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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01192006 PZ CITY OF SEBASTIAN MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING ...I:>- .. JANUARY 19, 2006 (50A.f3,D~ ., .",,, "., .-' APPROVED ..tli~rEh- l" L6P~ .APPHOVEO SUBJECT TO . '" . -- Chairman Smith called the meeting to order at 7:00P.M. The Pledge of Allegiance was said. ..,- ~ v- .,....... ROLL CALL: PRESENT: Mr. Buchanan (a) Mr. Mahoney Mr. Allocco Mr. Simmons (a) Mr. Paul Chmn. Smith Mr. Celli Mr. Keough Mr. Oakes EXCUSED: Mr. Hughes, School Board Representative ALSO PRESENT: Rebecca Grohall, Growth Management Director Jan King, Growth Management Manager Dorri Bosworth, Zoning Technician Rich Stringer, City Attorney Linda Lohsl, Recording Secretary ANNOUNCEMENTS: Chmn. Smith noted his letter of resignation sent to commission members and staff. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: November 17, 2005 MOTION by Keough/Paul to approve the minutes of November 17, 2005. A voice vote was taken and the minutes were approved unanimously. OLD BUSINESS: Chmn. Smith asked to move the election of Chairman and Vice Chairman up on the agenda. Answering Chmn. Smith's question, Ms. Bosworth first introduced Rebecca Grohall, the new Growth Management Director and explained that City Council requested all the board commission meetings be televised on the government channel. She then introduced Melanie Astel of the MIS Department who will be in charge of the televised recordings. Mr. Smith nominated Mr. Allocco for Chairman. As there were no other candidates Mr. Allocco is Chairman. PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING OF JANUARY 19, 2006 Mr. Oakes nominated Mr. Paul for Vice Chairman. As there were no other candidates Mr. Paul is Vice Chairman. Mr. Allocco requested he be seated as Chairman at the end of the meeting. NEW BUSINESS: A. Conditional Use Permits - New Model Homes - Quasi-Judicial Public Hearings: 1. KB Home - 173 & 175 Stony Point Drive, Sebastian River Landing 2. Sun Castles, Inc. -102 Drake Way, Sebastian River Landing Chmn. Smith opened the hearing and swore in staff, applicant and anyone wishing to speak. As no applicant was present for KB Home, the item was tabled to the end of the meeting. Charles Henley of Sun Castles, Inc. presented their application for a conditional use permit. He presented the waiver of liability to pedestrians and the recommendation on the parking area. Handicap parking will be provided in the driveway. Ms. Bosworth reviewed the parking design. She noted letters of objection to this application. She also reviewed what is permitted at a model home site. Staff recommends approval. Mark Felson, would be residing across the street at 105 Drake Way questioned the need for a model home when he had been told by Sun Castles that there were no more lots available with this development for new homes by them. In answer to Mr. Oakes question, Mr. Henley said he was looking for a location to maintain a presence in this area and attested that they will not conduct any warranty issues at the model home site. Upon clarification of Sun Castles development in West Melbourne, Mr. Allocco asked to be excused from voting due to a potential conflict of interest. Susan Myerson, 120 Stony Point, is concerned about having a commercial operation in close proximity to her home. Mr. Stringer advised the commission on their review and decision process. MOTION by Celli/Oakes to deny the conditional use permit by Sun Castles, Inc. for a model home at 102 Drake Way. Mr. Stringer clarified Mr. Allocco's testimony in a prior litigation on a different subdivision by the same builder and determined that it was not a voting conflict and he only need disclose the matter, which he did. ROLL CALL: Mr. Oakes Mr. Paul Mr. Celli Mr. Allocco yes yes yes yes Mr. Mahoney Mr. Keough Mr. Smith no yes yes The vote was 6-1. The motion to deny passed. 2 ---- ,- -----l PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING OF JANUARY 19, 2006 B. QUASI-JUDICIAL PUBLIC HEARINGS - SITE PLAN AND CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT - SHOPPES OF SEBASTIAN PHASE II - CR 510 - PHASED 5-ACRE COMMERCIAL SITE PLAN WITH SPACE COAST CREDIT UNION BANK AND DRIVE-THRU WINDOW - CL ZONING DISTRICT Chmn. Smith opened the hearing and swore in the applicants and anyone wishing to speak on this application. Mr. Jack Wilcox, 405 Alison Drive, Atlanta, GA presented the application. The engineer explained the stormwater detention system. Mr. Doug Padgett, Building Management Systems, 1675 South John Rhoads Blvd., Melbourne, explained the architectural design. Ms. King offered background on the project and reviewed the staff report. Staff recommends approval with conditions as noted. MOTION by Oakes/Simmons to approve the site plan with the conditions as noted on page 8 of the staff report. ROLL CALL: Mr. Mahoney Mr. Allocco Mr. Paul Mr. Oakes yes yes yes yes Chmn. Smith Mr. Celli Mr. Keough yes yes yes The vote was 7-0. Motion passed unanimously. MOTION by Oakes/Simmons to approve the conditional use permit with the condition noted on page 8 of the staff report. ROLL CALL: Mr. Allocco Chmn. Smith Mr. Celli Mr. Oakes yes yes yes yes Mr. Mahoney Mr. Keough Mr. Paul yes yes yes The vote was 7-0. Motion passed unanimously. Mr. Stringer offered options the commission could make regarding the KB Homes application. Ms. Bosworth added that KB has a large open house scheduled for Friday and Saturday. Mr. Stringer suggested that a temporary use permit would be sufficient to hold the open house. KB Homes model home application was tabled to the first meeting in February. CHAIRMAN MATTERS: Chmn. Smith read a letter from former commissioner Harold Faille. Chmn. Smith thanked Ms. King and Ms. Bosworth for their many years of help. He thanked the board. MEMBERS MATTERS: Mr. Mahoney commented on a news article about a land purchase on the Sebastian River and how it would protect the lagoon. Ms. Grohall stated that most likely the site would be coming in for a land use change from RS-10 to Conservation but staff had not been contacted as of yet. Mr. Mahoney expressed his remorse at the resignation of Mr. Smith. All the commissioners wished Mr. Smith good luck on his future endeavors. Mr. Oakes asked if something could be written in the code to prevent what happened with 3 PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING OF JANUARY 19, 2006 the Sun Castles application. Mr. Stringer explained how a text amendment to the code could be handled, one of which is through a planning and zoning initiation. MOTION by Oakes/Celli to address the model home permit issue to discuss the wording so this doesn't happen again. ROLL CALL: Mr. Mahoney Mr. Oakes Mr. Smith Mr. Keough yes yes yes yes Mr. Allocco Mr. Paul Mr. Celli yes yes yes The vote was 7-0. Motion passed. Mr. Stringer added what they are finding is the code was written as if the Sebastian Highlands was the only subdivision but with other developments sometimes the code doesn't fit any more. He said he would get with the Growth Management department to look at the whole section. Mr. Paul thanked staff for getting the meeting packets out in a timely manner. There was discussion about a 300 Ft. buffer between existing residential and a new development. Ms. Bosworth will look into the matter. Mr. Celli commented that he heard a councilman mention the potential of a cement plant being construction between Sebastian and Vero Beach. Mr. Celli expressed the advantages of annexing property so we would have a stronger say in what can be developed. DIRECTOR MATTERS: Ms. Grohall asked Ms. Bosworth to explain the model home procedure. Ms. Grohall thanked Mr. Smith for his service to the city and congratulated Mr. Allocco and Mr. Paul on their appointments. She reported that the City Council wanted to reopen the issue of parking regulations in the Riverfront Overlay District and they asked that the Planning and Zoning Commission also look at the revisions. Mr. Stringer interjected that the council is looking at the entire Riverfront District. ATTORNEY MATTERS: Mr. Stringer said there is a draft of the comp plan almost ready for the boards review. Chmn. Smith adjourned the meeting at 9:09 p.m. (1/23/06 sbl) 4