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Home My WebLink About2004 06 03 Board of Adjustment Regular Minutes CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS MINUTES BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT REGULAR MEETING JUNE 3, 2004 I. CALL TO ORDER The Board of Adjustment Regular Meeting of Thursday, June 3, 2004 was called to order at 7:00 p.m. by Chairman Thomas Waters in the East Conference Room of the Municipal Building (City Hall, 1126 East State Road 434, Winter Springs, Florida 32708). Roll Call: Chairman Thomas Waters, present Vice Chairman Jack Taylor, absent Board Member Gary Diller, present Board Member Kathryn Fairchild, present Board Member Howard Casman, present Board Member Kathryn Fairchild led the Pledge of Allegiance. Under "Agenda Changes," the Regular Agenda Item was pulled by the recommendation of the City Attomey, Anthony Garganese. II. CONSENT AGENDA CONSENT A. Approval Of The May 6, 2004 Regular Meeting Minutes. "I MAKE A MOTION WE APPROVE THE MINUTES AS PRESENTED." MOTION BY BOARD MEMBER DILLER. SECONDED BY BOARD MEMBER FAIRCHILD. DISCUSSION. WITH CONSENSUS OF THE BOARD THE MOTION WAS APPROVED. MOTION CARRIED. III. PUBLIC HEARINGS AGENDA PUBLIC HEARINGS Community Development Department A. Request For A Conditional Use To Allow Multiple Family Dwellings In The C-l (Neighborhood Commercial) Zoning District, Pursuant To Section 20-234. Of The Zoning Chapter Of The City Code Of Ordinances. CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS MINUTES BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT REGULAR MEETING - JUNE 3, 2004 PAGE 2 OF4 Ms. Eloise Sahlstrom, AICP, ASLA, Senior Planner, Community Development Department presented the Agenda Item. Ms. Sahlstrom said, "Staff is recommending approval of this Item." Mr. Xavier Omana, CPH Engineers, Vice President, Planning Operations, 500 West Fulton Street, Sanford, Florida: Mr. Omana indicated, "This will not be affordable housing. This will not be 'Section 8' housing. These will be townhomes developed by Morrison Homes in the range of - $150,000.00 - $170,000.00 (one hundred fifty thousand dollars - one hundred seventy thousand dollars) plus." Chairman Waters asked, "How much tree removal do you anticipate?" Mr. Omana said, "We do not know at this time." Mr. Omana added, "We will make every attempt to save as many of the trees out there." Chairman Waters added, "Can you work around all the wetlands or, are you going to mitigate any?" Mr. Omana said, "We are trying to work as much as possible to keep the wetlands." Chairman Waters said, "You say you will make it [mitigate] offsite?" Mr. Omana said, "That is one of the options. Our initial intent is to mitigate onsite." Chairman Waters opened the "Public Input" portion of the Agenda Item. Ms. Laura Reeves, Property Manager, Golf Terrace Apartments, 1 Laurel Oaks Drive, Winter Springs, Florida: briefly addressed the Board. Ms. Sahlstrom said to Ms. Reeves, "Usually, Laura, the City [Winter Springs] will require development to have secondary access points." Ms. Sahlstrom added, "The City's position and Staff is going to be that we very much do want a connection between the two (2) projects." Chairman Waters confirmed with Ms. Sahlstrom, "In this particular case, we do not have to meet the six (6) [Variance] Criteria." Ms. Sahlstrom agreed. There was no other "Public Input". "I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE 'CONDITIONAL USE' TO ALLOW MULTI FAMILY DEVELOPMENT AT A DENSITY OF 6.6 (SIX POINT SIX) DWELLINGS UNITS PER GROSS ACRE IN A 'C-l' NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL ZONING DISTRICT AT THIS FIFTEEN (15) ACRE SITE." MOTION BY BOARD MEMBER DILLER. SECONDED BY BOARD MEMBER CASMAN. DISCUSSION. CHAIRMAN WATERS SAID, "IF YOU VOTE 'YES', YOU ARE VOTING TO RECOMMEND THE [CITY] COMMISSION TO APPROVE IT. IF YOU VOTE 'NO', YOU ARE VOTING - NOT TO APPROVE IT. CORRECT?" CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS MINUTES BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT REGULAR MEETING - JUNE 3, 2004 PAGE 3 OF 4 VOTE: BOARD MEMBER CASMAN : AYE CHAIRMANWATERS: AYE BOARD MEMBER FAIRCHILD: AYE BOARD MEMBER DILLER: AYE MOTION CARRIED. IV. REGULAR AGENDA REGULAR Community Development Department A. Request For A Variance By Daniel Finch From Section 20-103. Of The City Code Of Ordinances, To Encroach 4 Feet (4') Into The 15 Foot (15') Rear Building Setback To Replace An Existing Screened Porch Or Florida Room At The Rear Of The House. This' Agenda Item' has been pulled by the City Attorney, Anthony Garganese. V. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS No discussion. VI. REPORTS In other business, discussion ensued regarding the status of previous Agenda Items. Ms. Sahlstrom informed the Board Members that the next Audio Conference Training, 'Land Use, Planning, and Environmental Law' will be Wednesday, June 23, 2004 from 4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. in the Commission Chambers. Board Member Diller announced that he does not wish to be reappointed to the Board of Adjustment. CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS MINUTES BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT REGULAR MEETING - JUNE 3, 2004 PAGE40F4 VII. ADJOURNMENT Chairman Waters asked, "Do I have a Motion to Adjourn?" "SO MOVED." MOTION BY BOARD MEMBER DILLER. SECONDED. DISCUSSION. WITH CONSENSUS OF THE BOARD THE MOTION WAS APPROVED. MOTION CARRIED. Chairman Waters adjourned the Meeting at approximately 7:36 p.m. RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED BY: AN L. BROWN EPUTY CITY CLERK APPROVED: ~4/~ THOMAS WATERS, CHAIRMAN BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT NOTE: These Minutes were approved at the .2004 Board Of Adjustment Regular Meeting.