BOAMin05-06-85L ITV OF LONC,IJOOD
BOARD OF RoJUSTMENT
May 6, 1985
The Board of Adiu sbnent held its renal arty scheduled meeti n9 on May 6, 1985, ):30 PM,
in the Longwood City Comoission Chambers.
Present. Onn a Shama te, Vice Chai noon
Rod~La ble
Ronald Korb
David A. Lewis
R.A. Bryant, Building Official
Geri Zamhri, City Clerk
Absent: frederick [. Pearl.
1. The meeting wa called to order at I:35 PM by Mrs. Shqma te, Vice Lhairma n,
in or. Pearl's absence.
2. APProval of Minutes of April 1, 1985 meeti n9: Motion by Mr. Korb, s conded by
Mr. Lewis, to approve the Minutes of the April 1, 1985 meeting as written. Motion
carried by a unanimous voice vote.
3. Public Neari n9: Variance Request - Applicant: W.D. Bishop, Sr. Owner: Budget
PrnperLi es Pn-7oca ti0n: SE~~d3 and xfgrd Street. Request to a
5~kin9 space n lieu of the 60 spaces required by Ord. 495. ]oni rq - L-2.
Mrs. Shama to as ked~if there was anyone present who wished to speak for the request.
Mr. Bishop, stated he w s the applicant, and stated he wished iq c nstru ct a 12,000
sq. ft. buildi n9, b,000a sq.ft. of which would be display area and 4,008 sq.ft, which
would be used to store add iti gnat merchandise. He explained that by ordinance he is
required 60 spaces based on the total square foq tage of the bu it dim, but due to the
nature of his business, office furniture sales, that he did not need the amount of
spaces required. He stated a mil ar business of his in Orlando with 12,000 sq.ft.
only has 8 par ki nq spaces which~is adequate for this type of business. Ne stated Chat
very seldom did he ever have 8 to 10 customers at one time. Ne stated that based o
the type Pf business and the ne si ty of all the Dar king required, he would prefern
to only put in 50 spaces and preserve s of the large trees o the Droperty. Mr.
Lewis asked if the required niunber of spaces could be allotted if the trees wee taken
down and Mr. Ri shop said he thought 60 or very close to 6D. Mr. Bishop statedr he
felt that the trees ar imDOrta nt to the site aesthetically as well as functionally.
Mr. Lewis stated he aPOrec is ted the fact that Mr. Bishop ca e to the Board for the
rather than just bul ldozi n9 the trees. Mrs. Shama to stated the Board had
ved let s fran Mr. and Mrs. Dowling and Mr. Charles Jordan stating they were
~ncfa vor of the request.
Mrs. Shqmate asked if there was anyone present who wished to speak against the request.
Mr. Russell stated he lived in the r si tlential a the sf to and ob$ected to the
site being developed co tally. Mrs. ShOma ter s to ted rthe site was properly zoned
for the can cial development. Mr. Russell asked if a wall would be put around the
site on themar a which abutted residential. Mr. Bishop stated he would prefer to use
hed9 i ng ra there than a wall but he would abide by whatever the City would required.
Mr. Bryant stated Che City required a 10' wide landscape buffer, flD% opaque. Mr.
Russell stated he did not care for the wall on the adjoining cgmnercial property.
As there was no a else who wished to speak for or agar nst the request, the Public
Neari n9 was closed.
Board of Adjusbnent -2- 11ay fi, 1985
Nption by t1r. Lewis, s conded by Mr. Korb, [o approve the va requested by
Mr. Bishop for 50 parking spaces instead of the 60 spaces required by ordinance. ,1
Motion carried by a una n~mous roll call vote.
4. Public Neari nq: Variance Request and Special Exception - Applicant/Owner
MagaTy~. Noq uei ra s. cam [~on~treet. Special Exception to allow a
ayay Care~R-2 io ning district and a Variance Request to allow a Bay Care
Center to locate on a 9,530 sq. ft. lot in lieu of the 10,080 sq.ft. lot as required
by Ordinance No. 495.
Nrs. Shoma to asked if there was anyone present who wi snetl to speak for the request.
Mr. Martina, the architect far the project, sfzted the proposed site for the day
center was located ac oss from a church and church playground, a few blocks
frwn the can cial a rHe stated the boil di ng wa very close tq compliance
of the Io,BMBesq.ft. required. Ne stated the State controlled day care centers far
indoor and ou ttloor space requ iranents.
Mrs. Shoma to asked if there was an ne present who wished to speak against the
request. Mrs. Schacht, stated she vl iv ed across the street and she objected to
the request. She stated there were already two other nu n the ne
Quin on wayman and a lame on on orange avenue ne rii~sz.1 she sta eea :ne'
fel is the Li ty should not make exceptions fn residen ti al anei9 hborhootls because it
would open the door to other requests which would downgrade the residential a
Mrs. SCnacht stated she onjec ted to the additional traffic at least twice a dayethat
would can into the area and the in eased parking and that she was a9ai nst a
business coming into a esidential a Mr. Nunyas, the engineer and contractor.
for the projoct, statedrit would be a limi ted facility, very small, and he 9elY they
i[ would not impact Brea tly on the area. Mr. Schacht also spoke against the request.
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As there wa e else present who wished to speak for or a9ai nst the request,
the Public Hea~inq was closed.
Mrs. Nogueiras stated she was hop in9 to be licensed for approximately 35 to 40 children.
She stated parking was provided as per City requirements. She stated her hours would
pro ha bly be ]:00 AM to approximately 5:09 PM. She stated that a portion of the front of thi
boil d inq would be removed and a small addition would be added to the side and re
of the boil di nq. She stated the trees in the front would ren Hr. Marino stated
the zoning allowed for canpa ti ble uses to be permitted in thearesidential a and
he said that he considered this a compatible us widen ti al a Mr.rKOrb stated
that he believed that there was a need for day care centers in residential areas.
Motion by Mr. Korb, s conded ny Mr. Cable, to approve the Variance and Special Exception
for a pay Care Lentereat 140 Vlayman Street, requested by Magaly Nogueiras. Motion
carried by a unan lmous roll call vote.
5. Mrs. Shoma to stated that [ten No. 5 had been withdrawn from the Agenda
fi. Meeti nq adjourned at approximately 8:05 PM.
Geri Zambr i, City Clerk
City of Longwood, Florida