HomeMy WebLinkAboutRE Regarding tonight's hearing (2)Ms. Simony,
I have stated in a previous article that the special exceptions are set
by the city. The property is zone properly, but the city imposes certain
conditions to be met by the developer.
As I said in a previous article, some of those conditions of the
special exceptions include limiting the house of operation from 5 a.m.
to midnight, locating any outside seating to the south side of the
building, shielding lighting and directing it away from the north side
and locating vacuums and air equipment to the south. There are also some
other conditions.
In the latest story I said that the planning and zoning board heard the
issue and approved recommending it for approval. Now it is the Board of
Adjustment turn to hear the special exception request – the same
condition as the P&Z.
Then there are a number of steps before Cumberland Farms could build.
I told what the steps were and in no way tried to give the impression
that it was a “done deal.”
Fortunately, I nothing to do with whether it is approved or not.
If you still have questions, please call me.
Respectfully,
R. Norman Moody - Reporter
FLORIDA TODAY Communications
Office: 321-242-3651
Cell: 321-917-4781
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Twitter: @RNormanMoody
From: Maggy Simony [mailto:maggy@bridgetable.net]
Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2015 2:41 PM
To: P.Huffman@cityofcapecanaveral.org
Cc: Moody, Norman
Subject: Regarding tonight's hearing
What are the criteria you and this Board of Adjustment will use to
respond to the request for a “special exception” at tonight’s meeting?
ARE there any criteria?
Of the last ten requests for “special exemptions”/“special exceptions”
how many has the Board of Adjustment turned down after prior approval by
the Planning & Zoning Board?
I note in today’s Florida Today story an elaborate series of hearings
before the Cumberland Farms gas station can start building, but one gets
the feeling reading it that this is (perhaps always was?) a done deal,
or Cumberland Farms wouldn’t have applied in the first place.
I asked the reporter who covered the Planning & Zoning Board for
Florida Today how come his article gave all the reasons why the special
exemption should NOT be approved, gave no reasons whatever justifying
approval – and yet . . . surprise, surprise! 3 to 1 approval!! No
reasons, no text from the zoning standards justifying ruling for the
exception.
Cumberland Farms now has, as I understand it, a “conditional use”
permit – presumably the go ahead if they meet conditions required by the
Board of Adjustment and tree removal committee? So I go back to my lst
paragraph – what are those “conditions” they must satisfy?
Or is your approval automatic once the Planning Board has given its nod
of approval? And I presume the tree measurers will rule those trees can
come down because, after all, the Planning Board gave a special
exemption and the Board of Adjustment approved that.
Since in a mere l.4 acre plot, it’s unlikely you can fit a convenience
store and 14 gas pumps WITHOUT removing the trees, why wouldn’t that be
the first step not the last step?
maggy simony
cape canaveral FL
maggy@bridgetable.net <mailto:maggy@bridgetable.net>
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