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1996-07-08 WorkshopCITY OF OKEECHOBEE 195 I CITY COUNCIL/CITIZEN ADVISORY COMMITTEE WORKSHOP SUMMARY OF COUNCIL ACTION A. Call Workshop to order on July 8, 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. Discuss proposed LDR's with the Citizen's Advisory Com- mittee Citizen Advisory Committee Chairperson Hazellief called the Workshop to order on July 8, 1996 at 6:08 p.m. Absent Present Present Absent Present Present Present Present Present Present Present (entered chambers at 6:13 p.m.) Absent Present Dr. Jack Ware distributed Memorandum's numbered one, two and three with new amended pages to the proposed LDR's. Dr. Ware explained that memorandum number pertained to a fax he received from the City concerning a request from citizens on Amateur Radio Antennas. He reviewed various other cities regulations on antennas and found that what is proposed are minimum regulations and are generally in line with those found in other small urban communities. PAGE 1 OF 3 X X X X X X X X R7 JULY 8, 1996 - LDR WORKSHOP - PAGE 2 OF 3 C. Discuss Land Development Regulations. Memorandum Number Two was in response to Attorney Cook's letter to Administrator Drago concerning his review of the proposed LDR's. Council and Committee discussed the various boards that are to be set up to enforce and carry out the LDR's. Following a lengthy discussion, all agreed that the same people appointed to the Planning Board could serve also as the Board of Adjustment and Appeals, just as the County does theirs. The Council will have to come up with guidelines on who can serve on this board. The current City Code Enforcement Board can continue in the current function that it does now since the LDR"s are enacted by ordinance and the Code Enforcement Board enforces all City ordinances. Dr. Ware advised that he reviewed the proposed definitions for compatibility to Florida Statutes. The Council and Committee received two updated pages of definitions. The Council and Committee then discussed whether a color scheme should be in- corporated into the Central Business District regulations. After a lengthy discussion, it was agreed to put the mechanism in the LDR's to have a Design Committee that the Council "may' choose to appoint and they could follow the guidelines of the color scheme established by the Downtown Revitalization Grant. The Council and Committee then discussed allowing some Residential uses in Commercial Districts. Following discussion everyone agreed to allow by Special Exception one residential unit per business in all Commercial Districts except Professional, Office (CPO) and that it would be considered an accessory use. This is not to be misused and allow someone to create multi -family housing on the second floor of their building. Attorney Cook advised in his letter of review that these proposed LDR's meet the State's recommendations. The next step is for the Council to meet as the Land Planning Agency to review the LDR's. Then the City Council will hold two public hearings to adopt them. J JULY 8, 1996 - LDR WORKSHOP - PAGE 3 OF 3 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 the 94yt tqr�s Office. _. Kirk Mayor ATTEST: I Citizen Advisory Committee Chairperson Hazellief adjourned the workshop at 7:50 p.m.