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01-20-1982 . f.J u . , ] I 1 ~ CITY OF EDGEWATER ZONING AND PLANNING BOARD REGULAR MEETING January 20, 1982 CALL TO ORDER Chairman Earl Wallace called the meeting of the Zoning and Planning Board of the City of Edgewater, Florida to order at 7:00 P.M. in the Community Center. ROLL CALL Present: Mr. Wallace, Mr. Nolan, Mr. McKillop, Mr. Troian, Mr. Hetu and Mr. Wheeler. Mr. Bennington and Mr. Winter were excused. A}so present: City Attorney Clay Henderson, Patsy McCann, Planning Asst. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Mr. Nolan made a motion to approve the minutes of the January 6th regular meeting, which was seconded by Mr. Hetu. Upon roll call the motion CARRIED 6-1. Mr. Wheeler voted NO since he was absent. COMMUNICATIONS The secretary read the letters from the Florida Shores Property Owners Association concerning their Legislative Committee for 1982 and the unanimous vote of their members regarding the proposed Magnuson shopping center. The InvolvedVoters of Edgewater had also sent a letter in support of the shopping center. Mr. Hetu made a motion to accept the communications, which was seconded by Mr. Kroman. The motion CARRIED. SITE PLAN REVIEW Preliminary/Final - SP-102 - Larry Harris Mr. Harris was present to answer any questions concerning his proposed office building at 1001 S. Ridgewood. After review of the favorable response from the Department Heads and Department of Transporta.tion, Mr. Kroman made a motion to approve the preliminary and final site plans for the project as submitted, which was seconded by Mr. Nolan. Upon roll call the motion CARRIED 7-0. Mr. Nolan made a motion that the Board make a finding of fact and conclude that SP-102 was in compliance with the Edgewater Comprehensive Plan, which was seconded by Mr. Hetu. Upon roll call the motion CARRIED 7-0. Sketch - SP-820l - James Carder Mr. Holahan was present to answer any questions concerning the proposed 250 unit multi-family subdivision to be known as "Pelican Cove West" at 2304 S. Ridgewood. Mr. Holahan stated the concept ~ould be the same as "Pelican Cove East" and would consist of patio homes, not townhouses. /1 u u There was a lengthy discussion concerning the fact this property had recently been annexed into the City and was presently under R-3 County density requirements. Mr. Holahan stated he had written approval by the County Planning Department using 5 units per acre density and this would go before the County Council on January 21st for approval of the waiver. The Comprehensive Plan criteria under R-4 zoning was discussed and the project was in compliance with this criteria. Mr. Garthwaite, from the audience, questioned why this project could not be single family. Mr. Holahan stated it would not be financially feasible to develop this property as single family dwellings. Mr. Nolan made a motion that the Board make a finding of fact and conclude. that the site plan SP-8202 as presented was in compliance with the Edgewater Comprehensive Plan, which was seconded by Mr. Hetu. Upon roll call the motion DID NOT CARRY 4-3. Mr. Kroman, Mr. McKillop, Mr. Troian and Mr. Wheeler voted NO. After further discussion, Mr. Kroman made a motion to table this project until a letter is received from the Volusia County Council concerning the outcome of the waiver request, at which time the Board will consider the compliance with the Edgewater Comprehensive Plan. Mr. McKillop seconded the motion. Upon roll call the motion CARRIED 4-3. Mr. Nolan, Mr. Hetu and Mr. Wallace voted NO. The Chairman called a short recess. Rezoning Request - Dan Holahan Realty Inc. Marie Nichols of Holahan Realty Inc. was present to discuss the request for the rezoning of Lots 25, 26, 27, 28 and 29, Block E, Highland Shores Section 1, and Lot 20B of Sheppard and Sanchez Grant, West of Lot 24. R-4 or R-5 zoning was requested for the R-3 and I-l parcels to allow for multi-family development. The Board questioned the small parcel of I-l property that the 'rezoning would create and Mrs. Nichols stated the owner of the property would enjoin Mr. Griffith in his request for the rezoning, therefore not creating an enclave. The City Attorney stated this small parcel would be considered worthless and non-buildable. After further consideration of the abutting property owners to this request, Mr. Kroman made a motion to hold a public hearing to hear their input for R-4 rezoning, which was seconded by Mr. Hetu. Upon roll call the motion CARRIED 6-1. Mr. McKillop voted NO. Mrs. Nichols was instructed to submit site plans as required under Section 715.01. OLD BUSINESS As a matter of verification and clarity for the record, the secretary re- ~u~sted. that the Board again discuss and review site plans SP-78 and SP-98 for compliance with the Comprehensive Plan. After discussion, Mr. Nolan made a motion that the Board make a finding of fact and conclude that SP-78 was in compliance with the Edgewater Comprehensive Plan, which was seconded by Mr. Troian. Upon roll cal~ the motion CARRIED 7-0, however Mr. Wheeler noted he was absent from the meeting at which the site plan was discussed. Zoning and Planning Board 1/20/82 -2- \ . , . u Q . After further review, Mr. Nolan made a motion that the Board make a finding of fact and conclude that SP-98 was in compliance with the Edgewater Comprehensive Plan, which was seconded by Mr. Kroman. Upon roll call the motion CARRIED 7-0, however Mr. Wheeler again stated he was absent from that particular meeting. The Board discussed the review of the site plans for compliance with the Comprehensive Plan and Mr. Kroman stated the Board should do their own homework on this matter rather than relying on one member of the Board to do it for them. Mr. Nolan said the material is ready for review prior to all meetings and it is each members responsibility to make their own determinations~ The secretary read the letter from the City Manager stating that the City Council had approved the Board By-laws at their January 18th meeting. Copies of the adopted By-laws were distributed. NEW BUSINESS Mr. Kroman discussed the Chairman's letter to Council to consider the reduction of the size of the Board and stated he was opposed that the matter was not discussed with the Board prior to the letter. He further stated that it was the Chair's obligation to control the length of the meetings, rather than reduce the membership to accomplish shorter meetings. Each of the members stated their opinions concerning the Board problems. Chairman Wallace requested clarification from the City Attorney concerning the election of officers in the month of January as stated in the newly adopted By-laws. The City Attorney stated that the Rules and Regulations as adopted by the Council on January 18th were past time to affect the agenda for this meeting as required in Article X. A lengthy discussion followed concerning the election of officers. Mr. Nolan made a motion to continue the meeting until Wednesday, January 27th, for the election of officers so that all Board members are present. Mr. Hetu seconded the motion. Upon roll call the motion DID NOT CARRY 4-3. Mr. Kroman, Mr. McKillop, Mr. Troian and Mr. Wheeler voted NO. There was further discussion concerning the fact that two members were absent and were not so informed there would be an election of officers at this meeting, and the agenda did not state there would be an election. Mr. McKillop made a motion to suspend the rules for the agenda requirement and hold the election at this meeting. Mr. Kroman seconded the motion. Upon roll call the motion DID NOT CARRY 4-3. Mr. Nolan, Mr. Kroman, Mr. Hetu and Mr. Wallace voted NO. Mr. McKillop then made a motion to continue the meeting until the first regular meeting of February and the first thing on the agenda to be the election of officers so that all could be notified. Mr. Hetu seconded the motion and upon roll call the motion CARRIED 5-2. Mr. Nolan and Mr. Wallace voted NO. Since the meeting was continued until February 3rd, this meeting ended at 9:55 P.M. Minutes submitted by: Patsy L. McCann Zoning and Planning Board 1/20/82 -3-