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Home My WebLink About09-15-2005 PZ Minutes ~dP - o. CH.~..!flM.\t-l CITY OF SEBASTIAN (~O^ROI1'.:2.. :MMI"".;.'{;;ol""loS' APl'FiOVEt:l -- _1M... I I PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION Al"NlO'fE'D'S'\fflJF.Clfi<O MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING SEPTEMBER 15, 2005 Chairman Smith called the meeting to order at 7:00P.M. The Pledge of Allegiance was said. ROLL CALL: PRESENT: Mr. Paul Mr. Mahoney Mr. Allocco Mr. Keough Chmn. Smith Mr. Celli Mr. Faille Mr_ Oakes (a) EXCUSED: Mr. Simmons (a) Mr. Hughes, School Board Representative ALSO PRESENT: AI Minner, City Manager Jan King, Growth Management Manager Dorri Bosworth, Zoning Technician Rich Stringer, City Attorney Linda Loshi, Recording Secretary ANNOUNCEMENTS: Chmn. Smith announced Mr. Simmons has an excused absence. Mr. Minner informed the commission that the newly hired Growth Management Director Gary Ament has submitted his resignation due to personal issues. Mr. Minner said they would start a new search immediately. He added that Jan King will serve as the interim Director of the department, Dorri Bosworth will be the interim Growth Management Manager and Linda Loshl will move up and assume additional duties. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: September 1, 2005 MOTION by Keough/Allocco to accept the minutes of September 1, 2005. A voice vote was taken and motion passed unanimousiy. OLD BUSINESS: NONE NEW BUSINESS: PUBLIC HEARING - RECOMMENDATION TO CITY COUNCIL - REZONING AND COMPREHENSIVE PLAN LAND USE MAP CHAN GE (FOR ANNEXATION) - CL (COUNTY) TO CG ZONING, AND CII (COUNTY) TO CG LAND USE - 3.3 ACRES, NW CORNER OF CR510/CR512 INTERSECTION - S&S ENTERPRISES, INC. PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 15, 2005 Bruce Moia, MBV Engineering, 2455 14'h Avenue, Vero Beach represented the applicant and made the presentation. He referred to the staff report, which stated this application is consistent with the Comprehensive Plan. Ms. Bosworth added that this commission will be reviewing and recommending to City Council the land use and rezoning designations of this property. Answering the question of should the annexation come before the land use designation, Mr. Stringer explained they are processed together at the city council level and this commission only makes a recommendation on the land use designation. MOTION by Allocco/Keough to recommend to City Council approval for the Crossroads Plaza rezoning from Limited Commercial, CL County, to Commercial General, CG and Land Use Map Amendment from Commercial Industrial to General Commercial. ROLL CALL: Mr. Keough Chmn. Smith Mr. Celli Mr. Allocco yes yes yes yes Mr. Mahoney Mr. Faille Mr. Paul yes yes yes The vote was 7-0. Motion passed unanimously. QUASI-JUDICIAL PUBLIC HEARING - SITE PLAN - THE GABLES AT SEBASTIAN TOWNHOMES - MAIN STREET & POWERLlNE ROAD - RM-8 ZONING -12.7 ACRES, 95 UNITS - BEST HOUSING 1, INC. Chmn. Smith swore in the applicant and staff. Joseph Schulke, Schulke, Biddle, Stoddard of Vero Beach presented the application. He introduced the property owners, George Diaz Sr. and Jr. He described the project as a town-home community with 95 units. Storm water facilities will be provided and public water and sewer will be extended to the project site. Ms. King mentioned the problems with the landscape buffer and continuing negotiations for Powerline Road to connect CR512 to Main Street. She suggested a condition of approval include a developer's agreement. There was discussion regarding responsibility for the road construction. The following people spoke: Mr. Houke, 373 Bob Circle, asked if there were an ingress or egress from the site to Bob Circle, Mr. Schulke said no. Ralph Randall, 147 Columbus Street, requested a wall between the project site and residents on Columbus Street. Ivan Sudman, 99 Main Street, concerns about the landscape buffer. Mike Triglio, 131 Columbus Street, will drainage pumps be necessary during construction. George Daily, 139 Columbus Street, concurs with what his neighbors said. Mr. Schulke added to the proposed landscape plan to relocate open space trees on the site to the south property line to provide one tree every 17.5 feet as well as behind the clubhouse and pool area. MOTION by Celli/Oakes to approve the Gables at Sebastian with the conditions as amended in the staff report. 2 PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 15, 2005 Mr. Mahoney Mr. Allocco Mr. Paul yes yes yes Mr.Celli Mr. Keough yes yes The vote was 7-0. Motion passed unanimously. PUBLIC HEARING RECOMMENDATION TO CITY COUNCIL - PRELIMINARY PLAT - THE GABLES AT SEBASTIAN SUBDIVISION - MAIN STREET & POWERLlNE ROAD - RM-8 ZONING - BEST HOUSING 1, INC. Chmn. Smith asked Mr. Stringer if a vote could be called as the project had been discussed during the site plan application and Mr. Stringer said yes. MOTION by Smith/Allocco to recommend approval to city council the preliminary plat, The Gables at Sebastian Subdivision, Main Street and Powerline Road, RM-8 Zoning, Best Housing 1, Inc. ROLL CALL: Mr. Allocco Mr. Keough Mr. Celli Mr. Faille yes yes yes yes Chmn. Smith Mr. Mahoney Mr. Paul yes yes yes QUASI.JUDlCIAL PUBLIC HEARING SITE PLAN DANIELS CONTRACTOR TRADES BUILDING - OLD DIXIE HWY NORTH OF CR 512 EASTBOUND - 7007 SQ. FT. OFFICE AND WAREHOUSE BUILDING - INDUSTRIAL ZONING - MR. JONATHAN DANIELS Mr. Joseph Schulke, Schulke, Biddle, Stoddard, Vero Beach presented the application. Ms. King pointed out a concern about the radical slope between the site and the property to the west. She reviewed the seven conditions of approval noted on the staff report. There was discussion on item 7, photo survey of subject and adjacent property to the west. Ms. King explained this was due to concerns about construction activity and its effect on existing structures. Mr. Stringer didn't see it a necessary requirement of the city's if the two property owners wanted to have photos and a pre/post-construction contract. Also discussed was the provision for contractor trade facilities in the CRA District. Mr. Jim Weber, High Street, Sebastian wanted to go on record that his main concern is the stabilization of the site during construction. MOTION by Oakes/Allocco to approve the site plan for office/contract/trades building noting the recommendations of staff report item 26, page 8, numbers 1 through 7. ROLL CALL: Mr. Allocco Chmn. Smith Mr. Celli Mr. Keough yes yes yes no Mr. Paul Mr. Faille Mr. Mahoney no yes yes The vote was 5-2. Motion passed. 3 PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 15, 2005 CHAIRMAN MATTERS: NONE MEMBER MATTERS: Mr. Mahoney asked about what appears to be a pole for a pole sign at the repair facility on the corner of Louisiana and CR512. Ms. King said they have a permit for a monument sign. Mr. Oakes about the yellow paint at the Scratch and Dent facility and Ms. King said they are removing the bright yellow paint from the brick and have submitted a more appropriate color. DIRECTOR MATTERS: NONE ATTORNEY'S MATTERS: Mr. Stringer brought the commission up to date on the Comprehensive Plan completion. There was discussion about evacuation routes out of Sebastian and the limitation we have getting to 195 if CR512 floods. Chmn. Smith adjourned the meeting at 9:49 p.m. (9/19/05 sb/) 4