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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPZ 02-11-2003 THE MINUTES OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING HELD TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2003 AS LOCAL PLANNING AGENCY CALL TO ORDER Chairman Bond called the meeting to order at 7:10 p.m. in the Commission Chambers. Following a moment of silent meditation and the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag, a quorum was declared present. PRESENT: Chairman Bond, Members Golden, Keller, McKey, and West. Also present were Community Development Director Wagner, Senior Planner Grimms, Assistant City Attorney Cookson, and Deputy City Clerk Whitford. ABSENT: Member Miller, Landefeld, and Rhodus. Member Riffe was excused. CONSENT AGENDA The consent agenda consisted of approval of Item A: A. Minutes of the Planning and Zoning Commission Regular Meeting held on Tuesday, January 14, 2003. Sow Member Golden, seconded by Member McKey, moved to accept the Consent Agenda as presented. Motion carried unanimously. NEW BUSINESS Election of New Officers Member West, seconded by Member Keller, moved to nominate Pat Bond as Chairman and Jim Golden as Vice Chairman. Member McKey nominated himself for Chairman. The vote for Pat Bond for Chairman was 4 -1 with Member McKey voting no. The vote for Rob McKey for Chairman was 1 -4. The vote for Jim Golden for Vice Chairman was 5 -0. OCOEE CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE PUD /LAND USE PLAN LS - 99 - 015 Public Hearing Planning Manager Lewis presented the staff report for the Ocoee Church of the Nazarene PUD/Land Use Plan. He said the church site includes about 4.7 acres and is located on the east side of Clarke Road, between Silver Star Road and White Road. The subject property and all of Planning and Zoning Commission Regular Meeting February 11, 2003 side of Clarke Road, between Silver Star Road and White Road. The subject property and all of the surrounding properties have a Low Density Residential future land use designation in the Comprehensive Plan. The surrounding properties to the south and east have R -1 -A zoning. The subject property is currently undeveloped and is covered with numerous trees. He said the proposed site would ultimately include a worship center, a family life center, religious education, and child day care. He stated the church anticipates building its facilities in three phases. Phase 1 of the development will include a 6,200 square foot education building, with a larger family life center and sanctuary building to follow in later phases. The only access to the site will be from Clarke Road. As with other church sites, there will be a 6 foot fence with appropriate landscaping. He said the church intends to preserve a significant number of the existing trees on the site. He said there is one proposed waiver, which involves the required 50' building setback along the southern property line. Mr. Lewis said the applicant believes that a 25' building setback along the southern property line is justified because the entire southern boundary is adjacent to a retention pond rather than residential homes, and it would allow more flexibility to provide landscaped open space in the interior of the site. Mr. Lewis stated staff supports the waiver request. The DRC reviewed the PUD Zoning and Land Use Plan January 24, 2003, and voted unanimously to approve the proposed PUD Zoning and Land Use Plan. The Public Hearing was opened, and as no one wished to speak, the public hearing was closed. A brief discussion followed. Member McKey inquired about the lack of landscaping and expressed concern regarding the lack of a right turn lane. Both Members McKey and Golden expressed concern about the number of trees that would be removed. Mr. Lewis responded to their concerns and questions. Community Development Director Wagner said he had received an inquiry from a resident wanting to know about the life center and the type of activity which would take place there. Applicant and Pastor John Rogers responded to the question indicating there were plans for a day care center, but at this time no plans for a K -12 school. He also addressed the tree issue. Member West, seconded by Member Keller, moved to approve the Ocoee Church of the Nazarene PUD /Land Use Plan Project LS -99 -015. Motion carried 5 -0. MULTI - FAMILY DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS AMENDMENT TO THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE ORDINANCE No. 2003 -09. Public Hearing Community Development Director Wagner explained that even though the Land Development Code allows multi - family development in various zoning districts, the only place in the Code that currently provides design standards for such development is the PUD section. He said due to this factor, the Code does not have provisions for multi - family developments with fee simple land '..►. 2 Planning and Zoning Commission Regular Meeting February 11, 2003 ownership such as townhouses with smaller lot sizes and zero side yard building setbacks. Therefore, even though this may be the only unique feature of a townhouse project, that type of development would be forced to go through the cumbersome PUD process, simply because of the small lot sizes and the zero side yard building setbacks. He said this proposed Land Development Code amendment is intended to resolve these problems. The standards in the proposed Multi - Family Development Standards ordinance would apply to all multi - family development in all zoning districts, including areas with PUD zoning. Public hearing was opened. Jim Fleming, 511 Orange Ave., expressed concerns about ADA requirements, setback requirements, potential traffic problems, units per acre, and short-term rentals. As no one else wished to speak, the public hearing was closed. Community Development Director Wagner explained the developers would have to follow the specific requirements and the parking and sidewalks would definitely have to meet ADA requirements. He also addressed the traffic and units per acre issues as well as the short-term rental question. Mr. Wagner said the short-term rental issue was a concern of the City Commission also. During the following discussion Member McKey voiced several concerns that he also had regarding the units per acre, parking, and short-term rentals. He said he would also like to see the City raise the bar for minimum living area square footage from 650 sq. ft. to 1000 sq. ft. Member McKey said he would also like to see a minimum standard of 4" DBH (Diameter Breadth Height) for new landscape trees. Chairman Bond gave a brief synopsis of how the 650 sq. ft. standard came to be. Member McKey, seconded by Member Keller, moved to recommend approval to the City Commission of proposed Ordinance Number 2003 -09 Multi- Family Development Standards Amendment to the Land Development Code with the suggested changes to item 5 of an increase in the minimum living area standard from 650 sq. ft. to 1000 sq. ft.. and item 12 to state tree size of 4" DBH. Motion carried 3 -2 with Bond and Golden voting no. Following the vote Mr. Wagner stated the concerns expressed at this meeting would be brought up for further discussion during the two public hearings that would be held before the City Commission regarding Ordinance number 2003 -09. '%ri+ 3 Planning and Zoning Commission Regular Meeting February 11, 2003 OLD BUSINESS HODGSKIN OUTDOOR LIVING, INC. Public Hearing REZONING REQUEST (2 SEPARATE PARCELS) CASE # RZ- 02 -09 -05 AND RZ- 02 -09 -06 The Public hearing was opened, and no one wished to speak. Chairman Bond, seconded by Member Golden, moved to continue the public hearing indefinitely. Motion carried 5 -0. LIVING WATER CHURCH SPECIAL EXCEPTION Public Hearing PETITION CASE # 1 -3SE -2002. The public hearing was opened, and no one wished to speak. Chairman Bond, seconded by Member West, moved to continue the public hearing indefinitely. Motion carried 5 -0. OTHER BUSINESS None. COMMENTS Planning Director Wagner said the Comprehensive Plan Books have been passed out and the Plan is also available on CD and the website. He said Jennifer Willman did a great job putting it all together. He said she is currently working on the Land Development Code, updating it and putting all the old amendments into it, and it too will soon be available on disk and on the web. All of this is helping to bring them into the twenty-first century. He said the cost to the public to purchase the Comprehensive Plan book is $114.00, so the ability to be able to look it up on the web is quite an advantage. Member Mckey stated he would like to know about the projects being done in the city that are beneath the threshold for coming before the Planning and Zoning Commission, and he would like that threshold moved down from 25,000 sq. ft. to 15,000 sq. ft. Mr. Wagner explained that the projects are all listed on the City website and explained the 25,000 sq. ft. cap was put into place to help expedite the review process. Now 4 Planning and Zoning Commission Regular Meeting February 11, 2003 Chairman Bond thanked all those who are serving and protecting our homeland and wished safety to all. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 8:10 p.m. Attest: APPROVED: i i%11�e� Sally Whi or., Deputy City lerk P. : d, Chairman Nor 5