07.26.73PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION
Minutes
July 26, 1973
Special Meeting
8:00 P. M.
Members Present:
Aurthur Harris, Chairman
David Berrien
Edward Blacksheare
Jefferson Davis
Victor Gischler
Robert Karns
Rudy Sloan
Members Absent:
C. B. Franklin
Philip Logan
Others Present:
Bill Braceland, Building and Zoning Official
Al Payne, Building Inspector
Gerald Dake, City Planner
W. E. Knowles, City Manager
M. lAZenby, City Engineer
Sam Ackley, Administrative Aide
Gordon Meyer, City Commissioner
The meeting was called to order by the Chairman.
Mr. Duane Harrell appeared before the board to request a waiver of
the time period on border landscapeeplanting which was required as
a condition of the approval of the site development plan for Horse
and Rider western wear store located in the 2800 block of Sanford
Avenue on Lots 47 and 48, Pakview Subdivision. Mr. Harrell said
he had purchased adjacent land to the south which he planned to
develop for commercial use with adjacent off- street parking with
no barrier between the parking spaces. Mr. Harrell also questioned
legality of planting of trees in the parkway of the state road
right of way, as called for on the site plan. After consideration,
Mr. Berrien made the motion that if the land on the south of Lots
47 and 48 is not developed in 12 months time that the border of
the parking lot be planted, the motion to include that the planting
of trees in the state road right of way between the curb and side-
walk be omitted in conformance with state law. The motion was
seconded by Mr. Karns and carried by unanimous vote.
A Public Hearing was next held to consider a request to rezone from
SR -1AA, Single- Family Residential District, to that of MR -1 Multiple -
Family Residential Dwelling District, that area recently annexed to
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the City on Country Club Drive, immediately south of the Mayfair
Country Club, described as:
Beg 40 ch S & 30 ch W of NE cor, Run E 20 ch, S 45 ° , E 4 ch,
S 392 ft, S 45 ° , W 116.11 ft, W 1486.78 ft, N 10 ch to beg.
Section 4- 20 -30.
The Chairman announced that he would hear from anyone in favor of,
or against, the request for rezoning.
Mr. Gary Martin of Orlando, representing the proposed developers
of the property, spoke in favor of the rezoning. He Presented a
preliminary site development plan for a condominium complex.
City Planner Gerald Dake was asked to explain the site development
plan for the benefit of the people present for the hearing. Mr.
Dake related the proposed plan was to construct on 20 acres of Land,
200 dwelling units, which would be a density of 10 dwelling units
per acre. They had agreed to put single -story units on the south
border, the remainder would be two -story with the exception of
some three -story buildings overlooking the golf course. The plan
called for only two curb cuts on Country Club Drive for exit and
entrance to the development. There would be two ponds to retain
ground water and a buffer of landscaping on the south border of
the property. Mr. Dake said the placement of the units would not
present a solid wail of buildings.
Attorney Robert Morris, representing several residents of single -
family homes in the adjacent area, spoke in opposition to the
request to rezone foxmmAl €i- family dwellings. He pointed out
that other recently annexed property in the vicinity of the golf
course property had been zoned for agricultural use. He questioned
using city -owned golf course property as a means of figuring density
for the area. Also, he pointed out there are no other multi - family
tones near this 20 -acre spot which is adjacent to single- family
dwellings with lot sizes of a least k -acre. Mr. Morris contended
that the property in question had been annexed by the city by strip
annexing along the reads to reach it. He also questioned if an
impact study had been made fortthe effect multi- family zoning would
have on schools and traffic.
There were over thirty people present, residents of Greenbriar,
Loch Arbor and Little Venice, to protest the rezoning.
The following persons spoke before the board to protest rezoning
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the previously described area for multi - family dwellings:
Glen Pennywitt, 108 Par Place
Don Merrifield, 416 West Crystal Drive
Paul Polgar
Jack Perce, 111 Highland Court
Jim Hay, 435 West Crystal Drive
T. B. Cornelius, 107 Highland Court
G. W. Edwards, 112 Par Place
Frank Kish, 104 Highland Court
L. C. Dennis, 100 Par Place
The main objections voiced by the above persons were that multi-
family zoning would depreciate property values of their single -
family homes and would cause traffic congestion on Country Club
Drive.
The City Planner reported that he was concerned about ground cover
in this water recharge area and the best solution for less ground
cover was high rise construction. He felt that density of 8 units
per acre would not have a big impact on traffic and schools, and
that a density of no greater than 8 conforms basicly with the total
'Ian for western expansion of the city. He felt they should en-
courage clustering of homes to give open space for water recharge.
Mr. Harris gave the opinion that the rezoning would create an
"island" of multi- family homes in a block bordered on three sides
by the golf course and on the fourth side by single- family homes;
and that the streets were too small to handle increased traffic.
Mr. Karns also expressed concern about increased traffic on the
roads.
The City Engineer reported that in a given area all the ground
is not water recharge area; it could be harmful to concentrate
high density on a chargeable area.
After considerable discussion, Mr. Gischler made a motion to
recommend to the City Commission that the aforementioned property
be rezoned MR -1, Multiple- Family Residential Dwelling District
with the stipulation for a maximum density of 10 units per acre.
The motion was seconded by Mr. Berrien.
After discussion, Mr. Davis moved to amend the motion to limit
the density to 8 units per acre. The motion to amend was seconded
by Mr. Sloan and carried.
The Chairman called for a vote on the recommendation to the City
Commission for the rezoning from SR -IAA, Single - Family Residential
District, to that of MR -1, Multiple- Family Residential Dwelling
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District with the stipulation for a maximum density of 8 dwelling
units per acre, for property described as: Beg 40 ch S & 30 Ch W
of NE cor, Run E 20 ch, S 45 ° , E 4 ch, S 392 ft, S 45 ° , W 116.11 ft,
W 1486.78 ft, N 10 ch to beg. Section 4- 20 -30.
The vote stands as follows:
Arthur Harris
Nay
David Berrien
Yea
Edward Blacksheare
Nay
Jefferson Davis
Yea
Victor Gischler
Yea
Robert Karns
Nay
Rudy Sloan
Yea
The Chairman announced that the motion had carried.
After consideration of a request of the City Manager to discuss
the off - street parking requirements where there might be a need
for an additional classification for commercial office type buildings
that do not cater to the public, Mr. Karns made the motion to table
such study until after the engineering traffic study has been com-
pleted. The motion was seconded by Mr. Berrien and carried.
The City Planner displayed the long range land use map for western
expansion of the city on which some changes had been made to agree
with the county plan for the area. He recommended creating a series
of green ways that could be linked together like a bike trail, and
also obtaining easements to make lakes available to the public.
After consideration, the date of August 16, 1973, was set to hold a
public hearing to consider an amendment to the zoning ordinance by
the addition of MR -lL, Multiple - Family Residential Limited Dwelling
District.
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned.
Arthur H. Harris, Chairman