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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2013 10 28 City Commission Workshop Meeting MinutesCITY OF WINTER SPRINGS, FLORIDA ` 1%NTER s 0- * Z 0 Incorporated 0 • 1959 • ' GOD WET CITY COMMISSION MINUTES WORKSHOP MONDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2013 CITY HALL — COMMISSION CHAMBERS 1126 EAST STATE ROAD 434, WINTER SPRINGS, FLORIDA Mayor Charles Lacey Deputy Mayor Cade Resnick - Seat Four Commissioner Jean Hovey - Seat One Commissioner Rick Brown - Seat Two Commissioner Pam Carroll - Seat Three Commissioner Joanne M. Krebs - Seat Five CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS, FLORIDA MINUTES CITY COMMISSION WORKSHOP - OCTOBER 28, 2013 PAGE 2 OF 5 CALL TO ORDER The Workshop of Monday, October 28, 2013 of the City Commission was called to Order by Mayor Charles Lacey at 6:18 p.m. in the Commission Chambers of the Municipal Building (City Hall, 1126 East State Road 434, Winter Springs, Florida 32708). Roll Call: Mayor Charles Lacey, present Deputy Mayor Cade Resnick, present Commissioner Jean Hovey, absent Commissioner Rick Brown, present Commissioner Pam Carroll, present Commissioner Joanne M. Krebs, present via telephone City Manager Kevin L. Smith, present City Attorney Anthony A. Garganese, absent Assistant City Attorney Kate Latorre, present City Clerk Andrea Lorenzo - Luaces, present PUBLIC INPUT Mr. William Fernandez, 250 East Panama Road, Winter Springs, Florida: commented on his property, that they own an Easement on their property, an Attorney Opinion, and they wanted to have a lot split so they could make plans for retiring on another part of their property. Mr. Martin Miller, 233 East Panama Road, Winter Springs, Florida: said he wanted to split a lot but part of the lot would be unbuildable which would affect lot split rules. REGULAR AGENDA REGULAR 600. Community Development Department REQUEST: The Community Development Department requests the City Commission hear a presentation from Staff regarding Lot Split and Re- platting procedures as they specifically relate to Section 9 -10 (c) (1) of the Code of Ordinances. FISCAL IMPACT: There is no direct fiscal impact associated with this agenda item. CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS, FLORIDA MINUTES CITY COMMISSION WORKSHOP - OCTOBER 28, 2013 PAGE 3 OF 5 COMMUNICATION EFFORTS: This Agenda Item Has Been Electronically Forwarded To The Mayor And City Commission, City Manager, City Attorney /Staff, And All eAlert/eCitizen Recipients; And Is Available On The City's Website, LaserFiche, And The City's Server. 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RECOMMENDATION: The Community Development Department is requesting that the City Commission hear a presentation from Staff regarding Lot Split and Re- platting procedures as they relate to Section 9 -10 (c) (1) of the Code of Ordinances and provide any direction the Commission deems appropriate. Mr. Bobby Howell, AICP, Planner, Community Development Department presented some information on Lot Splits, the arithmatic mean related to the Code, zoning, original factors and requirements related to a Lot Split, data on previous lot splits, and went through the various sections in the Ranchlands with the numbers of lot splits that have taken place. Mr. Howell then showed some images related to the Ranchlands before lot splits and the present day view; and also how other jurisdictions handle lot split requests. In closing, Mr. Howell stated, "We're requesting the City Commission consider the information that we presented tonight and give us direction in regards to section 9 -10. (c) (1). We can leave the Code as is, modify it or strike it and allow the Zoning Code to regulate lot sizes." Discussion then ensued on how restrictive our lot split criteria was in comparison to other jurisdictions. Mayor Lacey said to Mr. Howell, "You referenced some of the other cities in the area, and that they all allow lot splits in some fashion or form, would you say that our 9 -10. (c) (1) is more restrictive than any of those other cities' regulations are ?" Mr. Howell replied, "Yes. Doing the research of other jurisdictions, I was unable to find anywhere that has a provision in the Code like we do." Mr. Howell noted a couple of jurisdictions he personally was familiar with and added, "Lot splits were basically meet the Zoning criteria; and it requires the approval of the Community Development Director." Mr. Randy Stevenson, ASLA, AICP, Director, Community Development Department stated, "We've talked about several things, one of those was we currently have a Zoning Code that allows a one (1) acre lot. We have an additional requirement that was put into place as we all talked about here tonight, that is an additional protection if you will, on the size of those lots out there such that they probably in most cases exceed the minimal lot required by the Zoning. One of the other things we talked about was, do we come back now and try to put in another Zoning category for a two (2) acre or a two and a half ( 2 %) acre lot and so forth. The problem with that is whatever threshold we choose, immediately we're going to create a lot of non - conforming lots in that Zoning category. CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS, FLORIDA MINUTES CITY COMMISSION WORKSHOP - OCTOBER 28, 2013 PAGE 4 OF 5 So, your Staff has talked about that but we've really not given that particular thing a lot of thought. And I just offer this information to you, just as additional information and nothing else at this point." Deputy Mayor Resnick commented, `By altering this 9 -10. (c) (1), would we not be taking away the primary concept of many of the residents who moved into the Ranchlands and starting to create an urban sprawl." Deputy Mayor Resnick then referenced that Commissioner Brown had someone come to a previous City Commission meeting to speak on this issue. Mr. Howell pointed out, "There is a minimum one (1) acre lot size in the majority of the Ranchlands, it's zoned `RC -l' which requires a minimum of one acre lot size. If you had a code which basically allowed a lot split without the one thousand foot perimeter thing, you would meet the one (1) acre minimum lot size. The majority of the lots in our City are not one (1) acre in size; most of them are 10,000 square feet in area, however it could be argued as well, that there were people that came to the City in the past seeking additional protection from lot splits in the Ranchlands, and that's where the thousand foot radius was derived from. I think it was a consensus of a previous Commission that created that; so, yes that could be a safeguard to protect - the integrity of the Ranchlands." Mayor Lacey summarized that after Public Input, "Staff will work on digesting those comments and coming back with any proposed changes. PUBLIC INPUT Mr. William Fernandez, 250 East Panama Road, Winter Springs, Florida: showed his property and mentioned that previously he had to set aside one (1) acre for agricultural and their intent was to split the lot, live on part of it and have seven (7) acres to be used for a horse pasture which is an Permitted Use according to the Easement. Continuing, Mr. Fernandez referenced a previous remark on urban sprawl and thought there is "No urban sprawl that has not already occurred." With further comments on other jurisdictions that do not have our restrictions, Mr. Fernandez thought lot splits would be better addressed in the City's Comprehensive Plan Housing Element and to let Staff decide on these matters as they come up; and asked for more flexibility. Mayor Lacey mentioned that Mr. Fernandez was more than welcome to individually call or email himself and/or any Commissioner. Deputy Mayor Resnick said to Mr. Howell, "Based on what was mentioned and a possibility of one acre lots or two acre lots, what would it take to draw it so I could visually see it - so I can see what that might look like in the future when you do bring it back to us." Mr. Howell summarized, "Draw up the difference between a 1 and 2 acre lots - in the Ranchlands. With no objections voiced, Mr. Howell stated, "Sure, absolutely, we can put together a graphic for you." CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS, FLORIDA MINUTES CITY COMMISSION WORKSHOP — OCTOBER 28, 2013 PAGE 5 OF 5 ADJOURNMENT Mayor Lacey adjourned the Workshop at 6:47 p.m. RESPECTF ULL Y S UBMITTED: (- , C--� \,- LUACES, MMC CITY CLERK APPROVED: NOTE: These Minutes were approved at the December 9, 2013 City Commission Regular Meeting.