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HomeMy WebLinkAbout02-10-1998 MINUTES OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION, Now REGULAR MEETING HELD TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1998 CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order by Chairman Switzer at 7:30 p.m. followed by a moment of silent meditation and the Pledge of Allegiance. A quorum was declared present. PRESENT: Chairman Switzer, Vice Chairman Bond, Members Hopkins and Rhodus and Alternate Members McKey and Williams. Also present were Planning Director Wagner, Assistant City Attorney Formella, Senior Planner Horne, Senior Planner Lewis and Deputy City Clerk Green. ABSENT: Members Jones, Landefeld and Miller. Chairman Switzer welcomed the members of the Evaluation and Appraisal Report (EAR) Advisory Group and Senior Planner Horne introduced them as follows: Frank Carlsson, Jim Gleason, Ruth Grafton, Jimmie Hargrove, Joel Keller, John Linebarier, John Lomberk, Martha Lopez- Anderson, Milton West, John Pryor and John Robinson. CONSENT AGENDA r,`, The consent agenda consisted of approval of items A, B and C: A. Minutes of the Planning and Zoning Commission Regular Meeting held Tuesday, January 13, 1998. B. Prairie Lake Subdivision, Phases 3, 4 & 5, Final Subdivision Plan, Project No. 97- 001. C. Remington Oaks (fka Burnden Park), Final Subdivision Plan, Project No. 96 -007. Vice Chairman Bond, seconded by Member Hopkins, moved to approve the consent agenda as presented. Motion carried 4 -0. NEW BUSINESS VALVOLINE AT LAKE OLYMPIA SQUARE, SPECIAL EXCEPTION APPLICATION - PUBLIC HEARING CASE No. 2- 2SE- 97:VALVOLINE Senior Planner Lewis presented the staff report in which he explained that the applicant wished to develop a Valvoline instant oil change facility and a general retail building on an outparcel (Lot 3A) of the Lake Olympia Square Shopping Center. He said the retail building was a permitted use in the parcel's C -2 zoning, but that a Special Exception was required for an oil change facility. He also explained the staff recommendation addressing signage which was included in an additional Condition of Approval ( #8) on the Preliminary Site Plan for the w Application. Mr. Lewis concluded with Staff's recommendation for approval. Planning and Zoning Commission Regular Meeting %,. February 10, 1998 Members asked about the plans for the retail space and Mrs. Stacey Miller, the property owner, of Miller Group Development, 9743 Chestnut Ridge Drive, Windermere, said that it will be developed separately when a lease is secured with a tenant or co- tenants. In discussion about the Valvoline facility, Mr. Mark Olsen, of Valvoline, 3173 Glenwood Drive, Lexington, Kentucky, and Planning Director Wagner addressed members concerns as follows: • Appearance - the drive -thru facility would have full basement with no visible car lifts. • Traffic Flow - customer waiting area would stack from the rear. • Landscaping - expected to be compatible with adjacent Exxon. • Lighting - yard lighting and sign lighting could be on separate timers and sidelighting could be limited to wall packs on the exterior of the building to provide security. • Hours of Operation - probably 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. • Frequency of Oil Disposition - once or twice per week by First Recovery. The public hearing was opened. As no one wished to speak, the public hearing was closed. As had been recommended by Staff, Member Rhodus, seconded by Chairman Switzer, moved to recommend approval of the Special Exception for Valvoline at Lake Olympia Square (Case rr No. 2- 2SE- 97:Valvoline), including the additional Condition of Approval listed as #8 on the Preliminary Site Plan for Special Exception, as date stamped received by the City on January 29, 1998. Motion carried 4 -0. Chairman Switzer announced that Planning and Zoning Commission would be acting as the Local Planning Agency as it considered the next item. EVALUATION AND APPRAISAL REPORT - PARTIAL DRAFT - FUTURE LAND USE AND HOUSING CASE No. EAR-98-001 - PUBLIC HEARING Senior Planner Horne presented the staff report. She explained that she would be highlighting the eight key criteria for the Future Land Use Element (FLUE) and the eight key criteria for the Housing Element (HE). She emphasized that the Evaluation and Appraisal Report is an administrative function to meet state requirements. Staff is seeking the help of the Planning & Zoning Commission and the Advisory Group to determine the changes that need to be made to the Comprehensive Plan (CP). The actual rewriting of the Plan will occur after July, 1998. She explained that the CP is a twenty year plan for the growth of the City and the FLUE is its keystone, the collection of data on which the rest of the CP is based. Together the EAR and the CP will ensure that the City focuses on its goals, and the essence of the EAR lies in the recommendations for whether the City is on target for those goals. err 2 Planning and Zoning Commission Regular Meeting likaw February 10, 1998 Future Land Use Element Mrs. Horne explained the eight key criteria to be addressed in the report for the FLUE. She said the original and the adopted versions of the FLUE contain all the data and analyses required by Rule 9J -5, Florida Administrative Code. She said review of data has shown that Ocoee is growing at a faster rate than originally anticipated in the CP. Change in the population projections is the most important data issue in the FLUE and that will be changed in the update. She pointed out that the City had grown in population 64 % between 1980 and 1990 and 65 % from 1990 to 1997. She said the original land use analysis anticipated that the City would be built out by 2010, but staff believes there will be sufficient land available to meet the needs of the current and projected population of Ocoee through the year 2020. EAR Advisory Group Member Jim Gleason pointed out that there are newer areas of the City which are not on the City's central sewer system and asked about identifying those areas and making plans for them. Mrs. Horne said that is a goal which should be identified when the infrastructure element is changed in the FLUE. Chairman Switzer suggested that goals should include new water and sewer lines for the old downtown area and connecting homes around the lakes to the central sewer system. ''fora, Mr. Wagner said the City policy now is that any new subdivision must connect to sewer. He pointed out that removing older areas from septic was more critical as the newer areas were placed on septic with adequately sized lots and more modern techniques for the septic tanks. He said this would definitely be a part of the element. EAR Advisory Group Member Joel Keller asked, since the City has increased more than anticipated, why are we are thinking that we won't run out of space sooner rather than later. He said he had not seen anything that gave him a reason to believe that the original was incorrect. Mrs. Horne said she would revise that part of the report. Mrs. Horne explained that more multi - family units were expected and that would allow higher population growth with less land area being utilized than originally anticipated. Mr. Wagner explained that staff conclusions had been based on a more exhaustive analysis of future land use than was done originally. Their findings considered added acreage and trends for more moderate density housing and townhomes as well as the multi - family housing. Mayor Vandergrift pointed out that the City had annexed 1800 acres, increasing the size of the City by one - third, since the CP was looked at in 1993. Mr. Wagner explained that the original CP was based on the Reserve Planning Area Line and is now based on the Joint Planning Area Line. He said the original plan had allowed for the 3 Planning and Zoning Commission Regular Meeting February 10, 1998 additional acreage, though it was a slightly different configuration. Mr. Wagner said it was important to time the redevelopment of the downtown area with its economic rebirth, and he thought that may be two or three years off. Vice Chairman Bond spoke in favor of incorporating sewer improvements into the plans. EAR Advisory Group Member Frank Carlsson said he felt the major needs were roads, septic systems, and lakes. R.P. Mohnacky, 1820 Prairie Lake Boulevard, said, as sands vary, he would want someone to "show me there is a problem" before requiring removal of septic tanks around lakes. Milton West, 3975 Ocoee - Apopka Road, asked if Activity Areas included as a Special Strategy Area had been defined or would be defined in the future. Mr. Wagner said five Activity Centers had been defined, four along SR 50 and one at Silver Star and Clarke. He said Health Central was now funding a study of the SR 50 Activity Centers and the Planning & Zoning Commission will be evaluating that. He said the intent was upgrading Activity Centers and having high quality development. He said he expects in future loorw either more Activity Centers or Interchange Impact Areas. Housing Element Senior Planner Horne then presented the eight key criteria of the Housing Element. She noted for the record that the original HE has not been revised since it was adopted in 1991 and that it does contain all the summaries, data and analyses required by Rule 9- J5.010, Florida Administrative Code, with one minor exception. The City housing conditions were compared to the housing conditions of the entire Metropolitan Statistical Area (Orange, Seminole and Osceola Counties) rather than to the housing conditions in Orange County. Since State law requires that the City compare itself to Orange County, the HE will be updated accordingly next year. Mrs. Horne explained the sources for the various housing data and how they would be used to determine the facts for the HE update. Mrs. Horne said most of the goals, objectives, and policies that were proposed to be achieved through new Land Development Code regulations or other new codes have been implemented. The City has undertaken stormwater management and code enforcement activities that have significantly improved affordable housing conditions. The City's major problems of development as related to housing stock include lack of municipal programs for redevelopment of older houses to prevent deterioration, the lack of sewer lines in older sections of the City and poor stormwater drainage in older sections of the City. 4 Planning and Zoning Commission Regular Meeting February 10, 1998 Mrs. Horne said the only major problem for affordable housing in Ocoee has also been its only unforeseen opportunity: growth. Some changes in the law that apply to the HE include: the needs of very low income residents must be addressed, "group homes" must be permitted within all residential zoning districts, and DCA has provided a "housing needs assessment" for each local jurisdiction which is to be the basis for formulating the new HE. R.P. Mohnacky, speaking to the issue of affordable housing, suggested allowing homeowners to finish their own homes. Chairman Switzer said he thought our City code would not allow them to occupy a home under those conditions, and Frank Carlsson said the City should not consider allowing citizens to move in to partially completed homes. Discussion ensued about seeking funds from the state and Orange County for redevelopment to provide loans and grants to help people maintain the affordable housing stock that we have. Jim Gleason said the City needs to see that existing stock of affordable homes is rehabilitated. Frank Carlsson asked if the number of occupants in group homes can be limited, and Mrs. Horne explained the two levels of group homes as defined in state law. - She said less than seven persons per total family unit were permitted in single family zoning districts, and that in multi- +w. family zoning districts, eight to 15 or 16 persons are permitted. Mr. Wagner -said there is interest now in Adult Congregate Living Facilities (ACLF) and that component needs to be included in the future. He said DCA is going to look for the diversity of the housing stock. Vice Chairman Bond said that duplex lots were also needed. Mayor Vandergrift said he was looking forward to having a school element in the Comprehensive Plan. As had been recommended by Staff, Vice Chairman Bond, seconded by Member Rhodus, moved to recommend preliminary approval of the proposed format, content, and scope of the draft version of the Future Land Use and Housing portions of the Evaluation and Appraisal Report. Motion carried 4-0. OLD BUSINESS - None. OTHER BUSINESS - None. COMMENTS 5 Planning and Zoning Commission Regular Meeting 'fir February 10, 1998 Planning Director Wagner reported on the status of various projects around the City. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 9:05 p.m. /4111 •••$44_LO PS4 g I Marian Green, Deputy City Clerk Harold Swit er, airm../ fir► 6