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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 02-27-2008PLANNING & ZONING BOARD MEETING MINUTES FEBRUARY 27, 2008 A Regular Meeting of the Planning & Zoning Board was held on February 27, 2008, at the City Hall Annex, 111 Polk Avenue, Cape Canaveral, Florida. Chairperson Bea McNeely called the meeting to order at 8:21 p.m. The Secretary called the roll. MEMBERS PRESENT Bea McNeely John Fredrickson Donald Dunn Harry Pearson John Johanson Ronald Friedman MEMBERS ABSENT Lamar Russell OTHERS PRESENT Robert Hoog Shannon Roberts Kate Latorre Todd Peetz Susan Chapman NEW BUSINESS Chairperson I st Alternate 2nd Alternate Vice Chairperson Mayor Pro Tem Council Member Assistant City Attorney City Planner Board Secretary 1. Approval of Meetin Minutes: Februa 13 2008. Donald Dunn asked that a sentence be added to page 4, paragraph 4 of the minutes. Motion by Chairperson McNeely, seconded by Harry Pearson to approve the meeting minutes of February 13, 2008, with the minor addition requested by Donald Dunn. Vote on the motion carried unanimously. 2. Review and Recommendation to City Council Re:� Ordinance #03-2008: Chanqinq the Zoning- Map Desi nation of Certain Real PropeLty PropertyTotalin 0.24 Acres More or Less, Generally Located along the North side of Shorewood Drive at the Southwest Corner of Jetty Park from R-3 Medium Density Residential to C-1 Low Density_Commercial — Petitioner is Cape Caribe Inc. Kohn Bennett Ap ant. Planning & Zoning Board Meeting Minutes February 27, 2008 Page 2 Motion by John Johanson, seconded by John Fredrickson, to recommend approval of ordinance #03-2008, with the condition that the use of the property be limited to parking and recreation amenities that already exist at Cape Caribe; and the Assistant city Attorney to update the proposed ordinance with the correct acreage. Vote on the motion carried unanimously. 3. Discussion & Recommendation to I.Citv Council Re: Su estions on how to Implement Increasing Buildinci Heiciht. Todd Peetz, City Planner, presented an exhibit of a shadow study, he created, for the area around Astronaut Boulevard and West Central Boulevard. The exhibit showed shadows of various building heights at different time intervals. Brief discussion followed. Mr. Peetz recommended a distance separation be established between commercial and residential uses. He showed exhibits of separation distances. He suggested that the distance separation should be greater than 200 ft. from the residential zone to allow height higher than 45 ft., and a separation distance of 500 ft. for 65 ft. height. Discussion followed regarding concerns of heavy traffic on Al A. Todd Peetz presented an example of a code amendment, to amend Sections 110.336 and 110-385, regarding properties directly abutting the Al A corridor increasing their building height with separation from existing residential use. The Board members voiced there frustration that they were not expected to vote on whether greater heights was appropriate and/or if they should recommend to the City Council that a referendum should be done. Discussion was held regarding traffic impact of the proposed Sheldon Cove project. Todd Peetz advised that the project would need to go through the site pian process, which would include Traffic Concurrency. The Board members requested that they be provided a copy of the most recent traffic reconciliation. Chairperson McNeely spoke regarding special exceptions for residential use in the commercial zoning district. She stated that if the City was going to change something, then just change it. She advised that she was against special exceptions. Harry Pearson agreed that it should be done by an ordinance change. He advised that 65 ft. may not be high enough. He noted that the City had a previous proposed project that requested 75 -ft. He requested that the City Attorney make the change in the ordinance. He stated that the City go back to the residents with a referendum. Todd Peetz responded that it was the City Council's decision as to how it should be done. Donald Dunn reiterated that the City Council wants to handle the referendum issue. Planning & Zoning Board Meeting Minutes February 27, 2008 Page 3 Kate Latorre, Assistant City Attorney, explained that a special exception would allow certain criteria and the City could impose limitations on a case by case basis. John Johanson commented that he liked what Todd Peetz suggested on what he had presented to change the code allowing increased height. Todd Peetz added that they could add supplemental design criteria. Kate Latorre suggested that they could create an overlay. Donald Dunn voiced his concerns regarding ingress, egress, and traffic impact that would be created with the proposed Sheldon Cove project. He questioned how the project would impact other future developments. Todd Peetz explained that height should be limited to keep within the harmony of what was existing. He explained that the higher the building the more intensive impact the project creates. Todd Morley, Building official, explained the concurrency Management process. He explained that there are technical requirements, and traffic count can be mitigated. He announced that in the year 2030, AlA would be widened to six lanes. He explained to the Board members that this agenda item was not about whether the Board was for or against increasing height, it was about if height was increased, how it would be implemented. A resident voiced his opinion that Todd Peetz had the right idea. He commented that maybe the city could purchase Carver's cove Trailer Village to build a passive park to decrease the traffic counts. Chairperson McNeely stated that the city council can make up there own minds. Harry Pearson strongly recommended the issue go to the voters as a referendum. chairperson McNeely and Donald Dunn agreed with Harry Pearson. Motion made by Donald Dunn, seconded by John Fredrickson, to have the City Attorney prepare a code amendment to allow building height to be increased to 55 ft. or more. Discussion followed. Todd Peetz explained floor to air ratios. He explained that if height is limited, the city can manage it. Harry Pearson asked why they were only focusing on distance from residential. He questioned why they were not considering distance requirements from commercial, because a higher building would easily overshadow another building. Todd Peetz advised that the agenda item was only to discuss property along the Al A corridor. Motion failed by a (3) to (2) vote against the motion, with members voting as follows: Donald Dunn, for; John Fredrickson, for; John Johanson, against; Bea McNeely, against; Harry Pearson, against. Motion by Bea McNeely, seconded by Harry Pearson, to hold a referendum and ask the voters if they wanted to maintain the maximum allowable height at 45 ft. A lengthy discussion followed. Following discussion, Bea McNeely withdrew her motion, Harry Pearson agreed. Planning & Zoning Board Meeting Minutes February 27, 2008 Page 4 Motion by John Johanson to recommend Todd Peetz' presented suggestions, with the change that the 55 ft. height be limited to five stories. There being no second, the motion failed. A lengthy discussion followed. Ronald Friedman reiterated his statement from the last meeting that the City Council was voted in by the residents to handle tough decisions. Discussion continued. Councilwoman Shannon Roberts advised that City Council was looking for professional research advice and options from the Board. Harry Pearson rebutted that the city Council should make a decision on whether or not they want to increase height before sending the issue to the Planning & Zoning Board. Motion by Donald Dunn, seconded by John Fredrickson, that the Board recommend to City Council that building height in C-1 and C-2 zoning districts, be increased to 55 ft., limited to five stories, by changing the City code. Vote on the motion carried by a (3) to (2) majority vote, with members voting as follows: Donald Dunn, for; John Fredrickson, for; John Johanson, for; Bea McNeely, against; and Harry Pearson, against. Mr. Mays thanked the Planning & Zoning Board and City Council for all their discussions. OLD BUSINESS 1 . Discussion Re: Mixed Use Districts. Todd Peetz, City Planner, advised that he may have someone available to speak to the Board from the Florida Redevelopment Peer to Peer Assistance Program at the next meeting. The Board members requested that this agenda item be placed on the next meeting agenda. 2. Discussion Re: Section 983 Article I Platting Todd Peetz, city Planner, explained that this discussion item was a result of questions arising from the Residence Inn out parcels. He advised that research of the code has revealed that the preliminary and final plat processes were inconsistent. He stated that staff was working on an ordinance and it would be ready to be presented to the Board at the next meeting. The Board members requested that this agenda item be placed on the next meeting agenda. Planning & Zoning Board Meeting Minutes February 27, 2008 Page 5 OPEN DISCUSSION Councilwoman Shannon Roberts advised that the City purchasing Carvers Cove to mitigate traffic may be an option. John Johanson requested that the Board members receive a copy of the most recent traffic report. Todd Morley, Building Official, responded that the Building department would get a copy of the City's most recent traffic report, and would forward a copy of it to the Board for their next meeting. There being no further business the meeting was adjourned at 9;55 p.m. f. Bea McNeely, Chairpe on L - Susan L. apman, Secretary