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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1989 03 29 Regular Jim Pullen 1208 Orange Avenue Winter Springs, Florida 32708 March 28, 1989 City of Winter Springs Planning and Zoning Board Office of the City Clerk 1126 East State Road 434 Winter Springs, Florida 32708 Dear Sirs: I am a resident of Estes Tuskawilla, a subdivision within the unincorporated 1 imits of Seminole County that fronts on Orange Avenue. I would 1 ike to voice my objection to the rezoning of any portion of Lot 17, Block B, Mitchell Survey of Levy Grant. As you know, this is the second attempt to rezone this existing residence within Seminole County's zoning classification of "Country Suburban Estates" to 1 ight industrial. I hope that comments addressed to the City Commission during previous meetings will be reviewed so that I do not have to be redundant. Please also review a letter dated April 26, 1988, from the Seminole County Planning Department and Board of Seminole County Commission to the City of Winter Springs, voicing their objection to this encroachment of industrial zoning into low density residential. We all real ize that the planned Florida Department of Transportation expansion and explosion of traffic that will occur on State Road 434 will dictate a strip zoning along that corridor. It is appropriate that a divided four lane highway will support retail, commercial and industrial zoning, but to rezone a parcel one half mile away from State Road 434 and encroach into single family and country suburban estates zoning with 1 ight industrial is inappropriate. Orange Avenue and Brantley Avenue are stabil ized dirt roads maintained by the Seminole County Publ ic Works Department, and is the only publ icly maintained access to the subject property and residents along Orange Avenue. The conditions of this nine-tenths of a mile segment between State Road 434 and the residential driveway now being used by an industrial business must be considered to be a 1 imiting factor influencing the use of this property. The construction and stabil ity of this road was not intended to carry truck traffic; the existing turning radi i dictated by existing rights-of-way do not allow for safe conditions for truck traffic (please see attached photos); the railroad crossing does not meet the requirements of an industrial crossing. If this project were being reviewed under the guidel ines of Seminole County Codes, the developer would have to pave to the nearest existing paved road with an industrial cross section and address the problems presented above. City of Winter Springs March 28, 1989 Page Two I asK now, how has the residential property been used as an industrial business for the past year against City code requirements, and if the ludicrous zoning is granted, their continued operation would still be against code and a rul ing by your own Code Enforcement Board. A site plan approval process should then follow to insure that all impact of a proposed business could be tolerable. I feel the impact is indeed intolerable and there exists problems that could not be overcome. ThanK you for your attention. Si:t&~ ~m Pullen, P.L.S. ,. ] ( .- ..........,.. - "~.. FelS 7 r999 CDJZ.NGJC= of O~N6e=- ~D 13i<ANLCY ---- FEI3 7 CO~ER OJ:; \ ~ 1$:J' ~1Z4~G;e- .6ND eRA,HjL~)t - >- COUNTY OF SEMINOLE FLORIDA ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT TELEPHONE: (407) 323-2500 March 27, 1989 274 BUSH BOULEVARD SANFORD, FLORIDA 32773 City of Winter Springs Planning and Zoning Board Office of the City Clerk 1126 East State Road 434 Winter Springs, Florida 32708 Dear Sirs: We understand that on March 29, 1989, The City of Winter Springs Planning and Zoning Board will be holding a public hearing soliciting comments regarding an Amendment to the Land Use Map, an element of the City's Comprehensive Plan. Orange Avenue and Brantley Avenue are County stabilized dirt roads and are maintained by the Seminole County Department of Public Works. They appear to be the only publicly maintained access to the subject property. The reclassification from Seminole County Suburban Estates to C-2 (Light Industrial) would seem to allow the use of these roads to be beyond their capacity. A stabilized dirt road does not satisfy the bearing requirements necessary for heavy wheel loads of truck traffic. Furthermore, the road alignment and geometry of Brantley Avenue and Orange Avenue creates an unacceptable turning radius for truck traffic. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us. LLS/JM/dr . cerely, ~v~ P.E., cc: Bob Sturm, County Commissioner, District 2 Tony Matthews, Planner