LPAMin08-09-95LAND PLANNING AGENCY
Longwood, Florida
August 9, 1995
RESENT:
Meltzer, Chairman JohnPB ock, D
JohnvLi earl Gosline,rCty Planner
Barry Revels
ABSENT:
Richard Hullington
Phoebe Hopewell
1. CALL x0 0
Chairman Meltzer called the m ing t order at ~:OD, and the
roll w called. Mr. Bullingto and eM Hopewell w t pre
. Hopewell had called saying she would be unable t end athe
eeting due to business concerns. There had been no wordt received
from Mr. Hullington.
xhe s tart' said the m eady foz pre
t this m ing, but woultl beudistribut ed Eor the n ingn
eels emade a that these woultl be c sidered at their
meeting, secondetl oby Mr. Lvns. The Boartl agreed.
ock cequestetl a extension of time i the scheduling o£
the ing Land Development Code articles and also the potential
public Rearing date.
The Roaid granted the request and will c Sider A icle ')
August 2 1995, and Article 9 n September 13rt 1995. The
tative publlic hearing date would then be October 25, 1995.
2. D ssion - LDC A icle v , Sign Controls
u Goslive introduced epresentatrves of the sign industry
who were present this evening.
Mi. Cash Cashi, Cashi Signs o£ Orlando
cal Halibuitort, J Altrusa croup representative
Chris S n Outdoor Advertising
Don Gordonen3M Se9esso
Gosling explained that toff had met with these
representatives and discussed potential changes to the sign code.
o£ their input has been on billboard portion of the
regulations.
item r ved from the c t draft w s bench signs with
advertising. Thisow ved Eiom the draft because it had been
thought to be to difficult to administer. Carl c mmented that "bus"
benches, which would primarily be on S.R. 17-92 and S.R. 4 , ould
be addetl to the code.
The sign requirement n hatl been organized with n
major changes. The requirementttnat sign requests in the X 'o
District be r iewed by Historic Commission has been r vedtobut
regal ent that signs 1n that distrret must be constructed o£
wood had ebeen added.
Ms. Xal iburton stated the bench projects a ordinated by
the aayce organ They a typically placed at bus stops
there is generallya nr right-o£ way problems. Others a e placed i
front o£ shopping c and the hospital. signs a e limited and
any a e for publ is eservrce. These benches can be provided with no
advertising.
The c of the 6 and w allow benches with signs, but,
with requirements to c rol their placement and their number. It
s proposed to placed them i the historic district, but those
would be without any advertising.
. Gosline continued i the n ection, Temporary Signs.
This sectron was basically rearranged xwith a few changes.
ock explained that the method for calculating the
allowable signage had been simplified to allow a of
square footage per lineal foot of addressable c ial space tper
tenant. Permanent signage rs limited t a total eo£ 3 sq. feet,
~inclnaing wall, grouna ana pole signa~~ for eann one (i) lineal
foot of addressable building facade.
The prohibited sign s s discussed. There w major
enanges, but the Board requestedwthe term moving" be clarified.
Tne c of the Board was to accept with the recommendations
made bysstaf E.
osline explained that billboards w s the next major i
The proposed regulations could result rn five to seven new
Cashi statetl the billboard ompanies ust follow
Department o£ T nsportation regulations.c This code mchange will
rage the old style billboards (wood style antl I-beam
structures) to be rebuilt into modern, safer and more aesthetically
appealing billboards. With the m there i hey being
ted t rebuild them. Additionalr billboaidss could only be
placed i£ all the spacing requirements c n be m Only a few a
would meet the requirements, antl just two or three property owners
might sign a lease. rth the iequi red setbacks £rom r sidences,
plat s of iship and schools, rt narrows the areas down
conside [ablyWo
TLe c of the a and w s that all backup information must be
ompiled {ors their rev vew.
Mr. Cosline explained the n ned political
signs flags, banners, pennants and ve hi cl en signssrtatl very small
changes Mr. Brock aid eable di££erence the
um height regui ent £or banners and pen wnim woultl be
25'1mThis would bringethese i onformance withtthe r finder of
the code. A general di scussionofollowed on balloons being put on
the top of buildings.
TLe c of CLe Board w that balloons should be classified
as a temporary sigv and be regulated accordingly.
ock aid there had been n changes the permit
oth he and M osline had questions a o how trt.i.s will
be administered. Enforcement will be a the Cotle and
they will be meeting with the City Attorneysdiscuss ing this item.
ock explained that a printout with a diagram had been
ved from the St. Johns Water Management Dist ii ct. This must be
translated into a map Format and include i the regal atlons. w
then base ents objective, tiE is already
taDl fished shy St. Johns and this i swhat staff r rends. This
a is i the right-of-way o£ S.RS 42'1 in the historic district
. Expressed the desire to see this map superimposed onto a C.i ty
mapa to s e just how many dwelling units would be affected by
er/septic tank requirement. At that trme we will revrsrt this
Gosl fine discussed the problem of n onforming u The
problem i the capacity o£ the system which will n allow for
expansionn campaign. c ntly, based on the capacity of this
system, it c t De greatly i sed for any large Future growth.
There are no sewers 1n the xrstorvc Dvstrvct.
TLe c nsevsus of the Board was to rev vsit this issue at a later
date.o
4. ur<Lez discussion of Wetland -ens ity B
Mr. Gosline expl ai.ned that there a only t that would
Fall into thrs category, one vs the yale~~ property sand the other
Centex s of forty a o£ which t my-three a
builtlablet land SStaf£'s r endation w that this language i
not needed and to del eteo~t. The reason rs that rn some
Comprehensive P1 ava you take out the wetlands; which m the
density is determined by the net s1ze, w e grving a centive
to allow that density on the upland or buildable portionin
xhe c sensus o£ the Board was to delete this sectron.
There being no Further items to consider, the meeting was adjourned
respectfully submitted,
Bea e
pecordingasecretary