HomeMy WebLinkAbout2010 05 26 Brighthouse Special Permit Order Prepared by and return to:
Katherine W. Latorre
Winter Springs Assistant City Attorney
Brown, Garganese, Weiss & D'Agresta, P.A.
P.O. Box 2873
Orlando, FL 32802 -2873
CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS
SPECIAL PERMIT ORDER
In re: Bright House Networks, LLC, a foreign limited liability company
CIO Advance/Newhouse Communications
5000 Campuswood Drive
East Syracuse, NY 13057
Date: May 10, 2010
City Commission Public Hearing Agenda Item 501
On May 10, 2010, an application for a Special Permit was heard before the City Commission
of the City of Winter Springs ( "City Commission ") pursuant to Section 9 -568 of the Winter Springs
Code of Ordinances ( "City Code "), and based on the evidence and testimony presented and being
otherwise duly addressed, the City Commission hereby finds and orders as follows:
FINDINGS OF FACT
1. The subject property is owned by Bright House Networks, LLC ( "Owner "). It is
generally located at 197 Moss Road in Winter Springs and is identified by the Seminole County
Property Tax Appraiser as follows:
Parcel ID: 26- 20- 30- 5AR- OD00 -092C
(hereinafter referred to as "Subject Property ").
2. Owner filed an application with the City for a Special Permit seeking approval to
remove an existing 100 -foot tower, a generator pad, the southern -most concrete block building and
a metal shed from the Subject Property. Owner additionally seeks site plan and aesthetic review
approval to construct a new 600 square foot equipment building and a 900 square foot, 12 -foot high
generator enclosure on the Subject Property.
3. The Subject Property is zoned R -3, Multiple Family Dwelling District. The current
cable television, phone and internet hub extension contained on the Subject Property is a legally
nonconforming use and certain of the existing structures on the Subject Property are nonconforming
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by virtue of encroachment into setbacks.
4. Chapter 9, Article XI, Nonconformities, of the City Code, generally prohibits Owner
from increasing or extending its nonconforming use. Further, additional structures not in
conformance with the requirements of the City Code may not be erected in connection with a
nonconforming use of land. See § 9 -562, City Code.
5. Notwithstanding this general prohibition, section 9 -568 of the City Code provides that
the City Commission may grant a special permit to allow the continuation of a nonconforming use
or structure provided certain terms and conditions are strictly satisfied.
6. Owner's proposed modifications to the Property will not be detrimental to the
surrounding neighborhood or to the community values established in the City' s Comprehensive Plan
or City Code.
7. Owner's proposed modifications to the Property contribute to the character and serve
the needs of the City in a positive way. Owner's proposed removal of the existing 100 -foot tower,
as well as the proposed structural and landscaping improvements, will provide an aesthetic
improvement to the surrounding neighborhood and to the community as a whole.
8. Owner's removal of the existing 100 -foot tower, as well as the structural and
landscaping improvements being proposed on the Subject Property, will provide an aesthetic
improvement to the surrounding neighborhood and the community as a whole.
9. The proposed modifications to the Subject Property will allow Owner to continue to
provide the economic benefit of high - quality cable television and related services to the citizens of
the City of Winter Springs.
CONCLUSIONS OF LAW & PERMIT REOUIREMENTS
Based on the findings of fact and conclusions of law referenced herein, the City Commission
hereby grants Owner's application for Special Permit subject to the following:
1. Removal of Existing Structures. Owner shall be permitted to remove the following
existing structures and any related appurtenances from the Subject Property:
A. The 100 -foot tower;
B. The generator pad;
C. The southern-most concrete block building; and
D. The metal shed.
2. Owner is authorized to construct the following new structures and any related
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appurtenances on the Subject Property consistent with the site plan and aesthetic review approved
by the City Commission for same:
A. An equipment building approximately 600 square feet in size; and
B. A 12 -foot high generator enclosure approximately 900 square feet in size.
The site plan and aesthetic rendering for the Subject Property, which were approved by the
City Commission on May 10, 2010, are on file at Winter Springs City Hall and shall be incorporated
herein by this reference.
3. The new structures authorized by this Order shall not be located closer than twenty -
nine feet (29') from the rear property line, as depicted on the approved site plan. The location of the
new structures shall comply with all other setback requirements for the R -3 Multiple Family
Dwelling District.
4. In lieu of a six -foot masonry wall, Owner shall be permitted to maintain the existing
8 -foot high chain link security fence with barbed wire located around the perimeter of the Subject
Property. Further, if necessary, Owner shall be permitted to replace the fence in conjunction with
the construction authorized pursuant to this Order.
5. Owner shall replace the existing chain link access gate to the Subject Property with
a cantilever sliding access gate that does not block the sidewalk or Moss Road right -of way when
opened.
6. Owner shall landscape the Subject Property consistent with the approved Landscape
Plan dated September 21, 2009, attached hereto as Exhibit "A," fully incorporated herein by this
reference, and on file at Winter Springs City Hall. Owner shall maintain said landscaping perpetuity
in a healthy, living condition and shall be required to replace dead and diseased landscaping on its
own initiative or upon receipt of written notice of same by the City.
7. Should any or all of the structures located on the Subject Property be damaged by an
Act of God, fire, civil disorder, vandalism, or other act outside of Owner's control, Owner shall have
the right to repair the damage and to restore the structures to their previous condition, provided
Owner receives the permits required to repair the structures within six (6) months of the date that
the structures were damaged.
8. In the event Owner fails to obtain building permits and complete the construction
authorized by this Order within one (1) year of the date of this Order, this Order shall become null
and void.
9. Upon approval and execution of this Order by the City, this Order shall be recorded
in the public records of Seminole County, Florida, shall run with the land and shall inure to the
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benefit of Owner and its successors and assigns.
DONE AND ORDERED thislOth day of May,
4/4
JOH . BUSH, Mayor
ATTES :
AND7 NZO- LUACES, City Clerk
Ap i roved as to legal form and sufficiency for
the City Springs only:
■ Cr/
ANTHONY A. GARGANESE, City Attorney
City of Winter Springs
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