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HomeMy WebLinkAboutP & Z February 11, 2009 Minutes (2)PLANNING & ZONING BOARD MEETING MINUTES FEBRUARY 11, 2009 A Regular Meeting of the Planning & Zoning Board was held on February 11, 2009, at the City Hall Annex, 111 Polk Avenue, Cape Canaveral, Florida. Chairperson Bea McNeely called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. The Secretary called the roll. MEMBERS PRESENT Bea McNeely Lamar Russell John Fredrickson Donald Dunn Harry Pearson John Johanson MEMBERS ABSENT Ronald Friedman OTHERS PRESENT Barry Brown Kate Latorre Susan Chapman NEW BUSINESS Chairperson Vice Chairperson 1 st Alternate 2nd Alternate Planning Director Assistant City Attorney Board Secretary 1. Approval of Meeting Minutes: January 14 2009. Motion by John Fredrickson, seconded by Harry Pearson, to approve the meeting minutes of January 14, 2009. Vote on the motion carried unanimously. VI L . i_ieCtiO i Vi hail -p C-.i.so i Chi iu V firs✓ iii iaii pul Sui i. Donald Dunn nominated Bea McNeely as Chairperson. John Fredrickson seconded the nomination. Bea McNeely accepted the nomination. There being no additional nominations, nominations were closed. By unanimous vote, Bea McNeely was re-elected as Chairperson. Bea McNeely nominated Lamar Russell as Vice Chairperson. Donald Dunn seconded the nomination. Lamar Russell seconded the nomination. There being no additional nominations, nominations were closed. By unanimous vote Lamar Russell was re-elected as Vice Chairperson. Planning & Zoning Board Meeting Minutes February 11, 2009 Page 2 3. Recommendation to the City Council: Proposed Ordinance Amending Chapter 98, Subdivisions, Relating to Plats; Amending and Clarifying the Criteria Required for Preliminary and Final Subdivision Plat Review and Approval; Providing a Procedure for Review and Consideration of Lot Splits; Providing for the Repeal of Prior Inconsistent Ordinances and Resolutions - Kate Latorre, Assistant City Attorney. Barry Brown, Director of Planning & Development, advised that the proposed ordinance amends the existing code regarding the subdivision of land. More specifically, it rend iireS that all subdivisions ibdivisions rif land be approved by the City - _- - - 6ancil- byplat-orby a -newly -created lot -split procedure�- t=te explained that in the -- --- ----------- past, land was subdivided by property owners without review and approval by the City. This has resulted in lots that do not have th^c size and configuration to properly accommodate future development and creates access management issues, such as curb cuts and lack of cross access from one parcel to another. Under the new ordinance, all subdivisions of land will be reviewed by staff and approved by City Council, either by ordinance or resolution. If the subdivision of land creates more than one additional lot, the subdivision must be done by plat, according to the platting procedure. Proposed plats will be taken to the Plannina and Zoning Board for review and recommendation, and then adopted by ordinance by the City Council. Kate Latorre, Assistant City Attorney, explained that clarifications were made to the existing code based on previous Board discussions. She advised that the ordinance is consistent with Brevard County's code, relating to platting. The Board reviewed, held discussion, and suggested changes, to the draft ordinance. Following discussion, Kate Latorre summarized the recommended changes. Motion by Harry Pearson, seconded by Donald Dunn, to recommend approval of the proposed ordinance, amending Chapter 98, Subdivisions, with the amended changes, as discussed. Vote on the motion carried unanimously. OPEN DISCUSSION Barry Brown, Planning & Development Director, advised that there was a City Council workshop scheduled tomorrow evening to address planned improvements on N. Atlantic and Ridgewood Avenues. Planning & Zoning Board Meeting Minutes February 11, 2009 Page 3 Mr. Brown polled the Board members regarding their availability to attend a sign code workshop meeting on February 17th @ 5:30 p.m. Following discussion, all the Board members verified they were available to attend the meeting. Mr. Brown gave an update on the visioning process. He advised that they were at the point where a Citizens' Visioning Committee needed to be selected. He explained that the purpose of the Citizens' Visioning Committee was to oversee the visioning process and create a true citizens ownership of the visioning and its results; the Committee would be a group of 7 to 12 Cape Canaveral volunteers -----who -have- demonstrated- an -Interest -in the City's future; the Commiffee would be - - - - - ------------ comprised of business, civic, and government leaders, as well as, other inforc ted n rfies Inih^ ,,,L.,e L %A N, LivvIw vviulIIl champion the process and bring i Joui participation and support from the community; the Committee should, as best as possible, represent the major stakeholder groups within the City; Committee members should be persons who live, own property, or operate businesses within the City; they should have a standing in the community that will lend credibility to the visioning. He advised that the Citizens Visioning Committee was discussed at the City Council meeting on Tuesday. February 2, 2009, and would be formalized at a Council Workshop on Thursday, February 12, 2009 @ 5:30 p.m. Mr. Brown further explained that staff is proposing the Business and Cultural Development Board (BCDB) serve as the core of the Committee; several other members will be added with an emphasis on providing the greatest representation of the various stakeholder groups. He noted that recommendations from the City Council, and others, would be submitted to the City staff; staff would then make selections; after prospective candidates have been vetted and contacted, the final Committee membership would be ratified by the City Council. Mr. Brown announced that Todd Morley resigned last week as Building Official; and Dennis Clements was the acting Building Official. Chairperson McNeely asked why Mr. Morley was leaving. Mr. Brown responded that he did not know and it was not his place to be discussing that publicly, but they were welcome to call Mr. Morley and speak with him directly. Planning & Zoning Board Meeting Minutes February 11, 2009 Page 4 Tom Garbowski, citizen, attended the last BCDB meeting, and listened to their discussion regarding the Visioning Committee, which he was concerned with. He was glad that they were not all going to be on the Visioning Committee, because a lot of them did not feel it was the right time and it was costing too much, one Board members said "It was a waste of time." He noted that earlier this evening Donald Dunn voiced his concern that the lots were too small for the commercial businesses along the presidents streets, which is what would be a good thing for the Visioning Committee to get into on how to consolidate those lots for larger buildings. He encouraged at least one member of the Planning & Zoning Board to be on the Visioning Committee, because from a legal point of VinW, they know --t e zoning- and -planning -of -what woutd be allowed- and -what's not: Lamar Russell --- --------------- responded that it was his understanding that members of volunteer boards would not be considered for the Visioning r nrr,r"it hovv, +h., L.. Zoning v Visioning �y vvi n uuee, wvve Veil the Planning IiI g & Zo III IIJ. Board would be at the workshops to give guidance and assist in implementing the vision. Mr. Brown advised that the main purpose of the visioning process was to primarily create a vision for the visible build out of the City. Discussion was held regarding why the City didn't commercialize the beach. Lamar Russell explained that the residents have always defended residential along the river front and ocean front. Mr. Brown advised that it would continue to be defended. Discussion continued. John Johanson advised that at the previous two meetings he voiced concern regarding insufficient parking for condominium units with individual driveways. He explained that townhouses are required to have three parking spaces per unit; condominiums that are built to look like townhouses are only required two parking spaces. Because, there is no community parking, residents are creating traffic and pedestrian hazards; they park in front of their units or on the driveway with the vehicle extending past the sidewalk. He recommended that the code be changed to require a maximum of three units or 70 ft. per building to allow separation and open space; and require special exceptions for residential use in C-1 to comply with R-2 zoning with the townhouse code. He added that they also needed to define "accessory use". Mr. Brown asked Mr. Johanson to meet with him to discuss these issues and hopefully have something for the Board to consider at the next meeting. There being no further business the meeting was adjourned at 8:20 p.m. fes.... 3; Bea McNeely; Chairperso Susan L. Chapman, Secretary