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11.21.96City of Sanford Planning and Zoning Commission Regularly Scheduled Meeting 7:00 P.M. Thursday, November 21, 1996 City Commission Chambers, City Hall, Sanford, Florida AGENDA 1. Hold a Public Hearing to consider a request for a conditional Use for property located at 609 W. 27th Street in a GC -2, General Commercial Zoning District, for the purpose of automobile dealer sales and service (auto wholesales and detailing). Owner /representative: Angelo Reali Tabled: 1117198 2. Hold a Public Hearing to consider a request for a Conditional Use for property located at 3758 Orlando Drive in a GC -2, General Commercial Zoning District, for the purpose of vehicle sales. Owner: Plant Fruit Company Representative: Seminole Ford 3. Consider the Site Plan for Lake Jennie Apartments, Phase Two, a proposed 40 unit apartment complex located at 1310 Santa Barbara Drive in a MR -3, Multiple- Family Residential Zoning District. Owner: Housing and Neighborhood Development Services of Central Florida, Inc. Representative: Phillip C. Hollis, P.E. - Hollis Engineering, Inc. 4. Any other business from floor or Commission Members. 5. Reports from Staff. 8. Minutes. ADVICE TO THE PUBLIC. If a person decides to appeal a decision made with respect to any matter considered at the above meeting or hearing, he may need a verbatim record of the proceedings including the testimony and evidence, which record is not provided by the City of Sanford (FS 288.0105) Persons with disabilities needing assistance to participate in any of these proceedings should contact the personnel office ADA Coordinator at 330 -5828, 48 hrs in advance of the meeting. MINUTES PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING OF NOVEMBER 21, 1996 7 :00 P.M. CITY COMMISSION CHAMBERS CITY HALL, SANFORD, FLORIDA MEMBERS PRE SENT: Lynn Stogner Otto Garrett Helen Stairs Mac McClanahan Michael Skat Jim Valerino Ross Robert Ben Dyal MEMBERS ABS ENT: Leon Brooks OTHERS PRESENT: Jay Marder, Director of Planning and Development Russ Gibson, Land Development Coordinator Marion Anderson, Recording Secretary The meeting was called to order at 7:00 P.M. The first item on the Agenda was to hold a Public Hearing to consider a request for a Conditional Use for property located at 609 W. 27th Street in a GC -2, General Commercial Zoning District, for the purpose of automobile dealer sales and service (auto wholesales and detailing). Owner /representative: Angelo Reali; Tabled: 11/7/96. Mr. Robert moved to remove from the table. Seconded by Mr. Skat. All in favor. Motion carried. Dominic Reali, 168 Lake Reed Circle, Lake Mary, was present for representation. Mr. Reali stated that they had moved their office to this facility in the northwest corner of the building. The rest of the facility will be divided into other office spaces. Mr. Stogner noted that there is a tremendous amount of cars in the right -of -way, in the alley, and in the grass. He stated that there is no space for parking. Cars that are parked there are parked there wrong. It is an eyesore. Mr. Reali stated that this will not be a large display of cars. There is a storage area behind the structure where they could move all the cars. It is a fenced -in area for the storage of cars. The alleyway is the only entrance to the fenced -in area. Mr. Robert asked if there are more licenses required than just the Citys'. Mr. Reali stated that licenses from Seminole County and the State of Florida are required. Mr. Marder noted that repair of automobiles are already being conducted at this location. The City does not have a site plan. We need to look at the limitation of the number of vehicles. Mr. Skat stated that he would like to see a site plan come in because there is no way that the City will monitor this operation. Mr. McClanahan asked if the property at 25th and Sanford is Mr. Reali's property. Mr. Reali stated that this is correct. There is no longer any auto repair done at this location. It is for display of cars only. Mr. Garrett stated that there are twice as many cars there now than there is suppose to be. Mr. Dyal asked how many cars will be on this site. Mr. Reali explained that as wholesale there can only be one or two cars, and that there is not suppose to be any display cars. He stated that he will have 2 cars per of f ice space. 6 or 7 cars at any one time. MINUTES PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING OF NOVEMBER 21, 1996 PAGE 2 Mr. McClanahan asked about the parking spaces required for the facility based on employees and if all the businesses there will stay. Mr. Reali stated "yes ". He added that he can move everything away from the front to the rear. Mr. Marder stated that if the Commission wanted to wait on approval of this request to see if the site plan works, it certainly could do this. Mr. Skat stated that it is necessary to see a site plan because he didn't see the site fitting the use. Mr. Skat moved to table so that the applicant could bring the request back through with a site plan with Staff's recommendations included. Seconded by Mr. McClanahan. All in favor. Motion carried. Next on the Agenda was to hold a Public Hearing to consider a request for a Conditional Use for property located at 3786 Orlando Drive in a GC -2, General Commercial Zoning District, for the purpose of vehicle sales. Owner: Plant Fruit Company; representative: Seminole Ford. Due to lack of representation, Mr. Stogner moved to table. Seconded by Mr. Dyal. All in favor. Motion carried. The next item on the Agenda was the consideration of the Site Plan for Lake Jennie Apartments, Phase Two, a proposed 40 unit apartment complex located at 1310 Santa Barbara Drive in a MR -3, Multiple - Family Residential Zoning District.. Owner: Housing and Neighborhood Development Services of Central Florida, Inc. representative: Phillip C. Hollis, P.E. - Hollis Engineering, Inc. Stuart Miller, architect, 1451 Palm Ave., Winter Park, was present. Mr. Robert questioned the 4 pvc pipes and monitoring wells on the site. Mr. Miller stated that the site was platted for 11 single family homes and was never connected to the septic system and drain lines. He stated that the Fire Department is doing some flow readings because of an issue of how large the water main has to be. The Fire Marshall has requested that the two hydrants on the edge of the property be placed internally on the site. Ms. Stairs questioned 43 of Staff's recommendation regarding the traffic study condition on site plan approval. Mr. Marder stated that this number of units does not require a traffic study but it was requested at Staff, engineering, level. Staff wants to see how they will direct traffic on- site. Mr. Stogner stated that a traffic study is needed because of the congestion at peak hours. Mr. Miller stated that the chain link fence would be going around the retention pond. Mr. Gibson stated that the chain link fence does not meet City standards, it would encroach within the frontyard setback. The engineer ha-s been directed to modify this to City Standards to any other fencing material but the chain link fence. Mr. Miller stated that they would comply. Evett Francis, 2211 E. Hillcrest St., Orlando, HANDS, stated that Cameo Properties, Inc. will be managing this property as well as other HANDS properties. There will be an on -site manager. All clients are screened for previous criminal records. They have a very stringent screening policy with back ground checks. Phase II will also be doing drug testing. Phase Two will consist of 20 3- bedrooms and 20 2- bedrooms with a minimum 7 month lease. Ms. Francis stated that they have obtained $1.3 million from the State to finance this project. Also, they have received a grant from Seminole County for $204,000 and they are getting a MINUTES PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING of NOVEMBER 21, 1996 PAGE 3 commercial loan from Barnett Bank for $1 million. They would not be taking any Section 8 subsidies, however they will accept Section 8 tenants. Mr. McClanahan stated that he had concerns regarding open space. Mr. Gibson stated that they meet the open space requirements for this zoning. They have shared amenities with the complex across the street. Carl Conrad, 2613 Hartwell Ave., lives across the street from the retention pond, stated that his concern goes with flooding which is already a major problem in the area. Mr. Robert stated that this project may help the drainage problem. Currently, as the site is now, when there is a heavy rain, water will runoff into the street. After this is developed the water will stay on site. Mr. Miller added that what falls on the site will stay on the site. Mr. Conrad stated that he also has a problem with traffic congestion, Evon Christensen, 1311 Santa Barbara Dr., on -site manager for Lake Jennie, stated that she has lived there. for one and a half months.. She stated that she has asked her tenants not to have people standing around outside because it is an eyesore. Mr. Dyal moved to deny based on the question of safety in the traffic flow. Seconded by Mr. Stogner. Mr. Stogner stated that the traffic flow is a major problem. He would consider having a drive -thru on Georgia Ave., having an in and out. He is also concerned about not having a place for children to play. Mrs. Stairs stated that the applicants do meet requirements of common area allotted for this project. Another concern that Mr. Stogner had was that . the fire portion of Staff's recommendations had not been addressed. A fire truck.cannot get into the site. Mr. Dyal stated that he likes the nature of the project but. that he is concerned about where the entrance is. He doesn't think it is safe. He stated that it is just not safe and the Fire Department hasn't made a comment. Mr. Robert stated that he is not happy with density nor the traffic f low, but .he feels confident that the minimum requirements of our Codes have been met. He also feels conf ide.nt that both the Fire and Police Departments_ will have their chance to input. He stated that he would approve this project with the proviso that City Staff recommendations are to be followed.. He has confidence in Staff and the Department Heads, Mr. Robert and Mr. Valerino were opposed. All others in favor. Motion carried. Mr. McClanahan stated that he has concern with the narrow street and ingress and egress. He stated that he would be in favor of seeing less of a setback on the backyard and more setback on the frontyard to give a wider than 24' access street which the cars would back up to rather than the minimum 34' setback. Mr. Gibson stated that the Fire Department has communicated to Staff and the applicant that there is a requirement to develop a cul -de -sac at the north entrance of their road,, Mr. Marder stated that the City Commission has accepted this Commission's recommendations regarding telecommunication towers for the time being. Several meetings with CALNO and other groups have been scheduled. Mr. McClanahan moved to approve the min_ utes . Seconded by Mr. Dyal. All in favor. Motion carried. Mr. Dyal questioned the status of the School Board property on 3rd Street. Mr. Gibson stated that the property is owned by Seminole County School Board and the City is currently working with them to correct. MINUTES PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING OF NOVEMBER 21, 1996 PAGE 4 There being no further business., the meeting adjourned at 8:15 P.M. Helen St rs, Chairperson �i JIL I'LL r. From the Director of Planning and De November 12, 1996 TO: City of Sanford Planning and Zoning Commission SUBJECT: Recommendations for Meeting of November 21, 1996 SEMINOLE FORD - Request a conditional use permit to establish automobile dealer sales for property Zoned GC -2, General Commercial located at the northwest corner of U.S. Highway 17 & 92 and Lake Mary Boulevard. 1. Site is Zoned GC -2, General Commercial, includes approximately 13, 750 square feet and is located at the northwest corner of U.S. Highway 17 & 92 and Lake Mary Boulevard. At the date of inspection the site was being utilized for the display of automobiles. Site is basically unimproved at this time. 2. Site is adjacent to the Seminole Ford automobile dealer sales establishment. 3. Per correspondence provided by Seminole County dated October 10, 1996, a remediation plan to decontaminate the site due to leakage of petroleum products was being negotiated with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection. 4. The site is located within the Lake Mary Boulevard corridor for the purpose of special gateway signage and landscaping requirements. 5. Recommend approval of the request to establish automobile dealer sales based on similar uses already being established in the immediate. Further, the following conditions and stipulations are recommended: a. All special landscape and signage requirements due to the Lake Mary Boulevard Corridor shall be accomplished. b. All required project improvements shall be in place within one year of completion of the above- mentioned FDEP remediation plan.