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ZONING AND PLANNING COMMISSION
September 5, 1968
City Commission Room, City Hall
8:00 P.M.
Present: Clifford W. McKibbin, Chairman
Jefferson R. Davis
Robert E. Karns
Arthur H. Harris
Phillip Logan
City Manager W. E. Knowles
Building Official Linvel Risner
Absent: Donald Bishop, Jr.
John Daniels, Jr.
John Y. Mercer
C. F. Brooke Smith, M.D.
The Chairman called the meeting to order.
The first item of business was a discussion of a request
of Garfield Walker for the feasibility of setting a Public
Hearing to further consider the rezoning from R -2, one and
two family dwelling district to C -1 Neighborhood Commercial
of property located on the north side of West 13th Street,
between Oak and Park Avenues and just west of and abutting
the alley directly behind the Imperial Service Station on the
northwest corner of West 13th Street and Park Avenue. The
property being that of a two -story residential structure
situated on a 52 x 57 foot lot. Mr. Walker proposed to rent
the structure as a television repair shop.
The following observations were made by the Board relative
to the location that there was no more than two off - street
parking places available; no parking allowed on West 13th
Street due to it being a state secondary highway; that backing
out into said highway was a traffic hazard; and the Building
Official questioned the residence as having the proper electrical
requirements, as outlined by the Building Codes, for such an
operation.
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It was also pointed out that the majority of property use
LLJ within the immediate area was that of residential.
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W After discussion, the Board's consensus of opinion was
a- that the rezoning request under a Public Haring would not be
Cb recommended by the Zoning and Planning Commission and approved
2 by the City Commission. The Chairman was instructed to write
a letter to Mr. Walker outlining that said property to commercial
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was not considered feasible.
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M The Board then discussed the recent action of the City
Commission by amending the Zoning Ordinance to allow real
estate and /or insurance offices in the R -3 (Multiple Family
Dwelling District) residential zoned areas. It was pointed
out that the Zoning and Planning Commission had not offered
such a recommendation and was not cognizant of same. The
City Manager pointed out that the City Commission had been
approached with a request for real estate use in the R -3
zoning and that the City Attorney rendered the opinion that
the ordinance was misconstrued in that a real estate office
was considered a professional office and thereby allowed in
the R -3 zoning.
Attention was called to various junk or inoperative
automobiles now accumulating throughout the City and discussed
the control ordinance for same.
® A further review of the proposed subdivision regulations
was held in abeyance due to a Workshop on same being held in
Winter Park on September 13, 1968, sponsored by the East
Central Florida Regional Planning Council and the Urban
0 Research Center of the Florida State University.
In conjunction with adopting new subdivision regulations,
the Board discussed the present available space or areas
V) of magnitude now left inside the City Limits. The City Manager
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W pointed out that the City Commission would again consider
CL submitting to the next Florida Legislative Session the redefining
°b of the boundary lines of the city limits which should then
encompass larger areas of vacant land. Further that Sanford
is facing an expansion of the city limits due to the fact
that as an example the Seminole Junior College site is going
O to have to be accommodated in that the City is providing
M said site with city utilities of water and sewer.
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The Board entered into a discussion regarding the
deplorable condition of various entrance and exit arterial
state roads of Sanford and further discussed their priority
status under the Seminole County Road Program for the next
five years. More particularly SR -46 from Interstate 4 to
the Wekiva Bridge and SR 415 at the Osteen Bridge area
including the bridge replacement.
The Board was informed that one of the local churches
is contemplating the construction of a high rise apartment
building for the elderly in the area south of 2nd Street
and Lakeview Avenue and that Architect Eoghan Kelley had
notified the City that a variance might be required in the
height limitation, parking and paving. Said contraction
to be known as Bramm Towers.
A letter of July 5th from Planning Consultant Gerald
Dake was next reviewed offering services for updating the
City's Comprehensive Plan and assistance in preparing
applications for federal programs. The City Manager
stated the 1968 -69 Budget appropriations had not been
set by the City Commission and therefore could not ascer-
tain if funds for same would be made available. He apprised
the Board that the Seminole League of Municipalities had
suggested that the County employ a professional planner and
that the planner's services be made available to all
municipalities in Seminole County.
There being no further business, t e meeting adjourned.
Approved by: �./'• c ✓ ,
Chairman
Approved by:
Secretary