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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01.31.67 SpecialZONING AND PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES Tuesday, January 31, 1967 - 8:00 P.M. City Commission Room, City Hall (Special Session) Present: Members: Clifford W. McKibbin, Jr., Chairman Jefferson R. Davis Robert E. Karns A. W. Lee, Jr. Phillip H. Logan City Manager W. E. Knowles Building Official Linvel Risner Absent: Donald Bishop, Jr. Art H. Harris C. F. Brooke Smith, MD Mason H. Wharton The Chairman called the meeting to order. The first item of business was the consideration of applications submitted by Attorney C. Vernon Mize, Jr., relative to property of Col. James Truitt and Kenneth Leffler, as Trustee, for rezoning from R -3 (Multiple Family Dwelling District) to C -1 (Neighborhood Commercial) that property described as Lots 1, 2, and 3, Block 1, San Carlos. Approxi- mate location of the southwest corner of Seminole Boulevard, Lakefront, and Mellonville Avenue. A. Kay Shoemaker, Jr., contractor and representing the developer, presented a sketch showing the proposed use of the property for a commercial office building, the Jeno F. Paulucci Enterprises. The Board discussed at length the feasibility of a C -1 zoning in this particular area and the present development of the Lakefront. In analyzing the immediate area, several points were brought to light. One concerned the radio station's guy wires, through a 99 -year lease, on a portion of the above property which would have a reflection on the financing of the property to be developed. Also, the existing radio station is a commercial non - conforming use within the area under dis- cussion. Secondly, that the majority of the land area is owned Z & P Minutes January 31, 1967 -2- by the City and cannot be resold due to being a dedicated park. It was further pointed out that rezoning three lots constitutes "spot zoning" and that the R -3 area is presently contiguous to the C -2, general commercial, zoning of the downtown area. There- fore, a C -1 and a C -2 could be made contiguous and compatible commercial zoning. The Board was not in favor of the suggestion regarding the proposal of expanding all R -3 districts in its use as to include and allow "multiple national registered home offices ". The Board was informed that Mr. and Mrs. Albert Jarrell, abutting property owners on the southeast corner of Mellonville Avenue and Seminole Boulevard had been contacted regarding the proposed commercial office and were not opposed to the rezoning or its use. The City Manager injected that on a call and in the absence of member C. F. Brooke Smith, Dr. Smith requested that he be recorded as recommending that consideration be given to a pro- posal of rezoning to C -1 that area between West First Street and Seminole Boulevard and between Mellonville Avenue and Sanford Avenue. On motion of Mr. Logan, seconded by Mr. Davis and carried, it was recommended that the City Commission consider the rezoning from R -3 multiple family dwelling district to C -1 neighborhood commercial that area bounded on the north by Seminole Boulevard, Lakefront, on the south by West First Street, on the east by Mellonville Avenue and on the west by Sanford Avenue. The City Manager gave a report on the present work being carried out on the updating, by City personnel, of the Compre- hensive City Plan and Workable Program relative to City's in- tended application for Federal Aid Programs. The Chairman then read a letter from Gerald Dake, Adley and Associates Professional Planning, wherein he stated that he had been advised that funds under the 701 federal funding program were not available at the present time. These funds having been discussed by the Board relative to the updating of the City's present Comprehensive Plan and Workable Program. There being no further business, the meeting adjourned.