LPA11-14-12MinCITY OF LONGWOOD
Land Planning Agency
Minutes
CITY COMMISSION CHAMBERS
November 14, 2012 - 7:00 P.M.
175 W. Warren Avenue
ATTENDANCE
BOARD:
Bruce E. Noyes, Chair
Judy Putz, Vice -Chair
Brian Fiore, Member
Robin Thorn, Member
ABSENT:
Greg Cetera, Member
1. CALL TO ORDER
Longwood, FL 32750
STAFF:
Sheryl L. Bower, AICP, Director
Chris Kintner, AICP, Planner
Sheryl Gina, Recording Secretary
Chair Noyes called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.
2. ADDITIONS AND DELETIONS
None
3. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FOR
A. Regular Meeting October 10, 2012.
Vice -Chair Judy Putz moved to approve the October 10, 2012 minutes as
submitted. Seconded by Chair Bruce Noyes and carried by a unanimous
roll call and vote.
4. PUBLIC COMMENT
None.
Chair Bruce Noyes moved to close Public Comment.
Vice -Chair Judy Putz seconded the motion.
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5. PUBLIC HEARING
A. LDCA 03-12 Longwood Development Code Amendment
Ordinance 12-2000
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF LONGWOOD,
FLORIDA, AMENDING THE LONGWOOD
DEVELOPMENT CODE ARTICLE III
DEVELOPMENT DESIGN STANDARDS AND THE
LONGWOOD DESIGN GUIDEBOOK, AND
PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS, CODIFICATION,
SEVERABILITY AND EFFECTIVE DATE.
Chris Kintner stated the Code Amendment is a request of the City Commission regarding
corrugated metal and corrugated metal like facades on commercial buildings. The code as
it is now written doesn't allow for corrugated metal, however, we have had a number of
requests from businesses for use of corrugated metal. It is a particular design aesthetic
that we are starting to see more often, therefore we asked the City Commission if that
was something they would like for us to revisit. They directed Staff to come back with
language that loosened those requirements somewhat. The Ordinance combines sections
regarding allowable and prohibited materials for clarity. Item H in the design standards
allows seamed metal paneling and its definition and also a definition for corrugated metal
so we can draw a distinction between those two. While we are comfortable with the
seamed metal paneling as an accent we wanted to make sure there was a distinction
between that any corrugated metal as you might see on an industrial building, which
wouldn't be appropriate for a main corridor. In addition to those changes we've provided
a series of pictures showing what would be allowed under these changes and where they
are allowed. Additionally, for places that have metal roofs and want to have metal
awnings that match the metal roofs, we've made some allowances for that in keeping
consistent with the color palette so we don't have neon colors on the paneling.
Sheryl Bower stated we differentiated between 17-92 and the rest of the city. The City
Commission instituted strict design guidelines and as a result we have some nice
buildings, for example Walgreens, Sonic and a lot of other buildings on 434 East of
Ronald Reagan. So we didn't want to totally change the aesthetic to a more highway
oriented road where you find corrugated metal type buildings. On 17-92 we saw there
was an opportunity to open up corrugated metal uses, because of car dealerships and
other types of businesses using corrugated metal, but still preserve the good design that
we have along 434 by only allowing it as an accent.
Chair Bruce Noyes motions to close this public hearing portion of the meeting. Seconded
by Member Brian Fiore and carried by a unanimous roll call and vote.
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Vice -Chair Judy Putz stated that Staff had done a good job and thinks the code
amendment would be great. She knew there had been some reservation initially with the
Commissioners in terms of what the City doesn't want regarding corrugated metal.
Chair Bruce Noyes made a motion for the City Commission to approve Longwood
Development Code Ordinance 12-2000, LDCA 03-12 as submitted. Seconded by Vice -
Chair Judy Putz and carried by a unanimous roll call and vote.
6. DISCUSSION AND SCHEDULE FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
Discussion ensued regarding potential future items.
Next Regularly Scheduled Meeting: December 12, 2012.
7. ADJOURNMENT
Chair Bruce Noyes moved to adjourn. Seconded by Vice -Chair Judy Putz and
carried by a unanimous roll call and vote.
Chair Bruce Noyes adjourned the meeting at 7:10 p.m.
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SherAbina, Recording Secretary
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