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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05.07.87MINUTES PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION May 7, 1987 7:00 P.M. Members Present: Members Absent: Others Present: John Morris, Chairman John LeRoy Joe Dennison Eddie Keith Gary L. Davidson Dr. Hortense Evans Sheila Roberts Jay Malone Brent Carli Bettie Sonnenberg, Zoning Inspector Bill Simmons, Director of Engineering & Planning Jay Marder, City Planner The meeting was called to order at 7:00 P.M. by the Chairman, John Morris. The first item on the agenda was a continuation of a Public Hearing to consider a request to rezone from SR -1A and AD to that of RC -1, property located north of CR 427, west of the south entrance to Carriage Cove and east of Tucker Drive, represented by W.E. Knowles. Mr. Davidson moved to remove the rezone from the table. Mr. LeRoy seconded. Motion carried unanimously. Mr. Knowles stated that he is bringing back the proposed neighborhood shopping complex located south of the Carriage Cove entrance. The continuation was due to a questions of an easement across the property. The easement has been worked out. The landlocked parcel to the northwest for the rezone site was the one in question. Three proposed alternate entrance ways have been proposed and the engineers are trying to design the building to accomodate the easement. Dale Christensen was present to speak on the request. He stated he and his parents have no problem with the rezoning request as long as the easement is accomodated. The only request they have is if the property changes owners, they would like to be on the mailing list for the site plan. There was no one present to speak in opposition. Mr. Keith moved to approve the rezone request. Mr. LeRoy seconded. Motion carried unanimously. The next item was a continuation of a Public Hearing to consider a request for a conditional use in a GC -2 zone, property located at 2712 Orlando Drive for the purpose of automotive, new and used, sales and service, represented by the owner, John Childers. Mr. LeRoy moved to remove the conditional use from the table. Mr. Dennison seconded. Motion carried unanimously. Mr. Childers stated he would like to get approval for the conditional use and then submit a site plan for staff review and to Planning and Zoning for final approval. Robert Siegler was present to speak on behalf on the request. He stated he felt partially responsible for Mr. Childers problem because it took him about a 1j years to convince MINUTES - PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISISON - May 7, 1987 - 7:00 P.M. Page 2 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - - - - -- Mr. Childers to come into the City. Mr. Childers was under the understanding that when he came into the City as GC -2 from the county's C -2, the uses were the same. When he came into the city he had a repair shop and assumed it went along with the automotive sales. Mr. Siegler said he felt Mr. Childers is taking the right steps now and thinks he would be a very good citizen in the City. There was no one present to speak in opposition. Mr. Keith moved to approve the conditional use. Mr. Dennison seconded. Motion carried unanimously. The next item was to hold a Public Hearing to consider a request to rezone from MR -2 to GC -2 for the purpose of a construction office and yard and residential property located in the 400 block between Holly Avenue and Cedar Avenue, represented, by John Butner, for the owners, Donald Miller, David Auerbach, Duane Gray, William & Karen Petty, Estate of Gladys Ross, and Evelyn Bedenbaugh. Mr. Butner stated he was representing the owners of the entire block who are requesting to rezone from MR -2 to GC -2. He is also speaking on behalf of Joe Brooks who desires to purchase the property at 408 Holly Avenue to get the use for a construction yard and office. He said he heard that the City likes to rezone an entire block compared to one lot. There is no immediate use intended for the rest of the block other than the current residential use. Mr. Brooks desires to utilize the property in a GC -2 zoning for his use. The request is compatible to the area. The business he operates would generate a minimum amount of traffic. Besides himself, he has 6 employees. They park their cars in the yard and leave in company vehicles. He has normal business hours with 1 secretary in the office. When the employees arrive or leave the property,their access to the property is from 5th Street through the alley on the west side of the block into the rear gate. In the future, if the property is rezoned and purchased by Mr. Brooks, he plans to install a gate on 5th Street on access of the property. He said he has spoken to some to the neighbors around the area and said they were concerned over the increased traffic. He informed them that the traffic increase would be minimal. He would improve the looks of the area because he would place additional landscaping, put privacy slats on the fence, and have minimum traffic. Present to speak on the request was Robert Mundy. He stated he came to oppose the request but if they do what they say they will do, he is not opposed now. If they keep it to a minimum traffic and noise, and have no chemicals or odors, he has no objection. Present to speak in opposition were Ray Elliott and Doug Harp. They stated that the block east of the property is zoned RC -1, which acts as a buffer to the residential property from commercial. The RC -1 zone depends on the residential property to keep it going. They find it repugnant that developers buy residential property at a residential price and convert it to commercial use when there is commercial property available one block away. The traffic, noise and the looks would create an eyesore in the neighborhood. Once the zoning is changed, a developer can do what he wants to. The Chairman asked if the use would be classified under RC -1 zone. Mrs. Sonnenberg said no, it is only permitted in a GC -2 zone. Staff recommended denial. Mr. LeRoy moved to deny the request based on the fact that 1. it is in a residential area, 2. there is other commercial property available. Mr. Keith seconded. He stated also that it does not concur with the future land use plan map. Motion carried over the dissenting vote of Mr. Dennison. The next item was a Public Hearing to consider a request for the use of two family dwellings in a SR -1 zone, property located at 1120 Palmetto Avenue, represented by John Hancock, for the owners, Gladys and Myrtle Duncan. MINUTES - PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION - May 7, 1987 - 7:00 P.M. Page 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - - - - -- Mr. Hancock stated that there is an existing detached 2 car garage on the property. IT had been rented prior to this time. Because of the current zoning, it is not allowed to have multiple family. There are other garage apartments in the area. It is located on a double, corner lot so there would be no congestion because they would have access through the alley. There was no one present to speak in opposition. Staff recommended approval due to the surrounding area. Mr. Dennison moved to approve the conditional use. Mr. LeRoy seconded. Motion carried unanimously. The next item was a Public hearing to consider a request for the sale of beer and wine for the consumption on premises, property located at 2964 Orlando Drive, Zayre's Plaza in a GC -2 zone, represented by John Falls. Mr. Falls stated that it would be the 50's and 60's theme of the original rock'n roll. There would be cold cut sandwiches with the beer and wine. There would be no pool tables. There will be a D.J. on Friday and Saturday nights. The fire department has limited him to 140 to 150 people and the Health Department will allow 180 people. The hours of operation would be 10:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M.., Monday through Saturday and 12:00 P.M. to 12:00 A.M. on Sundays. Mrs. Sonnenberg stated that there are other approvals he will need to get. Present to speak in behalf was Tom Meredith and Speed Page. Mr. Meredith, representative for the Plaza, stated that in the leases they make clauses for nuiances. If there are complaints, they would do something about it. Mr. Page stated that his business is 2 doors down and he is all for it because at his end of the plaza there are several empty units and would like to see the traffic. There was no one present to speak in opposition. Staff recommended approval. Mr. Dennison moved to approve the conditional use. Mr. Davidson seconded. Motion carried over the dissenting votes of Mr. LeRoy and Mr. Keith. The next item was to continue the consideration of the site plan or a change of use to a welding shop from storage building located at 901 E. 25th Street in an RI -1 zone, represented by the owner, Vance Taylor. Mr. Davidson moved to removed the site plan from the table. Mr. Keith seconded. Motion carried unanimously. Staff recommended approval subject to determination of utility development fee. Mr. LeRoy asked if the site plan approved before allowed sale of equipment on the slab in front of the approved 60 x 30 concrete building. Mr. Taylor stated that it is a family operation. One in awhile, there is equipment for sale on the slab. His nephew built the trailer that is parked there now. There is some machinery that is too big to lift up and put in the building. The equipment is under the A frame outside of the building. His nephew is the only one working there. It is a small business, which could be classified as a hobby. He is requesting City Commission to waive the development fees. There will be no new construction on the site. Mr. Dennison moved to approve the site plan. Mr. LeRoy seconded. Motion carried unanimously. The next item was to consider the site plan for a drive -thru addition to Barnett Bank, a banking facility located in a GC -2 zone at 3094 Orlando Drive, represented by Kim Townsend. Kim Townsend stated they are requesting approval for a drive thru addition to an existing commercial building. They are adding on aisle which can be used from both sides. MINUTES - PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION - May 7, 1987 - 7:00 P.M. Page 4 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Staff recommends approval. They will have the same traffic flow, east to west. They will not be removing any trees. The site has the required landscaping. Mr. LeRoy moved to approve the site plan. Mr. Keith seconded. Motion carried unanimously. The next item was to consider the site plan for Codisco's Inc's Corporate Headquarters located at 601 Codisco Way in a RI -1 zone, represented by Ernesto Gonzalez Chaves. Mr. LeRoy stated that a note on the site plan said the total landscaping would be submitted after completion of construction and asked if that was correct. Mrs. Sonnenberg said the landscaping plan will have to be submitted prior to the issuance of the certificate of occupancy. It is an unusual situation. There is no perimeter to determine how many trees would be needed. They have the interior landscaping. They will need DER permits and easement to be defined and dedicated. They have gotten the curbcuts from the county on Upsala Road. Mr. LeRoy moved to approve the site plan with the following conditions: 1. DER permits required, 2. a utility easement to be dedicated to the city and to be cleared and stablized. 3. landscaping plans to be submitted prior to C.O. Mr. Keith seconded. Motion carried unanimously. Mr. Townsend asked the board if he could speak on the Barnett Bank site plan again. The board said it would be ok. He stated they have recieved some comments from the Architect in Jacksonville that in front of the building on the east side, they will be enclosing the open area under the roof. It is approximately 500 sq ft. It will not effect the drainage. He said he wanted to mention it so if they went to the building department to pull a building permit, they would have permission. The members of the board recieved a copy of the site plan for the expansion of the Lake Monroe Harbor for 99 additional berths which was approved by Staff. The principle items of concern were electrical and water and the extension of the hyacinth guard. The Chairman asked if it would be possible and this cost to lay culvert underneath the entrance road to get some water flow between the two basins. Mr. Simmons said he felt they would need a dredge and fill permit. It would have to go through DER, Core of Engineers, and Water Management District to make sure they would approve it. Mr. LeRoy asked Staff to check out the handwash Car Wash at 2nd & Park Avenue. They have alot of junk cars in the rear and some parked out front that are for sale. Mr. Davidson asked about Dr. Wing's building located =. east of the Hospital that is falling down. He asked if someone could check it out. He was informed that it was being handled through Code Enforcement and at the present time they have a fine running against the property. The Minutes of the privious meeting were approved. There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned.