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09.20.73Minutes PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION September 20, 1973 8:00 P. M. Members Present: Members Absent: Others Present: Arthur Harris, Chairman Jefferson Davis C. B. Franklin Victor Gischler Robert Karns Philip Logan Rudy Sloan David Berrien Edward Blacksheare Sam Ackley Lewis Dismukes Bill Braceland Al Payne The meeting was called to order by the Chairman. The first order of business was to hold a Public Hearing to con- sider a change an amendment to the Zoning Ordinance, as follows: (a) That Article V Use Provisions, Section 9 GC -2 General Commercial District, Paragraph B Condi- tional Uses Permitted, Item (5) be amended to read: (5) Automotive and mobile homes, new and used, sales and service. (b) That Article VII General Regulations Provisions, Section 9 be amended to read: 9. New and used car, mobile home and boat sales lots. The Chairman announced that he would hear from anyone in favor of, or against, the proposed change and amendment. Mr. Gordon Toll spoke in favor of the amendment because he had petitioned fornpermission to operate a mobile home sales lot as a conditional use in a General Commercial District and there is no provision for it in the zoning ordinance. Planning and Zoning Commission September 20, 1973 Page 2 No one spoke in opposition to the change and amendment. After consideration of the definition for "mobile home ", Mr. Karns made a motion to add "motor Home" to the proposed change and amendment, to read: (5) Automotive, mobile homes and motor homes, new and used, sales and service; and, 9. New and used car, mobile home, motor home, and boat sales lots. The motion was seconded by Mr. Logan and carried. Mr. Gischler then made a motion to recommend to the City Commission the following change and amendment to the Zoning Ordinance. (a) That Article V. Use Provisions, Section 9, Paragraph B, Item (5) be amended to read: (5) Automotive, mobile homes and motor homes, new and used, sales and service. (b) That Article VII, General Regulation Pro- visions, Section 9, be amended to read: 9. New and used car, mobile home, motor home and boat sales lots. The motion was seconded by Mr. Logan and carried by a unanimous vote. A Public Hearing was next held to consider the following change and amendment to the Zoning Ordinance: (a) That Article V. Use Provisions, Section 3, SR -1, Single- Family Residential Dwelling District, Subsection C. Density Controls, Paragraph (6) , be amended to read: (6) Minimum required living area: a. single family residence, 700 sq. ft. (b) That Article VIII, Supplementary Regulations, Section 1, Planned Unit Development District, Subsection B, Requirements and Standards for Approval, Pagagraph (1) be amended to read: (1) A parcel which is proposed for a Planned Unit Development must con- tain a minimum area of 20 contiguous acres in single ownership or control. The Chairman asked if there were anyone present to speak, either for, or against, the change and amendment to the Zoning Ordinance. No one appeared. Planning and zoning Commission September 20, 1973 Page 3 After consideration, Mr. Davis made a motion to recommend to the City Commission the above described change and amendment to Arti- cle V and Article VIII of the Zoning Ordinance. The motion was seconded by Mr. Sloan and carried by a unimous vote. Mrs. M. A. Sherman next presented for consideration a site plan for a commercial building to be used for a lounge and pool room at the location of the southwest corner of Mangoustine Avenue and West 13th Street. After review, it was determined that the plan did not meet the requirements of the ordinance for the provision of off - street parking spaces. The Chairman informed Mrs. Sherman that the board could not approve the site plan in its present form. On motion of Mr. Karns, seconded by Mr. Franklin and carried, considera- tion of the site plan was tabled until Mrs. SheftiAnsubmitted a re- vised plan. Mrs. Mary Lee Hickson next presented for consideration a site plan for a day nursery at 2520 Mellonville Avenue. After review, a motion was made by Mr. Logan to approve the site plan with the pro- vision that the driveway and parking area be paved with a hard sur- face and that the driveway be widened to be wide enough for two cars. The motion was seconded by Mr. Franklin and carried. A site plan for tennis courts for a private club at the northwest corner of Laurel and Second Street was next reviewed. Because there was no provision for off - street parking, Mr. Gischler made a motion to deny approval of the site plan. The motion was seconded by Mr. Logan and carried. The Chairman informed Mr. Charles Gormley, the applicant, that the board would look at the plan again, after it had been revised. It was determined that for the pvojected member- ship in the tennis club, the provision of ten off - street parking spaces would be required. Mr. Gormley said that he would work on revising the site plan. The date of October 4, 1973, was next set to hold a public hearing for the consideration of rezoning that area south of 25th Street and west of Mellonville Avenue from RI -1, Restricted Industrial District, to RC -1, Restricted Commercial District. Consideration was next given to the site development plan for the United State Bank of Seminole at the location of 2900 South Orlando Drive. Mr. John Smallings of Schubert Construction Company, was present to answer questions concerning the site plan. After consid- erable discussion concerning off- street parking and traffic control problems, it was the opinion of the board that a traffic engineering study be made of the traffic flow for entrance and exits on US 17 -92. After further discussion, Mr. Gischler made a motion to approve the Planning and Zoning Commission September 20, 1973 Page 4 site development plan for the United State Bank building, except for parking, entry ways and curb cuts; and to request that an engineering study be made. The motion was seconded by Mr. Davis and carried. Mr. Dick Murtz, general manager of Farmer's Harley Davidson of Orlando, next appeared to request consideration for a conditional use in GC -2, General Commercial District, for the operation of a motorcycle sales and service shop at the location of the Food Fair Shopping Center, northwest corner of Park Avenue and 25th Street. After consideration, a motion was made by Mr. Sloan to approve the conditional use with the stipulation that the running of motors be restricted to the hours between 8:00 A.M. and 6:00 P.M. and there would be no outside displays. The motion was seconded by Mr. Davis and carried by a unanimous vote. Consideration was next given to a site development plan for C.F.S. Continental, a warehouse operation, to be located on Country Club Road, east of the Southern Shortening building. After review, a motion was made by Mr. Karns to approve the site plan with the stipulation that all drainage is to be on the site and a permanent planting be provided on the right of way as a buffer for the resi- dential area to the east. The motion was seconded by Mr. Gischler and earried. Mr. Bob Amos, 5505 East Colonial Drive, Orlando, next presented a preliminary site plan for a 240 unit condominium complex proposed to be located at the corner of US 17 -92 and Airport Boulevard, south of Farmer's Auction property, with the proposed density of 16 units per acre. There was a discussion about the traffic which this proposed development would generate in the area. Mr. Amos told the board that they were trying to arrange for access to Airport Boulevard from the property location. He also assured the board that the main street of the development would not be designed so as to run between perpendicular parking. After consideration, the general concept for the condominium complex was approved. tion of a change from the regulations of the sign ordinance. The Building Official reported that he had had an inquiry about installing a ground sign in RC -1 District, specifically for a 7 -11 Store. The Planning and Zoning Commission denied considera- The Building Official reported that the Airport Manager had re- quested a postponement of the public hearing which had been set for October 4, 1973, to consider adoption of Airport Zoning, Planning and Zoning Commission September 20, 1973 Page 5 ------------------------------------------------------------------ - - - - -- pending further communication from the Federal Aviation Adminis- tration. On the motion of Mr. Davis, seconded by Mr. Sloan and carried, the minutes of the meeting of September 6, 1973, were approved. There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned. Arthur H. Harris, Chairman