BOAMin08-10-87BOARD OF ApJUSTMENT
Longwood, F7 orida
August 10, 198]
Present: David Lewis, Chai rnian Ronald I.. Walter, City Admin.
Joyce Guber Charles Hessler, Li ty Engi neer
Rod Cable Bon Krz eini nski, Post Buckley
Onnie Shumate Schuh and Jerni yon
Buford Nelms, Building Official Bill Goebel, Dir. of Parks/Rec.
Geri Zambri, Bep. Li ty Clerk
Absent: Frederick I. Pearl
1. The meeting was called to order by Mr. Lewis at ]:30 P.M
2. Npproval of Minvtes July 13, 198]: Motion by Mr. Cable, s tootled by Mrs.
Shumate to approve the Minutes of the July 13, 198] meeting as written. !lotion
carried by a unanl moos roll call vote.
3. Public Hearing - Special Exception requ es tetl by [he City of Longwood to
1OCate a transmission sewage pumping station. Location: east side pf Grant
Street on the Skylark Sewage Treatment Plant site. Zoning R-1.
Mr, Lewis opened the Public Hearing and asked if anyone present woo lU like to
speak for or against the request. 15r. ftonaltl Vlall er stated he was the Li ty
AMii ni st rotor of the City of Longwood and would like to speak for the reyu es t.
Mr. 4lall er stated that back in January the City haU requested and was granted
a special exception to expand the existing se er plant but, at the sa ie time,
the Li [y was working herd o nn Cher alternative. Mr. 41a11 er furthern stated
the request tonight is to locate a transmission sewage pumping statf on fn order
to transmit sewage to the County's Greenwood Lakes Sewer Plant. He stated it
s the Li ty's intent to place Che pump station as close to the existing plant
as possible. He stated the pump station would be under construction while the
plant was still i operation and once the pump station and transmission lines
n stal led the plant would be closed. Plr. Waller stated the engineers had
tri e0l to locate the pump station on the west side of Grant Street. but it would
not fit. Pir. Oon Krzeminski of Post Buc kl ey S:huh and Jerni qan stated there
a lot of drai nage qo i ng through the sf too the west side of Grant and i
as decided there might be a real probl en coping with the dra ina9 e. Mrs. Suber
as keU haw the pumping station would affect the residents in the ar and would
it be co eretl up. Mr. Krzeminski stated it would fenced, landscaped and all
the working mechanisms except the control panel would be below ground. He
further stated it would be a del ini to improvement Co the site as opposed to
the e ist ing plant. 11rs. Sober questioned how the transini ss ion Vump station
wpu idxaffect the park. Mr. Krzeminski replied it would take apProx i ma tely 1/5
of a and the e e parcel i approximately 18 a Mr. Goebel w
a s ketl ifrhe was satisfied that thespark will be re rnedeantl the plant will
be reps aced by the park. Mr. Goebel replied yes. tMr. Lewis asked if anyone
else present would like to speak faro against the request fiayor Myers s ted
he believed that this is xac by wh ererthe people want the pump station placed.
B. J. Lhal k, stated she lived in Skyl erk, but would speak only as ci Yi zen
and not a representative of the Skylark association and said she was in favor
of the lift station being located in this area. Ils. Chalk stated she would
like to thank the Mayor, Mr. Goebel Mr. Haller and everyone else on City staff
whp had worked wf [h Che r sidents regarding the location of the lift station.
There was no o e present who spoke against the request.
Board of Adjustment -2- August 10, 198]
Motion by Mrs. Suber, s conded by Nr s. Shumate, to close the public hearing
Motion carried by a unanimous roll call vote.
Motion by M1lrs. Suber, s conded by Mr. Cable, to grant the Special Exception
requested by the City of Longwood to locate a transmission sewage pumping
station on [he east side of Grant Street. Motion ca rri etl by a unanimous ro
call vote.
4. Additional Gi scus sion Items
Mrs. Suber stated she would like to clarify a request she had nmde at the
June 1, 198J meeting. She stated the co s of the Board was that the
M1li nu tes be sent to the Board of Adj us tmen tenoulater than ten days after the
meeting. Mrs. 2ambri stated it was her intent that the I~linu tes be completed
and sent to the Board within ten days but perhaps it was not stated clearly
enough.
Motion by Mrs. Suber, s conded by Mr. Cable, the amend the approved Minutes
of June 1, 198] to state that the minutes of the meeti nqs be sent to the
Board no later than 10 days after the meeting. Motion ca rri etl by a unanimous
roll call vote.
5. itee ti ng adjourned a[ ]:45 P.M
Geri Zambri, Gepu Ly City Clerk
Lf ty of Longwood, Florida