Planning Commission

1 PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING HAINES CITY, FLORIDA MINUTES May 13, 2024, 4:00 p.m. City Hall Commission Chambers 620 E. Main Street, Haines City, FL 33844 Phone: 863-421-9921 Web: hainescity.com Present: Brian Stokes Louie McLean Charles Anderson Dr. Earl Lee Joseph Hamilton Debra Smith Eddie Perez _____________________________________________________________________ 1. CALL TO ORDER The Planning Commission Meeting was called to order at 4:00 on May 13, 2024 in the City Commission Chambers, located at 620 E Main Street, Haines City, FL. 2. INVOCATION Board Member Charles Anderson provided the invocation. 3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Board Member Charles Anderson led the pledge of allegiance.

2 4. MINUTES TO ACCEPT Approved 5. NEW BUSINESS 5.a Ordinance No. 24-2074 – Zoning Map Amendment - Sunny’s Estates Planning Manager April Brown presented this item. On February 14, 2024, Bruce Taylor, P.E., on behalf of the property owner, Orchid Developers, LLC, applied for a zoning map amendment to change the zoning of the property from R-1 to RPUD. The intent is to create a 33-unit Residential Subdivision on 30th Street North. The project has already received a non-binding school concurrency letter from the Polk County School Board and also has an approved traffic study from the city’s traffic consultant. However, Polk County is currently reviewing this traffic study as 30th Street North is a County Road. Their comments and recommendations will be provided prior to the approval of the Preliminary Plat. Relevant Project Data & Proposed Standards  Project Entrance: 30th Street North  Number of Lots: 33 o 19 – 52’ wide o 7 – 60’ wide o 7 – 70’ wide  Roadways: 24’ Wide  Utilities:  Sidewalks: 5’ sidewalks installed on each side of the 24’ wide interior streets  Landscaping: All City Codes for Landscaping will be met or exceeded  Neighborhood Park / Open Space: 0.439 +/- acres  Setbacks: o Front: 15’

3 o Garage: 20’ o Rear: 10’ o Interior Side: 6’ o Front Side (Corner): 15’ o Minimum Lot Width: 52’ o Minimum Lot Depth: 115’ o Maximum Impervious Surface Ratio: not to exceed 50% o Minimum Garage Size: 400 sq. ft. Development Summary  Project Size: 9.802 ± acres  Estimated Taxable Value: $3,300,000 (assuming 33 units at $100,000)  Estimated City Tax Receipts: $25,045.35 (based on estimated taxable value x 0.00075895 net taxable value per unit) there were no questions from the dais. Moved by Eddie Perez Seconded by Joseph Hamilton Staff recommends forwarding a recommendation of approval to the City Commission with the following conditions: 1: No Parking shall be permitted on roadways and shall be stated in the Homeowners’ Association Documents and any other association documents of the development. 2: Any street trees shall not be removed and shall be stated in the Homeowners’ Association documents and any other association documents of the development. 3: Polk County traffic study comments need to be addressed prior to the approval of the Preliminary Plat. Carried

4 5.b Ordinance No. 24-2076 – Harmening Property Land Use Plan Amendment Planning Manager April Brown presented this item. On February 28, 2024, William Harmening, on behalf of the property owner, Bharath Kumar Gali, applied for a land use plan amendment to change the land use designation of the property from LDR / CC to IN. The intent is to create an outdoor parking and storage space for vehicles, such as RVs, boats and trailers. There is a portion of wetlands on the north side of the property that are designated as a Conservation (CON) area on the zoning map but are not currently marked on the land use map. Therefore, the portion of the property that is a conservation area will receive a land use designation of CON to correlate with the zoning map of the city. there were no questions from the dais. Moved by Earle Lee Seconded by Charles Anderson Staff recommends forwarding a recommendation of approval of Ordinance No. 24-2075 to the City Commission. Carried 5.c Ordinance No. 24-2075 – Harmening Property Zoning Map Amendment City Planner, Calvin Clarke presented this item On February 28, 2024, William Harmening, on behalf of the property owner, Bharath Kumar Gali, applied for a zoning map amendment to change the zoning of the property from CON / R-1-AA / CG to ILW. The intent is to create an outdoor parking and storage space for vehicles, such as RVs, boats, and trailers. there were no questions dais. Moved by Joseph Hamilton Seconded by Charles Anderson Staff recommends forwarding a recommendation of approval of Ordinance No. 24-2075 to the City Commission with the following conditions: 1. Outdoor Storage Yard shall not be located closer than 25 feet to a public street and shall be completely enclosed except for necessary ingress and egress, and

5 shall have a solid fence or wall, or a commercial grade, 70% opaque, mesh material applied to a fence no less than 6 feet tall. 2. Parking and storage will be for RVs, boats and trailers. 3. No wrecked or junk vehicles shall be stored at the site. Carried 5.d Ordinance No. 24-2078 – Land Use Plan Amendment – Shops at the Grove Expansion City Planner, Calvin Clark presented this item. On March 28, 2024, Derek Ramsburg, P.E., on behalf of the property owner, Seth Swisher, applied for a small-scale land use plan amendment to change the future land use designation of the property from LDR to NAC. The intent is to provide space for the future expansion of the Shops at the Grove development, which is currently under construction. However, an updated traffic study will need to be provided and approved by the City of Haines City and Polk County to determine if additional off-site improvements need to be made. Board Member Edwin Perez asked when will the approved traffic study be done and stated that the traffic is congested. Board Member Debra Smith said that we are not considering the residents with the traffic. she said that we need to think about the future residents of the City. Board Member McLean said that he heard that the governor is fast tracking the road problems in Haines city. Moved by Louie McLean Seconded by Joseph Hamilton Staff recommends forwarding a recommendation of approval of Ordinance No. 24-2078 to the City Commission. Carried 5.e Ordinance No. 24-2077 – Zoning Map Amendment – Shops at the Grove Expansion City Planner, Calvin Clarke presented this item.

6 On March 28, 2024, Derek Ramsburg, P.E., on behalf of the property owner, Seth Swisher, applied for a zoning map amendment to change the zoning of the property from R-1-AA to CG. The intent is to provide space for the future expansion of the Shops at the Grove development, which is currently under construction. Moved by Charles Anderson Seconded by Louie McLean Staff recommends forwarding a recommendation of approval of Ordinance No. 24-2077 to the City Commission. Carried 5.f Ordinance No. 24-2079 – Florida Discount Self Storage ZMA City Planner Calvin Clark presented this item. KPM Franklin, on behalf of the property owner, Florida Discount Self Storage No 3 LLC, has applied for a Zoning Map Amendment to change areas currently zoned Agricultural (AG) and Multiple Family Residential (R-3) to General Commercial (CG). The property is currently vacant. The intent is to construct a self-storage facility, which is permitted by conditional use in a CG zoning district. John Kelly came to the podium to express his appreciation to the planning commission. Moved by Earle Lee Seconded by Charles Anderson Staff recommends the Planning Commission forward a recommendation of approval to the City Commission for the Florida Discount Self-Storage Zoning Map Amendment to General Commercial. Carried 5.g Resolution No. 24-1790 – Shops at the Grove Preliminary Plat City planner Calvin Clarke presented this item. On March 29, 2024, Derek Ramsburg, P.E., on behalf of the Property Owner, Seth Swisher, applied for a preliminary plat for the Shops at the Grove development. Shops at the Grove is currently under construction, and is comprised of a

7 shopping plaza with Publix as the anchor tenant and 4 outparcels. A traffic study was approved for this project in April 2023 by the City’s Traffic Consultant, and outlined the following off-site improvements to be made:  Southbound Left Turn Lane at the Full Access Driveway on Powerline Road  Northbound Right Turn Lane at the Right-In/Right-Out Driveway on Powerline Road  Westbound Right Turn Lane at the Right-In/Right-Out Driveway on Johnson Avenue  Westbound Right Turn Lane at the Full Access Driveway on Johnson Avenue  Eastbound Left Turn Lane at the Full Access Driveway on Johnson Ave. Moved by Earle Lee Seconded by Charles Anderson Staff recommends forwarding a recommendation of approval of Resolution No. 24-1790 to the City Commission. Carried 6. COMMISSION COMMENTS None. 7. ADJOURNMENT Without any further business the meeting was adjourned at 4:52. Brian Stokes, Chair Sharon Lauther, MMC, City Clerk