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CITY OF OKEECHOBEE, FLORIDA
PLANNING BOARD MEETING
• SEPTEMBER 211 , 2023
SUMMARY OF BOARD ACTION
CALL TO ORDER
Chairperson Hoover called the regular meeting of the Planning Board for the City of
Okeechobee to order on Thursday, September 21, 2023, at 6:07 P.M. in the City Council
Chambers, located at 55 Southeast (SE) Third Avenue, Room 200, Okeechobee, Florida.
I II. ATTENDANCE
Roll was taken by Board Secretary Patty Burnette. Chairperson Dawn Hoover, Board
Members Phil Baughman, Carl Berlin, Jr., Karyne Brass, and Alternate Board Members
Jon Folbrecht and Jim Shaw were present. Vice Chairperson Doug McCoy, and Board
Member Mac Jonassaint were absent without consent. Chairperson Hoover moved
Alternate Board Members Folbrecht and Shaw to voting position.
III. AGENDA
A. There were no items added, deferred, or withdrawn from the agenda.
B. Motion by Member Folbrecht, seconded by Member Shaw 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 Folbrecht to dispense with the
reading and approve the June 15, 2023, Regular Meeting minutes. Motion Carried
Unanimously.
V. CHAIRPERSON HOOVER OPENED THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 6:09 P.M.
A. Consider Land Development Regulations (LDR) Text Amendment Application No.
23-002-TA, which proposes to amend Chapter 78, Land Development Standards,
Article IV, Stormwater Management, to reflect required changes adopted by the
State on stormwater management regulations.
1. City Attorney Stephen Conteaguero with Nason, Yeager, Gerson, Harris &
Fumero, briefly reviewed the proposed ordinance stating this is to bring the
existing City LDR into conformance with the Florida Department of
Environmental Protection. This ordinance is to help protect the City's
resources from the harmful effects of unmanaged stormwater runoff. It also
addresses illicit discharges and post construction run off.
2. No public comments were offered.
3. No Ex-Parte disclosures were offered.
4. Motion by Member Folbrecht, seconded by Member Berlin to recommend
approval to the City Council for LDR Text Amendment Application No. 23-
002-TA, as presented in [Exhibit 1]. The recommendation will be forwarded
to the City Council for consideration at Public Hearings, tentatively scheduled
for October 17, 2023, and November 21, 2023. Motion Carried
Unanimously.
B. Consider LDR Text Amendment Application No. 23-004-TA, which proposes to
amend Section 66-1, adding a definition for Medical Marijuana Dispensaries and
Zoning Districts Permitted Uses Section's 90-252 for Light Commercial, 90-282 for
Heavy Commercial, 90-312 for Central Business District, and 90-342 for Industrial,
to prohibit Medical Marijuana Dispensaries in the City.
1. City Attorney Conteaguero briefly reviewed the proposed ordinance stating
this proposed language would prohibit Medical Marijuana dispensaries in all
zoning districts in the City and any existing ones would be considered non-
conforming uses. Should an existing facility be sold, then the use would not
be permitted.
2. No public comments were offered.
3. No Ex-Parte disclosures were offered.
4. Motion by Member Berlin, seconded by Member Shaw to recommend
approval to the City Council for 'LDR Text Amendment Application No. 23-
004-TA, as presented in [Exhibit 2]. The recommendation will be forwarded
to the City Council for consideration at Public Hearings, tentatively scheduled
for November 7, 2023, and December 5, 2023. Motion Carried
Unanimously.
CHAIRPERSON HOOVER CLOSED THE PULIC HEARING AT 6:24 P.M.
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VI. CITY ADMINISTRATOR UPDATE
No updates provided at this time.
VII. ADJOURNMENT
Chairperson Hoover adjourned the meeting at 6:24 P.M.
Submitted by:
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Patty M. Burnette, Secretary
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