PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION (P&Z) Donna A. Keys-District I Jens Tripson-District 3 Gregory W. Smith-District 4 Pilar E. Turner-District 5 David L. Cox-Member at Large Sam Zimmerman-District 2 Carol Johnson - Non-voting liaison School Board George Hamner, Jr., Chairman The Planning and Zoning Commission will meet at 7:00 p.m. ON THURSDAY, July 23, 2009, in the County Commission Chambers of the County Administration Building, 180 I 27th Street, Vero Beach. THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION SHALL ADJOURN NO LATER THAN 11:00 P.M. UNLESS THE MEETING IS EXTENDED OR CONTINUED TO A TIME CERTAIN BY A COMMISSION VOTE. AGENDA ITEM #I CALL TO ORDER AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ITEM#2 APPROVAL OF MINUTES A. July 9, 2009 ITEM#3 ITEM NOT ON CONSENT A. Realtors Association of Indian River County: Request for site plan approval to construct an office building and related improvements within the Quay Dock Road historic road buffer. Realtors Association oflndian River County, Owner. Kimley-Hom & Associates, Inc., Agent. The subject property is located at the southeast comer of US Highway I and Quay Dock Road. Zoning Classifications: CL, Limited Commercial, and RM-3, Residential Multi-Family (up to 3 units/acre). Land Use Designations: C/I, Commercial/Industrial, and L-1, Low Density I (up to 3 units/acre) [Quasi-Judicial] F:\Community Development\Users\CurDev\P&Z\Agenda & Lists 2009\7-23-09 Agenda.rt( ITEM#4 COMMISSIONERS MATTERS ITEM#5 PLANNING MATTERS A. Planning Information Package ITEM#6 ATTORNEY'S MATTERS ITEM#7 ADJOURNMENT ANYONEWHOMAYWISHTOAPPEALANYDECISION, WHICHMAYBEMADEATTHISMEETING, WILL NEED TO ENSURE THAT A VERBATIM RECORD OF THE PROCEEDINGS IS MADE, WHICH INCLUDES THE TESTIMONY AND EVIDENCE ON WHICH THE APPEAL IS BASED. ANYONE WHO NEEDS A SPECIAL ACCOMMODATION FOR THIS MEETING MUST CONTACT THE COUNTY'S AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT (ADA) COORDINATOR AT 772-226-1223, (TDD #772-770-5215) AT LEAST 48 HOURS IN ADVANCE OF THE MEETING. Meeting may be broadcast live on Comcast Cable Channel 27 -may be rebroadcast continuously Saturday 7:00 p.m. until Sunday morning 7:00 a.m. Meeting broadcast same as above on Comcast Broadband, Channel 27 in Sebastian. F:\Communily Developmcnt\Uscrs\CurDcv\P&ZIAgenda & Lists 2009\7-23-09 Agcnda.rtf ? PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION There was a meeting of the Indian River County (IRC) Planning and Zoning Commission (P&Z) on Thursday, July 9, 2009 at 7:00 p.m. in the Commission Chambers of the County Administration Building, 1801 2?1h Street, Vero Beach, Florida. You may hear an audio of the meeting; review the meeting agenda, backup material and the minutes on Indian River County website www.ircgov.com/Boards/PZC/2009. Present were members: Chairman George Hamner, Member-at­ Large; Donna Keys, District 1 Appointee; Sam Zimmerman, District 2 Appointee; Jens Tripson, District 3 Appointee; Greg Smith, District 4 Appointee; Pilar Turner, District 5 Appointee; and Dr. David Cox, Member-at-Large. Absent was Carol Johnson, non-voting School Board Liaison (excused). Also present was IRC staff: George Glenn, Assistant County Attorney; Bob Keating, Community Development Director; Stan Boling, Planning Director; Steven Deardeuff, Senior Planner; and Reta Smith, Recording Secretary. Call to Order and Pledge of Allegiance (6:10:22) Chairman Hamner called the meeting to order and led all in the Pledge of Allegiance. Approval of Minutes (6:11 :08) ON MOTION BY Dr. Cox, SECONDED BY Ms. Turner, the members voted unanimously (7-0) to approve the minutes of the meeting of May 28, 2009, as presented. Public Hearing (6:11:19) Chairman Hamner read the following into the record: A. Richard Bird's request to rezone ~ 1.70 acres from IL (Light Industrial) to CG (General Commercial). The subject property is located at the northwest corner of US Highway 1 and 5?1h PZC/Unapproved 1 July 9, 2009 F:/BCC/AII Committees/PZC/2009 Ag&Min/PZCMin070909.doc Street, east of Old Dixie Highway. (RZON-+9030022-63880) [Quasi-Judicial] The secretary administered the testimonial oath to those present who wished to speak at tonight's meeting on any quasi-judicial items. Mr. Steven Deardeuff, IRC Senior Planner (6:12:10), reviewed the information contained in his memorandum dated June 30, 2009, a copy of which is on file in the County Commission Office. 6:15:22 ON MOTION BY Mr. Smith, SECONDED BY Ms. Keys, the members voted unanimously (7-0) to approve staff's recommendation. Commissioners Matters (6:16:26) None. Planning Matters (6:16:32) Mr. Stan Boling, IRC Planning Director (6:17:13), outlined possible impacts of Senate Bill 360. Discussion followed. Attorney's Matters (6:51 :55) None. There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 7:40 p.m. George Hamner, Chairman Date Reta Smith, Recording Secretary Date PZC/Unapproved 2 July 9, 2009 F:/BCC/AII Committees/PZC/2009 Ag&Min/PZCMin070909.doc MAJOR SITE PLAN (QUASl-,JUDICIAL) INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA MEMORANDUM TO: The Honorable Members of the Planning and Zoning Commission THROUGH: Stan Boling, AICP; Planning Director FROM: Mark Zans; Senior Planner, Current Development DATE: July 15, 2009 SUBJECT: Realtors Association of Indian River County's Request for Site Plan Approval to Construct an Office Building and Related Improvements [SP-MA-09-05-15 / 2006060290-63685] It is requested that the data herein presented be given formal consideration by the Planning and Zoning Commission at its regular meeting of July 23, 2009. DESCRIPTION & CONDITIONS Kimley-Hom & Associates Inc. has submitted an application for site plan approval on behalf of the Realtors Association of Indian River County to construct an office building and related improvements at the southeast comer of US Highway 1 and Quay Dock Road, a road designated as historic in the county's comprehensive plan (see attachment #7). Fronting 67th Street, Quay Dock Road, and U.S. Highway 1, the site is split zoned with CL (Commercial Limited) and RM-3 (Residential Multi­ family/ up to 3 units per acre) zoning. Recently, the county rezoned a small portion of the project site from RM-3 to CL to make up for the amount of CL zoned property lost from the site through right­ of-way dedication. The site is currently vacant, and proposed to be developed as an office building, a permitted use in the CL zoning district. As proposed, the site plan shows that a small portion of the site improvements will be constructed within the Quay Dock Road historic road buffer. Under the county's scenic and historic roads regulations (see attachment #6), the proposed "encroachment" is allowed if approved by the Planning and Zoning Commission. The Planning and Zoning Commission is now to consider approval of the request for site plan approval and construction of certain improvements within the Quay Dock Road historic road buffer. F:\Community Development\Users\MARKZ\Docs\P&Z\J,009\RealtorsAssocationBuilding\p&zreport.rtf 1 ANALYSIS 1. Size of Development: 2.20 Acres or 95,832 square feet 2. Zoning Classifications: CL (Limited Commercial) RM-3 (Residential Multi-Family up to 3 units per acre) Note: The western 62 % of the site is zoned CL, while the eastern 38 % is zoned RM-3. 3. Land Use Designations: C/I (Commercial/Industrial) L-1 (Low-Density I up to 3 units per acre) 4. Building Area: 8,097 square feet ( office and meeting room area) Note: The proposed building is one story. 5. Open Space: Required: 30.7%* Proposed: 52.0% Note: The required open space is calculated on a pro-rated basis using the minimum open space requirements of the CL (25%) and the RM-3 (40%) districts. 6. Traffic Circulation: Access to the site will be from one full movement driveway connection to 67th Street which will be paved (see #12 below). There will be no access or driveway connection to U.S. Highway I or Quay Dock Road. County traffic engineering has approved the internal traffic circulation plan and the project traffic study. Other than the 67th Street paving, no off-site traffic improvements are required or proposed, 7. Off-Street Parking: Required: 29 spaces Provided: 41 spaces (39 standard and 2 handicapped) Note: The parking area is located adjacent to the office building at the west end of the site. Although the amount of parking exceeds the county minimum for office buildings, the "extra" spaces are needed to accommodate parking for meetings and seminars. 8. Utilities: The project will have public water and sewer service provided by the county. The Department of Utility Services and the Department of Health have approved these project utility provisions. 9. Tree Preservation: There are numerous existing oak and palm trees on the site. Of these, 16 oaks and 9 palms are to be preserved or relocated within the proposed development. The palm trees are located in the northern and western part of the site, with a majority of the oak trees at the eastern end of the site. No specimen size trees are being removed from the site; so no mitigation is required. During construction, tree protection barriers will need to be placed around all trees to be preserved. The county's environmental planning staff has approved the project's tree protection/ relocation plan. 10. Landscape Plan: The proposed landscape plan satisfies the requirements of Chapter 926 of the LDRs. As required, the site plan depicts a thoroughfare roadway landscape buffer and a local roadway / Type "B" buffer along U.S. Highway I and 67 th Street, respectively. Both landscape buffers include a 4' opaque feature above parking lot grade. The Quay Dock Road buffer varies in width from 25' to 45' and is equivalent to a Type "B" buffer with a 4' opaque feature.