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Home My WebLink About2006 07 10 Public Hearing 200.1 Starlight Baptist Church CITY COMMISSION AGENDA ITEM 200.1 Public Hearing JuLY 10. 2006 Meeting Mgr. / Dep Authorization REQUEST: The Community Development Department requests the City Commission hold a public hearing to review and provide a determination for the Starlight Baptist Church's conditional use request, pursuant to Section 20-163 of the City Code, to allow the church to expand on its 4.28 acre site at 190 East Bahama Road (N. W. comer of E. Bahama and Hayes Road). PURPOSE: The purpose of this agenda item is to consider a conditional use request, which will allow the existing Starlight Baptist Church to expand on its 4.28 acre site, pursuant to the regulations for the applicable R1-AA zoning district. APPLICABLE CODE: Chapter 166, Florida Statutes Comprehensive Plan Sec. 20-33. Conditional Uses. Sec. 20-82. Duties and powers, general. Sec. 20-163. Conditional Uses [in R1-AA district]. CONSIDERATIONS: The site is approximately 4.28 acres and contains the existing Starlight Baptist Church sanctuary (approximately 7,055 SF), unattached accessory building (approximately 1,728 SF), and a covered basketball court (approximately 5,000 SF). The site has R1-AA zoning and a Rural Residential Future Land Use (FLU) designation. It abuts other R1-AA properties to the north, east, and west; a portion of the Mount Greenwood [residential] PUD to the northwest; and RC-I property to the south. July 10, 2006 Public Hearing Item 200.1 Page 2 The church has submitted a conditional use application (to expand the church within the Rl-AA zoning district), a final engineering/site plan (for the expansion), and a variance request (to allow grassed parking for those spaces that will be used only on Wednesday evenings and Sundays, as well as occasional special events). The plan is to construct a new 30,167 SF sanctuary (with 783 seats) and provide additional parking for the expanded facility and generally bring the site into conformance with Code. The existing structures are proposed to remain, with the covered basketball court eventually being enclosed. A development agreement (DA) is proposed, but not yet received, to address scheduling a sidewalk along E. Bahama Road and other site issues, including, but not limited to, screening the bus parking, overnight accommodation for visiting pastors and/or visiting singing groups. These accommodations are provided by parking a recreational vehicle for short periods of time. Other pertinent issues could also be included in the DA. Subsection 20-163 (a) (1) lists churches and their attendant educational buildings and recreational facilities as among the conditional uses in the R1-AA zoning district. The conditional use is necessary to increase the intensity of use (i.e. expand, by building a new and much larger sanctuary) at the site, pursuant to Subsection 20-163 (c). Subsection 20-163 (d) (see attachment) specifies the information that the applicant for a conditional use for a church must demonstrate to the Board of Adjustment. These include building setbacks, off-street parking, sidewalks, and a complete description of any easements or restrictions affecting the title to the proposed church site which may be inconsistent with the proposed use. The proposed site plan depicts building setbacks that meet or exceed the setbacks set forth for churches in the Rl-AA zoning district (35' front and 25' rear). Based on Section 20-163 requirements for church parking, the church is proposing 119 spaces, 18 more (18%) than the 101 required (783 seats/8 = 98; 1 per resident church official = 0; 50% of the number of permanent employees = 3). The same requirements are set forth in Section 9-277 (Subsection 9- 277(21)), which establishes minimum parking requirements for a number of different uses. Pursuant to Code, parking is not depicted within the 35' front yard building setback. Sidewalks must be installed along the Hayes Road ROWand to provide access to and from the parking lot. Staff recommends the East Bahama Road sidewalk be delayed until such time as plans are approved for improving that roadway (to be addressed in a development agreement). Subsection 20-163 (b) states that any review of an application or plan shall consider the character of the neighborhood in which the proposed use is to be located and its effects on the value of surrounding lands, and further, the area of the site as it relates particularly to the required open spaces and off-street parking facilities. Comprehensive Plan Transportation Element Policy 1.5.12 requires new development to construct sidewalks. Comprehensive plan policies cannot be waived. The applicant proposes to construct a 4' wide sidewalk in the Hayes Road ROW, concurrent with the site work. East Bahama Road is not paved and there are no plans to pave it. Due to the semi-rural nature of the July 10, 2006 Public Hearing Item 200.1 Page 3 Ranchlands (where people often express the desire to remain semi-rural) and the fact that any sidewalk along the adjacent portion of East Bahama would likely need to be tom out and reconstructed when that roadway is improved, staff and the City Attorney believe it may be best to delay construction of the East Bahama sidewalk until that roadway is paved - or at least until a design has been provided and accepted. This and other considerations would most efficiently be addressed through a development agreement. The church presently keeps about 12 dozen or more busses on-site and occasionally has a visiting pastor and/or singing group that will stay over night in large travel coaches or other vehicles of similar function. The church wants to retain these practices. Staff supports both of these requests, but wants the site plan to reflect acceptable means to accommodate and screen both. Busses should be parked on paved or otherwise hard-surface parking spaces and visitor motor coach accommodations should be paved or hard - surface spaces and include appropriate power, water, and sanitary accommodations in a manner and location with the least negative impact to the neighborhood. As a separate but related agenda item (PH 200.2), the applicant has requested a variance from the Section 9-278 requirement that parking spaces be either paved or hard-surfaced, pursuant to the variance provisions of Section 9-5, to allow stabilized grass parking for those spaces that will be used on Wednesday evenings and Sundays (and possible occasional use for special events). Staff supports this variance and notes that many local codes have provisions to allow stabilized grass parking for those spaces not used on a daily basis at a church. At the June 15 BOA meeting, the Commission chambers were filled and seats had to be arranged in the lobby to accommodate the attendees. A number of people spoke of the church expansion. The speakers were almost equally divided between those in favor and those either in opposition or with concerns. Both sides addressed the issues and each other courteously. A number of people filled out forms to express support for the conditional use, but did not wish to speak. The primary concerns expressed by those either in opposition or with concerns appeared to be as follows: (a) size and magnitude of the proposed expansion (and future expansion) and its compatibility (or lack thereof) with the semi-rural character of the area, (b) traffic and its impact on the existing dirt roads, (c) the previous and current aesthetic state of the existing buildings - particularly the busses, (d) parking along East Bahama Road in the right-of- way, (e) the current draft site plan, and (f) noise. There were those who want to have the dirt roads paved and those who want to preserve the dirt roads as part of the semi-rural character (there appears to be a long-term, on-going debate over the future of the dirt roads in the Ranchlands) . CHRONOLOGY: November 1,2005 - Conditional Use & site plan applications and fees received November 22, 2005 - Staff review March 16, 2006 - Revised plan and information submittal April 4, 2006 - Staff review July 10, 2006 Public Hearing Item 200.1 Page 4 May 12, 2006- June 15, 2006 - Variance application & fee received BOA recommended approval of Conditional Use, w. conditions FINDINGS: l.The site is located within the Rl-AA One Family Dwelling [zoning] District and has a Rural Residential Future Land Use (FLU) designation. 2. Planning staff believes the conditional use request to expand/intensify the existing church to be consistent with the general zoning requirements and in the best interest of the public, subject to (a) clarification about the busses and overnight visitors with motor coaches or similar vehicles, (b) adequately accommodating and screening these busses and motor coaches, (c) approval and execution of a development agreement addressing future provision of a sidewalk along the adjacent portion of East Bahama Road, and (d) the stipulation of reasonable hours for activities that could be heard by the adjacent residents. Staff concurs with the additional BOA recommendations set forth below. 3. The site plan and aesthetic review will address bringing the entire site into compliance with current City codes, not just the new construction. BOA ACTION: The BOA reviewed the conditional use request at a special June 15,2006, meeting. After staff and the applicant made their presentations, 33 people spoke on the request. Others filled out forms, but chose not to speak. One letter was distributed to the Board. After public participation on the item, the Board asked staff to convey their request for additional police enforcement (traffic) in the area. The Board recommended approval, subject to the following conditions: (1) staff recommendations (Findings section #2); (2) the site plan include adequate landscape buffers; (3) placement of "no parking" signs in the adjacent ROW; (4) that the busses be adequately hidden or stored off-site; and (5) that the DA include language to (a) limit further growth (intensity- e.g. number of seats (400 in present sanctuary for a youth ministry & 783 in the new sanctuary) and (b) set forth reasonable hours of activities. The Board had no objection to the idea of overnight visits by visiting pastors and/or singing groups, as long as it is for a very limited number of nights and if proper accommodations and screening were provided. The Board further had no objections to the addition of a "mothers' morning out" program or a similar low intensity addition to the church activities, if demand arose for those activities. July 10,2006 Public Hearing Item 200.1 Page 5 RECOMMENDATION: The BOA and staff recommend that the City Commission approve the conditional use to allow the Starlight Baptist Church to expand on their 4.28 acre site, subject to the 5 conditions and the clarification of uses and intensity set forth in the BOA Action section above. BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT ACTION: ATTACHMENTS: A - Application Package B - Location Map C - Chapter 20, Division 4: sections 20-161 thru 20-169 D - Draft BOA minutes ATTACHMENT A AMERICAN CIVIL ENGINEERING CO. 207 NORTH MOSS ROAD, SUITE 211 · WINTER SPRINGS, FLORIDA 32708 Telephone: (407) 327-7700 · Fax: (407) 327-0227 March 16, 2006 John C. Baker, AICP City of Winter Springs 1126 East S.R. 434 Winter Springs, FL 32708 Re: STARLIGHT BAPTIST CHURCH - WINTER SPRINGS, FLORIDA NW CORNER OF HAYES ROAD & BAHAMA ROAD CONDITIONAL USE APPLICATION Dear Mr. Baker: Find enclosed the following items in response to the DRC's review of the Conditional Use Application for the above mentioned project for your continuing review and comment: Two (2) copies of the Conditional Use Analysis Two (2) 11" x 17" copies of the site plan If there are any questions or comments regarding this response, please do not hesitate in contacting us. Sincerely, American Civil Engineering Company Thomas H. Skelton, P.E. Vice President Cc: Dr. Glenn C. Riggs; Starlight Baptist Church Greg Roebuck; Aagaard-Juergensen, Inc. STARLIGHT BAPTIST CHURCH - WINTER SPRINGS, FLORIDA NW CORNER OF HAYES ROAD & BAHAMA ROAD CONDITIONAL USE ANALYSIS I. Proposed Use: Existing Use: Proposed Use: 400 seat Church 783 seat Church II. Traffic: Compatibility: Per the traffic analysis, there will be an increase of 586 daily trips and 241 peak hour trips. These trips will occur on Sundays, when the roads are operating at the highest levels. Therefore, the traffic impacts will not prevent the roads to function at acceptable levels. III. Access and Circulation: Buffers: This site is laid out utilizing the existing driveways. The new building is placed so that the internal circulation is buffered from the adjacent residential parcel to the north. A 25 foot natural buffer and an additional 25 foot setback will be provided along the north property line. The site plan exceeds all of the code requirements, especially off street parking required and open space. There will be additional landscaping installed along Hayes and Bahama Roads to provide additional buffering from the right of ways. IV. Adverse Impacts: This property is currently being used for a church. The proposed use will be for a church. Therefore, the property values will not be impacted. V. Easements: There are no known easements or restrictions that are affecting the title to the proposed church site. VI. Parking: The site plan provides more than the required amount of parking. All spaces proposed will contain 10' x 20' or 200 SF plus ingress and egress to a public roadway. c., JA.. J# c",. ,oJ. r. /' I'''~ fI'. dQ ~ 5 r~ S~ VII. Sidewalks: p"""" Ie ",..1:; Since The RancWands do not contain any existing sidewalks, we are requesting the City to waive the requirement of constructing sidewalks adjacent to the right of ways abutting the property. There are internal sidewalks that will be constructed connecting the parking areas to the existing and proposed buildings. c: ~ I' "PI..... VIII. Other: The church currently utilizes grass parking and is requesting the City to continue allowing grass parking. This gives the site more of an open space appearance when not utilized by vehicles. This will occur about 95% of the time. The project will go through the Aesthetic Review that will include the installation of the steeple, color and material of the proposed building and maintenance of the existing structures. PARCa ,: Oil-Zl-~IO b ZONING: '-1M ~ LANDUSE: UlW DDm\' IlDIJE:Nn.\l OWNER: A08ERl' P. '&lUlUI PARCEl. I: .2-11-.10-_ ZONING: R-tM lANOUSE: "'" ....., _ OWNER: lIl.1IMf"'aCMOl.A.1lEAl'HERln' ~- H BITOB'J]'" r 376.00' PlAT N av07'Je:- C J7".07'.loICAS ~-=)~ ~..~ro::N_ - -~ '- II PARCEl.. #: 2t->>-JCI, A DOlII OIlA ZONING: "" lANOUSE: ~ OWNER: em' (J' ... .-.c;:s PARCEL I: IlHt. WI .. ~ ZONING: o-IM I.ANOUSE: u. IlEMSIn' JlE&lDEHlW. OWNER: 1I1MII...KoIilDS,twlr PARCa #: cn-21-;Jl-s&:-ttOG-Ol>>O ZONING: A-Cl lANOUSE: ___ OWNER: OJ1API L ~ N .~ W E '" S 111111 I I ~ lit Of ~1..;Jf -- PROJECT MTA: laTAl AAEk tll.UZ 5.1. ..%1 IOlES EXISTING ZONING: '-'M BUIlDINGS: ...,H. 1.r. (2UlQ EXtSTlNG: 1:1.421 $.1. (.34.a1) PROPOSED: "',,, u. (lUll) IMPfR\1OUS PAVOIENT Ie S/W: EXJSJ1NG: 11.... U. foI.4IJ PROPOSED DRIVE . s/W: 21,242 U'. (IIA) GRASS PKC .t DRIVES: 27,404 U. (14.71) Starlight Baptist Church of Winter Springs Winter Springs, Florida American Civil Engineering Co. Attachment B City of Winter Springs, FL Developed By: Southeaflem Surveying & Mapping Corp. 2431 ATTACHMENT C WINTER SPRINGS CODE DIVISION 4. R-1AAAND R-1AONE-FAMILY DWELLING DISTRICTS Sec. 20-161. Designation. The lands included within R-1AA and R-1A One-Family Dwelling Districts are developed pre- dominantly as single-family dwellings on lots of generous areas. The zone districts are designed to preserve and protect the characteristics of single- family use. (Ord. No. 44, ~ 44.28, 1-8-68) Sec. 20-162. Uses permitted. Within any R-1AA and R-1A Single-Family Dwelling District, no building, structure, land or water shall be used except for the following use: (1) Single-family dwellings and their custom- ary accessory uses. (Ord. No. 44, ~ 44.29, 1-8-68) Sec. 20-163. Conditional uses. (a) There shall be no conditional use within R-1AA and R-1A One-Family Dwelling Districts except the following: (1) Churches with their attendant educa- tional buildings and recreational facili- ties. (2) Public utility and service structures. (3) Schools. (4) Public recreation areas and facilities. (5) Stadiums, independently or in conjunc- tion with existing school facilities, pro- vided the seating capacity shall not ex- ceed the student enrollment of the school to be served plus ten (10) percent, and provided there shall be no lights or night use. (b) Any review of an application or plan shall consider the character of the neighborhood in which the proposed use is to be located and its effects on the value of surrounding lands, and further, the area of the site as it relates particu- larly to the required open spaces and off-street parking facilities. Supp. No.6 (c) Any conditional use that may be granted is limited to the use and intensity shown in the application and plans submitted, and application must receive approval in the same manner as the original application. (d) Applicants for a conditional use for the location of ~ ~ in any residential zoning district shall furnish the board of adjustment with the following information and shall provide the minimum setbacks, off-street parking and sidewalks as set forth herein, as follows: (1) Setbacks, minimum. a. Front yard minimum of twenty-five (25) feet in R-1ASingle- Family Dwell- ing Districts and thirty-five (35) feet in R-lAASingle-Family Dwelling Dis- tricts, from property line; arterial streets to be treated individually. b. Back yard minimum of twenty-five (25) feet. (2) Off-street parking. a. Provide one (1) parking space for each eight (8) seats in chapel and nave, plus one (1) parking space for each church official resident on the premises, plus additional parking spaces equal in number to fifty (50) percent of the number of permanent employees. b. Space for one (1) car equals ten (10) feet by twenty (20) feet or two hun- dred (200) square feet plus ingress and egress to a public roadway. c. Parking area may not occupy any of the front yard setback. d. If sufficient parking area is not avail- able on church lot, parking may be provided within three hundred (300) feet either through ownership or lease but must be zoned or approved for such use. (3) Sidewalks. a. Sidewalks shall be installed by the church on all streets abutting the church building and such sidewalks 1328 shall also be installed bordering park- ing areas serving new or additional church facilities. (e) All applications shall contain complete de- scriptions of any easements or restrictions affect- ing the title to the proposed church site which may be inconsistent with the proposed use. (Ord. No. 44, ~ 44.30, 1-8-68; Ord. No. 240, ~ 5, 5-26-81; Ord. No. 2004-49, ~ 2, 12-13-04) Sec. 20-164. Building height regulations. In R-1AA and R-IA One-Family Dwelling Dis- tricts, no building or structure shall exceed thirty- five (35) feet in height, unless otherwise provided herein, except that boathouses on the lake front- ages shall not exceed twelve (12) feet in height above the high waterline; roof decks may be used as sun decks. (Ord. No. 44, ~ 44.31, 1-8-68; Ord. No. 570, ~ I, 10-24-94) Sec. 20-165. Building area regulations. Each single-family dwelling shall be located on a lot or parcel of land having an area of not less than ten thousand (10,000) square feet in an R-1AA Single-Family Dwelling District and eight thousand (8,000) square feet in an R-IA Single- Family Dwelling District and such lots or parcels ofland shall have a minimum width of ninety (90) feet and seventy-five (75) feet, respectively, at the building line. (Ord. No. 44, ~ 44.32, 1-8-68; Ord. No. 414, ~ II, 3-28-88) Sec. 20-166. Front, rear and side yard regu- lations. The following yard regulations shall apply in the R-1AA and R-IA One-Family Dwelling Dis- tricts: (1) Front yard. Front yards shall not be less than thirty-five (35) feet in depth in the R-1AA Single-Family Dwelling Districts and twenty-five (25) feet in depth in the R-IA Single-Family Dwelling Districts. (2) Rear yard. Rear yards shall not be less than thirty-five (35) feet in depth in the Supp. No.6 ZONING ~ 20-169 R-1AA Single-Family Dwelling Districts and twenty-five (25) feet in depth in R-IA Single-Family Dwelling Districts. (3) Side yards. Side yards shall be provided on each side of every dwelling structure of not less than seven and one-half (7112) feet in R-IA Single-Family Dwelling Districts, and ten (10) feet in R-1AA, including utility easements. (4) Corner lots. On corner lots, the (ront line setback of twenty-five (25) feet or more must be maintained, but a fifteen-foot sideline setback will be pp.rmittp.d on tqe street sideline, provided the corner lot faces the same way as all other lots in the block. If the building faces the long dimen- ~ofthe lot, or where corner lots face a different thoroughfare than other lots in the block, the twenty-five-foot or greater setback must be maintained from both thoroughfares. (5) Setbacks. The existing platted R-1AA lots have a side setback often (10) feet rather than twenty (20) fe~t. (Ord. No. 44, ~ 44.33, 1-8-68; Ord. No. 414, ~ III, 3-28-88) Sec. 20-167. Lot coverage. Fo~ (40) ercent of the lot area is the maxi- mum whic may e covered bv the pnncl.E.~~~ accessory bUildings or sgu@res located mereoil III K-lAA and ll-lA une-Family Dwelling Dis- tricts. (Ord. No. 44, ~ 44.34, 1-8-68) Sec. 20-168. Use, area and yard exceptions. Section 9-276 et seq. as to use, area and yard exceptions in R-1AA and R-IA One-Family Dwell- ing Districts shall apply. (Ord. No. 44, ~ 44.35, 1-8-68) Sec. 20-169. Off-street parking regulations. Section 9-276 et seq. as to off-street parking regulations in R-lAA and R-lA One-Family Dwell- ing Districts shall apply. (Ord. No. 44, ~ 44.36, 1-8-68) 1329 clj-d %66 ~S'" t> ",,;~ ",13t> ATTACHMENT D CITY OF WINTeR SPRINGS. FLORIDA UNAPPROVED MINUTES (jj) BOARD OF ADJllSTMEN'r . ...... RF.GULAR MEETING - JUNe IS. 2006 (RESCHEDULED FROM THURSDAY. JUNE I, 200ft) PAGE 2 OF 14 PUBLIC HEARINGS AGENDA PU8L1C HJ::ARINGS 200. Community Development Department Requests The Board Of Adjustment Hold A Public Hearing To Review And Provide The City Commission A Recommendation For Starlight Baptist Church's Conditional Use Request, Pursuant To Section 20-163. Of The City Code, To Allow The Church To Expand On Their 4.28 Acre Site At 190 East Bahama Road (North West Comer Of East Bahama And Hayes Road). Mr. John Baker, AICP, Senior Planner, Community Development Department presented this Agenda Item and said, "'Staffrecommends approval of the 'Conditional Use' subject to the 'Findings' in Number 2. above." Mr. Baker noted a letter he received from a resident dated June 15, 2006. This was distributed to the Advisory Board Members, along with a publication entitled, "Trip Generation" from the Institute of Traffic Engineers; and a Comprehensive Plan Policy. Discussion. Mr~ Baker distributed some aerial views of the subject property. Mr. Thomas H. Skelton, P.E., Vice President American Civil Engineering Company, 207 North Moss Road, Suite 21 J. Winter Springs. Florida: spoke on the subject property and the "Conditional Use" Request. Mr. Skelton said, "As far as the impact on storm water, we have obtained the St. lohn's [River Water Management District] Pennit on this - so there is no impact on that. We have met their requirements and we will meet the City's too. Church use is a minimal use as far as water and sewer is concerned. What they have now - an existing septic system out there which they are going to remove and tie into the central sewer system with a private lift station. One of the conditions of Approval was the Development Agreement which included the part about building the sidewalk along Bahama [Road] at a time that is appropriate. And we agree with that - bring up to Council [Commission] is that right now there is nothing but shell paths on Hayes Road as you go through the Ranchlands, and we would like to keep that. But, if it is something that is required, they will do." Furthermore, Mr. Skelton stated, "Again we had started the Site Plan review, but were requested by - reconunended by the City Staff to hold off on proceeding until we got this 'Conditional Use' approved just in case there are changes because the Site Plan could adhere to your Code, but if there is something else that is asked or requested by the City Boards or Council [Commission], we would have to make the revisions. CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS, FLORIDA UNAPPROVED MINUTES tiY BOAAO OF ADJUSTMENT . . Rl::GULAR MEETING Jt)NF.':;, :1.006 (RESCHEDULED FROM TIiURSD^ y, JUNE 1,20<16) .... . PAGE-: 3 OF 14 So, the Site Plan is about mid-way through the review now and it is represented by the Site Plan that we show here tonight. At that tlme too, we will go over the Aesthetic Review of the building and the heights, the looks, the appearances and those kind of items. In conclusion, after reviewing the City's requirements and the Staff Report, it is my professional opinion that the Site is adequate to handle this expansion and we request that the Board make a recommendation to City Council [Commission] for approval." Dr. Glenn C. Riggs, Pastor, Starlight Baptist Church. 330 East Pinewood Court. Lake Mary, Florida: thanked Mr. Skelton for his presentation and Mr. Baker and Staff for their assistance. Dr. Riggs then addressed the Advisory Board Members regarding this Request. Discussion. With concerns regarding parking on the road, Vice Chairman Jack Taylor asked Mr. Baker, "Is it possible to put 'No Parking' signs along both of those roads [Bahama Road and Hayes Road] around the church so that people will be prompted to park. in the parking lot? Is that a possibility?" Mr. Baker said. "J would have to talk with the Public Works Director [Mr. Kip Lockcuff, P.E., Director, Utility/Public Works Department]." Chairman Waters opened the "Public Input" portion a/this Agenda Item. Chairman Waters read into the Record several emails dated June 15,2006. Tape 1/Side B Ms. Liz Carr, 170 East Panama Road, Winter Springs, Florida: noted she was opposed to the traffic issue and concerned about the size of the expansion. Mr. Barry Campbell, 231 Oak Road, Winter Springs, Florida: remarked that regarding Regular Agenda Item "200", he was opposed to this Request. Ms. Debbie Goodall, 200 North Edgemon Avenue, fVinter Springs: as a Member of Starlight Baptist Church, she spoke in support of the expansion. Ms. Sylvia Morrison. 434 Boxwood Cirde, Winter Springs, Florida: also a Member of Starlight Baptist Church, Ms. Morrison also spoke in favor of the expansion. Mr. David L. Bragewell, 901 Red Oak Court. Winter Springs, Florida: did not address the Board Members, but Chairman Waters stated, "He is in favor." Mr. Paul Morrison, 434 Boxwood Circle, Winter Springs. Florida: as a Member of Starlight Baptist Church, Mr. Monison spoke in favor of the Request. CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS. FLORIDA UNAPPROVED MINUTES 1fJ BOARD OF Ao.JIJSTMENT RF.GUI...ARMEETING JUNf15.2006 ' ,.... (RESCHEDULED FROM THURSDAY, JUNE t, 2(06) . P....GE" OF 14 Jo..fs. Christy Carringer, 726 Lakeside Drive, Winter Springs, Florida: did not address the Board Members, but Chainnan Waters said, "She is in favor." Mr. Anthony L. (Tony) Tizzio, 809 Osceola Trail. Casselberry, Florida: also a Member of Starlight Baptist Church, Mr. Tizzio spoke in favor of this project. Afr. Glen Huff, 431 Lancers Drive, Winter Springs, Florida: as the Boy's Club Director of Starlight Baptist Church, Mr. Huff spoke in favor of this expansion. Ms. Cindy Huff, 431 Lancers Drive, TVinter Springs, Florida: did not address the Board Members, but Chainnan Waters said, "She is in favor." Mr. Dennis E. Patterson, 501 Evergreen Avenue, Winter Springs, Florida: Chairman Waters said, "Dennis Patterson is in favor." (Mr. Patterson did not address the Board Members.) Ms. Amy Patterson, 507 Evergreen Avenue, Winter Springs, Florida: did not address the Board Members, but Chairman Waters said, "Is in favor." Afr. Timothy Jay Leathers, 346 San Miguel Court. Winter Springs, Flori'da: Chairman Waters said, "Is in favor." (Mr. 'Leathers did not address the Board Members.) Ms. Mary Leathers, 346 San Miquel Court, Winter Springs. Florida: did not address the Board Members, but Chairman Waters said, "Is in favor." Mr. Steven J Simpkins, 181 North Edgemon Avenue. Winter Springs, Florida: Chairman Waters said, "Is in favor." (Mr. Simpkins did not address the Board Members.) Ms. Joan E. Bixler, 2 Sherry Avenue. Winter Springs. Florida: did not address the Board Members, but Chairman Waters stated, "Is in favor." Mr. Robert C. Bixler, 2 Sheny Avenue, Winter Springs, Florida: Chairman Waters stated, "ls in favor," (Mr. Bixler did not address the Board Members.) Ms. Cheryl J. Simpkins, 181 North Edgemon Avenue, Wimer Springs, Florida: did not address the Board Members, but Chaixman Waters said, 441s in favor." Ms. Deana Phillippi, 829 Dunbar Terrace, Wincer Springs, Florida: Chainnan Waters said, "Is in favor." (Ms. Phillippi did not address the Board Members.) Mr. Robert Glenn Phillippi. 829 Dunbar Terrace. Wimer Springs, Florida: did not address the Board Members, but Chairman Waters said, "Is in favor." CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS. FLORIDA UNAPPROVED MINUTES riP. ..... 80^,~D OF "OJUSTMENT REGULAR MC:ETING JUNe 15.2006 (RESCHEDULED fROM TIiURSD....V. JUN(: 1.2006) PACiE 5 OF 14 Mr. Tony Folisi, 670 MacDuff Lane. Winter Springs, Florida: as a Member of Starlight Baptist Church, Mr. Folisi spoke in support of this expansion. Ms. Pam Jordon, 235 Tides Road, Winter Springs, Florida: Chairman Waters said, "Is in favor." (Ms. Jordon did not address the Board Members.) Mr. Timothy Wayne Jordon, 235 Tides Road, Winter Springs. Florida: as a Member of Starlight Baptist Church, Mr. Jordon spoke in favor of Agenda Item "200". Lettie Tyer, 320 Riunite Circle, Winter Springs, Florida: Chairman Waters said, "Is in favor, but does not wish to speak." Ms. Kimberly Bishop Burdette, J 8 Elkwood Court, Winter Springs, Florida: did not address the Board Members, but Chainnan Waters said, "Is in favor." Ms. Joey Roberts, 111 Mosswood Circle, Winter Springs, Florida: spoke in favor of this expanSIOn. Ms. Frances Shewmaker, 528 Lombardy Road. Winter Springs. Florida: did not address the Board Members, but Chainnan Waters said, "Is in favor." Mr. Vernon M Conley, 250 East Bahama Road. Winter Springs, Florida: as a Member of Starlight Baptist Church, Mr. Conley spoke in support of this Request. Ms. Kathy Patterson, 202 James Court. Winter Springs, Florida: Chainnan Waters said, "Is in favor, but does not wish to speak." Mr. Dennis Patterson. 202 James Court, Winter Springs, Florida: did not address the Board Members, but Chairman Waters said, "Js in favor." Mr. Ray Bradshaw, 320 Hayes Road, Winter Springs. Florida: noted he was opposed to' the size of the expansion and also spoke about his concern with the buses. Ms. Dawna Ferguson, 216 Stoner Road, Winter Springs, Florida: voiced her opposition to Agenda Items "200" and 1'201", and noted her concerns about traffic, parking, and the expansion of the church. Ms. Ferguson suggested thc Church consider doing a Traffic Study. Mr. Michael Carringer. 726 Lakeside Drive. Winter Springs. Florida: as a Member of Starlight Baptist Church, Mr. Carringer spoke in support of this expansion. A1r. Jim Hartman, 220 Stoner Road, Winter Springs. Florida: spoke in favor of this addition to Starlight Baptist Church. CITY Of WINTER SPRINGS, FLORIDA UNAPPROVED MINUTES GJ BOARD OF ADJUSTMeNT RliGUUR MEETING. JUNE 15.200(, (RESCHEDULED FROM THURSDAY, JUNE 1,20(6) . . PAGE 6 OF 14 Ms. Kelli Johnson, 802 Fisher Road, Winter Springs. Florida: as the President of Ranchlands Homeowner's Association, Ms. Johnson spoke in opposition to this expansion in the Ranchland Community. MI). .Joyce Waldmann, 155 East Tradewinds Road, Winter Springs. Florida: spoke on the issue of parking and her concerns with the roads and suggested an in-depth Traffic Study. Ms. Waldmann also mentioned she was opposed to the size of the expansion. A-lr. Ryan Wilder, 235 East Bahama Road, Winter Springs, Florida: Chairman Waters said, "Is opposed, but does not wish to speak." Mr. Stephen Smith, 245 East Bahama Road, Winter Springs, Florida: did not address the Board Members, but Chairman Waters said, "Is opposed." Mr. Jeremy Wilder. 235 East Bahama Road. Winter Springs. Florida: Chairman Waters said, "Is opposed." (Mr. Wilder did not address the Board Members.) Ms. Lorie Thebaut, 310 Hayes Road, Winter Springs, Florida: spokc against the expansion of Starlight Baptist Church and noted her concerns related to traffic. Mr. Mark D. Stanley, 300 Sheoah Boulevard, #112, Winter Springs, Florida: said he was opposed to this "Conditional Use" Request and noted concerns about roads and traffic. Tape 2/Sid~ A Ms. Torrence Collins, 626 Sai((csh Road, Winter Springs, Florida: spoke in opposition to the size of the expansion in this location and mentioned her concerns with roads, sidewalks, and stoplights. J.ls. Nickle Rucker, 244 Morton Lane. 1Vinter Springs, Florida: spoke against this Agenda Item. Ms. Rucker voiced her concerns with the buses, parking on the grass, and roads. Ms. LeeAnne Browning, 200 Charles Street, Winter Springs, Florida: did not address the Board Members, but Chainnan Waters said, "Is in favor." Ms. DeDe Lynch, 605 Brittany Court, Casselberry, Florida: Chairman Waters stated, "Is in favor'" but did not address the Board Members. Mr; Dan Lynch. 605 Brittany Court. Casselberry, Florida: did not address the Board Members, but Chairman Waters said, "Is in favor." Mr. Carl E. Stephens, Jr., 700 Fisher Road, Winter Springs, Florida: noted he was opposed to the size of the expansion of Starlight Baptist Church. CITY OF WINTER SPR.INGS, FLOR.IDA UNAPPROVED MINUTES (i) BOARD OF ADJUSTME>NT ." . RJ;OULAR MEETING - .JUNE 15.2.006 (RESCHEDULED FROM THURSD^ Y. JUNE 1.200(\) PAGE 7 OF 14 Ms. Susan Fernandez, 253 Morton Lane, Winter Springs. Florida: noted. her concerns related to traffic and roads. Mr. David Spence, 28431 Atlantis Road. Tavares, Florida: as a Member of Starlight Baptist Church, Mr. Spence spoke in favor of Agenda Items "200" and "20 I ". Mr Phil Murphy, 206 Morton Lane, Winter Springs. Florida: noted concerns related to traffic and roads and suggested more traffic enforcement in the Community. Ms. Donna M Hall, 1310 Lancelot Way, Casselberry, Florida: voiced her conccr:ns with traffic, but spoke in favor of this project. Mr. Daniel Riggs, 245 Petunia Terrace, Apartment 103. Sanford, Florida: as a Member of Starlight Baptist Church,'Mr. Riggs spoke in favor of this expansion. ft.!r. Raymond Carringer, 3658 Hawkshead Drive, Clermom, Florida: also a Member of Starlight Baptist Church, Mr. Carringer spoke in support of this expansion. Ms. Nancy D. Fitzsimmons, 2302 North Goldenrod Road, Orlando, Florida: briefly spoke in favor of this Agenda Item. Ms. Maryl Leppla, J 560 Oak Lane, Casselberry, Florida: noted her concerns related to traffic and roads. Ms. Linda Wilder. 235 East Bahama Road, Winter Springs. Florida: spoke in opposition of this Agenda Item. Ms. Wilder suggested they have one (1) vote from the church and an individual vote from each resident in the Ranchlands. Ms. Wilder also noted her concern with the buses. Mr. Donald Smith, 120 East Tradewinds Road, Winter Springs. Florida: mentioned his concerns related to the roads and traffic. Mr. R. S. Difazio. 1 J J Monti Street, Longwood, Florida: spoke in favor of the expansion. Chairman Waters closed the "Public Input" portion of this Agenda Item. Chairman Waters called a Recess at 9:10p.m. Chairman Waters called the Meeting back to Order at 9:23 p.m. Chairman Waters read into the Record information related to Petitions that were received at tonight's Meeting, CITY OF WIN1'ER SPRINGS. FLORIDA UNAPPROVED MINUTES f31" BOARD OF ADJl1ST,.IENT . RF.GUI"AR MEETING. JUNE 15.2006- ?1 (R ESeHEDULED FROM TlIURSDA Y, JUNE I, ".') ?jf: PAGE 8 OF 14 Mr. Baker stated, "The sign and I believe the letters we sent out stated this would be going to the June 26th, [2006] [City Commission] Meeting but we received a directive from what the City Manager and City Commission are plarming for the [June) 26th." Mr. Baker continued, "So, we probably will be going to the July 1 Olh, [2006] City Commission Meeting, but we will change the sign and we will send out letters to the abutters within one hundred and fifty feet (1501)." Chaimlan Waters said, "So, as it stands now, the plan for this to go before the City Commission is on July 1011\ [2006]." Mr. Baker said, "Yes." For clarification, Mr. Skelton said, 'The church again bought the property in 1990 whether it was a right move by the City to approve the 'Use', they bought it, were able to use it, they have been using it for sixteen (16) years. They did not buy the four (4) acres to only be able to use one (1) acre. They bought it to be able to use the entire piece. \Vhen it was approved, there was no stipulation that you never were able to expand - and that is what they are looking to do. And as far as the expansion, although it is an expansion, it is more of a replacement. There was a comment that, 'They want to do it right'. Well, this is their first step in doing it right. They are going to build a new building, they are going to make it look good. They have to go through the Aesthetic Review Board and again please the residents of the Ranchlands. Just to clarify on thc size of the expansion - it is going from four hundred (400) seats to seven hundred eighty three (783) [seats]. The entire new building is not the sanctuary. Only one third (Y3) of the building is going to be sanctuary, the other is going to be offices, classrooms." Mr. Skelton then said, "The building coverage that is going to occur is twenty-five percent (25%). They are not looking to expand anymore after this. This is it. If they want to expand after this, they will relocate. This property is big enough to handle what they have out there. The amount of traffic that is going to be created by this, if they get full occupancy on filling seven hundred and eighty three (783) seats - is less than double the amount of traffic if they 'fill the entire sanctuary. As far as the grass parking, they have to stabilize the grass parking. It is common in churches. There is grass parking now. There is adequate water. There is a ten inch (10") and a twelve inch (12") water main out there, so any kind of fire protection can be met. Again - there are shell paths out there on Hayes Road, and that was one of the stipulations that when they paved Hayes Road, they would have to have the shell paths on both sides of the road. And the City is requesting us to do the concrete sidewalk on Hayes [Road]. We asked not to do that, but we will do that if that is a requirement. As far as the cosmetic of the building, again they have to go through the Aesthetic Review. CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS. FLORIDA Of) UNAPPROVED MINUTES BOARD OF ADJUS'rMENT REGULAR MCETlNG - JUNC IS, "'" (RESCHEDULED FROM THURSDA Y, JUNE 1.2006) J>AGE 9 OF 14 Vice Chairman Taylor asked, "Where are you planning on hiding those buses on this Plan?" Mr. Skelton said, "Our first step is going to he heavily landscaping the buffers along Hayes (Road] and Bahama [Road]. We are going to try to relocate the buses during the week and only have them park on Sunday. I'Illet the Pastor explain how he is going to go about that, but he stated that they arc actively pursuing an alternate place to park the buses during the week." Vice Chairman Taylor said, "There is really no place on this Plan to quote 'Hide the buses'. I mean, they are all going to be visible from the street_ Correct?" Mr. Skelton said, "The landscaping would definitely buffer against it. It's definitely not going to hide it one hundred percent (100%) unless you build a high enough wall the same height as the bus. But, the landscaping will definitely buffer against the buses and if they find an alternate location which they are pursuing, I believe it would take care of that issue." T.pc 2/Sidc B Dr. Riggs read into the Record some emails he received from residents in the Ranchlands in favor of the expansion. Furthennore, Dr. Riggs stated, "We plan to totally replace that roof We plan to rcpaint - but we are going to repaint everything to fit into the scheme of all of this. We have put shrubbery, we have met with the City - there are a lot of requirements that are there and we are going to have to meet Code - this is going to be a beautiful facility." Dr. Riggs said, "Traffic is not a problem now and it will not be a problem then. And the Staff has studied that and concluded that that is the fact." Vice Chairman Taylor asked, "I would ask you your opinion of putting 'No Parking' signs up on both of those roads in the vicinity of the chw-ch to make your neighbors happier and to prevent an accident." Dr. Riggs said, "Yes. Absolutely." In addressing the bus issue, Dr. Riggs said, "If it would make the neighborhood better, we are in the process of updating our bus fleet. We are retiring some of the buses, replacing new ones and we are open and willing to use a consistent color pattern for these buses. We are actively pursuing right now a plan to try to relocate these buses as soon as we possibly can. All of this because - again, we want to be good neighbors." A flyer posted on mailboxes in the Ranchlands was introduced into the Record. Discussion. Vice Chairman Taylor asked, "Can you make a note to mention to Chief [Dan] Kerr [Police Department] that there may be a need for some more traffic enforcement out there, especially on Bahama Road?" Mr. Baker said, "Yes, sir." Vice Chainnan Taylor added, "Just to let them know that there is concern of speeding on that road." Discussion ensued on traffic issues. CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS, FLORIDA tfJ UNAPPROVED MINUTES , BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT REGULAR MEETING - JUNE IS. 200(, . ..' (RESCHEDULED FROM mURSDA Y,JlINF. 1. 2006) PAGE 10 OF 14 "1 "'OULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA ITEM AS PRESENTED SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING; A REVIEW OF THE FINAL SITE PLAN TO INCLUDE MAJOR AESTHETIC REVIEW TO INCLUDE ALL NECESSARY LANDSCAPE BUFFERS. WE WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A RECOMMENDATION FOR 'NO PARKING' SIGNS TO BE PLACED ON BAHAMA ROAD AND ON HAYES (ROAD). SO THE PEOPLE CAN NO LONGER PARK ON THOSE SIDEWALKS. WE WOULD LIKE TO RECOMMEND A POLICE PRESENCE AND ADDITIONAL TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT ON SUNDAY MORNINGS TO ASSIST PEOPLE TO GET IN AND OUT. OF THE PROPERTY SAFELY. WE WOULD ALSO LIKE TO RECOMMEND AND PROPOSE A HIDDEN LOCATION FOR THE BUSES AS BEST AS POSSIBLE INCLUDING THE POSSIBILITY OF AN OFF SITE LOCATION IF AT ALL POSSIBLE. FINAL RECOMMENDATION WOULD BE A - FINAL DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WHICH WOULD LIMIT ANY FUTURE BUILDING GRO'VTH ON THE PROPERTY." MOTION BY BOARD MEMBER FAIRCHILD. SECONDED BY VICE CHAIRMAN TAYLOR. DISCUSSION. CHAIRMAN WATERS SAID, "I HAVE AN ISSUE WITH US RECOMMENDING POLICE DIRECTION - MOST CHURCHES - PAY FOR THAT ON THEIR OWN/' CHAIRMAN WATERS THEN SAID, "IF THE CHURCH NEEDS THE POLICE TO DIRECT TRAFFIC, THEN THEY NEED TO PA Y FOR IT." IN ADDRESSING NOISE CONCERNS, BOARD MEMBER KATHRYN FAIRCHILD SAID, "COULD THAT BE PART OF THE DEVELOPMENT PLAN?" MR. BAKER SAlD, "YES.~ VICE CHAIRMAN TAYLOR ASKED, "JUST MAKE A NOTE THAT THOSE ISSUES SHOULD BE ADDRESSED IN THE PLAN." MR. BAKER SAID, "ALRIGHT." CHAIRMAN WATERS SAID, "YOU'VE GOT WHAT YOU NEED TO KEEP THE SANCTUARY SEATING'?..." "...YES", SAID MR. BAKER. CHAIRMAN WATERS SAID, "...THE PARKING THE WAY IT IS. IT IS NOT GOING TO GO BEYOND WHAT WE'VE GOT AND WHAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT." MR. BAKER SAID, "YES, sm." VOTE: CHAIRMAN WATERS: NAY BOARD MEMBER FAIRCHILD: NAY BOARD MEMBER COLLINS: NAY VICE CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: NAY MOTION DID NOT CARRY. CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS, FLORIDA UNAPPROVED MINUTES 1Y BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT REGULAR M[:l!TING JUNe ]5.2006 (RESCHeDULEO FROM THURSDAY, JUNE 1,2(06) rAGE II Of 14 "I RECOMMEND THAT WE APPROVE THE AGENDA ITEM AS PRESENTED BY STAFF SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING: NUMBER ONE (1) A REVIEW OF THE FINAL SITE PLAN TO INCLUDE MAJOR AESTHETIC REVlEW INCLUDING ALL NECESSARY LANDSCAPE BUFFERS; A RECOMMENDATION FOR 'NO PARKING' SIGNS TO BE PLACED ON BAHAMA [ROAD] AND ON HAYES [ROAD} TO ELIMINATE PARKING ON THE STREET; AND PROPOSE A HIDDEN LOCATION FOR THE BUSES POSSIBLY EVEN OFF SITE. WE WOULD LIKE TO RECOMMEND THAT THIS DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT INCLUDE LANGUAGE LIMITING THE FUTURE BUILDING GROWTH ON THE PROPERTY AND SECONDLY, PART OF THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT SHOULD INCLUDE THE STIPULATION FOR REASONABLE HOURS OF OPERATION FOR ACTIVITIES." MOTION BY BOARD MEMBER FAIRCHILD. SECONDED BY VICE CHAIRMAN T AYLOR. DISCUSSION. CHAIRMAN WATERS SAID, "WE SAID, 'BUILDING GROWTH', I AM MORE INTERESTED IN 'CAPACITY GROWTH' THAN 'BUILDING GROWTH'." MR. BAKER SAID, "THAT WOULD BE INTENSIFYING THE EXISTING USE." WITH CONCERNS ON CAPACITY GROWTH, CHAIRMAN WATERS SAID, "DO I HAVE A CONSENSUS THAT IT IS FOR INTENSITY?" VICE CHAIRMAN TAYLOR SAID, "SURE." BOARD MEMBER FAIRCHILD SAID, "YES. " VOTE: BOARD MEMB~R COLLINS: AYE VICE CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: AYE CHAIRMAN W ATER.S: AYE BOARD MEMBER FA1RCHILD: AYE MOTION CARRIED. Chairman Waters aclmowledged Deputy Mayor Michael S. Blake who was in attendance. PUBLIC HEARll"lGS 201. Community Development Department Requests The Board Of Adjustment Hold A Public Hearing To Review And Provide The City Commission A Recommendation For Starlight Baptist Church's Variance Request From Section 9-278. Of The City Code To Allow Stabilized Grass Parking At Its 190 East Bahama Road Location, For Those Parking Spaces To Be Used Only On Sundays And On Wednesday Evenings, Pursuant To Section 9-5. Of The City Code. The Request Is In Conjunction With The Conditional Use And A Site Plan To Expand The Existing Church On That 4.28 Acre Site At The North West Corner Of East Bahama Road And Hayes Road. Mr. Baker introduced this Agenda Item. Date: July 10, 2006 This was distributed by Mr. John Baker, during Public Hearings Agenda Item "200.1" at the July 1 0, 2006 City Commission Regular Meeting. Windows Live Local Page 1 of 2 http://local.live.coml 71712006 Windows Live Local Page 1 of 2 Hayes Road 717/2006 Windows Live Local Page 1 of 2 Starlight Baptist Church http://local.live.coml 717/2006 Windows Live Local Page 1 of2 Starlight Baptist Church http://local.1ive.coml 71712006 Starlight Baptist Church Starlight Baptist Church Starlight Baptist Church Starlight Baptist Church Starlight Baptist Church Starlight Baptist Church Starlight Baptist Church Starlight Baptist Church Starlight Baptist Church Starlight Baptist Church Date: July 10, 2006 The attached were shown and/or discussed during Public Hearings Agenda Item "200.1" at the July 1 0, 2006 City Commission Regular Meeting. Starlight Baptist Church Parcel #: 02-21-30-507-0800-002A Landuse: Low Density Residential Owner: William M & Karen S. Hart 250 Parking Spaces 8' x 16' Starlight Baptist Church Conceptual Site Plan 204 Spaces (9' x 18') Starlight Baptist Church Conditional Use Site Plan Starlight Baptist Church Starlight Baptist Church Starlight Baptist Church Starlight Baptist Church Starlight Baptist Church Starlight Baptist Church July 9, 2006 To whom it may concern, We would like to write this letter to express our full support for the new building expansion of Starlight Baptist Church. Our property joins them, and we have had no issues or conflicts with the church for all the years we have lived here. We believe churches are an asset to any community, and we are glad Starlight is in ours. Please vote to allow this church to continue to serve both God and our community. Sincerely, Sandra E. Coser Date: July 10, 2006 The attached are copies of Petitions that were given to Staff to distribute to the City Commission for the July 10, 2006 City Commission Regular Meeting. (No original Petitions were 'provided to the Office of the City Clerk. ) PETITION FOR STARLIGHT BAPTIST CHURCH EXPANSION We the undersigned of the Ranch Lands do not ODDose Starlight Baptist Church's request for their new building program as presented. Address 1 2 3 ;2-1 (" j.)./L,J, c. /) t..{. /J, ^' ~.s"~ 1,oJ cS r<- ;3 2--~ F /!}5's MI\JOt.f) l..Att.Jt' tv;~ SPtIJ ) j:(., ~~...,() t 4 5 6 7 8 I 3 Vt>eS .,(;~ rr 0 r,.v~~ e- - Po $4-seS 9 ?N_S. to ,s, P- 17 18 19 20 PETITION FOR STARLIGHT BAPTIST CHURCH EXPANSION We the undersigned of the Ranch Lands ~o not ODDose Starlight Baptist Church's request for their new building program as presented. 1 Address l1),-~ - [)g Suit! tRJse Au e . U)/$, ~ ?v , UJ U)S/ 8~1tJZ 3 \ f 3~ '7d r 4 i 7 8 \ " ~!bv'4~ bJiYLteY' ,unv1CL ~~b ell 0 17 N O-~C tt C (l;) 18 J1k;,wV\AS ~~QI\\ \0\ ~<(" 72? \.0l~~ ,C\ \Ji(l\.~ Q, J &' ~ r1.eF leA we the undersigned of the Ranch Lands do not opoose Starlight Baptist Church's request for their n(~w building program as presented. PETITION FOR STARLIGHT BAPTIST CHURCH EXPANSION Name Address I PETITION FOR STARLIGHT BAPTIST CHURCH EXPANSION We the undersigned of the Ranch Lands do not ODDose Starlight Baptist Church's . request for their new building program as presented. , Name Address PETITION FOR , STARLIGHT BAPTIST CHURCH EXPANSION We the undersigned of the Ranch Lands do not ODDose Starlight Baptist Church's request for their new building program as presenteq. PETITION FOR STARLIGHT BAPTIST CHURCH EXPANSION We the undersigned of the Ranch Lands dQ not ODDose Starlight Baptist Church's request for their new building program as presented. Date: July 10, 2006 This document was provided to the City by Dr. Riggs, during Public Hearings Agenda Item "200.1" at the July 1 0, 2006 City Commission Regular Meeting. July 1, 2006 City of Winter Springs 1126 East State Road 434 Winter Springs, Fl. Attn. City Commissioners Dear Commissioners: As a resident at 400 Hayes Rd., Winter Springs since 1993 and a neighbor to the Starlight Baptist Church, we have no objection to the church's expansion plans. We originally signed a petition opposing this expansion which at this time we wish to withdraw. We believe the facts on that petition were not accurate. We have monitored the activity and observed the church on Sunday and believe that the expansion will not create any real traffic burden on the Ranchlands. The bulk of the traffic comes to the church from State Road 434 by the way of Hayes Road and not through the main part of Ranchlands or on the dirt roads. The cars that we observed traveling through the Ranchlands going to the church seemed to be obeying the traffic rules. These are not the people doing the donuts at the comer of Hayes and Bahama roads. The church buses as they are leaving and returning are no more disruptive than the regular school buses and generally they are going slower. The buses which have been reported by some to be an eyesore, we have noticed that they have been relocated to a place less visual to the public. The parking on the street has been corrected and we have noticed that this is being monitored by the church to avoid this in the future. We have heard that some people are concerned over the noise that the children make outside, being as close to the church as we are, we do hear them at times but it is not offensive to us and as we understand the area where their outside activities currently take place is to be completely enclosed. The church has been a good neighbor over the past 13 years that we have been here and I can only imagine what might be on this comer if the church was not there, maybe some high density low cost housing. Therefore, we have no objection to and support the proposed expansion of The Starlight Bap~J;~r9lP : 1-~7./~ ~~ 400 Hayes Road Winter Springs,Fl. CC: Starlight Baptist Church Pastor Riggs Date: July 10, 2006 These Petitions were provided to the City by Dr. Riggs, during Public Hearings Agenda Item "200.1" at the July 1 0, 2006 City Commission Regular Meeting. BUS RIDER'S PETITION IN FAVOR OF STARLIGHT BAPTIST CHURCH EXPANSION We the undersigned ride a church bus to church. We request the City Commissioners to approve Starlight Baptist Church's request for their new building program as presented. Name Address 1 1-0 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 f\vCL, 15 16 17 18 19 20 W 0 ~ J tt (d q ffY ,/ ,/ Petition for Bus Riders 76 Starlight Baptist Church BUS RIDER'S PETITION IN FAVOR OF STARLIGHT BAPTIST CHURCH EXPANSION 3 We the undersigned ride a church bus to church. We request the City Commissioners to approve Starlight Baptist Church's request for their new building program as presented. Name Address BUS RIDER'S PETITION IN FAVOR OF STARLIGHT BAPTIST CHURCH EXPANSION We the undersigned ride a church bus to church. We request the City Commissioners to approve Starlight Baptist Church's request for their new building program as presented. Name Address BUS RIDER'S PETITION IN FAVOR OF STARLIGHT BAPTIST CHURCH EXPANSION We the undersigned ride a church bus to church. We request the City Commissioners to approve Starlight Baptist Church's request for their new building program as presented. Name Address BUS RIDER'S PETITION IN FAVOR OF STARLIGHT BAPTIST CHURCH EXPANSION We the undersigned ride a church bus to church. We request the City Commissioners to approve Starlight Baptist Church's request for their new building program as presented. Name Address Starlight Baptist Church Non-Winter springs 68 PETITION IN FAVOR OF STARLIGHT BAPTIST CHURCH EXPANSION We the undersigned of Winter Springs request the City Commissioners to approve Starlight Baptist Church's request for their new building program as presented. PETITION IN FAVOR OF STARLIGHT BAPTIST CHURCH EXPANSION We the undersigned of Winter Springs request the City Commissioners to approve Starlight Baptist Church's request for their new building program as presented. Petition in Favor of STARLIGHT BAPTIST CHURCH EXPANSION We the undersigned of Winter Springs request the City Commissioners to approve Starlight Baptist Church's request for their new building program as presented. PETITION IN FAVOR OF STARLIGHT BAPTIST CHURCH EXPANSION We the undersigned of Winter Springs request the City Commissioners to approve Starlight Baptist Church's request for their new building program as presented. Starlight Baptist Church 798 Petitions Winter Springs PETITION IN FAVOR OF STARLIGHT BAPTIST CHURCH EXPANSION We the undersigned of Winter Springs request the City Commissioners to approve Starlight Baptist Church's request for their new, building program as presented. Petition in favor of STARLIGHT BAPTIST CHURCH EXPANSION We the undersigned of Winter Springs request the City Commissioners to approve Starlight Baptist Church's request for their new building program as presented. Address STARLIGHT BAPTIST CHURCH EXPANSION We the undersigned of Winter Springs request the City Commissioners to approve Starlight Baptist Church's request for their new building program as presented. 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Petition in favor of STARLIGHT BAPTIST CHURCH EXPANSION We the undersigned of Winter Springs request the City Commissioners to approve Starlight Baptist Church's request for their new building program as presented. Petition in Favor of STARLIGHT BAPTIST CHURCH EXPANSION We the undersigned of Winter Springs request the City Commissioners to approve Starlight Baptist Church's request for their new building program as presented. PETITION IN FAVOR OF STARLIGHT BAPTIST CHURCH EXPANSION We the undersigned of Winter Springs request the City Commissioners to approve Starlight Baptist Church's request for their new building program as presented. NAME ADDRESS 1 1232 PUNTA GORDA CIRCLE Karen Nicholson WINTER SPRINGS FL 32708 2 1232 PUNTA GORDA CIRCLE Matt Nicholson WINTER SPRINGS FL 32708 3 '1232 PUNTA GORDA CIRCLE Phoebe Nicholson WINTER SPRINGS FL 32708 4 1232 PUNTA GORDA CIRCLE Paige Nicholson WINTER SPRINGS FL 32708 PETITION IN FAVOR OF STARLIGHT BAPTIST CHURCH EXPANSION We the undersigned of Winter Springs request the City Commissioners to approve Starlight Baptist Church's request for their new building program as presented. PETITION IN FAVOR OF STARLIGHT BAPTIST CHURCH EXPANSION We the undersigned of Winter Springs request the City Commissioners to approve Starlight Baptist Church's request for their new building program as presented. PETITION IN FAVOR OF STARLIGHT BAPTIST CHURCH EXPANSION We the undersigned of Winter Springs request the City Commissioners to approve Starlight Baptist Church's request for their new building program as presented. PETITION IN FAVOR OF STARLIGHT BAPTIST CHURCH EXPANSION We the undersigned of Winter Springs request the City Commissioners to approve Starlight Baptist Church's request for their new building program as presented. PETITION IN FAVOR OF STARLIGHT BAPTIST CHURCH EXPANSION We the undersigned of Winter Springs request the City Commissioners to approve Starlight Baptist Church's request for their new building program as presented. PETITION IN FAVOR OF STARLIGHT BAPTIST CHURCH EXPANSION We the undersigned of Winter Springs request the City Commissioners to approve Starlight Baptist Church's request for their new building program as presented. PETITION IN FAVOR OF STARLIGHT BAPTIST CHURCH EXPANSION We the undersigned of Winter Springs request the City Commissioners to approve Starlight Baptist Church's request for their new building program as presented. PETITION IN FAVOR OF STARLIGHT BAPTIST CHURCH EXPANSION We the undersigned of Winter Springs request the City Commissioners to approve Starlight Baptist Church's request for their new building program as presented. PETITION IN FAVOR OF STARLIGHT BAPTIST CHURCH EXPANSION . I Ie the undersigned of Winter Springs request the City Commissioners to approve Starlight Baptist Church's request for their new building program as presented. PETITION IN FAVOR OF STARLIGHT BAPTIST CHURCH EXPANSION We the undersigned of Winter Springs request the City Commissioners to approve Starlight Baptist Church's request for their new building program as presented. PETITION IN FAVOR OF STARLIGHT BAPTIST CHURCH EXPANSION We the undersigned of Winter Spr!ngsrequ~st ~he ~ity Commis~ioners to approve Starlight Baptist Church's request for their new building program as presented. PETITION IN FAVOR OF STARLIGHT BAPTIST CHURCH EXPANSION We the undersigned of Winter Springs request the City Commissioners to approve Starlight Baptist Church's request for their new building program as presented. PETITION IN FAVOR OF STARLIGHT BAPTIST CHURCH EXPANSION We the undersigned of Winter Springs request the City Commissioners to approve Starlight Baptist Church's request for their new building program as presented. PETITION IN FAVOR OF STARLIGHT BAPTIST CHURCH EXPANSION We the undersigned of Winter Springs request the City Commissioners to approve Starlight Baptist Church's request for their new building program as presented. PETITION IN FAVOR OF STARLIGHT BAPTIST CHURCH EXPANSION We the undersigned of Winter Springs request the City Commissioners to approve Starlight Baptist Church's request for their new building program as presented. PETITION IN FAVOR OF STARLIGHT BAPTIST CHURCH EXPANSION We the undersigned of Winter Springs request the City Commissioners to approve Starlight Baptist Church's request for their new building program as presented. PETITION IN FAVOR OF STARLIGHT BAPTIST CHURCH EXPANSION We the undersigned of Winter Springs request the City Commissioners to approve Starlight Baptist Church's request for their new building program as presented. PETITION IN FAVOR OF STARLIGHT BAPTIST CHURCH EXPANSION We the undersigned of Winter Springs request the City Commissioners to approve Starlight Baptist Church's request for their new building program as presented. PETITION IN FAVOR OF STARLIGHT BAPTIST CHURCH EXPANSION We the undersigned of Winter Springs request the City Commissioners to approve Starlight Baptist Church's request for their new building program as presented. PETITION IN FAVOR OF STARLIGHT BAPTIST CHURCH EXPANSION We the undersigned of Winter Springs request the City Commissioners to approve Starlight Baptist Church's request for their new building program as presented. PETITION IN FAVOR OF STARLIGHT BAPTIST CHURCH EXPANSION We the undersigned of Winter Springs request the City Commissioners to approve Starlight Baptist Church's request for their new building program as presented. Petition in favor of STARLIGHT BAPTIST CHURCH EXPANSION We the undersigned of Winter Springs request the City Commissioners to approve ~ Starlight Baptist Church's request for their new building program as presented. ~ PETITION IN FAVOR OF STARLIGHT BAPTIST CHURCH EXPANSION We the undersigned of Winter Springs request the City Commissioners to approve Starlight Baptist Church's request for their new building program as presented. PETITION IN FAVOR OF STARLIGHT BAPTIST CHURCH EXPANSION We the undersigned of Winter Springs request the City Commissioners to approve Starlight Baptist Church's request for their new building program as presented. PETITION IN FAVOR OF STARLIGHT BAPTIST CHURCH EXPANSION We the undersigned of Winter Springs request the City Commissioners to approve Starlight Baptist Church's request for their new building program as presented. PETITION IN FAVOR OF STARLIGHT BAPTIST CHURCH EXPANSION We the undersigned of Winter Springs request the City Commissioners to approve Starlight Baptist Church's request fo~ their new building program as presented. PETITION IN FAVOR OF STARLIGHT BAPnST CHURCH EXPANSION We the undersigned of Winter Springs request the City Commissioners to approve Starlight Baptist Church's request for their new building program as presented. PETITION IN FAVOR OF STARLIGHT BAPTIST CHURCH EXPANSION We the undersigned of Winter Springs request the City Commissioners to approve Starlight Baptist Church's request for their new building program as presented. PETITION IN FAVOR, OF STARLIGHT BAPTIST CHURCH EXPANSION We the undersigned of Winter Springs request the City Commissioners to approve Starlight Baptist Church's request for their new building program as presented. PETITION IN FAVOR OF STARLIGHT BAPTIST CHURCH EXPANSION We the undersigned of Winter Springs request the City Commissioners to approve Starlight Baptist Church's request for their new building program as presented. PETITION IN FAVOR OF STARLIGHT BAPTIST CHURCH EXPANSION We the undersigned of Winter Springs request the City Commissioners to approve Starlight Baptist Church's request for their new building program as presented. PETITION IN FAVOR OF STARLIGHT BAPTIST CHURCH EXPANSION We the undersigned of Winter Springs request the City Commissioners to approve V Starlight Baptist Church's request for their new building program as presented. PETITION IN FAVOR OF STARLIGHT BAPTIST CHURCH EXPANSION We the undersigned of Winter Springs request the City Commissioners to approve Starlight Baptist Church's request for their new building program as presented. PETITION IN FAVOR OF STARLIGHT BAPTIST CHURCH EXPANSION We the undersigned of Winter Springs request the City Commissioners to approve Starlight Baptist Church's request for their new building program as presented. PETITION IN FAVOR OF STARLIGHT BAPTIST CHURCH EXPANSION We the undersigned of Winter Springs request the City Commissioners to approve Starlight Baptist Church's request for their new building program as presented. PETITION IN FAVOR OF STARLIGHT BAPTIST CHURCH EXPANSION We the undersigned of Winter Springs request the City Commissioners to approve Starlight Baptist Church's request for their new building program as presented. PETITION IN FAVOR OF STARLIGHT BAPTIST CHURCH EXPANSION We the undersigned of Winter Springs request the City Commissioners to approve Starlight Baptist Church's request for their new building program as presented. PETITION IN FAVOR OF STARLIGHT BAPTIST CHURCH EXPANSION We the undersigned of Winter Springs request the City Commissioners to approve Starlight Baptist Church's request for their new building program as presented. Date: July 10, 2006 These photographs were distributed by Ms. Yvonne Froscher, during Public Hearings Agenda Item "200.1" at the July 1 0, 2006 City Commission Regular Meeting. Starlight Baptist Church Starlight Baptist Church Starlight Baptist Church Date: July 10, 2006 These Petitions were referenced by Ms. Kelli Johnson, during Public Hearings Agenda Item- "200.1" at the July 1 0, 2006 City Commission Regular Meeting. PETITION BY RESIDENTS OF THE RANCHLANDS IN THE CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS . To the Mayor, Commissioners, and Board of Adjustments WE, the undersigned homeowners in the Ranchlands do humbly ask that the conditional use and variance changes before you this 15th day of June, 2006 regarding the Starlight Baptist Church Item #200 and Item #201 be denied: PETITION BY RESIDENTS OF HAYES ROAD & THE RANCHLANDS IN THE CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS, FLORIDA To the Mayor, Commissioner, and Board of Adjusters: NE, the undersigned homeowners and residents of Hayes Road and the Ranchlands, do humbly request that the conditional use and variance changes before you this 15th day of June, 2006 regarding the Stariight Baptist Church Item #200 and Item # 201 be denied. PETITION BY RESIDENTS OF HAYES ROAD & THE RANCHLANDS IN THE CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS, FLORIDA To the Mayor and Commissioners: \A. :he undersigned homeowners and residents of Hayes Road and the Ranchlands, do humbly request that the conditional use ana variance changes before you this 10th day of July, 2006 regarding the Starlight Baptist Church Item #200 and Item # 201 be denied. Date: July 10, 2006 This was provided to the City by Ms. Lori Thebaut, during Public Hearings Agenda Item "200.1" at the July 1 0, 2006 City Commission Regular Meeting. Lorie B. Thebaut 310 Hayes Road Winter Springs, FL 32708 July 10, 2006 City of Winter Springs City Commission 1126 East State Road 434 Winter Springs, FL 32708 RE: Planned Expansion of Starlight Baptist Church Dear Commissioners: I learned at the June 15 Board of Adjustment meeting that, unlike Pastor Riggs, I am a terrible public speaker. So rather than address you at tonight's meeting, I will relay my mounting concerns in this letter, which I hope you will carefully consider. The Winter Springs Code of Ordinances, Division 4, Section 20-163(b) states that "Any review of an application or plan shall consider the character of the neighborhood in which the proposed use is located and its effects on the value of surrounding lands..." The Ranchlands is a unique equestrian community in Winter Springs zoned for minimum I-acre lots. There are fewer homes here than there are current members of Starlight Baptist Church. We are not organized, we are not trying to grow. We love our seclusion and our dirt roads. The Ranchlands is our home, not our weekly gathering place, and our home is dear to our hearts. The Starlight Baptist church asserts that it is a neighborhood church, a country church, a church that fits into our neighborhood. While that may currently be the case, the facilities outlined in their plans indicate that this is about to change. SIZE: The seating capacity of 783 in the sanctuary, as presented to the Board of Adjustment, was somehow transposed. The plans actually provide seating for 873 in the sanctuary: 600 on the first floor and 273 on the second floor. To my knowledge, an 873-seat sanctuary is the second largest in Winter Springs. Only St. Stephen's is bigger. By way of benchmarks, First Baptist Church of Longwood seats 500, St. Augustine's in Casselberry seats 650 and St. Luke's in Oviedo seats 700. Unfortunately, Starlight's plan does not stop at 873 seats for the congregation. Additional seating for 67 choir members brings the occupancy of the sanctuary to 940, and there are classrooms for 266 occupants, a multipurpose room for 160, a conference room for 55, a lobby that holds 329, office space for 20, and infant/toddler rooms for 28. All tolled, the occupancy ofthe new building alone is 1,798. Moreover, the church plans to retain all existing structures, including the current 400-seat sanctuary, bringing the total site capacity to 2198, not including the two existing ancillary buildings and the 5000 square foot basketball court they plan to enclose. This is a plan of tremendous magnitude. LOCATION: While other area churches are on main roads in commercial areas, this very large church will be in the center of our small, rural neighborhood. The church is, by its own admission, growing in The Ranchlands because it cannot afford to purchase property on one of the more appropriate thoroughfares. It does not seem right that the character of our neighborhood should be sacrificed because a rural residential neighborhood is the only place this church can afford its ambitious expansion. ZONING: It is incongruous that Rl-AA zoning, which on one hand protects the integrity of our community by dictating minimum I-acre lots, on the other hand includes conditional uses that expose it to such inappropriate growth. These inapt conditional uses also permit schools and stadiums which, considering the amount classroom space in the planned expansion and number of buildable lots surrounding the church, are not out of the question for the future of The Ranchlands. TRAFFIC: The church has indicated that the information from the traffic study presented at the June 15 BOA meeting is inaccurate and overstated. However, I personally counted 120 cars in the parking lot on Sunday, June 25, for a less-than-full-capacity morning service. That's 240 traffic trips (not including sixteen noisy bus trips) through The Ranchlands on a typical Sunday morning. I counted another 40 parked cars that evening, which is an additional 80 trips. Since the current Sunday impact on our roads is roughly 320 trips, doubling the congregation would reasonably double the number of trips to 640. This takes into consideration the congregation in the main sanctuary only, so if anything, the traffic study is understated. While Hayes Road may have been paved to a high DOT standard, the road was never intended as a thoroughfare. This volume of traffic is decidedly out of character with the neighborhood, detrimental to our quality of life and, since the value of our homes lies in their quiet, secluded setting, it poses a threat to our property values. PARKING: Over the weekend, I received the July 2006 Country Roads newsletter, which raises some very valid questions regarding the parking for the proposed expansion. According to the newsletter, the plans allow for a maximum of 195 9' x 18' parking spaces. This is tight parking under any circumstances, and at least 45 spaces short when they double their congregation. The question is, with grass parking, no lines, and people taking up as much space as they feel they need, how do they even expect to pack 195 cars in? BUILDING HEIGHT: The Winter Springs Code of Ordinances, Division 4, Section 20-164, states that "In R-lAA and R-IA One-Family Dwelling Districts, no building or structure shall exceed thirty- five (35) feet in height." At 37' high, with a 13' steeple, the planned building is 2' over code and the steeple is 15' over code. It is more than reasonable to assert that the church's expansion is too ambitious for our neighborhood. While most of us would be delighted to see them remove their current structures and replace them with a more aesthetic building, a plan of this size is not appropriate. A 300 to 600-seat church is a neighborhood church. The mega church they are planning belongs in a commercial area. I hope that you will carefully consider all of these issues before making your decision tonight, and not open the door to the degradation of our lovely neighborhood. Sincerely, ~ /3.~ Lorie B. Thebaut 310 Hayes Road Winter Springs, FL 32708 407 -699-4 716 loriet@cfl.rr.com SEATING CAPACITY OF AREA CHURCHES 1400 1200 1000 800 600 400 200 o II New Covenant II First Baptist Church of Longwood o Willow Creek Church o St. Augutine's, Casselberry II St. Lukes Lutheran, Oviedo II Starlight Baptist Church II St. Stephens, Winter Springs OCCUPANCY OF PROPOSED EXPANSION New Building Congregation 873 Choir 67 Classrooms 266 Multipurpose Room 160 Conference Room 55 Lobby 329 Offices 20 Infant/Toddler Rooms 28 1798 Existing Building 400 Total Site Occupancy 2198 1400 1200 1000 800 600 400 200 o Seating Capacities of Area Churches 1 D New Covenant . First Baptist Church of Longwood o Willow Creek Church o St. Augutine's, Casselberry . St. Lukes Lutheran, Oviedo o Starlight Baptist Church Ii] St. Stephens, Winter Springs Date: July 10, 2006 The attached document was provided to the City during Public Hearings Agenda Item "200.1" at the July 1 0, 2006 City Commission Regular Meeting. STARLIGHT BAPTIST CHURCH POST-EXPANSIQN PROJECTED TRAFFtC VOlUMES and ACCEPTABlE CAPACITY VAlJDATION Peak Hour Directional Volumes Hav.. ~. . (Utilizing Current Av... Volumes from Data) 92 Total Directional Avg. Volume (Includes Thru Tmffic) 70 Statlight Directional Avg. Volume to Double for Post-Expansion _Post-Expanslon Projected Avg. Hourly DIrectional Volumes (Utilizing Current tuk Volumes from Data) 104 Totat Directional Peak Volume (Includes Thru Trat1fc) 78 Stat1ight Directional Peak Volume to 00ubIe for Post..fxpansion Post-Expanslon Projected Peak Hourly Directional Volumes Hayes Rd. = LOS D. as adopted by the City of Winter Springs Bahama Rd. - (Utilizing Current AV8l1lG8 \IoIume$ from Data) 26 Total DirectiOnal Avg. Volume (Includes Thru Tr&IIic) 16 SttHtight Directional Avg. Volume to Double for Post-Expansion PotJt-Expanslon Projected Avg. HouIty DirectIonal Volumes (Utilizing Current !HI! Volumes from Data) 43 Total Directional Peak Volume (Includes Thru Traffic) 29 Starlight Directional Peak Volume to Double for POSl-Expansion _Post-Expaneion Projected Peak Hourly DirectIonal Volumes Blahama Rd. · LOS C, as adopted by the City of Winter Springs Date: July 10, 2006 These documents were provided to the City during Public Hearings Agenda Item "200.1" at the July 1 0, 2006 City Commission Regular Meeting. Starlight Baptist Church Expansion Plan Starlight Baptist Church Expansion May 30, 2006 Starlight Baptilt Chureb 190 E. Bahama Road Winter Sprinll, FL 32708 To whom it may eoDeern; We are WrldB. to exprea our support for the new boUdba. projeet that is proposed by StarUgbt Baptist Cburch. Our property JOial tllein. We have found that the ehureh haa always been respectful to the eommunity and they have made tbeir faeUltiel available to our .eiPborhood auociatioDI. We would like to lee them approved for their Dft' buDding_ This letter II to be uled In our aMenee for the City Commission pubUe bearlDI dated on Monday, JUDe 26,'1006. Respeetfully , ~~r Carlos " Shirl~ ~rtinez 473 Lancen Drive Winter Sprinp, FL 32708 April 13, 2006 John L. Bailey 240 E. Bahama Road Winter Springs, Fl. 32708 Subject: Starlight Baptist Church Building Project To Whom It May Concern; My wife and I have lived in Winter Springs for over 20 years, and absolutely love the area. When Starlight Baptist Church (Starlight) moved into the old First Baptist Church (190 E. Bahama Road) on the comer of Hayes Rd. and Bahama Rd, we were thrilled. The first thing they did was patch and paint. Every year, I have seen improvements. Before Starlight arrived, the lot had nothing to stop cars from cutting through from north Hayes Road to south Hayes Road. This dangerous practice was brought to a halt when Starlight placed telephone poles around the perimeter on Bahama and north Hayes Road. There was no landscaping in front of the building, but now there is a well-maintained garden and wide sidewalk entrance and is no longer an eye sore to passersby. Once Starlight purchased the property, they paid off all past due taxes and slowly started cleaning the area up (hauling off trash, tore down old playground equipment, and filling in holes). However, there is only so much you can do before you reach a diminishing return on your effort. Even though Starlight wants to do more with what they have, it makes no sense to put more into something that will be insufficient when completed. That is why the new building is needed. What Starlight proposes to do will beautify the area and give the Ranchlands a focal point. It would allow them to level and sod a new parking lot. I have seen plans for the new church, and trust me when I say, I think everyone in the Ranchlands will be proud to say who their neighbor is. The landscaping alone will make Hayes and Bahama look like a garden. If you deny this building project, Starlight would probably have to sell the property and move to another area. If they sold it, it would most likely go to another poor church, which would then have to start over, because they would be just trying to payoff the bill for the property. Once they got to the point that they could think about making things look better, it may have gotten worse. At some point, they too will have a building program. I live three houses down from Starlight, and I want to let you know I want Starlight to build the building they are asking for and for you to work with them to make it possible to improve the community. By doing this, we will be assured the comer will be improved. The property at 190 E. Bahama was started as a church, is a church, and will always be a church. Do you really want to take a chance that another church could do a better job? Thank you for taking time to read this letter, and we pray that you will make the right decision for not only Starlight but also for the Winter Springs Community. Sincerely, John L. Bailey June 20, 2006 My property joins Starlight on two sides. I live next to the church. They have always been more than kind to me, and I support their building plans. Beth Greg 215 E. Bahama Road Winter Springs FL 32708-0305 June 14, 2006 To Whom It May Concern: We, Bill and Kaye AndreeJhave been residents at 147 Hayes Road since 1988. During this time we have seen the development of Mt. Greenwood that replaced the beautiful forest that was in front of our home and the installation of sidewalks on our side of the road. Weare aware of the desire of Starlight Baptist Church's plans to increase the size of their facility. This church serves many of the families of Winter Springs and the surrounding cities. We do not oppose the idea of having this church grow more to fit the needs of our community. If we can be of any service to the church or the community, please feel free to contact us at 407 -327 -1307. ~il!cerely Yours, ~ffi ~ Bill & Kay:t;dree Starlight Baptist Church Expansion Blue = from Hayes SB Red = From Hayes NB Starlight Baptist Church Expansion Starlight Baptist Church Expansion VERSATILE TRAFFIC DATA.INC 0/ File Name : HA YESST AR3 Site Code : 00000000 Start Date : 6/28/2006 :~~i Page No : 1 HAYES RD & STARLIGHT ENTRANCE Start Time Peds Right Peds Right Peds Right Peds In!. Total 18:45 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 15 Total 0 0 0 0 9, 0 0 0 15 : \ 19:00 13 5 0 ~I 0 0 0 ~I 0 6 J 1 ~I 0 0 0 0 25 !.JV / 19:15 5 0 0 0 0 0 '2 0 0 0 0 0 25 19:30 6 ,3 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 14 Grand Total 3'9 17 0 o.~ I 0 0 0 og I 0 22 1 og I 0 0 0 0 (~~I Apprch % 69.6 30.4 0.0 0,0 0,0 0.0 0.0 95.7 4.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Total % 49.4 21,5 0.0 0,0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0,0 0.0 27.8 1.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0,0 r. \\\~(jQ .~ VERSATILE TRAFFIC DATA.INC , File Name : ST ARBAHAMA3 Site Code : 00000000 Start Date : 6/28/2006 l;):o PrV1 - Page No : 1 STARLIGHT ENTRANCE & BAHAMA ~ Start Time Right Peds Right Peds Right Peds Right 18:45 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Total 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 19:00 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19: 15 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19:30 0 0 0 0 I~ -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Grand Total 0 0 1 0 @ 0 0, 0 0 0 0 0 Apprch % 0.0 0.0 100.0 0.0 i 26.3 73.7 0.0 0.0 I 0,0 0.0 0.0 0,0 0.0 Total % 0.0 0.0 2.1 00 I 10.4 29.2 0.0 0,0 0,0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 F1 H('It: '1 :rq '_J Peds o o 540 220 ~ t 0 20 ,aj 0 71.4 28.6' 0.0 41.7 16.7 0.0 ,.... <i-., '0.l , 'l-..J'\(Pt,t,':. "'~ {J ~" l)U '""-',, t J -:",.\t",~.,t.~ In!. Total 15 15 15 9 9" 48/' ...-" VERSATILE TRAFFIC DATA.INC I " File Name Site Code Start Date Page No :HAYESBAHAMA3 : 00000000 : 6/28/2006 : 1 HAYES RD & BAHAMA I L In!. Start Time Right Peds Right Peds Right Peds Right Peds Total 18:45 5 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 19 Total 5 01 3 0 0 0 0 0 19 1900 5 0 0 Oi 2 0 0 01 0 0 0 01 0 0 5 01 12 19:15 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 8 19:30 ,3 0 ,Q 0 0, 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ,~." 0 ~" Grand Total ~ 0 r2j 0 5 \ 1 ) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ,20\ 0 ~' Apprch % 90. 0.0 9.5 0.0 83.3 16.7 0.0 0,0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0,0 0.0 0.0 100.0 0.0 Tota/% 40.4 0.0 4.3 0.0 10.6 2.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0,0 42.6 0,0 'I 'j l' \, I 1 I ,\ (/I "i. "....~' ' . j~ ',,-" ",; '-:;' '\ "1 , J " ~.. . ',,- VERSATILE TRAFFIC DATA.INC File Name: STARBAHAMA2 Site Code : 00000000 Start Date : 6/25/2006 SIAn ~) Page No : 1 STARLIGHT ENTRANCE & BAHAMA Start Time Right Peds Right Peds Right Peds Right Peds Int. Total 17:15 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 17:30 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 17:45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 Total 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 19 18:00 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 10 18:15 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 6 18:30 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 Grand Total 0 0 0 0 8 15 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 11 7 0 42 Apprch % 0.0 0,0 00 00 34,8 65.2 0.0 0,0 0.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 61.1 389 0.0 Total % 0.0 0.0 0,0 0.0 I 19.0 35.7 0,0 0.0 I 0.0 2.4 0.0 0,0 0.0 26.2 16.7 0.0 . VERSATILE TRAFFIC DATA.INC File Name : HA YESST AR2 Site Code : 00000000 Start Date : 6/25/2006 Page No : 1 HAYES RD & STARLIGHT ENTRANCE Start Time Right Peds Right Peds Right Peds Right Peds In!. Total 17:15 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 17:30 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 17:45 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 Total 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 41 18:00 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 01 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 16 18:15 22 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 30 18:30 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 Grand Total 58 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 3 0 0 0 0 0 101 Apprch % 65.9 34,1 0.0 0,0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 76.9 23.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0,0 0.0 Total % 57.4 29.7 0.0 0.0 0,0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 9.9 3.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 . VERSATILE TRAFFIC DATA.INC File Name : HA YESBAHAMA2 Site Code : 00000000 Start Date : 6/25/2006 Page No : 1 HAYES RD & BAHAMA Start Time Right Peds Right Peds Right Peds Int Total 17:15 4 0 0 0 0 0 9 17:30 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 1745 3 0 0 0 0 0 7 Total 9 0 0 0 0 0 20 18:00 3 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 12 18:15 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 8 18:30 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 Grand Total 22 0 8 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 10 0 47 Apprch % 73.3 0.0 26.7 0.0 50.0 50.0 0.0 0.0 I 0.0 0.0 0.0 0,0 0.0 23.1 76.9 0.0 Total % 46.8 0.0 17.0 0.0 4.3 4.3 0,0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0,0 0.0 0,0 6.4 21,3 0.0 Starlight Baptist Church Expansion Starlight Baptist Church Expansion Starlight Baptist Church Expansion Starlight Baptist Church Expansion Starlight Baptist Church Expansion Starlight Baptist Church Expansion Starlight Baptist Church Expansion . Starlight Baptist Church Expansion Starlight Baptist Church Expansion Starlight Baptist Church Expansion Starlight Baptist Church Expansion CURRENT TRAFFIC VOLUME OBSERVATIONS For STARLIGHT BAPTIST CHURCH (Sunday AM Servlce8) Peak Hour Volumes Although data was also coIIecfed for Sunday and Wednesday evening service times. since Sunday mornings yield higher traffic volumes due to higtIet ~. only SUnday rnoming data is evaluated. Turning Movement Counts were observed over two hours for two Sunday mornings as members arrived. The highest volumes over a one hour span were evaluated for peak hour directionat volumes as indic8ted. To derive data for a worse case scenario, four of the highest 15 min.ute volumes within the two hourS were selected to comprise a complete hour for each direction. This new set of data was evaluated for peak hour directional volumes as indicated in ~. In addttion. another set ()f data was ooItected as memb&rs dismissed from sunday morning aervice$ between 12:00 & 1:00 pm. SInce the direction of 1raftIc was reversed, the directional data here has also been reversed to stay with consistency of other directional volumes. This data, lncIiQated In B!!!lY!!, yielded a higher flux of trafIic within a shorter interval of time, versus two smatJer fluxes over a longer interval of time as with the arrival data. COMPARISON OF DATA COlLECTlQN METHODS - Starlight Traffic Only (NO THRU TRAFFIC) Bahama I Date fisher TOTAL TOTAL 6118fOO 98 19 117 119 Oral SUtYey . NO Electmnfc Counts 69 4 10 8 6/25106 120 91 Original Data 73 18 6I2SI06 87 1" 101 120 $ 101 ~- ARRIVAl. ~...... Stlec.tlOrla 59 0 11 8 712/06 78 OrIginal Data 59 19 119J06 73 17 0 Adjusted- 119 t)1SM!SSAL 90 29 Reversed G G I @~ 8 I @ I 8 G AVO t3 17 22 Date 6t2S106 6J25J06 712106 7/9100 ..'.~....~. '. '. TOTAL N8 S8 (2 .wily) 10 93 103 22 Q 126 - 7 74 81 34 95 129 TOTAL TRAFFIC VOLUMES SUMMARY - All Traffic (Including THRU TRAFFIC) ~,~ TOTAL WB E8 (2- ) 22 21 15 24 16 29 38 50 30 &1 18 I @ luo I AVG 21 @8 PrintfJd 71101'J.006 2:49 PM Starlight Baptist Church Expansion STARLIGHT BAP11ST CHURCH POSTo.EXPANSIQN PROJECTED TRAFFIC VOLUMES and A.CCEPTABlE CAPACrrv VALIDATION Peak Hour Directional Volumes HaY.. ReI. .. (utilizing Current ~v.,.. Volumes from Data) 92 Total Directional Avg. Volume (Incfudes Thru Traffic) 70 Starlight Directional Avg. Volume to Double for Post-Expansion Post-Expanslon Projected Avg. Hourly Dlrectlonal Volumes (Utilizing Current fills Volumes from Data) 104 Totaf Directional Peak Volume (Includes Thru Tf8ffic) 78 Slatfight Directional Peak Volume to Double for Post-Expansion Post-Expanslon Projected Peak Hourty Directional Volumes Hayes Rd. = LOS D. as adopted by the City of Winter Springs Bahama Rd. .. (Utilizing Cummt Averaae VoIunJe$ from Data) 26 Total Directional Avg. VolUme (Includes ThtU TraIfic) 16 Starlight Directional Avg. Volume to Double for Post-Expansion Poat-Expanalon Projeded Avg. Hourly DIrectI0naI Voaume. (UtiHzing Curtent fH.k Volumes from Data) 43 Total Directional Peak Volume (Includes Thru TraItic) 29 Statfight Otrectional Peak Volume to Double for Post-Expansion "~)2dc~;ii?:~i;i~MPoet-Expane1on Projected Peak Hourty DInctIonaa VoIumee Bahama Rd. · LOS C, as adopted by the City of Winter Springs Starlight Baptist Church Expansion Starlight Baptist Church Expansion City of Winter Springs Comprehensive Plan Date: July 10, 2006 The attached are copies of letters that were given to Staff to distribute to the City Commission for the July 10, 2006 City Commission Regular Meeting. June 20, 2006 Dear Mayor Bush, I am asking you to please vote for approval of the expansion plans for Starlight Baptist Church, so they can continue impacting our community in such a positive way. My family and I have lived in Winter Springs in the Ranchlands for many years and we love this city. This church is an asset to our community. Please give them your support. I hope we can count on you! Sincerely, Interiors By Rebecca Rae 222 Williams Road. Winter Springs, FL 32708 www.jerfurniture.com June 20, 2006 Dear Commissioner McGinnis, I am asking you to please vote for approval of the expansion plans for Starlight Baptist Church, so they can continue impacting our community in such a positive way. My family and I have lived in Winter Springs in the Ranchlands for many years and we love this city. This church is an asset to our community. Please give them your support. I hope we can count on you! Sincerely, Interiors By Rebecca Rae 222 Williams Road. Winter Springs, FL 32708 www.jerfurniture.com June 20, 2006 Dear Commissioner Krebs, I am asking you to please vote for approval of the expansion plans for Starlight Baptist Church, so they can continue impacting our community in such a positive way. My family and I have lived in Winter Springs in the Ranchlands for many years and we love this city. This church is an asset to our community. Please give them your support. I hope we can count on you! Sincerely, Interiors By Rebecca Rae 222 Williams Road. Winter Springs, FL 32708 www.jerfurniture.com