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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 04-09-2008PLANNING & ZONING BOARD MEETING MINUTES APRIL 91 2008 A Regular Meeting of the Planning & Zoning Board was held on April 9, 2008, at the City Hall Annex, '1 1 1 Polk Avenue, Cape Canaveral, Florida. Chairperson Bea McNeely called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. The Secretary called the roll. MEMBERS PRESENT Bea McNeely Chairperson John Fredrickson Donald Dunn Harry Pearson John Johanson 1st Alternate Ronald Friedman 2nd Alternate MEMBERS ABSENT Lamar Russell Vice Chairperson OTHERS PRESENT Susan Chapman Robert Hoog Shannon Roberts Kate Latorre Todd Morley Todd Peetz NEW BUSINESS Board Secretary Mayor Pro Tem Council Member Assistant City Attorney Building official City Planner 1. Approval of Meeting Minutes: March 26 2008. Motion by Harry Pearson, seconded by Donald Dunn, to approve the meeting minutes of March 28, 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 Street (where the old Chrysler building is located); the West side of the canal and the United Space Alliance property all the way north of the AJT property; and the Jungle Village property continuing South past Martin Greene's property. Planning & Zoning Board Meeting Minutes April 9, 2008 Page 2 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: • Entrance sign • 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. • Sidewalks — connecting walkways, breezeway, bicycle path, pedestrian path, and transit stops. • Lighting features. • Pedestrian friendly streetscapelhardscape --- benches, and street furniture. • Markers/Signs — things that provide direction. Planning & Zoning Board Meeting Minutes April 9, 2008 Page 3 • 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 forward with what is best for the City to attract development; bringing g g mone Y 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 City, 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 have to pay into each CRA. Bennett 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. Peetz 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. Planning & Zoning Board Meeting Minutes April 9, 2008 Page 4 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. Bea ee y, erson L7 -� Susan L. apman, gecretary