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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01181996 PZ/411b1 I""'1 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. W City of Sebastian 1225 MAIN STREET o SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA 32958 TELEPHONE (407) 589-5330 o FAX (407) 589-5570 AGENDA PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION THURSDAY, JANUARY 18, 1996 7:00 P.M. CALL TO ORDER. ROLL CALL. ANNOUNCEMENTS. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: December 7, 1995, OLD BUSINESS: NEW BUSINESS: Regular meetings of November 16, 1995, and January 4, 1996. Public Hearing - Home Occupational License - 106 Kildare Drive - William Henry Sistler - Lawn Maintenance/Video Editing Public Hearing - Home Occupational License - 467 Caravan Terrace - Benn Rosen - Mail Order Business Recommendation to City Council - Proposed Plat for Minor Subdivision - Cherry Hill Park Selection of Chairperson and Vice Chairperson Site Plan Termination - Silver Beach Seafood 7. CHAIRMAN MATTERS: 8. MEMBERS MATTERS: 9. ATTORNEY MATTERS: 10. STAFF MATTERS: 11. ADJOURNMENT. ANY PERSON WHO DECIDES TO APPEAL ANY DECISION MADE ON THE ABOVE MATTERS, WILL NEED A RECORD OF THE PROCEEDINGS AND MAY NEED TO ENSURE THAT A VERBATIM RECORD OF THE PROCEEDINGS IS MADE, WHICH RECORD INCLUDES THE TESTIMONY AND EVIDENCE UPON WHICH APPEAL IS TO BE HEARD. SAID APPEAL MUST BE FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE WITHIN TEN DAYS OF THE DATE OF ACTION. (286.0105 F.S) IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT (ADA), ANYONE WHO NEEDS SPECIAL ACCOMMODATIONS FOR THIS MEETING SHOULD CONTACT THE CITY'S ADA COORDINATOR AT (407)-589-5330 AT LEAST 48 HOURS PRIOR TO THIS MEETING. CITY OF SEBASTIAN PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING JANUARY 18, 1996 Chairman Thompson called the meeting to order at 7:01 p.m. ROLL CALL: PRESENT: Mr. Munsart Ms. Kilkelly Chmn. Thompson Mr. Pliska Ms. Brantmeyer Mr. Barnes Mr. Johns Mr. Fischer Mr. Schulke ALSO PRESENT: Jan King, Zoning Technician Dorri Bosworth, Secretary On 1/10/96 Chmn. Thompson approved a 400 sq. foot storage building for Trinity Lutheran Church at 611 Schumann Drive, Sebastian, as a minor modification to their site plan. Mr. Johns made a motion to move the selection of Chairman and Vice Chairman to follow the Site Plan Termination on the agenda. Mr. Barnes seconded the motion. Roll call was taken, 7-0 motion carried. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Mr. Barnes made a motion to approve the minutes of the regular meeting of November 16, 1995 as presented. Ms. Brantmeyer seconded the motion. Roll call was taken, 7-0 minutes were approved. OLD BUSINESS: None NEW BUSINESS• All applicants for the following public according to quasi-judicial procedures. PS ANN COMM SS`ON 9�*'r hea8Ai werel' � ins O � PPPRUv�cO�6�`y"' %0� PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION PAGE TWO REGULAR MEETING OF JANUARY 18, 1996 PUBLIC HEARING - HOME OCCUPATIONAL LICENSE - 106 KILDARE DRIVE - WILLIAM HENRY SISTLER - LAWN MAINTENANCE/VIDEO EDITING Mr. Sistler was present and stated he lived at 106 Kildare Drive. He applied for two different occupational licenses which will require two public hearings. The public hearing for the lawn maintenance service was opened at 7:06. p.m. There were 10 notices of the hearing sent out. There were 2 objection letters received back. Staff's review indicated the applicant was not going to store any business-related lawn equipment at his house. Mr. Sistler stated that was correct. His business was working for the Winter Beach Cemetery Association maintaining a cemetery that the IRC Road and Bridge Dept. used to take care of. He uses the Association's equipment and not his own. There was no public input. The public hearing was closed at 7:08 p.m. Staff had no objections to the license. Mr. Johns asked the applicant why he needed the license? Mr. Sistler stated for tax purposes. Mr. Barnes made a motion to approve the home occupational license for William Henry Sistler's Cut N' Edge at 106 Kildare Drive. Mr. Johns seconded the motion. Roll call was taken. 7-0 motion carried. The public hearing for the video editing business was opened at 7:10 p.m. There were 10 notices of the hearing sent out. There were 2 objection letters received back. Staff explained that the applicant would be doing video editing on his computer and some video equipment in his home. There was no public input. The public hearing was closed at 7:11 p.m. Staff had no objections to the license. Chmn. Thompson asked the applicant to explain in detail his video editing process. Mr. Sistler indicated he worked and taught this same class currently at the Sebastian River High School. He explained the process he used to create special event video tapes for customers. Ms. Brantmeyer questioned if Mr. Sistler picked up his customer's tapes and how many supply deliveries a week he was expecting. Mr. Sistler stated he would be picking up the tapes and he bought his supplies at a local store. 5 PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION PAGE THREE REGULAR MEETING OF JANUARY 18, 1996 Mr. Pliska questioned if his equipment would cause any electronic interference with the neighbors? Mr. Sistler stated no. Mr. Johns made a motion that Mr. William Sistler be granted a home occupational license to conduct a video -editing business at his home at 106 Kildare Drive. Mr. Munsart seconded the motion. Roll call was taken. 7-0 motion approved. PUBLIC HEARING - HOME OCCUPATIONAL LICENSE - 467 CARAVAN TERRACE - BENN ROSEN - MAIL ORDER BUSINESS Mr. Rosen was present and stated he lived at 467 Caravan Terrace. The public hearing was opened at 7:19 p.m. There were 20 notices of the hearing sent out. No objection or non -objection letters were received back. Staff explained the license was basically for an address of convenience. Mr. Rosen explained that he mailed small catalogs bulk mail out of the Vero Beach post office. He received orders and correspondence through a P.O. Box in Sebastian. The catalog shipping house was in California. Mr. Rosen only did paperwork in his house. There was no public input. The public hearing was closed at 7:22 p.m. Staff had no objections to the license. Ms. Kilkelly asked the applicant where he accumulated the catalogs? Mr. Rosen stated they were seasonal catalogs, about 4 a year, and they were stored at his house for a short period. Mr. Barnes made a motion to approve the home occupational license for Sunshine Gifts (Benn Rosen) at 467 Caravan Terrace in Sebastian. Mr. Fischer seconded the motion. Roll call was taken. 7-0 motion approved. RECOMMENDATION TO CITY COUNCIL - PROPOSED PLAT FOR MINOR SUBDIVISION - CHERRY HILL PARR Mr. William Ballough of 945 Fellsmere Road, #3, Sebastian, was present and was representing the applicant, MGB Construction, Inc. Chmn. Thompson and Mr. Munsart disclosed that they had visited the site. Ms. King reviewed that the application was to create three lots from Tract J. Unit 10. The lots met the minimum requirements for PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION PAGE FOUR REGULAR MEETING OF JANUARY 18, 1996 the zoning district they were in, which is RS -10, and the comments from the consulting engineer, Masteller & Moler, had been given to the Board. Mr. Ballough explained that HRS required any new subdivision whose lots were less than 1/2 acre to hook up to county (city) water. Septic tanks were permitted. The proposed subdivision plans were submitted to HRS, and after their review and paying the proper impact fees, they agreed to hook up water lines to all three lots. At first water was available only to the corner lot adjoining Barber Street. Ms. Brantmeyer questioned if the gorgeous oak tree on the property would be saved? Mr. Ballough stated every effort would be made. Ms. Kilkelly noted that Section 20A-16.3 .A. l (f) states the location and ownership of all adjoining property should be on the plat and she suggested it be added. Ms. King stated that all proposed plats are reviewed by the City Attorney before they are brought to City Council for review. Mr. Williams had already reviewed this plat and one of his comments addressed this oversight. Ms. Kilkelly also stated she was in favor of this subdivision because it lowered the density which was always favorable. Mr. Fischer made a motion to recommend to City Council to approve the replat of Tract J, Sebastian Highlands Unit 10, called Cherry Hill Park, Sheet 1 of 1, with the received date of 12/13/95, with the condition that the comments from the City Attorney and the comments from Masteller & Moler be addressed. Mr. Barnes seconded the motion. Roll call was taken. 7-0 recommended approval carried. SITE PLAN TERMINATION - SILVER BEACH SEAFOOD Chmn. Thompson stated the applicable code for termination of a site plan was Section 20A-10.5, page 695 of the LDC. Jan King stated that the City Manager was requesting a formal motion from the approving Board for any site plan termination, provided the applicant was notified 45 days before. Mr. Schulke questioned if all site plans that were old but have not been formally terminated were still valid? Ms. King stated the notification of expiration was important. Mr. Pliska stated he felt the code should be re -written to be more specific and clear. eonll1 The Board agreed and directed staff to initiate some changes for them to review. /094N PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION PAGE FIVE REGULAR MEETING OF JANUARY 18, 1996 Mr. Johns made a motion to terminate the site plan for Silver Beach Seafood. Mr. Fischer seconded the motion. Roll call was taken. 7-0 site plan terminated. SELECTION OF CHAIRPERSON AND VICE CHAIRPERSON Chmn. Thompson stated the applicable codes for selection of chairperson and vice chairperson were in Section 20A -11.3.A.3 on page 72 of the LDC. Only Mr. Fischer and Mr. Barnes were eligible for nomination. Chmn. Thompson opened the nominations for chairperson. Mr. Johns nominated Mr. Carl Fischer. Mr. Munsart nominated Mr. Walter Barnes. Ms. Brantmeyer nominated Mr. Tommy Thompson. Chmn. Thompson did not accept his nomination. His term was to expire 2/96 and he could not be re -appointed. Chmn. Thompson closed the nominations. Roll call was taken: Chmn. Thompson MR. FISCHER Mr. Fischer MR. FISCHER Ms. Brantmeyer MR. BARNES Mr. Schulke MR. FISCHER Mr. Barnes MR. BARNES Mr. Munsart MR. BARNES Mr. Johns MR. FISCHER Mr. Fischer became new chairman 4-3. Chmn. Thompson opened the nominations for vice chairperson. Mr. Johns nominated Mr. Barnes. Chmn. Thompson closed the nominations. Roll call was taken. Mr. Barnes became new vice chairman 7-0. CHAIRMAN MATTERS: None MEMBERS MATTERS: Ms. Rilkelly indicated that at a previous meeting's discussion eoobl) regarding multi -family units in Chessar's Gap, allowing them would be favorable to have, according to the Comprehensive Plan. PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION PAGE SIX REGULAR MEETING OF JANUARY 18, 1996 Ms. Rilkelly also invited all members to the Arbor Day Celebration at the Barber Street Sports Complex on Friday, January 19th. Mr. Barnes thanked Chmn. Thompson for his time spent on the Planning and Zoning Commission and informed him he would be missed. ATTORNEY MATTERS: None STAFF MATTERS: None ADJOURNMENT: Chmn. Thompson adjourned the meeting at 8:06 p.m.