Seal - City of Coconut Creek City of Coconut Creek Planning & Zoning Board Minutes
Meeting No. 2008-01
Date: January 9, 2008
Time: 7:00 pm
Kind:  Regular
4800 West Copans Road, Coconut Creek, Florida, 33063

Tape 1

1.    The meeting was called to order by Chair Lisa Aronson at 7:00 p.m.

2.    Present upon roll call:

Chair Lisa Aronson

Vice Chair Doug Young

Debra Voorhees

Morris Chase

Michael Jessup

Edward Hammel

Also present: Deputy Director of Development Services Scott Stoudenmire, City Attorney Paul Stuart, and Assistant City Clerk Jacquelyn Cook. 

3.    Approval of Minutes:  Meeting No. 2007-09, December 12, 2007           

Vice Chair Doug Young noted that on page 3, in the second paragraph it refers to a XRS license,   which should be SRX, as well as in the last sentence on the page. 

MOTION:         Young/Voorhees – To approve the Minutes of meeting 2007-09, as corrected.

                         Upon roll call, the motion was passed on a 5-0 vote.

4.      *Grove Parc: a Land Use Plan Amendment application to change the future land use designation for a vacant parcel located on the east side of State Road 7, north of the Sawgrass Expressway, from IND (Industrial) to COMM (Commercial). (QUASI-JUDICIAL) (PUBLIC HEARING)

         Chair Aronson requested that all speaking on this item be sworn by the court reporter. 

         Deputy Director of Development Services Scott Stoudenmire advised that the Board would be sitting as the Local Planning Agency for this Land Use Plan Amendment, as required by State law.  The applicant, Leigh Kerr, on behalf of Butters Real Estate, is requesting land use change from industrial to commercial.   The property is approximately 4.8 acres in size with current zoning of A-1; the property is unplatted.  The request requires the rezoning and site plan process and the applicant has addressed all the requirements of the Land Use Plan Amendment application, which would move on to Broward County for review and approval.  Mr. Jessup pointed out for clarification purposes that on page 2 and page 5, Adios Golf Course and was listed as available park space, and Mr. Stoudenmire explained that in the assessment of impacts, all park acreage can be considered including a portion of private areas.

         Attorney Dick Coker representing the property owner, Butters Realty, provided a handout and displayed a graphic of the property, which he described as a 4.8 acre of land that was part of a larger parcel of Capella Farms.  Mr. Coker explained that the front of the parcel is zoned for commercial and the back part of the parcel is the subject of this Land Use Plan Amendment.  This project would upgrade the State Road 7 corridor and would be combined for a mixed-use project.  The rezoning and site plan would follow towards the end of summer.  Chair Aronson asked if the Garden Walk project was completely separate of this project, and Mr. Coker confirmed that they are completely separate developments.  Ms. Voorhees asked if the 4.8 acres included the entire parcel, and Mr. Coker explained that the entire parcel was 7.8 acres with three acres already designated for commercial use.

         Chair Aronson opened the public hearing. There were no questions or comments and the public hearing was closed.

MOTION:         Voorhees/Young – To approve Agenda Item No. 4, Grove Park Land Use Plan Amendment change from Industrial to Commercial.

                        Upon roll call, the motion was passed on a 5-0 vote.

5.      *Elite Aluminum:  a Site Plan Application consistent with the Johnson Road Commerce Center Planned Commerce District (PCD) zoning district standards for a project located on the north side of Johnson Road, between State Road 7 and Lyons Road.  (QUASI-JUDICIAL) (PUBLIC HEARING)

         Chair Aronson requested that all speaking on this item be sworn by the court reporter.

         Mr. Stoudenmire reported that this site was approximately 7.7 acres in size and currently vacant land with a future land use plan of Industrial.  It is platted as the Johnson Road Commerce Center Plat and the PCD has both an office and industrial portion.  The subject parcel is the rear piece, which will have a shared access roadway with the City’s water tank site. 

         Chair Aronson requested clarification if the utility waiver also was being considered with this item.  Mr. Stoudenmire explained that this was tied in with the site plan that fronts Johnson Road and is currently being worked on by the City and the applicant.   Chair Aronson then requested a review of the three other items needed for final approval.  Mr. Stoudenmire explained that one was a standard approval, one was informational, and the third was the greenway. 

         Mr. Stuart stated that City’s Exhibit 1 would be the Staff report dated January 9, 2008,  regarding the site plan for Elite Aluminum (Agenda Item No. 5) and the composite attached documents.

         Attorney Dick. Coker, representing the applicant, Elite Aluminum. stated that Mr. Stoudenmire had explained the context of the site plan.  He then introduced Jimmy Mayo, architect from H&M Architecture, who displayed graphics and described the site plan.  Mr. Coker pointed out that there will be a very deep landscape greenway buffer.  Ms. Voorhees asked if both buildings displayed on the graphic would be Elite Aluminum, and Mr. Coker explained that currently only  one building would be occupied by Elite.  Chair Aronson inquired about trucks backing up onto the sites, and Mr. Coker explained that the truck wells are designed to face each other.  Mr. Stoudenmire added that the other property is considered to be Phase II of this project.  Vice Chair Young asked if the buildings were stand alone as far as truck capacity and turning radius, which was confirmed by Mr. Coker, who explained that the buildings face each other for ease of operation and aesthetic purposes.  Mr. Chase requestedr an explanation of the street location.  Mr. Coker noted that it was N.W. 51st Terrace and Lyons Technology Parkway and he pointed out the relation to Elite Aluminum and Lyons Road.

         Chair Aronson opened the public hearing. There were no questions or comments, and the public hearing was closed.

         MOTION:            Hammel/Young – To approve Site Plan, Agenda Item No. 5.

                                    Upon roll call, the motion was passed on a 5-0 vote. 

6.      Correspondence and Reports

Robert Perkis, 4531 N.W. 68 Court, asked if future construction would solve the Bru’s Room parking problem.  Mr. Stoudenmire explained that the Kohl’s project adjacent to Bru’s Room would be more than cooperative with shared parking in the future. 

7.      Adjournment

         The meeting was adjourned at 7:30 p.m.

Jacquelyn Cook

Assistant City Clerk