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AGENDA
Thursday, AUGUST 16,2001
City Commission Chambers, City Hall, Sanford, Florida
Workshou
6:00 PA
1. Presentation by F iverwalk and Do wntown Design Consultants - Glattin , Jackson Kercher -
BiII Kercher and Raj Allohabeer
.&gdqff. M eet i n g
7:00 P.Me
1. Hold a Public Hearing for the purpose of amending the Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use
Element and the Future Land Use Flan Map of the Comprehensive Plan.
Representative: Antonia Gerli, Sanford Senior Planner
2 .A Hold a Public Hearing to consider a request to Rezone property located at 2 151 Celery Avenue
from the approved multi -use Oasis PD to celery Plantation PD, a single family residential
subdivision with up to 325 lots.
Tax Parcel Numbers: 32- 32
2- 19 -31 - 300 -021 0-0000 (master) 32-19-31-300
Property Owner: layman Fields Foundation, Inc.
Representatives: Allan Keen - Keewln fealty, Inc., Toni Daly - Daly Design
2. B Consider the Preliminary Subdivision Plan for celery Plantation, a proposed 301 lot single -
family subdivision located at 2151 Celery Avenue.
Property Owner: Hyman Fields Foundation, Inc.
Representatives Allan Keen - Keewin Fealty, Inc., Torn Daly - Daly Design
3 . Preliminary Subdivision Plan for Lake Monroe P# (Phase 1), a 200 lot single family residential
subdivision located at 2900 Narcissus Ave. (Property east o f Zoo Orlando.)
Tax Parcel Numbers: - 19 - -AD- 0000 -0; 2 -19 -0- 300 - 0020 -0000; 22-19-
0000; 22 -1 9 - 30 - 300 -0030-0000; and 22-19-30-300-004A-0000
Property Owner: Strategic Acquisitions Corporation
Representatives Donald McIntosh - Donald McIntosh and Associates, Allan Keen - Kee grin
Fealty, Inc.
4. Hold a Public Hearing to consider a request to Rezone ne property located at 2770 Narcissus
sus
Avenue from M11 -2 Medium Industrial and AO, Agriculture to PD, Planned Development for
Lake Monroe PD, Phase 11, a 138 lot single family residential subdivision.
Tax Parcel Numbers: - 19 -0 -D -0000 -0080; -1 - -D- 0000 -0090;
22 -19-30-501-0000-0010; 2 -1 - - - 0000 - 1 (portion of);
and 22-
Property Owners. Annis and John F. Popp, William E. Kirchhoff and Nixie K. Coleman,
Trustee; Margaret I. Sonnett
Representatives: ntatives: Donald McIntosh - Donald McIntosh and Associates, Allan Keen - Kee in
Fealty, Inc.
5 . Consider changes to Sanford's Land Development Regulations continued from August 2, 2001
meeting).
Representative: Antonia Gerli, Senior Planner
6 . Minutes
7. Any other business from floor or Commission Member
B. reports from Staff.
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PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION
WORK SESSION
MEETING of AUGUST 16, 2001
6:00 F.M.
CITY COMMISSION CHAMBERS
CITY HALL, SAN FORD, FLORIDA
MEMBERS PRESENT:
Michael Skat
Rai. Yo sf Tail
Carol Dennison
Ross Robert
Gary Lowell
Bobby vonHerbuhs
Andrew Kut
Otto Garrett
Kevin Hipes
oTIERS PRESENT:
Robert Carraway
Brian Volk
Antonia Gerli,, Senior Planner
Jar larder, Director of Engineering and P larYning
Russ Gibson, Land Development Manager
Marion Anderson, Recording Secretary
Presentation by Riverwalk and Downtown Design Consultants - Glatting, Jackson, Iercher.
I Ir. Marder stated that he wanted to inform the Commission on what Gl ttm* g, Jackson are doing.
They have a contract with three bade components: 1 to do an overall plan for the Downtown
which will, include all major streets and Ft. Mellon Park, Me morial Park, about $190,,000. This
will be a fairly detailed design plan, all street amenities, landscape, type of buildings, lighting, type
of futures, etc.; 2 the actual Riverwalk, itself, which is the design and the actual construction
permitting documents for the Riverwalk, between Mellonville and French including the Seawall;
3 constr ction permitting documents for a segment of Pt Street between Oak and Sanford
Avenues.
Mr. Marder stated that the City has the funding for the construction of the Riverwalk. $3.4 million
from FD T, $3 million through the Department of Environmental Protection. The City is putting
in $700,000 and has committed $365,000 this year for Memorial Park. The City has received
approval of a grant for $300,000 called the County Incentive grant, where we applied through
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Seminole County for the design of Phase 2 of the Riverwalk, from French Avenue to the Zoo. It
will be available in 2002/2003. This will be matched by another $300,000 from Seminole County.
There is also money in the 1 cent sales tax of the County's portion for the portion of the Seawall
on 17 -92 from French Avenue to the Zoo. The City will receive $15.7 million.
1Ir.1larder explained that the soil investigation has been completed and what was found was that
the land was basically just filled-in and that there was never any de- mucking dome. This is part of
the problem with the Seawall. It is likely that the City won't try to change this. A new seawall
will be built on the outside of the old one and cone back in 25 to 30' with the tie backs and get
back down to the actual land.
REGULARLY SCHEDULED MELTING
7:00 P.1,
The Burst item on the Agenda was a Public Bearing for the purpose of amending the
Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use Element and the Future Land Use Plan Map of the
Comprehensive Plan.
Antonia Gerli, Senior Planner, represented the request. She stated that for the second round of
Comprehensive Plan Amendments we have 20 neap amendments and 2 text amendments. Of the
20 map amendments the first 17 are due to annexations and those amendments will take the
equivalent land use designation that the County has. Three of the snap amendments were
applications for specific charges to the designation. The first one is Site 18, an extension of the
Lake Monroe Subdivision, located on Narcissus Blvd. This is a 28 acre addition to the existin
subdivision that was approved. Much of that land is Resource Protection with 18 acres being
designated as waterfront Downtown Business District. The applicants have submitted an
environmental evaluation that slightly changes the upland wetland line from what the existing
Resource Protection line shows. This is the way the map will be based on that environmental
assessment with the resource protection on the north and the southern portion of the waterfront
Downtown Business District. She stated that Staff feels that this is consistent with the
Comprehensive Plan Policies and Staff is recommending approval of this map amendment.
Its. Gerli stated that Site 19 is located on Oregon Avenue between Rinehart Road and 46A. It is
just under 5 acres and at this time it is Single Family Residential. This is also an annexation. In
the County it is Single Family Residential and the applicant is requesting Neighborhood
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Co unercial. Staff' is recommending denial based on five policies in the Comprehensive Plan:
Policy 1 -1.1.1 to provide access to goods and services and prevent residential areas from adverse
impacts of transition and land use. There are no other commercial developments along this area.
Most of it is undeveloped and we do have approvals for 1600 multi -family uses on Oregon
Avenue. The southern portion of Oregon Avenue has about Zoo existing platted lots. This is not
a transitional area. The other policies in the Comprehensive Plan require that commercial
development be allocated to commercial nodes on major intersections. A better location for
neighborhood commercial area would probably be at the intersection of Rinehart and Oregon or
the intersection of 46A and Oregon so there wouldn't be the additional traffic going into the
residential area and the school area. Policy on Neighborhood Commercial„ Development states
that the neighborhood commercial area lots should be less than 3 acres. This is almost 5 acres and
is inconsistent with this policy. Staff is recommending denial of the Neighborhood Commercial
but are recommending approval of Medium Residential, I 1 - 10 because most of this area i
multi- fnil
Site 20 is located on the northeast corner of W. Lake Mary Blvd. and Sterling Pine Road. The
applicant is proposing that this go to Neighborhood Commercial. Now it is Resource protection
and Low Density and Medium Density Residential. The property is 27.45 acres, 17.33 are
wetlands and the applicant is proposing to fill in two of the small wetlands on the property and to
also build in the third wetlands, which is quite large. This property is partiaU.y owned by
Seminole County, and Seminole County has provisionally agreed to allow this to come before the
Commission prodded that the plans are sufficiently acceptable to both the County and the City
planning staffs. Ms. Gerli stated that the applicant has proposed specific land uses. He has
proposed a mini storage area two-story office warehouse building and a convenience store with
gas station with 16 fueling stations. Staff believes that this proposal is inconsistent with the
Comprehensive Plan. The area to the west of this property is in the City of sake Mary. They do
not allow any commercial development in this area. To the east of this property the commercial
development ends at Art Lane. For about a mile and a half from this property to the crest there is
no commercial development at all. In addition, there is Policy in the Comprehensive Plan that
prevents strip development and it prohibits service stations from being on Lake Mary Blvd. within
the City of Sanford. The other issue on this property, in addition to the inappropriate location for
neighborhood commercial and the inappropriate uses of neighborhood commerci 1, are the
environmental problems with the property. These wetlands are shown on maps as being
environmental sensitive areas and habitat areas for threatened and endangered species. The
proposed activities would probably destroy and degrade those functions of the wetlands. The
applicant has subnfitted an environmental assessment but it doesn't tell anything about the impact
of the development on the wetlands, it is more coordination or letter saying they had started
coordination with the water Management District.
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Ms. Gerli stated that there are two text amendments. One is at the request of the Utility
Department to protect the well fields and also allow the Utility Department to change the naps as
they specifically pinpoint where wells will be. The second text amendment is at the request of the
applicant for Site 20 and that was to change the policy that prevents additional corridor strip retail
commercial development to allow a gas station to go on Lake Mary Blvd. Staff is recommending
denW of this text amendment.
Allen Nettles, 2505 S Oregon Avenue, stated that the intent of his application for Site 19 is for
neighborhood co rnercial center that will serge the neighborhood and any patrons that may be
traveling to and from the Elementary School just north of the site. Given the distance from
and Rinehart he does not thin it will attract a lot of non - neighborhood traffic. It may well reduce
traffic on Oregon or at least at the major intersections of Rinehart and 46A, by providing the
opportunity for folks in the surrounding apartments and outlying subdivisions that would normally
travel this road to possibly walk to the neighborhood commercial center. The center would be an
asset to the surrounding apartments giving them a convenient and close location for goods and
services.
Mr. Nettles stated that the site could possibly be developed to provide something other that just
the normal or usual convenient store. He has envisioned something out of the norm of just the
usual convenient center, i.e. a fitness center, possibly a child day care center, some professional
offices.
He stated that the total acreage of both parcels is 4 acres. Parcel 2A is 2.1 acres and Parcel
23B is 2. 6 acres after .4 acres was conveyed to the City for the construction of Oregon Avenue.
He would like to work around several large live oak trees on the parcels which if allowed to
remain would be a great asset to the neighborhood center. Mr. Nettles stated that he is asking for
a comp plan amendment that would at least allow a rezoning. He is not asking for a rezoning, just
comp plan amendment.
Mr. Nettles recognized that Staff is recommending denial and asked if there was a possibility of
rezoning to PD. Mr. Skat and Mr. vonHerbulis agreed that PD is the best way to go with this
property. The Commission would like to see a concept, a general layout of what is being
proposed. Mr. vonHerbulls stated that if the Conum* soon approves this request the way it is
typed up with a caveat that it comes back under PIS, the Commission sion would have control of what
the applicant will put on the site, as long as it is under a PIS Zoning. He stated that since the site
needed a land use designation, Mead of going with the MDR- 1 , to put it as neighborhood
co unercial with the stipulation that it has to be brought before this Commission as a P
development.
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Mr. vonHerbuhs moved to approve with a recommendation to the City Commission to approve
the amendment for Sites 1 through 17, approve Site 18 approve Site 19 with a caveat of having
the landowner, Mr. fettles, sign a development agreement to bring the site in under a PD,
Planned Development, so that the Commission can approve the uses of the plan, and to decay Site
20 per Staffs recommendation and their report. Seconded by �&. osef1an. All in favor. Motion
carried.
Next on the Agenda was to hold a Public Hearing to consider a request to Rezone property
located at 2151 Celery Avenue from the approved multiLuse Oasis PD to Celery Plantation PD, a
single family residential subdivision with up to 325 lots.
Torn Daly, 861 W. Morse Blvd., winter Part, was present on behalf of the applicant. 1Ir. Slat
disclosed that he had communicated with Staff and additionally spore with the developer across
the street, Larry Dale. I &. Daly stated that in Staffs report it talks about the inim umn lot depth
being 120'. The southern portion of the property, mathematically, doesn't allow for the entire
120' depth on a couple of the lots. They are proposing a typical setback, 112'. The inina lot
size is still 6,000 square feet.
Mr. Daly stated that they met with Staff regarding amending the current PD. It was suggested
that they Rezone since they would be doing something dramatically different. Approved were
rental units, a commercial site, 100 single family units and a police sub - station were also
approved. They are proposing to eliminate all rental and commercial components of the property
and rezone it to single family subdivision. The lot sizes are to be 6,000 square feet, 50'x120', and
in some eases 55'x115'. They are reducing the units by 184 units. There is a 4 reduction in
density on the property. Mr. Daly stated that the lots along Celery Avenue will be consistent with
the lots across the street. They are proposing to stagger the f ronts of the homes so there will not
be a 25' straight across down both sides of the road. They are proposing that 50 of the lots
have a 2 5' setbacl , 25% will be 0% and 25 wiI be 20 The garage setbacks throughout the
subdivision will be 22 so cars will not stick out across the side
Mr. Daly stated that they had originally proposed to put a fence to buffer Brisson Avenue. The
type of fence that they are proposing will be maintained by the homeowner's association. The
fence will be of a poly -vinyl material. This property has received staff approval from the water
Management District, from Seminole County for the road improvements on Brisson and Celery
Avenues, and is very close to receiving staff approval from the City of Sanford subject to some
engineering issues. Existing homes along Celery Avenue wM be buffered by a fence.
Egres ingress will match exactly the subdivision across the street.
Mr. vonHerbds stated that he cannot vote for approval o f 50' lots and he thin the brief wall
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should be on both Celery and Brisson Avenues. 1 &. Yosefian questioned the square footage.
11r. Daly stated that the mm square footage is 1300 square feet for the o' wide lot size, and
1600 square feet for the 60' wide lot size. Mr. I utz stated that this is already a dense area. He
was disappointed to see 5 0' lots being presented. If we are ever going to make improvements in
the area we need to upscale the size of the lots. I �e asked I &. Daly if consideration had been
given to reduce the quantity of the lots from the original layout or if they were looking for a
reasonable max. Mr. Daly stated that they had looped at the downside and the development
wasn't feasiblely with the reduced density based on the land cost. One thing that has to be
recognized is that the neighborhood is a very difficult to market and build in. The pricing and the
lot sizes are inter - related between each other. Affordable housing is across the street. A step o
home ownership in the area has to be made as opposed to an extra 10' and a half built subdivision
won't make anything better.
Mr. Skat stated that he is a little co ncerned because the traffic stu didn't address pear a.m.
usage because of the school in the area. Peak a.m. traffic 1s significantly higher than peak p.m.
traffic.
Mr. Daly stated that they have looked very hard and if this project is not going to get developed
the way it is approved, economically they have to do 5 o' lots and it will be a dramatic reduction in
the intensity and density that is approved. They are sensitive to some of the issues . They are
willin to go to 1 400 on the mini lot size and are willing to agree to the 2' front yard
setback and will retain o' for 25% of the lots to be able to stagger.
Mr. Robert moored to approve based on Staff reconunendations with the correction of 301 lots to
325 lots. Seconded by Mr. Hipes for discussion. Mr. Robert, I &. Yosefian and Mr. S at in favor
of the motion. All others in opposition. Motion failed.
Mr. Hipes moved to approve subject to Dots 1 through 11 on the south side of Brison to Street
B be ' lots and subject to Staff's recommendations. Seconded by Mr. Lowell. Mr. I utz in
opposition. All others in favor. Motion carried.
Next on the Agenda was to consider the Pre ' ` Subdivision Plan for Celery Plantation,
proposed 301 lot single - famil su located at 2151 Celery Avenue.
Tom Daly represented the request. Ir. Gibson pointed out that under General Notes, Note 918,
the developer ou what they propose to include in the HA documents. He suggested the
Commission give this some thought.
Mr. Yose an moved to approve per StaiTs r eco rnendatlons and with the sam comments as the
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rezoning. Seconded by Mr. VonHerbulis. N r. Kut mn opposition. All others in favor. Motion
carried.
Next on the Agenda was to consider the Prelkairimy Subdivision plan for Lake Monroe P
(Phase I, a Zoo lot single family residential subdivision located at 2900 Narcissus Avenue.
(Property east of Zoo Orlando). Mr. Gibson stated that the development standards proposed in
the Preliminary Subdivision Plan are consistent with the PD Master Plan. A recommendation is
predicated on the approved engineering for this project.
Mr. Robert moved for approval per Stafrs recommendations. Seconded by Mr. Hipes. All in
favor. Motion carried.
The next item on the Agenda was to hold a Public Hearing to consider a request to Rezone
property located at 2770 Narcissus Avenue from MI -2, Medium Industrial and AG, Agriculture to
P, Planned Development for Lake Monroe PIS, Phase II, a 138 lot single famil residential
subdivision.
Don McIntosh was present representing the applicant. This project is an extension
geographically, of the Lake Monroe PD. There are three different numbers for the number of
lots: 138 lots which are the maxim 109 lots as an intermittent play, and 120 lots. There has
been an immense amount of discussion regarding this area drainage's challenges. This project
brings, in conjunction with the Lake Monroe PD, a significant opportunity to improve many of the
conditions that are in the area. Mr. McIntosh stated that they have submitted a concept plan to
City Staff that actually shows 78 lots.
11r. VonHerbuhs disclosed that he has had conversations with the neighbors, Mr. Lee, and his
mother -in -law who live directly to the east of this site.
Mr. McIntosh stated that there will be an extension to the eastern road parallel to the eastern
boundary down to the point where it intersects with the south property line, it will be an
intersection vs. a curve. They will bring central water through the subdivision through the
roadway from the west. Tie -ins wifl be from two locations of the water main. Regarding
buffering, they have discussed deeper lots with a buffer easement to preserve some of the trees in
the area. A tree survey will be done to see what can be preserved and what would be best for the
area. Their goal is to do a survey of the area, incorporate the drainage issues and work to make
sure that they have something that is responsible. Mr. VonHerbulis recor 1 ended a 25 to 3 5'
buffer along the east side that stays Mural and a brick wall where the property lime is. Basically,
leave the buffer on the outside of the property as a natural, non- disturbed buffer separating those
residences on the east and make the lots on the east side ' lot widths and leave the balance to
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match the rest of the subdivision.
Ilrfr. Skat stated that he spoke with a number of people from the Zoo and all are pretty happy with
what is going on out there.
Danny Lee, 511. Power Road, stated that he was representing several of the property owners on
Power Road. He spoke in favor of the request. To answer some of the earlier questions, l&.
Lee stated that the water on Narcissus Avenue goes all the way down to the railroad track. In
talking with Staff, 11r. Lee stated that the angle at the south end of Narcissus will help with the
emergency vehicles, large fire trucks, because the truck will continue on the southerly road into
the subdivision and could access Phase 1. The property lots abutting the single famil residence
to the east, vary from about 100 to 140' lots to up to 2 acre lots. Nft. Lee stated that his lot is
100'x140'. The back of the applicant's property line goes to the center of the drainage ditch
which runs north and south. The ditch helps dram their lots through the trees and also the
existing residences. He is recommending that this ditch not be culverted because the trees would
have to cone out which would block the two story houses which the developer wants to locate
on that property.
1 &. Lee's main concern is the buffer zone that is 25 to 3 o' off of the center of the ditch,
approximately 15' from the trees. The lot depths would be better if they were closer to 1 o' plus
the 25 or o'. The reason that he is in favor of the request is that Narcissus Avenue, for the past
50 years, has been a problem to the whole community. Semi- trailers use to come down this road,
and the County tried to put in a helicopter landing pad few years ago. He is in favor because they
are getting rid of the M I - Industarial. The piece of property next to the railroad tracks is zoned M1
and is 22 acres. The County had approved a dress mill at this location. Semi trucks would
come down Riverview Avenue, turn left on Narcissus with 80' long trucks with logs hanging off
the back. The first day a semi took out the phone lines, the cable tv, and mall boxes. Two years
later the County scraped the grass away from the road and made it about 2' wide until you get to
the cypress lot.
Mr. Robert moved to approve per Staff's recommendations with some exceptions in the area of
the lots on the east that there be fencing, a 25' buffer and a brick wall on the south with o' lots on
the east. Seconded by Mr. Garrett. Mr. Kutz stated that it would cost next to nothing if the lots
on the south sloe were made o'. Mr. McIntosh asked that there not be a requirement for o' lots
on the south side because they are required by City Code to put in a wall to buffer the uses. l &.
McIntosh stated that if the condition isn't specific to say than the intent is to preserve the ditch,
when they move forward with the construction of the subdivision to the extent that their property
touches any part of lie ditch, they will be required to pipe the ditch. The intent is to preserve the
trees and the ditch. Mr. VonHerbulis stated that if the Commission relays to Staff` that the intent
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is to leave it natural, the Comnmi sion cannot say "don't close it's, because all of the drainage
information has not been provided. The Commission's intent is to keep it open. 114x. VonHerbulis
explained, regarding drainage, when a pipe is closed ire, the volume of run-off has been limited and
constrained. when there is are open ditch there is a swell factor, which allows it to sell out of its
banks during the massive rush and then go back down. An open ditch will help a lot more than
closed drainage system. Amer discussion, Mr. Robert amended his 'notion to establish just a
buffer on the east side and leave it as natural as possible. Amendment seconded by Mr. Garrett.
After discussion regarding ' lots on the south side, Mr. Hipes, Mr. Kut , Mr. Lowell, and Mr.
Von erbulis were in opposition. All others in favor. Motion carried.
The next item on the Agenda was to consider changes to Sanford's Land Development
Regulations. Ms. Gerli stated that these are the changes that were discussed previously.
Mr. VonHerbulis moved to recommend approval of the revisions to Schedule J to the City
Conmiission. Seconded by Mr. Robert. All in favor. Notion carded.
Mr. Robert moved to approve the Minutes of July 1 9th and August 2', Seconded by llrlr.
Vonl4erbulis. All in favor. Motion carried.
Mr. Kutz stated that Mainstreet Leesburg provided to Mainstreet Sanford the ordinances that they
are using to approve their downtown area which is reasonably successful. He obtained copies
from Mainstreet Sanford for the Planning and Zoning Board and asked Staff to make and
distribute copies for each of the Board members to review and see if there is anything that woujd
be of merit either for extraction or use or perhaps just discussion that ma help in our decision
with respect to what we ould want Staff` to do.
There being no farther business, the meeting adjourned at 10:45P.M.
Michael Skfit,, Chairmm