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c i PLANNING BOARD MEETING
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JUNE 169 2022
SUMMARY OF BOARD ACTION
I. CALL TO ORDER
Chairperson Hoover called the regular meeting of the Planning Board for the City of
Okeechobee to order on Thursday, June 16, 2022, at 6:01 P.M. in the City Council
Chambers, located at 55 Southeast Third Avenue, Room 200, Okeechobee, Florida
followed by the Pledge of Allegiance.
II. ATTENDANCE
Roll was taken by Board Secretary Patty Burnette. Chairperson Dawn Hoover, Vice
Chairperson Doug McCoy, Board Members Phil Baughman, Karyne Brass, and
Alternate Board Member David McAuley were present. Board Members Rick Chartier,
Mac Jonassaint and Alternate Board Member Jim Shaw were absent with consent.
Chairperson Hoover moved Alternate Board Member McAuley to voting position.
III. AGENDA
A. There were no items added, deferred, or withdrawn from the agenda.
B. Motion by Member Brass, seconded by Vice Chairperson McCoy to approve the
agenda as presented. Motion Carried Unanimously.
C. There were no comment cards submitted for public participation.
IV. MINUTES
A. Motion by Member Baughman, seconded by Member Brass to dispense with the
reading and approve the May 19, 2022, Regular Meeting minutes. Motion
Carried Unanimously.
V. CHAIRPERSON HOOVER OPENED THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 6:03 P.M.
A. Land Development Regulation (LDR) Text Amendment No. 22-002-TA, which
proposes to amend items 19 and 22 of Appendix C, Schedule of LDR Fees and
Charges.
1. City Planning Consultant Ben Smith with Morris-Depew Associates, Inc.
reviewed the Planning Staff Report explaining the reason for the request
to reduce the fees charged for Joinder applications.
2. There were no public comments offered.
3. There were no Ex-Parte disclosures offered.
4. Motion by Member Baughman, seconded by Member Brass to
recommend the City Council approve LDR Text Amendment No. 22-002-
TA as presented in [Exhibit 1.] Motion Carried Unanimously. The
recommendation will be forwarded to the City Council for consideration at
Public Hearings tentatively scheduled for July 5, 2022, and August 2,
2022.
B. Comprehensive Plan Small Scale Future Land Use Map (FLUM) Amendment
Application No. 22-004-SSA, to reclassify from Multi -Family (MF) Residential to
Commercial (C) on 4.21 ± acres located in the 1000 block of the East side of South
Parrott Avenue.
1. City Planning Consultant Smith briefly reviewed the Planning Staff Report
finding the requested C FLUM designation for the subject property
reasonably compatible with adjacent uses, consistent with the urbanizing
pattern of the area, and consistent with the City's Comprehensive Plan,
therefore recommending approval. The Applicant is also submitting a
concurrent request to rezone the property from Residential Single Family -
One (RSF-1) to Heavy Commercial (CHV). For the record, a notation was
made that the correct acreage amount for the application request should
be 2.41 ± acres and not 4.21.
2. Mr. Steven Dobbs, Consultant for the Property Owner, Anita Nunez,
Registered Agent of Anita's Rental Properties, Inc. was present and
available for questions. There were none.
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V. PUBLIC HEARING ITEM B CONTINUED
3. No public comments were offered.
4. No Ex-Parte disclosures were offered.
5. Motion by Board Member Baughman, seconded by Board Member
McAuley to recommend approval to the City Council for Comprehensive
Plan Small Scale FLUM Amendment Application No. 22-004-SSA, as
presented in [Exhibit 2, which includes the findings as required for granting
Applications per Code Section 70-340; and the Planning Consultant's
analysis of the findings and recommendation for approval.] Motion
Carried Unanimously. The recommendation will be forwarded to the City
Council for consideration at a Public Hearing tentatively scheduled for July
19, 2022.
QUASI-JUDICIAL ITEM
C. Rezoning Petition No. 22-004-R, requests to rezone from RSF-1 to CHV, on
4.21 ± acres, located in the 1000 block of the East side of South Parrott Avenue
for the proposed use of developing a new commercial business.
1. Notary Public Patty Burnette administered an oath to Mr. Steven Dobbs,
209 Northeast 2nd Street, Okeechobee, Florida, who responded
affirmatively.
2. City Planning Consultant Smith briefly reviewed the Planning Staff Report
finding the requested rezoning from RSF-1 to CHV for the subject property
to be reasonably compatible with adjacent uses, consistent with the
urbanizing pattern of the area and consistent with the City's
Comprehensive Plan, therefore recommending approval should the
concurrent request to change the FLUM to C be approved. For the record,
a notation was made that the correct acreage amount for the petition
request should be 2.41 ± and not 4.21,
3. Mr. Dobbs, Consultant for the Property Owner, Anita Nunez, Registered
Agent of Anita's Rental Properties, Inc. was present and available for
questions. There were none.
4. No public comments were offered.
5. No Ex-Parte disclosures were offered.
6. Motion by Board Member Brass, seconded by Board Member Baughman
to recommend approval to the City Council for Rezoning Petition No. 22-
004-R as presented in [Exhibit 3, which includes the findings as required
for granting Petitions per Code Section 70-340; and the Planning
Consultant's analysis of the findings and recommendation for approval].
Motion Carried Unanimously. The recommendation will be forwarded to
the City Council for consideration at Public Hearings tentatively scheduled
for July 19, 2022, and August 16, 2022.
CHAIRPERSON HOOVER CLOSED THE PULIC HEARING AT 6:25 P.M.
VI. CITY ADMINISTRATOR UPDATE
Gary expressed his thanks for the Board Members' attendance at the Joint Workshop
with the City Council that was held on May 24, 2022, and would update them once
information was, received from the Central Florida Regional Planning Council. He gave
a brief update on how the City Charter would be presented on the ballot.
VII. Chairperson Hoover adjourned the meeting at 6:31 P.M.
Submitted by:
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Patty M. Burnette, Secretary
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