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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01-15-2026 PZ MinutesCITY OF SEBASTIAN PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION/LOCAL PLANNING AGENCY MINUTES REGULAR MEETING, THURSDAY, JANUARY 15, 2026 Call to Order -- Chairperson Kautenburg called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. II. Pledqe of Alleqiance -- was recited by all. III. Roll Call Present: Mr. Roberts (a) Mr. Reno • • i� r Mr. Garton (a) Ms. Battles Ms. Kautenburg Ms. Kinchen Ms. Lorusso Ms. Geesey r CL Absent: jo izo ;` Mr. Carter -- Excused Also Present James Stokes, City Attorney CD _r Alix Bernard, Community Development Director Dorri Bosworth, Community Development Manager Michelle Faulkner, Senior Planner Jason Munoz, AV Technical Assistant o Janet Graham, Technical Writer 4> IV. Announcements and Agenda Modifications: Ms. Kautenburg announced that Mr. Carter has been excused from this meeting, and our alternate, Mr. Garton, will be voting in his place. An appeal to the Commissioners' denial of the Ameron RV and Boat Storage facility at the December 181h, 2025 meeting has been submitted and, in accordance with the timeline specified in the Land Development Code, the hearing of that appeal before the City Council has been scheduled for Wednesday, January 28, 2026 at 6:00 p.m. She also stated that as part of what we are required to do at this meeting, we are to nominate and elect a Chairperson and a Vice -Chair. Mr. Carter has sent a note indicating that, just in case someone felt the desire to nominate him, he would not accept a nomination. V. Approval of Minutes: Regular meeting of December 18, 2025 PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION/LOCAL PLANNING AGENCY PAGE 2 MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING JAN UARY 15, 2026 All Commissioners having indicated that they had reviewed the Minutes of December 18, 2025, Ms. Kautenburg called for a motion. A motion accepting the Minutes of December 18, 2025 as presented was made Ms. Kinchen, seconded by Mr. Garton, and approved unanimously via voice vote. VI. Planning and Zonina (P&Z) Commission Public Hearinas City Attorney James Stokes read the title into the record. A. Public Hearing TABLED from December 18, 2025 meeting -- Recommendation to City Council -- Preliminary Re -Plat -- Maxwell - Schumann Commercial Subdivision -- Replating of 1.93 acres consisting of eight lots to a two -lot commercial subdivision with proposed stormwater tracts, ingress and egress easements, necessary improvements, and including previously agreed upon off -site improvements. Current -Zoning is CG (Commercial General) and Future Land use is CG (General Commercial) Ms. Kautenburg called for comments from the public regarding this item, and she explained the process. There being no comments from the public, she called for the presentation from the applicant at this time. Mr. Joseph Schulke, of Schulke, Bittle & Stoddard, LLC introduced himself. He stated that he is here tonight representing Todd Maxwell in his proposal to get the preliminary plat approved for the property at the northwest corner of Schumann Drive and US1. He reviewed the history of the property. His client has proposed to basically subdivide that into two lots to make it potentially more developable. They are also proposing to put a master stormwater system in, and they are proposing to make sure there is water and sewer service for both lots, and they are proposing some additional landscaping on the site. Normally, landscaping would not be required, but he reviewed that a year or a year and a half ago they came to this Commission and then to City Council because they did a land swap for a small piece of property between the Schumann Park and this property because it was really odd shaped, like a corner piece of land sticking into it and into the Park. Thus, it just made sense to have almost like an even land swap which would make a nice even lot line. In doing so, his client agreed to landscape the perimeter of their site, even though it would usually not be done at the preliminary plat level, as well as add additional landscaping in the Park, add a crosswalk at US1 crossing to the southwest corner, adding a crosswalk across Schumann Drive parallel to US1, adding a sidewalk down Schumann Drive all the way to the railroad tracks. So they are some extra things that the applicant agreed to do as part of the agreement for the land swap. PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION/LOCAL PLANNING AGENCY PAGE 3 MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING JAN UARY 15, 2026 He said that the reason the applicant is here tonight is just to ask for a preliminary plat approval to subdivide this property into two lots. What would happen if the Commissioners do approve this, the applicant would get a subdivision construction permit to actually do the generalized improvements for the water and sewer and the drainage, and the landscaping, and they would submit a final plat to the Planning and Zoning Commission and/or City Council to actually record those two lots at a later date. The applicant is not here tonight asking for approval for actual buildings or what is going to be there, as they do not yet know what is going to be there, but they are trying to set it up so that it is pad -ready so when someone wants to develop it and bring in their use, a lot of the infrastructure is already there, and it will make it an easier process for them to get approved and an easier process for the staff to approve it because a lot of the preliminaries out of the way. He stated that they did review the Staff Report, and they are in complete agreement with the Staff Report. He added that, if anyone has any questions, he will answer them. Ms. Kautenburg called for staff presentation. Ms. Bernard said that this is a preliminary re -plat of 1.94 acres on the corner of Schumann and US1. This was part of a land swap that was done of 0.6 acres in 2023 to clean up the lot and make sure that we can work in partnership. One of those things we did in working in partnership is that there were some stipulations in Exhibit C that were done regarding landscaping and how that area was going to be beautified. All of those are outlined in the staff report as well. There are basically five different items in landscaping enhancement that the applicant is going to do as part of this preliminary plat agreement. She stated that, with that, staff finds that it is in compliance with our Land Development Regulations and our Comprehensive Plan, and staff recommends approval with the condition that they do everything listed in Exhibit C, which are the landscape requirements as follows: 1. The Public Benefits listed in Exhibit "C" of the Parcel Exchange Agreement dated November 14t", 2023 be installed before Certificate of Completion (CoC) of the Subdivision. She called for any questions or comments from the Commissioners. There being none, Ms. Kautenburg called on anyone from the public who would like to speak, either in favor or in opposition. There being none, Ms. Kautenburg closed the hearing and called for deliberation by the Commissioners. Ms. Lorusso thanked the staff for the work they put in when applications come in before the Commissioners even see them. They make sure they meet all of the City's Code, and they make our job very easy. Ms. Kautenburg also thanked the staff as well as Mr. Schulke for putting this together, because she thinks it is an excellent idea. It would be very positive if we had more sites PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION/LOCAL PLANNING AGENCY PAGE 4 MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING JAN UARY 15, 2026 that were already set up so that when the end user comes in, we can cut the time down and cut the stress level and save everyone a lot of time. Ms. Battles stated that it is good to see a site that has been used, and she likes the idea of it being a higher and better use and opportunity for the community. There being no other comments, Ms. Kautenburg called for a motion. A motion recommending to City Council approval of the replat of Schumann property along with the public benefits listed on Exhibit "C" that the staff is requesting was made by Ms. Kinchen, seconded by Mr. Reno. Roll Call Ms. Kinchen -- Yes Mr. Reno -- Yes, Ms. Battles -- Yes Ms. Geesey -- Yes Ms. Kautenburg -- Yes Lorusso -- Yes Mr. Garton -- Yes Vote is 7-0 in favor. Motion carries. VII. Unfinished Business -- None VIII. New Business: Election of Chairperson and Vice -Chairperson Ms. Kautenburg called for nominations. Ms. Kinchen nominated Louise Kautenburg as Chairperson, seconded by Ms. Battles. Ms. Kautenburg accepted the nomination. Ms. Lorusso nominated Linda Kinchen as Vice -Chairperson, seconded by Ms. Geesey. Ms. Kinchen accepted the nomination. Roll Call Ms. Lorusso -- Yes on both nominations Ms. Geesey -- Yes on both Mr. Reno -- Yes on both Ms. Battles -- Yes on both Both nominations were accepted by the nominees. Ms. Kinchen -- Yes on both Ms. Kautenburg -- Yes on both Mr. Garton -- Yes on both PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION/LOCAL PLANNING AGENCY PAGE 5 MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING JANUARY 15, 2026 IX. Adiourn There being no further business, Ms. Kautenburg adjourned the meeting at 6:15 p.m. Date: Louise Kautenburg, Chairperson