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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1981 12 16 Planning and Zoning Board Regular Minutes PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD MEETING CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS DECEMBER 16, 1981 The Planning and Zoning Board meeting was called to order by Chairman George Kaplan at 7:30 p. m. The pledge of allegiance to the flag was led by Bill Daucher. Roll Call: Chairman George Kaplan, present Bill Daucher, present Joel Weiss, present Leanne Grove, present Cindy Kaehler, present Motion was made by Weiss, seconded by Grove to approve the minutes of November 18, 1981 with one correction. Change Mr. Daucher as excused rather than absent. Discussion. Vote: all aye; motion carried. Request of Cecelia Del Corral for approval of modification of the approved final development plan of Lot 24, Section 6 of the Highlands, to permit individual ownership of each of two halves of a duplex unit (Section 44.85.10, paragraph 2(b). Chairman Kaplan read a letter from Ann Helms of the Highlands Homeowners Association stating no objection to this request. Mr. Corral was present to speak for the request. Bill Daucher asked the City Planner if Lot 24 is the dividing line between the duplexes and the private homes. Miss Koch explained that the original concept of Pipers Ridge was to have two duplex units on one large lot. When the second portion was built, or prior to that, they came back and replatted each of these lots so that the duplex could be built with the lot line through the common wall so that half of the unit could be purchased along with the land. Mr. Del Corral wished approval to do that on Lot 24. Motion was made by Weiss, seconded by Daucher, that we approve the request of Cecelia Del Corral for approval of modification of the approved final development plan of Lot 24, Section 6 of the Highlands, to permit individual ownership of each of two halves of a duplex unit according to Section 44.85.10, paragraph 2(b) of the City Code. Discussion. Vote on the motion: Daucher, aye; Weiss, aye; Kaplan, aye; Grove, aye; Kaehler, aye; motion carried. Public Hearing on a request of Winter Springs Development Corporation for approval of amendment of the master preliminary plan of the Tuscawilla Planned Unit Devel- opment to change the land use of the 25.48 acre Pasture area on the east side of Tuscawilla Road to multi-family residential at 12 units per acre and (2) the question of relocating the 40 acre commercial and office park area closer to an arterial road and redesignating this 40 acre tract between Northern Way and Winter Springs Boulevard as multi-family residential. Mr. Art Barr, 1500 Winter Springs Boulevard, was present to speak for the requests. The 40 acres, designated commercial, is surrounded on the west by Lake Tuscawilla Park, on the north by Tuscany Place, on the east by the Tennis Villas and south by the remainder of the commercial property and Tuscawilla country club. Mr. Barr explained that major shopping center and office park developers are not interested in areas located within residential areas. When the PUD was developed in the early 1970's it was thought to be an ideal place for a commercial area. The ideal locationsnow are at intersections. P&Z Board Meeting, Dec. 16, 1981 Page 2 This change was suggested by the Planning and Zoning Board and Winter Springs Development concurs with the suggestion. Mr. Barr explained that this will tie in with the property that is adjacent to property that is outside of the City and that is the easterly terminus of Winter Springs Boulevard where it ties in with SR 426. Mr. Barr then discussed the 25.48 acre pasture area. He said that after the stables became vacant there were no people that were willing to restore the property and pay a fair market price either on a lease basis or purchase it. Now someone is interested in the stable area and they are still in the negotiating stage. Winter Springs Development feels the only reasonable use of that parcel is residential since they agreed that no commercial should be on Tuscawilla Road. They felt the multi-family category at 12 units per acre would be appropriate since this land is surrounded on two-thirds by non-residential. Mr. Barr said they would be amenable to a buffering of either 50 foot wide landscape strip or a six foot solid masonry wall. The following persons spoke in opposition to the proposed change to the pasture area: Mr. Art Harris, Sable Court, president of the Tuscawilla Homeowners. He was concerned with the increase in the density; he also talked about broken promises; that was the reason people paid premium prices for those lots. They were told the pasture would remain pasture. The whole picture is going to build up our density that we can not handle unless we do a lot to the road situation ; should stay pasture. Mr. Ed Wirth, 1114 Cheetah Trail, a contiguous property owner. He explained that the Homeowners Association opposed the rezoning by passing a resolution. Along Tuscawilla Road there is no multi-family zoning - it sets a tone for the neigh- borhood. This is a classic case of spot zoning. Mr. R. H. Bradley, 1135 Duncan Road was concerned about the supply of water. Mr. James Hargan, 1226 Cheetah Trail, agreed with Mr. Wirth's statements. He was against any development of that pasture. Mrs. Irma Schientag, 1222 Cheetah Trail, backs on to the pasture land; said its a question of misrepresentation; they told us that land is a greenbelt and that land would never be touched. She was opposed to anything being built there. Mrs. Inez Linville, 800 Dyson Drive - opposed the rezoning; she said the concept of Tuscawilla will be destroyed if they continue to increase the density. Greta Osterback, 1204 Cheetah Trail was concerned about the increase of traffic. She also opposed the rezoning. The City Planner reported from the international traffic engineering charts that condominiums produce one half the trips per day per unit as single family homes. Miss Koch recommended that the change be found inconsistent; it should be single family if it is to be changed to residential. P&Z Board Meeting, Dec. 18, 1981 Page 3 Mr. Bruing, 1218 Winter Springs Boulevard, asked what is the criteria of the Board used to rezone the property. Mr. Joel Weiss read Sec. 44.02 of the City Code to define what zoning is. Mr. Fred Schramm, 1209 Winter Springs Boulevard, totally opposed the rezoning. He said its part of the entire package of Tuscawilla; if that goes, what goes next? Gail Welsch, 1218 Cheetah Trail, her property backs up to the stable area. She was concerned with the density, and was totally opposed to the rezoning. Mr. Hugh Tackett, 1220 Cheetah Trail, very much opposed to any development of that land. Mr. George Butterfield, 723 Cybilwood, opposed the change. Mr. Harrison, 1105 Winter Springs Boulevard, was concerned that this would devalue his property and the property around it; he wanted it to stay pasture land. Mr. John Hatfield, 1103 Ermine, opposed to any changes; he objected to both changes. Mr. Al Schultz, 863 Gazelle Trail, wanted the land to stay as is. There were approximately 56 persons in the audience opposing the rezoning. Motion was made by Kaplan to deny the redesignation of the 25.48 pasture area on the east side of Tuscawilla Road to multi-family residential at 12 units per acre. Seconded by Kaehler. Discussion. Vote on the motion: Daucher, aye; Weiss, aye; Grove, no; Kaehler, aye; Kaplan, aye; motion carried. Motion was made by Kaplan to recommend approval of relocating the 40 acre commercial and office park area closer to an arterial road and redesignating this 40 acre tract between Northern Way and Winter Springs Boulevard as multi- family residential. Seconded by Weiss. Discussion. Vote on the motion: Daucher, aye; Weiss, aye; Grove, aye; Kaehler, aye; Kaplan, aye; motion carried. Motion was made by Grove that we adopt Roberts Rules of Order Revised as our guide for parliamentary procedure. Seconded by Weiss. Discussion. Vote on the motion: Daucher, aye; Weiss, aye; Kaehler, aye; Grove, aye; Kaplan, aye; motion carried. Meeting was adjourned 9:30 p. m. Respectfully submitted, Mary T. Norton, City Clerk