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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05202004 CITY OF SEBASTIAN PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING MAY 20, 2004 Chairman Smith called the meeting to order at 7:00 P.M. The Pledge of Allegiance was said. CHAIRMAN APPROVED7 O' D~,E~ APPROVED SUBJECTTO ROLL CALL: PRESENT: Mr. Faille Mr. Mahoney Mr. AIIocco Mr. Keough Chron. Smith Mr. Paul Mr. Simmons (a) EXCUSED: Mr. Seeley Mr. Oakes (a) ALSO PRESENT: Tracy Hass, Director, Growth Management Department Jan King, Manager, Growth Management Department Rich Stringer, City Attorney Susan Lorusso, Secretary Mayor Nathan McCollum was in attendance ANNOUNCEMENTS: Chmn Smith announced that Mr. Seeley and Mr. Oakes are excused. Mr. Simmons will be voting. Chron. Smith gave an update of former commissioner Mr. Blessing's health condition and said he is to be admitted to Hospice on Tuesday. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: 5/06/04 Mr. Paul asked for a clarification of ex parte communication as the minutes reflected that driving by a site and walking around the site was also considered ex parte. Mr. Hass responded that any communication with an applicant or their representative is ex parte but if a commissioner did a site visit it should be mentioned but it is not considered as ex parte communication. MOTION by Paul/Keough "1 make a motion we approve the minutes of 5106/04." A voice vote was taken. Motion carried. OLD BUSINESS: QUASI-JUDICIAL PUBLIC HEARINGS- CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT - NEW MODEL HOME PERMITS - MARONDA HOMES AT 891,901 AND 867 ROSELAND ROAD PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING OF MAY 20; 2004 Chmn. Smith opened the public hearing at 7:04 p.m. Representing Maronda Homes was Mr. Steve Torres, 750 U.S. Highway #1, Grant, Florida. Chmn Smith swore in Mr. Hass, Ms. King and Mr. Torres, who said the parking situation is being worked on. The driveways have been altered and parking directional signs are being installed. Mr. Torres said he understood that the city would put up "no parking" signs across the street in front of existing residential properties. Ms. King said the Engineering Department is ' going to review the parking situation if additional signage would be required. Staff recommends approval of all three model home permits. Mr. Mahoney confirmed there would be handicap parking and Mr. Paul asked about the hours of operation, which will be 10 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Linda Smith, 910 Roseland Road, Sebastian, Florida said she would be happy with anything that would resolve the parking situation. She said people are still parking on her front yard and normal sized cars have difficulty turning around in the parking area to pull out onto Roseland Road. Chmn Smith asked Ms. King to inform the Engineering Department of these issues. Mr. Torres said he has been in contact with Mr. Patnode of Engineering and his concerns were getting too close to the drain fields. Chmn. Smith closed the hearing at 7:22 p.m. MOTION by Simmons/Keough "1 make a motion that we accept the staff's recommendation as far as approval of the model home permits on all three with noting one exception as far as the parking input to the property line requires a waiver." ROLL CALL: Mr. Keough yes Mr. AIIocco yes Chmn. Smith yes Mr. Mahoney yes Mr. Simmons(a) yes Mr. Faille yes Mr. Paul yes The motion was 7-0. Motion passed. NEW BUSINESS: Quasi-Judicial Public Hearing - Site Plan - Administration Building & Police Evidence Compound - Sebastian Municipal Airport Chron. Smith opened the public hearing at 7:24 p.m. and swore in Mr. Jason Milewski, Airport Director. Chron. Smith inquired when the police evidence compound was added to the site and Mr. Milewski said it was always part of the project. The 10,000 SF building will house Engineering, Public Works and Airpor[ Administration offices, with each having the ability to function entirely independent of the other areas. The building also offers the ability for any of the departments to expand without interfering with other departments or the public access area. The building has two conference rooms to support an Emergency Command Center. This area is hardened for 200 mile an hour winds and is a FEMA rated facility. The existing rotating beacon has been incorporated into the construction of the building and there would be no change to the current operation of the beacon. Mr. Hass added that by moving the police evidence compound to the airport it would free up the space the city currently occupies. Eventually the public works compound would be moved to this facility as well and that would then help 2 PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING OF MAY 20, 2004 redevelop the central corridor on CR 512. Mr. Mahoney had construction-type questions, which Mr. Milewski answered. Location for a dumpster site was discussed. Mr. Paul was concerned that the 30' X 30' size of impound area would be too small for future use. He also asked about the concrete thickness of 4 inches and Mr. Moia of Mosby & Associates said that was for the sidewalks only. The building will have sprinklers. Chmn. Smith closed the hearing at 8:02 p.m. MOTION by Keough/AIIocco "1 make a motion to accept the new airport administration building/police evidence compound as so shown." ROLL CALL: Mr. Faille yes Chmn Smith yes Mr. Mahoney yes Mr. Simmons (a) yes Mr. AIIocco yes Mr. Keough yes Mr. Paul yes The vote was 7-0. Motion carried. CHAIRMAN MATTERS: NONE MEMBER MATTERS: Mr. Mahoney asked the city attorney for a definition of what constitutes a water body. Mr. Stringer said retention ponds are counted but general wetlands are not counted. Mr. AIIocco asked Mr. Stringer about the personal liability of commissioners stating recently in Dade County commissioners were sued personally by an applicant. Mr. Stringer responded that as long as commissioners are performing their duties within the scope of the code, you have immunity and if the commission was named in a lawsuit, the city would defend anyone named. DIRECTOR MATI'ERS: Mr. Hass mentioned upcoming City Council meetings. The June 3rd Planning and Zoning meeting may be canceled. Mayor McCollum mentioned that the PowerPoint presentation at the last City Council meeting is public record and available at the City Clerk's office. He affirmed that although Planning and Zoning looks at applications for their site value, the City Council must take into account other factors such as, financial impacts. ATTORNEY MATfERS: Mr. Stringer said the reason so many applications have been bundled together for the City Council meetings is that the State reviews them as one bundle so they must be sent simultaneous to the Department of Community Affairs. Chmn Smith adjourned the meeting at 8:22 p.m. (5/21/04 SBL) 3