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09.15.88MINUTES PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION September 15, 1988 7:00 P.M. MEMBERS PRES John Morris Eddie Keith Tan Speer Gary Davidson Brent Carli Leon Brooks John LeRoy OTHERS PRESENT Jay Marder, City Planner Bettie Sonnenberg, Zoning and Arbor Inspector Bill Simmons, Director of Engineering and Planning The meeting was called to order at 7:00 P.M. by Chairman Carli. The first item on the agenda was a Public Hearing to consider a request to rezone fran SR -1 to that of RC -1 for commercial purposes, that property located as the east side of Highway 17 -92, south of Colonial Way and north of Katherine Court in the middle of the block. Owner /representative: Edward J. Lachtara. Mr. Lachtara, 1902 Marshall Avenue, stated that he has owned this property for 17 years and that he has a potential buyer subject to the rezoning. This is a condition to the sales contract. This is the parcel at the back of the doctor's office. There was no one else present to speak in favor of or against the proposed rezoning. Mr. Davidson made motion to approve. Mr. Morris seconded. All in favor. Motion carried. The next item on the agenda was a Public Hearing to consider the conditional use for property located at 2901 S. Sanford Avenue for the purpose of a residential care faci- lity, low density in a SR -1 zone. Owner /representative: Ilone Westmeyer. Ms. Westmeyer stated that she has owned this property a little over 8 years and has cared for the elderly during this time. She would like to have the conditional use so she can care for four people here; cannot maintain the facility with three people. Mr. Morris questioned the "for sale" sign on the property. Ms. Westmeyer stated that if she does not get the use she will have to sell the property. Ms. Westmeyer stated that she has a hone in Longwood in which she is living now and if the conditional use is granted, she will be moving back into the facility at 2901 S. Sanford Avenue. This is a 5 bedroom hone with 3 baths. There was no one else present to speak in favor of or against the requested conditional use. MINUTES Planning and Zoning Com fission Meeting of September 15, 1988 Page 2 Mr. Keith moved on approval. Mr. Davidson seconded. Mr. LeRoy asked if a condition could be put on the approval that if the property is ever sold it would revert back to single family. Chairman Carli said "no, we really can't. The conditional use goes with the property." All in favor. Motion carried. The next item on the agenda was a Public Hearing to consider the Conditional Use for property located at the rear of 2890 Highway 17 -92 for the prupose of a mini- storage warehouse complex in a GC -2 zone. Owner: Shubert Rentals, Inc.; representative: Gilbert W. Yingling. Mr. Gilbert Yingling, 1200 W. S.R. 434, Longwood, stated that the owner is requesting the conditional use to construct a mini - warehouse complex behind the AAMCO location. At the present time, planning 287 units. The units will be 10'x20'. The units could be walk thru or drive -thru with a front door and back door. Mr. Yingling stated that the potential wetlands will be taken into consideration. Perimeter fencing will be for security with exterior lighting placed inward. Shubert will retain ownership. There was no one else present to speak for or against the proposed conditional use. Mr. Speer made motion to approve. Mr. Brooks seconded. Chairman Carli stated that he had one objection voiced by the tenant on this parcel who would not like to see mini - warehouses on this parcel. Mr. Morris made motion to amend the motion to include the City Planner's recommendation (no project improvements including but not limited to pavement, buildings or structures, and drainage detention /retention areas shall be located in wetlands and /or within the 100 -year flood plain). Mr. LeRoy seconded. Mr. Speer opposed. 7 in favor. Motion to amend carried. All in favor of the motion as amended to approve the conditional use. Motion carried. The next item on the agenda was a Public Hearing to consider the conditional use for the property located as 203 S. Magnolia Avenue for the purpose of a Class III, Restaurant & Lounge in a SC -3 zone. Owner /representative: Charles Owen Williams. Mr. Charles Owen Williams, New Smyrna Beach, stated that he plans to put in a Mexican Restaurant with a full service bar. Plans are to put in a kitchen, dance floor, utili- zation of the stage with closing live entertainment on weekends. Will be in operation 6 days with hours from 10 :00 to 12 :00. There will be a luncheon and breakfast menu. Mr. Williams stated that they plan to serve 275 people. No arrangements for parking have been made. Mr. Williams stated that he feels there is no parking problem. He never has had to use the Senkarik Parking Lot. Ms. Dot Powell, 117 Magnolia Avenue, stated that she was representing the owner of her building, Eleanor Russell. Ms. Powell stated that she was not objecting to the busi- ness but objecting to the parking. There are limited parking places. Ms. Powell said she is having trouble with parking spaces for her custcmers. MINUTES Planning and Zoning amnission Meeting of September 15, 1988 Page 3 Mr. Morris stated that he sympathizes with Ms. Powell, however, this gentleman has the right to try to do something with his property. Mr. Morris moved on approval of the proposed conditional use. Mr. Davidson seconded. Mr. LeRoy and Mr. Keith opposed to the approval of the motion. 5 in favor. Motion carried. The next item on the agenda was a Public Hearing to consider the conditional use for the purpose of keeping and raising horses in an AD zone, that property located at 2306 W. First Street. Owner/ representative: Peggy Nestor. Mr. Delmar Bush, 2306 West lst Street, stated that he leased this land from Peggy Nestor. Mr. Bush has one horse and would like to have it brought over from St. Petersburg. This is a 5 acre lot. Mr. Bush stated that he was given a horse last week; so, they really have two horses with no plan to start a stable. This will be just for family use. Mr. Bush stated that he would agree to the restriction of up to 3 horses on this property. The horses will be in the pasture only with a pole stall in the middle of the property. Mr. Keith made motion to approve the conditional use with the limitation of up to 3 horse. Mr. Brooks seconded. All in favor. Motion carried. The next item on the agenda was to hold a pre - application conference for the New Tribes Mission Hanes Retirement Center Planned Development, a multi - family residential deve- lopment located at 1701 Celery Avenue in a SR -1 zone. Owner: New Tribes Mission; representative: Daniel Taube. Mr. Dan Taube, 198 Amazon Place, Oviedo, stated that they own the property now and they also bought the CSX 50' right -of -way. They own from Celery Avenue back to First Drive. Mr. Taube stated that they are anticipating 100 retirement units and 30 other type of units on the property. The other units include some single family residences and multi - family units. Mr. Taube stated that they have some retirement units in Oviedo that are being displaced by the East/West Tollway. This is why they bought this piece of property. In Oviedo they have about 24 retirement units now occupied with about 8 single family dwellings for the staff. There are about 60 residents in Oviedo right now. Mr. Taube explained that the reason they are going with PUD is because they would like to have recreational vehicle parking. There are a lot of people that help, volunteer wise, with construction and maintenance and they would like to have a place where they can park their travel trailer in the winter time. The work will be done in phases. Will start off with 24 retirement units and possibly 8 single family residences. Between 30 and 40% will be built within the next 2 years. The Board decided that everything on the pre - application site plan looked very good. MINUTES Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting of September 15, 1988 Page 4 The next item on the agenda was the consideration of the site plan for Roses Auto Store, an automotive and truck accessory sales use, located at 2432 French Avenue in a GC -2 zone. Owner. W.F. Law, Jr. and T.V. Cauble; representative: ,lames Branch. Mr. Brett Markovitch, Conklin, Porter & Holmes, stated that they are proposing roughly a 60'x83', 4800 square foot Roses Auto Store which is to be added onto the existing store that is there now. Chairman Carli stated that there are serious drainage problems with Choo -Choo Car Wash, Dr. Stuart's and Otto Barber Shop. Part of the main problem comes from this parking lot. Mr. Markovitch stated that they have addressed part of the problem on the plan. The existing trench that runs along the north end of the parking lot is part of the problem and they propose an inlet there with and storm drain that would take most of the majority of the run -off. Chairman Carli explained to Mr. Markovitch that he could see where his drainage goes directly to 24th Place. It first fills into Otto's then goes over to Choo -Choo and then goes to Dr. Stuart's. Mr. Simmons stated that he had conversations with Jim Branch and Bill Law relative to this drainage. Mr. Simmons stated that he has talked to Jim Branch about a trench drain across the parking lot on an east and west direction to be located south of where the existing trench drain is fairly close to the north wall of the proposed building. It will be on an elevation closer to elevation 40 which would therefore give it the ability to move water effectively into the pond. The pond then could be made approxi- mately 4' deep. It would hold a significant amount of the run off expected from that parking lot in a normal storm event. Mr. Simmons stated the City has shot grades at Roger Stuart's corner and has determined it could regrade the swale close to the intersection of Maple Avenue and 24th Place to convey water around his building and onto Maple Avenue. The water in that general direction runs back to Maple and then north on Maple. There is a catch basin slightly north of the car wash that works sometimes. This is something the City has to resolve. The reshaping of the swale will take care some of the water. Mr. Bill Law stated that they have one major sign now that is used by Farmer's Furniture. He stated that he does not want any more signs, but he does not want to go and ask Pay Less to take down their sign. He would like to have the existing signs remain. Mr. Law stated that he would like to use the major pylon sign. This would be more appropriate. MINUTES Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting of September 15, 1988 Page 5 Mr. Morris stated that he agrees with the point that Conklin, Porter & Holmes has made with regards to the drug store. He feels that this is not a drug store per se, but more of a retail store with a drug counter. They could have some revision here with regards to the parking that would give a little slack. Mr. Morris asked if the southern curb cut on French, the 40' curb cut, could be kept closed. Mr. Law stated that they would like to leave the old curb cut closed because of the sidewalk and concrete bumpers are all in place. Relative to landscaping, Mr. Law stated that this property was constructed back in the late 50's. He has no problem with taking up the asphalt; but putting in sprinklers and irrigation si the problem. He is proposing to irrigate the one on the very southeast corner, taking up all the concrete and black top on the south side of Farmer's Furniture and is creating a strip of landscaping there to the other corner of 24th Place. Chairman Carli asked Mr. law if they would be willing to close up one entrance and landscape along the sidewalk from 24th Place up to the building and along Maple (on the front and the back). Mr. law stated that he could not see any problems with this. Chairman Carli stated that by closing off the entrance it would give two more parking spaces and there will be more landscaping east and west of the retention areas. Mrs. Sonnenberg stated that to use the right-of-way for landscaping along Maple Avenue would require City Commission approval. Mrs. Sonnenberg asked if Mr. Law would be willing to shorten the 95' curb cut on Maple Avenue. Mr. Morris moved on approval of the site plan as modified. Seconded by Mr. Keith. Mr. Davidson and Mr. Speer opposed. 5 in favor. Motion carried. The next item on the agenda was the consideration of the site plan for an Outpatient Addition to Central Florida Regional Hospital, a hospital /medical clinic use located at 1401 West Seminole Boulevard in a RMOI zone. Owner: Hospital Corporation of America; representative Michael D. Hunkler. Mr. Hunkler, Nashville, stated that they are requesting an outpatient addition. Mr. Morris asked staff if the parking requirements would be changed or increased? Mrs. Sonnenberg stated that it would slightly change the requirements but they have more than adequate parking. There will be an outpatient sign to identify and a sign on the building. Mr. Morris moved on approval of the site plan. Mr. Keith seconded. All in favor. Motion carried. MINUTES Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting of September 15, 1988 Page _6 The next item on the agenda was the consideration of the site plan for the Sanford Christian Sharing Center, a secondhand store use located at 515 E. 25th Street in a RC -1 zone. Owner: Sanford Christian Sharing Center, Inc.; representative: Daniel C. Coy. Mr. Coy, 114 Quail Ridge Court, stated that they would like to build a structure for the Sanford Christian Sharing Center. Mr. Coy stated that there is a 50/50 chance of saving the 14" tree. Chairman Carli stated that to save the tree, Mr. Coy will pro- bably lose one parking space. Mr. Morris stated that there are plenty of trees along the north line that can be saved and that's what they said they were going to do. Mr. Coy stated that trees to be saved will be marked before landclearing. Mrs. Sonnenberg stated that she will go out and make sure the trees are marked before clearing. Mr. Keith moved on approval of the site plan. Mr. Speer seconded. Mr. Norris clarified that the motion included that on the site plan the 14" tree would be saved. All in favor. Motion carried. Mr. Simmons called to the attention of the Board Members that pervious concrete would be used. on the addendum to the agenda was the consideration of the site plan for 4 apartment units located at 718 West lst Street in a GC -2 zone. Owner: Violetta Williams; repre- sentative: T. Flynn. Mr. Flynn, 325 Hills Road, Orlando, stated that they are resubmitting plans for 4 apartments where before they had submitted plans for 5 apartments. Mr. Flynn stated that the rear unit will be one apartment now with 3 units in the front building (two downstairs and one up). Mr. Sonnenberg stated that as far as the square footage, the apartments all meet code requirements. Mr. Flynn stated that the second floor up to the roof will be siding. They are stuccoing the entire bottom part of the building, front and back, because they are changing the windows. The upstairs to be cleaned and painted. Mr. Morris moved on approval. Mr. Speer seconded. All in favor. Motion carried. The next item on the addendum was the consideration of the site plan for an accessory equipment use of a hydraulic lift for Tropicool, an automotive service use located at 1111 French Avenue in a GC -2 zone. Owner/ representative: Mehboob and Mehmat Rawji. Mr. Rawji stated that he is the new owner of the property at 1111 French Avenue and would like to add a car hoist to work on cars that are equipped air conditioning towards the bottom of the car. Mr. Rawji agreed that this would be for air con- ditioning work only with no overnight storage of vehicles. MINUTES Planning and Zoning Ccrrmission Meeting of September 15, 1988 P age 7 Mr. Simmons recommended some landscaping between the area where the hoist is and the sidewalk which would effectively screen the area. Mr. LeRoy stated that he would like to see sane landscaping running east and west on the north side of the building. Mr. Morris moved on approval as modified. Mr. LeRoy seconded. All in favor. Motion carried. Mrs. Sonnenberg stated that Staff approved the addition to Spats. Mr. Brooks questioned the maintenance of the island in the middle at Park Avenue. Mr. Simmons stated that the owner of the old grocery store is to maintain as he developes. Minutes to reflect that Mr. Dennison started the workshop meeting and not the Chairman. Mr. Davidson made motion to approve as modified. Seconded by Mr. Morris. All in favor. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned. �Carli, hair man TO: City of Sanford Planning and Zoning Commission FROM: Jay R. Marder, City Planner` DATE: September 7, 1988 SUBJECT: Planning Recommendations For Meeting of September 15, 1988 Item 1. EDWARD J. LACHTARA - Request to rezone from SR -1A, Single Family Residential to RC -1, Restricted Commercial for property located on the east side of French Avenue, south of Colonial way and north of Katherine Court. I. Site in question includes a triangular - shaped portion of a parcel with frontage on French Avenue. Site is Zoned SR -1, Single Family Residential and appears to be vacant at the present time. Balance of parcel is Zoned RC -1 and is vacant. 2. Various commercial uses are located adjacent to site in existing RC -1, Restricted Commercial Zoning District. 3. Various single family residences are located adjacent to site in area Zoned SR -1A, Single Family Residential. 4. Recommend approval of the request to rezone to RC -1, Restricted Commercial based on similar zoning already established for the balance of the parcel in question and other parcels fronting French Avenue in the immediate area and the existing character of the area at the present time. Item 2. ILONE B. WESTMEYER - Request conditional use approval to permit a low intensity residential care facility for four individuals in an SR -1, Single Family Residential Zoning District located at the southeast corner of Sanford Avenue and East 29th Street. 1. Site appears to include a single family residence Zoned SR- 1, Single Family Residential. 2. Various single family residences are located in immediate vicinity of site in an existing SR -1 Zoning District. 3. There are no known residential care facilities located within 1,500 feet of site. The City's recently amended Zoning Ordinance states that "There shall be a minimum distance between all residential care facilities in single family and multi - family districts, measured from property line: fifteen hundred (1,504) feet." Page 2, Planning Recommendations For Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting of September 15, 1988, Cont'd 4. Recommend that the conditional use request to permit up to four individuals in a low intensity residential care facility be approved based on the request's compliance with applicable ordinance provisions and the proposed use's general compatibility with the existing character of the immediate area at the present time. .Item 3. SHUBERT RENTALS INC. - Request conditional use approval to permit a mini - warehouse complex in a GC -2, General Commercial Zoning District located on the west side of U.S. 17 & 92. 1. Site is Zoned GC -2, General Commercial and appears to be vacant at the present time. 2. Various commercial activities located in immediate area of site include auto repair, auto sales, auto salvage and restaurants. A warehouse complex is located approximately 200 feet east of Orlando Drive and east of site. 3. The site is evidenced by wetlands and flood prone areas adjacent to Lake Jennie. 4. Recommend that the request for conditional use approval to permit a mini warehouse complex in a GC -2 Zone be approved based on similar uses already established in the vicinity of side and conditioned upon the following stipulation: No project improvements including but not limited to pavement, buildings or structures, and drainage detention /retention areas shall be located in wetlands and /or within the 100 -year flood plain. Item 4. CHARLES OWEN WILLIAMS - Request conditional use approval to permit a Class III alcoholic beverage permit for a restaurant and lounge in an SC -3, Special Commercial Zoning District locate at 203 South Magnolia Avenue. 1. No planning recommendation provided for this type of request. Item 5. PEGGY NESTOR - Request conditional use approval to permit the keeping and raising of horses in an AD, Agricultural Zoning District located on the north side of West First Street. 1. Site appears to be vacant at the present time and encompasses approximately 5 acres. 2. Various single family residences are located in vicinity of site in agricultural zoning in the unincorporated area. Page 3, Planning Recommendations For Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting of September 15, 1988, Cont'd 3. Vacant land Zoned MI -2, Medium Industrial is also located adjacent to site. 4. Recommend that the request for conditional use approval to permit the keeping and raising of horses be approved based on the existing character of the area surrounding the site and that such approval be conditioned upon the following stipulations: a. The number of horses be limited to one (1) horse per acre. b. Any designated areas or structures utilized for the housing or penning of horses be set back a minimum of 50 feet from the property line in order to minimize potential conflict with existing and future uses of adjacent premises.