02/24/1986 Special
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Special Meeting/Public Hearing
Board of County Commissioners
Monday, February 24, 1986
Key Colony Beach
A Special Meeting of the Monroe County Board of
County Commissioners concerning the Proposed Comprehensive
Plan convened on the above date at the Key Colony Beach City
Hall. Present and answering to roll call were Commissioner
Alison Fahrer, Commissioner William Freeman, Commissioner
John Stormont, and Mayor Wilhelmina Harvey. Also present
were Paula "Jennie" Luxton, Deputy Clerk; Charles Pattison,
Director of Building, Planning and Zoning; Jerry Annas,
Assistant Director of Building, Planning and Zoning; Ty
Symroski, Planner; Andy Hooten, Biologist; Charles Siemon,
Planning Consultant; members of the Press and Radio; and the
general public.
It was decided by the Board to set a five-minute
time limit for speakers.
Fred Tittle addressed the Board.
Lloyd Johnson addressed the Board regarding
requirements on transitional lands, Pages 192 through 198.
Mr. Siemon advised Mr. Johnson that a change had been made
to this section. Mr. Johnson objected on not being allowed
to fill. Mr. Siemon responded and Al Fried then requested
that this topic be addressed after lunch.
Cleare Filer requested a clarification on an abbre-
viation on Page 159 and Mr. Siemon responded.
Motion was made by Mayor Harvey and seconded by
Commissioner Freeman to eliminate the minimum area category
on Page 159. Roll call vote was taken with the following
results:
Commissioner Fahrer
Commissioner Freeman
Commissioner Stormont
Mayor Harvey
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Motion carried with Commissioner Swift absent from the
meeting.
Motion was made by Commissioner Fahrer and seconded
by Commissioner Freeman to establish minimum dimension for
lots in SS, Off-Shore, NA and Mainland NA Districts of 150
feet. Commissioner Swift entered the meeting and took his
seat at 9:40 a.m. Roll call vote on the motion was taken
with the following results:
Commissioner Fahrer
Commissioner Freeman
Commissioner Stormont
Commissioner Swift
Mayor Harvey
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Motion carried.
Cleare Filer and Fred Tittle addressed the Board.
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Mr. Siemon informed the Board that the words "of a
subdivision" needed to be removed from Section 5-403 and
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advised that he would take care of the matter.
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It was announced that County Attorney Proby was on
his way to the meeting.
Charles Siemon, Jerry Annas, Cleare Filer, Fred
Tittle, Lloyd Johnson and Grace Manillo addressed the Board
regarding platting. Motion was made by Commissioner Fahrer
to require plat filing except where there are boundary
changes that do not create unbuildable lots. During
discussion, motion was withdrawn. Motion was then made by
Commissioner Fahrer to require plat filing except where less
than a buildable lot is being sold off. During discussion,
motion was withdrawn. It was decided to re-address this
matter after lunch and allow Mr. Siemon time to re-write the
language.
Al Fried addressed the Board regarding Item B on
Page 199, Salt Marsh and Buttonwood Associations. Andy
Hooten and Charles Siemon addressed the Board. Mr. Fried
then discussed Page 197, Open Space Ratios. Fred Tittle
addressed the Board. Motion was made by Commissioner Swift
and seconded by Commissioner Freeman to save 92.5% of all
transitional zones in the County by allowing 7.5% or 1,000
square feet, whichever is greater, for fill (house and yard
area inclusive). Roll call vote was taken with the
following results:
Commissioner Fahrer
Commissioner Freeman
Commissioner Stormont
Commissioner Swift
Mayor Harvey
No
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Motion carried.
Al Damron addressed the Board concerning the Area
of Critical County Concern for Big Pine Key. Motion was
made by Commissioner Fahrer and seconded by Commissioner
Freeman that the interim regulations adopted apply only to
the area south of Watson Boulevard. Roll call vote was una-
nimous. Grace Manillo, Al Damron and Sue Abbott addressed
the Board. County Attorney Proby arrived at 11:50 a.m.
Motion was made by Commissioner Swift and seconded by
Commissioner Fahrer to exclude Eden Pines Colony, Port Pine
Heights and Big Pine Shores from the one unit per acre
interim regulations. Roll call vote was taken with the
following results:
Commissioner Fahrer
Commissioner Freeman
Commissioner Stormont
Commissioner Swift
Mayor Harvey
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Motion carried.
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L. B. Pokorsky addressed the Board.
Charles Siemon read the following as his recom-
mended language for Page 63, 5-401 A:
"Platting required if:
"1. Division of land into three or more parcels;
"2. Division of land into two parcels where the
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required disclosure statement is not attached to the con-
veyance.
"3. Division of land into two or more parcels
where property involved was previously divided without
plat approval within two years."
Charles Siemon clarified that the disclosure statement
required to be attached to the conveyance is to notify the
purchaser that parcels of land resulting from the division
of land without plat approval may not be developable. Fred
Tittle addressed the Board. Motion was made by Commissioner
Swift and seconded by Commissioner Freeman to adopt the
foregoing recommended language. Roll call vote was unani-
mous.
Fred Tittle and Charles Siemon addressed the Board.
Motion was made by Commissioner Swift and seconded by
Commissioner Freeman to insert the following language on
Page 64, 5-402 0: "unless the plat bears a legend
restricting the use of the unbuildable lot according to the
provision of these land development regulations." Motion
carried unanimously.
The Board recessed for lunch.
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The meeting resumed at 2:00 p.m. with all
Commissioners present.
Fred Roth addressed the Board regarding Map Changes
and was informed by Mayor Harvey that there would be no more
Map Changes. The County Attorney was requested to give his
opinion. Russell Setti and Dan Michie also addressed the
Board. The Board decided not to hear them at this meeting.
Grace Manillo requested to speak on Map Changes, but was
asked to hold her comments until Friday's meeting.
Fred Tittle and Fred Roth addressed the Board.
Grace Manillo addressed the Board regarding
Suburban Residential. Motion was made by Commissioner
Fahrer and seconded by Commissioner Swift that regarding
Page 109, Section 9-206, #3, "educational and research" be
added as a major conditional use. Roll call vote was unani-
mous.
Allen Maxwell addressed the Board. Motion was made
by Commissioner Fahrer and seconded by Commissioner Swift to
add Mariculture as a major conditional use to Suburban
Commercial District, Page 105, 9-205.
William Bradley, Fred Tittle and Al Fried addressed
the Board. Motion was made by Commissioner Fahrer and
seconded by Commissioner Swift that regarding Sec. 9-405 on
Page 161, the words "and/or lawfully altered shorelines" be
added after the words "man-made waterbodies" in the first
sentence. Motion carried unanimously. Motion was then made
by Commissioner Fahrer and seconded by Commissioner Swift to
replace the word "other" with the word "natural" before the
words "water bodies" and add the words "unaltered
shorelines" after the words "water bodies" in the seventh
line. Motion carried unanimously. Motion was then made by
Commissioner Swift and seconded by Commissioner Freeman that
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setbacks go from bay bottom limits of property. Mayor
Harvey ruled the motion out of order. Motion was made by
Commissioner Fahrer and seconded by Commissioner Freeman to
add the words "and shall be measured from the mean high tide
line" at the end of the first sentence. Motion carried una-
nimously.
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Evelyn Stevens, Al Fried and Lloyd Johnson
addressed the Board.
Al Fried addressed the Board regarding Impact Fees.
Motion was made by Commissioner Swift and seconded by
Commissioner Freeman that single-family, multi-family and
mobile home impact fees be cut in half as an interim fee
while additional revenue sources are being studied. During
discussion, the motion and second were withdrawn. Motion
was then made by Commissioner Swift and seconded by
Commissioner Freeman that every item be cut 50% across the
board as an interim fee and that these fees would also apply
to State Campgrounds. Al Fried, George Eager and Charles
Allen addressed the Board. Roll call vote was taken with
the following results:
Commissioner Fahrer
Commissioner Freeman
Commissioner Stormont
Commissioner Swift
Mayor Harvey
Motion carried.
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Motion was made by Commissioner Swift and seconded
by Commissioner Freeman to reconsider Item C-Bonuses on
Pages 153 and 154. Motion carried unanimously. Motion was
then made by Commissioner Swift and seconded by Commissioner
Freeman "Hotel rooms - 2 for 1 TOR." Roll call vote was
taken with the following results:
Commissioner Fahrer
Commissioner Freeman
Commissioner Stormont
Commissioner Swift
Mayor Harvey
Motion carried.
No
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Fred Tittle, Russell Setti and Marie Landry
addressed the Board.
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Motion was made by Commissioner Swift and seconded
by Commissioner Fahrer to recapture impact fees once a house
is sold and comes out from under the Affordable Housing
Ordinance; that if an Affordable or Low-Cost Housing Complex
is built using funds generated through the Housing Finance
Agency of the State of Florida or through the Federal
Government and the subsequent owners move away from the rent
criteria, that they also would be assessed impact fees
retroactively, and defer collection until such time as it is
converted. Motion carried unanimously. Fred Tittle
addressed the Board.
Charles Siemon read to the Board the language he
drafted in response to Commissioner Swift's motion on
February 21st regarding guidelines for impact fees to State
Campground Facilities. There were no objections to the
language.
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Motion was made by Commissioner Swift and seconded
by Commissioner Freeman that this meeting be continued until
2:00 p.m. on Friday, February 28th, and that the input at
that meeting be entirely from the Commissioners unless it
involves a matter for clarification. Motion carried unani-
mously.
Motion was made by Commissioner Swift to advertise
continuation of the Major Development Moratorium for six
months beyond April 28th or until the Plan takes effect,
whichever occurs first. Motion died for lack of a second.
Fred Tittle addressed the Board.
Motion was made by Commissioner Stormont and
seconded by Commissioner Freeman to adjourn the meeting.
Roll call vote was taken with the following results:
Commissioner Fahrer
Commissioner Freeman
Commissioner Stormont
Commissioner Swift
Mayor Harvey
No
Yes
No
No
No
Motion failed.
Building, Planning and Zoning Director Charles
Pattison was instructed by the Board to contact the
Department of Community Affairs for a possible emergency
extension on the moratorium situation.
There being no further business, the meeting was
adjourned.
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