HomeMy WebLinkAboutApril 9, 2008PLANNING & ZONING BOARD
MEETING MINUTES
APRIL 9, 2008
A Regular Meeting of the Planning & Zoning Board was held on April 9, 2008, at
the City Hall Annex, 111 Polk Avenue, Cape Canaveral, Florida. Chairperson
Bea McNeely called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. The Secretary called the
roll.
EMBERS PRESENT
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Bea McNeely Chairperson
John Fredrickson
Donald Dunn
Harry Pearson
John Johanson 1 st Alternate
Ronald Friedman 2nd Alternate
Lamar Russell Vice Chairperson
OTHERS PRESENT
Susan Chapman
Board Secretary
Robert Hoog
Mayor Pro Tem
Shannon Roberts
Council Member
Kate Latorre
Assistant City Attorney
Todd Morley
Building Official
Todd Peetz
City Planner
NEW BUSINESS
Approval of Meeting Minutes: March 26 2008.
Motion by Harry Pearson, seconded by Donald Dunn, to approve the meeting
minutes of March 26, 2008. Vote on the motion carried unanimously.
OLD BUSINESS
Discussion Re: Mixed Use Districts.
Todd Peetz, City Planner, gave a brief overview of the articles contained in the
Board packet.
The City Planner pointed the Board members to a map highlighted with proposed
mixed-use locations within the City as follows: Central Boulevard, Center Street,
northern North Atlantic Avenue, and the McDonalds area. More specifically, at
the corner of N. Atlantic Avenue and Central Boulevard; the West side of Center
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The City Planner spoke regarding types of proposed uses in a mixed use
development as follows: Mixed use development refers to the practice of
containing more than one type of use in a building or set of buildings. In zoning
terms, this could mean a combination of residential, commercial, industrial, office,
institutional or other uses.
The City Planner explained the key components of mixed use development. He
stated that mixed use development refers to the practice of containing more than
one type of use in a building or set of buildings. In zoning terms, this can mean
some combination of residential, commercial, industrial, office, institutional or
other issues.
The City Planner outlined elements of mixed use development as follows:
• Architectural design standards (facade, color, theme)
• Village style mix of uses (retail, office, restaurant, civic, residential)
• Flexible setbacks
• Plazas, fountains, and public spaces
• Parking type (rear, on/off street)
• Pedestrian and bicycle oriented (bike racks, benches, bus stop)
• Traffic calming devices
• Landscaping
The City Planner advised that he would present photos of mixed=use, at the next
meeting, which will include the following examples:
• Architectural Standards — windows, doors, roof peaks, walls, facades,
arches, railings, signs, balconies, front walks, and awnings.
• Walls — clapboard, bricks, and stucco.
• Landscape Standards — screening; and vegetation placement
• Focus on Village Center — office, retail, residential, including: relationship
of buildings to public spaces; building orientation; gathering spaces, civic
spaces; open spaces, parks, and recreation.
• Parking — shared parking, on -street parking, permeable parking lots if
available, paralleled parking, shade trees, and bike racks.
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• Lighting features.
• Pedestrian friendly streetscape/hardscape — benches, and street furniture.
• Markers/Signs — things that provide direction.
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• Traffic calming devices — pavers, textured pavements, pinch in the road
(chokers), narrow roads, winding roads, raised intersections, crosswalks,
on -street parking, landscaping (sides/center of the roads), speed humps,
bumps, tables, cushions, etc.; and traffic circles.
Discussion was held regarding: traffic, parking, walking distances, bike riders
and bike paths, transit stops, lighting, street furniture, markers and directional
signs, traffic calming, climatic weather, landscaping, potential properties that
would be a good location for mixed use; impact to existing infrastructure;
incentives for the City's tax base to grow; providing services to the residents;
tools to make property viable for redevelopment; growth; the City being 93%
built -out, and building has stopped; the City is heading towards a $600,000 deficit
by the beginning of the next budget year; the Board's challenge is to move
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back into the City from County tax dollars by defining Community
Redevelopment Agency's (CRA) areas to improve that area(s) infrastructure;
redevelopment; create and provide new incentives and flexibility for investors to
want to come into the Citv, which would help grow the City's tax base.
Todd Peetz advised that last year, the Business and Cultural Development Board
performed a redevelopment study. He noted that he has seen mixed
developments work in other communities, and believed it would be a great asset
to the City.
The Board reviewed a table showing the eight CRA's in the County, and how
much tax money the County and Cities havQ to nazi intn Aarh (:RA Benne++
Boucher, City Manager, stated that if Cape Canaveral were to implement a CRA,
funds can be used to improve roadways, bury power lines, street scape and
other CRA related projects. He advised that it is a funding source that the City
should consider for redevelopment. Discussion followed. Mr. PeeLZ added that
the City should create a concept of product for potential redevelopment areas
that the City is looking for to achieve. He stated that the zoning map would need
to include a mixed-use overlay referencing the locations and the City would also
need to do a Comprehensive Plan Amendment. Discussion continued.
Joyce Hamilton, citizen & business owner, stated that the City has a problem
now, not 20 years down the road. She further stated that redevelopment is a
good idea for the City; and the City has an investor that is willing to spend a lot of
money to bring needed services into the City, which will strengthen the City's tax
base. She encouraged the Board to seriously consider creating incentives for
developers to want to build in this City.
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Chairperson, Bea McNeely, advised that she wanted the Board to be provided a
map of potential CRA properties; wanted the Board to see a CRA presentation;
and a PowerPoint presentation of how they did the CRA in Satellite Beach.
Bennett Boucher, City Manager, congratulated Dr. John Fredrickson for being
reappointed as our Brevard County School Board liaison.
There being no further business the meeting was adjourned at 9:25 p.m.
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