CCMtg10-26-81- r?r
tdngwood city Curtaission
October 26, 1961
Sne Ismgwood Ciey Cmmission held a regulaz o~eeting ac ]:30 p.m.
Present: Mayor Hepp
Coamissioner Gran[
Commissioner Innrenn
Cmmissioner o'Leary
emaaiaaio<,er uakerc
David Chacey, Ciry Admnistrator
Marvin Rooks, City Attorney
Dxuld L. Terey, Ciey Clerk
1. Mayor Hepp rolled the greeting co order. Srnocatinn followed by Pledge of Allegi
2. Approval of Minates, 10/19/61 Regular F~eeti~ and 10/20/81 wrkshop on sign regulations.
Motion by Comnissioner (.toot, s corded by Camiissioner O'Leary that Minutes of 10/19/81
Regular Meeting and 10/20/81 WorksMp be approved as submitted. Moeion carried by
~ms~vrous roll call wte.
3. Mayor Hepp said chat the Skylazk Subdivision had a pmblan on the right of way o£ ct~e
Florida Poxr CmWaery because of snakes since they had roc mrwed in sore eime. Mr. Cnacey
said that he had advised Florida Paver and they ixSonmd him Chat ehey had a contract for
mxdng the righe-of-way un a yeaz. Mayor Hepp asked if [here was no progress co notify
[he Hea1Ch Depaztmmc. MrsCelawless o£ Favor Avenue in Skylark said iC was a big problem
tend that she had called 10 tyres .nce July.
L. Mayor Hepp asked Mr. Chacey to check with the Cowry about a subdivision sign fox
Skylark off ttig}rzny1]-92. M yor Nepp said he tud regoeseed nemdssion from Florida i
Pacer but Hie agreera~c [bey waz~ted the Skylark residents [o sign was Coo restriceive
and emgllicaeed and Fe asked Mr. Chacey if he could find a location where a sign could
be errecced if Skylark residents agreed to msintatn the srgn and property.
5. Site Plan -Staten Motel, xigF,way I]-92. Mr. cnacey said ChaC the omperty was
braced en 1]-92 just south of the ABC Liquor score. Mr. Chacey said the property was
pxooerTy zoned, ova a E1ood prone azea, oboe parking and landscaping were adequate.
The City Engineer's eporc recamended approval and said [hat drive..my approval weld be
made by the Department o£ ltansportatiw~. the Fire Denarrnen[ reported that the location
of the fire hydrant was satisfactory.
b. Itr. Nark Holder, Project Engineer for Seaeen Nntel was prestnt. Gtmissioner O'Leary
asked xtren the 2nd phase of the project would be cmg~leted and Th. Folder said Fie did not
have chat ir~fomu[ion, h4. Holdu said tF~e old uisst could be tom dorm and Chao when both
phases were ca~plete, Chore could be a [Dial of 50 vtties. Commissioner Grano said he
preferred a parking lo[ s~aface ttut retained ~mre water than asphalt because of the
continuing shoxiage of wager. Cnmdssionex Hskere asked if Chey were saving the large cr
an [he property and Mr. Holder said yes. Cwmdssioner Inmann asked if the property wmntees
back to the lake and Mr. Holder said yes. Camdssioner Giant said he did not believe tbae
the City's requirements for water retentron were stiff enwgh.
]. Me. Daniel Potter asked Che cos[ of the projec[ and Mr. Holder said it was no[ knrnm
since the fiwl cost mould depend upon bids.
H. Motion by Cmmi.ssinner GranT, s corded by Cmmissioner O'Leary chae site plmt fox
Staten Mo[el be approved. lotion carried by waninous roll call voce.
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9. Cmmissioner Grant reques[ed chat a workshop be scheduled to discuss parking lot
requi:rmemes and wager xeteneron.
10. Na. Basic Craddock of Wins r addressed the Gmnission [oncoming a petition
calling for a ceiling on Coxes. ~Craddoch said the petition world require 300,000
sigacures Co pue ehe is on ehe lMvarber 1982 ballot. If the is ue passed, i world
roll back revewe base Cu the 1980-81 Figures and then limi w thirds of
Che annual CPI in t for ad valoran c s which c~uldibealimi~ed co five per
Tfr. Craddock saidcttac the T~ Assessor for Lake Cowry ca spearheading ehe projece ar~d C
he read an article Erom the Sentinel Sear writeen by t4. Charles Reese advocating ehe
proposal. !fr. Craddock said he had no criticism for local officials.
I1. Mr. Chacey responded [o Mr. Craddork's discussion aid asked how City Cnveremwnts could
be expecxed eo operaee wieh a five percme cap on property taxes aid tw thirds of the CPI
index for other revenues wt~m Ciry expenses were in maty ca ceeding the full CPI.
M1K. Chacey creed in oC 1555 for electricity and otheremajor in r Che past
five years. Mayor HepP spoke aboue the efficiency of Iongwood's gwecrxtmen~sa~dethe Eact
Chat Florida taxes were wrong Che lwresc in the naerm.
12. City Adtni.nisCrator's Repore:
Mr. Chacey asked the Camdssioners to mnmd the Zoni.riq ordinance, Section 508.3.A.
ing setback requirmimes for I-1 zoning. Mr. (lucey said ehae m adminisc
or had been made in the printing of the zoning ordinance. 'ltte land Plaaung Agency
has held a workshop on October 20, 1981 to consider the question and had recamendetl
that setback requirarenes for I-1 zoning read as Follows: "Side Seeback (madmen) 15 feee,
or per strvcture, Corner 25 Eeee." Comdssioner 0'i ~ said he would like tyre
to revrew ehe proposal and Camdssioner Grane suggested a wrksMp.
13. Mr. B. D. Simpson spoke in favor o£ ehe ch ge seating ChaC he bmughC this recam
maidaci<m up dosing xorkshop hearings of the Cinmissim antl the Cmmission Wad agreed eo the
cltimge, bue due co cripti.on err the m tent printed in the zoning
nrdi.xance. co®daaaw,~ Crane aaia ne ~i,onghc meec~iasiR, naa agreea en rt,e Ct~a,ge
and Cumdssioner O'Leary said the charge msde sense. Cumd.ssioner Uskert suggeseed etat
Che Covmission review the request before deciding. Mr. Simpson said a delay would be
costly sauce to tad 3 sire plans pending aid loan cost 19s~ percme in Mr. Rooks
said this was the first time he kner of problea azid ne had not bad an opposmmity Co review
ehe maecer. Mr. Sin@son said the plat was approved in 19]9 ~mder old zoning ordinance
and interior setbacks were Woe required. Cmndssioner Grant suggested chat a Special Meetin
be held at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday, IJOVerher 3, 1981 aid the Camission agreed.
14. Mr. Cnacey said he would like to meee wiN individual Cmmissioners concerning Che
Land Use Plan. Corzmissioner (,Tone said ne thought Mr. Cg11 Wad Wade engages e the
plat was nailed m Tallahassee. The Conodssioners agreed Co rtaeC with Mr. GRa ey.
I5. t4. Chacey said ehe Recreation Deparwent tad a very successful sofeball coumarent
r the weekend and clearW $250.00. Mr. Chacey said tFat Albertson's sr could
beelifting walls into place starting an Mmday and irnited the Camdssione~seeo waech
srnce a was a very interesting opera ion.
16. City Attorney's report: TK. Rooks seated trot he had researched the problan
of whether ehe City could rewke sigP permits already issued. He cited a rase of eoyncon
Reach vs Carroll where a permit could be revoked when zoning ordinance was ctanged -
and said he mould continue mocking on problen.
ll. Mayor mdT nissirnier s Reports: I~b repores were sulmiaed by Cam¢ssioners GYait,
Inxmam, O'Leary or Uskert. Mayor Hepp read a Proclaiacion proclaiming IJe~esday,
Nwenber 11, 1981 as Veterem's nay.
18. T'ne Conmission adjourned ae 8:50 p.m.
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