Planning Board - 03 Dec 2025

Planning Board - 03 Dec 2025. Location: City Hall - Commission Chambers. Time: 05:30 PM. Agenda: Planning Board - 03 Dec 2025 - Agenda - Html Planning Board Agenda City Hall - Commission Chambers Wednesday, December 3, 2025, 5:30 PM PROUD Heritage | PROMISING Future PLANNING BOARD Chair Michael Stout Vice Chair Kim Barker Board Member Davis Henley Board Member Lisa Simon Board Member Vickie Levings Board Member Johnathan McKeen-Chaff Board Member Heather Kline School Board Member Chris Williams CITY OFFICIALS Catherine Ralston, Director, Community and Economic Development Evis Bushi, Deputy Director, Community and Economic Development Isaiah Hollinshead, Planner II Patrick Brackins, City Attorney Page A. MEETING PROCEDURES The Planning Board will be meeting in person. As an alternate option, the public may observe virtually. The virtual meeting will be in “watch/listen mode” only; no public comments will be taken virtually. To join the virtual meeting by computer or smart device: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_OTViZjY3YTMtMDc4Yy00Y2FlLTkxNGUtOTRhY2U4YjU2YTgz%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%2293e30c94-d7e7-4a24-a77e-f78f00386b17%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22607c9587-b31e-41c2-b851-4cebd6c2ff6f%22%7d Meeting ID: 254 437 376 877 98 Passcode: iB6Uz9db This virtual meeting will be hosted via Microsoft Teams Town Hall. A Microsoft Teams account will not be required to join. Public Comment : If you are present in the Commission Chambers, you will be limited to three minutes to make your comments as is the usual rule of procedure for Planning Board meetings, except for matters heard in a quasi-judicial capacity. Public comments will not be taken virtually. Submission of Presentations: For security purposes, the City cannot accept jump drives or other USB devices. Please contact the City Clerk for more information. B. CALL TO ORDER B.1. Pledge of Allegiance. B.2. Roll Call C. PUBLIC COMMENTS D. APPROVAL OF MINUTES D.1. Draft Minutes - October 01, 2025 Planning Board Planning Board - 01 Oct 2025 - Draft Minutes Revised 5 - 8 D.2. Draft Minutes - November 05, 2025 Planning Board Planning Board - 05 Nov 2025 - Draft Minutes 9 - 14 E. OLD BUSINESS F. NEW BUSINESS F.1. Meridian Avenue - Small Scale Comprehensive Plan Amendment (Legislative) ORDINANCE 2025-20 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DADE CITY, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE CITY OF DADE CITY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, PROVIDING FOR A SMALL SCALE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT TO THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP, RELATIVE TO CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY, CONTAINING APPROXIMATELY ±0.79 ACRES, GENERALLY LOCATED ON THE SOUTHWESTERNCORNER OF MERIDIAN AVENUE AND 14TH STREET, AND MORE SPECIFICALLY DESCRIBED IN THIS ORDINANCE, FROM RESIDENTIAL OFFICE (R/O) DESIGNATION TO LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL (LDR) DESIGNATION; PROVIDING FOR LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS AND INTENT, CONFLICTS, SEVERABILITY, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Meridian Avenue FLU Ordinace 2025-20 Staff Report Attachment A - Ordinance 2025-20 - FLUM Amendment - Meridian Ave Attachment B - Application Meridian Ave Attachment C - Affidavit of Publishing 15 - 43 F.2. Meridian Avenue - Zoning Amendment (Quasi-Judicial) ORDINANCE 2025-20 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DADE CITY, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE CITY OF DADE CITY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, PROVIDING FOR A SMALL SCALE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT TO THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP, RELATIVE TO CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY, CONTAINING APPROXIMATELY ±0.79 ACRES, GENERALLY LOCATED ON THE SOUTHWESTERNCORNER OF MERIDIAN AVENUE AND 14TH STREET, AND MORE SPECIFICALLY DESCRIBED IN THIS ORDINANCE, FROM RESIDENTIAL OFFICE (R/O) DESIGNATION TO LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL (LDR) DESIGNATION; PROVIDING FOR LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS AND INTENT, CONFLICTS, SEVERABILITY, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Meridian Avenue - ZA Ordinance 2025-19 Staff Report Attachment A - Ordinance 2025-19 - Zoning Amendment - Meridian Ave Attachment B - Application Meridian Ave Attachment C - Affidavit of Publishing 44 - 74 F.3. Senate Bill 954 - Recovery Residence (Legislative) ORDINANCE NO. 2025-21 AN ORDINANCE BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF DADE CITY, FLORIDA, AMENDING ARTICLE 4 OF THE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS BY CREATING SECTION 4.2.2(C), CERTIFIED RECOVERY RESIDENCES; ESTABLISHING A PROCESS FOR THE REVIEW OF REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION REQUESTS FOR CERTIFIED RECOVERY RESIDENCES PURSUANT TO FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 397.487; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS; PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION; PROVIDING FOR SCRIVENER’S ERRORS; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Senate Bill 954 - LDR update Agenda Memo Attachment A - SB 954 - Dade City Recovery Residence - Ordinance 2025-21 Attachment B - Affidavit of Publishing 75 - 84 F.4. Land Development Regulations Amendment (Legislative) ORDINANCE NO. 2025-22 Land Development Regulations Amendment - Agenda Memo Attachment A - Land Development Regulations Amendment - Staff Report Attachment B - Dade City LDR _Comp Plan Summary Attachment C - ARTICLE_2 _PB Attachment D - ARTICLE_3_PB Attachment E - ARTICLE_4_ PB Attachment F - ARTICLE _5 _PB Attachment G - ARTICLE_6_PB Attachment H - ARTICLE_7_PB 85 - 380 G. MEMBER COMMENTS H. ADJOURNMENT Next Meeting - January 07, 2026 I. FOOTER TEXT NOTE: ONE OR MORE CITY COMMISSIONERS, PLANNING BOARD OR HISTORIC BOARD MEMBERS MAY BE PRESENT AT THIS MEETING AND MAY PARTICIPATE ADDRESSING THE BOARD: Any person desiring to address the Board shall secure the permission of the Presiding Officer to do so. MANNER OF ADDRESSING THE BOARD: TIME LIMIT: Each person addressing the Board shall step up to the podium, shall give their name and address in an audible tone of voice for the records, and unless further time is requested and granted by the Board shall limit the address to three minutes . All remarks shall be made to the Board as a body and not to any member thereof. No person other than the person having the floor and the Board shall be allowed to enter into any discussion either directly or through a Board Member without the permission of the Presiding Officer. No question shall be asked a Board Member except through the Presiding Officer. APPEALS: Any person desiring to appeal any decision made by the Planning Board with respect to any matter considered at any meeting or hearing will need a record of the proceedings and may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made which includes the testimony and evidence upon with the appeal is based. DISABILITY: If you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation in order to participate in this proceeding, you are entitled at no cost to you to the provision of certain assistance within two (2) working days of your receipt of this notice. Please contact the Dade City Clerk’s office, P.O. Box 1355, Dade City, FL 33526-1355; (352) 523-5052 for further assistance and information. Document: Planning Board - 03 Dec 2025 - Minutes - Html Planning Board Minutes City Hall - Commission Chambers Wednesday, December 3, 2025, 5:30 PM PROUD Heritage | PROMISING Future Members Present Chair Michael Stout Vice Chair Kim Barker Board Member Lisa Simon School Board Member Chris Williams Board Member Johnathan McKeen-Chaff Board Member Vickie Levings Board Member Heather Kline Staff Present Community & Economic Development Director Catherine Ralston Deputy Community & Economic Development Director Evis Bushi City Attorney Patrick Brackins Members Absent/Regrets Board Member Davis Henley A. MEETING PROCEDURES B. CALL TO ORDER Chair Stout called the meeting to order at 5:40 PM B.1. Pledge of Allegiance. B.2. Roll Call All members were present except Board Member Henley. C. PUBLIC COMMENTS Ms. Mary McKnight brought to the board members' attention that the splash pad park does not currently have handicap parking spots. D. APPROVAL OF MINUTES D.1. Draft Minutes - October 01, 2025 Planning Board Moved by Vice Chair Barker, seconded by School Board Member Williams Motion to approve the minutes as presented. FOR: Stout, Barker, Simon, Williams, McKeen-Chaff, Levings, and Kline AGAINST: None ABSENT: Henley Motion approved unanimously. D.2. Draft Minutes - November 05, 2025 Planning Board Motion to approve minutes with the correction that School Board Member Williams does not vote on variance items. FOR: Stout, Barker, Simon, Williams, McKeen-Chaff, Levings, and Kline AGAINST: None ABSENT: Henley Motion approved unanimously. E. OLD BUSINESS F. NEW BUSINESS F.1. Meridian Avenue - Small Scale Comprehensive Plan Amendment (Legislative) ORDINANCE 2025-20 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DADE CITY, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE CITY OF DADE CITY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, PROVIDING FOR A SMALL SCALE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT TO THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP, RELATIVE TO CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY, CONTAINING APPROXIMATELY ±0.79 ACRES, GENERALLY LOCATED ON THE SOUTHWESTERNCORNER OF MERIDIAN AVENUE AND 14TH STREET, AND MORE SPECIFICALLY DESCRIBED IN THIS ORDINANCE, FROM RESIDENTIAL OFFICE (R/O) DESIGNATION TO LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL (LDR) DESIGNATION; PROVIDING FOR LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS AND INTENT, CONFLICTS, SEVERABILITY, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Community and Economic Development Deputy Director Evis Bushi presented the background information about the requested small scale comprehensive plan amendment. There were no comments or discussion regarding the proposed petition. Moved by Board Member McKeen-Chaff, seconded by Board Member Levings Motion to approve Comprehensive Plan Amendment as presented. FOR: Stout, Barker, Simon, Williams, McKeen-Chaff, Levings, and Kline AGAINST: None ABSENT: Henley Motion approved unanimously. F.2. Meridian Avenue - Zoning Amendment (Quasi-Judicial) ORDINANCE 2025-20 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DADE CITY, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE CITY OF DADE CITY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, PROVIDING FOR A SMALL SCALE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT TO THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP, RELATIVE TO CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY, CONTAINING APPROXIMATELY ±0.79 ACRES, GENERALLY LOCATED ON THE SOUTHWESTERNCORNER OF MERIDIAN AVENUE AND 14TH STREET, AND MORE SPECIFICALLY DESCRIBED IN THIS ORDINANCE, FROM RESIDENTIAL OFFICE (R/O) DESIGNATION TO LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL (LDR) DESIGNATION; PROVIDING FOR LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS AND INTENT, CONFLICTS, SEVERABILITY, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Community and Economic Development Deputy Director Evis Bushi presented the background information about the requested zoning amendment. There were no comments or discussion regarding the proposed petition. Moved by Board Member McKeen-Chaff, seconded by Board Member Simon Motion to approve the zoning amendment as presented. Motion approved unanimously. F.3. Senate Bill 954 - Recovery Residence (Legislative) ORDINANCE NO. 2025-21 AN ORDINANCE BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF DADE CITY, FLORIDA, AMENDING ARTICLE 4 OF THE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS BY CREATING SECTION 4.2.2(C), CERTIFIED RECOVERY RESIDENCES; ESTABLISHING A PROCESS FOR THE REVIEW OF REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION REQUESTS FOR CERTIFIED RECOVERY RESIDENCES PURSUANT TO FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 397.487; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS; PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION; PROVIDING FOR SCRIVENER’S ERRORS; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Community and Economic Development Deputy Director Evis Bushi presented the background information about Senate Bill 954 and the Recovery Residence requirements. Board members discussed the implications of the recovery residences' locations. City Attorney Patrick Brackins restated that the adoption of Ordinance 2025-21 establishing review guidelines is a statutory requirement. Board member Barker requested a joint workshop with the City Commission to discuss the adoption of additional requirements regarding the proximity of recovery residence to school zones. Moved by Vice Chair Barker, seconded by Board Member Kline Recommend approval of Ordinance 2025--21 as presented requesting staff to bring the approved ordinance back for review to evaluate the creation of a buffer zone around schools which would exclude recovery residences. FOR: Stout, Barker, Williams, McKeen-Chaff, and Kline AGAINST: Simon and Levings ABSENT: Henley Motion Passes 4-2. F.4. Land Development Regulations Amendment (Legislative) ORDINANCE NO. 2025-22 Consultant Tara Salmieri presented the proposed Land Development Regulations' revisions. School Board member Chris Williams suggested school concurrency be added to Section 2.4.11 as a requirement. There was discussion among board members regarding chain link fences and whether they should be allowed in residential and/or commercial zone districts. Vice Chair Barker motioned to approve the Land Development Regulations as presented, adding the school concurrency to Section 2.4.11, and amend section 6.3.4 to say that uncoated chain link is prohibited. Motion was seconded by Member Kline with the motion failing 3-3 with members McKeen-Chaff, Levings, and Simon against. Member McKeen-Chaff motioned to recommend approval of the Land Development Regulations as presented adding the school concurrency to Section 2.4.11 and withholding Article 6 for further discussion. Motion was sconed by board member Levings with the motion passing 6-0. After further discussion on Article 6 - Fencing standards, board member Simon motioned to approve Article 6 as presented. Board member Levings seconded the motion with the motion failing 4-2 with board members Kline, McKeen-Chaff, Barker, and Stout against. Moved by Board Member Kline, seconded by Board Member Simon Motion to recommend approval of Article 6 as presented and to continue the chain link fence discussion at a latter date. FOR: Stout, Barker, Simon, Williams, Levings, and Kline AGAINST: McKeen-Chaff ABSENT: Henley Motion passes 6-1. G. MEMBER COMMENTS School Board Member agreed with the future discussion on recovery residences near school zones. He mentioned that there will be a presentation on school growth in East Pasco. Vice chair Barker urged the board members to reach out to the senators regarding concerns with Senate Bill 954. Board member Simon shared her thoughts on property rights more specifically what one can develop on a residential, commercial versus agricultural sites and increasing density. Board member McKeen-Chaff discussed the importance of creating a vacant building ordinance. H. ADJOURNMENT Chair Stout adjourned the meeting at 7:48PM I. FOOTER TEXT