09-13-1994 MINUTES OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION
REGULAR MEETING HELD TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1994
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CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order by Chairman Switzer at 7:35 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 Landefeld, Miller,
Swickerath, and Alternate Members Draia and McKey. Also present were
Planning Director Wagner, Concurrency Analyst Resnik and Deputy City Clerk
Green.
ABSENT: Members Jones and Rhodus.
CONSENT AGENDA
The consent agenda consisted of acceptance and approval of items A, B, and C:
A. Minutes of the Planning and Zoning Commission Acting as Local Planning Agency,
Special Meeting held Tuesday, June 29, 1994.
B. Minutes of the Planning and Zoning Commission Acting as Local Planning Agency,
Special Meeting held Tuesday, July 12, 1994.
C. Wesmere PUD, Villages 12 & 13, Final Subdivision Plans /Project No. 93 -011.
Member Landefeld seconded b Vice Chairman Bond moved to a 'rove and acce.t the
consent agenda as presented. Motion carried 5 -0.
Chairman Switzer closed the Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting and opened the
meeting for the Local Planning Agency at 7:40 p.m.
NEW BUSINESS
PUBLIC HEARING
Revision to Article IX, Land Development Code
Concurrency Analyst Resnik gave the staff report outlining the two basic changes to the
concurrency management system: (1) All roads that the City monitors are now measured to
ensure that no segments go below Level of Service (LOS) D; and (2) The recreation requirement
for concurrency purposes is now 4 acres of park land for every 1,000 permanent residents.
Chairman Switzer opened the public hearing. As there were no comments, the public hearing
was closed.
In response to board members questions about the change in recreation requirement, Mr.
Wagner explained that the new standard was strictly for active parks areas. The old standard
of 25 acres per 1,000 population included open space and conservation areas and was a difficult
standard to measure as well as enforce. There was still provision in the code for open spaces,
stale but they no longer have to be measured for concurrency.
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Member Swickerath asked if new growth paid only for raw land or if it included baseball
diamonds, etc. Ms. Resnik explained that developers paid Recreation Impact Fees which were
used to provide for neighborhood regional parks, and those parks would include ball fields.
Recreation areas were also provided by developers for new subdivisions with amenities varying
according to the number of lots in the development.
Member Miller asked what time frame for spending impact fee funds was provided by the
impact fee ordinance. Ms. Resnik said the time frame was different for each impact fee, but
for recreation it was five years.
Member Landefeld asked who made the decision about what to put in a given area. Ms.
Resnik explained that was determined in the budget process. Plans were proposed by staff with
suggestions from Commissioners, Recreation Board members, and other citizens. Staff
proposals were subject to review by Planning and Zoning Commission and the City Commission
in the budget process.
Chairman Switzer asked if the recreation impact fee paid by a developer was adjusted according
to recreation facilities provided in the subdivision. Ms. Resnik said the City had been divided
into three areas for calculation of recreation impact fees and the fee was determined according
to the area in which the property fell. No adjustment would be made for amenities provided
Niar within the subdivision.
Member Swickerath asked why, in the road code revision, collectors were not included in the
reference to level of service change from "C" to "D" on arterials and limited access facilities.
Ms. Resnik said collectors were excluded because they had always been "D."
Vice Chairman Bond seconded b Member Landefeld moved to find the ordinance revisin.
Article IX of the Land Develo . ment Code to be consistent with the Com • rehensive Plan and in
the best interest of the Ci and recommended that the Cit Commission ado I t the ordinance
upon second reading. Motion carried 5 -0.
Chairman Switzer closed the Local Planning Agency meeting and reopened the meeting of the
Planning and Zoning Commission at 7:55 p.m.
OLD BUSINESS: None.
OTHER BUSINESS: None.
COMMENTS
Planning Director Wagner gave an update on the status of the Lake Lotta Mall project. He
said that the initial set of site plans and PUD land use plans had been submitted and staff was
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actively reviewing them. Staff had been meeting with the developer and he expected that the
project would be back before Planning and Zoning Commission within 60 days.
Vice Chairman Bond asked when the mall ground breaking would occur. Mr. Wagner said
it was the developer's goal to break ground before year end. When a development order was
in place, a land clearing permit could be given while the plan was finalized. Clearing of the
land could require six to eight months.
Mr. Wagner said staff was also compiling the Comprehensive Plan Amendment to the Joint
Planning Area Agreement with Orange County. It should be ready for the board's consideration
in 45 to 60 days.
Members asked for the plans for the mall and the comprehensive plan amendment to be
considered at separate meetings. Mr. Wagner assured them the projects would not be placed
on the same agenda, but that both DRI's might be considered at the same meeting.
In further discussion about the scope of the mall project, members suggested scheduling a work
session for the mall, possibly with the City Commission, and asked Mr. Wagner to convey their
request to the City Manager.
Member Swickerath requested that packets for both projects be provided to board members 10
to 14 days before a scheduled meeting or work session so that members would have adequate
time to review the materials for these complex projects.
Mr. Wagner invited board members to come by the Planning Department at any time to see
overlays of the aerials of the site and other data.
Alternate Member McKey urged protection of the trees on the mall site. Mr. Wagner
explained that in a project of this scope, it was the custom to try to save patches of trees where
the grading would permit it. He said, for example, they were focusing on protecting two oak
hammocks. Chairman Switzer said that in their mall trips they had observed that landscaping
was a high priority for Homart.
Member Miller asked about the status of the Winn Dixie project at Clarke /Silver Star Road.
Mr. Wagner said they had started out with land clearing permit, but were halted now for the
building review process and for money for impact fees. He anticipated a pre - construction
conference for the project within the next week.
Member Bond asked about the flooding on Lakeshore Drive and what was being done to reopen
the road. She reported serious traffic problems near her home at Lakeshore Drive and Silver
Star since the closing of the road.
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Mr. Wagner responded that the injection wells had been cleaned out as much as possible to
permit drainage from Starke Lake. He said the aquifer was full and there was no place for the
water to drain. Repairs would have to be delayed till after the water receded and the road base
had a chance to solidify.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 8:12 p.m.
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Marian Green, Deputy City Clerk
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