LPAMin06-14-95ENCY
*n"ongwood Floroida
June 14, 1995
PRESENT: STAFF
Marvin Meltzer, Chairman John H ock, Di eeetoe
ichard Bul lington Carl Gosline, City Planner
Sohn A. Lrns
ABSENT:
Phoebe Hopewell
Harry Revels
The meeting was called [o order at J: DO by Chai cman Melttei
2. PROVAL o Te6
Chairman Meltzer said that s May 10, 1995 m
t dist ributetl to the board, theyo will be presented at the next
meeting.
Chairman Meltzer c ted that for the r ord the pre
aid had finished others LDC i Shortly after Mi. Block
ted with the City, M Meltzer vasked him to review the draft
and recommend any changes he felt necessary.
OI6CU6530N O DRAFT LAN VELOPMENT CODE (LDC)
TICLEF2TH ED/ACCESSORY U6E6
e. GIASSARY OF DEFINITIONS.
Mr. Stuck said staff has provided a memo zeroing in on the
s Finished and presented for r books will be filled. H
asked when items a e discussed antl there i agre this be done
by c ead of formal voting, t expedite nthe process. A
public hearingnot the entire document will tentatively be scheduled
for September 13, 1995.
. Gosline explained that each A icle of the draft Code will
be a ompani ed by a identifying the policy i volved i
thatcA rcle. The principal policy i rcle z rwhich u
e permitted and which a onditiovale M .Gosline furthers ted
that the conditional u e process should be used only for those u
which ruly di £ferent ual a given location. The
law Florida u erly rlim the gover:vnent~s
discretiona rn conditional uses, srte plan ievre s, rezonings antl
osline said the i outlined i tRe m eed to be
discussedG M Bul lingto suggested u inq the memo as an guide and
progress through it. ThenBOard concurred.
. Gosline said staff wishes to ae~elop a procedural m ual
for any items, ather than i all being i the code. w ust be
ablem to update o r procedure process as conditions change and
espond speedily to our applicants.
n 24.1 e L uall
thetzon
Mr. eullington asked for reasoning behind this procedure.
. Coslive said the public deserves to know what the official
map r and x eeds to be periodically r wed antl approved.
Afters e discussion, i was decided that the rLPA shoultl annually
tify the Zoning Map. t
Table 24-1] land use/zoning matrix
Gosline explainetl that the c t Comprehensive Plan
of land u categories and c esponding z ing
tegories. mSi nce the m n the Plan, the ronly way i n be
changed through the tformal rplan endment process. The aplan
amendment requires a mrnrmum of ten months to complete.
The draft LGC suggests r ing tRe m x from the Plan and
putting i the Cotle. This approach provitletm e flexibility t
espond t s that o , because [he Coder could be amended
three m nibs trA£ter s ec discussion, The LPA decided to table
this i sue ofor further discussion at the next meeting.
There a ours ions for the C-i Z district because i ere
no C r district m ed a here i the
. Gosline said s Chera i o C-1 z ing, the c tegory
ved from the m The opti shift everything
downro tc h, what w 2 becomes C- mit it. From a
4ormal ne andpoi nt w should have c- He of elt this should be
eliminated, and shift eve rythinq down 1
ock said that o the Land ~ vel opment Regulations a
appro~ved,Mthey supplant thec present rules i the City Code and the
problem i solved. After s e discussion, i.t w agreed to table
this m tier for further dis ussicn at the next meeting.
able 2 Table o£ rtted 'tional and a
ock explainetl that Table 24-1s the heart of
Article 2, and it represents one o£ the principal spolicy decisions
the zoning di strrct under certarn ve
the u sory u that z ing district.
further explained that ssta££ hatl seignificantly nr std the m
from the previous of the
eliminating conditional uses which were unconsrstent with thenYlan
requi iemertts.
asked i£ conditional u e permits?
ockL explai ned that a onditional wu e permits approval
which authorizes a spec i£iccu specific parcel, as object t
specified development conditions n1 addition to those normally
required by a project iv that zoning district,
oslive said that a way i eeded to handle u which a
very different from the n Typically, a problem is show tra£f is
should be handled. You c indiscriminately deny these i£ they
the riteria The v up the criteria and make i
peimittedcu s been done t e degree i the c code
for kennels5edaytc and used c r lots. major problemni the
Conditional U e pro if applicant wants t model a
ing building, rt presently acould take 2 1/2 to 3 months fox
approval.
Chairman Meltzer suggested limiting Conditional Uses
Indus ial and s ral a This approach would offer
£l exibil ity mr Cpromoting redevelopment of commercral and
inaustrial areas.
ommnnity M r
Chairman Meltzer asked the m ing of Community A sidential
. Gosline said that is then proper nologye requires
licensing by HRS, provides living e ent for 7-14 unrelated
silents who operate a a £unctional~r permanent family..... This
std to be called a "group home." Cbapter 4 Florida Statutes
says that if you have 6 r less clients, the home is permitted by
right i any single-family li vi.ng a ]-14 [ silents, i
ewhat discretionary in multi-family. This also must be updated
rnmthe mat rrx.
nafaetnrea x
. Gosline said the pie s had s ral optional
def ini~tions. The c t definition for this and mobile home i out
of the statute. Statutes say i the local government's discretion
regarding the facade and rc hitectural design, the '
district. N ued s ing that mobile homes c t be excluded
from t n You c esignate the type a these c n be
permitted.c We need to put d"P rn R-lA in Manufactured Homes a
Multi-Pamily
Chairman Meltzer questioned R The wording i o provide
opportunrtres for limited professional of free/residential use.
Goaline s tea cne comp. elan nnaer a siaevtial-Profession
classification reads: "permitted u ingl e-family; duplex;
wnhouse; adult ovgregat liv nga e£acil riles ('Community
sidential'); professional o££ice; spacial e ceptions (we have
e in [he code); rng banks, financial institutions."
Both multi-£amily rand t wnhouse a ceded o the matrix. RP
acts as a bu££er between commercial and residential.
ock said the Comp. Plan allows multi-family, but only i
wnho use on£iguration. Multi-family three o e
dwelling units in a structure, there's no townhouse definition
Gosline aid determine if day
hospitals, indoor r utdoor r and other r
show public in public rshould be sidered
Commercral. Ne commentedsthat the POD section needs Co becreworked.
ock s ted the only u e listed i the Code £or outdoor
rs mrniature golf courses. everything else listed is
i~aooision
Cbairmav Meltzer didn't want toe tract these t C-2 and C-3.
Indoor activities should also go in commercial and industrial.
oslive stated you c n't put c ial r industrial,
that'sta ording t the m the ComprehensivenPlan. We can
come back cantl revrew the matrix 1n a yeas or so.
Chairman Meltzez felt with outdoor a (miniature gol£
batting cage, etc.), oul dn't rbee5that
bec e future outdoor activity, (ca rng a ity)rcould
be perfec there. Thought there should be some flexibility, as long
as no permanent structure constructed.
. Cosliae said the principle of protecting z rng rights
fro sidential district t other r also appropriate to
pro ral. and Indust rialan The shouldn't be
xedct matrix simplifies everything, and thee City's drafted
format is good.
. Gosling responded to a question from Mr. eullington saying it
s your latitude i the m whether you want to make things
onditional, permitted u sory u taken previous
and r sed them t whatew think a ceptable u
thesland u tegory, z rng, and the m modify this
and make s onditional u r pezmitted a u, but understand
they have t get the comprehensive elan c eria and all other
requirements. m tegories have specialt requirements, for
example, kennels~m junkyards, commeici al arenas and auditoriums.
ock s ted that if you e going to put contlitions o
ondiMional U tyou had better be ready and able Co defend thema
if a applicant m all the setbacks, i a permitted u n the
and m all sthe technical requi the LPA c t do
anytRing to ec hange it legally, nor can the City Commissionan
Mr. Gosl ine c ued by saying that the fastest way t speed
up the process i o take the L and the city c of
the site plan i w process. Then the pace i ictly1 up tottrte
applicant to meetrall the technical requirementst
ock snid that i£ the LPA i satisfied with the technical
requi (setbacks, of £-street parking, drainage, a c.) and a
applicant m these, r ary to be r wed by the
LPA o the City C aAfterns esdiscuss ion, the LPA agreed
to consider this of slue rfurther at future meetings.
There was no further discussion.
Chairman Meltzer adjourned the meeting at 8:55 p.m.