ORDINANCE. MOTION CARRIED, AND WILL BE ACTED UPON IN THE NEXT FORMAL MEETING. I I I \-2- \ \ ~ R-3 MUTIPLE FAMILY DWELL~N~' DISTRICTS. COMMS. TURNER MADE THE MOTION TO REDUCE DENSITY ~E UIREMENTS FOR THff5 DISTRICT FROM 20 UNITS/ACRE TO 14 UNITSXA RE. FOLLOWING A DISCUSSION THE MOTION DIED FOR LACK OF A SECOND. MAYOR FOX RECOMMENDED A A GRACE PERIOD OF 120 DAYS PRIOR TO EFFECTIVE CHANGE TO GIVe R-3 PROPERTY OWNER AN OPPORTUNITY TO SUBMIT PLANS TO THE CITY THEREBY NOT IMPOSING FINANCI.lLLY A HARDSHIP ON DEVELOPERS WITH PLANS IN PROGRESS WHO CANNOT MEET AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE TO THE RECOMMENDED LOWER DENSITY REQWIREMENTS. COMMS. LYLE MOTIONED TO MAKE THE EFFECTIVE DATE 1 JULY 7.3. SECONDED BY COMMS. HARPER. COMMS. LYLE, HARPER, HAMBY VOTED YES. COMMS. TURNER WAS OF THE OPINION THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF CHANGE SHOULD BE IMMEDIATE AND VOTED NAY. MOTION CARRIED AND WILL BE ACTED'UPON IN NEXT FORMAL MEETING. ~ COPPER W1RE AMENDMEruT FOLLOWING A DISCUSSION ON THE MERITS OF COPPER WIRE VS ALUMINUM ~~ BY COMMS. ,ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR AND BUILDERS' COMMISSIO~LYLE MADE THE MOTION TO DELETE THE oaUlNANCE:, ORD NUMBER 518, WHICH AMENDED THE SOUTHERN BUILDING CODE AND REQUIRED THE USE OF COPPER INSTEAD OF ALUMINUM. COMMS. HAMBY SECONDED THE MOTION. COMMS. LYLE, HAMBY AND HARPER VOTED YES. COMMS. TURNER VOTED NAY. MOTION WILL BE ACTED UPON DURING NEXT FORMAL MEETING. ~ BALL FIELD LIGHTING CONTRACT (A) MR. JOHN CART[R PRESENTED A CONTRACT FROM APPROVED ELECTRIC COMPANY FOR LIGHTING OF THE BALL PARK. THE BID WAS $18,770. THE NINE (9) WOODEN POLES WOULD COST $5400.00. COMMISSION GAVE THE AUTHORIZATION TO PROCEED FOLLOWING POSTING OF THE BID IN 3 CONSPICIOUS PLACES. (B) MR. CARTER REQUESTED $300aoJrOR THE SENIOR LEAGUE. REQUEST GRANTED. · .:L.. RED FOLSUM REQUESTED A LETTER REGARDI NG AN AGFt~ENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF OCOEE AND OWNER OFTHE SANITARY SEWER PLANT IN SLEEPY HARBOR. THEN IS NO LETTER REGARDING THIS ITEM IN THE FILES IN OEOEE CITY HALL AND SCANT INFORMATION IS KNOWN ABOUT THIS AGREEMENT. NO ACTION TAKEN. THE CITY MANAGER REQUESTED AUTHORIZATION TO REPLACE THE EXISTING CITY SIGN AT THE INTERSECTION OF SR 439/SR50. SEVERAL RECOMMENDA- TIONS WERE FORWARDED AND AUTHORIZATION TO PROCEED WAS GRANTED. COST OF SIGN WOULD BE APPROXIMATELY $640.00. 8. ~ THE A B C __ 0;- -=- --r ~ F ~~~ CITY MANAGER GAVE A PROGRESS REPORT ON~THE FOLLOWING ITEMS: TRAFFIC LIGHT SR 50/SR 49. ANNEXATION OF ROAD RIGHTAWAY OCOEE HILLR8AD CITY HALL PROGRESS OVERHEAD WATERTANK POLICE CAR ACCIDENT - TOTAL LOSS SHOP DOOR REPAIRS - $121.00. OFFICIAL CITY POPULATION 30 JUNE 72 - 4814 TRASH PROBLEM 10. COMMS. HARPER MOTIONED TO ADJOURN. --- MEETING ADJOURNED AT 9:52 P. M. A TTE S T : CITY CLERKE~ ;<icuryJ~/V\. SECONDED BY COMMS. LYLE - MA YOR -~