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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01.07.99City of Sanford Planning and Zoning Commission Regularly Scheduled Meeting 7:OQ P.M. Thursday, January 7, 1999 City Commission. Chambers, City Hall, Sanford, Florida AGENDA Hold a Public Hearing to consider a conditional Use request for a proposed Water Reclamation Facility (central Sewer Plant) at 3350 Beardall Avenue IJ corner of Beardall Avenue and Marquette Avenue) in an AG, Agriculture Zoning District. Tax Parcel Number: o- o- 1 -300- 0'100 -0000 Property Owner: City of Sanford Representative: David A. Gierach, P.E., senior ice- President - CPH Engineers, Inc. 2. Consider the Site Plan for Adams Building Components, a proposed truss manufacturin facility located at 24451f W. Airport Boulevard in a 111 -2, Medium Industrial Zoning District. Planning and Zoning commission approved a Conditional Use Permit for outdoor storages manufacturin —orb October 1, 1998 . . Parcel lumber: -1 - o- oo -BO1 -0000 Property Owner: Adams Building Materials Property Partnership Representative: Gregory J. Adams 3. Any other business from floor or Commission Members. 4. Reports from Staff. ADVICE TO THE PUBLIC. If a person decides to appeal a decision made with respect to any matter considered at the above meeting or hearing, he may need a verbatim record of the proceedings including the testimony and evidence, which record is not provided by the city of Sanford FS 286.0105) Persons with disabilities needing assistance to participate in any of these proceedings should contact the personnel office ADA coordinator at 330 -5526, 48 hrs in advance of the meeting. MINUTES PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING OF JANUARY 7, 1999 7:00 P.M. CITY COMMISSION CHAMBERS CITY HALL, SANFORD , FLORIDA MEMBERS PRESENT Mac McClanahan Andrew Kutz Kevin Hipes Ross Robert Otto Garrett Michael Skat MEMBERS ABSENT: Bobby VonHerbulis -excused James Valerind- excused Timothy Hudson OTHERS PRESENT: Jay R. Marder, Director of Engineering and Planning Russ Gibson, Land Development Coordinator Paul Moore, Utilities Director Marion Anderson, Recording Secretary The meeting was called to order at 7:00 P.M. by Mx. Skat. The first item on the Agenda was to hold a Public Hearing to consider a .request for a Conditional Use for a proposed water reclamation facility (central sewer plant) at 3350 Beardall Avenue, the northwest corner of Beardall Avenue and Marquette Avenue, in an AG, Agricultural Zoning District. Nor. Paul Porter, President of CPH Engineers, 500 W. Fulton Street, was present. He stated that he would be giving a presentation on wastewater treatment planning. Mr. Porter introduced David Gierach, Senior Nice President at CPH Engineers and Project Manager. Mr. Porter stated that the planning for this wastewater treatment plant started approximately in December 1992 when the City recognized that the existing planning period for the wastewater treatment plant along the Lakefront would expire in 2005. The treatment plant along the Lakefront has the capacity of 7.3 millions gallons per day and by 2005 a new plant would have to be in place to properly process wastewater for the City. In August 1994, the scope of the study changed considerably to include a computer model for the City's farce mains and lift stations that serve the southeast portion of the city. This study, that was commissioned by the City, analyzed two basic alternatives with one variation in the second. alternative. The first alternative was to continue to use the wastewater treatment plant on the Lakefront with expansions necessary to meet the new capacity. The second alternative was to place a new wastewater treatment plant in the southeast portion of the city. The reasoning for selecting a location like this one was due to the projected growth �Ln the southeast portion of the City as apposed to the existing wastewater treatment plant being more or less in the northwestern portion. The Airport growth and the Greeneway, bath, contribute heavily to that growth. The variation in the plans that was studied at that time was that one alternative was to have a plant located, as it is, in the southeast part of the MINUTES PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING OF JANUARY 7 1999 PAGE 2 Airport, and another alternative was to have a plant located in the north part of the Airport. Mr. Porter stated that a major component of the systems is the collection system of the City. The existing old collection system in the southeast part of the City actually has considerable problems. The capacity is weak and not of sufficient capacity for any significant additional growth in the southeast part of the City. All of the alternatives have to examine, not only the new treatment plant or the new treatment facilities to be constructed, but also what improvements would need to be made to the collection system in order to get the wastewater from the growth areas to the treatment plant. The study concluded that the preferred alternative was to construct a new wastewater treatment plant at the location that is being proposed. Those conclusions were presented to the city Commission in early 1995 and the study was adopted. Earlier this year, the city applied to the State of Florida for a State Revolving Fund Loan for funding of the wastewater system improvements. As part of the requirements for obtaining that funding, which is an extremely low interest rate loan, the City had to update the plans. The planning horizon was pushed out to the year 2020 and they re- examined more updated growth rates. The study ended up concluding that there would be a three phase construction of the treatment plant. That planning, called the 201 Facilities Planning, was completed earlier and actually presented to the City Commission on September 28, 1998 and was adapted by Resolution 1799. The construction will be a three phase approach. Included in the first phase will be a 2 million gallon per day wastewater treatment plant, some collection and transmission system improvements, and some improvements to the existing wastewater treatment plant, not in capacity but more in a safety fashion which includes a chlorine system enclosure and chlorine scrubbers to prevent escaping chlorine gas. David Gierach stated that the proposed location is at the southwest intersection of Marquette Avenue and Beardall Avenue. The property is owned by the City of Sanford and it is on the Orlando Sanford Airport site. It is in the southeast corner of the Airport site property. The property is identified as industrial and the proposed use is consistent with the Camp Plan. The plant access will be off of Beardall Avenue. Proposed improvements on Beardall will be from the entrance road to the extension of East Lake Mary Blvd. Buffers will be provided around the entire site, 54' minimum. On the south and east sides of the site, it is proposed that a landscape berm be constructed to provide a buffer for the property owners to the south. The City is also the property owner on the north and west sides. It is being proposed that a 6' m;,mmin berm with landscaping along the entire length of Marquette Avenue and also on Beardall Avenue be put in place. some offsite imp rovements include force main improvements, a 16" force main that will be constructed in conjunction with the East Lake Mary Blvd. improvements. One million gallons per day will be going to the new plant upon initial startup. some construction will include an aeration basin, an office lab building, and will provide public access reclaimed water. The city already has the ability for effluent disposal by connecting to the existing reclaimed system. Mr. Gierach stated that they are trying to get all of the plans and MINUTES PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING OF JANUARY 7 1999 Dm r-r.. I specifications approvals done because the approvals have to be complete before the funding becomes eligible. They are trying to get all the permits, plans, and specifications completed on the project by April of this year. If this schedule can be met, we will be eligible for the funding in July with construction starting in the Fall. Mr. Gierach stated that they are initially anticipating removing 1 million gallons per day from the existing plant. The new plant will have 2 million gallons per day initially. Bill Kirchhoff, 2044 Hibiscus Ct., stated that there are people who are opposed to this very strongly. He asked that this be taken back to the drawing board and looked at again. He stated that he owns the orange grove immediately east of this property. The property that the sewage treatment plant is supposed to go on has a hard pan layer and water does not percolate, the water stays. This is not the proper place for a sewer treatment plant. The water from this property sheet flows across Beardall onto his orange grove. The tornado went through this area, and now the people have rebuilt their homes up and down Beardall and Marquette. Now these people will look out at the potential of having a sewer plant. This is not good planning and this is not being a friendly neighbor. Mr. Kirchhoff stated that the City should work with the County, put in lift stations and force mains and run this out to Yankee bake and put the existing plant property on the tax role. Mr. Kirchhoff stated that this will hurt the monetary value of his property. Mr. Gierach stated that the structures are all water retaining structures, and should not contribute further to any flooding. It will im prove and decrease any discharge off of this site. The Airport put in 2 &� to 3' of fill onto this site where the plant will be constructed. He stated that they did a cost analysis of what is the most cost effective alternative for the City to meet its wastewater needs. It will be substantially more expensive to go to the Yankee Lake Plant. Mr. Gierach stated that they are not aware of any flooding problems on this site and that it is not in a flood prone area. They do know that the culvert that is under Beardall is undersized. Mr. Marder stated that the Airport has recognized that they do need to do some overall master planning, basically with the aim of development in the area. The Airport is taking a proactive approach to do the master planning. It is not just the planning that one does for FAA and transportation related facilities, but the whole site, including the detail plan for all lands on the Airport. This is being done right now. Mr. Hipes moved for approval with Staff's recommendations subject to CPH Engineers doing more research regarding flooding problems and to transmit this information to the City Commission. Seconded by Mr. Robert. All in favor. Motion carried. The next item on the Agenda was to consider the Site Plan for Adams Building Components, a proposed truss manufacturing facility located at 2445 W. Airport Boulevard in a MI -2, Medium Industrial Zon Ditrict. MINUTES PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING OF JANUARY 1, 1999 PAGE 4 David Norris, representing Adams Building Components, introduced Joe Adams, Secretary /Treasurer, Paul Hertco who will be the General Manager, and Dan Fossitt the General Manager in Winter Haven. Mr. Dorris stated that Staff comments have been addressed on the engineering plan but the plan has not been resubmitted. He stated that he has had his first meeting with Seminole County and most major considerations will be regarding the W. Airport Blvd. driveway and possibly drainage considerations. The County will be requesting a traffic study and looking at the possibility of some additional right -of -way. He stated that this will not be a retail facility. There will be 52 employees, 14 in the office and 42 in the plant. Mr. Dorris stated that they are proposing to use Albright Road as a truck entrance which will be especially designed with extra wide pavement and turn radius. Mr. Robert Moved on approval per Staff's recommendations with the proviso that if the applicant does have to re- engineer the site plan, that the site plan be brought back to Staff and that Staff represent the changes at the Planning and Zoning Commission meeting. Seconded by Mr. McClanahan. Mr. Hipes opposed. All others in favor. Motion carried. Mr. Eutz noted that he would be keeping a record of some of the facilities in the community regarding parking, where it is difficult to get in and out and at a later date he would like to make a presentation to the Commission. He stated that he is finding some things that are absolutely incredible. Mr. Skat read into the record a letter addressed to the Planning and zoning Board: "I have been informed that 349 S. Park Avenue has been leased to the Fred Rogers and in this I will no longer need to pursue a parking variance for the property. If I can be taken off the agenda, I would appreciate it. Thank you for all your time and consideration of this matter. Valerie S. Davis." Mr. Skat requested that Staff check the auction on Sanford Avenue. Mr. Stutz requested that Staff check to see if the employee has permission to park their car on the sidewalk as we walk in and out at each meeting. There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 9:10 P.M. Michael Skat, Vice Chairman