CCMtg04-23-01WSMinLONGWOOD CITY COMMISSION
Longwootl City Commission Chambers
175 W. Warren Avenue. Longwootl, FL 32]50
Minutes
Work Session
April 23. 2001
PRESENT: Mayor Pdul Lovestrantl
Deputy Mayor John C. Maingot
Commissioner Dan Anderson
Commissioner Butch Bundy
John J. Drago, City Atlministralcr
Geraldine D. Zambri, City Clerk
Richartl S. Taylor. Jr.. Cily Attorney
Berlin D. Boeworth, Deputy City Cled<
.IChn Brock, Director. Community Services Department
Jay Sargent, Manager. Planning Division. Community Services Dept.
Chad Harvey. Planner. Planning Division, Community Services Dept.
ABSENT: Commissioner Steve Miller (excusetl)
1. CALL TO ORDER.
The mayor called a work session to ortler at 1',03 p m.
Deputy Mayor Maingot movetl to suspend all rules. except the 10'.00 p m.
rule. Secontled by Commissioner Anderson and concurred 4~0-1, with
Commissioner Miller absent.
2. REVIEW DRAFT LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE (LDC)
(Gal Easley, The Gail Easley Compeny)
Ms. Easley, referring to her Memorandum io the City Commission datetl April 1], 2001
regarding Community Resltlentlel Homes referencing Section 419.001(2) antl Section
419.001(11 ~ Floritla Statutes pertaining to community resitlential homes -~ which was
handed out at the meeting ~- wherein, homes of six (0) or fewer were allowetl in both
Low-antl Metlium-Density antl seven (]) or more only in Metlium-Density- Thefle uees
oultl be per statutory citations and subject to supplemental stantlartls to ensure
ompliance with elate licensing requirem¢nts which would be reilec[etl in Chapter 2 as
well as being cross-referenced in the Slantlartls.
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ARTICLE 3-DEVELOPMENT DESIGN STANDARDS
Ms Easley advisetl that two corridor streets throughout were misnametl and woultl be
corrected to read CR-427 and SR-434.
3.2.1 Table of Dimensional Stantlartls
Consensus that corridor streets were to include US Highway 17-92 antl Dog Track
Roatl.
Mr. Drago explainetl in was the Countys intent -- through fhe Community
Retlevelopment Agency (CRA) design standartls -- [o control placement, tlesign, and
architectural features of buiitlings along Nighwey 1192
Lantleceplnq should be hased on_ (1). selection, and (2), very well maintainetl.
Commercial corritlors: if did a percentage Then there would be a strip of lantlscaping
that would soften a buiftling.
Com us for General Commercial was to not set a
soetbackebut to set a maximum setback of zero feet to 29leet
whnch would allow no parking in Front; they muet allow (or parking in back.
Should they opt for any setback up to 20 feet, they would neetl to provide
for landscaping as detertninetl In the Design Stantlartls -which they must
continue to maintain.
The Commission next reviewetl and dlscussetl Industrial.
Commission consensus for Industrial was to make no changes.
Ms. Easley raoommended Public[Inslltution be the same as General Commercial.
Commission consensus tar Publlclinstltutlon was that if be the same as
General commercal.
With respect to Resitlential, the tliscussion tlealt with minimum setbacks, maximum
impervious surface ratio, side yard setback, how these woultl apply to new
developments. building in-fll, how these measurements applietl to a house with
swimming pool, fire stops between houses. parking of boats antl RVs. antl such.
Ms. Easley remindetl the zero lot line only applies to new subtllvisions antl not to the
perimeter lots of e subtllvlsion antl, with a smell subtllvision there would probably be no
lots that woultl he eligible or quality.
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Mayor Lovastrantl esketl if there was a consensus
Deputy Mayor Maingol end Commissioner euntly were in favor of no zero
lot Ilne antl Gommissionar Antlaraon antl Mayor Lovastrantl were for
leaving it as it was.
Ms. Easley pointetl out that the rear setbacke and impervious surface were similar to
what existed currently.
Commissioner Antlereon eaketl what appropriate and adequate open space shell be set
aside rePerretl to.
Ms. Eeslgy replied whatever the impervious surface requirement was: whatever
dra/nege requirements weu(d 6e /or the parcel. whe(ever landscaping might epply-
wheteversetbacks might apply 9 the sum foal o/all those Things add up to is the open
space. She agreed to adtl a sentence that states what she had just saitl.
Page III-4. 3.2 2A. Lct Design Standartls. 3.b.
Consensus of [he Commission to change 50%, where it appears on
the second line of the sentence, to ]0%.
Page III-4, 3.228. Lot Dimension SYendertle. 2. b.
Consensus of the Commission [o change 50%, where it appears on
the secontl line of the sentence, to ]0%.
Page III-4. 3.2.3A. Purpose
Consensus of the Commission to expantl the corridors fo include
D.S. Highway 1]-92 antl Dog Track Road.
Page III-5, 3.23C. Dimensional Standartls
Commission consensus to change Maximum Builtling Height from
Over 25'to Over 35' for the minimum 10' Front Setback.
The Commission recessed at 8:19 p.m. antl reconvened at 8:2] p,m.
Ms. Easley discuseed the poselbllity of having a pattern book for the corridors preparetl
the way It was being done for [he Historic District, so that the architectural dosign
features would be spelletl out in more tletail.
Page III~5, 3.3.0. SUBDIVISION DESIGN AND LAYOUT. 3.32Ganeral Requirements,
A.
Commission consensus to change wording "Into two (2) or more lots
or parcels" to read "three (J) or more...."
Page III-6. 3.3.2 General Requirements, C.
Commission consensus to reword the first sentence from "A
<on<eptual plan of proposed...." to read "A plan of proposed...."
Page III-6, 3.3.2 General Requirements, D.
Commission consensus on [he third line from the bottom which
starts with the words, plat shall be, to delete the word "approved"
and insert the words "submitted for review and decision...."
Commission consensus to have Ms. Easley review Section 3.3.3
Exemptions, prior to its being deleted in its entirety.
Page 1119 19. and 20. Go together as one item.
Mr. Drago asked if the Cily was required to keep the preliminary ple(and, it so, for how
long.
Mr. Drago recommended to the City Commission that me preliminary
plate, all other plans. and the final plat be fumishad to the City in a
microfilm type as approved by the State as well as on CD-Rom.
Page III-~. 3.3.4 Requirements for Preliminary Plats, #].
Com as to have Ms. Easley cr -reference [he
list of natural resources as contained in the Comp Plan.
Page III-10. 3.3.5 Requirements for Final Plats
Commission consensus was to no[ specify the number in Code; add
action on how to provide to city, i.e., mi<rofilm In accordance with
State requirements, and tlo global search relative [o #13, above, as to
'registered civil engineer."
Page III-11, 3.3.6 Design Standards
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Ms. Easley stated she would atld language to the effect [hat the
names of streets approved by County.
Page III-13. #7
Commission consensus was to delete the entire first sentence.
Leave the second sentence: Sidewalks shall conform to City design
and construction standards.
Page III-t4, t. e) Lighting....
Mr_ Drago explained [hag In tho Public Works SfandardS there will bo pictures of
stantlartl, common street lights, and that those were the lixlures the City would pay the
nergy coat and rental of the fixtures; anything over and above that, the developer was
responsible. If developer wanted anything over and above the City's standards. the
homeowners association would be rasponsibie- Electric and phone cables shoultl
mantlatority be undergrountl.
Mr. Drago requested that on Page III-t 4, in c) and d) that [here be
language to the effect they would have to follow City specifca[ions
relative to water and sewer installations.
Page III-14. ()
Commission consensus that the Fire Code shoultl state the distance
bertveen fire M1ydrants antl that should not be left to the discretion of
the Fire Marshal.
Page III-16, E. and G.
Commission requested Ms. Easley qet with the City Atlministrator
and develop additional language so that Section G, will conform to
Section E.
Page Ill-16, 3.4.0
Commission consensus to delete 3.4.0 in its entirely.
Commission requested Ms. Easley, using vacant lantl antl recently
approvetl site plans, apply the tlraft Development Design Standards
to see how they would affect these subject sites.
Ms. Easley will provide the Commission with Section references to
the current Code for each of researching for comparison.
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