BOAMin11-10-86DOAAD OF ADJUSTMENT
Nov embe[ 30, 1986
Present: David A. Lewis, Chairman Rachel Christensen, DRMP
[ed e[ick i. Pearl Cha[1 es Nassle[, City
Rod Cable Engineer
Onnfe Shomate
Joyce Sober
Chcis Nagle, City Yl ann er
Jan Davis, Planning secreta[y
mhe meeting was called to order by Mr. Lewis at ]:30 P.M
2. App[oval of M nut es: by M[s. sube r, se tl by D
arl appro the ooE September B, 198fi co eettng as
written~o Mo tionvcarrledMbyva unanrmous roll call vote.m
3. Public Hea[inq Special ception Request to expand
treatment plant f[om 0.2 MGU to 0.6 MGD.
Applicant/Owne[: ity o£ Longwood. N. Giant Gt[eet
ie ast side of Grant Street north of Longwoodn~Memorial Gardens.
Zoning-Aesid en tial.
Mr. ew is opened the public hearing and showed proof of
publication. asked if anyone pie ould like to
speak foc o against the[[eq ue Robert J of Lo ng dale
subdivision[spoke against thet request saying sthat he doesn't
understand ehe r n far this location when he is on septic tank
and yeT he has toade al with the odors.
Mary Ellen whit eho use spoke against the [eq uest saying ahe has
lived there 12 years and the treatment plant i n for their
She asked how much right-of-way will st ak en to expand the
plant.
ick McKeever spoke against the request saying that ] yeas ago
when the tanks we[e put there, they were supposed to be temporary.
e Thomas ques[SOned why the p[ope[ty was being [ezoned if, as
shenunderstood, it was [o be temporary.
Chris Nagle explained Chat the Board of Adjus tmen[ i o decide
whether the expansron can be done and set conditions, not rezone
the prope[ty.
sube[ asked M Nagle if the City has a time s o build the
plant and M Na91e replied [ha[ they have al[eady tgo ne o fo[
bid. Mrs. sober then ted that if esSdential [hen
percolation ponds should n [ahe c uct ed.r rNagle then gave
e history of the Skylark sew erns t plant saying that i
tempo[ rily built by the builderaand the City of Longwood
eeded additional capacity the City expanded on this
plant instead of building a Master sanitary sewer plan[.
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plant Ssgbeing rfo[cedtto eal osee andpl its aanitahy effluent mu'stbbe
out ed to the Grant Street plant, therefore it is nec ary to
expana, ess
Sam Paschal s ted he w against the City bringing effluent i
the G ant st[ t plant onstru cks from Columbus tlarbo [. Mr Nagle
said the City et empo tai ily Hauled treated effluent [o G[an[ St [eet
Plant on an emergency basis.
Robert Brow stated that there bad odor problem and why
should then esid ents n r Grant s t plant be made to suffer
just because the Col umbusaHarbor plantecannot suffice.
Shoma[e asked Mr. I.ew is what [he possib it ity w of the City
agre [ng with Seminole County to obtain new sewer tre atmen[
capacity.
Cable stated that the City attempted ect
eatment systems ith Seminole County in 19]3t]4 with OOT6eand
Engineering soppor t.w Due to lack of popular support, an agreement
could not then be reached.
Sandra mith said she Had been a esident for 1] years and that
she lived appro mutely loo Eeet E[om the s r plan[ and she w
ent any rnotice that the s [ treatment plant being
built, sshe questioned that if the City ould not control the
mell of 200,000 gallons pet day of s wage then how c n the City
ontrol 600,000 gallons per day of smell. She also asked about
aesthetics and property values.
Mrs. Su ber explained [hat the Property Appraisers office did
monitor property sales to rnsuce the assessments are fait and
Connie a n had talked with the eighbors and they had, in the
past, called the City i eed of Help with the smell problem and
was told little could bendone.
tty Chesser said she had been a sident for 25 yea and aid
there would be problems ing me11, sigh[, lowered land
value and heal ch hazards s ing there w spillage last eek
and they stopped traffic on Grant st ceet andah ad to pour chlorine
Doer the roaa.
Rachel Christensen of Dyer, Riddle, Mills and t gave a
pre entation tat ing that the proposed plant modern
plant and easier t pe rcolat ion[pondsmwould be a
least 250 feet frommpr oper ty lines, landscaping provided ould
n cl ode jasmine sod and flowering she Eorthe[ stated,
that the four treatment anks wil It bes ved. pre
leakage, sne siated, the Bated wale[ willm[ n 3Tf Bet below
ber and the s will be graded to go t the m retention
po ndsaway from tnetnomes. when asked how to ey wil lxkeep children
out, sne [epl ied that the enti [e site will be fenced. She
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addre sed the n e level ing that the blowers will be housed
rnside a boil dingswi[h silencers and muf Elers on them.
Mrs. Christensen suggested [hat the [esiden is and the boa[d
embe [s v the Sanlando Dtil iti es and Woodlands plants as they
ate simil ar[to whae is being proposed.
n by M Sube[, s and ed by M Cable, t close [he public
healing. Motion ca[[iedeby a unanimous toll call vote.
Pea[1 said he w what the City of Longwood wants to
do, that he w input tf tome othe[ pe raon s. ee said he would
p[ef e[ to have time to do iesearcn.
Mrs. Shomate questioned the alternatives. She stated that if the
plant c n be improved and made more modern, then that may be the
best alternative.
Mrs. Su ber asked M[. Nagle if the City could be forced to look
el sewhe[e if the Special Cx ception is denied. Nagle stated
that discussions wach the County to purchase sewe[ capacity ate
still preliminary.
Mr. Nassl er gav explanaeion of the condition of ehe w
treatment pl ant eatnCrant Street as being ve[y pool and statedw that
there is no gua[antee on expect aeons of se[vv~e ability.
a[1 questioned what would Happen i£ the Special a ception
s tabled o[ denied. Ch[ist en sen said that there would be a
substantial i if the p[oj ect s delayed. She
stated that theeCity of Longwood does have [he money but a delay
could be costly.
Cable stated that he would like o look at othe[ plants and
also give the citizens a chance to lookt
M[. Nagle, espo nse to a audience inquiry, stated that
sidents wo~le be taken offn septic and forced to connect to
Sube[ made a otion to table the request and set the date of
the s and Monday of December to make a decision. Dr. Pe a[1
aeeonaea the motion.
Motion carried by a unanimous toll call vote.
a. Aaditional Dracna~ron xcema.
mnere were no aaaicional aiscnaaion icema.
s. Aaj onrn.
Motion by M Sober, s onded by D Pearl to adjourn meeting.
Motion carried by a en an rmous voice vote.