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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPZ 08-13-1991 MINUTES OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING *taw HELD ON TUESDAY, AUGUST 13, 1991 CALL TO ORDER: 7:40 p.m. PRESENT: Vice Chairman Shiver; Planning and Zoning Commission members Swickerath, Carroll, and Weeks; Alternate member Bateman; Director of Planning Behrens and Deputy Clerk Resnik. ABSENT: Chairman Sims, Planning and Zoning Commission members Switzer and Bond, and Alternate member Rhodus. CONSENT AGENDA Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting Minutes of July 9, 1991 Planning and Zoning Commission member Carroll moved to approve the Planning and Zoning Commission meeting minutes of July 9, 1991, Commission member Weeks seconded, and approval was unanimous. 1r,• NEW BUSINESS Presentation by Orange County Parks and Recreation Department Regarding the West Orange Greenway Director of Planning Behrens introduced Bill Thomas, Planner for the Orange County Parks and Recreation Department. Mr. Thomas explained that the Greenway was a proposed recreation facility which could be used for bicycling, hiking, horseback riding, etc. He said it would be comprised mostly of an abandoned railroad corridor and that the West Orange section would start in Apopka and would run through Ocoee, Winter Garden, and Oakland to the Orange County /Lake County line. He said eventually they may take it north through Apopka to Weikiva State Park. Mr. Thomas had a map showing the proposed route and explained that there were alternate routes being examined as well, especially since the portion through Winter Garden was currently an active railway line. He said there was potential for 70 miles for the entire corridor and that the West Orange section would run about 16.5 miles from Apopka to the Orange /Lake County line. Mr. Thomas showed slides of the land proposed for the West Orange Greenway including a slide of a bridge over the Turnpike to be utilized. He said the committee studying the trail was proposing a 12 foot width. He also showed slides of existing trails in Baltimore and Washington. Page 2 Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting Minutes August 13, 1991 Mr. Thomas explained that of the land proposed for the Greenway, 30 percent was still owned by the CSX Railroad Company, 30 -40% was already publicly owned, and 30% was currently under private ownership, 50% of which the Greenway committee felt could easily be purchased. He said the County would be working on acquiring the CSX land over the next six months. Mr. Thomas said the State of Florida had recently ranked this section the highest for new corridors for priority in funding, and third on the list overall. He said he was here before the Planning and Zoning Commission tonight to provide the members with an update of what has been happening in the past year with the Greenway as well as to let them know that a portion of the Greenway is slated to go through the proposed new City of Ocoee golfcourse. Mr. Thomas asked that if at all possible, the City keep the Greenway in mind when design is going on so that the continuity of the Greenway can be preserved by somehow providing for the trail through the golfcourse property. Mr. Thomas said he will go before the City Commission on Tuesday, August 20, to give them a similar presentation. He reminded the Planning and Zoning Commission that the City Commission had passed %1rr a Resolution a year ago supporting the concept of the West Orange Greenway. Public Hearing - Case No. 1- 6R- 91:NJB FEINSTEIN Director of Planning Behrens read the staff report in its entirety. Mike Todd of Donald McIntosh Associates was at the meeting on behalf of the petitioner in the event there were any questions. Vice Chairman Shiver opened the public hearing for comments. Frank Fenneran, 507 Nicole Boulevard, wanted to know what the process was for developing the property if the petitioner was granted the rezoning. Director Behrens explained that the developer would have to submit plans for staff review and that the plans would have to come back before the Planning and Zoning Commission and then to the City Commission and that the property owners within 300 feet would be notified of these hearings. Director Behrens explained that it is quite a lengthy process with both Preliminary and Final Engineering Plans and then the property has to be platted. Frank Torbort, 2001 Paula Michelle Court, wanted to know whether the rezoning request was for the total parcels outlined or just the gray shaded areas. Director Behrens explained that the petitioner was only seeking rezoning for the gray shaded area. Page 3 Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting Minutes August 13, 1991 There being no further public comments, Vice Chairman Shiver closed the public hearing. Planning and Zoning Commission member Swickerath moved to recommend approval of the rezoning request as outlined in the staff report, Commission member Carroll seconded, and approval was unanimous. Public Hearing - Case No. 1- 2AR- 91:GOODMAN Director of Planning Behrens read the staff report in its entirety. Director Behrens explained that the request for annexation and rezoning not only complied with Ocoee's proposed Comprehensive Plan but it also complied with Orange County's Plan and the County did not have any objections to this petition. Vice Chairman Shiver opened the public hearing. Charlie True of Donald McIntosh Associates was at the meeting representing the petitioner. Mr. True said they were pleased that Ocoee and Orange County were in agreement and had no further comments. 'two There being no further comments, Vice Chairman Shiver closed the public hearing. Vice Chairman Shiver asked Director of Planning Behrens if the annexation and rezoning of the property should be on the same agenda as the Preliminary Plan approval for a subdivision on that same property. Director Behrens said the City Attorney said it was legally permissible and that at the City Commission level the Preliminary Plan approval would be subject to the annexation /rezoning approval. Vice Chairman Shiver said he would like to discuss the general issue of how these items are placed on agendas but that he would defer any further comments to Other Business later on in the meeting. Planning and Zoning Commission member Carroll moved to recommend approval of the annexation and rezoning request as stated in the staff report recommendation, Commission member Swickerath seconded, and approval was unanimous. Goodman Commercial Park - Preliminary Subdivision Plan Director of Planning Behrens read the staff report in its entirety. He gave a copy of the Development Review Committee meeting minutes to the Commission members for their information or reference. `'" Director Behrens said much of the Development Review Committee Page 4 Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting Minutes August 13, 1991 meeting discussion concerned the road through the project that connected Old Winter Garden Road with State Road 50. He said the developer had to obtain a DOT permit for State Road 50 as well as approval from Orange County for Old Winter Garden Road. Director Behrens said that all the standards and specifications would be outlined in detail on the Final Engineering Plans. Commission member Swickerath commented that the signal (green light) from Old Winter Garden Road across State Road 50 to Bluford Avenue was on a very short cycle and that the traffic backed up there especially during the two peak times of day. He said his biggest concern was that there be no curb cuts from either Old Winter Garden Road or State Road 50 into or out of the lot on the corner (Lot 1). Commission member Swickerath also said he would like to see as many of the trees preserved as possible. Director of Planning Behrens said the City requires a tree survey and mitigation of 4 to 1 for trees that must be removed. Commission member Carroll asked about the retention pond and the drainage design. Charlie True explained that there would be no more water running off the site than there is at the current time and that they would show more detail at Final Engineering. He said Pond B was designed to handle any overflow from Pond A which was part of an already existing pond. Mr. True said as far as access to Lot 1 on the corner of State Road 50 and Old Winter Garden Road, the only access would be from the interior road. He said the developer would not have any problem with a condition of approval being that Lot 1 not be permitted any access from State Road 50 or Old Winter Garden Road. Mr. True said the interior road would be the only thing to access State Road 50 or Old Winter Garden Road and that all the lots would be accessed only from that interior access road. Alternate member Bateman said he spent time out at the site watching the traffic between 4:30 -5 p.m. and that one of every three cars turned right onto State Road 50 from Old Winter Garden Road. He feels that the access road will become a short cut for traffic trying to go east on State Road 50 and he would not approve of a plan that would encourage this sort of "cut through ". Commission member Swickerath said Alternate member Bateman had a valid point and he asked Mr. True about the possibility of making the access road a little less attractive for use as a short cut. Charlie True said the "cut through" that everyone was talking about would be unlike cutting through a shopping center. He said it ripw would be more difficult and less attractive for a short cut because Page 5 Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting Minutes August 13, 1991 the access road would be a public street with signage. He said the traffic would therefore be more controlled and that it may even ease the congestion on Old Winter Garden Road at State Road 50. Vice Chairman Shiver agreed with Mr. True and said he had seen similar improvements with easing the traffic congestion at Old Winter Garden Road and Professional Parkway once people were able to use the West Orange Commercial Park as a cut through. Alternate member Bateman said if the road was left as is on the Preliminary Plan, he would recommend that only a right turn be allowed from the access road onto State Road 50 (heading east). Vice Chairman Shiver recommended approving the Plan as presented and then making that change later if a problem presents itself. Alternate member Bateman stressed that he did not want to wait for accidents to happen before acting. Mr. True said they were not convinced that the access road will be a problem and if it ended up being a problem, they would not mind changing it to a right turn only. Mr. True said his staff had discussed all the issues regarding the access road that the Planning and Zoning Commission was raising this evening and that he thought they had done a good job at minimizing any potential problems. He said one of the reasons the road was designed that way was to keep from having to have any of the lots directly access either Old Winter Garden Road or State Road 50. Commission member Carroll moved to recommend approval of the Preliminary Plan for Goodman Commercial Park subject to the traffic onto State Road 50 being limited to making right hand turns only. Commission member Swickerath seconded the motion and then under discussion asked Commission member Carroll to amend his motion to include the provision that there be no curb cuts onto Old Winter Garden Road or State Road 50 other than the access road. Commission member Carroll agreed to the amended motion and Commission member Swickerath agreed to second the amended motion. The vote was unanimous in favor of the motion. OTHER BUSINESS Director of Planning Behrens told the Planning and Zoning Commission members that the Westridge PUD amended Land Use Plan that they had unanimously denied at the July meeting had been pulled from the City Commission agenda by the developer. The developer said he wanted to reanalyze the Plan before going any further. %Irr Page 6 Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting Minutes August 13, 1991 Director of Planning Behrens also reported that the City was just about finished with its responses to the State's ORC Report on the City of Ocoee's Comprehensive Plan. Director Behrens said Montye Beamer took the responses to the Department of Community Affairs and thought they received a favorable reaction. Director Behrens said there are no major issues left unaddressed although the State still has to go through the responses once they are formally approved by the City Commission before the City finds out if we are in compliance or not. He said the changes would be brought before the Planning and Zoning Commission at the September meeting for their recommendation for approval. Commission member Swickerath complimented Director of Planning Behrens, City staff, and his Planning and Zoning Commission colleagues for an exceptional job in putting together the Comprehensive Plan. He said he was very impressed with Ocoee's efforts, especially when he looked at what other communities had done. Director Behrens said he was proud of the Plan and if they were for some reason found not in compliance, the City was ready to negotiate with the State. Director of Planning Behrens also told the Planning and Zoning Commission members that the section of Clark Road to be built by the developer of Prairie Lake PUD may be built at the same time as the rest of Clark Road. ADJOURNMENT: 8:45 p.m. / 0 E CHAIRMAN SHIVER ATTEST: lawA DEPUTY CLERK RESNIK