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HomeMy WebLinkAbout11-14-2000 MINUTES OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING HELD TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2000 CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order by Chairman Bond at 7:35 p.m. A moment of silent meditation was followed by the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. A quorum was declared present. PRESENT: Chairman Bond, Vice Chairman Landefeld, Members Golden, Matthys, McKey, Miller (arrived at 8:17 p.m.), Rhodus and West. Also present were Planning Director Wagner, Senior Planner McGinnis, Assistant City Attorney Formella, and Deputy City Clerk Green. ABSENT: Member Christoefl. CONSENT AGENDA The consent agenda consisted of approval of Item A: A. Minutes of the Planning and Zoning Commission Regular Meeting held on v41060,,. Tuesday, October 10, 2000. Vice Chairman Landefeld said line 9, page 9 of the Minutes should be corrected from "if the property is not developed" to "if the property was developed." Vice Chairman Landefeld, seconded by Member Rhodus, moved to accept the Consent Agenda as corrected. Motion carried 7 -0. (Member Miller had not yet arrived.) NEW BUSINESS COKE PROPERTY ANNEXATION, CASE No. AP- 2000 -10 -01 PUBLIC HEARING Senior Planner McGinnis presented the Staff Report for the proposed annexation of the "Coke Property." The subject property comprises approximately 358 acres and is located southeast of Lake Apopka, north of Fullers Cross Road, east and west of Ocoee - Apopka Road, and south of West Groves. As the JPA Amendment has been approved, the Future Land Use designation will be a mixture of Low Density Residential, Conservation, Institutional, Commercial and Professional Services. She pointed out the uses proposed for the various parcels. The applicant is requesting a PUD rezoning which will be processed at a later date. The City hosted a community meeting on October 23 to discuss with area residents the ,,, Coke Property and the Amendment to the JPA, the PUD rezoning and the annexation. Planning and Zoning Commission Regular Meeting Norm. November 14, 2000 On October 24, 2000, the DRC reviewed the Annexation Petition for the Coke Property and unanimously recommended approval. Ms. McGinnis said the annexation may go to City Commission in two phases, with the portion in Parcel 8 to be annexed later as that parcel is currently located in the Winter Garden - Orange County JPA. Ms. McGinnis said Staff has found the proposed annexation to be consistent with the JPA Agreement, state annexation criteria, and criteria established by the City. She said Staff recommends that Planning and Zoning Commission recommend approval of the Annexation of the Coke Property subject to Winter Garden City Commission approval of the Amendment to the Winter Garden Joint Planning Area Agreement. Responding to a question by Member West, Ms. McGinnis said the 20 acre portion designated as Parcel 8 was the only portion for which the requested approval was subject to the change to the WGJPA. Member McKey and Chairman Bond asked if the proposed annexation would be creating enclaves. Ms. McGinnis explained that technically the annexation would be eliminating a part of a larger enclave. Planning Director Wagner further explained that \•r one of the purposes of the Joint Planning Area Agreement was to permit the City to annex properties within a proscribed area. It was expected that, with the gradual annexation of the properties, technical enclaves would be created. Member Matthys asked the purpose of including Parcel 7, the portion south of West Road. Mr. Wagner said the roadway is not considered in determining whether or not a property is contiguous and that without the Western Expressway the parcel would be a part of the Parcel 6 tract. The public hearing was opened. Sylvia Richardson, 1600 East Crown Point Road, whose property lies in unincorporated Orange County, asked if they could be compelled to annex into one of the cities. Mr. Wagner said their property was in the Winter Garden Joint Planning Area. Assistant City Attorney Formella assured Mrs. Richardson that they were discussing voluntary annexation, not involuntary annexation. She said even if certain property owners want to voluntarily annex, the JPA Agreements limit the cities' abilities to annex them. *r.. 2 Planning and Zoning Commission Regular Meeting November 14, 2000 Mrs. Richardson asked when the project would be started. Mr. Wagner said the Master Plan will be developed over the next three or four months and the School Board intends to begin construction of a high school within a year. Roadway and utility extensions will be necessary for that construction to occur. Mrs. Richardson asked what size buffer between the properties is planned. Mr. Wagner said it has not been designed yet. He said the next step is preparation of the Master Plan. He said they would receive notice about a public hearing for the Plan that would include details showing how the property would be developed and the types of things that would be done to protect adjoining properties. Mrs. Richardson expressed concern about flooding from run -off from the Coke Property. Mr. Wagner explained that the stormwater management system for the project will be designed to contain stormwater within the site. He said where a natural flow from a site exists, the plan for the site can not be designed to add to that flow, and in some cases, it can improve the situation. Mrs. Richardson said they had not received notice about the October 23 community meeting but had received notice for the October 2 meeting, the November 7 cancellation and the November 14 meeting. She said her sister, Vicky Sanders, who lives next door ' had received no notifications. Ms. McGinnis said the notification information for property owners within 500 feet had been obtained from the Orange County Property Appraiser's office and the same list had been used for each mailing. She said Ms. Sanders would be added to the notification list. [Vicky Sanders, 1688 E. Crown Point Road (mail: P. O. Box 293, Ocoee)] The public hearing was closed. Responding to Member McKey, Ms. McGinnis confirmed Parcel 8 is located in unincorporated Orange County. It is currently in Winter Garden's Joint Planning Area, but is in process of being removed from Winter Garden's JPA and included in Ocoee's JPA. Member Golden asked if the City's utilities service area is to be amended to extend further into the property. Mr. Wagner said currently the City has a water line that extends out Ocoee - Apopka Road and crosses Fullers Cross Road to the east but does not go past the Western Expressway. He said the City does not have the resources to expand utilities to the site in time for the high school construction. The County is extending lines from the north to another site and could more easily provide services. He said Staff is attempting to negotiate a swap of territory so that the County would take over this err 3 Planning and Zoning Commission Regular Meeting November 14, 2000 territory and the City would then take over some other territory that the City could serve more easily than the County. He said the City would retain reuse water effluent disposal. Member Matthys asked about discussions in the past concerning acquiring a satellite for a university on the site. Mr. Wagner said UCF had looked at the site but had not been interested in it. The Coke site would be adequate for an elementary school, a high school, and a community park as well as sale of a portion to developers in order to provide funds for infrastructure and roadway improvements. Member Matthys asked if a traffic study had been done. Mr. Wagner said a cursory look as part of the due diligence process did not reveal any major problems, but that a more extensive traffic study will be done in conjunction with the Master Plan and the Large Scale Comprehensive Plan Amendment. In response to a question by Member West, Mr. Wagner said the JPA boundary with Winter Garden extends straight south along Parcel 8 and down the middle of East Crown Point Road. Vice Chairman Landefeld, seconded by Chairman Bond, moved that Planning and Zoning Commission recommend approval of the Annexation Petition for the Coke Pro.ert Case Number AP- 2000 -10 -01 sub'ect to the Winter Garden Cit Commission approving the WGJPA Amendment. Motion carried 7 -0. (Member Miller had not yet arrived.) OLD BUSINESS None. OTHER BUSINESS None. COMMENTS Member McKey said he had recently attended a FOLA/Regional Planning meeting which had provided information about the lake's condition and the development around it. He said FOLA has developed guidelines for developers to help mitigate any future problems. He suggested asking FOLA to give a mini - presentation to Planning and Zoning Commission since the City would own land along the lake. 4 Planning and Zoning Commission Regular Meeting November 14, 2000 Discussion ensued about Lake Apopka's problems and the progress toward remedying them. Member Miller arrived at 8:17 p.m. Planning Director Wagner said Planning and Zoning Commission will meet Wednesday, November 29. On the agenda will be discussion of further expansion of Health Central Hospital and an amendment to the West Oaks Square PUD. He said Final Plans for the Super WalMart should come before the board in December. ADJOURNMENT Member West, seconded by Member Rhodus, moved to adjourn. Motion carried unanimously. The meeting was adjourned at 8:19 p.m. Attest: APPROVED: Marian Green, Deputy City Clerk Pat Bond, Chairman w 5