04.06.72ZONING AND PLANNING
COMMISSION
Minutes 8:00 P.M.
City Commission Room, City Hall
Sanford, Florida
April 6, 1972
Members Present:
Arthur Harris
Robert Karns
C. B. Franklin
Dale Coppock
David Berrien
Jefferson Davis
Phil Logan
Members Absent:
Bert Hollingsworth
Edward Blacksheare
Others Present:
W. E. Knowles, City Manager
L. J. Risner, Building Official
Mack LaZenby, City Engineer
Prior to the regular meeting of the Zoning and Planning
Commission a joint meeting was held at the Chamber of
Commerce Building with the Downtown Merchants and the
Zoning and Planning Commission. This meeting was held
to discuss ideas for iimproving the downtown area. Mr.
Gerald Dake, City Planner presented a program, including
the showing of slides of the present downtown area. He
reminded the merchants that progress was upon them and
they would need to make changes immediately.
Chairman Harris called the regular meeting into executive
session at the City Hall at 8:00 P.M.
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The first item of business was the presentation of the pre-
liminary plat of Twenty Five West Subdivision for Mr. Brailey
Odham. After discussion and on motion of Mr. Karns it was
moved that a recommendation be made to the City Commission
to approve the concept of the preliminary plat pending upon
changing the entrance to the north west corner of the property
due to the traffic hazard on 25th Street. Seconded by Mr.
Franklin and carried.
Mr. R. Sheldon next submitted a presentation and an artist
sketch concerning renovation and expansion of the Rose Court
Apartment complex at 2015 S. Sanford Avenue. After discussion
Chairman Harris advised the architect representing Mr. Sheldon
that a formal application for rezoning would be needed before
a decision could be made. It was pointed out that the apart-
ment complex is now anon- conforming use.
Rezoning of the newly annexed areas was next taken into con-
sideration with the following recommendations made to the
City Commission:
1. East 165' of Lots 6 & 7, Evans Subdivision ( 28th Street
and Magnolia Avenue) Mr. Karns moved that this property
be recommended.to the City Commission as an R -1, Single
Family Dwelling District, seconded by Mr. Berrien and duly
carried.
2. M. M. Smith's Subdivision - Blocks 53,54,55,62 & 63 (Dewitt
Lane and Grapeville Ave.) Mr. Berrien moved that this
property be recommended as an R -3, Multiple Family Zoned
District, seconded by Mr. Logan and duly carried.
3. That part of the NW4 of Section 2, Township 20 South,
Range 30 East, lying East of Onora - Grapeville Avenue and
North and West of Lake Mary Road, less the North 666.60
feet; also less: Beginning from the Southwest Corner of
Said NW4 run North along the West line of said NWh, a
distance of 989.78 thence run East 103.20 feet to the
Easterly R/W line of Onora - Grapeville Avenue, and a point
of beginning; thence run S 79 degrees 07' 59" E., 423.79
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to the Northerly R/W line of Lake Mary Road, thence run
S 42 degrees 58' 33" W., along said Northerly R/W line,
400 feet to the intersection of the East R/W line of
Onora - Grapeville Avenue; thence run Northwesterly along
• curve concave Easterly, having a radius of 1869.86 feet
• central angle of 12 degree 15' 24 ", an arc distance of
400 feet, a chord bearing on N. 33 degree 19' 27" W., to
the Point of Beginning. Subject to Easement for Southern
Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company, - Mr. Logan moved
that a recommendation be made to the City Commission to
zone this property - R -lA, seconded by Mr. Karns and duly
carried.
4 . The East 10.29 chains of the West 16.79 chains of the South
12.5 chains of Section 35, Township 10 South, Range 30 East,
Seminole County, Florida, excepting therefrom; the North
210 feet of the East 210 feet thereof; the North 193 feet
of the West 155 feet thereof, less R/W for West 25th Street
Extension. - Mr. David moved that a recommendation be
made to the City Commission that this property be zoned
R -3, Multiple Family Zoned District, seconded by Mr. Coppock
and carried.
5. Lots 12 through 20 & S� of 21, Block 25, Lots 1 through 14
Block 26 and Lots 9 and 10, Block 23, Dreamwold. Mr. Logan
moved to recommend that this property be zoned R -IA, seconded
by Mr. Karns and duly carried.
The Building Official brought before the Commission a request from
McRoberts Tire Shop, Mr. John Dickey�to rezone the property
located at 405 W. 1st. Street. Mr. Harris informed the Building
Official after discussion with the group that a formal application
should be submitted by Mr. Dicky and at that time a public hearing
would be set and same advertised.
A verbal request to convert a single family dwelling located at
107 East 7th Street into a duplex was relayed to the members by
the Building Official and after discussion regarding the lot size
( East 52' of Lots 6 & 7, Block 9, Tier 3, less S 8' of Lot 7
E. R. Traffords Map of Sanford) it was the concensus of the group
to authorize the Building Official to deny this request.
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Consideration was next given to the traffic problem on 25th
Street and on Sanford Avenue from 26th Street to Onora Road.
After discussion and on motion of Mr. Logan, second by Mr.
Berrien and carried it was recommended that a letter be
sent to the County Commission asking them to change the zoning
on Sanford Avenue from 26th Street south to Onora Road and
on 25th Street to prohibit commercial development thus decreasing
the traffic problems in these two areas.
There being no further business the meeting was adjourned.
Arthur H. Harris, Chairman