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HomeMy WebLinkAbout11-18-2021 PZ MinutesCITY OF SEBASTIAN PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION NOVEMBER 18, 2021 I. Call to Order -- Chairman Roth called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. ad aC II. Pledae of Alleaiance was recited by all. III. Roll Call cu o F" n E Present: Mr. Roth Ms. Jordan (a) C Mr. Simmons Mr. Christino (a) coc Ms. Kautenburg Mr. Qizilbash N 0) 3 m Mr. Carter C .QC 0 QoR (DO a n r- Also Present: M N Q Q C0 Ms. Dom Bosworth, Community Development Manager Ms. Michelle Faulkner, Planner Ms. Erin Taylor, Planner Mr. Manny Anon, Jr., City Attorney Mr. Joseph Perez, AV Technical Assistant Ms. Janet Graham, Technical Writer (Zoom) Dr. Mara Schiff, Indian River County School Board liaison, was not present. IV. Announcements and/or Aoenda Modifications Mr. Roth stated Mr. Hughan and Mr. Alvarez have been excused from this evening's meeting. Ms. Jordan and Mr. Christino will be voting this evening in their places. V. ADDroval of Minutes - None VI. Quasi -Judicial and Public Hearinas - None VII. Unfinished Business - None Vill. Public Input Mr. Roth called for anyone in chambers or on Zoom who wish to speak on items that are not on this evening's agenda. Hearing and seeing no one, Mr. Roth moved to the next item on the agenda. IX. New Business PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION PAGE 2 MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING OF NOVEMBER 18, 2021 A. Accessory Structure Review — LDC Section 54-2-7.5 — 714 Brookedge Terrace — 980 SF Detached Garage — Mr. Robert Sautner Mr. Anon read the item into the record. Mr. Roth called on the applicant to present information on the project. Robert Sautner, Sebastian, stated his plan is to build a garage in which to store vehicles. He has spoken with City staff on this project. Mr. Roth called on staff to present their findings. Ms. Faulkner stated that the staff report has been submitted to all Commission members. This accessory structure application is similar to others that have been brought before the Commission in the past and approved where there is a difference in the finished floor elevation of the accessory structure and the principal structure where they visually appear to be at the same height. Also stated in the staff report is that the fagade of the principal structure has a front wall of brick. The applicant is proposing to do the same on the accessory structure. The overall appearance of the structure will match the house, and all the other code requirements have been met. Staff is recommending approval of this project. Mr. Roth asked how the height measurements that staff has provided were obtained. Ms. Faulkner stated they were obtained through the elevation plan that was submitted for the accessory structure and the existing elevation plan for the principal structure. Mr. Roth called for questions/comments from the commissioners. Mr. Qizilbash — Asked if the applicant is planning to build a driveway going to the garage. Mr. Sautner stated he is. The driveway goes all the way back, but there is a section of it going to the garage that will have to be replaced. Mr. Qizilbash also asked if this structure will be finished on the interior. Mr. Sautner stated that it will just be an open ceiling, a small amount of electrical, and a garage door and rear entrance door. Mr. Christino -- Asked if the applicant is aware that there will be 36 shrubs needed to be installed around the accessory structure. Ms. Faulkner stated Mr. Sautner has a general contractor who has done the permitting for this, and he is aware of it and did provide the landscape plan showing the shrubs. Mr. Christino commented that the drawing of the landscape plan is quite small making it hard to read. Ms. Faulkner stated it is also set forth in the staff report that landscaping is required. Mr. Roth -- Asked where the access to the structure will be. Ms. Faulkner stated that the contractor had no recollection of the driveway. However, she stated that that can be a condition for approval, that they will apply for a building permit for that. There being nothing further, Mr. Roth called for a motion. A motion approving the accessory structure review — LDC Section 54-2-7.5 -- 714 Brookedge Terrace — 980 PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION PAGE 3 MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING OF NOVEMBER 18, 2021 SF detached garage — Mr. Robert Sautner — was made by Mr. Chdstino and seconded by Qizilbash. Roll Call Mr. Qizilbash — Yes Mr. Carter — Yes Mr. Roth — Yes Ms. Kautenburg — Yes Ms. Jordan (a) — Yes Mr. Christino (a) — Yes Mr. Simmons — Yes Vote was 7-0 in favor. Motion passes. B. Accessory Structure Review — LDC Section 54-2-7.5 — 933 Oswego Avenue -- 960 SF Detached Garage -- Mr. James Bucci Mr. Anon read the item into the record. Mr. Roth called on the applicant to present information on the project. Chris Pinson, 481 Avocado Avenue, Sebastian, stated he is representing Mr. Bucci. Mr. Pinson is the contractor who has been charged to build this accessory structure. He has worked with KSM Engineering to make sure this meets all the City codes and requirements. He is here to answer questions on this project. Mr. Roth called on staff to present their findings. Ms. Faulkner stated this is similar to the previous application which was just approved. There is a difference in the finished floor elevation of the primary structure and the elevations in the area of the lot where the proposed structure is going to be erected. That is going to visually make them appear to be the same height. There is an existing auxiliary driveway present that has already been permitted through the Building Department and approved. Staff has recommended approval. Mr. Roth called on the commissioners for questions/comments. Ms. Kautenburg -- Regarding the plan, she notes that there appears to be an additional area that may or may not be paved. Mr. Pinson stated that the applicant requested that we pour an additional section of the slab. Mr. Bucci has a recreational vehicle that he would like to park outside on that slab. Ms. Kautenburg stated that this property currently contains a tremendous number of things such as a very large trailer besides the recreational vehicle. Mr. Pinson stated the property owner has an RV, and he has a temporary trailer that is parked there that will not remain there. Ms. Faulkner stated that the Code allows two recreational vehicles parked outside a garage, but they have to be parked behind the front line of the house. PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION PAGE 4 MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING OF NOVEMBER 18, 2021 Mr. Roth — Stated that that could be a commercial vehicle on the slab. That was his concern, because it looks like it could be a commercial vehicle, and that being parked outside would be a Code violation. There being no further questions from the commissioners, Mr. Roth called for a motion. A motion approving the accessory structure to be built at 933 Oswego Avenue be approved as presented was made by Ms. Kautenburg and seconded by Mr. Simmons. Roll Call Mr. Qizilbash -- Yes Mr. Christino (a) — Yes Ms. Kautenburg — Yes Ms. Jordan (a) — Yes Mr. Roth -- Yes Mr. Carter — Yes Mr. Simmons — Yes Vote was 7-0 in favor. Motion passes X. Commissioners Matters Ms. Kautenburg thanked staff for forwarding the invitation to the MPO to the commissioners. She attended that meeting along with the City Planner and Mr. Christino as well as a lot of other people. She stated it was disappointing to discover that the MPO has almost no plans for any improvements for North County other than maintenance items and what is going to be done on CR 510 and a little bit along Riverside Drive. She finds this distressing as Sebastian has a greater population than Vero Beach does. She did learn about aggressive advocating. The entire meeting was overwhelmed with a bicycle club who literally took over the meeting, and there was very little that anyone else could say. Unfortunately, because those meetings tend to be scheduled during work hours, she will see if she can rearrange her schedule so that she can be there. Mr. Christino followed up with what Ms. Kautenburg said. They had taken a look at the County map of proposed improvements and were not surprised by what they saw. They looked at paving from Riverside Park to the County line north, and they were reassured that bicycle lanes on five-foot shoulders would be installed on CR 510. Very little else has been planned. He agreed with Ms. Kautenburg that there was a bicycle club that dominated that meeting. It was unfair to others who had concerns or questions. He and Ms. Kautenburg did note quite a bit of work going on south of Sebastian. He suggested that representatives of Sebastian go to those meetings and advocate for the City. This is an annual meeting, and he will plan to be there next year. He appreciates getting notice of these meetings from staff. They are informative and educational, and PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION PAGE 5 MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING OF NOVEMBER 18, 2021 he found it worthwhile to attend. Ms. Bosworth stated staff will definitely plan to forward any of those agendastnotices to the commissioners. That information can also be found on the ircgov.00m website. She reviewed that during the last three years the County did an overlay on CR 512. She also noted that there are not many County roads in the City of Sebastian. Mr. Christino said he did have a chance to talk with the Public Works Director for the County to discuss issues that are present along Old Dixie Highway. He expressed the possibility of procuring a grant, as Mr. Christino explained to him that there are bicycle lanes in a development that could potentially be rerouted onto Old Dixie Highway to circumvent traffic on US 1. Apparently, there is a possibility of getting some money to get that accomplished. Mr. Roth thanked staff for providing reminders for those meetings, as they provide a lot of information. He also reviewed an item that had been discussed at the last meeting regarding giving a rebirth to the award for new construction and/or existing buildings that made renovations consistent with the fishing village theme throughout the City. He asked the commissioners to be thinking about a name for that award. He thinks this would reinstate a program that would promote Sebastian in a very positive way, recognizing a business that had made a very nice improvement to the City. Mr. Carter commented regarding the new sign that is in front of City Hall. He says it seems to stay on one subject too long, and when passing by drivers do not see anything else, as they have already driven past the sign. He suggested speeding the loop up so that there is opportunity to see other things that are coming up besides the one you can see at the time you drive by. Ms. Bosworth stated that there is a section in the City Code as to how fast those can be set. She will request the MIS department to take a look at that. Mr. Simmons asked regarding the status of the Mobil station that was to be demolished at US 1 and CR 512, and he also asked about the status of Spirit of Sebastian. Ms. Bosworth stated that the applicant for the Mobil station did bring in some building permits. There was a round of comments, and staff has not heard anything else from them. It has been six to seven months since staff has heard anything. Regarding the Spirit of Sebastian, they received their relocation permit for the tortoises. So they have relocated the tortoises for pods 1 and 2. Staff has not issued the formal land -clearing permit yet for them to be able to start doing the roads, but they have received a grubbing permit to remove all of the invasives. So they may be in there removing the pepper trees and some other unnecessary vegetation. They have received their St. John's permits. There are a couple other permits that staff is waiting for —jurisdictional permits. They do have to go before City Council to get their license to encroach the developer's agreement regarding the bridge from Del Monte and the improvements that PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION PAGE 6 MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING OF NOVEMBER 18, 2021 they were putting on that. She would predict that by January or February they will have their full land -clearing permit, and they will be in there working on constructing the roads. Mr. Christino asked if someone will be in there a few weeks before they start clearing to check for gopher tortoises one more time. Ms. Bosworth stated that when they did the relocation FWC required them to put up some sort of fencing so that tortoises do not come back onto the property once they are located. She is positive that fence is up. Mr. Roth requested Ms. Bosworth to read into the record the memorandum regarding Commissioner Alvarez. She stated that the form for Mr. Alvarez stated that the Commission needed to be sent a copy and that this form must be read publicly at the next meeting. She read the disclosure regarding the local officer's interest into the record as follows: "I, Albert Alvarez, hereby disclose that on November 41h, 2021 a measure came or will come before my agency which inured to my special private gain or loss. The measure before my agency and the nature of my conflicting interest in the measure is as follows. 'I am involved in the sale, for which 1 will gain a commission: " The document is dated November 9' , 2021 and signed by Al Alvarez. She stated that this forth will be attached to the November 0 Minutes. XI. Citv Attomev Matters Mr. Anon said he had nothing except to wish the commissioners and staff a Happy Thanksgiving. XII. Staff Matters Ms. Bosworth stated that besides reading in the forth regarding Commissioner Alvarez, she wanted to welcome the recording secretary back in chambers other than attending via Zoom. She also wished everyone a Happy Thanksgiving. XIII. There being no further business, Mr. Roth adjourned the meeting at 6:32 p.m. ES jg Date: