Loading...
1983-03-01 - - - REGULAR MEETING TUESDAY, MARCH 1, 1983 The Planning Board/Board of Adjustments and Appeals met in regular session on Tuesday, March 1, 1983, at 7:00 P.M., in the Council Room, at City Hall in Okeechobee. Members present were: Brenda O'Connor, Jim Wright, Frank Altobello and Darrell Ferneau. Chairman Kirk was absent. Others present were: Building and Zoning Administrator, Mallette Westbrook; City Attorney, David Conlon; and Secretary, Beatrice Castorina. BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS AND APPEALS There being no business to come before the Board of Adjustments and Appeals, the board opened the meeting with the Planning Board. PLANNING BOARD member Ferneau stated Chairman Kirk would not be at the meeting and Tom Miller, who was Vice Chairman had resigned in December 1982, so the first thing on the agenda would be to name a Vice Chairman. Member Altobello moved to name Member Ferneau as Vice Chairman. Seconded by member Wright. Motion carried. Vice Chairman Ferneau called the Planning Board into session. APPROVAL OF MINUTES There being no additions or corrections to the minutes, member O'Connor moved to accept the minutes of January 4, 1983 meeting as presented. Seconded by Member Altobello. Motion carried. WALLACE AND DORA NORTON - REZONING Attorney John Cassels, representing Wallace and Dora Norton appeared before the board to request a rezoning of the property located at 103 Southwest 11th Avenue and West Park Street. He request the property be rezoned from Residential Single Family to Commercial to establish two or three retail business stores. Mr. Cassels stated this was a commercial area with the surrounding commercial zonings. Vice Chairman Ferneau asked the audience if anyone present was for the rezoning. Larry Lanier - owner of Ace Appliance Service, stated he was for the rezoning. Mr. Lanier stated the town is growing and he felt the rezoning for the business would be comparative to the area. Vice Chairman Ferneau asked if there were anyone in the audience against the re- zoning. Carl Strickland - on the excutive board for Council on Aging. Mr. Strickland stated he was concerned with the parking. He also stated the Council on Aging did not have enough parking area for their members and wanted to be assured there would be no parking on their property, if the rezoning was granted. Rick Jordan - head of the petition - given to the board members. Mr. Jordan stated they were concerned with the cars having to back out of the parking lot into the main highway. Vice Chairman Ferneau asked Mr. Jordan if the names on the petition were in the area of the rezoning. Mr. Jordan stated they were the people, who received the rezoning notices. Some were not the owners, but were the people living in the houses that were 139 ~ ~ UÞl notified. Harlen Hitt - lives at 205 S.W. 11th Ave. He was against it because he did not feel there was enough room for parking for two and possibly three businesses. Mr. Cassels assured the Board there was ample room for parking. Vice Chairman Ferneau asked Mr. Westbrook if there was adequate space for off- street parking. Mr. Westbrook stated yes. The Board went over the findings for a rezonin9. Discussion ensued among the board members and the audience. Michael McArthur - lives behind the property in question. He stated he was concerned about what could be put in the building in the future, if the request be granted. Member Altobello moved to recommend to the City Council to grant the request for rezoning. Being no second. Motion died. Discussion ensued with the Board Members, Mr. Westbrook, Mr. Cassels and the audience. Member Wright moved to table the rezoning until the board could get adequate site preparation on the proposal. Seconded by Member O'Connor. Motion carried. Attorney Conlon welcomed Member Ferneau back on the board. FRANK ALTOBELLO Member Altobello wanted to know about the merger between the City and County. He stated if the City home owners were to be under the jurisdiction of the County, he was against it. Mr. Fellows, City Administrator, explained, the City Council has proposed the County consider creating a new Planning and Zoning Board to be composed of three members of the un-corporative area, three members of the City and one member to be chosen by these six. The Planning and Zoning would function as this board does on matters in the City and in the County. Matters involving rezoning in the City would be recommended to the City Council as they are now. Matters relation to zoning in the un-corporative area would be refered to the Board of Commissioners as they do now. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business before the Planning Board, Member Wright moved to adjourn. Seconded by Member O'Conner. Meeting adjourned at 8:00 P.M. r~_ ~. .,. .. Iv -, (). .:.A"'~-e"~ Darrell Ferneau Vice Chairman Planning Board City of Okeechobee ATTEST: ¿d~ ~t~~ Beatrice Castorina Planning Board City of Okeechobee A TAPE OF THIS MEETING IN IT'S ENTIRETY IS ON FILE IN THE CLERK'S OFFICE - - -