07.17.08
CITY OF SANFORD
PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION
THURSDAY . JULY 17, 2008
CITY COMMISSION CHAMBERS
SANFORD CITY HALL 1 ST FLOOR
300 NORTH PARK AVENUE, SANFORD, FLORIDA
REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING
10AM
ApPROVAL OF MINUTES
· July 3, 2008 Regular Meeting Minutes
ACCEPTANCE OF PROOF OF PUBLICATION
PUBLIC HEARINGS
PH-l Remove from Table and hold a Public Hearing to consider a request to amend an existing conditional use to allow
General Commercial uses at 405 Celery Avenue.
Tax Parcel Number: 31-19-31-506-0AOO-0020
Property Owner: Gary Rager
Representative: Gary Rager
PH-2 Hold a Public Hearing to consider a conditional use request to allow vehicular sales for Happy Bays Scooter Depot
at 250 E. Lake Mary Boulevard.
Tax Parcel Number: 11-20-30-517-0000-0030
Property Owner: Norris Industries, Inc
Representative: Alan Norris
PH-3A Hold a Public Hearing to consider a request for a Small Scale Comprehensive Plan Amendment to change the Future
Land Use designation from RP, Resource Protection to GC, General Commercial for Skyway Plaza at 2955 Sanford
Avenue.
Tax Parcel Numbers: 06-20-31-300-006/7/8/90-0000 and 06-20-31-506-0000-00A2
Property Owner: Avila Rolando
Representative: Dana Boyte, CPH Engineers
PH-3B Hold a Public Hearing to consider a request to rezone 7.76 acres to GC-2, General Commercial for Skyway Plaza, a
mixed use commercial development at 2955 Sanford Avenue.
Tax Parcel Numbers: 06-20-31-300-006/7/90-0000 and 06-20-31-506-0000-00A2
Property Owner: Avila Rolando
Representative: Dana Boyte, CPH Engineers
PH-4 Hold a Public Hearing to consider proposed amendments to the Transportation Element of the Comprehensive Plan
which creates a Transportation Concurrency Exception Area.
Representative: Antonia Gerli, Principal Planner - City of Sanford
PH-5 Remove from Table and Hold a Public Hearing to consider amendments to the Sanford City Code, Chapter 74,
Planning and Development, to provide an administrative process for evaluating vested rights assertions.
Representative: Antonia Gerli, Principal Planner - City of Sanford
STAFF REPORTS
CITIZEN PARTICIPATION
COMMISSIONERS REPORTS
ADJOURNMENT
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MINUTES
PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION
MEETING OF JULY 17, 2008
lOAM
CITY COMMISSION CHAMBERS
CITY HALL, SANFORD, FLORIDA
MEMBERS PRESENT
Otto Garrett, Chairman
Brian Yolk
Eddie Green
Ross Robert
Carol Dennison
MEMBERS ABSENT
Bobby VonHerbulis, Vice Chairman - excused
Rami Yosefian - excused
Andy Kutz - excused
OTHERS PRESENT
Ken McIntosh, Assistant City Attorney
Larry Robertson, Development Services Manager
Mary Moskowitz, Planner
Mary Muse, Administrative Coordinator
Mr. Garrett called the meeting to order at 10:05 AM.
MINUTES
Ms. Dennison moved to approve the Minutes of the July 3, 2008 Regular Meeting. Mr. Green seconded. All in
favor. Motion carried 5-0.
PROOF OF PUBLICATION
Mr. Robert moved to accept the proof of publications. Mr. Yolk seconded. All in favor. Motion carried 5-0.
PUBLIC HEARINGS
Remove from Table and hold a Public Hearing to consider a request to amend an existing conditional use to
allow General Commercial uses at 405 Celery Avenue. Gary Rager, property owner; Gary Rager, Ron
Washington-tenant, and Jack Reynolds - JR Consultant, representatives.
Ms. Dennison moved to remove from the table. Mr. Robert seconded. All in favor. Motion carried 5-0.
Ms. Dennison moved to approve the amended conditional use per staff s recommendation with the following
changes: Item #3(The auto detailing and/or car wash business must be discontinued) add "unless it meets the
LDR requirements" and Item # 1 (An engineered site plan must be submitted and approved within 90 days and a
development permit issued prior to any site improvements) change 90 days to 120 days. Mr. Yolk seconded. All
in favor. Motion carried 5-0.
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Hold a Public Hearing to consider a conditional use request to allow vehicular sales for Happy Bays Scooter
Depot at 250 E. Lake Mary Boulevard~ Norris Industries, Inc., property owner; Alan Norris, representative.
Mr~ Robert moved to approve the conditional use per staffs recommendation. Mr. Green seconded. All in favor.
Motion carried 5-0.
Hold a Public Hearing to consider a request for a Small Scale Comprehensive Plan Amendment to change the
Future Land Use designation from RP, Resource Protection to GC, General Commercial for Skyway Plaza at
2955 Sanford Avenue. Avila Rolando, property owner; Dana Boyte - CPH Engineers, representative. Cynthia
Flagge and Theresa Osborne were present to speak. They were concerned about the buffer area along the east
property line adjacent to their property.
Mr. Green moved to recommend approval to the City Commission per staffs recommendation. Mr. Robert
seconded. All in favor. Motion carried 5...0.
Hold a Public Hearing to consider a request to rezone 7.76 acres to GC-2, General Commercial for Skyway
Plaza, a mixed use commercial development at 2955 Sanford Avenue. Avila Rolando, property owner; Dana
Boyte - CPR Engineers and Storm Richards, representatives. Robert & Christine La Sage were present to speak.
They were concerned about the possibility of poor drainage issues and decline in water pressure.
Mr. Robert moved to recommend approval to the City Commission per staffs recommendation, which includes
a variance to increase the maximum height of building from 50 feet to 98 feet and a reduction in the parking
stall size from 10 feet by 20 feet to 9 feet by 20 feet. Mr. Volk seconded. All in favor. Motion carried 5-0.
Hold a Public Hearing to consider proposed amendments to the Transportation Element of the Comprehensive
Plan which creates a Transportation Concurrency Exception Area. Tim Stillings - Kimley-Hom and Associates,
representative. Alvin Beverly was present to speak. He requested the board to make sure all answers are
obtained before it is recommended for approval since there are concerns from the board.
Mr. Green moved to recommend approval to the City Commission per staffs recommendation and asked City
Commission to consider studies for the remainder of the City as it relates to traffic congested areas. Mr. Robert
seconded. All in favor. Motion carried 5-0.
Remove from Table and hold a Public Hearing to consider amendments to the Sanford City Code, Chapter 74,
Planning and Development, to provide an administrative process for evaluating vested rights assertions. Ken
McIntosh, Assistant City Attorney and Larry Robertson, Development Services Manager - City of Sanford,
representatives.
Ms. Dennison moved to remove from Table. Mr. Robert seconded. All in favor. Motion carried 5-0.
Alvin Beverly, Delores Lash, Bob Parsell, and Rich Waters were present to speak. They were under the
impression the vested rights being presented for consideration would be a tool an individual could use to
"grandfather- in" existing freestanding signs.
Mr. McIntosh stated the vested rights being considered is not a grandfather-in tool for the sign ordinance and
that the sign task force needs to submit a "grandfathering" clause as it relates to the sign ordinance for
cons iderati on.
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Ms~ Dennison moved to recommend approval to the City Commission per staffs recommendation and pointed
out the fact that the ordinance is not a piece of legislation that solves sign problems and that the sign matter
needs to be advanced as quickly as possible under the tutelage and recommendation of the Chamber Task Force
to the staff of the City of Sanford for further handling. Mr~ Robert seconded. All in favor~ Motion carried 5-0~
STAFF REPORTS
A staff report was distributed.
CITIZEN PARTICIPATION
None.
COMMISSIONERS REPORTS
None.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 1:] 2 PM.
Otto Garrett, Chairman