Planning & Zoning Board (2024-08-12)

PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD MEETING MINUTES TOWN OF LADY LAKE, FLORIDA

August 12,2024

The Planning and Zoning Board meeting was held in the Town Hall Commission Chambers at 409 Fennell Blvd., Lady Lake, Florida. The meeting convened at 5:30 p.m.

CALL TO ORDER: Chairwoman Dorilyn Furch

ROLL CALL:

| Member | Present | | --- | --- | | Brinson | NO | | Saunders | YES | | Galloway | YES | | Auger | YES | | Furch | YES |

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

STAFF PRESENT:

Thad Carroll, Growth Management Director; Rebecca Higgins, Senior Planner; Malina Wright, Development Coordinator/Planner; Nancy Wilson, Town Clerk.

Attorney Taylor Tremel was also present as were Mayor Freeman and Commissioner Sage.

Ordinance 2024-17 Rezoning Bharat Khirbat An Ordinance Changing the Zoning Designation for Certain Property Being Approximately 0.538 Acres Owned by Bharat Khirbat Located at the Intersection of West Hermosa Street and West Guava Street from Light Commercial (LC) to Heavy Commercial (HC) with in the Town Limits of the Town of Lady Lake, Florida.

NEW BUSINESS

Planning and Zoning meeting minutes - July 8,2024 has frontage on both West Hermosa Street and West Guava Street, is zoned Light Commercial and is mostly surrounded by commercially zoned districts. The owner's request is to change the zoning from Light Commercial to Heavy Commercial, a designation that would accommodate general retail sales and services as well as wholesale services.

Member Galloway made a motion to forward Ordinance 2024-17 to the Town Commission with the recommendation of approval; Member Saunders seconded the motion.

| Member | Vote | | --- | --- | | Saunders | YES | | Galloway | YES | | Auger | YES | | Furch | YES |

Motion carried 4-0.

Ordinance 2024-14 Annexation An Ordinance of The Town Commission of the Town of Lady Lake, Florida; Voluntarily Annexing Twenty Properties Being Approximately 358 Acres Owned by Grand Oaks Holding, LLC; Located East of County Road 25, South of Marion County Road, West of Grays Airport Road, and North of Griffin Avenue; Within Lake County, Florida.

Mr. Carroll stated that the applicant is Michael Rankin from LPG Urban and Regional Planners, and the property is owned by Grand Oaks Holding, LLC. The location of the 358-acre property is east of County Road 25, south of Marion County Road, west of Grays Airport Road and north of Griffin Avenue. The present use of the property is an equestrian museum and arena also allowing RV special event parking, special events with vendors, a resort facility with amenities and an on-site restaurant. Staff's recommendation is for approval of Ordinance 2024-14 which is based on Mr. Carroll's analysis of Lady Lake's Comprehensive Plan and Land Development Regulations.

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The application was received in May 2024 but the applicant asked that the item be tabled until this meeting. Whatever is decided tonight, the ordinances will be transmitted to the commission. If approved at the first hearing, the application will be sent to the State which is required for large scale amendments (over 50 acres). The ordinances are likely to be revisited in October if approved.

The proposed density is 2.5 dwelling units per acre; nearby Water Oak has a density of 3.36 dwelling units per acre. There are also properties in the communities of Carlton Village and Harbor Hills which are further to the east, away from the urban center, with densities of three to four units per acre. By utilizing clustering, the proposed development will retain 50% open space exceeding the town's requirement of 25% for a Planned Unit Development designation. Although 895 homes are being proposed, the developer is retaining areas for equestrian use and trails to keep the feel of a rural community.

The application meets the requirements for consideration of annexation of non-contiguous property. In 2013, Lady Lake executed the ISBA (Interlocal Service Boundary Agreement) agreement with Lake County where contiguous contact with the municipal boundary is not required. The Town will not approve any development or issue a final development order for the annexed area unless central water and wastewater serve the development. The applicant has proposed a connection of municipal potable water and wastewater to the property, with a proposed 7,600+/- linear foot extension to be paid for by the developer.

VOTE WAS TAKEN AFTER ALL THREE ORDINANCES WERE HEARD, PRESENTATIONS HAD BEEN MADE AND THE PUBLIC HAD BEEN GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT.

Member Saunders made a motion to forward Ordinance 2024-14 to the Town Commission with the recommendation of approval; the motion died for lack of a second.

Member Auger stated that he wants to see a better plan.

| Member | Vote | | --- | --- | | Saunders | NO | | Galloway | YES | | Auger | YES | | Furch | YES |

Member Galloway made a motion to forward with the recommendation of denial; Member

rdinance 2024-14 to the Town Commission eager seconded.

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A.Ordinance 2024-15 Large Scale Future Land Use Comprehensive Plan Amendment An Ordinance amending the Future Land Use designation from Lake County Public Service Facility and Infrastructure and Lake County Rural to Town of Lady Lake Mixed Development District/Traditional Neighborhood District; Limiting the maximum residential density to 2.5 dwelling units per acre and a maximum of 85,000 square feet of commercial development; for property being approximately 358 acres, owned by Grand Oaks Holding, LLC, located East of County Road 25, South of Marion County Road, West of Grays Airport Road, and North of Griffin Avenue; within Lake County Florida.

Growth Management Director Carroll stated that the applicant, location and proposal information is the same as Ordinance 2024-14. Upon future development, the properties must served by the town's water and sewer facilities at their expense. The closest municipal boundary to the subject parcels is approximately 1,320 feet to the east along Griffin Avenue.

The Future Land Use (FLU) designations of adjacent properties are Lake County Rural and Rural Transition allowing one, three or five dwelling units per acre. The proposed Mixed Development District/Traditional Neighborhood Design (MDD-TND) designation with a base residential density limited to 2.5 dwelling units per acre in lieu of the 12 dwelling units per acre the FLU designation provides by right. The proposed policy-specific amendment limits the commercial development to a maximum of 85,000 square feet. Policy specific means that the applicant cannot come back to amend the development without going through the public hearing process.

The town operates its own wastewater treatment plant with a capacity of 1.0 million gallons per day.The town currently utilizes approximately 0.520 mgpd,with an additional 0.515 mgpd outstanding flow commitments (subdivisions that have been added to the books though they have not yet been developed).Mr.Carroll stated that if all the other proposed developments were to build out,he is concerned that we may not be adequately prepared to treat the additional wastewater for this development.The applicant added to their Memorandum of Agreement that they will fund a study to determine what the town's demand is projected to be and they will contribute funds to build a new wastewater facility should the need arise,as a result of their development.

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Regarding schools, the Lake County School Board calculated that the projected student generation would result in an increase of 149 students: 76 at the elementary level,36 at the middle school level,and 37 at the high school level. The developer would have to pay $42,000 per student for proportionate share mitigation totaling $1,554,000.

Mr. Carroll said transportation is an area of concern among those who have contacted the town. The proposed entire development at project buildout will result in an increase of 7,660 external daily trips, of which 560 occur during the AM peak hour and 778 occur during the PM peak hour. All study segments are projected to operate at adequate levels of service at project buildout. The intersections of CR25 and Marion County Road, CR25 and Griffin Avenue and US27 and Griffin Avenue are projected to operate below the adopted level of service at project buildout. The traffic engineer for the applicant has made recommendations regarding how each of the three intersections may be mitigated to operate at adequate overall levels of service.

Mr. Carroll said that the development will provide activity based recreational activities internally so Parks and Recreation will not be impacted. Similarly, they will have to adhere to St. Johns River Water Management District guidelines, drainage requirements and engineering best management practices. Six potentially occupied gopher tortoise burrows are on the property so the applicant will be required to conduct a survey prior to beginning any construction activities. If the burrows are found to be occupied, they will have to be built around or relocated. The same would be required for sand skinks.

Member Galloway made a motion to forward Ordinance 2024-15 to the Town Commission with the recommendation of denial; Member Auger seconded the motion.

Motion failed by a tie vote. 2-2.

E. Ordinance 2024-16 Rezoning An Ordinance of the Town Commission of the Town of Lady Lake amending the zoning designation for certain properties being approximately 358 acres owned by Grand Oaks Holding, LLC, located East of County Road 25, South of Marion County Road, West of Grays Airport Road, and North of Griffin Avenue; within Lake County Florida, from Lake County Community Facilities District (CFD) to Town of Lady Lake Mixed Use Planned Unit Development (PUD).