2023-12-21 Approved Minutes1
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I. CALL TO ORDER
Chairperson Hoover
Okeechobee to ord
Council Chambers,
Okeechobee, Florida
II. ATTENDANCE
CITY OF OKEECHOBEE, FLORIDA
PLANNING BOARD MEETING
DECEMBER 21, 2023
SUMMARY OF BOARD ACTION
called the regular meeting of the Planning Board for the City of
er on Thursday, December 21, 2023, at 6:00 P.M. in the City
located at 55 Southeast (SE) Third Avenue, Room 200,
followed by the Pledge of Allegiance.
Roll was taken by General Services Secretary Keli Trimnal. Chairperson Dawn Hoover,
Vice Chairperson Doug McCoy, Board Members Phil Baughman, Carl Berlin, Jr.,
Karyne Brass, Mac Jonassaint, Jim Shaw, and AltE!rnate Board Members Jon Folbrecht
and James Dean Murray were present.
III. AGENDA
A. There were no items added, deferred, or withdrawn from the agenda.
B. Motion by Member Jonassaint, seconded by Member Baughman to approve the
agenda as presented. Motion Carried Unanimously.
C. There were no comment cards submitted for public participation.
IV. MINUTES
A. Motion by Vice Chairperson McCoy, seconded by Member Baughman to
dispense with the reading and approve the October 19, 2023, Regular Meeting
minutes. Motion Carried Unanimously.
V. CHAIRPERSON HOOVER OPENED THE QUASI-JUDICIAL PUBLIC HEARING AT
6:03 P.M.
A. Rezoning Petition No. 23-002-R, requests to rezone 0.65± acres from Central
Business District (CBD) to Heavy Commercial (CHV), located at 201 South
Parrott Avenue, for the purpose of expanding the existing Budget Inn motel.
1. Notary Public Keli Trimnal administered an oath to Mr. Steve Dobbs, 209
Northeast 211 Street, Okeechobee, FL, and Mr. Ben Smith, Morris-Depew
Associates, Inc., 2914 Cleveland Avenue, Fort Myers, FL, who
responded affirmatively.
2. City Planning Consultant Smith briefly reviewed the Planning Staff Report
finding the requested rezoning from CBD to CHV for the subject property
to be consistent with the City's Comprehensive Plan, reasonably
compatible with adjacent uses, and consistent with the pattern of land
use, therefore recommending approval.
3. Mr. Dobbs, Engineer, for Mr. Jay Patel, Trustee, on behalf of the Property
Owner, Jitendra Living Trust, was present and available for questions.
Member Brass asked Planning Consultant Smith whether patron parking
was legal in the setbacks next to the road. He explained this proposed
request is not about setbacks, it is about whether it is consistent with the
criteria that the City has for Rezonings, and an analysis of that criteria
has been provided. Member Brass lastly asked whether the CHV Zoning
District was more restrictive to setbacks and Planning Consultant Smith
responded yes.
4. No Ex-Parte disclosures were offered.
5. Motion by Member Baughman, seconded by Member Jonassaint to
recommend approval to the City Council for Rezoning Petition No. 23-
002-R as presented in [Exhibit 1, 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 January 16, 2024, and February 20, 2024.
CHAIRPERSON HOOVER CLOSED THE QUASI-JUDICIAL PUBLIC HEARING AT
6:19 P.M.
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VI. CITY ADMINISTRATOR UPDATE
No updates provided at this time.
VII. ADJOURNMENT
Chairperson Hoover adjourned the meeting at 6:19 P.M.
Submitted by:
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Patty M. Burnette, Secretary
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respect to any matter considered at this proceeding, he/she may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceeding is
made, which record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based. General Services' media are
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