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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 06-11-2008PLANNING & ZONING BOARD MEETING MINUTES JUICE 111 2008 A Regular Meeting of the Planning & Zoning Board was held on June 11, 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. MEMBERS PRESENT Bea McNeely Lamar Russell John Fredrickson Donald Dunn Harry Pearson John Johanson Ron Friedman OTHERS PRESENT Robert Hoog Shannon Roberts Bennett Boucher Todd PeetZ Susan Chapman NEW BUSINESS Chairperson Vice chairperson 1 st Alternate 2nd Alternate Mayor Pro Tern Councilmember City Manager City Planner Board Secretary 1. Approval of Meeting Minutes May 28-,--2008. Motion by Lamar Russell, seconded by Donald Dunn, to approve the meeting minutes of May 28, 2008. Vote on the motion carried unanimously. DISCUSSION 1. Presentation: Guest Speaker - Laura Canady, J.D., . _ Community Development Director Citvof Satellite Beach. Todd PeetZ, city Planner, introduced guest speaker Laura canady, community Development Director for the city of Satellite Beach. Ms. canady introduced her staff. She advised that she would be speaking to the Board regarding: lessons learned with the creation of Satellite Beach's community Redevelopment Agency (CRA); the process involved with the creation of a CRA; and how the City of Satellite Beach operates their CRA; along with discussions about mixed use districts and the potential for redevelopment in cape Canaveral. Planning & Zoning Board Meeting Minutes June 11 $ 2008 Page 2 Ms. Canady advised that Satellite Beach and Cape Canaveral had similarities as follows: The Al A corridor; postage stamp lots; beach; populations; Vision Statements; old style buildings that were constructed in the 1960s, los, Bos, & 90s. she advised that one difference was that the city of Satellite Beach did not allow hotels. Ms. Canady suggested Ms. Canady offered the following suggestions and considerations: s That the City should first perform a market study to determine what types of businesses the city wanted to support. She noted that restaurants with a water view would attract patrons to come over the bridges onto the barrier island. She advised that the City should establish what kind of restaurants they wanted, while considering which types would also attract tourists. • consider aggregate properties for mixed use. Alleviate hodge-podge. • Consider more modern style buildings and colors. • create an economically viable plan. The model for hotels is now to contract -out detached restaurants, businesses, convention space, and small shops. ■ Amend the comprehensive Pian. • choose consultants carefully. • consider redeveloping dilapidated properties along the city's main corridor. • Have a vision. • create attributes to attract investors. • Create a theme. • obtain grant money for redevelopment. * consider redeveloping beach accesses and add covered seating areas and extend walkways. (This could be funded by TIFF). * Discourage large condominiums that block the waterway views. ■ Encourage property owners to rebuild structures with a new modern style and colors). ■ one developer in satellite Beach has a minimum of 10 acres and wants to demolish an old cash n' carry and build a new 200,000 sq. ft. building with shopping, retail, and professional offices on the first floor, and residential above. The City should encourage such redevelopment. • Add economic development tools to entice developments the city wants and needs. • Purchase property with CRA money for a main downtown. • Exclude undesirable uses such as: dry cleaning facilities, laundry mats, A • A M AA N M. ■ /L 4•. l ZAdLIU1 Ems, and d1 ivU- 111 u 1C Z -A 1UUu. Planning & Zoning Board Meeting Minutes June 11, 2008 Page 3 • Height limits in Satellite Beach are 85 ft. along the beach, 35 ft. along Al A. Uses: No commercial east of Al A, only residential is allowed. • Create a "life town" for people. • Stand your ground with architects. • Satellite Beach allows digital signs, no flashing. • city should choose a vision team leader "a go getter" to make the redevelopment concept work and "hit the ground running". • create a Citizen Awareness Participation Plan (CAPP) by taking lots of pictures of what the community visions for the city's future, hold town meetings and invite the community; educate the community; encourage input and suggestions from the community. • Work with the business community to entice them to improve their properties. • Try creating a commercial corridor for tourists and one for residents. • Satellite Beach's town center consists of 20 acres, with a height limit of 35 ft. ■ Need to think "outside the box" with Land Development Regulations. • CRA takes approximately 2 - 2 112 years to start the projects. • Satellite Beach has a Citizen Advisory committee. cape Canaveral has its city Council. ■ Break-out uses: High Intensity ----- Medium Intensity ------ Low Intensity. • Keep looking "outside the box". • consider shared parking and parking areas within walking distance to downtown areas. • CRA funds could be used to pay the salaries of employees that are involved in planning. ■ The city of Satellite Beach added fifteen (15) new restaurants since 2002. Ms. Canady answered various questions for the Board members and audience. Bennett Boucher, city Manager, asked the Board if there was anything that staff could do to help. Vice chairperson, Lamar Russell asked that staff continue telling the Board what the next steps were. Mr. Boucher advised that Phil Laurien, Executive Director of the East central Florida Regional Planning Council, would assist the city with the Department of community Affairs. Mr. Boucher asked Ms. Canady what type of tools the City of Satellite Beach put in the toolbox to entice developers. Ms. Canady answered that they didn't do any of that. She stated that "The biggest incentive you can give to developers is mixed use." Planning & Zoning Board Meeting Minutes June 11, 2008 Page 4 OPEN DISCUSSION John Johanson stated that John Porter had requested his proposed project be on the last agenda and was told that they couldn't be on the agenda ahead of time. He advised that Mr. Porter and the potential new property owner left with a thumbs -up decision, by the jesters made by some of the Board members. Lamar Russell commented that the Board members gave them the benefit of how they felt about the proposed project. John Fredrickson question if a proposed project had ever been presented to the Board, with a full dog & pony show, under open discussion. Dr. Fredrickson advised that he was uneasy as too the way it was handled, because the presentation was not casual, it was structured. He questioned if now precedence was set. He voiced his opinion that he would rather have had the presentation on the agenda. John Johanson voiced his opinion that had it been an agended item, the Board members would have had the opportunity to review the proposed project before the meeting. Chairperson McNeely advised that she would extend the same courtesy to anyone. Due to the time, Chairperson McNeely requested the Secretary to add a discussion item on the next meeting agenda regarding: limiting time to speak under open discussion. There being no further business the meeting was adjourned at 10:12 p.m. Bea McNeely, Chairperson Susan L. Chapman, sec etary