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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1988 01 27 Planning and Zoning Board Regular Minutes PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD MINUTES January 27, 1988 The meeting was called to order at 7:35 P.M. BOARD MElEERS: David Hopkins, Present Gene Dorman, Chairman, Present Taru Joshi, Present David McLeod, Present Michael Saporito, Vice-chairman, Absent CITY OFFICIALS: D. LeBlanc, Land Dev. Coordinator J. Koch, Dir.Adm./City Planner Approval of Minutes of January 13, 1988: _ Joshi moved to approve the minutes of January 13, 1988. Seconded by Hopkins. Vote: Dorman: aye; Joshi: aye; McLeod: aye; Saporito: absent; Hopkins: aye. Motion carried. Amendment to Tuscawilla POD - Change Land Use From Condaninium to Single Family LeBlanc gave his presentation. He stated that the developers would like to change this property fran Condo to Single Family. The abutting property owners have been notified. LeBlanc also stated that this would be decreasing the densi ty for this area. Jack Afflebach, of Winter Springs Developnent Corporation was there to speak for the request. He stated that they are following the same concept as in the W:xxi Duck area. We are looking to develop this into 150 single family detached dwellings. We are reducing the density by about 150 units for this parcel. Koch stated that the original alignment of Northern Way divided this parcel. At that time the west side of the road was multi-family and the east side was single family. In 1981 the road was reconfigured eastward, leaving these two parcels abutting each other. On the south side of Winter Springs Boulevard the shift in the road to the east enlarged a condo parcel significantly, thus increasing the density of the immediate area. Dorman stated that the first step the Board needs to do is the finding of fact if this is consistent or not consistent with the previously approved plan. There was discussion on the request. Dorman moved that the Board make a finding of the fact that this request is consistent with the previously final approved developnent plan. Seconded by Hopkins. Vote: Dorman: aye; Joshi: aye; McLeod: aye; Saporito: absent; Hopkins: aye. Motion carried. Dorman stated the Board now needs to decide whether to approve or disapprove with the change. Joshi moved to amend the Tuscawilla POD to change the land use fran condominium to single family. Second by McLeod. Vote: McLeod:aye; Hopkins: aye; Dorman: aye; Saporito: absent; Joshi: aye. M::Ition carried. Planning and Zoning Board Minutes January 27, 1988 Page 2 Amendment to Tuscawilla PUD - Change Land Use fran Stable/Pasture to Single Family: LeBlanc gave his presentation. He stated that this has cane before the Board before, and the Board had found it to be inconsistent, but that if this was to be developed that it should be single family and be consistent with the surrounding homes. This then went before the City Camnission and the Camnission disapproved the request. Since then Winter Springs Developnent has revised their plan and still want single family dwellings rather than pasture/stable. LeBlanc stated that the adjacent property owners have been notified of this meeting. Aff lebach stated that the Board voted before that this was not consistent, but if this is developed it be canpatible to the banes surrounding the stable site. He stated that the intent of Tuscawilla was a country gentlemen I s developnent wi th a marina and a stable, back in the 70' s. Tuscawilla Estates, Unit 3, there is horse trails, also horse trails along sane of the power easements in Tuscawilla. The stable econanically didn't work out, it lost the initial advantage of having a stable. This piece of property has already been nibbled away with 10 acres now for St.Stephen's Catholic Church. Afflebach stated that they have looked at other alternatives for this parcel, church, elderly, shopping center, and could sell to the City for a park. He stated that City has stated that there might be a problem with maintenance with the existing parks and the median, and that it would be an added ~ for the City to maintain another park. Aff lebach stated that the church wants another 10 acres, and with the remaining 20 acres they would like to construct 38 single family homes. The banes would probably be in the price range of 180,000, and possibly 200,000 price range. He stated that the church would have 300 feet of frontage along with their existing 300 feet of frontage. He stated that there is a considerable reduction fran when the property was first brought up from 90 banes to 38 banes. He stated that he feels that this is a good solution for this property. He stated that there would be a brick wall along Tuscawilla Road, and some kind of buffer from the church and the homes. Dorman asked what the church was planning for their additional 10 acres. Aff lebach stated that there was no inunediate plans. He stated that the church felt that land was a safe investment and would buy now to protect themselves. He stated that the church wanted to protect themselves fran having banes or sane other kind of developnent along side of them. He also stated that he spoke with Father Bluett and asked if the church had a school in mind for the addi tional acres, and stated that Father Bluett said that there are no plans as of yet but could be a long term plan that it was always an alternative. P larming and Zoning Board Minutes January 27, 1988 Page 3 Dorman stated that this was not a formal public hearing but asked if there was anyone present to speak for or against the request. John Bushey had a question on the sewage. He stated that his concern was on the lift station. He stated that there is a lift station that oorders his property and there is a bad odor caning fran this. He also had a concern if the aroor ordinance would be enforced. He also asked about the size of lot that was plarmed. Dorman stated that the concern about the sewage would be brought up at the final engineering and any questions could be brought up at the Conmission meeting, and this would be after the approval of the project. Afflebach stated that the average lot size would be 110' wide by 120' deep. He also stated about the aroor ordinance, he feels that they go above and beyond what is needed. he stated that they have a tree spade and they are moving trees fran areas being develOPed and move them to areas in need of trees. He stated that as far as the lift station that the civil engineering has not been done for that area yet. There was also a question on the power easement. Afflebach stated that the easement is 100' wide and is against the back of the lots, and it would be used as a retention area. Jane Farmer spoke against the request. She stated that the City Conunission has turned this request dc:Mn not long ago. She stated that the traffic on Tuscawilla Road can't handle any more traffic. and the schools are over crcMded. She questioned why this was coming up again, if it was just denied. She stated that the Plarming and Zoning Board should think twice in making the decision as the schools and roads are already overcrcw:ied. Bill Goldberg he had the same concerns about the traffic and the crcw:ied schools. Mark Chapnan stated his concern about the trees along the easement and that it would take away the aesthetic look of his back yard. He was also concerned aoout the price of the banes if the price would go down if the homes weren't selling at the price quoted by Afflebach. Hopkins stated his concern was that there was a notification in SUnday's paper of a public hearing concerning this subject on February 10, 1988, scheduled by the Plarming and Zoning Board, and that he couldn't recall the Board calling a public hearing on this subject. He also stated that in the notification it referred to the change from stable/pasture to single family and not the church property also, and was concerned about the discrepancy and heM valid this is. He also asked who authorized the publication. He also was concerned that the letter sent to the property owners was also incorrect by not mentioning the church property. Plarming and Zoning Board Minutes January 27, 1988 Page 4 LeBlanc stated that the City Manager directed that a public hearing be published, and there was an error because the church property was not mentioned and that it would need to be resu.l::Jni tted with the correct information. He stated that the City Manager directed for expediency sake that by publishing this in advance it would cut the process time by one month. Joshi stated that the traffic on Tuscawilla Road and the school are overcrowded before this project is even started. McLeod stated his concern of the traffic problems on Tuscawilla Road. He also asked. if the retention pom running back to the lake behim the property, and asked. if the water would perk back or flCM back to the poOO. Afflebach stated that it would perk back to the pond. McLeod also stated that he was also concerned about the publication along with the fact that the haneowners weren I t properly notified, that there is more to this than changing to single family, he stated that the property owners need to be properly notified regarding the church property. Hopkins moved that the Board makes a fiming of the fact that this is inconsistent with the previously approved final developnent plan. Secom by Joshi. Hopkins: aye; Donnan: aye, Joshi: aye; Saporito: absent; McLeod: aye. M:>tion carried. Joshi moved to reccmnend disapproval of the land use change amending the Tuscawilla PUD change of land use from stable/pasture to single family. Seconded by Hopkins. Vote: Joshi: aye; Saporito: absent; McLeod: aye; Hopkins: aye; Donnan: aye. Motion carried. LeBlanc stated that he would notify the property owners that the public hearing has been canceled and that this would go before the City Ccmnission. He also stated that there would be a notification published in the paper stating that the public hearing has been canceled. The meeting was adjourned at 8:35 P.M. Respectfully subnitted, '-~~~ Margo Hopkins, Recording Secretary Planning and Zoning Board