PC
Minutes
ITEM NO. 8: USE PERMITTED UPON
REVIEW RETIREMENT
COMMUNITY;
UPR-05-07-06: Use Permitted upon Review request for a
retirement community, located at
STAFF PRESENTATION
Ms. Pool introduced the item, Use Permitted upon
Review (UPR) for a retirement community. She outlined the general details of
the proposal:
a.)The addition of the native grasses to be planted
along the west bank of the drainage channel to the “Plant Schedule”.
APPLICANT
PRESENTATION
Tim Herndon, Landplan Engineering, spoke on behalf
of the applicant. He compared the earlier
plan that was approved a year and a half ago by the Commission to the current
plan. In the revised plan the commons area is more centrally located. The
previous underground parking required 18 acres of fill dirt, which would cost a
few million dollars due to floodplain. He stated that this is one reason why it
took awhile for the plan to get reworked.
Erickson asked if there were sidewalks on only one
side of the street in garden villas. Herndon replied that yes, only one side of
the street would have sidewalks as required by code and sidewalks on both sides
would require more impervious surface area and cost.
Burress asked the following questions to Mr.
Herndon:
Herndon responded to questions:
Commissioner Harkins inquired if the sidewalk
along
PUBLIC
HEARING
No public comment.
APPLICANT
CLOSING COMMENTS
Mr. Herndon stated that the plan was previously
approved and that he understood why they can’t do underground parking. He
didn’t have a problem with adding benches to the site and didn’t see any reason
why it shouldn’t be approved again.
STAFF
CLOSING COMMENTS
Staff had no closing comments.
COMMISSION
DISCUSSION
Commissioner Jennings stated that the plan hasn’t
changed much since it was previously approved and that he understood why the
developers didn’t want to go North with the project.
ACTION TAKEN
Motion by Commissioner Burress, seconded by Commissioner
Harris, for amendment to add benches to the corners of the project outside of
the exterior fencing.
Motion failed 5-5, with
Commissioners Burress, Erickson, Haase, Harris and Krebs voting in favor. Commissioners Eichhorn, Finkeldei, Harkins,
Motion by Commissioner Eichhorn,
seconded by Commissioner
Jennings,
to recommend approval of the UPR and forwarding it to City Commission based on the findings of fact
presented in the body of the Staff Report and subject to the following conditions:
a.)The addition of the native grasses to be planted
along the west bank of the drainage channel to the “Plant Schedule”.
Motion carried 9-1, with Commissioner Burress in opposition.