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HomeMy WebLinkAbout04.18.74Planning and Zoning Commission April 18, 1974 8:00 P.M. Members Present: Members Absent: Others Present: Arthur Harris, Chairman David Berrien Edward Blacksheare C. B. Franklin Victor Gischler Robert Karns Kirby Moncrief Jefferson David Rudy Sloan Bill Braceland, Building Official Al Payne, Building Inspector David Farr,City Planner 0. Sam Ackley, Personnel Director M. LaZenby, City Engineer W. E. Knowles, City Manager The Chairman called the meeting to order, and welcomed the newly appointed member, Mr. Kirby Moncrief. The first order of business was to hold a public hearing to con- sider a change and amendment to the Zoning Ordinance as follows: That Article V, Use Provisions; Section 1, SR -lAA Single - Family Residential District; Paragraph B, Conditional Uses permitted; sub - paragraph (1) be amended to read: (1) Elementary, Middle and High Schools. The Chairman asked if anyone present wished to speak in favor of, or in opposition to, this change in the Zoning Ordinance, and no one appeared. After consideration, Mr. Berrien made the motion to recommend to the City Commission that Article V, Section 1, of the Zoning Ordinance be amended as above described. The motion was seconded by Mr. Gischler and was carried. A public hearing was next held to consider a change and amendment Planning and Zoning Commission April 1$, 1974 Page 2 ------------------------------------------------------------------- - - - - -- to the Zoning Ordinance as follows: That Article V. Use Provisions; Section 3, SR -1, Single - Family Residential Dwelling District; Paragraph A, Uses Permitted; sub- paragraph (2) be amended to read: (2) Elementary, Middle and High Schools. The Chairman asked if anyone present wished to speak in favor of, or in opposition to, this change in the Zoning, and no one appeared. After consideration, a motion was made by Mr. Gischler to recom- mend to the City Commission that Article V, Section 3, of the Zoning Ordinance be amended as previously described. The motion was seconded by Mr. Berrien and was carried. A public hearing was next held to consider a change and amendment to the Zoning Ordinance as follows: That Article VI, Off- Street Parking and Loading Regulations; Section 6, Restrictions on Parking Certain Vehicles, be amended to read: 6. RESTRICTIONS ON PARKING OF CERTAIN VEHICLES. Certain vehicles subject to the following license classifica- tions, as set out by the Florida Department of Trans- portation, shall not be parked in off - street parking areas, access to highways thereto, or on any residential destrict except as may be required for normal loading or unloading of such vehicles and during the time normally required for service at dwellings, or at structures or activities permitted or permissible in such residential districts by the terms of this Zoning Regulation: CV Series (Trucks for Commercial Use over 5,000 pounds) GW Series (Motor vehicles, trailers and semi - trailers equipped with machinery and designed for exclusive use in the nature of well drilling, excavation, construction, spraying and like purposes) K Series (School buses, commercial wreckers, hearses, excepting ambulances) S Series (Nine persons and over buses for hire) P Series (Trucks used for agricultural purposes) T Series (Truck - tractor) L Series (Semi- trailers) Planning and Zoning Commission April 18, 1974 Page 3 The Chairman asked if anyone present wished to speak in favor of, or in opposition to, this change in the Zoning Ordinance, and no one appeared. After consideration, a motion was made by Mr. Blacksheare to recom- mend to the City Commission that Article VI,Section 6, of the Zoning Ordinance be amended as previously described. The motion was seconded by Mr. Berrien and was carried. A revised site plan for a commercial building at the southwest corner of 13th Street and Park Avenue for the Central Baptist Church was next presented for review. The review of this site plan had been tabled at the previous meeting, because the board objected to a barn- like structure at this location. The City Planner reported that the revised site plan appears to have only been changed by the alteration of the roof, the steel panels are still exposed, with no additional landscaping; and it would appear to be unwise to allow an exposed steel building at this important intersection in a residential area. Mr. R. D. Grieme, representing the church, told the board that the cost of the addition of a mansard roof to the building was pro- hibitive, and the original plan was being submitted. He said the members of the Central Baptist Church felt the steel building, as presented, was an improvement over what is now there. Mr. Grieme submitted the following letter regarding the opinion of the abutting property owners to the west and south. Central Baptist Church 13th and Oak Avenue April 15, 1974 To Whom It May Concern: We, the undersigned, have no objections to the erecting of a metal building on the southwest corner of 13th Street and Park Avenue, by the Central Baptist Church. Signed: Mamie Lee Denton Martha Gwynn Fox Mr. Jack Owen, representing the Central Baptist Church, addressed the board, explaining the proposed use of the building as a crisis center, the long range plans to expand the church buildings to Park Planning and Zoning Commission April 18, 1974 Page 4 ------------------------------------------------------------------- - - - - -- Avenue, and then moving this metal building to another location. He said the members of the church did not consider the proposed building to be a "tin barn ", and that they were limited to a metal building with the amount of funds available. The Chairman reiterated the opinion of the Planning and Zoning Commission as to their objection to putting a metal barn -like building at this intersection, in other words a warehouse type building with plain gable roof and no overhang, straight up and downsides, only one door. The Chairman said they were proposing to put an industrial building on a commercial lot. A metal building can be designed to be a nice looking building and will not cost a lot more money. In discussion, Mr. Grieme indicated that it was possible to add some three -foot decorative panels. After further discussion, Mr. Karns made a motion to table any action on the site plan for a commercial building at 13th Street and Park Avenue until a representative could present color slides or pictures of a completed building demonstrating how it would actually look. The motion was seconded by Mr. Berrien and was carried. Consideration was next given to the complete set of plans for Ridgewood Arms Apartments, 2600 Ridgewood Avenue, as submitted by Mr. Joe Adkins. This site plan had been given conditional approval on June 7, 1973, subject to the developer furnishing the city with suitable protection on drainage of the property. The City Engineer reported the plans meet city requirements from an engineering standpoint, the drainage is adequate, and they are working out the details for an easement for the outfall. Attorney Bud Kirk, representing the developer of Ridgewood Arms, next addressed the board. Mr. Kirk said that research indicated the easement in question, a 30 -foot area in Seminole County, appears on many maps as an easement. He gave the opinion that it is an official easement, and there had been no claim on it since 1888. Mr. Kirk asked that the following resolution be made a part of the minutes. RESOLUTION ON MOTION BY COMMISSIONER DRUMMOND, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER VIHLEN, THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED AT THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF SEMINOLE COUNTY, FLORIDA, ON THE 29th DAY OF JANUARY, A.D. 1974. WHEREAS, Ridgewood Arms Apartments, located within the City Limits of Sanford, Florida, has requested approval from the Board of County Commissioners of Seminole County to construct and maintain on certain Planning and Zoning Commission April 18, 1974 Page 5 ----------------------------------------------------------------- - - - - -- property outside the City Limits of Sanford, Florida, adjacent to Ridgewood Arms Apartments, a drainage pipeline to serve said apartment complex; and WHEREAS, the City of Sanford has approved construction and engi- neering plans submitted by Ridgewood Arms Apartments for said drainage pipeline conditioned upon the approval of the Board of County Commis- sioners of Seminole County, asserting that Seminole County may have an interest in the property on which construction and maintenance are to occur; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Seminole County, Florida, that: 1. Any ownership, jurisdiction, or authority in the property here - inbelow described upon which Ridgewood Arms Apartments plans to construct and maintain a drainage pipeline to serve said apartment complex is neither claimed nor disclaimed by the Board of County Commissioners on behalf of Seminole County. 2. The Board of County Commissioners on behalf of Seminole County has no objection to Ridgewood Arms Apartments constructing and maintaining a drainage pipeline to serve said apartment complex on the property described as: A strip of land lying in Section 2, T20S, R30E, 17.16' in width lying between the Woodruff property on the west and the Ridgewood Arms property on the east; and ALSO a strip of land 31.68' in width in Section 2, T20S, R30E, lying between the Woodruff property and the Masters Cove property on the west and the Fred Ferris property on the east; other- wise described as that easement depicted on sheets 1, 2, and 3, entitled Ridgewood Arms Easement Verification and Paving and Drainage Plan and initialed K.F -S. UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED this 29th day of January, A.D. 1974. Attest: Signed: Arthur H. Beckwith, Jr. Clerk After consideration, a motion was made by Mr. Karns to approve the site plan for Ridgewood Arms, subject to the City Attorney's acceptance of the validity of the deed for the outfall. The motion was seconded by Mr. Franklin and was carried. After discussion, a review of the Sanford Traffic Engineering Report was tabled until the meeting of May 16, 1974. Planning and Zoning Commission April '18, 1974 Page 6 ------------------------------------------------------------------- - - - - -- The Chairman next read the following memorandum, dated April 11, 1974. To: Building Official From: Personnel Director /Assistant to the City Manager Re: Land being annexed at highest use: possible conflict with Mooney Bill. There is not conflict with our present annexation law and the Mooney Bill. The Mooney Bill requires that, "no land will be annexed by a municipality at a zoning density that is greater than the zoning density existing on the land prior to annexation. . . ." The City annexes land at its highest use, (i.e., lowest density). The Mooney Bill requires that, ". . . . land annexed into the municipality shall be compatible with the land use of the adjoining properties." After property has been annexed at its highest use (lowest Bensity), the City rezones the property to insure its compatibility with adjoining properties. In every case rezoning does not take place prior to 90 days after the receipt of petition. On the motion of Mr. Blacksheare, seconded by Mr. Gischler and carried, the minutes of the meeting of April 4, 1974, were approved. After a discussion of apparent inconsistencies in the Zoning Ordinance pertaining to the defining of rear yard set back requirements where the property abuts an alley, the City Planner was asked to make a study and report for the next meeting. There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned. Arthur H. Harris, Chairman