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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2008 10 27 Informational 100 Status of Various Current Planning Projects COMMISSION AGENDA CONSENT ITEM 100 INFORMATIONAL X PUBLIC HEARING REGULAR October 27, 2008 MGR/ � /DEPT e -- r es- Meeting Authorization REQUEST: Community Development Department is advising the City Commission of the status of various current planning projects. PURPOSE: This purpose of this agenda item is to update the Commission on the status of current planning projects and any events /changes since the last City Commission meeting. Those projects listed below have had some form of activity since the last City Commission meeting. For a complete listing of all projects with the project's history, please go to the Shared Drive at S: I City of Winter SpringslDocslItem 100 Maps and Project History and look at the 2008 09 22 COMM Info 100 Development Review, Baseline 1 document. The number to the left of the Project name corresponds to the number on the City Map showing the location of the project. These maps are also available on the electronic file link shown above. Items that have changed since the last update are shown in bold type. • (1) SJRWMD(formerly Minter) Site - Staff review was held on August 25, 2008. The site plan was reviewed at the September 3, 2008 P &Z Board meeting and the conditional use was reviewed at the September 4, 2008 BOA meeting. Both site plan and first reading for the rezoning were approved at the September 22, 2008 Commission meeting. The Conditional Use Permit and second reading/adoption of the rezoning (Ord. No. 2008 -12) were held at the October 13, 2008 City Commission meeting. • (3A) Mann Site — Preliminary engineering plans for the 7,500 S.F. Ladybird Academy Daycare were submitted on September 4 and were addressed at the September 16, 2008 staff review meeting. The project received a unanimous vote for approval at the October 7, 2008 P &Z Board meeting and is scheduled for review at the October 27, 2008 Commission. • (4A)South Seminole Christian Church — The 2.91 acre developed church site, adjacent to the south side of Barrington Estates, has applied for annexation into the City. The owner is requesting a Commercial future land use (FLU) designation and C -1 zoning. Staff review was held on September 2, 2008. The site is located within the SR 434 New October 27, 2008 Information Item 100 Page 2 Development Overlay Zoning District. Staff and the applicant area working to finalize the annexation agreement language for this project. First reading of the annexation ordinance was held at the September 8, 2008 Commission. • (5) Greenway Professional Plaza (East Coast Believer's Church Property) — First reading of the annexation ordinance (Ord. No. 2008 -17) was held on September 8, 2008. The second reading and adoption was held on September 22, 2008. The first reading of the FLU amendment (Ord. No. 2008 -18) to Commercial with a Conservation Overlay and the first reading of the rezoning (Ord. No. 2008 -19) to Greeneway were held at the October 13, 2008 Commission and they are scheduled for adoption at the October 27, 2008 meeting. • (6) Jetta Point Park — The $9.5 million slated for construction of the Jetta Point Park project was re- appropriated in the Seminole County budget to help cover general fund shortfalls for the 08 -09 fiscal year. There are on -going discussions about increasing the County's Bed Tax by two cents to fund this project and the Solder's Creek project. • (8) Oviedo Marketplace —The latest plan for Section B of Parcel 14 is comprised of a 77 unit condominium project. Staff met again with the applicant's team for this project on September 4, 2008 to review the site plan proposal. A revised concept plan was submitted on September 25 and is scheduled for the October 21, 2008 staff review. • (8A)Tuscawilla Country Club(Tuskawilla Greens) —The PUD master plan amendment, preliminary & final PUD, and site plan received recommendations of approval at a special August 21, 2008 P &Z meeting and were approved (along with a th development agreement and 4 settlement agreement) at the September 8, 2008 Commission meeting. Plans for the renovation /modification of the tennis courts and country club parking area were received on August 1, 2008 and were reviewed at the August 19, 2008 staff review. The applicant submitted a plan for the borrow pit along Northern Way for the fill material to be used on this project. Both the tennis courts and borrow pit were addressed at the October 21, 2008 staff review. • (11) JDC Calhoun I. Construction continues. City records indicate the following businesses are locating or have located in the JDC Calhoun Town Center: • Building 4 (combination 7,800 SF first floor retail and restaurant with second and third floor residential condominiums with a fourth floor penthouse suite — 15 residential units) — work continues on the landscaping and lighting along the building's Tuskawilla Road frontage and between Building 4 and Building 3. • Building 17 (a 26 unit residential condominium) — An all -out effort is on to begin closing on the units in Building 17 by October 1, 2008. Conditional site acceptance was granted at the September 22, 2008 Commission meeting. Staff met with the applicant on October 2, 2008 regarding a list of items that must be accomplished before a Certificate of Occupancy can be issued for the building. These items included fire sprinkler systems, building unit finals, main building infrastructure, October 27, 2008 Information Item 100 Page 3 and the main stairway life safety code violation. A meeting with the stair manufacturer is scheduled during the week of October 6, 2008. • (13) Town Center Phase II - Staff met with IBEW and 5 / 3rd Bank representatives on August 28, 2008 to discuss a possible lot split and the location of a branch bank on a parcel located along the north side of SR 434, just east of the McDonald's. Staff met Atwell -Hicks Development Consultants representatives on September 24, 2008 to discuss lot split, infrastructure, and site design issues associated with the proposed bank. A lay -out sketch was provided to staff on October 3, 2008. This sketch and cursory staff comments have been forwarded to Dover Kohl and Partners for further review. • (14) Artesian Park (formerly Lincoln Park) — The applicant is working to finalize the Development Agreement language for this project. The Development Agreement is ongoing review by the City Attorney. • (19) Grandeville at Town Center (f/k/a Villa Grande &. Grandville) — Staff is working with the applicant to finalize revisions to the permit plans and to finalize the address assignments for the units. A pre - construction meeting and permit issuance should be forthcoming in the next few weeks. Staff met with the applicant on September 29, 2008 to finalize the methodology for building valuation to be used in assessing the appropriate building permit fees. • (20) Wagner's Curve Office /Retail (Pinch-A-Penny) — The aesthetic review and final engineering/site plan were approved, subject to working out details, at the September 22, 2008 Commission meeting. The building plans are currently being reviewed for the design professional. Staff is awaiting submittal of a draft development agreement. • (21) HSP Office (1.6 acre Wagner's Curve Commercial site) — Staff is continuing to work with the applicant on certain minor site layout modifications and the aesthetic review for these buildings. Staff is working with the applicant to finalize the aesthetic review and signage package submittals. • (23) Talis Crossing Subdivision —The plat was approved, subject to the City Attorney' review, at the August 25, 2008, Commission. Up -dated title work was provided to the City Attorney on September 8, 2008. The plat was recorded on September 19, 2008. • (25) Bart Phillips/ 419 Auto & Metal —On September 8, 2008, the Commission adopted Ord. No. 2008 -11, which provided a restricted C -2 zoning for the 2 parcels containing approximately 9.04 acres along SR 434. Staff is working with the applicant to clarify the land use actions and to get the Consent to Zoning Restrictions document executed. Staff met with the applicant on October 7, 2008 to discuss staff's comments on the aesthetic review, site plan, and Ginger Lane /Old Sanford Oviedo Road ROW vacation request. • (26) Starlight Baptist Church — Staff met with the applicant for September 18, 2008 to discuss building construction phasing. The applicant met with the Building Official October 27, 2008 Information Item 100 Page 4 on October 14, 2008 to discuss modifications to the building plans necessary to implement the phasing plan. • (27) Hayes Road Plaza —The City Attorney reported to the Commission on September 8, 2008 that the owner had conveyed property for the turn lane at the corner of SR 434 and Hayes Road. Building permit application is currently under review. The plans were resubmitted within a week. BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT: • On September 19, American Civil Engineering submitted a waiver request on behalf of Renae Hamilton, to allow a reduced front building setback for a daycare on 0.49 acre Lot 5 of the Excelsior Business Park from 25 feet to 15 feet. At its October 2, 2008, the BOA unanimously recommended approval. The item is tentatively scheduled for the October 27, 2008 Commission meeting. PLANNING NEWS: • The City of Winter Springs was mentioned by Phil Laurien, Executive Director of the East Central Florida Regional Planning Council, as being a good example of Smart Growth policies as related to the Town Center implementation and the recently completed Evaluation and Appraisal Report (EAR). This reference was made at a presentation Planning for the "Heartlands " recently conducted in Daytona Beach. • Internationally renowned land planner and St. Andrews scholar uses the City of Winter Springs in his presentations as an example of "some people get it right" when it comes to traditional neighborhood /mixed use development.