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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSeptember24, 2008PLANNING & ZONING BOARD MEETING MINUTES SEPTEMBER 24, 2008 A Regular Meeting of the Planning & Zoning Board was held on September 24, 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., immediately following the Sign Code Workshop. The Secretary called the roll. MEMBERS PRESENT Bea McNeely Lamar Russell John Fredrickson Donald Dunn Harry Pearson John Johanson Ronald Friedman OTHERS PRESENT Anthony Garganese Susan Chapman Rocky Randels Robert Hoog Shannon Roberts Barry Brown NEW BUSINESS Chairperson Vice Chairperson 1 st Alternate 2nd Alternate City Attorney Board Secretary Mayor Mayor Pro Tem Council member Planning & Development Director 1. Approval of Meeting Minutes: August 13 2008. Motion by Donald Dunn, seconded by Harry Pearson, to approve the meeting minutes of August 13, 2008. Vote on the motion carried unanimously. 2. Recommendation to City Council Re: Final Replat for Sea Shell Cay North Townhomes - John Johanson, Applicant. John Johanson declared a voting conflict and stated that he submitted the required form to the Board Secretary before the meeting. The Board Secretary confirmed same. Barry Rrnwn Planninn x De\lelnnmznt DirPvtnr g project; ame n brief niioniie%A/ of fko ect; and reported that staff reviewed the final replat and recommended approval. He announced that the applicant had made a revision which the applicant would explain to the Board. Planning & Zoning Board Meeting Minutes September 24, 2008 Page 2 John Johanson advised that he was part owner of the property; Ron Friedman had called him and advised there was an error on the North side of lot 3 by .01, because the surveyor's computer rounded -up the measurement. Chairperson McNeely commented that the Board normally had more information. She had questioned the acreage of each lot during the preliminary replat review, and verified that the acreage was corrected on the final replat. She questioned why there were variable widths to the ingress/egress easements. John Johanson responded that the variable widths allowed for access to the property and utilities. City Attorney Garganese advised that the Board's only consideration was per Section 98-56. The Planning & Development Director, Barry Brown, reiterated that staff reviewed the final replat and recommended approval. Brief discussion followed. Motion by John Fredrickson, seconded by Donald Dunn, to recommend approval of the Final Replat for Sea Shell Cay North to the City Council. Vote on the motion carried unanimously. OPEN DISCUSSION Note: The following paragraph was changed from the final draft as per Donald Dunn's request, to read as follows: Donald Dunn advised that some people have said that the Planning and Zoning Board is reactive and not proactive. He believed that the Board is reactive by the very nature of the Board. He stated that "We are given work and we react to it by making recommendations. My goal is to continue serving the City as best as I can." He advised that he would like to get rid of building height in the City's building code and only count the number of floors. He explained that one time he made a motion that the City changes the building height from 45 feet to 100 feet. That motion failed to pass. He would also prefer that the building code allow a roof top restaurant that would not be counted as a floor to encourage developers to do so in the commercial area along A1A. He would also prefer to have a large scale developer build a complex that would include a theater for the performing_ arts, an art museum, professional offices, our library and a parking garage. Planning & Zoning Board Meeting Minutes September 24, 2008 Page 3 Barry Brown informed the Board that City Council had requested that he ask the Board members opinions regarding being interviewed for reappointment. Bea McNeely asked how to reconcile having an open mind, like the Board members have been asked, without having a vision. She was still waiting for visioning sessions with the community. She stated that she did not have a problem with being re -interviewed. Lamar Russell advised that he had assisted in building the City code and he defended it. He cautioned that the City needed to careful about changing the codes they already have. He asked the Board to consider planning for change and redevelopment, and be willing to explore new thoughts, debate and swap opinions, then vote and move on. He stated that he did not have any problem with being re -interviewed. Harry Pearson stated that it was perfectly fine with him to be re -interviewed. Chairperson McNeely called for a consensus of the Board regarding being interviewed by City Council for reappointment. By consensus, there was no opposition from the Board members to be interviewed by the City Council for reappointment. Bea McNeely questioned where the City was going to get more Board members? Lamar Russell responded that they get their members from residents of the City. She stated that there should be a real effort to recruit volunteer Board members. John Johanson suggested that City Council give the Board more direction of what they envisioned for the City's future, and keep dialogs open with the City Boards; Cape Canaveral is not the City of choice, because it does not have much to offer; redevelopment is very important, and now was the time to explore the codes and make changes in the best interest of the City's future. Barry Brown advised that Phil Laurien, East Central Florida Regional Planning Council (ECFRPC), was including money in his budget to lead the City's visioning sessions, but he did not know right now how much money he will have for our sessions. Mayor Randels explained where the money comes from to support the ECFRPC. He noted that some cities decided not to fund the ECFRPC in this year's budget. Motion by Lamar Russell, seconded by Donald Dunn, to add an item onto the agenda. Vote on the motion carried unanimously. Motion by Donald Dunn, seconded by Lamar Russell, to recommend that the City aggressively pursues the visioning process. Vote on the motion carried unanimously. Planning & Zoning Board Meeting Minutes September 24, 2008 Page 4 John Fredrickson asked for a status report of existing and upcoming projects. Barry Brown advised that he would bring a status report of the projects to the next meeting. Barry Brown advised that the Board meeting scheduled for October 8th would be cancelled; therefore, the next Board meeting would be held on October 22nd. Mayor Randels applauded the Board's efforts to pursue visioning. There being no further business the meeting was adjourned at 8:45 p.m. Bea McNee "hairperson Susan L. Chapman, Secretary