BOAMin11-10-85BOAAD OF ADJUSTMENT
Novembe[ 30, 1986
P[esent: David A , Chai[man Rachel Christensen, DRMP
Fr ederickL2WrPearl Charles Hassler, City
Rod Cable Gngineer
Onnie Shomate
Joyce Suber
Chris Nagle, City Pl anne[
San Davis, Planning Secretary
1. The meeting was called to order by Mr. Lewis at ]:30 P.M
Approval of Minutes: Motion by Mrs. Subec, s onded by D
Pearl to approve the Minutes of September 8, 1986s eting as
written. Motion carried by a unanimous roll call vo te.me
3. Public ing special ception Request to expand
ast ewat er plant £[om 0.2 MGD 0.6
Applicant/WneieatCity of ongwood. Location: Nto Grant Street
(east side of Grant Street north of Longwood Memorial Gardens.
Zoning-Residential.
Mr. Lewis opened the public hearing and showed proof of
publication. asked if anyone present wo old like
speak £or o against therr eq uest. Mr. Robert J. Brown of Longdale
subdiv isi rspoke against the request saying that he doesn't
understandnthe r n for this location when he is on septic tank
and yet he has toadeal with the odors.
Mary Ellen Whitehouse spoke against the request saying she bas
lived there 12 years and the treatment plant is note n fox their
She asked how much right-of-way will taken to expand the
plant.
Dick spoke against the ceq vest saying that ] yeas ago
when theEtanks were put [here, they we[e supposed to be temporary.
Bonnie Thomas questioned why the property was being cez oned if, as
she understood, it was to be temporary.
Chris Nagle explained that the Boa[d of Adjustment is to decide
whether the expansion can be done and set conditions, not rezone
the property.
. Sube[ asked Mr. Nagle 1f the City has a set to build the
plant and M Nagle replied chat they have already gone out for
bid. sober then stated that if it's sidenti al then
percolation ponds should n t be c ted. [Nagle then gave
e history of the Skylark Seweonstreatment plant saying that it
tempo [arily built by the builder and the City of Longwood
eeded additional capacity the City expanded on this
plant instead o£ building a Master sanitary sewer plant.
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Mr. Nagle further stated, due to plant age, the Columbus Harbor
plant is being forced to close, and ary effluent m t be
rerouted to the Grant Street plant, therefore it is necessary to
Sam Pas chat stated he w against the City bringing effluent i
the Grant street plant o arks from Columbus Harbor. Nagle
aid the City tempoca[ily hauled treated effluent to Grant Street
Plant on an emergency basis.
Robert Brown stated that there bad odor problem and why
should the sidents n r Grant Street plant be made to saff ec
just because the Col umbasaHacbor plant cannot suffice.
Mrs. shomate asked M what the possibility w of the City
agreeing with Seminole bCOUnty to obtain new sewer treatment
capacity.
M[. Cable stated that the City empted
t[e atment systems with Seminole County rn 19]3 t]4 witheCnOTSe and
Engineering support. Due to Lack of popular support, an agreement
coald not then be reached.
Sandra Smith said she had been a sident fo[ 1] years and that
she lived app[ozimately loo feet from the s r plant and she w
ent any n that the s c treatment plant being
built. sshe questionede that if the City ould not control the
mell of 200,000 gallons per day of swage then now c n the City
ont[ol 600,000 gallons per day of smell. She al soaasked about
aesthetics and property values.
Mrs. Saber explained that the Property Appraise [s office did
ni for property sales to rnsure the assessments are fair and
current.
Connie B n had talked with the eighbors and they had, [ the
past, called the City i eed of help with the smell probl emn and
was told little could bendone.
Betty Chesser said she had been a sident for 25 years and aid
there would be problems inq mel 1, sight, lowered land
values and health hazards s ing there w spillage last eek
and they stopped tc of fir on tGr ant Street andahad to pour chlorine
ever the toss.
Rachel Christensen of Dyer Riddle, Mills and t gave a
presentation stating that the proposed plant modern
plant and e per colationa po ndsmwo ald be a
least 250 afeet £commproperty lines, landscaping provided ould
ncl ude jasmine, sod and flowering trees. she farthe[ stated,
that the four ent anks will be ved. To prevent
leakage, sne atatedeathe Created Ovate[ willm~ n 3 feet below
berms and the site will be graded to go t [heemextxa
pond away from the homes. When asked how they will keen [children
out, sfie replied that the entire srte will be fe red. she
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addressed the n e level ing that the blowers will be housed
inside a boil dingswith sil en Gera and mufflers on them.
M[s. Christensen eug gest ed that the x sidents and the board
ember the Sanl ando Utilities andeWOO dl ands plants as they
are simil arito what is being proposed.
Motion by M Sober, s onded by Mc. Cable, t close the public
hearing. Motion carri edaby a unanimous roll call vote.
Dr. Pearl said he w not s what the City of Longwood wants to
do, that he w input frome otner persons. Ne said he would
prefer to haventime to do research.
shomate questioned the alternatives. Sne s ted that if the
plant c n be improved and made more modern, then at hat may be the
best al texnative.
Mx s. cube[ asked Mx. Nagle if the City could be forced to look
el sewFexe if the Special E ception is denied. Mr. Nagle ted
that discussions with the County to purchase sewer capacity aare
still prel iminacy.
M[. Hassler gave a explanation of the condition of the w water
eatment plant atnGrant St[eet as being very poor ands ted that
there is no gu a[arttee on expectations of se[vice abil ity to
Dr. ail questioned what would happen if the Special e ceptien
s tabled or denied. M[s. Ch[is tensen said that there would be a
substantial i ost if the project s delayed. She
stated that theeCi ty o£ Longwood does have the money but a delay
could be costly.
Mr. Cable stated that he would like to look at other plants and
also give the citizens a chance to look.
Nagle, in response to a audience Inquiry, stated that
sidents would be taken offn septic and forced to connect to
Mrs. Sabel made a motion t table the req ae and s the date of
the and Monday of December to make a edecisiont D[. Pea[1
seconeea the motion.
Motion carried by a unanimous roll call vote.
4. Additional Discussion items.
mh ere were no additional discussion items.
s. Aajourn.
o tion by Mrs. Subex, s onded by D axl to adjourn meeting.
Motion carried by a unanimous voice vote. Pe
Jan Davis, Planning Eec[et ary