OFFICE OF THE CITY COUNCIL

 

CHERYL L. BROWN                                                                                                         117 WEST DUVAL STREET, SUITE 425

            DIRECTOR                                                                                                                                                                                 4TH FLOOR, CITY HALL

   OFFICE (904) 630-1452                                                                                                                                                          JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA  32202

     FAX (904) 630-2906                                                                                                                                                                                                              

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LUZ COMMITTEE AGENDA MEETING MINUTES

 

February 20, 2012

1:00 p.m.

 

City Council Conference Room A

Suite 425, City Hall

117 West Duval Street

 

Attendance:  Council Members Lori Boyer (Chair), Matt Schellenberg, Don Redman, Doyle Carter and Jim Love

See attached sign-in sheet for other attendees.

 

Chairwoman Boyer called the meeting to order at 1:00 p.m. and reviewed the marked agenda which contained 3 items marked for deferral, 8 items ready for action, 8 public hearings to be opened and continued, and 7 items for second reading and re-referral.

 

2012-615 (rezoning on 16th Street West): Council Member Lee may request deferral of this item.  Dylan Reingold has identified a conflict between the proposed placement of a building within the PUD and an easement reservation shown on a street closure and abandonment that is the subject of Ordinance 2013-59.  Chairwoman Boyer asked the Planning Department staff to review these two bills before the meeting this evening.

 

2012-727 (sign waiver on Loretto Road): Council Member Schellenberg will propose an amendment to limit the hours of illumination of the sign.

 

2013-44 (Zoning Code amendment re: manufactured homes): Council Member Carter requested deferral for one more cycle while he works on a last issue.

 

2013-67 (appeal of a zoning exception for alcohol sales at 7720 Merrill Road): Paul Harden asked if public speakers will be allowed speak, if they desire, both at tonight’s meeting and again at the meeting on March 19th, and the Chair indicated that they would.  Ms. Boyer noted that there had been a problem with the mailed notices and the bill is being held for another cycle while a corrective mailing takes place.

 

2012-336, -367 and 2013-20 (land use amendment, rezoning and appeal of Historic Preservation Commission certificate of appropriateness [COA] for the Five Points Village project on Margaret Street): Ms. Boyer and Mr. Reingold outlined the procedure to be used for consideration of the three bills.  The land use change will be heard and voted on first, followed by the rezoning and the COA appeal to be heard jointly.  Should the land use change be approved and the zoning subsequently denied, a motion will be needed to reconsider the land use change since it would not be congruent with the zoning.  Jason Teal representing the Historic Preservation Commission stated that the parties had reached basic agreement on almost all of the nearly 50 items that had been points of contention, with only 5 issues remaining outstanding.  The amount and division of time among the various parties was discussed.  Paul Harden representing neighbors abutting the project site said that there may be opposition to the land use change based on a lack of clarity that has developed between several parties after agreement was thought to have been reached on a buffer.

 

There being no further business, the agenda meeting was adjourned at 1:28 p.m.

 

 

Jeff Clements, Council Research Division (904) 630-1404

 

 

Posted 2.20.13

5:00 p.m.