Town Commission Meeting (2025-08-18)

MINUTES OF THE TOWN COMMISSION MEETING TOWN OF LADY LAKE, FLORIDA

August 18,2025

The regular meeting of the Lady Lake Town Commission Chambers at Lady Lake Town Hall, 409 Fennell Blvd., Lad presiding. The meeting convened at 6:00 p.m.

as held in the Commission Lake, Florida, with Mayor Freeman

Mayor Freeman verified with Deputy Town noticed.

erk Osborne that this meeting was properly

CALL TO ORDER

INVOCATION

Reverend Dr. Paul Harsh - First Baptist Church of Lady Lake

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

ROLL CALL

Led by Mayor Freeman

| Commissioner (Ward) | Present | | --- | --- | | Regan(Four) | YES | | Gourlie(Two) | YES | | Roberts(One) | YES | | Sage(Five) | YES | | Freeman(Three) | YES |

Bill Lawrence, Town Manager; Thad Carroll, Growth Management Director; Becky Higgins, Senior Planner; Police Chief Steve Hunt, Lady Lake Police Department; Deputy Chief Jason Brough, Lady Lake Police Department; Lieutenant Allen Greene, Lady Lake Police Department; Lieutenant James Dunagan, Lady Lake Police Department; C.T. Eagle, Public Works Director; Joella LeDonne, Finance Director; Aly Herman, Library Director; Kathy Rosado, Town Clerk; and Carol Osborne, Deputy Town Clerk.

STAFF PRESENT

Town Attorney Derek Schroth was also in attendance.

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A. CONSENT

1. August 4,2025-Town Commission Minutes

Commissioner Sage made a motion to approve the Consent Agenda as presented; Commissioner Roberts seconded. Motion carried 5-0.

B. NEW BUSINESS

1. Consideration of Approval for the Church of Christ Bathroom Addition New Major Site Plan Modification MJM 01/24-001 - Proposing a 430 Square Foot Bathroom and 120 Square Foot Covered Entryway Addition to the Existing Church Building on 2.67 Acres of Land Zoned Public Facilities District (PFD), owned by Church of Christ of The Villages, Inc., addressed as 1421 Oak Street, within the Town Limits of Lady Lake, Florida. (Thad Carroll)

Growth Management Director Thad Carroll stated Monday, January 29, 2024, for a 2,120 square foot applicant revised the application to remove the pre addition instead. Because the application had alre modification, the existing site plan modification a applicant from incurring additional application fee

at the application was received on addition. In September of 2024, the proposed fellowship hall and add a bathroom study been processed as a major site plan application was amended to prevent the

Mr. Carroll presented photographs and site plan maps of the subject property. He advised that the retention area is adequate. He stated that there will be an additional handicapped parking space on the southern section and no other parking lot improvements are necessary. The overhang will be constructed on the west side of the building, and there will not be additional trees added to the property.

TRAFFIC - The proposed addition will not cause an increase in transportation impacts.

STORMWATER - The Saint Johns River Water Management District permit issued on April 11, 2006, included a future 3,264 square foot building addition in original site design calculations. The current onsite stormwater facilities were constructed based on the proposed increase in impervious surface for the building addition, which as of today has not been built.

UTILITIES - Per Appendix A within Chapter 14 of the sewer ERU and one water ERU are required. The u currently connected to town utilities.

Land Development Regulations, one ability quote has been paid, and the church is

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The site plan was reviewed for compliance with the Land Development Regulations (LDRs) including provisions related to drainage, grading and erosion control. The application was determined to be in compliance with the LDRs and the Comprehensive Plan. The plans were distributed for reviews to the Technical Review Committee. The engineering plans from Edward Abshier, Professional Engineer, were reviewed by Neel-Schaffer Engineering, the Fire Inspector, Kerry Barnett, Building Official, Mark Brower, and Public Works Director, C.T. Eagle. All reviews were sufficient, completed reviews.

Mr. Carroll explained that this site plan is being presented application was submitted prior to the policy change. Any time must be carried out under the old regulations.

to the commission because the application in the queue at that

Commissioner Regan inquired whether the building currently has a restroom or is this addition for a restroom.

Mr. Carroll stated the building currently has a restroom and this expansion is for additional restroom area.

Commissioner Roberts stated this application is for a 432-s whether the remaining square footage from the original ap the commission or handled administratively.

quare foot addition and inquired lication will be brought before

Mr. Carroll stated if a site plan complies with town code through Growth Management.The commission would I applications if waivers are requested.

it will be processed administratively presented with site plan

Commissioner Gourlie made a motion to ap New Major Site Plan Modification MJM 01/24 passed 5-0