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PLANNING & ZONING BOARD
MEETING MINUTES
u MARCH 10, 2010
A Regular Meeting of the Planning & Zoning Board was held on March 10, 2010,
at the City Canaveral Public Library, 201 Polk Avenue, Cape Canaveral, Florida.
Lamar Russell, Chairperson, called the meeting to Order at 7:00 p.m. The
Secretary called the roll.
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MEMBERS PRESENT
Lamar Russell Chairperson
Bea McNeely Vice Chairperson
John Fredrickson
Harry Pearson
John Johanson 1st Alternate
MEMBERS ABSENT
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Donald Dunn
Ronald Friedman 2nd Alternate
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OTHERS PRESENT
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I Barry Brown Planning & Development Director
Susan Chapman Secretary
Kate Latorre Assistant City Attorney
Robert Hoog Council Member
NEW BUSINESS
1. Approval of Meeting Minutes: February 10, 2010.
Motion by Harry Pearson, seconded by Bea McNeely, to approve the meeting
1 minutes of February 10, 2010, as written. Vote on the motion carried
I unanimously.
2. Recommendation to City Council Re: Proposed Ordinance Amending
Section 110 -294, Adding Child Care Facilities as a Permissible Use by
Special Exception in the R -2 Zoning District — Kate Latorre, Assistant City
Attorney.
Barry Brown, Planning & Development Director, advised that following discussion
at the Board's previous meeting, the Board recommended that child care be
/ added to the R -2 zoning district, as a special exception. At that meeting, the
Board directed City staff to perform research for criteria to evaluate the
appropriateness of child care at a specific location. Based on the research, Kate
Latorre, Assistant City Attorney, drafted an ordinance that adds child care
facilities as a 6 th i tem to the list of special exception uses in Section 110 -294. Mr.
Brown gave an overview of the proposed ordinance and staff's research.
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I Mr. Brown advised that a visual survey of properties within the R -2 zoning district
revealed that only five or six locations would possibly qualify for this type of use.
He advised that there has been no demand for a child care facility, other than
recently in one multi - family project, Palms East Apartments. He advised that
based on his R -2 survey and the lack of demand, the city would only deal with
the request at hand, and limit the possibility of a child care in R -2 to that multi-
family project. He pointed out that most importantly, a child care facility needs to
have a safe, on -site, drop off and pick up area, out of the public right -of -way.
I Mr. Brown reviewed the ro osed special exception conditions, for a day care, in
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the R -2 zoning district. Proposed conditions included: one parking space for
1 every ten children, and one for each employee; visual screen and noise buffer;
safe, adequately lighted, on -site, pick up and drop off area, located outside the
public right of way; and a requirement for a site plan showing certain criteria, as
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part of the special exception application.
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1 The Board members reviewed the city code regulations regarding day care
facilities in the C -1 and C -2 zoning districts. Dr. Fredrickson commented about
adding the same criteria for a church wanting a day care facility in the C -1 zoning
district. Chairperson Russell advised that the agenda item was to recommend a
i proposed ordinance for a day care facility in the R -2 zoning district, and
requested that the discussion be limited to same. He offered that if the members
wanted to discuss day care facilities in other zoning districts, they could request
I that a discussion item be placed on another agenda.
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John Johanson commented that he agreed with having separate criteria for day
care facilities. He agreed with Dr. Fredrickson that it would be very easy to
encompass the same criteria for day care facilities in the C -1 and C -2 zoning
districts. He believed the city should do it right, the first time, by adding criteria
for day care facilities in all the zoning districts where day care facilities are
allowed (similar to the city code pertaining to special criteria for townhouses.)
John Johanson advised that two other cities he researched had excellent criteria
for day care facilities. He commented that some of the proposed criteria in the
draft ordinance were too vague. He commented that he was upset that the
Board members did not receive the draft ordinance until the meeting, and
advised that in the past members received agenda item information at least a
week ahead of the meeting. Barry Brown addressed John Johanson's
comments. He explained that staff was working expeditiously to accommodate a
customer. He explained the process and time frame for adoption of an ordinance
1 / once it was recommended to the City Council. He advised that this item was one
of several he was working on and trying to move forward. He commented that
there is a legitimate need for this request and a direction from City Council.
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The Board members held discussion regarding: adequate parking; safe drop -off
and pick -up areas; lighting; noise buffering; visual screening; fencing; days and
hours of operation.
Motion by Harry Pearson, seconded by John Johanson, to recommend approval
j of the draft ordinance, with incorporation of changes to the criteria, as composed
this evening, to read as follows:
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• (A) The child care facility must be located in a multi - family complex and
any such complex shall not be an age- restricted community;
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• (B) There shall be an adequate drop -off and pick -up area onsite
located outside of the public right -of -way;
• (C) One (1) parking space per employee, plus one (1) parking space
for every eight (8) children shall be required, with a minimum of five (5)
i total spaces;
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• (D) Adequate visual screening and noise buffers from adjacent areas
shall be provided;
• (E) Each application for a special exception under the subsection shall
be accompanied by a site plan drawn to scale depicting the child care
building, drop -off and pick -up area, parking, play area and adjacent
buildings;
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• (F) Adequate lighting in the pick -up and drop -off area shall be
provided.
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Vote on the motion carried unanimously.
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j OPEN DISCUSSION
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I No open discussion was held.
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Motion by Bea McNeely, seconded by Harry Pearson, to adjourn the meeting at
8:03 p.m.
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