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Home My WebLink AboutBOA Add'l Items 2-26-15 Citizen LetersPatrice Huffman From: Linda Behret <lindyb@cfl.rr.com> Sent•Thursday, February 26, 2015 12:00 PM To: Patrice Huffman Cc: David Dickey Subject: For Board of Adjustment meeting Feb 26, 2015 Ms Huffman: I would appreciate if this message can be distributed to the BOA member in time for them to read it before tonight's meeting, and thank you in advance for your help. Dear Board of Adjustment Members: I am Linda Behret, an active member of the Turtle Coast Sierra Club, our local group of Sierra Club. In this capacity, and as a neighbor here in Brevard, I am writing to ask you not to grant a special exemption to allow a Cumberland Farms gas station (which I understand is planned to be a large one) on Rt AIA in your city. As a member of Sierra Club, I am concerned about cutting down trees, and I understand that in order to build on the site, Cumberland Farms would need to tear down a beautiful stand of tall oak trees, trees so tall and lovely that they qualify as Specimen Trees. The definition of a specimen tree varies from gardener to gardener. Some consider especially old trees as specimen trees. Others believe that trees with exceptional beauty are the ones that stand out as specimen trees. Still others will only consider trees that have reached a certain height. The trees that are in the way of the proposed gas station meet all of these qualifications, and it would truly be a shame to have to cut them down to add yet another gas station to a stretch of AlA that already has plenty of gas stations, and could never have enough of these lovely trees! Further, as a resident of our county, I am concerned about additional pollution being released into the environment— and especially so close to the Indian River Lagoon—from this proposed large gas station. The usual contaminants released into the environment from gas stations are represented by the stored and sold petroleum products such as gasoline and diesel fuel. These complex mixtures of volatile organic compounds (mainly hydrocarbons) and additives blended with the petroleum include benzene, ethylene dichloride (EDC), ethylbeneze, and naphthalene among others. Do the residents of Cape Canaveral and Brevard County, including yourselves, need to be breathing in more of these than we already are? I ask that you consider these points before making your decision tonight on the special exemption for Cumberland Farms. Thank you for your time and attention . Sincerely, Linda Behret 5960 Herons Landing Dr Rockledge, FL 32955 Florida has a very broad public records law. As a result, any written communication created or received by the City of Cape Canaveral officials and employees will be made available to the public and/or media upon request, unless otherwise exempt. Under Florida Law, email addresses are public records. If you do not want your email address released in response to a public -records request, do not send electronic email to this entity. Instead, contact our office by phone or in writing arn R-1-SI'li2nual anothcr 'kja; opillicil d -;al' thcr'%%kli rc t t"'I Ll 1;,) n c r t D t"� 17t-cak'. )nc,: i talc Lo Ic T di<urbe"In the PrOTIO'-e;; -I'v :-ilA I i2 JI arn R-1-SI'li2nual Froc Coldwell Banker Residential RE 3218681080 02/12/2015 17:35 #565 P.002/002 Printable Version I/ J U N O Message Center From: Roger Bakst <rogerbakst@juno.com> To: ragerbakst@juno.com Sent: Thu, Feb 12, 2015 04:37 PM Subject: Gas Pumps in Cape Canaveral http:; /webmailab.juno.com/webmail/newi 8?folder—Sent&command=... Steve, I want to respond to your question about the value of residential condominiums located near the proposed 14 gas pumps and convenience store in Cape Canaveral. In the near term it might be detrimental but since our long term trend indicates rising condo prices I believe that would still be the long term result Personally, however, I would not be a buyer who would consider this type of commercial venture an asset to the neighborhood. I don'tthink I would be in the minority. The bigger issue is that the location proposed will result in more traffic congestion with real safety concerns along with environmental Issues upon which I am not qualified to comment. There is no doubt in my mind that there are other commercial properties near the Port that would far better serve the citizens of Cape Canaveral and the general public than the site proposed. Another fellow associate in my office with whom you may speak is Gail Doscher. She is a resident of Cape Canaveral and she also has strong, knowledgeable opinions regarding the poor choice of location for the proposed project. Roger Bakst, GRI Broker -Associate, Multi -Million Dollar Club Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate 2029 N. Atlantic Avenue Cocoa Beach, FL 32931 Office: (321) 868-7700 Fax: (321) 868-1080 Voice Mail: (321) 394-7844 Cell: (321) 960.6420 EMail: rogerbakst@juno.com Cocoa Beach resident since 1969 I of 1 2/12/2015 4:38 PM February 9, 2015 Mr. David Dickey Communit} Development Director Cite of Cape Canaveral 105 Polk Avenue Cape Canaveral. FL 32920 Re: Proposed fueling station and retail convenience store Dear Mr. Dickey: , After learning Special Exception 2015-01 for development of a retail convenience store and seven fueling islands (aka gas station and food mart) was approved and will now be considered at the Feb. 26 meeting of the Board of Adjustment, I am compelled to forward my concerns for consideration. Development of this property on A I A would remove large, mature oak trees, green space as well quite zones near residential areas. I have attached a list of 21 automotive related businesses most of which are along AIA and some on North Atlantic, as well as a city map showing the locations of each business as well as photos of each business. Also attached is a copy of the Vision Statement of Cape Canaveral which, if this property is developed as proposed, completely negates the Vision Statement our elected officials have supported. And finally you will find a copy of Maggie Simony's comments from the Feb. 3 Opinion page of Florida Today as well as the Feb. 4 article regarding re -branding of Cape Canaveral. Repeating a quote from the Feb. 4 issue of Florida Today in which a resident was quoted as saying "We don't want to see it be a corridor of gas stations and car rentals," the attachments will verify that that is exactly what Cape Canaveral has become. Sincerely, Hazel Banks 778 Bayside Drive Cape Canaveral, FL 32920 321.799.2835 cc: Mayor Rocky Randals Florida Today Stephanie Darden, Prismatic Gas Station/Automotive Related Businesses in or near Cape Canaveral Cape Canaveral is approximately 2 miles north to south. On south A -1-A from the Port, the following automobile related businesses or former gas stations can be found: a 1. Hertz car rental on A 1 A 2. RaceTrac gas station with Food Mart on A I A - 24 pumps • 3. Budget car rental on A 1 A V 4. Mobil gas station with Food Mart on Al A- 4 pumps • 5. Chevron gas station on AIA - 4 pumps • 6. Octopus Car Wash • 7. Spaceport Auto Repair, Towing, Car Wash on A 1 A 0 8. Car Wash and Ice Cream on N. Atlantic & Monroe • 9. Circle K gas station with Food Mart on AIA- 4 pumps • 10. Shell gas station with Food Mart on AIA - 8 pumps 11. Vacant former restaurant (Big Tex) & gas station on AIA 0 12. 7-11, with Food Mart on A I A- 4 pumps • 13. Dollar/Thrifty car rental on AIA f 14. Enterprise car rental on A 1 A While the following may technically not be in the city of Cape Canaveral proper, they are close enough to be considered part of the community. • 15. Avis car rental on AIA 16. Hogan's in former gas station on A I A 17.888 Transportation on A 1 A 18. NAPA Auto Care on A 1 A The following gas stations/auto repair are on North Atlantic: 19. Beach Auto Repair, N. Atlantic & Washington • 20.7-11, with Food Mart - 4 pumps, N. Atlantic & Canaveral Blvd. • 21. Circle K. with Food Mart - 4 pumps, N. Atlantic & Harbor Drive Color Code: Green - Rental Car/Transportation Service Red - Gas Stations and Food Marts Blue - Car Wash Yellow - Auto Care Silver - Converted Gas Station N W E S City of Cape Canaveral Streets Map Ot!E &,--ce &:..E •d Co,.<<y Pr�pE4y A.^rrciit� O".:e Gip["Ctpt CO^L.K61, 8-fi.iVd CG?:j GCaC•nTfi'1! Cay ZG t^� lya; •I•;, f �_; t6riay QtiS. 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Beach Auto 20. 7-11 CAPE C:1N.kVERAL VISION S'IATENIENT WE ENVISION: :% hike-ahic and «alk-ahlc Cape Cana%cral that rctains and enhance, it, re,idcwml feel.:hdractcrizcd h� lock' -rise huildirl,, nut 11Wre than athlrle, in hC1211t. Thi, residential and hwmco, :riendlN aiT1)O,l)hCIC IJ ofle of a 1llc-ahlc. attractivc, sate•. ,c:Ure and SU"till nahle:nastd1 Cl,nlnlUrlih tflat cnihra:c, the hCarll and mersidc a, the main amcnitic,. and ,upport, local culture and education. NN'E ENVISION: :%I N as a :ompleic strcct• \\illi it nati\C-iand,Capcd and tree - lined median kith tiallic caroling elements and dark ->k\ street liihtin "( onlpletc street' anlenitic, include hicvcIc• la:ilitie,, :o\ct-cd tran,it shops. and sate pede,inan :ros,in'_, that imitc pedcstrian, and hicwh,t, to acce„ the hcach. mer. local i eluhhorhood, and a(fiaccill cunlmunitie,. ( fur impru\cd '•c wiplete ;trect,, %%dl allow u, to:alnik tra\cl to intimate %utcrfn,nt dc•,tin;mOT11,and it walk-:lhle :orC Nlulti- u,c path, lined a ith shade tree, should he �o idc• enough tier hikes and pcde,trian, and lighted <o an-onc can ;+!k or h1: Cie safrl� ail)'k'. here in to%\ n. d.iv or ni-dil \N E ENVISION: %kcl:omirl, conllmltlit� Cnu'an:c natures that create a ,crisp of at-r-i'al and tinic;ue :onilnunit\ idenlit. The do\+Tito\\n•• „ill :.mtain an arCh11eaun111`, n:h and unlyuc tni\ of use,.'iorth %c'i,}e tree ,haded ,1dcU\alk, and tltllhrelia :o\Cred :ate fable, at re,tallrarlts and 1)i,!w,, Mic•rc friend, -athcr. interact, and enjoy drinks and dinner. NNT ENVISION: :A :onlnlunit, that; rcmo,,c, or and unllm,hed hUIIdln'_', 17110 atlia:ti�c sinictures. green spa:es. pro�idc, a pct-friendlypark %%ith ample ,hack, and actnel� recnins and ,ippon, husinc,ses that enhan:c e:nnunlic %mhilit\ and ,cr\c our re,ideni, and � i,itors. NVE ENVISION: ()pcn shoreline, and ri%cr, accc.sihlc to the puhli: inClud;ng anlCrlit.e, that take advantage of the Mater. such a, limited and yu:unt eater %iecr c,tahli,hnlcttts and ;nt;nlatc puhG: gatlien rig and entcr-1,1111 ncnt plate, that mai mcludc pay ikons. ga/cho,, or a pcilorman:e stage. 6A TtJFSDAY, FE6RlJARY 3, 2015 oriini on .11,,.,., clown." stronger, tttore. heatrtiful voice than Dorothy WT Wit's to 1IMT thf� stamina to sing so malty sung ;vith such gusto. Instead, the reviewer chose to make snarky comments about the show's appropri- ateness for a bar at 1 a.m. If lighthearted musical theater is not her cup of tea (and clearly, it isn't), she should say so up front. While comments on acting, sets, costumes and lighting are all expected in a review, harsh attacks are not. Her job is not Broadway theater critic but Brevard community theater reviewer. Until she learns the difference, Brevard theatergo- ers and performers (and FLORIDA TODAY readers) are not well served. Caiflin McKell Satellite Beach Clarification needed on gas station vote "Board Approves Gas Sta- tion" is FLORIDA TODAY's headline reporting on the audi- ence -packed Jan. 28 meeting of the Cape Canaveral Planning Board. This was a :3-1 vote to grant <; "special exemption" to Cum- berland Farms. Ibll me. -- the article doesn't say my ques- tions were ever hart of the discttssiol, - - did dire hoard explain the criteria for giant- iXi "St`E'Cic ,'Sf"Slj'1'ltln ?-O How come in tl:e article reasons are given for Craig Kettleson :s lone vote against granting the exemption, but no reasons were evidently ever given by Harry Pierson, John Price or Lamar Russell as to why they voted for the exemp- tion? There's no need for another gas station - . there are already eight gas stations in the city's 2 -mite stretch along AlA, and this additional 14 -pump station violates the 2,000 -feet limit between stations. Did nobody ask these basic questions, or did the three voting for the FLORIDA TODAY to answer? What do the secretary's official minutes of Wednes- day's meeting say? Can we now expect that when Cumber- land's lawyers seek approval of a site plan and building per- mits and to remove the large oak trees they need only cite the planning board's curious decision as sufficient justifica- tion to approve anything asked for? If there are any legitimate reasons for granting the spe- cial exemption, FLORIDA TODAY needs to tell us in a sequel to the reporting on Wednesday's meeting. Maggy Simony Cope Canaveral 4 Cape Canaveral gathers ideas for branding city $30,000 effort seeks to define Cape and its aspects that promote pride By R. Norman Moody -C.3 ,v CAPE CANA', Residents and business owners tossed around a beach ball along with words, phrases and ideas that eventually will be used to define Cape Ca- naveral's brand to draw attention to the city. 131.4c'niat`c. all Orlando advertisinz aaency hired to help Ca.-anaveral create a hat v,_ill capture brought residents and businesslxnen, --�-aptfter Tuesday shop at Flriga firer pany. The ci-*,L';.`s efru. is costin for dents. is ..a:.._- Capt Canaveral. should fjte itself? It also askew. %*%'hen you describe Cape Cana-. oral to a friend, what d4_- vou say? What makes you most proud of Cape Canaveral? Already widely known because of its connection to the space program, the city of Cape Canaveral is working to become a wal- kable, bikeable residen- tial community, but also wants to promote itself to attract visitors and eco- nomic development. City officials have de- scribed branding as how the community wants to make itself known to the world, or asurt of resume of the community. "I find Cape Canaveral very friendly, enjoyable and relaxing," resident Lee Vicidomini told the crowd. She said she wants the city to remain small be- "Peqple //(IV(,' illige. Miat becomes crystal clear to its now is how do we create a quilt?" STEPHANIE DARDEN of Prismatic cause it already has e. t'thing she. .xr Community. 131.it she also that it )f 10,000. .4hen I hal, - it had to '--e had to have hi_ n tion and qualltv of life tc raise a family." she said. Tim and Melissa Bass have lived in thi� City for six years and ,rant to see branding help to attract the right kind of business- es. "To live here is relax- ing," 'ffin Bass said. "To' work here is legendary and to play here is unique." It's not enough to just draw businesses, but the city must balance what it attracts. "We don't want to see it be a corridor of gas sta- tions and car rentals," Me- lissa Bass said. Stephanie Darden, president of Prismatic, said the ideas received are varied, but participa- tion has been better than expected: "What we're seeing is that it is a fragmented place right now," she said. "The motivation is great. They're passionate. Peo- ple have opinions and that's huge. What be- comes crystal clear to us now is how do we create a and her team wiH try to figure out how to build on that. "We are the original tech home," she said. "We have to acknowledge that. It has to be part of our fu- ture. "Where are our weak- nesses and how can %,.,r turn that jptc ties?" 7. I -ran jmg plan. -We're going tohate an activation event in the spring," she said. Contact Moody at 321 24z nmoody4floridatoday.corr, - C on Twitter VRNormanMloody 6A TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2015 ■ ■ Or)inion FLORIDA TODAY LETTERS Here's easy 'brand' for Cape Canaveral Branding of Cape Canaver- al? Easy, no need to spend thousands for a study. Despite the overwhelming number of existing convenience stores, gas stations, and most of all, input from Cape Canaveral residents, another multi -pump gas station will be added to the AIA corridor. There you have it: Ticky- Tacky Town. Evelin Reid Cape Canaveral E Mr. Rocky Randels; Mayor of Cape Canaveral July 29, 2014 As President of our Association, I am writing this letter at the request of the residents of Cape Shores. We are quite concerned about an item before the Cape Canaveral Planning Board. They are considering a plan for a Cumberland Farms gas station/food mart on the property immediately to the South of our complex. Board members attended a meeting held last week concerning this development. We were surprised that being the immediate neighbor to the North we were not notified of this meeting. Though we have concerns about the development in general, our most pressing concern is the plan to use Cape Shores Circle as an access point for Cumberland Farms. As you may remember, this drive is now and has always been on private land built and maintained by the commercial property along A1A and Cape Shores Condo Association. It was only given an official street designation at the request of the fire department a few years ago. To my understanding, the developer has made a financial setlement with the owner of the commercial property to use this street as an access point to the proposed Cumberland Farms Project. For over 40 years we have had an agreement with this owner that Cape Shores residents would have unlimited usage of this road. Our concern is that the extra traffic this Project will generate at that point, will make that access almost impossible for the residents of Cape Shores. That access point is already very busy. At times of heavy usage (usually Fridays and Saturdays), traffic to Sunseed and the Wellness Center classes, causes traffic to back up at this entrance now. There is already a parking problem at that commercial strip. Overflow traffic has been parked along the access road, on the vacant property immediately to the south, and at times parked in Cape Shores visitor spots. In fact the lzzie's restaurant asked for permission to have their overflow traffic park at Cape Shores. That request was denied. If the Planning Board grants Cumberland Farms usage of this as an access road, it would become almost useless for Cape Shores residents. At that point we would have to consider fencing off our portion of that access point in order to stop the overflow parking problem and to stop customers from using Cape Shores other access point when traffic starts backing up on Cape Shores Circle entrance to A1A. We are also concerned that heavy usage by customers using the Cape Shores access point on A1A would limit access by the emergency and fire departments to Cape Shores residents. If parking and congestion problems force us to block off that access road, would the fire and emergency squads be comfortable with having only one access point for 300+ people? If you want more information or wish to discuss this personally, I can be reached at 321-506 9276. Gary Toenjes, President Cape Shores Board of Directors cc. Mia Goforth, Van Catterton