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HomeMy WebLinkAbout10-10-06 Minutes P&Z ~ MINUTES OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION ACTING AS THE LOCAL PLANNING AGENCY MEETING HELD TUESDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2006 CALL TO ORDER Chairman Golden called the meeting to order at 7:03 p.m. Following a moment of silent meditation and the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag, a quorum was declared present. PRESENT: Chairman Golden, Vice Chair McKey (arrived at 7:17 p.m.), Members Campbell, Conkling, Morris, Sills, and West. Also present were City Attorney Palmer, Community Development Director Wagner, Senior Planner Howell, Principal Planner Fabre, and Deputy City Clerk Sibbitt. ABSENT: Members Dillard and Rhodus were absent excused. CONSENT AGENDA Minutes of the Planning and Zoning Commission Regular Meeting held on Tuesday,August8,2006. \.... Member Campbell, seconded bv Member West, moved to accept the Minutes of the AUGust 8. 2006, PlanninG and ZoninG Commission meetina. Motion carried unanimous/v. OLD BUSINESS None NEW BUSINESS CITRUS MEDICAL & EXECUTIVE PARK - FINAL SITE PLAN Senior Planner Howell stated Citrus Medical & Executive Office Park is a Large Scale Site Plan. The subject property is approximately 5.81 acres in size and is located on the south side of Old Winter Garden Road. The Future Land Use of the property is designated "Professional Offices and Services". The property is zoned Commercial PUD which permits development and construction of the proposed professional office park. '-' The site plan proposes the construction of eight, one-story medical/professional office buildings totaling 28,626 square feet in size with associated parking and landscaping. The site plan indicates that 21 oak trees will be preserved on the site ranging in sizes from 6-inches to 18-inches in diameter. The trees will be included in the required landscape buffers along each of the property boundaries. Planning and Zoning Commission Regular Meeting October 10, 2006 '-' The property will be accessed by a cul-de-sac road, which was permitted with the final subdivision plan. The road will lead into a shared parking area on either side, which will also be maintained by the Condominium Association. Additionally, the site plan also indicates that a 17-foot wide strip of right-of-way located along Old Winter Garden Road will be dedicated to the City once the property is platted. The plat must be approved prior to the issuance of the building permits on the property for the proposed building. DEVELOPMENT REVIEW COMMITTEE The Development Review Committee (DRC) met on September 18, 2006, and reviewed the Preliminary/Final Site Plan. DRC voted unanimously to recommend approval of the Preliminary/Final Site Plan date stamped June 8, 2006. STAFF RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends that the Planning and Zoning Commission recommend approval of the Large-Scale Site Plan for Citrus Medical and Executive Office Park. \.... DISCUSSION Chairman Golden inquired about traffic signalization or any turn lanes since he did not see it on the plans. Community Development Director Wagner stated that the plans have been around a long time and interim Old Winter Garden Road has been lighted and there is median separator in the road today. What they thought might have been a left turn in/out the development, is no longer. He further stated there will be no traffic signals. The Public Hearing was opened for the Final Site Plan. BJ Martin, BJ Associates, representative for the applicant, was available for any questions. Chairman Golden stated he was curious about the history of the site. He further stated what they had approved a year and a half ago was just the Engineering Site Pan. Mr. Martin stated what was approved in 2005 was the amendment to that subdivision plan, after that approval they came back and did the interior site, and now they are trying to get the large scale site plan approved. As no one wished to speak, the Public Hearing was closed for the Final Site Plan. \...- 2 Planning and Zoning Commission Regular Meeting October 10,2006 ~ Member Campbell, seconded bv Member West, moved to recommend approval of the Lame-Scale Final Site Plan for Citrus Medical and Executive Office Park, as date stamped received bv the Citv on June 8. 2006. Motion carried unanimouslv. WEST ORANGE INVESTMENTS - PRELIMINARY/FINAL SITE PLAN Principal Planner Fabre stated the subject property is 2.23 acres with a Future Land Use designation for the site as Commercial. The adjacent land uses to the north and west are developed as a storage facility. To the east is an auto salvage facility. To the southeast is a three-story facility in unincorporated Orange County jurisdiction. The Preliminary/Final Site Plan proposes a three-story self storage with a total building floor area of 63,075 square feet. One waiver from the Land Development Code is requested by the applicant/developer. A large-scale project of this size requires a water feature such as a fountain. The applicant's justification for not providing a water feature is the off-setting public benefit of selling additional road right-of-way to the City at a reduced cost for future widening and improvements on Marshall Farm Road. Staff request approval of the waiver request due to the type of use and right-of-way dedication. \.... DEVELOPMENT REVIEW COMMITTEE The Development Review Committee (DRC) met on September 18, 2006, and reviewed the Preliminary/Final Site Plan. DRC voted unanimously to recommend approval subject to making some minor changes. Subsequently, the applicant has answered the comments. STAFF RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends that the Planning and Zoning Commission recommend approval of the Preliminary/Final Site Plan for West Orange Investments Storage Facility, as dated stamped received by the City on October 5, 2006, subject to the applicant completing the City Attorney's comments. \...- DISCUSSION Member Conkling commented that this development is another storage unit in the area and it seems the area just continues on with the same theme. Member Sills inquired if the storage unit was for personal items. Principal Planner Fabre stated it is his understanding that the storage unit is a self-controlled environment (self-storage) with no outside storage. Member Morris stated that the U-Haul Storage unit across the street has a water tank outside which he believed was because they had to have it fire sprinkled. He further inquired if that would be an issue for this proposed development. Community Development Director 3 Planning and Zoning Commission Regular Meeting October 10, 2006 \.... Wagner stated the County left the U-Haul Storage building to be built in the County with no water service. He explained that because they refused to annex into the City of Ocoee even though there are water mains on both sides of State Road 50 they instead had to put a tank outside their facility for fire protection. West Orange Investments will not have the same issue as U-Haul because they will be tying into the City's water main and they are going to temporarily build a septic tank. Chairman Golden stated he did not see the standard conditions of approval notes on tree preservation as he has on all the other commercial site plans. Principal Planner Fabre stated they usually get the conditions of approval from the City Attorney's office however, he does know that there are some trees that the developer is going to try to preserve. There was not many significant trees that staff was worried about on this site. Chairman Golden stated he would like to see the standard conditions of approval notes added to the plans before it goes before the City Commission. Chairman Golden stated his other concern is on the storm water pond regarding the depth of the pond and the lack of fencing around the pond. Principal Planner Fabre stated there will be decorative railing along the pond. Community Development Director Wagner stated on page five of the plans there is notation of the decorative block retaining wall with handrail. He further stated normally they have cut sheets in the drawing section and agrees '-" that they should get with the applicant to go ahead and add a detail of the fence as additional conditions. The Public Hearing was opened for the Preliminary/Final Site Plan. Spencer Cross, 109 S. Lakeshore Drive, expressed his concern regarding traffic congestion in the area for the proposed development and the pond being near his property. Principal Planner Fabre stated the pond would be somewhat hidden by trees and the landscaping area. He further stated as far as the traffic situation they will be getting additional right-of-way to help alleviate that problem. John McLane, applicant for the development, briefly explained the architecture of the building and the demand for a storage unit. He further explained that the water retention on the property will be a dry pond and will only be on the east and south side of the property with a decorative wall and extensive landscaping. '-' Chairman Golden inquired what the traffic generation number would be for a facility such as the proposed building. Mr. McLane stated that compared to any other retail building, a self storage building will have one of the lowest traffic impacts. He further stated on a national average for a facility that size they may have 6-7% of the total units (500-units) visiting the site. He further stated Marshall 4 ~ Planning and Zoning Commission Regular Meeting October 10, 2006 Farms Road will be widened and the driveway to the development is being pushed back. Mr. McLane encouraged everyone to visit his existing Turkey Lake facility to see how state of the art the facility really is. The Public Hearing was closed for the Preliminary/Final Site Plan. Vice Chair McKev. seconded bv Member Morris, moved to recommend approval of the Preliminarv/ Final Site Plan for West Oranae Investments Storaae Facilitv. as date stamped received bv the Citvon October 5, 2006, subiect to the followina: incomoratina lanauaae into the plans per the Citv Attornev for COA #18 pertainina to the proportionate share fundina of the forcemain bv the Developer prior to the Citv Commission meetina, development conditions on showina the railina details on the drawinas. providina the standard conditions of approval notes on tree preservation, and the Citv Attornev comments dated October 6 .2006. Motion carried unanimouslv. ~ OCOEE PINES (fka WHISPERING PINES) - ANNEXATION Principal Planner Fabre stated Ocoee Pines is an annexation of +/- 111 acres and is located north and west of Clarcona-Ocoee Road, and south and east of Forest Lake Golf Course. The Future Land Use designation is Single-Family Low Density. Currently the zoning is Orange County. The applicant is requesting annexation into the corporate limits of the City of Ocoee and does meet the requirements under the state guidelines of annexation. Staff has reviewed to see if the subject property meets the Joint Planning Area Agreement and Comprehensive Plan, in which it meets both. DEVELOPMENT REVIEW COMMITTEE The Development Review Committee (DRC) met on September 18, 2006, and reviewed the Annexation. DRC voted unanimously to recommend approval of the annexation of Ocoee Pines as presented. STAFF RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends that the Planning and Zoning Commission recommend approval of the annexation of +/- 111 acres parcel of land known as Ocoee Pines. Principal Planner Fabre also stated there was some dedication of right-of-way to Orange County for re-alignment and widening of Clarcona-Ocoee Road. \...- DISCUSSION Member West inquired as to why the developer was not requesting for a rezoning at this time. City Attorney Palmer stated he believes there is still going to be some school concurrency issues which the applicant is attempting to resolve and 5 ~ Planning and Zoning Commission Regular Meeting October 10, 2006 they did not want that to hold up the annexation. Member Morris inquired about the dedication of Clarcona-Ocoee Road. Community Development Director Wagner clarified that the right-of-way will be dedicated but is not currently dedicated. He further stated that it will be dedicated under an extensive development agreement with Orange County upon approval of the project. In turn Orange County is giving the developer some impact fee credits on projects in Orange County (the City is not providing impact fee credits since that is a County Road). When the project is presented to the Planning and Zoning Commission possibly next month they will see how everything comes together and the four lane road ties into the development. Community Development Director Wagner gave a brief history of the property stating it was formally a trailer park platted back in 1925. He stated there are two pieces from the trailer park that are currently still there and on the developer's plat the County made them provide easement access to those parcels. The City intends once this property is annexed and the development is approved that those two parcels fall within public right-of-ways or park areas. If the developer can not finalize the acquisition of the two parcels then the City can go in and condemn the two properties. ~ The Public Hearing was opened for the Annexation. Jason Searl, representative for the applicant, stated that prior to bringing the voluntary annexation to the City the property owner had to go through a roadway network agreement with the County as well as the County replat. He further stated the roadway is dedicated by the .plat as provided in their network agreement. Further discussion ensued regarding the dedication of the road-right- of-way. As no one wished to speak, the Public Hearing was closed for the Annexation. Member Campbell. seconded bv Member Morris, moved to recommend approval of the Annexation of the +/- 111 acres parcel of land known as Ocoee Pines. Motion carried unanimouslv. \...- OAK TRAIL RESERVE PUD - PRELIMINARY SUBDIVISION PLAN Principal Planner Fabre stated the Oak Trail Reserve PUD is located north of Clarke Road and Clarcona-Ocoee Road. The Future Land Use designation is Low Density Residential. The PUD was officially approved by the City Commission on August 17, 2004, for a maximum of 140 dwelling units. The PSP includes the extension of Clarke Road which will go through the development and 6 ~ Planning and Zoning Commission Regular Meeting October 10,2006 will have a remnant parcel (triangular in shape and consists of approximately 1.6 acres of land) that will be dedicated to the City. This tract will serve as a mini trail head park. Landscape buffers will be provided and will be either a vinyl fence or brick wall, determination will be made by the developer. Due to littoral zones into the stormwater pond, final sign off is required by St. Johns River Water Management District. The subject property is approximately 38.6 acres in size of which 3.6 acres are designated as conservation. The Preliminary Subdivision Plan proposes 45 single-family residential lots and 52 town home units. The overall density on the project is 3.6 dwelling units per acre. DEVELOPMENT REVIEW COMMITTEE The Development Review Committee (DRC) met on September 18, 2006, and reviewed the Preliminary Subdivision Plan, in which there were some issues to be addressed. All the issues were discussed and DRC voted unanimously to recommend approval of the Preliminary Subdivision Plan subject to the conditions being met. ~ STAFF RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends that the Planning and Zoning Commission recommend approval of the Preliminary Subdivision Plan of Oak Trail Reserve PUD, as date stamped received by the City on September 27, 2006. DISCUSSION Member Campbell inquired about "Tract E" and whether there were any plans on the trail head. Principal Planner Fabre stated there are no plans; however the developer did mention that they may have some trees left over from the landscaping that they may put in the trail head area for enhancement. He further stated the Parks and Recreation Department will most likely pursue the development of the trail. Chairman Golden stated it appears that about a quarter of the development is in the 1 OO-year flood plan and the City code does not allow development within the 100-year flood plan. He inquired as to how the developer was going to address that issue. Principal Planner Fabre stated the FEMA map will be amended and corrected. Community Development Director Wagner stated a few years ago a group came before the City Commission and had asked for the Comprehensive Plan to be amended to permit the use of isolated lakes for stormwater management. The lake in this particular project is nothing more than a sink hole that will be reshaped and put at a higher elevation. They will then change the FEMA map to a higher 100-year flood plan elevation. Chairman Golden stated \..r 7 ~ Planning and Zoning Commission Regular Meeting October 10, 2006 the developer at this point is only assuming the FEMA map will be changed but it has not been changed and he feels there should be a note in the plans that the development can not go in the 1 OO-year flood plan unless the changes are made. Principal Planner Fabre stated there is a condition of approval on the plans. A brief discussion continued regarding the 1 OO-year flood plan. Vice Chair McKey inquired if part of Clarke Road was going to be extended until the entrance of the development. Community Development Director Wagner stated the developer as part of the original development agreement to get the PUD approval is going to dedicate the land necessary for the additional paving of Clarke Road, as well as dedicate the triangular tract for a trail, and some right-of- way dedication for Clarcona-Ocoee Road. He further stated the developer will also engineer 100% of the four lanes of Clarke Road. Vice Chair McKey stated that he presumes there is wording in the development agreement about the trees on individual lots and that they will not be destroyed until they are analyzed. Community Development Director Wagner stated for this development there are particular areas where the trees are going to be saved; however, there will be some significant grading on the site as well. The Public Hearing was opened for the Preliminary Subdivision Plan. \.... Cecilia Bonifay, representative for the applicant, stated she has her entire team involved with the Oak Trial Reserve PUD available tonight to answer any questions the board or citizens may have. She briefly gave an overview of the project. Chairman Golden stated he would like to ask the Engineer some questions. He further inquired how the Engineer plans to change the flood plan map to support the development. Jack Smith, PDA Engineer, stated with FEMA it will be a two step process in which first they will have to send out an application with their provisions. After the application is approved then the project is built and as built plans certified by the surveyor have to be sent to FEMA to verify that the elevations proposed are actually constructible. Chairman Golden further inquired as to how long the Engineer would anticipate the process with FEMA would take. Mr. Smith stated he would anticipate about 90 days. Further discussion ensued regarding the flood plan area. '-' Elaine Anchors, Wetland Specialist for Modica & Associates, approached the podium to answer questions. Chairman Golden stated he noticed the wetland lines were about 62 ft. around the lake and the elevation of the lake was at 67 ft. in 2004. He further inquired if that was correct or if he had misread the maps. Ms. Anchors stated she does not know the elevation of that system however she 8 Planning and Zoning Commission Regular Meeting October 10, 2006 \.... does know that it is a sinkhole system and fluctuates greatly over the years. Chairman Golden stated he just felt that if the lake goes up to 67 ft. the wetland lines should be at a higher level elevation. Ms. Anchors stated that it is not necessarily true to have a higher wetland line because if the hydrology is just periodic and does not result in hydric soil or wetland vegetation then they do not necessarily flag it as a wetland area. Vice Chairman McKey inquired about the trails and Mike Carter, PDA Engineer briefly explained the trails that are proposed for that development. Chairman Golden further suggested that the Engineer on future plans mark the trees on the plans with a highlighter showing a preservation line around the trees. Community Development Director Wagner stated until they see the final grading plan it is difficult at this point to know what exactly can stay. When the final plans are presented to the board the preservation line will be shown on the plans. Further discussion ensued regarding trees on the development. The Public Hearing was closed for the Preliminary Subdivision Plan. Member West, seconded bv Vice Chair McKev, moved to recommend approval of the Preliminarv Subdivision Plan for Oak Trail Reserve PUD. as date stamped received bv the Citvon September 27. 2006. Motion carried 6-1, with Chairman Golden opposinG. ARDEN PARK PUD - REZONING/LAND USE PLAN ~ Community Development Director Wagner stated the subject property is located on the north and south sides of Clarcona-Ocoee Road, west of Hobson Road, and east of Ingram Road. The Future Land Use map designates the property as Low Density Residential, with areas around Lakes Sims, Meadow, and Trout designated Conservation/Floodplains. The existing zoning is R-1M. This property is one of the most unique and natural sites in Ocoee with a natural spring, natural sink hole, and natural features of Lake Meadow surrounding the property. The request is to rezone the property to PUD with a total of 925 units proposed for the development. The proposed units will be a mixture of single-family and townhomes with a maximum density of 2.96 dwelling units per acre. This density is consistent with the underlying land use and represents a similar density contained in a conventional single-family development. The town home tract will be single-family on a loop road around Lake Sims with a series of retentions ponds to capture the water before it goes into Lake Sims. Recreational facilities will be located to the southeast of the Lake. The south side of the property will contain single-family development over looking Lake Meadow. This development 9 \.... ~ Planning and Zoning Commission Regular Meeting October 10,2006 is one of the most complex sites the City has ever developed and largest project they have ever approved due to total number of units. Six phases are proposed so it will take quite a number of years to develop out. The land use plan indicates the townhomes will be constructed with a minimum square footage of 1,300 square feet. The single-family units will be constructed with most units averaging 2,200 square feet. The developer has agreed to construct a portion of the proposed Clarke Road extension. In addition, the land use plan indicates approximately 15 acres will be dedicated to the School Board for an elementary school. Clarcona-Ocoee Road will be widened into a 4-lane segment throughout this area. The developer will be responsible for curb, gutter, and drainage improvements along the portion of Ingram Road. '-" Community Development Director Wagner stated waivers from certain requirements of the Land Development Code have been requested to allow the proposed preservation and enhancement activities to occur on site. In addition to these waiver requests, a waiver has been requested to allow deferment of the construction of the Community Meeting Room to the time of the 200th Certificate of Occupancy has been issued. The utilities for the site will be the northern portion is Orange County and the southern portion will be the City of Ocoee. There are some agreements on extending the utilities from the City into the northern site. Retention and enhanced stormwater management ponds will be within the 1 OO-year flood plan area. DEVELOPMENT REVIEW COMMITTEE The Development Review Committee (DRC) met on September 18, 2006, and reviewed the PUD Land Use Plan, in which there were some issues to be addressed. All the issues were discussed and DRC voted unanimously to recommend approval of the UD Land Use Plan subject to the conditions being met. STAFF RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends that the Planning and Zoning Commission recommend approval of the PUD Land Use Plan, as date stamped received by the City on October 5, 2006; subject to the staff comments being resolved and incorporated into the plans prior to the City Commission action. DISCUSSION Member Morris inquired as to what an estate size lot is. Community Development Director Wagner stated an estate lot would be 85x140 and there will be a few lots larger than that. ~ 10 Planning and Zoning Commission Regular Meeting October 10, 2006 \..r Vice Chair McKey inquired about the paving of the roads and Community Development Director Wagner briefly explained the proposed road improvements of the development. Member Sills inquired if there is an agreement that does not allow the City to provide portable water. It has always been his concern as to why they provide some services and Orange Co. provides the other. Community Development Director Wagner stated he does not know how it was negotiated and why but somehow or another there is a utility services boundary that extends through the northern portion of the City and it happened to go through this area. Everything north of the road is Orange County sewer and water and everything south is the City of Ocoee sewer and water; the City does however maintain re-use water throughout the entire area. Chairman Golden inquired about the listed waivers and Community Development Director Wagner briefly explained the waiver requests. The Public Hearing was opened for the PUD Land Use Plan. \.... Becky Furman, representative for applicant Beazer Homes, briefly gave an overview of the development. Chairman Golden inquired if the proposed elementary school would be able to hold the number of students the development will be bringing in. Ms. Furman stated since the development had already been zoned R-1AA they did not have to go through the capacity agreement with the school. The theory is that since the property was already zoned R-1AA for development of homes the School Board should have been planning for those homes to be there. Jim Hall, Canin Associates, was asked by Chairman Golden as to how the upland areas were mapped. Mr. Hall briefly explained the mapping of the upland areas and how they helped preserve the natural look of the area. Vice Chair McKey inquired as to why there were asking for a waiver on the historic specimen tree. He further stated the City usually has a procedure for that but they are requesting something different. Mr. Hall stated what they are asking for is for these areas to be dedicated to preservation and limited grading area. Member West stated the property they are developing is a unique piece of property and will be a real asset to the City. \.... Robert Gormican, 980 W. McCormick Road, asked for staff to point out the school property and further stated he has concerns regarding the run-off into the southwest corner of his property. The Engineer for the development stated the 11 Planning and Zoning Commission Regular Meeting October 10,2006 ~ run-off on his plans show everything going east or into their pond. Mr. Gormican was satisfied with the response and had no further questions. The Public Hearing was closed for the PUD Land Use Plan. Chairman Golden stated there are a lot of details they do not usually see in a Land Use Plan and was wondering when it does go into Preliminary Subdivision how set in stone are the Land Use Plans for the preservation areas. Community Development Director Wagner stated their hope is that they have everything covered as far as the waivers. He further stated hopefully the developer will be confident to move forward when it comes to the Preliminary stages. Vice Chair McKey stated the plans are excellent and feels the enhancement of preserving the natural beauty of the site is terrific. He further stated he still has concerns about parking on some of the smaller lots and the waiver for the Community Room. He feels the Community Room is too big and the developer should abide by the ordinance we currently have in place. Vice Chair McKey stated he would like to see some kind of signalization on Clarcona-Ocoee Road to help people get across and would like for the board to support him in making that a condition of approval. Community Development Director Wagner announced that one of the things he did not mention was that there were two entrances into the project and one of the things they worked out with the developer was to go with the single '-" entrance and equally space it between Clarke Road and Ingram Road. He further stated he does know there will be a signal at Clarke Road and possibly Ingram Road. Due to the spacing of the entrance it does open the possibility of a traffic signal in the future if warranted. The Public Hearing was opened for the PUD Land Use Plan. Ms. Furman stated there is a gated pedestrian exit onto what is now Clarcona- Ocoee Road. She further stated as far as the Community Room they came up with the 200th number because there is about 169 units to the south and if they had moved it to the north they would have had to bring an entire PSP and grading for a much larger section. Vice Chair McKey inquired if it was possible to put a temporary building on the north side. Member Morris inquired if the Homeowner's Association was turned over to the subdivision once built out. It was answered that the subdivision had to be 90% built out before it was turned over to the HOA. Community Development Director Wagner stated that City Commission has approved waivers for Community Rooms and staff feels it was a comparable negotiation. The Public Hearing was closed for the PUD Land Use Plan. 12 '-' Planning and Zoning Commission Regular Meeting October 10,2006 ~ Member West, seconded bv Member Campbell, moved to recommend approval of the Rezonina of the properlv from the Citv of Ocoee R-1 AA to PUD based upon approval of the Land Use Plan. as date stamped received bv the Citv on October 5, 2006, subiect to the attached staff comments beina resolved and incof/Jorated into the plans prior to Citv Commission action. Motion carried unanimouslv. MISCELLANOUS Community Development Director Wagner announced next month there will be another 5-6 projects and they will try to bring as many of those forward to the board. The most important project being Fountain West which will constitute where they will get West Road realigned and make it a plus intersection with Ocoee Crown Point Parkway intersection. He further announced it will be a busy session next month and it is important for all board members to be present. Chairman Golden announced that staff is doing a good job of getting the packets together. Community Development Director Wagner announced the parking ordinance was put on hold until January or February due to a big turnout of citizens at the Commission meeting protesting the ordinance. '-" ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 9:41 p.m. / / / I L WI APPROVED: 13 ~