BCC Minutes 06/08/2005 S (LDC Amendments)
June 8, 2005
SPECIAL LDC MEETING OF THE
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Naples, Florida June 8, 2005
LET IT BE REMEMBERED, that the Board of County
Commissioners in and for the County of Collier, and also acting
as the Board of Zoning Appeals and as the governing board( s)
of such special districts as have been created according to law
and having conducted business herein, met on this date at 5 :05
p.m. in SPECIAL SESSION in Building "F" of the Government
Complex, East Naples, Florida, with the following members
present:
CHAIRMAN:
Fred Coyle
Jim Coletta
Donna Fiala
Tom Henning
Frank Halas
ALSO PRESENT:
Joe Schmitt, Administrator, Community Development
Susan Murray, Zoning Director
Catherine Fabacher, Principle Planner
Patrick White, Assistant County Attorney
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June 8, 2005
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1. INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
2. THE BOARD TO CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE
NUMBER 04-41, AS AMENDED, THE COLLIER COUNTY LAND
DEVELOPMENT CODE, WHICH INCLUDES THE COMPREHENSIVE
REGULATIONS FOR THE UNINCORPORATED AREA OF COLLIER
COUNTY, FLORIDA.
3. ADJOURN
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CHAIRMAN COYLE: It's 5:05. Okay, we are in session.
Where is everybody?
MR. SCHMITT: You have a hot mic.
CHAIRMAN COYLE: Would you please stand for the pledge
of allegiance.
(Pledge of Allegiance was recited in unison.)
CHAIRMAN COYLE: Thank you very much. Now, this is the
second hearing of these Land Development Code changes; is that not
correct? Is there any reason that we cannot concentrate only on those
where there were comments or concerns from commissioners at the
last meeting? If -- they have been reviewed and passed.
MS. MURRAY: For the record, Susan Murray, zoning director.
I don't see any reason why you can't do that. There are a few
items that had changes to them that we need to bring to your
attention, and I do need to read a few corrections into the record.
And I can do that as I go through the summary sheet, which shouldn't
take much time.
CHAIRMAN COYLE: Okay, good.
MS. MURRAY: So if that's your desire, we can certainly--
CHAIRMAN COYLE: Yeah, if the commissioners don't have
an obj ection to that.
MR. SCHMITT: Commissioner--
CHAIRMAN COYLE: Wait a minute; I want to make sure the
commissioners don't have any objections to that process. Do I hear
any?
COMMISSIONER COLETTA: No.
CHAIRMAN COYLE: Okay, let's go with it.
MR. SCHMITT: Commissioners, just for the record, Joe
Schmitt, Administrator, Community Development, Environmental
Services Division.
I need to have Mr. White place on the record officially
informing the court reporter of the notice.
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MR. WHITE: Assistant County Attorney Patrick White. Good
evening, Commissioners.
I have reviewed the affidavit of publication and find that it is
legally sufficient for today's public hearing to proceed, and I'm
turning over a copy of it, received by fax this afternoon, to our court
reporter. Thank you.
MR. SCHMITT: Commissioners, just so you understand where
we're going, we do want to do this by objection only. Those we want
to -- you've already reviewed all these.
We do have to point out; there are some administrative changes
that have been made. Your packet is broken down into three sections,
and the first sections are those regulations that are actually being
changed. There are others making that are -- that are putting
omissions back into the LDC that were admitted during the
recodification process on the third tab under clarifications. We can --
we'll go through those rather quickly. If you have any questions on
those, we can certainly stop and answer your questions.
But before we start, I do need -- and I don't see Stan here, but
we do need to point out -- Stan has to point out on the record, there
were some LDC amendments that had to do with the implementation
of the compo plan amendments that you passed yesterday; those
specifically having to do with the TDR's.
Because the planning commission had a 4-4 vote for and 4-4
against, it was sent twice, we have to bring those back to the
planning commission. Those are being withdrawn, at least from
tonight's packets. And those items will be continued to a future date.
I'll turn it over to Stan, just so he can explain to the members of
the public as well.
MR. LITSINGER: Thank you, Joe. For the record, Stan
Litsinger, Comprehensive Planning Director.
As Joe had mentioned, the planning commission, at its hearing
that they actually held subsequent to your first hearing on these LDC
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amendments, were not able to reach a majority vote to either approve
or disapprove or recommend approval or disapproval of the LDC to
implement the TDR bonuses that you adopted just yesterday.
As a result of that, all those provisions associated with the LDC
to implement those TDR bonuses will have to be brought to you at a
separate adoption public hearing through a continued and advertised
ordinance. And we will probably target having you receive the Land
Development Code ordinance for adoption on September the 13th,
which also will correspond roughly to the effective date of the
Growth Management Plan amendments that you adopted yesterday,
which will be required in order to implement those TDR bonuses.
MR. SCHMITT: If I could clarify, there are ordinances in here
that deal with some of yesterday's compo plan amendments. Any of
the language that had to deal with the TDR and the issues that
planning commission failed to forward to you with a
recommendation has been removed.
We will have two separate ordinances for the Chairman's
signature, one related after tonight's amendments, after we finish and
conclude with your guidance from these amendments, and we'll have
a second ordinance that will come to you probably in September. I'm
saying probably . We will have that resolved, we'll have to bring
those back to the planning commission. But they will be deemed a
continuance of this LDC cycle, so we don't have to start the process
all over again.
CHAIRMAN COYLE: What changed between the time we
heard these and approved them and tonight? Why wasn't this issue
addressed with us at the time it was brought before us at the time, at
the last meeting?
MR. LITSINGER: Commissioner Coyle, the previous Land
Development Code meeting that you had on these parallel
amendments to the Land Development Code to implement the
Growth Management Plan amendments that you adopted yesterday,
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you passed those at your first hearing, and subsequently the planning
commission had their second hearing, or reading, of the provisions
associated with the TDR bonuses that you enacted by compo plan
amendment yesterday.
And due to some confusion or disagreement, the planning
commission deadlocked at 4-4 on a recommendation to the Board of
County Commissioners. And as we understand it, the local planning
agency on land development regulations must either vote for or
against that a deadlock vote does not provide the necessary guidance
that's required under the statutes in order for you to have an adoption
hearing.
CHAIRMAN COYLE: That's really dumb.
COMMISSIONER COLETTA: It's ridiculous.
CHAIRMAN COYLE: It's really ridiculous. You know, if it
fails to pass, it fails to pass. That's a no vote.
MR. WHITE: Commissioners, all that that means is that there
was no recommendation to you. The final authority for decision
making on these matters rests with you.
CHAIRMAN COYLE: We made the decision. Why do we have
to bring it back?
MR. WHITE: Because the decision that you made did not
include authorizing legislation at a point in time that would allow the
LDC amendments to go forward at the same time. Those things that
you approved will not become effective for some time yet. And that
would be after the LDC amendments themselves were to become
effective.
CHAIRMAN COYLE: Well, that has nothing to do then with
the CCPC vote. Is it because of the timing of the LDC amendments,
or is it because of the CCPC votes?
MR. WHITE: It's the timing of the actual amendments that was
recognized as part of those votes.
As you've seen in past cycles, making sure that we keep the
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proper alignment of a Growth Management Plan in effect prior to
creating amending -- excuse me, implementing land development
codes, those small pieces of two sections of the LDC were not able to
go forward until the actual GMP provisions became effective.
Part of our thinking was apparently based solely on the notion
that they would be approved and adopted by the board June 7th, not
recalling that there was an effective period that flowed afterwards.
And when the issue was raised, we recognized we couldn't get there
from here.
CHAIRMAN COYLE: Okay, I give up. Let's just get on with
this.
COMMISSIONER FIALA: I don't understand --
COMMISSIONER COLETTA: I don't understand a word.
MR. WHITE: I'm sorry.
MR. LITSINGER: The practical result of this conundrum is
that it will have no impact on the implementation on the TDR
bonuses and the TDR program that you adopted yesterday.
CHAIRMAN COYLE: But it means it comes back to us
another meeting so we --
MR. LITSINGER: That's correct.
CHAIRMAN COYLE: -- have to do it again.
MR. LITSINGER: Ifwe had not had a -- if we had a
recommendation from the planning commission either for or against
unanimous or just a majority, the compo plan amendments will be
effective sometime in the latter part of August or early September at
the earliest. And that would be the earliest time at which we could
operate as far as proving development petitions is late August, at any
rate.
COMMISSIONER COLETTA: My only question is, I want to
you repeat this one more time, there's absolutely nothing negative
happening to this program because of this delay.
MR. LITSINGER: Commissioner, in consideration that the
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Board of County Commissioners approved the Growth Management
Plan amendments and the TDR bonuses unanimously would make
me opine that there is no problem with this program.
CHAIRMAN COYLE: All right, let's get on with this.
MR. SCHMITT: And now the amendments will come back --
CHAIRMAN COYLE: Let's stop that.
MR. SCHMITT: -- as part of our regular agenda.
CHAIRMAN COYLE: We're finished with this issue.
MS. MURRAY: Okay, I'm working from page one of your
summary sheet of Cycle 1.
Section 1.08.02. And this is the definitions for housing for
workforce and affordable. And I know that you all wanted to
rediscuss this on that meeting -- on today's meeting, so I'll call
Cormac up for that.
MR. GIBLIN: Good evening, Commissioners. Cormac Giblin,
for the record, your Housing and Grants Manager.
This amendment seeks to clarify the definition of affordable and
workforce housing which had been intermixed and mingled in the
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preVIOUS verSIon.
Your affordable housing commission saw this version -- or
actually created this version at their May meeting, and it's to read,
affordable workforce housing, followed by the percentage of median
income to which that housing is targeted. Just for specificity and
clarification.
CHAIRMAN COYLE: Any questions?
(N 0 response.)
CHAIRMAN COYLE: Okay.
MS. MURRAY: Mr. Chairman, I'm going to continue on down
and read the section numbers and the page they're located on, and
expect that you all would --
CHAIRMAN COYLE: When do you want us to vote on these?
MS. MURRAY: That's really up to you. Normally it happens at
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the end.
CHAIRMAN COYLE: But do we have to do it individually, or
can we do it as a total?
MS. MURRAY: You can do it as a total.
CHAIRMAN COYLE: Okay, good. Thank you.
MS. MURRAY: The next would be Section 1.08.02, which is
on Page 2, and that's the definition of pervious surface area.
The next would be Section 2.03.05, open space zoning, on Page
3. Did you need to read something else?
MR. LITSINGER: Yes, I need to read a correction that
obviously we still have a slight error.
On Page 4, here again, we're just clarifying the effective date of
regulations associated with the oil and gas provisions, and we need to
continue down in sub-paragraph conditional uses no change,
paragraph one. We need to include the effective date of this
provision, as we had done in the paragraph above. Typographical
error. And we would ask for your approval to add that language also
in the repetitive paragraph.
COMMISSIONER HALAS: Does that say where the rules exist
on?
MR. LITSINGER: That would be as it states above, the
effective date of this provision.
COMMISSIONER HALAS: That's going to be in paragraph
two; is that --
MR. LITSINGER: That's correct.
COMMISSIONER HALAS: -- correct? Okay.
MS. MURRAY: The next item, I'm on the top of Page 2 of your
summary sheet, Section 2.03.07, the overlay zoning districts.
Stan, did you need to read anything --
MR. LITSINGER: I have no comments on that, Commissioner.
Here again, these are rural fringe mixed use district provisions and
items associated with the rural village provisions that are not related
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to the TDR bonus provisions.
MS. MURRAY: Mr. Chairman, I do have two registered
speakers on golf course TDR's. I'm not sure if that's this one or the
next. Okay, thank you.
The next item is Section 2.03.08, Eastern Lands rural fringe, on
Page 7.
MR. LITSINGER: Here again, these are rural lands and rural
fringe -- excuse me, rural fringe provisions, and we also have an
added provision relative to a clarification of the consumption and use
of TDR's that are applied to the entitlement of golf course
development within the rural fringe mixed use district receiving
lands.
Here we have an interpretation based on staff recall,
stakeholders recall, that TDRs used to entitle a golf course may also
entitle units associated with that golf course development but may
not be free floating in the TDR market. And that is the nature of this
clarification which uses the standards of contiguous development out
of Section 380 of the Florida Statutes.
COMMISSIONER COLETTA: What about the letter from--
MR. LITSINGER: Commissioner, I was unable to reach Dr.
Nicholas. He's in a travel status. As we had mentioned at the
previous meeting, he has not reduced an opinion to writing, other
than a phone conversation with Marti Chumbler, to indicate that he
had -- he was neither for or against this particular provision.
COMMISSIONER COLETTA: And the reason in bringing this
up again is the fact that I had reservations. When we originally put
this thing together, it was my understanding, it was just the way it
was written that it was going to be required to have the TDRs for the
golf course, and that was the beginning and end of it.
N ow to apply them to the residents in the place there, it gives
me an added value, which I have no problem with. My problem is
the fact that I can't be assured that I'm not going to cause the TDRs to
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dry up. I mean, we've already -- we're going to expand them as far as
the number goes.
We have one more -- we have another reading coming back on
this?
MR. LITSINGER: No, Commissioner, this would be the
adoption reading.
And I would add is staff is not taking a position for or against
this particular clarification. But the number of additional units in the
pool of possible units in the TDR bowl, if you will, will not be
significantly increased by this change.
COMMISSIONER COLETTA: No offense, Mr. Litsinger, but
it's been a long time since the last meeting when I made this request.
And, you know, I'm not sure where Dr. Nicholas is in this world, but,
you know, I don't feel comfortable proceeding on this myself for
giving it a yes vote without hearing from my consultant on this who's
led this program from one end to the other.
MR. LITSINGER: We understand.
COMMISSIONER COLETTA: So what do we do now? Do
we pull this particular item off?
CHAIRMAN COYLE: If you don't feel comfortable, you're
absolutely right. You asked for this some time ago. It hasn't been
provided to you. If you're not comfortable with it, then I'd be willing
to pull it.
COMMISSIONER FIALA: I'm with you.
CHAIRMAN COYLE: You've got three nods.
COMMISSIONER COLETTA: Motion to pull.
MR. WHITE: Mr. Chairman, I'm not sure that the speakers
want to precisely address this issue or not, but based upon your
intended action, they may desire to. And I just want to give them
that opportunity at this time. That would be Mr. Anderson and Ms.
May.
MR. LITSINGER: Mr. Chairman, I also have a comment.
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Would we also receive direction either to or not to bring these
back to you when we bring the TDR bonus provisions?
COMMISSIONER COLETTA: By all means. I'm open to this,
but at this point in time I just don't feel comfortable to proceed. I
want to make sure that I have a reasonable assurance that the holders
in the sending lands, the TDRs, are going to be financially secure.
MR. LITSINGER: Yes, sir.
MS. MURRAY: Did you want to hear the speakers, or were
they --
CHAIRMAN COYLE: They're waiving. Okay, thank you very
much.
This -- I don't think this is an issue of disapproving the item, it's
just that the commissioner asked for clarifying information and it
hasn't been provided. It should have been provided.
MS. MURRAY: The next item is on the top of your summary
sheet, Page 3, it's Section 2.05.02, density blending, on Page 18.
MR. LITSINGER: Here again, this is the provision that you
have seen in your previous hearings. There have been no changes to
this. It clarifies the amendment based on the glitch amendments that
you adopted some time ago. It's identical as you had previously seen
it and passed.
MS. MURRAY: The next item is Section 2.06.03, the
affordable density housing bonus rating system, on Page 20.
I'm on the top of Page 4, or the only item on Page 4 of your
summary sheet, Section 2.07.00 and 4.02.01, on Page 23.
CHAIRMAN COYLE: And that change with respect to the
footnote has been made, right?
MS. MURRAY: That's my understanding.
Catherine, is that correct?
MS. FABACHER: I'm sorry, which footnote was that?
MS. MURRAY: The footnote pertaining to the 20 percent. I
believe it was Commissioner Henning wanted to ensure that that was
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clear, so it was full and clear.
MS. F ABACHER: I'm sorry, I was confused about those
directions. I apologize. Which footnote that was?
COMMISSIONER HENNING: There's a footnote on -- the
footnote is about the --
MS. F ABACHER: Is that footnote E? Excuse me,
Commissioner. Is that footnote E, the total of all side yard setbacks
shall be equal to 20 percent of the lot width?
COMMISSIONER HENNING: Correct.
MS. FABACHER: Okay. I'm sorry, I apologize, what was I
going to do to that?
COMMISSIONER HENNING: Well, you were going to put it
in the paragraph where it says estates.
MS. MURRAY: I think you just wanted to relocate it,
Commissioner, to --
COMMISSIONER HENNING: Either that or, you know, put a
footnote. You know, put a little number in there that refers you to
the footnote.
MS. MURRAY: Understood. Okay.
MS. FABACHER: Thank you. I apologize.
MS. MURRAY: We'll make that correction on the ordinance.
CHAIRMAN COYLE: You're happy with that, Commissioner
Henning?
COMMISSIONER HENNING: Oh, I'm tickled pink.
CHAIRMAN COYLE: Okay.
MS. MURRAY: The next item is at the top of Page 5 of your
summary sheet. Actually it's the second item there, Section 3.04.02,
sea turtle dune walkover repair, on Page 33.
Next item is Section 3.05.05, criteria for removal of protective
vegetation, on Page 37.
Next is Section 3.05.07, preservation standards, on page 40.
At the top of Page 6 of your summary sheet, Section 3.05.08.C,
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exotic removal, single-family and two-family. Page 42.
Next is Section 3.06.06, regulated well fields, Page 46 and maps
following Page 46.
The next item I need to read just some correction into the
record. And it's really kind of minor here. But Section 4.06.01.E.3,
landscape certificate, is found on Page 55, and the proposed
amendment is to require certification of installed landscapes. And all
the text on Page 55 should be underlined. That's new text, and that's
actually just a preface to the meat of the ordinance which is found on
Page 65, we haven't gotten there yet. I just wanted to make that clear.
And you had no comments on that at the last meeting.
I'm on the top of Page 7, Section 4.06.04.A and B, vegetation
clearing, on Page 56.
Section 4.06.04.C, cultivated tree protection and tree
replacement fund on Page 62. You asked that we clarify that this
applies to improved properties only. I believe that was done.
Also wanted to point out, and we didn't bring this up at the last
meeting, and I should have probably told you this at the beginning,
and I'm sorry, but we just -- we didn't call to your attention any
CCPC recommendations at our last meeting, and I didn't want to
leave that as an oversight, because those are your recommending
board. So--
COMMISSIONER HALAS: Yeah, can I have some additional
clarification on the hundred dollar tree replacement and how we're
going to administer that?
MS. GUNLOCK: Good evening. For the record, Nancy
Gunlock. I'm a landscaped architect with Zoning and Land
Development Review.
And Commissioner, the purpose of the $100 in the tree
replacement fund is the way it would work is for trees that are above
code trees that are non-hazardous, if a property owner would like to
remove them, they have two options: They can either replant them
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on their property, remove the tree and replant a more suitable tree on
their property that's to their liking, or they can put $100 into the tree
replacement fund and that money would be used towards the
purchasing of trees for public properties.
COMMISSIONER HALAS: Where would this fall? Can you
give me an example of where this would be used at?
MS. GUNLOCK: Could be used on median projects.
COMMISSIONER HALAS: Are you saying if I have a tree on
my property and I want to remove it, that I have to pay $100 into this
fund --
MS. GUNLOCK: Typically the --
COMMISSIONER HALAS: -- if I don't replace it?
MS. GUNLOCK: Yes. And I just want to give you a little
more information.
The people who probably would be -- that would be most
affected by this are people who live under the authority of a
homeowners association. It would affect them the most.
MS. MURRAY: And for example, they -- when their project
was developed, they came in, as the code requires, with a landscape
plan. And part of their landscape plan is to show that they meet the
minimum requirements of the code as far as landscape installation.
But on that plan they show everything that they're planning, to meet
minimum code and even in excess of minimum code in many cases
in Collier County.
That is considered the cultivated landscape, what is shown on
that plan. We're not talking about preserves, we're not talking about
naturally occurring vegetation, we are talking about landscapes
planted by man to meet the minimum code requirements as shown on
approved plans.
These are tree removals that affect cultivated landscapes or
planted landscapes by man. And the choice is if somebody desires to
remove one of those planted trees, they have to come in and get a
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permit, and they can either replace it on-site somewhere else that's
more suitable, or they can pay into the fund. What they can't do is
fall below the minimum landscape requirements, and that's a
determination that has to be made through staff during this process.
MR. SCHMITT: And single-family homes are exempt.
MS. MURRAY: Are exempt.
COMMISSIONER HALAS: Oh.
CHAIRMAN COYLE: Commissioner Henning --
COMMISSIONER FIALA: Does it say that?
CHAIRMAN COYLE: -- did you have a question?
MR. SCHMITT: Yes, ma'am, Page 63, paragraph 4-A,
exempted activities; single-family lots are exempt.
COMMISSIONER HENNING: No, just further clarification.
CHAIRMAN COYLE: Okay, go ahead.
COMMISSIONER HENNING: The -- this is an item that the
board directed staff to approve. And also with it goes along code
enforcement as far as hat racking. We're losing some of our mature
trees; we're losing some of our vegetation, the community is as a
whole. And some things for good reason. So the idea was to utilize
that to everybody's benefit on public lands, like it was stated, in our
medians or some of our swale areas or so on and so forth.
MS. MURRAY: Mr. Chairman, I wanted to point out, we -- and
I'm surprised that there's nobody here tonight, because in part I think
this swayed the recommendation of the planning commission, which
you'll see they voted to deny 6-0.
We did have several speakers at the planning commission,
Nancy, who were concerned. Homeowners association
representatives; is that correct?
MS. GUNLOCK: Actually, I didn't hear from them at the
planning commission meeting, but I'd be happy to share with you
why the planning commission rejected it. They felt it would
discourage developers from planting above and beyond the kind of
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skimpy code, minimum code landscapes.
And they were also concerned that what started off as something
that's supposed to be a community benefit would feel like a fine in
the end to the homeowners who would have to pay the $100 into the
fund if they chose not to replace on-site.
So they were really concerned, I think, for, you know, people
who live in condominiums that would ultimately be the ones who'd
be paying the $100 fee.
And I think another thing that's important for you to know about
is I did do a cost analysis as to, you know, what this may cost staff,
like a cost benefit analysis, and I estimated that based on -- you see
the example of the permits that we permitted over the past year, we
probably would make about $9,000 for the tree replacement fund.
But it's pale in comparison to what it would take to -- for
administrative staff time to administer the fund.
COMMISSIONER HALAS: And what would that estimate be?
MS. GUNLOCK: For?
COMMISSIONER HALAS: The administration from the staff
to administer this program.
MS. GUNLOCK: Well, currently we're losing money on the
tree removal permits. We charge $250 for a tree removal permit. So
MS. MURRAY: I think what Nancy -- to clarify, that when you
start to introduce a penalty into the process, then there becomes a
greater need for more detailed assessment of the tree and the
condition of the tree and why it needs to be removed. Because
there's some criteria in the proposed code language that says you can
remove a tree and not be penalized under X, Y and Z criteria. And I
think what we hear now and what we experience now is a lot of lack
of understanding of the current code requirement by homeowners
associations, and quite a bit of staff time is taken to educate people
simply about the code, why it's here and then the process, and then
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the analysis.
And I think when we start introducing penalties, the kind of
feedback we got was, and I don't want to say this in a negative light,
but kind of a debate or an argument with property owners as to
whether or not they should be assessed a fee. So then you're talking
about probably adding, I would say --
MS. GUNLOCK: From negotiations.
MS . MURRAY: Not necessarily negotiation, but assessment.
Is the tree, you know, a hazard or is it not. And then, you know,
who's qualified to make that determination.
COMMISSIONER HALAS: So are you telling me that we
would have to have an additional staff person that was educated in
looking at a tree, like an arborist?
MS. MURRAY: Possibly. This is -- I mean, this is a small
point of what could be a very broader larger program that many
communities enter into. And they actually do have certified arborists
on staff. And they have very comprehensive tree protection
ordinances, which, I mean, as staff we believe is a good thing, but
I'm not sure that's the direction we got from the board for this
amendment, and so this is just a piece of it, I guess is my point.
MR. SCHMITT: Normally you would have a staff arborist who
would do a complete inventory of trees. It's an entire activity.
COMMISSIONER HALAS: I'd like to pull it and look at this in
more detail. How's everybody else feel as far as --
COMMISSIONER FIALA: If you have a concern with it, fine.
COMMISSIONER COLETTA: If you're uncomfortable with it,
I am too.
COMMISSIONER HALAS: I don't feel good about this.
MR. SCHMITT: If I could ask, I mean, this was on based on
direction from the board to come back with a program. This was a
small piece of this, the program. If you're looking for us to develop
an entire tree program, is that something you're asking --
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CHAIRMAN COYLE: I'll make a motion we just disapprove
this thing, get rid of it.
COMMISSIONER HALAS: I second that.
CHAIRMAN COYLE: Okay, we have a motion to discard it or
disapprove it. Second by Commissioner Halas.
All in favor, please signify by saying aye.
COMMISSIONER COLETTA: Aye.
CHAIRMAN COYLE: Aye.
COMMISSIONER HALAS: Aye.
COMMISSIONER FIALA: Aye.
CHAIRMAN COYLE: Any opposed by like sign.
COMMISSIONER HENNING: Aye.
CHAIRMAN COYLE: Okay, the motion passes 4-1, with
Commissioner Henning in opposition.
COMMISSIONER COLETTA: The one item I pulled earlier,
we never did vote on.
CHAIRMAN COYLE: Well, I thought you wanted it pulled for
additional information.
COMMISSIONER COLETTA: Okay, that's correct.
CHAIRMAN COYLE: So you'll get the additional information.
This one I just think there's so much confusion about it that, you
know, we don't know where we're going with it, so --
COMMISSIONER HALAS: At this point in time, yeah.
MS. MURRAY: Are you ready for the next?
CHAIRMAN COYLE: Yeah.
MS. MURRAY: Are the ready for the next one?
CHAIRMAN COYLE: Yes.
MS. MURRAY: Okay. Section 4.06.05, landscape certificate
of compliance, on Page 65.
On the top of Page 8, Section 4.08.00, 4.08.05 and 4.08.08, the
rural land stewardship area overlay district standard. I don't believe
Stan has anything else to add for that.
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MR. LITSINGER: Nothing.
MS. MURRAY: Section 5.05.02, well facilities, on Page 89,
you had no comment.
Top of Page 9, Section 5.05.08.C on Page 95, I did just want to
point out the CCPC had some concerns here as well, but we did meet
with a couple of -- or Brad Schiffer and resolved some of these, and
Dallas Disney and resolved some of these issues, so they were happy
with that.
Section 5.05.09.G, on Page 97, communication towers.
Section 6.06.01.0 right-of-way cross-section width standards, on
Page 99.
I'm on the top of page 10. Appendix C, access plan
management maps, on Page 101.
Section 10.01.02.A and B, early work authorization, on Page
126.
The next item is located on Page 132. It says 129 in your
packet. And I believe this is Section 10.02.04.B.4.I, and I think it's
mislabeled there. But regardless, it's submittal requirements for
plats. And we did discuss that last time and you had no comment.
I'm on the top of Page lIon Section 2.02.02.B, which is on
Page 129, not on Page 131. And we had noted on there in the CCPC
recommendation that we were going to add an effective date. And I
just wanted to clarify that in the ordinance you received, an effective
date was added; however, in the text within this document, your
working document, the effective date was not. So I just want to be
sure you understood that one was added and it is in the adopting
ordinance.
Next section, 10.02.04.F, which is on Page 131, not on Page
132.
The next item is Section 10.02.06.J, which is on Page 134. I'm
on the top of Page 12, Section 10.02.07 and 1.08.01, certificate of
public facility adequacy, on Page 137.
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Then Section 10.02.13.F, PUD reporting procedures, on Page
141.
Section 10.03.05.B.8, notice and public hearing requirements,
on Page 144. And I need to point out that the CCPC had suggested a
21 days in advance of the hearing, rather than 15, and that needs to
be changed in your working document, as well as the ordinance. I
don't believe it was changed in either, so I just wanted to make -- put
that on the record.
Next is Section 10.03.03.E, public participation, on Page 146.
You had a version handed out last time and no comments.
That ends the first summary sheet which was the result of all the
regulatory changes. If you wish, I could just quickly read through
summary sheets two and three and I'll just skim through the numbers,
whatever you wish.
CHAIRMAN COYLE: Let's vote on these and get those out of
the way, please, before we lose track of where we are.
COMMISSIONER HENNING: Can we go back on one?
CHAIRMAN COYLE: Sure. Which one do you want to see?
COMMISSIONER HENNING: We're doing such a good job
going forward, I'd just like to step back a little bit.
The one on the transportation reporting.
CHAIRMAN COYLE: What page are you on? What summary
page are you on?
COMMISSIONER HENNING: The only one on transportation.
MR. CASALANGUIDA: 141, Commissioners.
COMMISSIONER HENNING: Okay, thanks.
MR. CASALANGUIDA: For the record, Nick Casalanguida,
Transportation Planning.
CHAIRMAN COYLE: What page on the summary plan are we
on?
MS. MURRAY: It's on Page 141, and it's Section 10.02.13.F.
CHAIRMAN COYLE: Wait a minute. We just went through
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12 pages. Which one on those 12 pages is this item on?
MS. MURRAY: I'm sorry, Page 12. 12 on the summary sheet,
141 on the working document.
CHAIRMAN COYLE: Okay, thank you.
COMMISSIONER HENNING: The only thing it doesn't say,
when does a PUD have to stop recording? This is the annual traffic
MR. CASALANGUIDA: I can answer that question for you,
sure.
On Page 137, Paula Fleishman had an impact fee LDC, and as
you go to Page 139 in B, it kind of covers a little bit of the PUD
monitoring in that section. So I'm on Page 139, paragraph B, and it
says annual traffic PUD monitoring report. After February 6th,
2003, the effective date of this section, all PUDs which are less than
90 percent built out must annually submit a report detailing their
pro gress.
So that kind of covers it there. But talking to Commissioner
Henning, we had a problem with some of the PUDs intensity. For
instance, if they're zoned for 1,000 units and they built 600 but they
were physically built out on their property, they would still fall
below the 90 percent but would still have to report annually, due to
the code the way it stands right now. So I think the county attorney's
office is working on some legislation to clean that up, but that hasn't
come forward yet.
MR. SCHMITT: We're working -- the county attorney, along
with the comprehensive planning staff, is working on an ordinance to
do two things: One is to, for all intent and purposes, retire the PUDs
that -- and deem them as built out; and two, to take away the -- I
want to say ghost units, but I lost the word -- phantom units as we
were -- they're being referred to as. And that will be coming back at
the end of your summer break.
COMMISSIONER HENNING: Okay. Well, the only -- I guess
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the only concern that I have is a staff member taking a look at this
part of the language and saying well, wait a minute, Mr. Community,
you're still a PUD, even though that you're built out. It still says that
you need to report. And knowing that a -- somebody was asked to
put a landscaped berm over a middle of the lake, that I'm a little bit
concerned that looking at language in the land development code
narratively.
MR. CASALANGUIDA: Currently right now they still have to
report anyway. The change we've made is the way they report. So
it's a procedural matter that we've asked them to be more specific in
the timing of their reporting and what they report.
But if you were to deny this, we'd still have the same problem
with the existing language that's there.
COMMISSIONER HENNING: Yeah, I know. But when does
it end?
MR. CASALANGUIDA: I think -- I don't know if we want to
address the build-out status in this amendment. I think --
COMMISSIONER HENNING: Well, we have a lot of
build-out of communities. You're saying that they have to report?
MR. CASALANGUIDA: Up till 90 percent.
COMMISSIONER HENNING: Up till 90 percent. But it
doesn't say it in that language in this. It says it in a previous language
on a separate page.
MR. CASALANGUIDA: Yes, sir, in a separate section.
MR. WHITE: Your staff reads and applies all of those rules
together. And it's anticipated that we're not going to clarify those
PUDs that have excess number of units relative to their physical
space, phantom units, access intensity, whichever name you want to
know them by. And it does not make sense to finally address those
unless you have first the means to do so and secondarily then tie it
into these regulations.
So I think the timing is an issue. Your question was when. I
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think Administrator Schmitt had indicated we're looking sometime at
the end of summer. But I also think that we probably need to come
to the board and talk to you about, quote, a special cycle to achieve
that objective, as well as the others that are tied to the two sections at
the LDC today that we started out talking about and we had a
concern about, 2.03.7, 2.03.08.
So I don't know if we're prepared to do that today. I don't think
so. We may have to wait until one of your regular meetings to ask
you for that special cycle.
MR. SCHMITT: Commissioner, and I know the one issue
you're concerned about. But that -- and I believe it's the one PUD,
but that's also a DR!. And then there's other requirements as well
that have been placed upon that PUD, because it's integral to a DRI,
which we'll have to address separately. Because they have reporting
requirements to the RPC, the Regional Planning Council.
MR. WHITE: And generally speaking, DRI's already have a
series of requirements for build-out and termination of those -- the
DRI status. So they are relatively well protected under the existing
regulations.
And what we're going to do is harmonize our rules for PUDs
with those for DRIs as much as possible, and provide a mechanism
where we terminate the reporting requirement if they achieve, quote,
build-out status.
MR. SCHMITT: Could I bring this into perspective for the
board? Because really, this is important to Nick and transportation,
and it's important to my staff well. Because this is how we get the
data, frankly, for our concurrency and our annual reports and our
updating of the checkbook concurrency.
What is the board's desire? Because in one -- on one hand we
need the information to keep track of certainly the demand placed
upon our infrastructure, but the second piece of this is it becomes a
burden. Becomes a burden to the homeowner association. If the
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developer leaves and it's still not deemed to build out, then we've
placed probably a financial burden certainly and a difficult burden on
the homeowners association, because they can't sort through this.
CHAIRMAN COYLE: Why don't we just provide them the
option? Until we can get rid of the phantom units, just tell them you
report on them if you've got excess capacity that hasn't been built, or
you give up the excess capacity and you don't report on them. Real
simple.
So that means a homeowners association, if they've taken over,
they've got excess capacity, they haven't built on it, they're not
planning on building on it, just tell them not report anymore and
you're going to take the phantom units away. End of story.
MR. SCHMITT: Well, we have to put that in the ordinance --
CHAIRMAN COYLE: Yes, I understand.
MR. SCHMITT: -- because that requires some kind of an
amendment to the PUD to take away -- that will be part of the
ordinance.
CHAIRMAN COYLE: But that's the crux of the problem,
okay? So if what you're saying is you've got to have the phantom
ordinance --
MR. WHITE: Yes.
CHAIRMAN COYLE: -- approved first or at least concurrently
with this one -- is that what you're saying?
MR. SCHMITT: Well, we'll need the two. We'll need the other
ordinance that will provide the mechanism for you, the board, to
deem build-out. You're built out. We don't want to hear from you
anymore.
CHAIRMAN COYLE: Tell me how you can approve this one
then if you don't have a phantom ordinance.
MR. CASALANGUIDA: I could address that, Commissioner.
If you were to not approve this, that problem would still be
there. The only thing this ordinance does is just tells you how we
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want to you report. It just details a little bit better than -- and it gives
you an option to pay in lieu of if you'd prefer not to.
CHAIRMAN COYLE: Okay. So we're going to solve this
problem whenever the phantom ordinance --
MR. CASALANGUIDA: Correct.
CHAIRMAN COYLE: -- is ready, and hopefully it will be
ready in September.
MR. WHITE: The ordinance itself, which will be effectively
LDC text, why we need that special cycle, to have your approval to
do so. A subset of that is the authorization for this board, as the
administrative said, to make those determinations on a case-by-case
basis.
I don't anticipate that the way that that phantom unit ordinance
is going to operate is that it immediately divests those excess units. I
think what Mr. Schmitt is saying to you is that there has to be some
separate additional actions that take place, and once those actions
take place, then the status of build-out is effectively determined, and
at that point the reporting requirement drops off as well.
CHAIRMAN COYLE: Okay, so that's going to be solved with
the ordinance in September.
MR. WHITE: And the subsequent actions it implements.
CHAIRMAN COYLE: All right, good.
Well, what's your pleasure with this one, Commissioner
Henning?
COMMISSIONER HENNING: I'm fine.
CHAIRMAN COYLE: All right. Then we're okay.
You want to go to the second category? Oh, no, no, we were
going to vote on these.
MR. WHITE: Yes, Commissioners.
CHAIRMAN COYLE: Okay, now, if I remember correctly, we
wanted to pull Section 4.06.04.C. And all of the remainder, with the
exception of one that we disapproved --
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MR. SCHMITT: 2.03.08 is the other one, Commissioner.
CHAIRMAN COYLE: Okay, 2.03.08 we disapproved. All of
the others --
MR. SCHMITT: That's the one we withdrew. We'll bring that
back.
MS. MURRAY: Correct.
COMMISSIONER HALAS: The one that we disapproved was
4.06.
MR. SCHMITT: That's correct.
CHAIRMAN COYLE: Okay, 4.06 was the one we
disapproved.
MR. SCHMITT: All the others you basically consented by nod,
so we need a vote on those. We can do that in one fell swoop.
CHAIRMAN COYLE: Okay. Is there a motion --
COMMISSIONER HALAS: Motion to approve.
CHAIRMAN COYLE: -- to approve the remainder?
Okay, Motion by Commissioner Halas. Is there a second?
COMMISSIONER FIALA: Second.
CHAIRMAN COYLE: Second by Commissioner Fiala.
Any further discussion?
(N 0 response.)
CHAIRMAN COYLE: All in favor, please signify by saying
aye.
COMMISSIONER COLETTA: Aye.
COMMISSIONER HALAS: Aye.
COMMISSIONER HENNING: Aye.
CHAIRMAN COYLE: Aye.
COMMISSIONER FIALA: Aye.
CHAIRMAN COYLE: Any opposed by like sign.
(No response.)
CHAIRMAN COYLE: It passes unanimously.
MS . MURRAY: The next section -- and I'll go through this a
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lot more quickly. You have a tab that says omissions, it should be
red, and if you start from that tab you'll see a new summary sheet.
And I'll just quickly read through the sections.
Again, these are correcting omissions during recodification of
the 2004 amendments and you did not have comments on these, and
they don't result in regulatory change.
Section 1.08.02. And there are various sections -- definitions
within that section.
Then Section 2.03.08.C.
Now I'm on Page 2 of the summary sheet. At the top, Section
2.06.04. Section 4.02.23. 4.05.04.B.5. 4.08.07.
I'm on Page 3 of your summary sheet. 5.02.03. 5.03.02.
5.05.02. 5.05.09.
I'm on Page 4. Section 5.06.07. 8.06.03. 9.04.00, and 10.09.00.
10.02.02.A.4.
Page 5, Section 10.02.07. 10.02.06. And 12, appendix H. And
then various sections which clean up various typographical errors in
various sections, on Page 74.
And if you want to take a vote now on that.
COMMISSIONER COLETTA: Motion to approve.
COMMISSIONER HALAS: Second.
CHAIRMAN COYLE: Motion to approve by Commissioner
Coletta, second by Commissioner Halas. Any further discussion?
(No response.)
CHAIRMAN COYLE: All in favor, please signify by saying
aye.
COMMISSIONER COLETTA: Aye.
COMMISSIONER HALAS: Aye.
COMMISSIONER HENNING: Aye.
COMMISSIONER FIALA: Aye.
CHAIRMAN COYLE: Aye.
Any opposed, by like sign.
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(N 0 response.)
CHAIRMAN COYLE: It passes unanimously.
MS. MURRAY: The final section will be found under your
clarifications tab. And you'll see another summary sheet C there.
And I'm on Page 1 of the summary sheet that starts with Section
2.03.08. 4.03.02. 4.06.05. 5.05.08.C.4.
Page 2 of your summary sheet, Section 5.06.01. 6.01.02.
9.04.06. And 10.02.06.H. And 10.02.02. And that's the end of that
summary sheet and you can take a vote.
CHAIRMAN COYLE: Motion to approve?
COMMISSIONER HALAS: Motion to -- second.
CHAIRMAN COYLE: No.
COMMISSIONER COLETTA: I'll make that.
CHAIRMAN COYLE: Okay, Commissioner Coletta makes a
motion to approve, Commissioner Halas seconded. Is there any
discussion?
(N 0 response.)
CHAIRMAN COYLE: All in favor, please signify by saying
aye.
COMMISSIONER FIALA: Aye.
COMMISSIONER HENNING: Aye.
COMMISSIONER HALAS: Aye.
COMMISSIONER COLETTA: Aye.
CHAIRMAN COYLE: Aye.
Any opposed, by like sign.
(No response.)
CHAIRMAN COYLE: It passes unanimously.
MR. SCHMITT: One last item, Mr. Chairman, if you could, a
motion to continue those items that we withdrew to a future date
which will be advertised. And that will be heard at a regular
scheduled Board of County Commissioner meeting.
COMMISSIONER HALAS: So moved.
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CHAIRMAN COYLE: We're rescheduling only one. We
disapproved one. We're not --
MR. WHITE: Correct.
CHAIRMAN COYLE: -- rescheduling.
COMMISSIONER HENNING: We're talking about--
MR. SCHMITT: But we have the other --
COMMISSIONER HENNING: -- TDRs.
MR. SCHMITT: -- stuff we're bringing back that's associated
with the implementation of the TDRs that have to go back to the
planning commission and some form or fashion have to come back to
you with a recommendation.
And we're asking that you as a board would approve to have
those come back as a regularly scheduled agenda item during a
Board of County Commissioner meeting.
Mr. White, if you would clarify that from the county --
COMMISSIONER HENNING: So moved.
MR. SCHMITT: -- attorney's perspective.
CHAIRMAN COYLE: There's a motion by Commissioner
Henning.
COMMISSIONER HALAS: Second.
COMMISSIONER FIALA: Second.
CHAIRMAN COYLE: And there's a second by Commissioner
Halas.
All in favor, please signify by saying aye.
COMMISSIONER HENNING: Aye.
COMMISSIONER FIALA: Aye.
CHAIRMAN COYLE: Aye.
COMMISSIONER COLETTA: Aye.
COMMISSIONER HALAS: Aye.
CHAIRMAN COYLE: Any opposed, by like sign.
(No response.)
CHAIRMAN COYLE: It passes unanimously.
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Okay, now, with respect to the item that you pulled, do you
need any guidance about when to bring it back? That was Section
2.03.08. That was the TDR program. You were going to give --
MR. SCHMITT: Guidance on that is to have a letter
accompany Mr. Nichols, a letter accompanying that. So we'll have
that as part of the discussion when we bring those items back.
CHAIRMAN COYLE: Okay, very well.
Okay, is there any other business?
MS. MURRAY: No.
CHAIRMAN COYLE: Then we are adjourned. Thank you.
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