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Home My WebLink AboutP&Z Minutes 6-4-2012PLANNING & ZONING BOARD MEETING MINUTES JUNE 4, 2012 A Special Meeting of the Planning & Zoning Board was held on Monday, June 4, 2012, at the City Public Library, 201 Polk Avenue, Cape Canaveral, Florida. The meeting was called to Order at 7:05 p.m. by Chairperson, Lamar Russell. The Secretary called the roll. MEMBERS PRESENT Lamar Russell Harry Pearson John Fredrickson Donald Dunn Ron Friedman OTHERS PRESENT Susan Chapman Kate Latorre Barry Brown Andre Anderson NEW BUSINESS Chairperson Vice Chairperson Secretary Assistant City Attorney Planning & Development Director Planning Design Group Approval of Meeting Minutes: April 25, 2012 and May 23, 2012. Motion by Harry Pearson, seconded by Ron Friedman to approve the Meeting Minutes of April 25, 2012. Vote on the motion carried unanimously. Motion by Ron Friedman, seconded by Lamar Russell to approve the Meeting Minutes of May 23, 2012. Vote on the motion carried unanimously. OLD BUSINESS Recommendation to City Council Re: Proposed Ordinance No. 11-2012 - Adoption of the A1A Economic Opportunity Overlay District. Barry Brown advised that Staff made all the revisions, as recommended by the Board at the last meeting, to the Al Economic Opportunity Overlay District (EOOD) draft. The Board reviewed each page of the revised EOOD draft. Comments and/or recommendations for additional changes were as follows: Line 307 - Shared Parking - Discussion was held regarding parking for residential being separate and distinct from commercial parking by having gated and secured parking. Donald Dunn and Ron Friedman agreed that the wording should be changed to allow for shared commercial parking, not commercial and residential shared parking. Barry Brown advised that when the City is working with a developer and negotiating a Development Agreement that is when parking for that development will be addressed. By consensus, Harry Pearson, Lamar Russell and John Fredrickson were against changing the wording. Line 340 - Section 110-605 - Discussion was held regarding which City Official has the authority to render interpretations of the Code. By unanimous consensus, delete the first sentence. Planning & Zoning Board Meeting Minutes June 4, 2012 Page 2 of 4 Line 369 - Land Use Matrix - Barry Brown requested an addition to the Land Use Matrix. He advised that he met with a potential new tenant of the former United Space Alliance building located at 8550 Astronaut Boulevard. He stated that the business would entail similar uses of the previous tenant, with additional uses which included contracts that would support the commercial space operations as well as other commercial activities; maintenance, repair and overhaul of vehicle spacecraft, aircraft parts, etc. They also plan on introducing environmental testing and life critical system environmental testing including space, aviation, and transportation. Chairperson Russell pointed out that those types of uses were already included in the matrix category of High tech/light manufacturing. The Board members agreed that no addition to the matrix was necessary. Section 110-624 - Building Height: • Line 425 - Donald Dunn questioned what the standard was for "certified wood". Following discussion the Board agreed not to change the wording. • Line 445 - Motion by Harry Pearson to delete Section 110-624 - Building height in its entirety. Motion failed for lack of a second. • Line 449 - Motion by Ron Friedman, seconded by Donald Dunn to remove the words "or 45 feet". Motion carried by a (4) to (1) vote with members voting as follows: Donald Dunn, for; John Fredrickson, for; Ronald Friedman, for; Harry Pearson, against; Lamar Russell, for. • Line 450 - Motion by Donald Dunn, seconded by Ron Friedman to remove the words "or 45 feet". Motion carried by a (3) to (2) vote with members voting as follows: Donald Dunn, for; John Fredrickson, for; Ronald Friedman, for; Harry Pearson, against; and Lamar Russell, against. • Line 451 - Motion by Donald Dunn, seconded by Ronald Friedman to remove the words "or 65 feet". Motion carried unanimously. Line 510 - Section 110-629 b. - Discussion was held regarding screening of roof -top mechanical equipment from both street -level view and residential view looking down onto the roof -top. Contractors spoke to the Board about different ways of screening roof -top mechanical equipment. Line 652 - Section 110-651 h. - Donald Dunn did not agree that tinted glass reduces glare. He made a motion to remove the words "unnecessary reflection". Motion failed for lack of a second. Line 659 - Section 110-652 b. - Donald Dunn questioned the wording of this sentence. Discussion followed regarding commercial businesses not being allowed to store inventory in display windows. Motion by Lamar Russell, seconded by John Fredrickson to leave the wording of the sentence as written. Motion carried by a (3) to (2) vote with members voting as follows: Donald Dunn, against; John Fredrickson, for; Ronald Friedman, for; Harry Pearson, against; and Lamar Russell, for. Planning & Zoning Board Meeting Minutes June 4, 2012 Page 3 of 4 Line 725 - Section 110-670 - Shared Parking - Donald Dunn commented that residents should not need to drive around looking for a parking space. Section 110-687 - Project Perimeter: • Line 852 - Ron Friedman questioned why Staff changed the landscape area requirement from 8 feet to 5 feet? He commented that the more landscape provided the better. Motion by Ron Friedman, seconded by John Fredrickson to change the landscape requirement back to 8 feet. Vote on the motion carried unanimously. • Line 886 - By unanimous consensus, the Board agreed to change 5 feet back to 8 feet. • Barry Brown explained that Staff changed the landscape buffer from 8 feet to 5 feet to keep the requirement consistent with landscape buffering around the perimeter of parking lots. • Motion by Lamar Russell, seconded by Harry Pearson to return the minimum landscape depth described in lines 852 and 886 back to 5 feet. Motion carried by a (3) to (2) vote with members voting as follows: Donald Dunn, against; John Fredrickson, for; Ronald Friedman, against; Harry Pearson, for; and Lamar Russell, for. Line 903 - Section 110-701 - Intent - Donald Dunn commented that it is important for signage to be integrated. Following brief discussion, by unanimous consensus, the Board agreed that signage shall be integrated with overall building design. Lines 938 & 939 - Section 110-702 n. - Signs - Ron Friedman suggested that rather than striking the sentence, the words "cruise ship parking" should be changed to "stationary parking." Assistant City Attorney, Kate Latorre responded that signage is already addressed in Chapter 94 of the Code. The Board concluded its review, discussion and recommendation for additional changes. Barry Brown stated that Staff created a process for Planned Developments. He explained the process and reviewed the Planned Development Zoning Review Process Flowcharts which describes the text in Article XI - Planned Developments. During discussion, some of the Board members made minor suggestions to modify the Flowchart. Tom Hermanssen, Hotelier spoke about a 1.7 acre parcel located at the northwest end of the City limits. He asked if the City considered including the property in the EOOD. Barry Brown answered that the property is depicted on the City's Future Land Use Map as Conservation Area, the City did not anticipate on changing that designation or currently in the position to do a Comprehensive Plan Amendment for that 1.7 acre parcel. Donald Haynes, Property Owner stated that he was not notified of the EOOD. He described his property as three acres, undeveloped, located in the C-1 zoning district, surrounded by residential use, located on the West end of Oak Lane and East of the Canaveral River. For the purpose of flexibility to develop his property in the future, he respectfully requested that the Board consider that his property be located within the EOOD. Discussion followed. Meeting Minutes June 4, 2012 Page 4 of 4 Motion by Ron Friedman, seconded by Donald Haynes' property located onWest end of Oak nO8rUb0rS voting as fO||OvVS: [>On8|d [}Unn. fO Harry Pearson, against; and Lamar Russell, for. Dunn to Change the EO[)[) map to include Mc Lane. K4ObOn carried by 8 (4) to M\ vO[8 with ; John Fredrickson, for; Ronald Friedman, for; K8DbOD by Donald Dunn, seconded by John Fredrickson to recommend that CDUOCi| approve Proposed Ordinance No. 11-2012, Adoption of the Al A Economic Opportunity Overlay District, 8Gamended tonight. Motion carried by@/4\k]/1\vote with members voting 8Sfollows: DOD8|d Dunn, for; John Fredrickson, for; FlOn8|d Friedman, for; Harry Pe8rS0D` against; and L80B[ Russell, for. OPEN DISCUSSION Harry Pearson announced that he was no longer member on the Transportation Planning Organization's (7'PO) CiUZ8D Advisory Committee for the North beaches. He advised that the City's Public Works Director, Jeff Ratliff is a member of the TPO Technical Advisory Committee. Barry Brown announced that last Friday was supposed to be the kick-off meeting for the SR A1A Multi-K4Od@U Fe38ibi|itvS1udV/AC[iOn Plan. However, due tDthe fact that FDOT8nd the selected COnSu|toOL had not finalized a contract the meeting was postponed to Wednesday, June 13.2O12. Hewill email the meeting notice tOthe P&ZBoard members. John Fredrickson thanked Barry and his Staff for providing 8 very comprehensive Sthk8[hrOUgh and highlighted wBrSiOO of the EO(][). He recognized that the property OvVDe[S. developers, and hD[8|8[SiOthe audience seemed acceptant 0fthe E[}[}Ddocument. There being no further business the meeting adjourned at 9:10 p.m. `P� Approved on this 2-7 day of u N3 r-- 2012. Lamar Russell-, Qhairperson � Susan LChapman, Secretary