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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 08-16-2001 St. Lucie County Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting Minutes REGULAR MEETING August 16, 2001 rd Commission Chambers, 3 Floor, Roger Poitras Annex 7:00 p.m. MEMBERS PRESENT: Mr. Hearn, Mr. Trias, Mr. Jones, Mr. Grande, Mr. Akins, Mr. McCurdy, Mr. Matthes Chairman. MEMBERS ABSENT: Mr. Lounds (excused), Mr. Merritt (unexcused) OTHERS PRESENT: Mr. David Kelly, Planning Manager; Ms. Cyndi Snay, Planner II; Ms. Heather Young, Asst. Co. Attorney; Ms. Dawn Wismer, Administrative Secretary. P & Z Meeting August 16, 2001 Page 1 CALL TO ORDER Chairman Matthes called to order the meeting of the St. Lucie County Planning and Zoning Commission meeting at 7:00 p.m. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ROLL CALL ANNOUNCEMENTS Mr. David Kelly made an announcement that Dawn Wismer would be the recording secretary for this Chairman Matthes For those of you who have not been here before, The Planning and Zoning Commission is an agency that makes recommendations to the Board of County Commissioners. The Staff will present a brief summary of the project and then make their recommendation. After which time, the Petitioner will be asked to come forward and state his/her case for the requested petition. At any time the Board may stop and ask questions of the Petitioner or Staff. After that process is completed the Chairman will open the public hearing for anyone who wishes to speak for or against the petition. The purpose behind this hearing is to get input from the general public. If anyone has something to say, please feel free to come forward and state it. After everyone has gotten a chance to speak the Chairman will then close the public hearing. The Board will deliberate and then make a decision regarding their recommendation, one way or the other. The decision that is made is typically read from a scripted set of statements that are given to the Board. It may sound rehearsed but it really is not. There is one motion for and one motion against in the package, so that the Board can make a motion either one way or the other so it is very clear in the records. Once again, I want to remind you that the Planning and Zoning Commission only acts in an advisory capacity for the Board of County Commissioners. If you are not happy with the outcome of this hearing you will have the opportunity to speak at the public hearing in front of the Board of County Commissioners. No other announcements or comments. P & Z Meeting August 16, 2001 Page 2 AGENDA ITEM 1: June 21, 2001 MINUTES Mr. McCurdy made a motion for approval. Motion seconded by Mr. Grande. Upon a roll call vote, the motion passed unanimously (with a vote of 7-0). P & Z Meeting August 16, 2001 Page 3 AGENDA ITEM 2: July 26, 2001 MINUTES Mr. McCurdy made a motion for approval. Motion seconded by Mr. Grande. Upon a roll call vote, the motion passed unanimously (with a vote of 7-0). P & Z Meeting August 16, 2001 Page 4 AGENDA ITEM 3: LIBERTY BAPTIST CHURCH, FILE NO. CU-01-005 Staff Planner, Cyndi Snay, stated that Agenda Item #3 was the petition of Liberty Baptist Church, Inc. of Fort Pierce, for a Conditional Use Permit to allow educational services as an accessory use to a religious facility. The facility is located at 3600 West Midway Road. Section 3.01.03(X) allows for educational facilities with a Conditional Use Permit approval. Ms. Snay stated that the applicant has indicated that their existing church facilities will be utilized and no new buildings will be required. She further stated that the proposed Conditional Use is not expected to adversely impact the surrounding properties. The property to the south and the west are both zoned I (Institutional). The properties to the north and east are zoned Residential. Staff is recommending that the petition be forwarded to the Board of County Commissioners with a recommendation of approval, subject to three conditions: 1. This permit is to allow educational services for Grades K-5 only. Any additional educational services would require a modification to the Proposed Conditional Use Permit. 2. The approved Conditional Use Permit is for the proposed 3.92-acre parcel of land only. Upon development of the property, west of Dunn road, owned by Liberty Baptist Church, an additional Conditional Use Permit will be required to operate educational services. 3. Any expansion to the square footage for the Liberty Baptist Church facility that will be used for educational purposes will result in modification of the existing site plan and the proposed Conditional Use Permit. Ms. Snay also stated that petitioner has requested to change the request to include Grades K-12 and not just K-5. Chairman Matthes questioned if the staff recommendation is for Grades K-12. Ms. Snay advised that staff did not feel that any more traffic would be generated at this time if the petition included Grades K- 12. Mr. Kelly confirmed that he was in agreement. Chairman Matthes asked for comments from the petitioner. Pastor Wallace Cooley introduced himself there was a miscommunication and that they do wish to include Grades K-12. He advised that the facility would be starting with Grades K-5 and then adding several grades at a time each year. Pastor Cooley further stated that the existing facilities and classrooms used for Sunday school would be suitable for their Christian be happy to answer any questions they may have. Chairman Matthes asked for questions from the Board. Mr. Grande stated that he had three questions of the petitioner: What they foresaw as the maximum number of students? What the transportation (busing) impact on the roads would be and what would be the impact on the existing septic system? Pastor Cooley answered that over the first few years, they might only have 10-25 students. He also explained that it He stated that they have no intention of busing any of their students so he feels there should be no impact in that area. He advised that their facility already has 3 existing septic systems that are sufficient for their maximum filled capacity. He does not feel that they will outgrow those facilities any time in the near future. P & Z Meeting August 16, 2001 Page 5 Chairman Matthes questioned what the approximate hours of operation would be. Pastor Cooley said they do not have any set schedule at this point in time, but may be around 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Chairman Matthes asked the Board if they had any further questions. Chairman Matthes opened the Public Hearing. Hearing none, Seeing no one in the audience. Chairman Matthes closed the Public Hearing. Chairman Matthes asked if the Board had any other questions of Staff. Mr. McCurdy asked to see the aerial map and what kind of property is to the north and west. Ms. Snay advised that those areas are both single-family residential homes. Mr. Hearn questioned if condition #3 would be an administrative modification. Ms. Snay stated that if any expansion would need to be done to the building, the petitioner would have to come before the Board again. Mr. Kelly added that there is an administrative approval for small changes (he believes percentages of square footage etc) to the Conditional Use. Any major changes would have to come back before the Board. Mr. Hearn stated that after considering the testimony presented during the Public Hearing, including staff comments, and the standards as set forth in Section 11.07.03, St Lucie County Land Development Code, I hereby move that the Planning and Zoning Commission recommend that the St. Lucie County Board of County Commissioners grant approval to the application of Liberty Baptist Church for a Conditional Use Permit to allow educational services as an Accessory Use to a religious facility in the I (Institutional) Zoning District with the 3 conditions stated (including the modified condition allowing Grades K-12 instead of K-5 only) because it seems to be a good additional use to their existing facility and it would blend in well with the neighborhood. Motion seconded by Mr. Grande. Upon a roll call vote the motion passed unanimously (with a vote of 7-0) and forwarded to the County Commissioners for approval. P & Z Meeting August 16, 2001 Page 6 Mr. Hearn asked staff for an update regarding the Aesthetics Ordinance that was discussed several months ago. Ms. Young advised that it probably would not be before the Board again until around October. Mr. McCurdy advised that he might be out of town at the time of the next scheduled meeting. No further business. Next scheduled meeting will be Thursday September 20, 2001. ADJOURNMENT Motion to adjourn made by Mr. Grande and seconded by Mr. Matthes. Meeting was adjourned at 7:13 p.m. Respectfully submitted: Approved by: _____________________________ _______________________________ Dawn Wismer, Secretary Steffan Matthes, Chairman . P & Z Meeting August 16, 2001 Page 7