ORANGE COUNTY PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION (PZC) / LOCAL PLANNING AGENCY (LPA) Meeting of September 21, 2017 The Orange County Planning and Zoning Commission (PZC) / Local Planning Agency (LPA) met at 9:00 a.m. on September 21, 2017 in the Orange County Commission Chambers, 201 South Rosalind Avenue, Orlando, Florida 32801. PRESENT: James Dunn (Vice-Chairperson) District 1 William Gusler District 2 Tina Demostene District 3 Pat DiVecchio District 4 Gordon Spears District 5 JaJa Wade (Chairperson) District 6 Yog Melwani At Large Jose Cantero At Large ABSENT: At Large ALSO PRESENT: Alberto Vargas, Manager, Planning Division; John Smogor, Planning Administrator; Eric Raasch, Chief Planner; Steven Thorp, Planner; Planning Division, and Terri-Lyn Pontius, Administrative Assistant, Planning Division. Chairperson Wade called the meeting to order. Following the Pledge of Allegiance, the following agenda items were called: APPROVAL OF MINUTES A motion was made by Commissioner Melwani to approve the minutes from the August 17, 2017 PZC meeting. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Cantero, and then approved unanimously (7-0 vote) with Commissioner Wean and Commissioner Dunn being absent. Meeting of September 21, 2017 1
OLD BUSINESS No old business items were discussed. NEW BUSINESS Commissioner Spears raised issues caused by Hurricane Irma, specially the failure of privately-owned lift stations due to power outages and the lack of backup power. Commissioner Spears encouraged the County to explore new technologies including solar power and upgraded distribution grids to prevent the disruption of power to these facilities in the future. CONVENTIONAL REZONING PUBLIC HEARINGS: 1. Marco A. Infante RZ-17-09-034 District 5 A request to rezone 0.72 gross acres from R-3 (Multiple- Family Dwelling District) to P-O (Professional Office District) for increased signage for an existing child-care facility. 1925 N. Semoran Boulevard; or generally on the east side of N. Semoran Boulevard, approximately 800 feet north of Old Cheney Highway. 0.72 gross acres Marco A. Infante (Applicant) Make a finding of consistency with the Comprehensive Plan and recommend APPROVAL of the requested P-O (Professional Office District) zoning, subject to the following restrictions: 1. New billboards and pole signs shall be prohibited. 2. A type D buffer shall A Type D buffer shall be used to separate professional office (P-O) uses from all residential uses. This buffer shall be completely opaque from the ground up to a height of at least six (6) feet and shall be a minimum of ten (10) feet wide. The type D buffer may utilize a masonry wall, berm, planted and/or existing Meeting of September 21, 2017 2
vegetation or any combination thereof which maintains a completely opaque buffer. This buffer must be at least three (3) feet high and fifty (50) percent opaque at planting and be capable of attaining full height and opacity within three (3) years; and 3. The applicant / developer shall submit a site plan to demonstrate compliance with all Orange County Code requirements (including landscaping) prior to the expansion of any existing structures or new site improvements to accommodate P-O uses. AYE (voice vote): Absent Gordon Spears / Jose Cantero Gordon Spears, Jose Cantero, James Dunn, Yog Melwani, Pat DiVecchio, JaJa Wade, William Gusler, and Tina Demostene 2. William Hess RZ-17-09-036, District 6 A request to rezone 0.43 gross acres from C-2 (Retail Commercial District) to C-2 (General Commercial District) in order to have an animal boarding facility without outdoor runs. 6525 Old Winter Garden Road; or generally on the north side of Old Winter Garden Road; approximately 130 feet west of S. Lancelot Avenue. 0.43 gross acres Billy Hess (Applicant) Make a finding of consistency with the Comprehensive Plan and recommend APPROVAL of the requested C-2 (General Commercial District) zoning subject to the following restrictions: Meeting of September 21, 2017 3
1. New billboards and pole signs shall be prohibited; 2. The use of automobile sales, automobile repair, and outdoor storage shall be prohibited; and 3. The applicant/ developer shall submit a site plan to demonstrate compliance with all Orange County Code requirements (including landscaping) prior to the expansion of any existing structures or new site improvements to accommodate C-2 uses. AYE (voice vote): Absent: Pat DiVecchio / Tina Demostene Pat DiVecchio, Tina Demostene, Yog Melwani, James Dunn, Jose Cantero, Gordon Spears, William Gusler, and JaJa Wade PLANNED DEVELOPMENT REZONING PUBLIC HEARINGS 3. Eric Papalini LUP-17-04-112, District 6 A request to rezone 1.05 gross acres from A-2 (Farmland Rural District) to C-3 (Wholesale Commercial District) in order to develop Truck Transportation Facility. 803 Pahoa Street, or generally on the east side of Pahoa Street, approximately 200 feet north of W. Colonial Drive and 500 feet east of Good Homes Road. 1.05 gross acres Due to notification issues staff has requested to continue the PD case to the October 19, 2017 PZC Hearing. Jose Cantero / Yog Melwani Meeting of September 21, 2017 4
AYE (voice vote): Absent: Jose Cantero, Yog Melwani, Gordon Spears, James Dunn, Pat DiVecchio, Tina Demostene, William Gusler, and JaJa Wade Work Sessions: 1. Fire and Law Impact Fees Ordinance Update Orange County Code, Chapter 23 Purpose: A PZC work session on a pending ordinance to the update of the Fire and Law Impact Fees, Chapter 23, Orange County Code. As a work session, no action was required. Alan Marshall, Assistant to the Director, Community, Environmental and Development Services Nilgun Kamp, Tindale & Oliver 2. Urban Center Code Ordinance Orange County Code, Chapter 38 Purpose: A PZC work session on a pending ordinance to the Orange County Code, Chapter 38, initially applied to the Pine Castle neighborhood. As a work session, no action was required. Tim Maslow, Assistant Project Manager, Planning Division MEETING ADJOURNED With no further business, Commissioner DiVecchio made a motion to adjourn. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Melwani and passed on an 8-0 vote. The meeting adjourned at approximately 10:50 a.m. JaJa Wade, Chairperson Terri-Lyn Pontius, Recording Secretary Meeting of September 21, 2017 5