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AGENDA
Joint Work Session
Sanford City Commission and the Planning and Zoning Commission
Thursday, September 2J 1999, 3:00 PM
City Commission Chambers, First Floor
Sanford City HallJ 300 North Park Avenue
Sanford, Florida
1. Presentation by staff:
. Utility expansion plans
. Transportation improvements
. Airport development plans
. Joint Planning Agreement provisions for control of land uses
. County-adopted land uses
. City-adopted land uses and land use policies
2. Commission discussion regarding planned improvements and adopted
land uses.
3. Discussion regarding future actions (e.g., utility development, future land
use amendments, marketing pieces, expedited permitting, etc.)
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The City Commission of the City of Sanfurd, Florida and the Planning & Zoning Commission met in Joint Work
Session on Thursday, September 2, 1999, at 3:00 P.M. in the City Commission Koom, City Hall, 300 North Park Avenue,
Sanford, Florida.
Present:
Mayor-Commissioner Larry A. Dale
Commissioner Whltey Eckstein
Commissioner Velma FL WHliams
Commissioner Brady Lessard
Commissioner A. A, McClanahan
City Mulnager Anthony VanDerworp
Jay Martier, Director of Engineering & Planning
Acting City Clerk Markae Rupp
Michael SPat
Bobby VonHezbulls
Kevin Hipes
Otto Garrett
Carol Dennison
Ross Robert
Andy Kutz
Tim Hudson
Absent: City Attorney William L. Colbert
City Cleric Janet Doughea~ty
Mayor Dale said that for the last two years the City Commission has established several goals and policies
re~trding expansionary plans for the City. He said ~e City Manager thought it was important that the City Commission and the
Planning & Zoning Commission meet as a team to review work that Staff has been doing and to discuss the future growth of
the City as it expands into our urban planning and utility service area. The City, through a Joint Planning Agreement with the
County and approved DEP utility service area, is in the process of making a major investment in utilities based on adopted land
City Man~er VanDawozp said that with more than $500 million pw~'ammed for transportation improvements
and $38 million in utility improvements, this area is expected to become one of the fastest ~'owing areas in the re~ion. This
Work Session will present an ovendew of the plans and programs currently in effect or underway and allow discussion of the
City's role in the orderly ~rowth and development of the City.
Jay Marder, Director ofEnglneering & Planning said half a million dollars in transportation improvements is
providing the structure and access to the new leg of the beltway, the construction of 46A, six laning 1-4 from Lake Mary
Boulevard to 46A and six hning up to 'and including the bridge, Airport Boulevard, the east-west connector, the St. Jobms
Parkway, the Riverwalk, and transportation improvements at the Airport. The improvements arc City, County, State, and
Federal.
Mayor Dale said the transportation improvements are already funded and designed and construction activity has
begun on some of them and should be completed within the next four years. The St. Johas Parkway is parfly funded by the one
cent sales tax. He said the utility department is expending funds to relocate and upl~ade utilities as the roads are built. fithe
Conference Center comes to fruition, money from the one cent sales tax has been earmarked for improvements downto~m, and
there are stormwater improvements slated for First Street.
City Manager VanDenvorp said the County has design engineers under contract to add a fifth lane to Sanford
Avenue from Airport Boulevard to 27~ Street. It is a safety project which could cost between four hundred thousand and six
hundred thousand dollars to relocate City utilities. ,
Mayor Dale said the transportation improvements total approximately $600,000,000., and that Sailford was
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always tailored for the tail end of the sales tax dollar improvements, and most of the improvements ~re in the Sanford area.
Michael Skat asked if there are traffic studies done which relate to the transportation improvements. Mayor Dale
said there have been traffic studies done for every project. City Manager VanD envorp said the network is modeled based on
population projection demands.
Andy Kutz asked if the one sat tax was population based and if the new Census will determine if we will get
more. City Manager VanDerworp said it was mostly need based when the formula was designed, but population based to a
degree to make sure cities received the[r fair share. The one cent sales tax expires at the end of 2001 and will probably go to
a refeamdum for an extension. Mr. Kutz asked how much money will be needed for downtown. City Manager VanDenvorp
said that approximately $3,600,000. has been allocated to b6 spread between projects, inch[cling downtown.
Mayor Dale said a master plan for downtown won't be designed until it is determined whether the Cofferonce
Center will be built. Regardless of the Conference Center, there are lighting and drainage improvements needed downtown.
Paul Moore, Utility Director, presented an overview of the main water end sewer trunk lines. He referred to a
map of potabl6 water lines representing City funded improvements. He said that County road wid'~nlng projects dictate
relocafion and up-sizing existing water lines for future roads, including Airport Boulevard, 46A, and Eas~ Lake Mary Boulevard.
The proposed wastewater plant by the Airport and the other side of the Airport require lines for future roads. There are water
and sewer lines in the area of Rand Yard Road and lq'areissus Avenue. He said there is a million dollar project currently under
construction in the area of Country Club Road and Airport Boulevard. Mr. Moore said there is :$38,000,000. being spent on
utility improvements.
Mayor Dale said he would like water and sewer lines extended out Celery Avenue because of the potential for
upsc~le housing. Water lines presently e~tend to Sanford Boat Works, however, sewer lines only extend to Brisson Avenue.
He said the $38,000,000. in utility improvements does not include money that developers spend for improvements for their
proje<~,s.
Ross Robert said that ae~ording to the map, the proposed sewer line for the proposed sewer plant runs though
the Kirehhoff property. Mayor Dale said the original sewer plant site was on the Airport, however, the FAA turned it down.
He said the sewer plant location is north of Marquette and is the Grove Partnership, of which Kirehhoff is a part.
Mr, Moore, making reference to a map of City sewer lines, indicated the City utility service area extends past
the City limit area for future growth. The County and the City have an interlocal agreement which defines the utility boundary
line.
City Manager VanDenvorp said the interlocal agreement with the County addresses utilities, land uses, and a
con.ilia resolution process. The City and the County jointly agreed to land uses. Mr. Marder said the agreement allows the
annexation of property concurrent with the zoning. Once a property is annexed, the land us6 equivalency chart regulates the
zonZng and plan dassi/]cation. City Manager VanDerworp said when a property is annexed the City can overlay the zoning and
subdivision regulations and clean it up as a land use amendment when the Comprehensive Plan Amendment is done twice a year.
City Manager VanDerworp mad6 reference to a 1996 map of development in the City and a map of current
activities and said ~e amount of activity has doubled. He said the i~cture is in place for the area and the region that people
are looking to develop. City Manager VanDerworp said there are approximately 10,000 acres of land in the City limits and th, e
map i~cates 9,000 acres of undeveloped land which would nearly double the acreage of the City as we develop under the Joint
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Planning Agreement If we plan our utilities fight and deal with our land use issues, we could almost double the size of the City.
In response to Commissioner Eckstein's questions regarding why we want to double the size of the City, the City Manager said
it was done with the Interlocal Joint Planning Agreement betwren the City and the County. The City Manager said the
agreement came about due to utility issues and conflicts over annexations.
Commissioner Eckstein said he would like to ace transitional zoning to make the area attractive and to maintain
integrity.
Mayor Dale said the purpose oftoday's meeting is to see what goals the Commission established in the past and
to see where we want to go in the future., both eoma planning perspective and a Commission perspective.
Mayor Dale said that he and Staff spent a lot of time trying to find a site that will work for the sewer plant, and
the site at the Airport will serve the Airport and the surrounding area~ He said there is currently one sewer plant in the City,
and when it rains the plant is at capacity at limes. We can't build a sewer plant just for the growth of the Airport because we
would have to increase our rates to do that. Because of the noise and the activity at the Airport, Mayor Dale said he didn't think
the area would remain rural or residential but may be multi-family in certain areas.
City Manager VanDerworp said the City and the County have placed high intensity uses along the Lake Mary
Boulevard extension. The road has been double loaded to get the maximum tax base from a fac'dity. Additionally, we are
starting to expedanco discussion regarding development ofsubdivi;ions in the area of South Sanford Avenue. Urban services
are available for office, wholesale, industrial, and multi-family.
City Manager VanDenvorp said areas have been identified which have issues involved with them and will need
to be dealt with. Prop~y owners in the area of the zoo along the lakefront are interested in where the utility lines are, if they
can annex, and what uses the City would allow. The west side industry and commerce area does not have a lot offand use
conflicts. Most ofthe people that were living in that area understand that it is industrial and sold their homes, There is a need
to put a road in that area if we are go'rag to make it work for us in the tax base, The Airport area property has permitting issues
which need to be dealt with. We need to deal with utilities and land use density and intensity issues in the Celery Avenue area.
The Commissions next discussed housing developments regarding square footage, lot sizes, density, buffers,
setbacks, enrazxc~ fes/ures~ ctc. Mr. Kutz said to have transitional zoning there needs to be a method incorporated to limit the
scope of a project, and a real asset would be a project limiting criteria. Mayor Dale said direction is given to Staff on what to
bring to the Commission. Mr. Sicat said Staff knows' to bring what the Commission wants to the Planning & Zoning
Commission. Commissioner Ecksteln said ifguldelines and standards are set which c~.nnot .be mitigated, then we are acting out
ofintegrlty and not at the whim of developers..Mr. Robert said he is not in Favor ofcodifylng our intensity oFuse on the land
that we have zoned for vations uses down to a narrow range. He likes it the way it is to give the developer and the City leeway
to allow for planning. Mr. Marder said nobody is doing conventional zoning and nobody is doing an SP,-1 subdivision today,
and they arc all coming in for special subdivision development. When developers are given a choice of a group of design criteria,
certain amenities can b~ chose~x. Mayor Dale said the biggest demand is for a large house on a small lot.
City aer VanDerworp said the purpose of the meeting was to get an overall ovclvlew regarding issues and
direction to take. Over the next year suggestions will be offered to the Planning & Zo~ng Commission regarding land use and
zoning issues,
Mayor Dale said the sewer plant by the ALrport will become an issue in t.he ne~a sixty days and wanted to confirm
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that the Commissions agreed that the !and use around the Airport is going to change, and if it was agreed there was a need for
the mower plant in that area. No one disagreed.
Therewasdiscu$1onregafdingimprovementsofthe 17-92corridor. The City Manager sald thereneeds to be
a plan for 17-92. FIe said it is a huge project and a plan will be submitted next year.
Ther~ being no further business, the meeting was adjourned.
Attest:
Mayor
City Clerk
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Session on Thursday, September 2, 1999, at 3:00
Sanford, Florida.
Present:
The City Commission of the City of Sanford, Florida and the Planning & Zoning Commission met in Joint Work
P.M. in the City Commission Room, City Hall, 300 North Park Avenue,
Absent:
Mayor-Commissioner Larry A. Dale
Commissioner Whitey Eckstein
Commissioner Velma H. Williams
Commissioner Brady Lessard
Commissioner A. A. McClanahan
City Manager Anthony VanDerworp
Jay Marder, Director of Engineering & Planning
Acting City Clerk Markae Rupp
Michael Skat
Bobby VonHerbulis
Kevin Hipes
Otto Garrett
Carol Dennison
Ross Robert
Andy Kutz
Tim Hudson
City Attorney William L. Colbert
City Clerk Janet Dougherty
Mayor Dale said that for the last two years the City Commission has established several goals and policies
regarding expansionary plans for the City. He said the City Manager thought it was important that the City Commission and the
Planning & Zoning Commission meet as a team to review work that Staff has been doing and to discuss the future growth of
the City as it expands into our urban planning and utility service area. The City, through a Joint Planning Agreement with the
County and approved DEP utility service area, is in the process of making a major investment in utilities based on adopted land
uses.
City Manager VanDerworp said that with more than $500 million programmed for transportation improvements
and $38 million in utility improvements, this area is expected to become one of the fastest growing areas in the region. This
Work Session will present an overview of the plans and programs currently in effect or underway and allow discussion of the
City' s role in the orderly growth and development of the City.
Jay Marder, Director of Engineering & Planning, said half a million dollars in transportation improvements is
providing the structure and access to the new leg of the beltway, the construction of 46A, six laxring 1-4 from Lake Mary
Boulevard to 46A and six laxring up to and including the bridge, Airport Boulevard, the east-west connector, the St. Johns
Parkway, the Riverwalk, and transportation improvements at the Airport. The improvements are City, County, State, and
Federal.
Mayor Dale said the transportation improvements are already funded and designed and construction activity has
begun on some of them and should be completed within the next four years. The St. Johns Parkway is partly funded by the one
cent sales tax. He said the utility department is expending funds to relocate and upgrade utilities as the roads are built. If the
Conference Center comes to fruition, money from the one cent sales tax has been earmarked for improvements downtown, and
there are stormwater improvements slated for First Street.
City Manager VanDerworp said the County has design engineers under contract to add a fifth lane to Sanford
Avenue from Airport Boulevard to 27m Street. It is a safety project which could cost between four hundred thousand and six
hundred thousand dollars to relocate City utilities.
Mayor Dale said the transportation improvements total approximately $600,000,000., and that Sanford was
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always tailored for the tail end of the sales tax dollar improvements, and most of the improvements are in the Sanford area.
Michel Skat asked if there are traffic studies done which relate to the transportation improvements. Mayor Dale
said there have been traffic studies done for every project. City Manager VanDerworp said the network is modeled based on
population projection demands.
Andy Kutz asked if the one cent tax was population based and if the new Census will determine if we will get
more. City Manager VanDerworp said it was mostly need based when the formula was designed, but population based to a
degree to make sure cities received their fair share. The one cent sales tax expires at the end of 2001 and will probably go to
a referendum for an extension. Mr. Kutz asked how much money will be needed for downtown. City Manager VanDerworp
said that approximately $3,600,000. has been allocated to be spread between projects, including downtown.
Mayor Dale said a master plan for downtown won't be designed until it is determined whether the Conference
Center will be built. Regardless of the Conference Center, there are lighting and drainage improvements needed downtown.
Paul Moore, Utility Director, presented an overview of the main water and sewer trunk lines. He referred to a
map of potable water lines representing City funded improvements. He said that County road widening projects dictate
relocation and up-sizing existing water lines for future roads, including Airport Boulevard, 46A, and East Lake Mary Boulevard.
The proposed wastewater plant by the Airport and the other side of the Airport require lines for future roads. There are water
and sewer lines in the area of Rand Yard Road and Narcissus Avenue. He said there is a million dollar project currently under
construction in the area of Country Club Road and Airport Boulevard. Mr. Moore said there is $38,000,000. being spent on
utility improvements.
Mayor Dale said he would like water and sewer lines extended out Celery Avenue because of the potential for
upscale housing. Water lines presently extend to Sanford Boat Works, however, sewer lines only extend to Brisson Avenue.
He said the $38,000,000. in utility improvements does not include money that developers spend for improvements for their
projects.
Ross Robert said that according to the map, the proposed sewer line for the proposed sewer plant runs through
the Kirchhoff property. Mayor Dale said the original sewer plant site was on the Airport, however, the FAA turned it down.
He said the sewer plant location is north of Marquette and is the Grove Partnership, of which Kirchhoff is a part.
Mr. Moore, making reference to a map of City sewer lines, indicated the City utility service area extends past
the City limit area for future growth. The County and the City have an interlocal agreement which defines the utility boundary
line.
City Manager VanDerworp said the inte~ocal agreement with the County addresses utilities, land uses, and a
conflict resolution process. The City and the County jointly agreed to land uses. Mr. Marder said the agreement allows the
annexation of property concurrent with the zoning. Once a property is annexed, the land use equivalency chart regulates the
zoning and plan classification. City Manager VanDerworp said when a property is annexed the City can overlay the zoning and
subdivision regulations and clean it up as a land use amendment when the Comprehensive Plan Amendment is done twice a year.
City Manager VanDerworp made reference to a 1996 map of development in the City and a map of current
activities and said the amount of activity has doubled. He said the infrastructure is in place for the area and the region that people
are looking to develop. City Manager VanDerworp said there are approximately 10,000 acres of land in the City limits and the
map indicates 9,000 acres ofnndeveloped land which would nearly double the acreage of the City as we develop under the Joint
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Planning Agreement. If we plan our utilities right and deal with our land use issues, we could almost double the size of the City.
In response to Commissioner Eckstein' s questions regarding why we want to double the size of the City, the City Manager said
it was done with the Interlocal Joint Planning Agreement between the City and the County. The City Manager said the
agreement came about due to utility issues and conflicts over annexations.
Commissioner Eckstein said he would like to see transitional zoning to make the area attractive and to maintain
integrity.
Mayor Dale said the purpose oftodayTs meeting is to see what goals the Commission established in the past and
to see where we want to go in the future, both from a planning perspective and a Commission perspective.
Mayor Dale said that he and Staff spent a lot of time trying to find a site that will work for the sewer plant, and
the site at the Airport will serve the Airport and the surrounding area. He said there is currently one sewer plant in the City,
and when it rains the plant is at capacity at times. We can't build a sewer plant just for the growth of the Airport because we
would have to increase our rates to do that. Because of the noise and the activity at the Airport, Mayor Dale said he didn't think
the area would remain rural or residential but may be multi-family in certain areas.
City Manager VanDerworp said the City and the County have placed high intensity uses along the Lake Mary
Boulevard extension. The road has been double loaded to get the maximum tax base from a facility. Additionally, we are
starting to experience discussion regarding development of subdivisions in the area of South Sanford Avenue. Urban services
are available for office, wholesale, industrial, and multi-family.
City Manager VanDerworp said areas have been identified which have issues involved with them and will need
to be dealt with. Property owners in the area of the zoo along the lakefront are interested in where the utility lines are, if they
can annex, and what uses the City would allow. The west side industry and commerce area does not have a lot of land use
conflicts. Most of the people that were living in that area understand that it is industrial and sold their homes. There is a need
to put a road in that area if we are going to make it work for us in the tax base. The Airport area property has permitting issues
which need to be dealt with. We need to deal with utilities and land use density and intensity issues in the Celery Avenue area.
The Commissions next discussed housing developments regarding square footage, lot sizes, density, buffers,
setbacks, entrance features, etc. Mr. Kutz said to have transitional zoning there needs to be a method incorporated to limit the
scope of a project, and a real asset would be a project limiting criteria. Mayor Dale said direction is given to Staff on what to
bring to the Commission. Mr. Skat said Staff knows to bring what the Commission wants to the Planning & Zoning
Commission. Commissioner Eckstein said if guidelines and standards are set which cannot be mitigated, then we are acting out
of integrity and not at the whim of developers. Mr. Robert said he is not in favor of codifying our intensity of use on the land
that we have zoned for various uses down to a narrow range. He likes it the way it is to give the developer and the City leeway
to allow for planning. Mr. Marder said nobody is doing conventional zoning and nobody is doing an SR-1 subdivision today,
and they are all coming in for special subdivision development. When developors are given a choice of a group of design criteria,
certain amenities can be chosen. Mayor Dale said the biggest demand is for a large house on a small lot.
City Manager VanDerworp said the purpose of the meeting was to get an overall overview regarding issues and
direction to take. Over the next year suggestions will be offered to the Planning & Zoning Commission regarding land use and
zoning issues.
Mayor Dale said the sewer plant by the Airport will become an issue in the next sixty days and wanted to confirm
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that the Commissions agreed that the land use around the Airport is going to change, and if it was agreed there was a need for
the sewer plant in that area. No one disagreed.
There was discussion regarding improvements of the 17-92 corridor. The City Manager said there needs to be
a plan for 17-92. He said it is a huge project and a plan will be submitted next year.
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned.
Attest:
cp