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01-06-1998 t o o CITY OF EDGEWATER Land Development and Regulatory Agency Regular Meeting Tuesday, January 6, 1998 6:30 p.m. Chairman Masso called to order the regular meeting of the Land Development and Regulatory Agency at 6:30 p.m., January 6, 1998 in the Community Center, 102 N. Riverside Drive, Edgewater, Florida. ROLL CALL Members present were Mr. Zeese, Mr. Ogram, Mr. Garthwaite, Ms. Agrusa, Mr. Ridner, Mr. Hildenbrand and Chairman Masso. Also in attendance were Lynne plaskett, Acting, Director of Community Development and Sondra M. Pengov, Board Coordinator. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Chairman Masso asked for approval of the minutes. A motion was made by Mr. Zeese to approve the minutes of November 24, 1997 as presented. Mr. Garthwaite seconded the motion. Motion CARRIED 7-0. OLD BUSINESS N one at this time. NEW BUSINESS Public Hearing - V A-0397 - Anthony Lagana. Mr. Lagano. owner of property located at 114 N. Ridgewood Avenue is requesting a variance from the required side setbacks. Chairman Masso inquired of the Board members whether anyone had visited the site or spoke to anyone regarding the variance. Mr. Ridner and Mr. Zeese said they had visited the site. Land Development and Regulatory Agency Regular Meeting January 6, 1998 1 o o Chairman Masso then opened the public hearing and asked for staff comments. Ms. plaskett said the request is for the B-3, Highway Service Business District that contains a parcel of only 50 feet in width. She said this zoning district has no minimum width requirements. Ms. plaskett said she doesn't feel the request is unreasonable and indicated she will answer any questions. Chairman Masso made reference to staff's recommendation of a second sketch. Ms. plaskett said two plans have been proposed and explained the first plan was presented in 1996 and approved. The second alternative plan was prepared by staff. She said the difference is the parking spaces back into the road and may cause safety problems. Mr. Zeese thought proposal two was preferable as proposal one would create a problem with anyone backing onto the side street if a vehicle was heading west from U.S. Highway #1. There being no further comments from the Board, Chairman Masso asked the applicant for his comments. Mr. Lagano 2221 Juniper Drive, Mr. Lagano said he has owned the subject properly since 1982 and wants to build his repair shop on the subject property. Mr. Lagano said he had pictures to distribute to the Board regarding the discussion of the parking backing onto Western Avenue. Mr. Lagano's photographs showed cars parking on the right-of-way, preventing access to his properly. He felt proposal two didn't allow an adequate backup area. Mr. Lagano stated he thought diagonal parking is more feasible as shown in proposal one. Ms. plaskett clarified for the Board the request is not for site specific. She reminded the Board that Mr. Lagano is requesting a variance. Chairman Masso asked for additional comments from the Board. After additional discussion on parking, Mr. Garlhwaite moved to grant the variances of Section 606.02(e)(1) and Section 700.01(a) of the zoning ordinance in order to develop the property in conformance with sketch 2 as staff recommended. Again, there was discussion regarding the parking. Mr. Hildenbrand seconded the motion. The motion CARRIED 4-3. Ms. plaskett asked the Board to review the required criteria. She then read the criteria and staff's responses. There were no additional comments from the Board. Land Development and Regulatory Agency Regular Meeting January 6, 1998 2 ... o Q TA-9703 - J.D. Martin (authorized agent) for Coronado Paint Company is requesting a Text Amendment to the Tree Preservation and Protection Ordinance. Chairman Masso inquired whether the Board members had visited the site or spoke with anyone regarding the request. None of the Board members had spoken to anyone or visited the site. Chairman Masso asked for staff comments. Ms. plaskett said the applicant, Coronado Paint, is in the process of developing a new warehouse facility. She said, a conditional use was granted in July to exceed the height limit of the structure. During site plan review process Mr. Martin, the authorized agent, raised questions concerning the required size of the trees. Ms. plaskett said this has been,discussed previously and stated the City used to have a requirement of 2.5 inches in diameter at breast height. She said several years ago the County implemented minimum standards and the 4-inch caliper was to discourage contractors from removing so many trees. This would also encourage the keeping of specimen trees. Ms. plaskett said the City adopted the 4 inch minimum standards at that time. Ms. plaskett concluded saying the Coronado Paint site is a small site that can't accommodate the number of trees the code requires. Mr. Martin's request is to amend the ordinance, reducing the size of its replacement trees to 2.5 inches measured 6 inches above the soil line. Ms. plaskett said this is consistent with most other communities in the area. Ms. plaskett said staff suggests the LDRA consider recommending to the City Council, an amendment to the Tree Preservation and Protection Ordinance. Chairman Masso asked for Board comments. Mr. Garthwaite concurred, saying he felt this was a reasonable request. Mr. Zeese questioned Mr. Martin on the amount of trees to be involved on the subject site. Mr. Martin introduced himself and presented a handout showing the difference between using 4 inch caliper and 2.5 inch caliper trees to the Board then gave a summary of the request. Mr. Martin explained how this would be applied to property. There was brief discussion from the Chairman regarding tree canopy's. It was explained by Mr. Martin and Ms. plaskett the request would not change the amount of wood required, but allow some Hexibility in the requirements. An example discussed was Coronado's site requires 42 trees. If they plant 19 trees of 6 inch caliper, the square inches required remains about the same, but the cost is reduced. There was some discussion on what types of trees are required and Ms. plaskett asked that staff be allowed to determine size and type on a per site basis. For the record, Mr. Martin stated the first time he Land Development and Regulatory Agency Regular Meeting January 6, 1998 3 . o u presented this request was in 1991. There being no further comments. Mr. Martin concluded saying, if approved, this text amendment will result in a considerable savings to businesses. Chairman Masso then asked for a motion. Mr. Garthwaite moved to recommend approval to the City Council to amend a change to the caliper of replacement trees from 4 inches to 2.5 inches at 6 inches above the soil line. And to allow staff to make computations to determine the equivalency (number and type) of trees to be planted when appropriate. Mr. Zeese seconded the motion. The motion CARRIED 7-0. DISCUSSION ITEMS A. Community Director's Report Ms. plaskett reported to the Board that she is working on the Evaluation and Appraisal Report comments for the Department of Community Affairs. B. Chairman's Report The Chairman had nothing to report at this time. C. Agency Member's Report Mr. Garthwaite mentioned changing the meeting time so as to accommodate working members. However, it was decided this wouldn't be necessary. There was some discussion between the Board members pertaining to the open position for a Community Development Director. ADJOURNMENT There being no additional business to come before the Board, a motion was made and approved to adjourn. The meeting adjourned at 7:35 p.m. Land Development and Regulatory Agency Regular Meeting January 6, 1998 4