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03-21-1984 . . ~ w CITY OF EDGEWATER PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD REGULAR MEETING MARCH 21, 1984 Minutes Chairman Bennington called the regular meeting to order at 7:05 P.M., in the Community Center. ROLL CALL Members present: Messrs. Wheeler, Stewart, Finn, Chenoweth and Bennington. Mr. Quaggin was absent and Mrs. Thomas was excused. Also present: Susan Mista, secretary, Bob Howard and Earl Wallace. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Mr. Stewart made a motion to approve the minutes of the March 7, 1984, meeting, seconded by Mr. Finn. Motion CARRIED 3-2. Mr. Wheeler voted NO due to the fact he was absent from the meeting. Chairman Bennington voted NO because he was absent from the first part of that meeting. REVIEW SITE PLANS SP-8342 - Coronado Paint - 308 Old County Road - Addition Bob Howard was present to represent this site plan. He explained to the Board that he brought this site plan to the Planning Commission in December, 1983, and received approval from the Board pending submittal of the water retention data to the City Engineer for his review and approval. He said he has now submitted the data to Frank Marshall and he has approved same and he would like to get final approval from this Board to begin construction on this addition. Mr. Wheeler said there is supposed to be a sprinkler system installed in the addition and the site plan does not show it. Mr. Howard said that he is aware that the building will have to have a sprinkler system, it is required by law and will be installed by a certified fire sprinkler installation group. Chairman Bennington read the minutes from the December 21, 1983, meeting concerning this site plan to the Board members, since some of the new members were not familiar with this site plan. Preliminary approval was given this site plan, subject to the stormwater management calculations being submitted and reviewed by Frank Marshall. Mr. Wheeler said that the sprinkler system should be shown on the site plan. Mr. Howard said that that is a separate drawing that comes from the state certified installer. Chairman Bennington suggested that that stipulation could be put in the motion. Mr. Howard said he could put the sprinkler system on the drawings, however, they would not be worth anything insofar as the Building Department is concerned. These drawings have to come from the state certified installer. Mr. Chenoweth made a motion to give this site plan final approval with the provision that the sprinkler system must be installed by a state certified and licensed authority, prior to the Building Official issuing a CO. Mr. Stewart seconded the motion. Motion CARRIED 5-0. SP-84l6 - Earl Wallace for Craig Mitchell and Roy Aiken - Car Sales - North Ridgewood Avenue Earl Wallace was present to represent this site plan. Mr. Wallace explained to the Board that this is an existing business, entitled, "Modern Motors" that is presently located on the east side of U.S. 1, next to Texaco. The property has been sold and these people have to leave the premises within 30 days. They want to go across the street i . ~ o on the west side of U.S. 1 between Miss Peggy's Day Care Center and the Guest House to relocate their business. They will be utilizing approximately 8% of the land, the location of the trees are shown on the plans, there is .19 acre of land area, the berm and buffers are shown, the water situation is shown on the plans, there has never been any water problems in this area. They comply in all respects to~the Code requirements. There will be a small office area, a preparation area and storage area. There are four display areas. Two parking spaces for employees. These people are purchasing the property, they already have the City licenses to operate this business. They are required to go before the Board of Adjustments for a special exception to operate a used car business in the B3 zone. Chairman Bennington asked Mr. Wallace what the preparation area was. Mr. Wallace stated it was an area to wash the cars down, clean them up. He referred Chairman Bennington to the plan that showed the floor plan, elevation area, etc., of this structure. Mr. Wallace explained that this was designed in such a way that it could be sold at a later date for an office building or something else wherein it would comply with the Code requirements for this zoning district. Chairman Bennington stated that the parking requirements were rather vague. It states 4 parking spaces for each maintenance stall, plus adequate parking to accomodate all new and used rental units and customary parking generated by retail sales. Mr. Wallace said that that was being interpretted as possibly an automobile service station type situation. Chairman Bennington asked if they would be doing body work, painting on the automobiles. Mr. Wallace said he had no idea of their operation, but it would be very similar to what they are doing now, only they will be more restrictive in what they are presently doing and they do hold a City license to operate the business in Edgewater. He stated the only thing they will be doing to the cars is preparing them for sale, no maintenance work will be done for other individuals, it is for their personal use, only. Mr. Chenoweth made a motion that final approval be given this site plan, subject to approval by the Board of Adjustments granting a Special Exception to operate this business in the B3 zone. Mr. Stewart seconded the motion. Chairman Bennington suggested that it be included in the motion that this site plan complies with the Comprehensive Plan. In reading various sections in the Comp Plan, Chairman Bennington stated that there is nothing in the Comp Plan where this site plan does not comply. Mr. Chenoweth amended this motion to include that the site plan does meet the requirements of the Comprehensive Plan. Mr. Stewart amended his second. Motion CARRIED 5-0. Chairman Bennington noted that Frank Marshall reported that the drainage system meets the Code requirements. MISCELLANEOUS Chairman Bennington read a letter he received from Dennis Fischer, Building Official, concerning the omission of side yard setbacks on corner lots in the R4 zones for duplexes and single family dwellings; and also side yard corner lot setback requirements are omitted from B2, B3, B4, B5 and B6. Chairman Bennington stated that he was under the impression that that was changed and the corner lot setback was made the same as in the multi-family dwelling requirement under R4. Mr. Garthwaite had a copy of the Ordinance that was passed on 1-23-84, changing the setbacks and living area requirements for duplexes and single family dwellings in R4. He noted that the side yard corner lot setbacks were not included in the Ordinance change. He said that the Ordinance has to be amended, again, to include this requirement. In the letter from the Building Official, he felt same should be included -2- Planning & Zoning Board Meeting March 21, 1984 1>- . . u Q in the requirements. At the present time, the only setback requirement for a corner side lot 1S the same as a corner lot, or 10'. According to Mr. Alvarez, it is up to the Building Official regarding these corner lots to be sure that the required 10' does not create a safety hazard. Chairman Bennington agreed that this must be changed. In checking the requirements in the other mentioned zones, all of the zones listed by the Building Official for single family dwellings regarding side yard setbacks on corner lots need this requirement, except for the B5 zone, where same is already listed. Chairman Bennington suggested that the Board members review all of the setback requirements in all the zones; B6 has no setback requirements; B2 and B3 residential needs corner lot setbacks; and to review the square footage requirements in all the zones, and they will discuss these areas at the next meeting. He also asked the secretary to furnish a copy of the Building Official's letter to the Board members. OLD BUSINESS Review Permitted Uses in 880 Ordinance Chairman Bennington advised that this is what they did at the workshop on March 15th. The list of Permitted Uses furnished to the Board members by the secretary is comprised of all the uses in the Code and the new ones, highlighted, that were added to the list at the workshop. A discussion then ensued regarding the changes and additions that were added at the workshop, for the members who were not present at that meeting. Mr. Wheeler advised that it was his understanding that the square footage requirement for residences in the B2 zone has already been changed to 1,200 square feet. Chairman Bennington asked the sec- retary to check on this and report back at the next meeting. He also asked her to put on the agenda for next meeting to review and vote on the proposed changes for Permitted Uses in B2 and B3 zones. Chairman Bennington also suggested that the Board work on the parking requirements, especially in the B2 and B3 zones, at the next meeting. A_discussion then ensued concerning Service Stations being a Permitted Use in the B2 zone. Due to the fact that auto body shops is already allowed in this zone, the Board members agreed to omit "Service Stations" from the B2 zone. There being no further business to come before the Board, upon motion made by Mr. Wheeler to adjourn, seconded by Mr. Chenoweth, the meeting was adjourned at 8:15 P.M. Minutes submitted by: Susan Mista -3- Planning & Zoning Board Meeting March 21, 1984