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CCMtg05-14-01WSMinLONGWOOD CITY COMMISSION Longwood City Commission Chambers 175 W. Warren Avenue. Longwootl. FL 32]50 Minutes Work Sasslon May 14.2001 PRESENT: Mayor Paul Lovestrantl Deputy Mayor Jahn C. Maingot Commissioner Dan Anderson Commissioner Butch Buntly John J. Drago. City Administrator Geraltllne D. 2ambri, City Clerk Richartl 5. Taylor. Jr. City Attorney Berlin D. Bosworth, Deputy City Clerk John Brock. Director. Community Services Department Jay Sargent, Manager. Planning Division. CSD Chad Harvey, Planner. Planning Division. CSD Gail Easley. The Gail Easley Company ABSENT- Commissioner Stev¢ Miller (excveetl) i. CALL TO ORDER. The mayor calletl a work session together at ]:06 p.m. Commissioner Bundy moved to suspend the rules. Secontled by Deputy Mayor Maingot antl concurred 4-0-t, with Commissioner Miller absent. Mr. Dave Powers, Presitlent & GEO, Unitetl Hantaga Bank, 1411 Etlgewaler Drlve_ Orlando 32604, telephone 407<4]-0386. spoke regartling e pantling application before the Federel Deposit Insurance Company (FDIC) and the Florida Department of Banking m bring Its heatlquarter bank building to the City of Longwootl using the unimproved perceL al the intersection of Wayman Street and SR 434. Mr. Powers gave an overall outline of the problems the bank facetl with respect to locating in Longwood. The purpose o! bank representatives was not to see what needetl to be done to get Commission approval. but rather, direction on how they might proceed under the Code. as it previously existetl. Commissioner Buntly atlvised them to have preparetl antl turn in their Site Plan to the city so that by the time the Ordinance became Law'. it would then be grantl fathered in. Dapuly Mayor Maingot auggestetl consideration be given [o what was envisioned for the city of Longwood and there was an opportunity for a meeting of mintls. CC 5-14-Ot\111 Ms. Easley thought the bank was interestetl in flexibility, which the new Cotle offered: this was an opportunity for them to be Trendsetters. She woultl be glad to meet with Mr. Powers and Mr. Sargent. as she believetl a mitltlle grountl coultl be fountl. The Commission heltl tliscussion amongst members as to what should be, e.g., develop a eat Downtown but have blentletl-change in the Corritlors as They move further away from the Downtown area, e.g.. SR 434 being one of the Corridors. as it Quad toward I-4 it would gratluelly change its character from that of the Downtown District to a more rural look. AnoTher point raised was there would be difficulty during transition; however. o ce the Commission decitletl on the future look of Longwood. that eetled To be the focus from the citys viewpoint while stall worketl with businesses on their site plans. That flexibility antl options were built into the proposed LDC. Viewing photographs of other bulidings in the mid-Poritla area -discussing the setbacks of buildings, some having 15 to 20 feet building entrances on the front of builtlings while their parking is on tha aide of the builtling or back of the building, tlesign of roots. canopies and other-type tlesigns to shade customers, heights, parking lots, antl such. Commissioner Bundy was of the opinion That there was a 20-foot setback in the Corridors to achieve This Type transition. Ms. Easley sugges[etl -that at the next workshop -she bring photographs which illustrated the various distances of setbacks and the various kinds of configurations that would fit within those setbacks; there were an infinite number of choices of minimum and setbacks and ways to design what would happen in those setbacks and it might be easier to have actual photographs that illustrated what was being discussed. It was the consensus that [he Ci[y Administrator woultl talk to Public Safety Director with regard to any possible public safety issues contained in the Draft LDC. 2. REVIEW DRAFT LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE(LDC) (Gail Easley, The Gail Easley Company) Ms. Easley briefly reviewed [he one-page hantlout graphic: The Developmen( Process - - how a user woultl go through the Development process in a very general way: when deciding about a development was to, 1st-look In Article II to tletermine if the use was allowable', 2n° -Then look at the general design stantlartls that were containetl in Article III. many of which were previously tliscussetl; 3`° -were there any special circum~ stances relatetl to the location, e.g.. i a flootl plain, in an Historic District; 4r'" there any other circumstances which relatetl to the lantl Thai woultl limit development choices. Once those were done, then one arrived at the tlecision-making processes. Next Ms. Easley reviewetl the revised Adicle V. Thes re the Supplemental Standards. Once one knew their use was allowed antl hatl looked at The Standards CC 5-14-011112 that applied to ALL USES within a particular lantl use district, there may be Design Standards that were uniquo to the use itself rather Than applying to all the uses within a district. 1. ARTICLE V -SUPPLEMENTAL STANDARDS S70 HOme OCCUOations ~qYa~ Firs[lino-DELETE Iha word mi~h[afler the wortle -shall be permitted that". ADD the following language. Vou w II not be allowed to do enVthing that does inte_rfere_yf you are 'sued a license antl It is later fountl that you are Interferin Ice 'll be revoked. woe V-2.C4, No changes. 5 3 0 Accessory S(r tctures Ms. Easley will do research on canvas carports antl canvas awnings. ~ge_ y--_ Keep front fences at no more than 3 feet. No chain link fence allowetl In front. Fences allowed in front can be of tlecorative wootl, masonry. or fences treatetl for plastic so long as they ere wall malntalnetl. 5.3.5 Outdoor stora and display Mr. Drago suggested that the Items only relatrvc to land tlavelopmenl stay in this Section and lhoso items croUe-oriented be put In [he General Cotle. Consensus fo insert Design Requirements no matter what kintl of wall would be required. The Commission recessed at 8:34 p.m. and reconvened at 8:44 p.m. 5.5.0 Temporary Uses ~- No Changes. 5 5 1 ftefase Salvaoe vaNS and Junkyards Ms. Easley stated she would make sure that in the new section, Article II, tlefnition of Salvage antl lank yartls, not [o inclutle auto antl hazardous materials. Paq_e VS 5.3_5 B. Ms. Easley s[a[etl more time would be spent reviewing the issue of urdao CC 5-14~Ot\t 13 ~e.~3.: s.~ s F. Ms. Easley will gef with the Gity Attorney antl make changes antl bring them back before the City Commission. At this point in the review process. Ms Easley suggestetl the Commission began Its review of the 2-page hantlout. Additional Corridor Standards. D. Desion Standards D. 1. 2. and 3 That parking should be in the rear and on the sides; To add the following stone (natural or artificial) antl tlecora[ive block. Commission consensus was to have stall and Ms. Easley prepare a palette book for review by the Commission. D. 4 5 and 6 Commission concurred with Ms. Easley re-writing the language to allow mansard roots. D. 7 B and /g.a. through 9 D. No changes. t0. Fences wells 11. Additional siun re¢uire ants Signs shall not have more than 3 colors. At this point in the meeting, Ms. Easioy returned back [o the revised handout Supplemental S(antlaNS'. 6.5 2 Outdoor Recreation jacllllles Amusements end A(tractlon Delete Section 5.5.2 in its entirety. This will be relocatetl to the General Code. 5.5.3. Kennels 5.5.3.A. Delete the words ~, breetling. 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