CCMtg03-27-02WSMinLONG W OOD CH Y COMMISSION
Longwood City Carnmission Chambers
175 W. Warren Avenue, I—gv.'ood. FL 317.10
Minwts
Work Session
March 27.2002
present Mayor Paul Investtand
Deputy Mayor Dan Anderson
Commissioner Hutch Handy
Commissioncr.ah AmMuineor
John J. Drauo.Cdinistrator
Geraldine D. ZI.,—b Ark City Clerk
Richlor ord S.Tay.h City
r lDh. Depuy Cit,Clerk
khn 6rok, Di—mq Comm gD Scrvicrx Dcpartmcm
lay Sur. D Manager. Plonning Division Cninmunity $crvices Dopt.
Clt iD c. Dix Nance
Clvis Nonce, Dir-Natrce
Absem: Commiuiuncr Steve Miller (cxensedJ
I_ CALL 10 ORDGR.
'I'hv n yor udlct the work mssion to order w T W p.in
Mayor Lo-1—daskedffi the rulzs nol he suspended. He explained the procedure torthe
�— D'tx-Nattee would give an nnmduction and an overview of the Swdy drat would be in
shon :afar cachs nthere ould be lime lotyue s. iollowingthat. Dix
Nance would Floesentdte MastersPlen. and Nee would tc a yucstion end answer session. Aft,
that, Dia-Nonce would present the Code Hook.
_ VIEW LO%(;11OO1161ORICDATRICTAMSTER GLAN, dated March 6. 2002,
tamped ri al Drofr: and, REVIh W LONGIf 00D HISTORIC IC DISTRT CODE BOOK
dorm March 6. 2002, sanvped Fm d Deaf.
Ms. Naace's intmduction included ntuttiun of tM pc jeer tevnr and their role in the derclopment
of the Master [+Ian and Code Hook, dsyects of the data collection pFlase- uniqueness of
I_ongwrood hating un 'conoinie study performed. and looking nt vorious aspects of Nr Historic
District (Disvrietl which in-11 such kl lhg :rs busiw Dil.11 j parking, sidewolks, trues,
bock and din streets, and such Nat ntaku the Hisweic District ajewel.
M, �)i, spoke to the d-&,-,,l ofthe MI.-, PIW, be City —,,Ied J-,Io,d to m,pt— the
Dist a M, Di. '. I 61'—d several 'points--d by M, N— in k, i ii, drat
1,t,,k,d at 1,,. . ...s hia— and character. - I h, igi, of the Master 111stu aed "a 1,
""'luring what ,l","ly -im"'d withinihe Di i—md building on it. I k j—I",1-hM,
N,,,Nance.Modal to. -- trend th,""gh— the country" development " "'t, h u"'.
veryhaody w Int,d small wwna and the kmd of character and ohann already existing in
Longwood. Snstmm�fi/e d,,t,,,IW nr w,, —1h, frond i., lh, development business.
Mayor I.ovevtrand exPlainexl the order fq-,,i,,, first —1d g, 1, the I li,-b jl,--i-
11-M members City Cbntmission members. and then the public.
Mike Cli—a,ht 220 Freeanan Sit— questioned M, Di, —,—mg the paving of1h, —1, in
the dis-,
M,. N, thought it important to keep sturdy character it, the puaki parking —a,, so a, to retain
th, '-,.ftheDkbdl
Sat,,,aL,-,,, 1411 Pa— Wily, —i—d the plans d did not see anything i., the plank
addressing flie lilt -ii- on CH 427.
Mr. Di, -l—M that the —,l, he d.,, i, g,,1 in .1— and ht, mdw-d h— that —Ad b,-
done
Cone i,m.- 13 dy, add —,mg ffi,� economic study. had concerns that it retail is not,.,.,,,,,,pd to h mg peopleb. the area. people are not going to know that it --. I —would
be - Vmt in I k I I ea I Society spending money fo rum the 11,01—Mc1ntyre Ihause into a
Wy... I b wi"" they need to
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tetgilers to the arm. I F.,,I, h, believed mail— would the here di,
M,. Di, &d that ihc Economic Study fd—,d 1,.t , this is the palb-, this t what
you— expect.' A, f., ., promotion retail, the Study d-, -1 d, thvi. What d— that i, the
Molar Plan and ch.meter of the Dk,it, If market d—ld diemtea, the retail will —,,,
M,. Na— added that one ffim, the M.-, Pl. d— specifically to help retail Nb,im-- is the
tcorpormion ii'p-ilki parking which addresses the frontage,I th,, District: it, &, i, very pro
b,,,it— building on wihat i, already h—,
Commissioner Bundy capressed hi ....... m that when they 11— collecting d— fl—, were area
business people and th,, i fi-6, 11,1-61u B—d members who could have ,isuggestions
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hecauu Ili, know h— the Dii,it,l functions He Mi... it —, .n nc, initial a�provnl of the
ftt thi, question was "�-b if thine would be p,ibli, m" easy in the process and 'I"
was yes.
c Bih,,dy was --t—d .— ."— ikh, being—,,,,d.
I k Ct ti"i I asked , input— these d.--,i, 11, N d his
,-i-i, M.. Dix and
M,. Nat— as to why others were not allowed t,, give inpm.
M,,. lbm- aspunded that 11,q had operated and were di,,—d b, f heir wnversations,'d
understanding with city staff.
Ader some discussion Commissiun,r Bundy -—,id Ills concern fimher. I le abjecte+l m We
fact that there were no ..rnk s ,m"Io receive input from the public Iwards nr the mntmi"k
unlike the land Dcvclopmem Cud, review umue mule,, work sessions wvrc held.
Ivmyor Lnv and re mdul e.oryone IMI tolught uve not a night for dehate. I'he melting uvs
for infomtetian guth,rinp.
Commissioner Maingol wnctm,d uid, Commissioner Bundy. flu uvmed to ktww how mnnv
people in this arw acre a"iimA of this me ling Ionieht.
Mr. Dmgo responded that he did not believe the meeting was,dv,bi,,d to th, gcltcrnl public in
the hixmric disxricl becotwe it wvx not their totem Ill hoe just one workshop. II ..as mote roe less
n inlbrmvtionnl workshop for the board and the commission. and had e.isioncd more
..orkshops Io bring the public in order for diem to review ii and make recommendations and Nk<
other Master Plan ILL th,City of Longwood has done. II hoveahvvys been chnnees. This
Is not etched m stone.
Cum er Maingot avid that d" city has perienecd 1—mg,'egg on our la— baton, vnd
dmfi�erred Ihol history w . l,-mg it self_ He believed what Ile .nos looking of wxv a'timl
II Ie h-icved ibis was an crp—ive production that was done without the input tiro. d.e
people ..iw really matter. I I, ntende l Di,, Nance for the lrcmendous work lhcy had don,
tle belie. ilal thvl the pwple oflhi, city hove the oppo,, ily to parliclpat, in the City's
firm., progress vnd, until Ih,ir concerns and recommendations aru heveJ, then.• will M v problem.
With regard to the Economic SI�dy, he wanted u, see how rnlil husm— in the amv could be
improved Hu was wry unhappy abuut.nvll'a direction to isolate them tiro. mnsalmti-in the
development M the plans
ktl—Lnvestrm,dWi,.cd tonight was the urn opp'—bily fur inp. by III, public. Thee .. ill
bem Ie for public input_ Members ol'the Society have given hint input and he has pissed
the inferno lion on Io Di.e-Nance. He ag—d call, and believed there would b, public input.
Jad Pat, of :lucllrs Dolls on W. Waaen Ave. eammented on tl, Economic Smdy and asked u1ty
the boot —h,,:a ucrc not consulted. She does not afire, with the Ewno I'll Slody she feels
that the fpeusslroulJ M on dewing businesses to the arev such as ice cnom parlors. Tea Roovls
or Bed vlld Br W,l business,,.
Joan Mency of216 W_ ii, Avenue said she ounx tun tusnes es m that location and no one
wnsalted u�th lur eN the Distrint.
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Ms Nance ga.cn pnscnmtion Icg,blil" dre Hixtonc Disttiel Master Plan for thu City of
Longwood. Sh, wmtt o.,r the overall plan and templ.a for the devclnpinen1, whlhin tech street
n the District Iypi,al int.'I'seetions, street Ire, sp linp_ Longwood 11-1 Park, R,it,r Pvtk-
11 "" Strict end Clwrch A-- intersection. Past Office Park, the lighting plan. xtrc,I
furnishings, sigI,g, and gate..mys, nwterial list. street types Ittansp.rrtation plan 1. and g.phie
id.,/ multiple applications. She -ldllilld Ill. pa.] I,[ p.1killi, will benefit the dittrict. Fill
di,tnct Ill, ao much pol,,6A they l, -iff have ttenwndous itll, f,, it
M, Di, mentioned ltiliaing , Historic District Id flltli— Still, This would , , the end of
't", g—t within '� District, which '."Id 1-d to id-ii They M—,,d Will,,, Sit -
mom -- Into the District.
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- Mt. 1,informed those p that sIhl —ah I I= i, P'-i.. B-'d —mg ll ',
fy l,li within the Historic Dist- of
i h,, p — To her k.Ug, l— were She
also recommended that they heck an ]it ,p,n miti, fl, boring sample, lakes at Reiter
Perk before fl— —,id,, building i-Ilmit th—
ISt Il Rddit, 835 M—,d C..... .......tented that one problem sawh, d,,,d.,mover the last
years was
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o yl ,, the Walking Tour h,d—,, that are given to tit, p,lbfi, have mdMi coming
— i - It, -il bt,i— 1-kimg f,, She would like to f"' ili'y in the
down town area
voter foumems.
Mr. I)i,, thought th,,, — l very S,.d suggestion.
Con-i.i.— im M,l, t—d , few thing, l 111i (I till Master Plan Referring to I I
the .1i made —, are a constant nightmare to U, blooming end pl,i flees It is
easble to have ffi— along the picket fm— They at, costly and require , weekly visit b,
s. I ll,mgexpertise i, 1,ld iii, h, xiggested , f— choicea that would be
I. —inll, 11, then asked Why they ware considering making I'liAveAvenue on alley. Ile
believed—Florida11 W.
Avenue weld pimi,d with freeman it
could
Id f-li,
m, 11h, fordldiwalmg it as en Aey was because hashes on Jessup b,,,k l, to
Florida M—, ,, homes f— Florida Avenue.
Ms. Id—, commented lilt it was the -1, as Ill lli— ,tl,lll accept it only did not have parallel
p"lki""'
Con .i,,i,,— A,,,l—, thought lhe plan looked very nice. He believed that overall it p—1,
wonderful/ f— on the Historical District end he lik,, what I
C ll-d, t-,gl1Ild that the d,d1 for p—IM ,ld,mg be in , t,, Il, that U-1,1
parkingwith the
in the,treets. Hew
to di,s�t,s the
at flh, believed ill, aa il, fl fill, lid hotel —fld either � —d as o
, of the shell forth, parkin, and
k or . perking, but not the two
M, D' di it lh, diff—,,l, between the two perking areas.
The member, ofihe C.—i,ti- discussed parking landscaping Iii Ill pi,11-1111 of sins,
ill the
lS,,iil. ll Wd— for —Ific on SIR 434.
rill, M— lk,d ifil were any observations i public
I-,- Dennis had a mmment conceming boa parkhtg. She had,,suggestion on how the buses
could land and unload stfely in from oflhe B.dlee-Meintyrc house.
ill, commission —essed at 8_47 p_nt. and ,monvcnod al 9:Oi p.-
Tile May w lho Iced the order of bus slhe Code Book. Haced er x
prey m thol tlteor null be m ork sev ,onsidisrusswtry any chaneeseand m
oppottumid,, for Ihu public toaghe input.
CODE DOOR
Ms. Naue o prase n the Cnde book, INtich covered urban code. orchitocturel
regulatlonamlvte oral preced,—. and elements of style. aauderds for ahnbilllmion_
demolition ofcnntrlbuting sr etut' signagc rcculatio,u and color scicttion.
The Mo}mr asked ifs myl wns allowed.
Ms. Nance n,--d thal it was not. She completed her presenmt-
The Mayorask,d if there ware any quesoore from the committee.
Mike Cawnaugh asked about the types ofma-hls and colors. These would need ,o M
addressed at anther work session.
Comm er Maingot thought with "'" to colors. one of things the city needed toM careful
with wosllhe colors ofthc hootestbosinesscs in proeimity to each other. Soma langaagc lwsto he
,,,,erred m the Code t,, wntml that.
Mr. Di, said that although They-, i atnlrol e,kling bl,iIdings. with who, they arc trying to do
the colors proposed all work togerher.
Commissioner Bond, posed many yuestions but mdicmcd senor,, concern with, page 28,
Demolition of Contributing Slmcmns, e,mg there needed to be prohibition against demolition
due Io dcveriorvtion. Ile believed the Ci,y al Longwood needed to mA, it ns diffc,h, a, lernlly
possible to pm.em this The Historic Dis,rict..as predk—d on the number oPcontribulins
vit"n the Dis, He belie.-cd, hat tthilcr. e.penste, lb,
bmlldimgem ving it pother ood suggesr ncbut that should be th,
to Wne tN Horrel�irred to St�Aug,wdinetond Clturlestom who have very atrongmdes
conceming, his and thought MI. Dora may have one I,s Nell.
Ms. Nance td&d Itm Ibe ot—Il color selection w-yc haled on histol'ic colors.
'Ilse Commission eontinocd Io discuss the plan wiW Mr. Di, and Ms. Nance exchanging idea.,
exprz¢ing wncemx and giving fmniter crpinnntion of the dmli.
fhc Mayor ask M iftllotn —, any public input
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