1996-05-20 Workshop150
CITY OF OKEECHOBEE
CITY COUNCIL/CITIZEN ADVISORY COMMITTEE WORKSHOP
SUMMARY OF COUNCIL ACTION
A. Call Workshop to order on May 20, 1996 at 6:00 p.m.
B. Mayor and Council Attendance:
Mayor James E. Kirk
Council Member Noel A_ Chandler
Council Member Michael G. O'Connor
Council Member Robert Oliver
Council Member Dowling R. Watford, Jr.
Staff Attendance:
City Attorney John R. Cook
City Administrator John J. Drago
Deputy Clerk S. Lane Gamiotea
Citizen Advisory Committee Attendance:
Chairperson David Hazellief
Committee Member Mary Beth Cooper
Committee Member Alternate Gil Culbreth
Committee Member Steve Nelson
Committee Member Marvin Wherrell, Jr.
C. Begin going through the proposed LDR's from the Citizen's Advisory
Committee (left off on page 66).
Citizen Advisory Committee Chairperson Hazellief called the Workshop to order on May
20, 1996 at 6:05 p.m.
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Mrs. Faye Haverlock was present for the workshop and requested the Council and
Committee review parking spaces on page fifty-one concerning Nursing Homes. She
stated that she read an article in the Okeechobee News concerning these workshops
and applied what is proposed to Okeechobee Health Care, with the proposed parking
spaces required. She would need one hundred sixty-eight spaces. She has seventy-two
and that has given her ample parking spaces.
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;. Review the proposed changes to the City's Land Development Mrs. Haverlock further explained she contacted her architect, Mr. Wendell Hall of Bhide
Regulations by the Citizen Advisory Committee. and Hall. Mr. hall advised that in his experience they find parking requirements on
nursing homes to be one parking space for every 4 beds and one parking space for each
staff member for the largest shift.
Following further discussion between the Council, Committee and Consultant Jack Ware,
all agreed to amend parking for nursing homes to one space per every four beds and one
space per staff member, for the largest shift. Committee Chairperson Hazellief thanked
Mrs. Havelock for her time and input on this matter.
The Council and Committee covered pages sixty-six to seventy-three suggesting the
following changes or notes:
Page 66 Temporary Uses Temporary Uses In Connection With A Development Permit.
This paragraph states: "a temporary construction office, real estate office, watchmen's
office and model home on the property under development." This is not to mean a mobile
home can set up on a single family lot and someone live in it until there house is built.
History has proven that the majority of the time, ten years later the mobile home is still
there in a residential zoned area and the house is still not built.
Then on number five, temporary off -premises sales tent sales outdoor auctions, there
was a lengthy discussion. Council and Committee decided to incorporate the current City
Peddler's Ordinance in here which is more stringent. And make sure Attorney Cook pays
special attention to this area.
Page 68 Special Exception Uses. Add "Bar" where "Private Club, Night Club Re-
quirements" are and modify the definition of a bar.
Page 72 Nonconforming Uses Delete Number Two "Removal of Nonconforming Sign
in a Residential District."
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C. Review the proposed changes to the City's Land Development Page 73, Nuisances. Number One deals with nuisance vegetation. Following discussion
Regulations by the Citizen Advisory Committee. Council and Committee decided to incorporate the current beautification ordinance in this
section. And again, have Attorney Cook pay special attention to this section for any
conflicts to any other City Ordinance.
Adjournment - Mayor Kirk.
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE AND BE ADVISED that if a person decides to appeal any decision made by the
City Council with respect to any matter considered at this meeting, he/she may need to insure that a
verbatim record of the proceeding is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence upon which
the appeal is to be based. A tape recording of this meeting is on file in t7erks Office.
ATTEST: �/-James E. Kirk,Mayor
This concludes the discussion for this workshop. The Council and Committee discussed
when the next workshop should be held, it was decided that it would be Monday, June
3, 1996 at 6:00 P.M. (This is graduation and the workshop will be postponed until the
following Monday).
Citizen Advisory Committee Chairperson Hazellief adjourned the workshop at 7:45 p.m.
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