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HomeMy WebLinkAbout10011998 PZeoftl) /°bN CITY OF SEBASTIAN PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1. 1998 This meeting was voice broadcast over Falcon Cable TV Channel 35. Chmn. Munsart called the meeting to order at 7:00 pm. The Pledge of Allegiance was said. ROLL CALL: PRESENT: Chmn. Munsart Ms. Kilkelly(a) Mr. Mather Ms. Vesia EXCUSED ABSENCE: Mr. Pliska. UNEXCUSED ABSENCE: Mr. Fischer Mr. Thomas Mr. Schulke Mr. MacWilliam(a) ALSO PRESENT: Tracy Hass, Growth Management Director Jan King, Growth Management Manager Martha Campbell, City Engineer/Acting Public Works Director Ann Brack, Recording Secretary ANNOUNCEMENTS: Chmn. Munsart announced that Mr. Pliska is excused from tonight's meeting and Mr. MacWilliam will vote in his place. And until Mr. Fischer arrives, Ms. Kilkelly will vote in his place. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: (9/3/98) MOTION by Mather/Thomas I make a motion that we accept the minutes of the regular meeting of September 3ra� Planning and Zoning Commission. A voice vote was taken. 7 — 0 motion carried. OLD BUSINESS: A. REQUEST FOR BARBED WIRE FENCE — The Landscape Stop — 867 Fellsmere Road — Michael Rhodes 110*1� /Oft1 PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING OF OCTOBER 1, 1998 Since the applicant had not arrived yet, Mr. Hass suggested moving this issue to later in the meeting. All Commissioners agreed. NEW BUSINESS: B. ACCESSORY STRUCTURE REVIEWS — Section 20A -5.7.D 1. 461 Lanfair Avenue — 22'X 24' Carport — W. Fiorito Mr. Wayne Fiorito, 461 Lanfair Avenue, Sebastian, was present and gave a brief presentation. Ms. King gave staff presentation. Discussion followed and it was determined that the driveway would be in line with the carport. Color and material were noted. Mr. Thomas asked about wind load. MOTION by Mather/Vesia I make a motion that we approve the accessory structure for Wayne Fiorito at 461 Lanfair Avenue. A voice vote was taken. 6 — 1 motion carried, with Mr. Thomas voting "no". 2. 961 Gardenia Street -12' X 20' Shed — E. Crowe Mr. Eugene Crowe, 961 Gardenia Street, was present and gave a brief presentation on his "mustang barn"l Ms. King gave staff presentation. Commissioners asked several questions which were answered satisfactorily. MOTION by Mather/Vesia I make a motion that we approve Mr. Crowe, 961 Gardenia Street, for an accessory structure. A voice vote was taken. 7 — 0 motion carried. C. PUBLIC HEARING — Home Occupational Licenses: 1. 113 Lancaster Street — Philip Martignetti (2 applications) a. Sport Fishing Charter Boat Mr. Philip Martignetti, 113 Lancaster Street, was present and gave a brief presentation. Jan King gave staff presentation and recommended approval. 2 i'"� PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING OF OCTOBER 1, 1998 Chmn. Munsart opened and closed the public hearing at 7:13 pm, and there was no public input. There were thirty-four (34) notices of hearing sent out and there was one (1) objection letter and no non -objection letters received. A copy of the objection letter was given to the applicant. MOTION by Thomas/Mather I move that we approve the Home Occupational License for Angler's Choice Charters at 113 Lancaster Street, for a Sport Fishing Charter Boat, in accordance with existing codes. A voice vote was taken. 7 — 0 motion carried. b. Mail order sales of compact disk recordings Mr. Philip Martignette, 113 Lancaster Street, was present and gave a presentation. Jan King gave staff presentation and recommended approval. There were thirty-four (34) notices of hearing sent out and we received one (1) objection letter and no non -objection letters. Mr. Thomas asked the applicant what kind of music would be contained on the CDs, and Mr. Martignette responded satisfactorily. Chmn. Munsart opened and closed the public hearing at 7:20 pm, and there was no public input. MOTION by Vesia/Mather I make a motion that we approve a Home Occupational License for Philip Martignette, doing business as Acoustic Disk D.M. at 113 Lancaster Street, Sebastian. A voice vote was taken. 7 — 0 motion carried. 2. 1526 Crowberry Lane — Jamie Collins Mr. Jamie Collins of the above address was present and gave a brief presentation. Jan King gave staff presentation and recommended approval. There were thirty-two (32) notices of hearing sent out and there were no objection or non- objection letters received. Chmn. Munsart opened and closed the public hearing at 7:22 pm, and there was no public input. MOTION by ThomasNesia I vote to approve Jamie Collins Window Cleaning Service as a Home Occupational License for his window washing business at 1526 Crowberry Lane. f0*� r4"N PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING OF OCTOBER 12 1998 A voice vote was taken. 7 — 0 motion carried. 3. 944 Starflower Avenue — Darryl Haynes Mrs. Samantha Haynes, representing her husband, was present and gave a brief presentation. Jan King gave staff presentation and recommended approval. There were thirty-four (34) notices of hearing sent out, and we received one (1) objection and no non -objection letters. A copy of the objection letter was handed to Mrs. Haynes. Chmn. Munsart referred to the objection letter and requested Jan King to have Code Enforcement follow up on the allegation in the letter. Chmn. Munsart opened and closed the public hearing at 7:28 pm, and there was no public input. MOTION by MatherNesia I make a motion we approve conditional permit for the Lawn-Gevity Lawn Maintenance & Landscaping for Darryl Haynes at 944 Starflower Avenue. A voice vote was taken. 7 — 0 motion carried. 4. 734 Concha Drive — Lyn & Edwin Hopkins Mr. Edwin Hopkins of the above address was present and gave a brief presentation. Jan King gave staff presentation and asked the applicant several questions, which were answered satisfactorily. She noted that staff has no objection to this license. There were eleven (11) notices of hearing sent out and there were two (2) objection letters and no non -objection letters received. Copies of the objection letter were provided to the applicant. In reference to the letters of objection, Jan King noted that Code Enforcement went out and inspected this property. They reported that there were no violations, and the property was as "neat as a pin". Chmn. Munsart opened and closed the public hearing at 7:39 pm, and there was no public input. MOTION by MatherNesia I make a motion that we give a conditional permit application for Hopkins Lawn Care Service at 734 Concha Drive. A voice vote was taken. 7 — 0 motion carried. 4 PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING OF OCTOBER 1, 1998 D. Site Plan Review — Sweet Briar Storage (Smith Warehouse Expansion) — Additional parking and open storage — 920 Harrison Street Randy Mosby of Mosby & Associates, Vero Beach, was present representing the applicants, Jerald E. and Laura Smith, Sr. of the above address. Mr. Mosby gave a presentation on this issue, and noted that all concerns of the City Engineer have been worked out, and requested the option of using either a chain link fence or vegetation between the paved parking area and the storage area. Tracy Hass gave staff presentation, and noted six (6) conditions in the staff report. MOTION by MatherfMomas I make a motion that we approve the site plan for Sweet Briar Storage per drawing, Mosby & Associates, Smith Warehouse Parking Extension, C-1, sheet 1 of 1, dated 9/15/98, and per staff's recommendations. Roll call: Mr. MacWilliam(a) - yes Mr. Thomas - yes Mr. Schulke - yes Chmn. Munsart - yes The vote was 7 — 0. Motion carried. Ms. Kilkelly(a) - yes Mr. Mather - yes Ms. Vesia - yes E. Site Plan Review — Nationwide Insurance — Building and parking expansion — 990 U.S. Highway #1 Randy Mosby, Mosby & Associates, was present representing the applicant, David J. Haeseler. Mr. Mosby introduced Mr. Haeseler, owner, and John Dean, the architect for this project. Mr. Mosby indicated that the applicant would like to place some parking at the rear of the building along the alleyway, and would like permission for cars to back into the alleyway from the parking spaces. He also noted that this site plan has been designed to preserve large oaks on the property. Tracy Hass gave staff presentation, noting that the application is for an additional 1,852 SF building addition, and the total building coverage would be 2,860 SF. Staff recommends denial of this request for the expansion, as proposed, with the five (5) conditions listed on page 8 of the staff report. There was much discussion on this site plan, and Mr. Mosby provided photographs which showed the property from different angles. Mr. Schulke suggested a rough design that would accom- modate all the parking spaces, and it was discussed. (A break was taken from 8:24 to 8:29 pm.) All members that were previously present returned. Mr. Dean indicated that the applicant wants to re -work these plans in consideration of discussions 5 f 001�\ lam'\ 110� PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING OF OCTOBER 1, 1998 took place tonight. They will then have it ready for the next meeting. Mr. Hass noted that it could be placed on the agenda for October 15, 1998. MOTION by Mather/Schulke I make a motion that we postpone review of this until the next meeting. Roll call: Mr. Thomas - yes Mr. Schulke - yes Chmn. Munsart - yes Ms. Kilkelly(a) - yes The vote was 7 — 0, motion carried. Mr. Mather - yes Ms. Vesia - yes Mr. MacWilliam(a) - yes F. Discussion — Waiver of sideyard landscape strip — Alan's Appliances — CR 512 Zoning Randy Mosby of Mosby & Associates was present representing the applicant. He gave a presentation and asked for some indication from the Board as to whether they would consider a waiver for a five (5) foot landscape strip instead of ten (10) feet on this issue before he completes the plans. Mr. Hass made some brief comments. There was discussion of reducing the size of the structure, utilizing nine (9) foot parking spaces, among other issues. This Board will work with Randy on the site plan waiver, if needed. CHAIRMAN MATTERS: Chmn. Munsart suggested that the City should annex more property into the City because of a need for more industrial areas for the future. He noted that the City's present boundaries do not provide for industrial development, to speak of. He then mentioned the four enclaves that are owned by the County, and noted that the County wants Sebastian to take them over. He mentioned the environmental land which is owned by the State, thereby making property west of the city possible available for industrial zoning. Shirley Kilkelly suggested that any lands annexed would have to be provided with services. She also noted that the City's policy has been to not seek out annexation, but consider owners' requests for annexation. Chmn. Munsart noted that Sebastian must expand it's tax base, and an industrial park would be a good method. There is no property suitable for this within the present city limits. Mr. Thomas commented on this issue. Mr. Hass gave information on his discussions to date on the annexation of the four (4) enclaves in Sebastian. R elm,N e0lb). PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING OF OCTOBER 1, 1998 Mr. Mather suggested that Mr. Hass bring back to this Board, at the next meeting, a description and location of these enclaves. A recommendation could be made after this information is made available. Mr. Schulke suggested that Mr. Hass also provide our zoning and the County's, as well as density and development primaries. Ms. Kilkelly suggested obtaining some of the County Land Development Code Zoning Districts for comparisons. Mr. Hass and Ms. King indicated that most of the enclaves are agricultural, and one has a house on it. MEMBERS MATTERS: None STAFF MATTERS: Mr. Hass noted plans brought in to staff by Steve Philipson for a new monument sign on U.S. #1 at Goodyear Plaza.. The code calls for a maximum height on monument signs as ten (10) feet in the Riverfront District. Mr. Philipson suggests a sign that is ten (10) feet tall, with an awning at the top, which would make it approximately twelve (12) feet to the top of the awning. He asked the Board to make a decision on how this is interpreted. Discussion followed. The consensus of the Board was that the overall height of signs should be ten (10) feet, including any awning or other apparatus attached to them. Mr. Hass's other issue was that staff will no longer take code enforcement complaints at the Planning and Zoning meetings. He suggested that these complaints should be entered in the normal process of turning them in to the Planning Department. He noted that if someone on this Board has a complaint, they might also write the information down, to be passed on to the Code Enforcement Dept. He also noted that quite often, the P & Z Commission gets into long discussions on a Code Enforcement issue which is very time-consuming, and it is not the right forum for this type of discussion, and has nothing to do with the agenda of this Board. Chmn. Munsart asked for clarification of the process whereby the Old South Automobile Sales was allowed on U.S. #1. Mr. Hass explained it. There was discussion on the issue of Mr. Bonacci attending a P & Z meeting, but Ms. King informed this Board that Mr. Bonacci has a prior commitment on Thursday evenings, but he has invited all Board members, on a one on one basis, to feel free to stop at his office and discuss your concerns. The City Engineer, Martha Campbell, is also available for questions. There was discussion of Mr. Pliska's concern about gravel, etc., being pushed out onto the pavement from model home parking areas. Ms. King noted that this is an issue that should be discussed with Mr. Bonacci since he is the City's expert on construction and he would like to hear what these Board members' concerns are. Chmn. Munsart asked what Les Solin's schedule looks like. Mr. Hass responded that a tentative date of October 28, 1998 has been set to go to City Council FA le� i"`1 16� PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING OF OCTOBER 1, 1998 11, with the Comp Plan. 6. A. Request for barbed wire fence — The Landscape Stop MOTION by Vesia/Schulke I make a motion that we postpone the barbed wire issue until applicant is ready. A voice vote was taken. 7 — 0 motion carried. Chmn. Munsart adjourned the meeting at 9:23 pm. 8 (10/6/98 AB) AI-. 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