2005-04-19 (meeting minutes) vDraft Minutes of the Apri119, 2005 Regular Meeting of the Community Development Board
"'" MINUTES OF THE
REGULAR MEETING OF
THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BOARD
Apri119, 2005
A regular meeting of the Community Development Board was held on Tuesday, April 19, 2005, in
the City Hall Commission Chambers. Present were Robert Frohwein, Sam Jacobson, Carolyn
Woods, Craig Burkhart, and Steve Jenkins, Dave MacInnes, Community Development Director
Sonya Doerr and Recording Secretary Amber Lehman.
1. Call to Order and Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.
The meeting was called to order at 7: 00 p.m.
2. Approval of Minutes of the Workshop Meetiag and the Regular Meeting of March 15,
2005. A motion was made by Dave MacInnes, seconded by Craig Burkhart, and
unanimously carried to approve the Minutes of the regular meeting of March 15, 2005.
3. Recognition of Visitors. No visitors addressed the Community Development Board.
4. Old Business.
a. UBE-2005-04, Rick's Used Cars, Inc. Request for aUse-by-Exception to allow for
the redevelopment of property located at 1919 Mayport Road with uses to permit
the sale of used automobiles and automotive repair within the Commercial General
(CG) Zoning District.
Brenda Frazier, 2602 Lois Lane, stated that she and her husband were requesting this
Use-by-Exception to redevelop the property on Mayport Road for a used car dealership.
Mr. Jacobson asked the applicant what type of buffering they would have between the
cazs and Mayport Road.
Mrs. Frazier replied that she would have a 24-foot driveway for entering and exiting the
property as well as landscaping along the front of the property.
Mr. Jacobson asked the applicant how many cars would be on the lot. Mrs. Frazier
replied that between Thursday and Saturday, there would be approximately 25-40 cars on
the lot.
Ms. Woods asked the applicant if there was room to store 25-40 cazs on the property.
Mrs. Frazier replied that she would be able to hold that many cazs on her lot.
Mr. Jenkins asked Mrs. Frazier how many pazking spaces would be needed. Ms. Frazier
stated that she felt that five customer pazking spaces were plenty.
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`" Ms. Woods asked how would Mrs. Frazier planned to access the dumpster in the back of
the building. Mrs. Frazier replied that there is a road to access the dumpster. Ms. Doerr
also stated that the road and proper access would be addressed when the applicant
submitted construction plans and an application for a building permit.
Mr. Jacobson asked Ms. Doerr about the requirements for the parking spaces. Ms. Doerr
stated that there will be a requirement of one parking space for every 300 square feet of
building space including required accessible pazking.
Rick Frazier stated that there will only be 20-25 cars on the lot at any one time, rather
than 25-40 as previously indicated.
A motion was made by Mr. Burkhart and seconded by Ms. Woods to
recommend approval to the City Commission of the Use-By-Exception with
a restriction of 28 cars on the lot at one time.
Discussion. Ms. Woods stated that she did not think that the Board should set a limit on
how many cars there can be on the lot at one time.
Mr. Jenkins asked if the Mayport Road Corridor was addressed in the Comprehensive
Plan. Ms. Doerr replied that it was addressed in the Future Land Use Element of the
Comprehensive Plan, and referred to the section in the Comprehensive Plan that
addressed redevelopment of Mayport Road. Discussion followed regarding the
prevalence of automotive related uses along Mayport Road and whether this was
consistent with the future plans for this azea of the City.
Mr. Frohwein stated that in his opinion 12 to 14 vehicles would fit on this lot, but 28
vehicles would not be reasonable for the use of this property as proposed.
The vote was called and Mr. Jacobson, Mr. Jenkins, Ms. Woods, Mr. MacInnes, and
Mr. Burkhart voted in favor of the motion. Mr. Frohwein voted against the
motion. The motion to recommend approval of the application was approved 5 to 1.
5. New Business.
a. UBE-2005-06, Culhane's Irish Pub. Request for aUse-by-Exception to allow for on-
premise consumption of alcoholic beverages (4-COP DABT license) in association with
a restaurant within the Commercial General (CG) Zoning District and located at 967
Atlantic Boulevard within the Atlantic Village Shopping Center.
Michelle Culhane, 967 Atlantic Boulevazd, stated that she was requesting aUse-by-
Exception to allow for full alcohol service at their new restaurant.
Ms. Doerr stated that, in April of last year, the City Commission amended Chapter 3 of
'"` the City Code, which regulates Alcoholic Beverages, and requires approval of a Use-by-
Exception for new locations serving Alcoholic Beverages.
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Ms. Culhane stated that she and her two sisters took over the former Six Burner
restaurant in February. Ms. Culhane also stated that the restaurant will be a family Irish
restaurant that will serve beer and wine and alcoholic beverages, but the business is
primarily a restaurant. Mr. Jacobson asked Ms. Culhane what the hours of operation
would be. Ms. Culhane replied that the hours of operation would be 11:00 am to
midnight.
Mr. Jacobson asked if there would be live entertainment or a Disc Jockey. Ms.
Culhane replied that there would occasionally be live traditional Irish music.
A motion was made by Mr. Burkhart, seconded by Mr. Jenkins, and unanimously
approved to recommend approval to the City Commission of the Use-By-Exception
as requested.
b. ZVAR-2005-06, Mark and Christy Carroll. Request for a Variance to reduce the
required rear yard setback from 20-feet to 10-feet to allow for the construction of an
addition on the rear of the existing residence for property within the lZS-1 Zoning
District and located at 2234 Oceanwalk Drive, West.
Mark Carroll, 2234 OceanWalk Drive West, stated that his mother passed away in
""' October, and would like his father to live with him and his family. However, there isn't
any extra room in his existing residence for his father. The only feasible way to
accommodate his father would be to build an addition to his house.
Mr. Frohwein asked Mr. Carroll what reason, as set forth in the zoning regulations, he felt
authorized the Board to approve his variance request.
Mr. Carroll stated that he felt that #3, exceptional circumstances. Mr. Carroll stated that
the Oceanwalk architectural review committee has already approved his plans.
Mr. Jenkins stated that, for the record, he wished to acknowledge that he is a personal
friend of applicant.
Mr. Maclnnes asked Mr. Carroll if he considered going vertical. Mr. Carroll stated that
they had looked at this option, but that it was too costly.
Mr. Burkhart asked Ms. Doerr about the easement in the rear of the property. Ms. Doerr
stated that this property backs up to the Old Sherry Drive right-of--way.
Mr. Frohwein asked Mr. Carroll what type of roof is on the screen room. Mr. Carroll
stated that he had a type of corrugated plastic as the roof of his screened room.
Mr. Carroll stated that he would like to provide his father with his own space.
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Mr. Frohwein stated that he did not see that the situation was peculiar enough to vote in
favor of the variance request.
Mr. Burkhart stated that the applicant might have a better chance if he considered
revisions to the proposed addition that would reduce the amount of variance needed and
then resubmitted the variance request for next month's meeting.
Mr. Carroll stated that he would like to defer his application and resubmit his variance
request for consideration at the May meeting. The item was deferred until the May 17th
meeting.
7. Other business not requiring action.
Ms. Doerr stated that she would not be at the May 17th meeting, but that City Attorney
Alan Jensen would be at the meeting.
Ms. Doerr also stated that several Community Character workshops were tentatively
scheduled for the week of June 13th and that more information would be provided as the
schedule was finalized.
8. Adjournment.
There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 8:35 p.m.
Signed
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