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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 01-15-2004 St. Lucie County Planning and Zoning Commission Local Planning Agency REGULAR MEETING MINUTES January 15, 2004 Commission Chambers, 3rd Floor, Roger Poitras Annex 7:00 P.M. MEMBERS PRESENT: Mr. Grande, Ms. Hammer, Mr. Hearn, Mr. Lounds, Ms. Morgan, Mr. Merritt, Mr. Trias, and Mr. McCurdy. MEMBERS ABSENT: Mr. Akins (With Notice) OTHERS PRESENT: Mr. Dennis Murphy, Community Development Director; Mr. David Kelly, Planning Manager; Mr. Hank Flores, Development Review Planner III; Ms. Cyndi Snay, Development Review Planner III; Ms. Heather Young, Assistant County Attorney; Ms. Dawn Gilmore, Administrative Secretary. CALL TO ORDER: Chairman Merritt called to order the meeting of the St. Lucie County Planning and Zoning Commission / Local Planning Agency at 7:00 P.M. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ROLL CALL ANNOUNCEMENTS / DISCLOSURES: meeting. The Planning and Zoning Commission/Local Planning Agency is an agency that makes recommendations to the Board of County Commissioners on land use matters. These recommendations are made after consideration of staff recommendation and information gathered at a public hearing, such as those we will hold tonight. The meeting will progress in the following manner: The Chair will call each item. Staff will make a brief presentation on the facts of the request. The petitioner will explain his or her request to the Board. Members of the public will be allowed to present information regarding the request. The public portion of the meeting will be closed and the Board will discuss the request. Further public comment will not be accepted unless the Board has specific questions. The Board will vote on its recommendation after its discussion. For legal reasons, the motion may be chosen and read from a script provided by staff. Motions both for and against are provided to the Board members. P&Z / LPA Regular Meeting January 15, 2004 Page 1 of 17 The recommendation is then forwarded to the Board of County Commissioners for their consideration and vote, usually within the next month. The Planning and Zoning Commission/Local Planning Agency acts only in an advisory capacity for the Board of County Commissioners and actions taken are recommendations only. Interested parties will also have the opportunity to speak at a public hearing in front of the Board of County Commissioners who will ultimately have the final decision. No other announcements or discussion. P&Z / LPA Regular Meeting January 15, 2004 Page 2 of 17 AGENDA ITEM 1: ELECTION OF CHAIRMAN AND VICE CHAIRMAN: The Planning and Zoning Commission are required to reorganize at the first meeting of each calendar year. That reorganization consists of electing a Chairman and Vice Chairman for the upcoming year. Chairman Merritt asked for nominations for Chairman. Ms. Morgan made a motion to elect Mr. McCurdy as Chairman of the Planning and Zoning Commission / Local Planning Agency. Motion seconded by Mr. Trias. Mr. Hearn made a motion to elect Mr. Grande as Chairman of the Planning and Zoning Commission / Local Planning Agency. Motion seconded by Ms. Hammer. Upon a roll call vote the motion to elect Mr. McCurdy as Chairman of the Planning and Zoning Commission / Local Planning Agency was approved with a vote of 5-3 (with Mr. Grande, Ms. Hammer, and Mr. Hearn voting against). Chairman Merritt asked for nominations for Vice Chairman. Mr. Hearn made a motion to elect Mr. Grande as Vice Chairman of the Planning and Zoning Commission / Local Planning Agency. Motion seconded by Ms. Hammer. Upon a roll call vote the motion to elect Mr. Grande as Vice Chairman of the Planning and Zoning Commission / Local Planning Agency was unanimously approved (with a vote of 8-0). P&Z / LPA Regular Meeting January 15, 2004 Page 3of 17 AGENDA ITEM 2: SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES DECEMBER 9, 2003: Mr. Grande made a motion to approve as written. Motion seconded by Mr. Merritt. Ms. Hammer questioned if she has to vote even though she was not at the meeting. Ms. Young confirmed that was correct. Upon a roll call vote the motion was unanimously approved with a vote of 8-0. P&Z / LPA Regular Meeting January 15, 2004 Page 4of 17 AGENDA ITEM 3: REGULAR MEETING MINUTES DECEMBER 18, 2003: Mr. Grande stated that he has one correction, page 13, paragraph 2, line 7, should read Mr. Hearn stated that on page 5, fourth paragraph down, he thought he had asked Mr. Miller what the cost was per lot. Ms. Gilmore stated that as per the tapes, he actually asked what the prices of the homes were. Mr. Hearn apologized and stated that his intention was to ask what the prices of the lots were. Mr. Hearn stated on page 15, it shows that Chairman McCurdy closed the public hearing and then he made a motion to continue. He stated that he believed he had some conversation regarding the ordinance that was not included in the minutes. Mr. Kelly stated that there was some discussion but due to some technical difficulties and the fact that it was continued it had been deleted. He stated that since it was continued, it was prefer that we go back and try to add it in, we could do that. Mr. Hearn stated that would not be necessary but in the future would like something put in because it looks as if they just decided to continue it without any discussion. Mr. Kelly confirmed that would be done in the future. Mr. Grande made a motion to approve, as amended. Motion seconded by Mr. Hearn. Upon a roll call vote the motion was unanimously approved (with a vote of 8-0). P&Z / LPA Regular Meeting January 15, 2004 Page 5of 17 AGENDA ITEM 4: JOHN M. DUNN FILE NO. RZ-03-046: Mr. Hank Flores, presenting Staff comments, stated that Agenda Item # 4 was the John M. Dunn, application of for a Change in Zoning from the RMH-5 (Residential, Mobile-Home - 5 du/acre) Zoning District to the IL (Industrial, Light) Zoning District for property located at 2835 Hammond Road, the northwest corner of the intersection of St. Lucie Boulevard and Hammond Road. Mr. Dunn is proposing to operate a Heavy Mr. Flores stated that RMH-5 zoning is located to the north, CG (Commercial, General) Zoning is located to the west, U (Utilities) Zoning is located to the east, and IL (Industrial, Light) Zoning is located to the south across St. Lucie Boulevard. He continued that the subject property is located to the west of the St. Lucie County International and north of property zoned and used for light industrial purposes. The surrounding area is considered commercial/industrial for any future development. The existing residential neighborhood to the north can be adequately buffered from the proposed construction office by the provision of an 8-foot high fence or wall and associated landscaping between the subject property and the residential community to the north. Staff has reviewed this petition and determined that it conforms to the standards of review as set forth in the Land Development Code and is not in conflict with the Comprehensive Plan. Staff is recommending that you forward this petition to the Board of County Commissioners with a recommendation of approval. Chairman McCurdy questioned if the applicant was present. Mr. John M. Dunn, 3981 Alice Street, stated that he was the applicant and proposed to use the property for offices and storage of his equipment. He stated that he is a licensed master plumber. Mr. Merritt questioned if the applicant would be working on the equipment while it is stored on the property. Mr. Dunn stated that he was only planning on parking the equipment there during the evening. Mr. Hearn questioned if the applicant, Mr. Dunn, was the owner. Mr. Dunn stated that he does not currently own the property. Mr. Lounds questioned what type of equipment the applicant would be storing on the property. Mr. Dunn stated that he would have a 325 Catt, 950 Loader, Lo-Boy, Tractor Trailer, Bobcat, and Skid Loader. Mr. Lounds questioned if there would be any cranes on the property. Mr. Dunn stated there would not. He also stated that there is currently a three-bedroom house located on the property, which will remain, and he will use as an office space. Ms. Morgan questioned what times the applicant would be moving the equipment on and off the property. Mr. Dunn stated that they would usually start moving it around 7 A.M and would usually finish about 5 P.M. He stated that they usually work from just after sunrise until just before sunset. signed off on the application and allowed Mr. Dunn to be their agent. Mr. Dunn stated that the current property owner was present at the hearing as well. Ms. Hammer stated that she was concerned about the hours of operation, especially since most machines have the caution alarms sounding when they are backing up. Mr. Dunn stated that would not be the case because most of the equipment is actually already on the trailer and they would only be moving the trailers in and out of the area. Mr. Hearn questioned if the property owners are sent a copy of the permitted uses allowed under the IL (Industrial, Light) zoning when they are notified. Mr. Flores stated they are not sent that info, but it is available in the file for the public to review at any time. P&Z / LPA Regular Meeting January 15, 2004 Page 6of 17 Mr. Merritt questioned the concurrency for the road and how staff could recommend approval of a rezoning on Kings Highway. Mr. Kelly stated that this project is a distance off of Kings Highway, near the Airport. Mr. Murphy stated that concurrency requirements are not required until a specific plan is submitted and this request is for a preliminary rezoning only. Mr. Grande questioned what requirements are necessary for this project as a buffer between it and the residences to the north. Mr. Flores stated that some landscaping and an 8-foot opaque fence would be required. Mr. Lounds questioned if they should they could impose conditions on a rezoning. Ms. Young confirmed that was correct, they nditions on a rezoning. Chairman McCurdy opened the public hearing. Ms. Jean Direly, 5138 Margaret Ann Lane, stated that she had a letter prepared by the property owners to the north, with forty-three signatures, stating that they were adamantly against this change in zoning. She continued that it is not compatible with the adjoining properties because of noise, industrial odors, and the appearance of the heavy equipment. She stated that they feel this should be considered to be spot zoning. Mr. Flores stated the area for commercial or industrial, light uses. He continued that there is also industrial, light zoning to south across St. Lucie Boulevard. She also stated that one of their many concerns is about what this type of project will do to their property taxes and increase their taxes, but that is handled by the Property Apprais questioned why there were some people who live near her who did not receive notifications. Mr. Grande stated that the notification is 500 feet and is possible that people who reside on the western end of Margaret Ann Lane would be outside of the 500- foot boundary. Mr. Flores stated that was correct and that there is also a large sign on the property for notification too. Ms. Jean Brennan, 5041 Margaret Ann Lane, stated that they are part of the Green Acres subdivision and has lived there for seventeen years. She continued that this mobile home park is real property because they own the land individually. She also stated that on the original plat maps it stated this area should not be used for schools, churches, or residential because of the noise factors from the airport. She continued that this land was subdivided into lots that are 75X100 because a County Commissioner at the time bought a only one way to get into their subdivision, which is Hammond Road. She stated that in case of emergencies it is tough to get everyone from their park out of the area with only having one road. Seeing no one else, Chairman McCurdy closed the public hearing. Mr. Lounds stated that there is heavy traffic on Hammond Road from Airport Road and feels that area needs some sort of traffic impact review. Mr. Hearn questioned if uses of the property would have been more clearly defined by using a PNRD (Planned Non-Residential Development). Mr. Flores confirmed that having a PNRD (Planned Non-Residential Development) request does allow for a restriction of uses in the conditions of approval. Ms. Morgan stated that the requirement for an 8-foot fence concerns her because of the type of equipment the applicant will be storing on the property. She also stated that the permitted uses under IL (Industrial, Light) zoning are also a concern. Ms. Hammer stated that she too is concerned about the permitted uses under the IL (Industrial, Light) zoning and feels there should be some sort of time restriction on this request. P&Z / LPA Regular Meeting January 15, 2004 Page 7of 17 Mr. Grande stated that he would hope staff is suggesting the alternatives a petitioner has, like a PNRD (Planned Non-Residential Development), instead of a flat rezoning request. He continued that a PNRD (Planned Non-Residential Development) request would allow them to see what the plan was for the property and also to address any concerns about traffic or landscaping. Mr. Hearn stated that after considering the testimony presented during the public hearing, including Staff comments, and the Standards of Review as set forth in Section 11.06.03, 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 deny the application of John M. Dunn, for a Change in Zoning from the RMH-5 (Residential, Mobile Home - 5 du/acre) Zoning District to the IL (Industrial, Light) Zoning District because I feel it is fundamentally wrong to change property that is zoned residential, adjoining other residential property that there are homes on, and I also want to point out that there are other methods that this particular could have taken place with more safeguards in place and even op very much of the noise, and I also want to point out that there is no limitations on hours of operation in an Industrial zoning. Motion seconded by Ms. Morgan. Upon a roll call vote the motion was approved with a vote of 6-2 (with Mr. Lounds and Chairman McCurdy voting against) and forwarded to the Board of County Commissioners with a recommendation of denial. P&Z / LPA Regular Meeting January 15, 2004 Page 8of 17 AGENDA ITEM 5: PALMS AND TROPICAL TREES DEPOT, INC. FILE NO. RZ-03-044: Ms. Snay, presenting Staff comments, stated that Agenda Item # 5 was the application of Palms & Tropical Trees Depot for a Change in Zoning from the AG-1 zoning district to the IL (Industrial Light) Zoning District for property located on the west side of Kings Highway, approximately 2,500 feet south of Angle Road, directly south of the existing Kraft Garden Nursery. The subject property is designated with an Industrial future land use designation. Ms. Snay stated that the surrounding properties to the north, south and east are designated with an Industrial future land use designation and the property to the west is designated with a RS (Residential Suburban) future land use designation. The property located immediately to the south of the subject property is currently being developed as an industrial park (Kings Crossing Industrial Park). Currently, Kings Highway has a right-of-way width of 50 feet. Staff would note that the ultimate right-of-way for Kings Highway is 130 feet. At the time of site plan review for the subject parcel additional right-of-way will be required to be dedicated to the County. Also, according to the most recent FDOT plans for the widening of Kings Highway, the majority of the roadway improvements are slated to occur on the west side of Kings Highway. As part of any development plans for this land parcel, the development will be required to prove that sufficient public facilities are available to meet the development demands. Staff has reviewed this petition and determined that the proposed petition conforms to the Standards of review as set forth in the LDC and is not in conflict with the goals, objectives and policies of the Comprehensive Plan. Staff recommends that this board Chairman McCurdy questioned if the applicant or a representative was present. Mr. Abraham Zafrani, 2800 S. Flamingo Drive, stated that he was applicant and agreed Ms. Hammer questioned what the applicant had in mind for the property in the future. Mr. Zafrani stated that he was thinking about an industrial park or some type of industrial uses, but no definite plans as of now. Chairman McCurdy opened the public hearing. Seeing no one, Chairman McCurdy closed the public hearing. Mr. Merritt stated that he feels a PNRD (Planned Non-Residential Development) request would have been more appropriate and would also like to have some sort of landscaping requirement. Mr. Hearn questioned what type of landscaping would be required if rezoned to IL (Industrial, Light). Ms. Snay explained that an 8-foot wall that has 60% on the outside and 40% on the inside. She continued that along Kings Highway would have 15-feet of landscaping and any vehicular area would also require additional landscaping. Mr. Hearn questioned how long the applicant has owned the property. Mr. Zafrani stated that he has only owned the property for about three months. He continued that he currently has no immediate plans but has some investors interested in developing it industrially but that requires the zoning change. Mr. Trias stated that it might be a good idea for the County to consider drafting some sort of landscape plan for the major corridors, such as Kings Highway. Mr. Grande stated after considering the testimony presented during the public hearing, including Staff comments, and the Standards of Review as set forth in Section 11.06.03, St. Lucie County Land Development Code, I hereby move that the P&Z / LPA Regular Meeting January 15, 2004 Page 9of 17 Planning and Zoning Commission recommend that the St. Lucie County Board of County Commissioners grant approval to the application of Abraham Zafrani, Palms and Tropical Trees Depot, Inc., for a Change in Zoning from the AG-1 (Agricultural - 1 du/acre) Zoning District to the IL (Industrial, Light) Zoning District because it is consist any existing owners. Mr. Hearn questioned if this applicant would be required to meet with any new landscape requirements in the future. Ms. Snay stated that if they submit a site plan and it has not been approved at the time any new requirements are approved, they would be required to meet the new requirements. Motion seconded by Mr. Lounds. Upon a roll call vote the motion was approved with a vote of 7-1 (with Ms. Hammer voting against) and forwarded to the Board of County Commissioners with a recommendation of approval. P&Z / LPA Regular Meeting January 15, 2004 Page 10of 17 AGENDA ITEM 6: ROBERT STIEGELE FILE NO. RZ-03-031/PUD-03-020: Ms. Snay, presenting Staff comments, stated that Agenda Item # 6 was the application of Robert Stiegele, Centerline Homes, for PUD (Planned Unit Development) approval for the project to be known as Shadow Oaks @ 10-Mile Creek for an 84-unit townhouse development for a 42 acres of land and for a change in zoning from the RS-2 (Residential, Single-family 2 du/acre) to the PUD (Planned Unit Development) Zoning th District for property located at the southwest corner of South 25 Street and the North Fork of the St. Lucie River/Ten Mile Creek. Ms. Snay stated that the subject property is surrounded by AR-1 (Agricultural, Residential 1 du/acre) to the north and south; IH (Industrial Heavy) to the west; RS-3 (Residential, Single-family 3 du/acre) and RS-2 (Residential, Single-family 2 du/acre) to the east. She continued that there are existing residential uses to the north, south and east and industrial uses accessed off of Selvitz Road to the west. Ms. Snay explained that on December 2, 2003, the BOCC granted a shoreline setback variance to allow the construction of portions of the roadway within 100 feet of the shoreline and to allow the construction of units 31 38 and 43 47 within 30 feet of the existing wetland and construction of two storm water ponds within 50 feet of the shoreline. She also stated that the proposed site design includes 12 4-unit buildings, 6 5-unit buildings and 1-6-unit building. The design also incorporates the existing land features in order to preserve the environmentally sensitive areas onsite. Of the total 42- acre site, the project has earmarked 36.12 acres of the site as open space (which includes a 12-acre wetland and a number of areas containing native vegetation. The proposed project is compatible with the character of the area and with the surrounding land uses. The proposed low-density multi-family project will provide for a transitional use from the industrial lands to the west and the single-family development to the north and east. The proposed petition is consistent with the St. Lucie County Land Development Code and is the Goals, Objectives and Policies of the Comprehensive Plan. Staff is recommending that this petition be forwarded to the Board of County Commissioners with the recommendation of approval subject to the 11 limiting conditions found on page 8 and 9 of the staff report. Chairman McCurdy questioned if the applicant or their representative were present. Mr. Julian Bryan stated that he was the representative for the petitioner. He stated that he has had the pleasure of working with all of the County Staff and especially with Amy Mott in the Environment Resources Division. Mr. Grande thanked the applicant for maintaining the two units per acre density. Mr. Lounds questioned the floodway line and the height above the river. Mr. Bryan stated that the average elevation was 8 1/2 to about 11 or 12. Mr. Lounds stated that he is very concerned about flooding issues. Mr. Hearn asked the applicant to demonstrate on their plan where they meet condition number 3, which is listed on page 8 of the staff report. Mr. Bryan pointed out the area where the minimum 50-foot strip of land along 10-Mile Creek began and ended. Mr. Hearn also questioned who would be financially responsible for condition number 10, listed on page 9 of the staff report. Ms. Snay explained that the developer would be financially responsible for this. Ms. Hensley stated that St. Lucie County must realize that they cannot stop growth. She advised that this plan allows for growth and also addresses all of the conservation as well as schooling issues. Mr. Grande stated that he is very concerned about the potential for flooding and would P&Z / LPA Regular Meeting January 15, 2004 Page 11of 17 Development Code has Flood Protection Standards and that the applicant has met all of those requirements. Mr. Lounds stated that he is still concerned about flooding issues, but feels this is a good plan. He continued that the applicant has gone to the extreme to make sure that all of the environmental issues have been addressed, have not changed density, and the plan is good overall. Chairman McCurdy opened the public hearing. Seeing no one, Chairman McCurdy closed the public hearing. Ms. Hammer stated that she too was concerned over the flood issues. She stated that she would like to see some sort of disclaimer made by the applicant to the buyers in the Agreement of Sale, or something like that. Mr. Murphy stated that since this is a PUD (Planned Unit Development) request, they could add additional limiting conditions. He stated that they could include one to make sure the flood plain issues are disclosed. Ms. Hammer confirmed she would like to suggest that be added. Mr. Robert Stiegele, Centerline Homes, stated that they have that disclosure in their contracts and those within the flood plain will also be required to purchase flood insurance, so that is already built in. until they are at their closing and would like them to be informed at the time the agreement of sale is signed. Mr. Stiegele stated that it would be required to be in the agreement of sale because the lenders would require it. Mr. Grande stated that would protect only those who finance through a lender. He continued that anyone who purchases outright would not have the benefit of that disclosure. Mr. Stiegele stated that he would make sure it is disclosed in all of their sale agreements. Mr. Bryan stated that he would like to be sure that the condition is carefully worded because there are vast differences between the words flood way and flood plain. He stated that they have no problem adding the language to their contracts, but need to be that the motion could change the actual meaning and feels an engineer should work out the wording to make sure of any possible liability. Mr. Lounds stated that he is still very concerned about flooding and would definitely request than the language be added to their sale agreements. Ms. Hammer stated that she feels they should be proactive not reactive. Ms. Young stated that they could add a condition that states they provide a disclosure to the buyer with regard to floodway issues subject to wording approved by an engineer. Mr. Lounds stated after considering the testimony presented during the public hearing, including Staff comments, and the Standards of Review as set forth in Section 11.06.03, St. Lucie County Land Development Code, I hereby move that the Planning and Zoning Commission recommends that the St. Lucie County Board of County Commissioners grant approval to the application of Centerline Homes for a Change in Zoning from the RS-2 (Residential, Single-Family - 2 du/acre) Zoning District to the PUD (Planned Unit Development Shadow Oaks) Zoning District because I think they have put into the fact a lot of conscientious efforts. I like the fact that they have restricted their density, but I want to have the comments concerning our concerns of the flood plain, the flood area, addressed by their the 11 limiting conditions listed in the Staff report. Motion seconded by Mr. Grande. Mr. Merritt stated that he was having a hard time supporting this request. P&Z / LPA Regular Meeting January 15, 2004 Page 12of 17 Upon a roll call vote the motion was approved with a vote of 7-1 (with Mr. Merritt voting against) and forwarded to the Board of County Commissioners with a recommendation of approval. P&Z / LPA Regular Meeting January 15, 2004 Page 13of 17 AGENDA ITEM 7: DRAFT ORDINANCE 04-003 CPUB, CONSERVATION-PUBLIC: Mr. Dennis Murphy stated that Agenda Item # 7 was to consider Draft Ordinance 04-003, which proposes to create a new zoning district to the known as CPUB (Conservation, Public). This zoning district will correspond to the newly created Conservation, Public, Future Land Use Category, which was created as part of recent amendments to the Comprehensive Plan. The uses within this zoning district are limited to parks and other related conservation / habitat protection uses. This zoning designation would only be applied to properties that are in public ownership. Privately held property, even if it is open to public use, would not be a candidate site for the application of this zoning district. He continued that the purpose of this district is to provide and protect an environment suitable for the protection, preservation, or enhancement of public lands in the community, together with such other uses as may be compatible with the surroundings. Staff recommends that you forward Draft Ordinance 04-003 to the Board of County Commissioners with a recommendation of approval. tha corrected. Mr. Hearn stated that he spent a lot of time reviewing this ordinance over the past month and has some suggestions of changes. He advised that under permitted uses he would canoeing, fishing, bird watching, picnicking, nature exhibits, and all existing uses that are accessory uses he would like to only retain (a) and all of the rest he would like to see moved under conditional uses so that the public would have an opportunity to comment at the time these proposals come before them. Mr. Grande stated that he thinks those are great suggestions. He questioned if these changes would be in conflict with those certain properties that have recreational activities, permitted use (e), already existing. Mr. Murphy stated that he believed that would go into effect. Mr. Hearn agreed and stated that he just wants to be sure the public has an opportunity to comment on these requests and the only way he saw to accomplish that was through a conditional use permit. Mr. Murphy confirmed that would be correct. Mr. Lounds questioned if the piece of cleared property that the County owns at the Port on the River would have to come through for a conditional use permit before anything could be done. Mr. Hearn stated that property already has recreational activities on it now: fishing, picnicking, and those types of activities, so that would not apply. Mr. Murphy stated that parcel is in the City of Fort Pierce, not the unincorporated County, so this ordinance would not apply to that. Mr. Hearn stated that his reasoning behind the they thought they were buying the land for. Mr. Murphy stated that he would work out some type of wording to blanket elimination of some of the items suggested by Mr. Hearn. Mr. Grande stated that making the rest as conditional uses. Mr. Lounds questioned what the School Board felt about this matter. Ms. Hensley stated that her opinion is that the public has the right to access property that they bought and that there needs to be a balance between how it is maintained and used. She advised that these discussions have been going on for many years and this is just to make those discussions more concretely how to proceed without having to go through a cumbersome process. P&Z / LPA Regular Meeting January 15, 2004 Page 14of 17 Mr. Hearn questioned if Mr. Murphy was comfortable with the language that he had suggested. Mr. Murphy stated that he understands what Mr. Hearn is trying to achieve Chairman McCurdy opened the public hearing. Seeing no one, Chairman McCurdy closed the public hearing. Mr. Hearn made a motion to approve Draft Ordinance 04-003, as amended, and forward to the Board of County Commissioners with a recommendation of approval. Motion seconded by Mr. Grande. experience over the years that the County and the State are good at allowing pepper trees to grow and letting wetlands deteriorate beyond recognition and feels these changes are continued that Mr. Steve Fousek from the Environmental Resource Division usually goes out once a month to public lands with volunteers to remove and herbicide exotics and that his requested changes were to allow the public some input in how public lands are utilized. Mr. Grande stated that he too agrees with Mr. Merritt but he seconded the motion because he feels anything that is purchased with public money and held by the County should be open to public scrutiny and approval before any plans are finalized. Upon a roll call vote the motion was unanimously approved (with a vote of 8-0) and forwarded to the Board of County Commissioners with a recommendation of approval. P&Z / LPA Regular Meeting January 15, 2004 Page 15of 17 AGENDA ITEM 8: ST. LUCIE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS: Mr. Dennis Murphy stated that Agenda Item # 8 was to consider certain area wide zoning reclassifications, consistent with recent amendments to the Future Land Use Maps of the time ago, there were several area wide Future Land Use Map Adjustments made to reflect major changes in the community, including in particular the amount of lands being brought into public property ownership. As the Local Planning Agency is aware, we are now proposing to create a new zoning category of CPUB (Conservation, Public) for the purpose of more appropriately identifying public properties that are being set aside for conservation purposes. Staff recommends that you forward this matter to the Board of County Commissioners with a recommendation of approval. Mr. Hearn questioned what the green area to the right of the ST in North 25th ST was. Mr. Murphy stated it is a park. Mr. Hearn questioned what the white areas on the map were. Mr. Murphy explained those areas are areas that are not being changed from their current designation. Mr. Hearn questioned if a map creation date and a legend had been added to the map yet. Mr. Murphy stated that nothing from this petition was edited or changed since they last met, but he would make sure it was done for the Board of County Commissioners meeting. Mr. Hearn questioned what the large blue area to the center of the map was. Mr. Murphy stated it was the golf course. Mr. Hearn questioned what the dark gray areas to the north of that were. Mr. Murphy stated that was an industrial area that was not rezoned when the Minton Ranch properties were acquired and rezoned but never got re-classified, so this is taking care of that. He also stated that if you move to the left, going west, there are additional airport lands that the County owns. Mr. Hearn questioned if Indrio Road showed on the map. Mr. Murphy stated that it did not because the map started just south of there. Chairman McCurdy opened the public hearing. Seeing no one, Chairman McCurdy closed the public hearing. Mr. Grande made a motion to approve the area wide zoning reclassification Comprehensive Plan as presented this evening. Motion seconded by Mr. Trias. Upon a roll call vote the motion was unanimously approved (with a vote of 8-0) and forwarded to the Board of County Commissioners with a recommendation of approval. P&Z / LPA Regular Meeting January 15, 2004 Page 16of 17 OTHER BUSINESS / DISCUSSION: The next scheduled meeting will be February 19, 2004. ADJOURNMENT: Meeting was adjourned at 9:20 P.M. Respectfully submitted: ____________________________________ Dawn V. Gilmore, Administrative Secretary P&Z / LPA Regular Meeting January 15, 2004 Page 17of 17