HomeMy WebLinkAbout1991 07 11 Commerce & Industry Development Board Meeting Minutes
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cnt1ERCE Be INDUSTRY DEVELOPt'ENT BOARD MINUTES
July 11, 1991
The meet ing was ca 11 ed to order by Mayor Ku 1 bes at 4: 00 P. M.
Ro 11 Ca 11 :
Mayor Philip A. Kulbes, Present
Jim Lup, Chairman, Present
Gene Jones, Present
Walt Dittmer, Present
City Manager Richard Rozansky, Absent
Janet He lms, Absent
Roger OWen, Present
Mayor Ku 1 bes stated that the first order of bus iness wi 11 be to elect a chairman.
OWen naninated Jim Lup for Chairman. Seconded by Jones. Vote: All aye. Motion
carried.
The Board we1caned new menber Walt Dittmer to the Board.
introduced themselves to Walt Dittmer.
Board menbers
APorova1 of Minutes of June 13. 1991:
OWen questioned wording in the last paragraph of the first page, third 1 ine down,
where it states"... adninister inflation of possible infrastructure...". The
recording of the meeting of June 13, 1991, wi 11 be reviewed to determine the
wording of that portion of the meeting. Jones rroved to approve the minutes with
the notation that the minutes be reviewed for the correct wording. Seconded by
OWen. Vote: A 11 aye. Mot ion carr i ed.
Lup passed out the des i gn standards for Schr imsher PrOPert i es for the Board' s
review.
OWen stated that the City has no design plan at the present time and the Board
can make suggestions to the City cannission for the "downtown" area. The Board
discussed the design standards that Schrimsher Properties use.
Dittmer stated that the City should use less of an engineering look for design
plans and have rrore shrubs and trees - 1 eave medi ans down the road. He stated
that we shou 1 d go toward quaintness, wh i ch is what the res idents want.
Kulbes mentioned the new PUD Ordinance which states buffers etc. between
different densities.
OWen stated that there is no reason the City can't insist new cannercia1
bui ldings be brick fronts which would bring uniqueness to the "downtown" area.
Jones mentioned that there could be a problem with being too quaint.
Kulbes stated that he hopes that this Board wi 11 make recannendations as to the
guidelines of development plans to the City Commission.
Jones stated that the design of the "downtown" area should not be all colonial,
the City would be more interesting if it had more of an eclectic architecture to
it, sort of different kinds of architecture styles.
The Board discussed hav i ng an arch itectura 1 rev i ew Board, to revi ew any new
cannerc i a 1 deve 1 opnent. The Board a 1 so discussed ins i st i ng a deve 1 oper use an
architect to design the development.
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July 11, 1991
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Dittmer also ment ioned fenced off retent ion/detent ion ponds. He stated that the
fenced off ponds are not aesthetically pleasing. The City could consider that
developers leave a perimeter around their plot of land; take roughly a third
around the per imeter and 1 eave the 1 and "as is". The 1 andscape cou 1 d be enhanced
by planting shrubs etc., but basically leave "as is". This would also leave a
buffer between the developments, and this would allow nature to do what canes
natural with allowing the water to perk naturally.
The Board di scussed the need of a fence around a retent ion pond.
City Engineer Leonard Kozlov came in to clarify the need for fences. He
explained that City Code states that if a slope is steeper than 4 to 1 a 4' chain
link fence is required. The City does not allow a slope to be steeper than 2 1/2
to 1. There is a s imi 1 ar requ i rement by the State, st. John's Water Management
Di str i ct, who sets up a 11 the ru 1 es on storrrwater. There are new des i gns that
the st. John's Water Management Di str i ct have accepted wet bottan ponds, wh i ch
have 5 and 6 to 1 slopes which do not require fences.
Lup suggested that the Board merrbers look over the des i gn standards that he
passed out and the Board cou 1 d go over the suggest ions at the next meet i ng.
Ku 1 bes stated that the Board cou 1 d recannend to the CCmni ss ion to estab 1 ish an
architectural review board to establish design criterias for cannercial
development throughout the City.
The Board decided to have design consultants cane in and talk to the Board at the
next meet ing.
The meet ing was adjourned at 5: 00 P. M.
Respectfully Submitted
Margo Hopk ins
Deputy City Clerk