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MEETING MINUTES
OCTOBER 24, 2007
A Regular Meeting of the Planning & Zoning Board was held on October 24,
2007, 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 Chairperson
Lamar Russell Vice Chairperson
John Fredrickson
Donald Dunn
Harry Pearson
John Johanson 1st Alternate
Ronald Friedman 2nd Alternate
OTHERS PRESENT
Robert Hoog Mayor Pro Tern
Shannon Roberts Council Member
Kate Latorre Assistant City Attorney
Todd Peetz City Planner
Susan Chapman Board Secretary
NEW BUSINESS
1. Approval of Meeting Minutes: October 10, 2007.
Motion by Harry Pearson, seconded by Lamar Russell, to approve the meeting
minutes of October 10, 2007. Donald Dunn requested that a statement that he
made during the discussion of agenda item #2 be added to the minutes. He
advised that he would give the wording to the Board Secretary to add to the
minutes. Vote on the motion carried unanimously.
2. Review Re: Land-Use Matrix for Mixed-Use Districts.
Todd Peetz, City Planner, noted that at the September 12th meeting, there was a
presentation of existing mixed land use districts. It was determined that the
mixed land use concept had merit to investigate further without being developer-
driven. There was a series of proposed steps that the city could proceed with to
ultimately decide if mixed-use districts were desirable for the city.
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Meeting Minutes
October 24, 2007
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Todd Peetz identified the steps that the Board should look at from other
jurisdictions' rules and requirements for mixed land use in a matrix format. He
advised that the purpose was to determine what elements would work for the city
and which would not. He noted that the board was only on steps one and two of
the following proposed action plan:
1. Create a mixed-use matrix of rules and regulations from other
communities.
2. Determine what elements would be appropriate for the City.
3. Take community input.
4. Invite potential stakeholders.
5. Develop a concept plan with the stakeholders' input and support.
6. Have the code/concept plan critiqued to determine if it were
economically feasible.
7. Modify and adopt ordinance as determined to be appropriate for the
City.
The Board members reviewed a mixed use matrix that was provided by Todd
Peetz, and mixed use ordinances from various cities.
Discussion was held regarding mixed use as follows: determining what elements
would be appropriate for the city; creating an independent zoning district; clearly
defining that mixed use not be allowed in any residential districts; updating the
Comprehensive Plan; creating a zoning name for a residential/commercial mixed
use district; determining and defining allowed uses; deciding where mixed use
districts should be allowed and create location criteria; minimum acreage;
whether or not to allow townhomes, mixed use on water frontage, and regulating
alcoholic beverages from being within 300 ft. of schools, churches, and
playgrounds. They discussed parks, awnings, town squares, walkways,
fountains, trees, park benches, parking and loading areas, traffic flow, refuse
management; pedestrian walkways, bikeways, and sidewalks; appearance;
parking requirements (i.e. shared parking, parking garages, parking on the
streets, off street parking, and on-site parking); green space; what kind of
designs, styles and themes to allow; maximum building height; open and closed
balconies; the front of the building facing the street; consider allowing outside
displays of merchandise; exterior lighting; and whether or not to allow residential
on the ground floor of a multi-use structure; and creating a mission statement for
mixed use.
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Tom Hermasen, Residence Inn, suggested that the maximum building height of
45 ft. be increased so that ceiling heights could be an average of 8 1/2 ft., which
would enhance architectural creativity. Chairperson McNeely asked that the
Board members take into consideration that taller buildings block the sun and
breeze.
John Fredrickson stated that the town was already overbuilt, the residents can't
sell what the already have, and the city did not need any more development. He
gave examples of unfinished and non-sellable units that were located throughout
the city.
Donald Dunn suggested that the city require a development agreement. He
stated that the developer shall provide to the City a copy of a performance bond
for the entire development; this performance bond shall cover all aspects of the
development including all of the building occupancy. Todd Peetz responded that
the city would not want to be responsible for finishing private developments.
The Board members concluded that they would like to see visionary pictures of
existing mixed use developments and hold visioning discussions at future
meetings.
3. Review & Recommendation Re: Repeal Section 110-376, Preservation of
Trees.
Kate Latorre, Assistant City Attorney, explained that this ordinance was to repeal
Section 110-376, preservation of trees because this section was not consistent
with Section 102. Brief discussion followed. Kate Latorre clarified that Section
110-376 appeared to have not been amended at the time the major revisions to
Section 102 were enacted. The repealing of Section 110-376 would clean up this
discrepancy.
Motion by Harry Pearson, seconded by Donald Dunn, to recommend repealing
Section 110-376, Preservation of Trees. Vote on the motion carried
unanimously.
OPEN DISCUSSION
Due to the time there was no open discussion. There being no further business
the meeting was adjourned at 10:07 p.m.
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Susan L. Chapman, Sec etary