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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05061999 PZ CITY OF SEBASTIAN PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING MAY 6, 1999 (This meeting is being voice broadcast over Falcon Cable Channel 35.) Chmn. Schulke called the meeting to order at 7:05 pm. The Pledge of Allegiance was said. ROLL CALL: PRESENT: EXCUSED ABSENCE: ALSO PRESENT: Mr. Mathis Mr. Mahoney(a) VCh. Pliska Ms. Vesia Kelly Mather Jan King, Growth Management Manager Richard Stringer, City Attorney Ann Brack, Recording Secretary ANNOUNCEMENTS: Chmn. Schulke announced that Mr. voting in his place. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: MOTION by Barrett/Mathis Mr. Evely(a) Mr. Gerhold Mr. Barrett Chmn. Schulke (VVkshp. 4/14/99, and Reg. 4/15/99) I move the approval of the minutes for the workshop on Apdl 14, 1999. A voice vote was taken. 7 - 0 motion carded. MOTION by Barrett/Vesia i m°ve the appr°val °f the minutes °f the regular meeting °f-,~t~-?~99' '~z~. A voice vote was taken. 7- 0 motion carried. '~e,l~~~/}~ ~~\1~-~- ~~ ~"~0~ NEW BUSINESS: Hr~' ,¢~'/' ~,.~ .o o o..., Mather is excused and Mr. Mahoney(a) will be PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MINUTS OF REGULAR MEETING OF MAY 6, 1999 1. 517 Michael Street - Julio Montoya - Direct Response Marketing Mr. Montoya was present, and along with Jan King, was sworn in by the Chairman at 7:08 pm. There were thirty-seven (37) notices of headng sent and no objection or non-objection letters were received. Mr. Montoya gave a bdef presentation. Jan King gave staff presentation and recommended approval. Chmn. Schulke opened and closed the public headng at 7:10 pm, as there was no public input. Mr. Barrett inquired about a letter of objection attached.to his packet. A bdef discussion of this letter showed that no code violation is involved with this Home Occupational License. MOTION by Pliska/Gerhold I'll make a motion that we ,approve a Home Occupational License for A B C Products, Julio Montoya, at 517 Michaels Street. Roll cell: VCh. Pliska - yes Chmn. Schulke - yes Ms. Vesia - yes Mr. Mahoney(a) - yes Mr. Gerhold - yes Mr. Mathis - ye,: Mr. Barrett - yes The vote was 7 - 0. Motion carded. 2. 413 Columbus Street - Donald Parish - Residential Contractor Mr. Padsh was present and was swom in by Chmn. Schulke, There were twenty (20) notices of headng sent and there were no objection or non- :objection letters received. Mr. Padsh gave a bdef presentation. Jan King gave staff presentation and recommended approval. She noted a utility trailer which shall be stored in a fenced rear yard. Chmn. Schulke opened and closed the public hearing at 7:16 pm, as them was no public input. Mr. Parish noted that the utility trailer is left on the job 90% of the time PLANNING:AND ZONING COMMISSION MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING OF MAY 8, 1999 MOTION by Vesia/Barrett I make a motion that we approve the Home Occupational License for Don Padsh, Builder, 413 Columbus Street. Roll call: Ms. Vesia - yes Mr, Mathis - yes Mr. Gerhold - yes Mr. Mahoney(a) - yes Mr. Barrett - yes. VCh. Pliska - yes Chmn. Schulke - yes The vote was 7 - 0. Motion carried. 3. 312 Biscayne Lane - Marie Chieca - Human Resource Consulting Marie Chiece was present and was swom in at 7:18 pm. There were thirty-one (31) notices of hearing .sent, and no objection or non-objection letters were received. Ms. Chieca gave a brief presentation. Jan King gave staff presentation and noted that the applicant's phone number is missing from the application (which she received at the end of the meeting]. Staff recommertded approval Chmn. Schulke opened and closed the public hearing at 7:20 pm, as there was no public input. Mr. Barrett indicated that Ms, Chieca must provide her phone number for the record and she agreed to do this. MOTION by Barrett/Pliska I'll move that we approve the Home.Occupational License for Maria Chieca, 312 Biscayne Lane. Roll Call: Mr. Gerhold - yes Mr. Mahoney(a) Mr. Barrett - yes Mr. Pliska Chmn. Schulke - yes Ms. Vesia Mr. Mathis - yes The vote was 7 - 0. Motion carried. - yes ,~ ~ 4. 1626 Whltmom Street - D. Johaneen - Product Dev. Consulting David Johansen was present and was swom in by Chmn. Schulke at 7:23 There were thirty (30) notices of hearing sent and~lhere were no objection or, .. PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING OF .MAY 6, 1999 non-objection letters received. Mr. Johansen gave a very brief presentation. Jan King gave' staff presentation and recommended approval. Chmn. Schulke opened and closed the public hearing at 7:24 pm, as there was no public input. MOTION by Vesia/Pliska I make a motion that we approve the Home Occupational License for. David Johansen, Mechanical Concepts, 1626 VVhitmore Street. Rollcall: Mr. Mathis - yes Mr. Gerhold - yes Mr, Mahoney(a) - yes Mr. Barrett - yes VCh. Pliska - yes Chron. Schulke - yes Ms. Vesia - yes The vote was 7 - O. Motion carried. 5. 649 S. Easy Street- Lui$ Ortiz - I~wn Maintenance Luis Ortiz was present and was sworn in by the Chairman at 7:25 pm. There were thirty,three notices of hearing sent and we received one objection letter and no non-objection letters. A copy of the objection letter was provided tOtheapplicant. Mr. Ortiz gave a brief presentation and noted that any equipment will be stored in a storage unit. Jan King gave staff presentation and noted that the size of the utility trailer is a non-issue if it is not being stored at his home. She noted that staff recommends approval. Chmn. Schulke opened and closed the public hearing at 7:27 pm, as there was.no public input. Mr. Barrett noted that, if, in the future, the applicant decides to store a utility trailer at his home, it must be properly screened as required in the Code. I'll make a motion we approve a Home Occupational License for Tony's Lawn Service, Luis Ortiz, at 649 S. Easy Street. Roll call: Mr. Mahoney(a) - yes Mr. Mathis - yes VCh. Pliska - yes Mr. Gerhold - yes Ms. Vesia - yes Mr. Barrett - yes Chmn. Schulke - yes PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING OF MAY 6, 11999 MOTION by PliskaJGerhold : The vote was 7 - 0. Motion carried. 6. 1662 N. Central Ave. - Kelth. M¢lsaac - Cable TV Installation Keith Mclsaac was present and was sworn in by the Chairman at7:29 pm. There were eight (8) notices of hearing sent and there ware no objection or non- objection letters received. Mr. Mclsaac gave a brief presentation. Jan King gave staff presentation and recommended approval. Chmn. Schulke opened..and closed the public, headng at 7:30 pm, as there was no public input. Mr. Mclsaac commented that he hopes Cable gets better in this town, In response to a question from Mr. Pliska, Mr. Mclsaac responded that he picks up the material at a shop in Odando: every day. He noted that he occasionally brings a truck home for maintenance, and parks it behind his house if he has to. He does not enjoy driving it 150 miles from the job to home. MOTION by Barrett/Mathis I move we approve Mr. Keith Mclsaac, 1662 N. Central, for a Home Occupational License. ROll call: VChmn, Pliska - yes Mr. Barrett -.yes Ms. Vesia - yes Chmn. Schulke yes Mr. Gerhold - yes Mr. Mathis - yes Mr. Mahoney(a) - yes The vote was 7 - 0. Motion carded. B. ACCESSORY STRUCTURE REVIEW- 1330 Dewitt Lane -Joyce and William Hemdon - 16' x 24' Prefab Shed Chmn. Schulke noted that,the applicant is not present. There was some discussion on this issue. MOTION by Barrett/Mathis I would make a motion we postpone this until such time as the applicant is present. PLANNING AND ZONING COMMiSSiON MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING OF MAY 6, 1999 A voice vote was taken. 7 - 0, motion carded. CHAIRMAN MATTERS: MEMBERS ,MATTERS: None Mr. Pliska asked staff about the status of the Winn Dixie landscape problem. Staff noted that a letter was sent to Winn Dixie with this Board's criteria'; that was developed at the lastP & Z meeting. No other information was available. Mr. Pliska spoke on Code Enforcement and was reminded by the secretary ~ this is not an issue to be discussed at this meeting. Mr. Pliska continued his question and commented that Code Enforcement (officers) don't stop at violations along the way to a call. He stated '/hey don't stop and correct any of them - they don't even make stops at those violations". Jan King responded that these officers do not just respond to calls, but they are very pro-active and pick up on violations that have not been called in, She suggested:.that Mr. Pliska should call the Code Enforcement Department, or come in and give ltmm 'that information. It was pointed out that these officers are more than happy to give anyone a status report, or take complaints. She noted that there is no one in the office to take calls on Saturday, so when these officers are working on an occasional SaturdaY, they are only checking visual violations. Mr. Barrett asked staff about the follow-up on the Real Estate sign issue.'. Ms. King reported on her presentation at the North County Library before members of the Indian River Realtors Association. She noted that her department is giving these agents a chance to correct the violations before citing them. She also noted that all Real Estate Agents in Sebastian are not members of this group. Mr. Barrett noted that Caldwell Banker is one of the most obvious violators. Jan King commented that after a time, the Code Enforcement department will.call their offices and tell them to take care of it. If they are not corrected, Code Enforcement will pick up the signs. Mr. Mahoney asked about the eviction notice in the newspaper of April 8, 1999 by Skydive, Sebastian, Inc., versus Product Delivery Service, Inc. He asked if Sky(Jive is subletting property at the airport. City Attorney Stringer made a note of this. Mr. Mahoney then commended the City on the improvements along Indian River Drive. Mr. Barrett commended Martha Campbell, City Engineer, and her staff for'her department's quick response to a problem that he called in. He also commented that the 6 PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING OF MAY 6, 1999 Planning staff has been excellenL Chmn. Schulke indicated that he had the impression that this Board is getting a little too easy on applications like site plans. He suggested that staff might give some input as to how this Board is doing. There was some discussion on this issue. At this point, Ms. King noted that Mr. Smalley just arrived for the Accessory Structure Review for Joyce and William Hemdon that was postponed earlier in the meeting. MOTION by Pliska/MahoneY(a) I make a motion that we put this application back on for tonight. Roll call: Ms. Vasia - yes Mr. Mathis - no Mr. Gerhold - yes Mr. Mahoney(a) - yes Mr. Barrett - no VCh. Pliska - yes Chmn. Schulke - no The vote was 4 - 3. Motion carded. B. Accessory Structure Review - 1330 Dewitt Lane - Joyoa & William Hemdon. 1'6' x 24' Prefab Shed James A. Smalley, James A. Smalley Utility Buildings, representing the owners, was present and gave a brief presentation. He noted that the property is comprised :of two (2) lots, and the shed is within the setbacks. Jan King gave staff presentation. Mr. Barrett questioned the setback, and Ms. King explained the exception to the rule. Ms. Vesia asked if the shed will be connected to power (electrical). Mr. Smalley responded that he will not connect it to power, and he noted that if the owners want that conneCtion, they will get a licensed electrical contractor to pull a permit, MOTION by PliskaJMathis I'll make a motion that the applicant for James Smalley, was that Hemdon?, 1330 Dewitt Lane, that the.accessory structure be approved. Roll call: Mr. Gerhold Mr. Barrett Chmn. Schulke Mr. Mathis - yes - yes - yes Mr. Mahoney(a) - yes VChmn. Pliska - yes Ms. Vesia - yes PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING OF MAY 8, 1999 The vote was 7 - 0. Motion carded. Mr. Smalley thanked the Board for their coope~on. MEMBERS MATTERS,: MOTION by Pliska/Vesia I'd like to make a motion to the Board as of 5/6/1999 that all postponements will be - shall be adhered to, there will be no more, if someone comes up late, they will not be reheard, that the postponements will hold. Discussion: Chron. Schulke and Jan King both commented on the above motion. There was discussion about whether or not the owner must be present during these accessory structure reviews. Mr. Stringer noted that if there are questions by the Board that the contractor cannot answer, a motion to continue should be made.fill they get'the answers. Rollcall: Mr. Mathis - yes Mr. Gerhold - yes Mr. Mahoney(a) - yes Mr. Barrett - no VCh. Pliska - yes Chmn. Schulke - no Ms. Vesia - yes The vote was 5 - 2. Motion carded. There was further discussion on the above issue. Chmn. Schulke noted that if an applicant or contractor ardves late to a meeting at which his application is being reviewed, and the meeting is still going on, there is no undue delay to consider the issue. Jan King noted that when issues are postponed, new mailings have to go out which cost additional money, and make more work for the secretaries. MOTION by Mahoney(a)/Mathis In that case I would move to rescind the previous motion. 'Roll call: Mr. Mahoney(a) - yes Mr. Mathis - yes VCh. Pliska - yes Mr. Gerhold - yes Ms. Vesia - yes Mr. Barrett - yes Chron. Schulke - yes The vote was 7 - 0. Motion carded. PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MINUTES OF MEETING OF MAY 8, 1999 DIRE.C..TOR MATTERS,; Ms. King noted a letter from Mr. Schroyer that offered some suggestions. Ms. King then referred to the previous motions, and applauded the Board's willingness to work with applicants. Ms. Vesia asked about, an updated list of expiration dates for site plans. Ms. King ,noted that she will check with the secretary and gat an updated list. Mr. Gerhold suggested that a response should be sent to Mr. Schroyer. This issue-was discussed. Chmn. Schulke asked for consensus from the members on the following statement: It is not appropriate to consider changing the Home Occupational Code at this time. The consensus was 7 - 0 in favor of the above statement. ATTORNEY MATTERS: Atty. Stringer commented on the Board's capacity to reinstate an applicant's issue when the applicant is late'to a-.meeting. Chmn. Schulke adjourned the meeting at 8:20 pm. (.5/lo/99