all righty we are going to call this meeting to order welcome to the land use and zoning committee it is may 19th at five o'clock we're going to go ahead and get started here with introductions to the left good afternoon councilman reginald gaffin and julia district eight good afternoon rory diamond district 13 the peaches joe carlucci district five good afternoon councilman ralo areas district 11 uh terrence freeman at large group one randy white district 12 terrence harvey office of general council aaron abney planning department all right welcome everybody so we've got quite a few deferrals on the agenda today uh yeah yeah so next next cycle is going to be pretty tough so we'll go ahead and go through these um before we get started now that our other pages here we'll introduce our pages tonight we have elise farkinson and we have victoria grissom so go ahead please stand up oh thank you and i yeah thank y'all i said y'all pick the best meeting to come to y'all can y'all can sit down but uh yeah y'all picked one of the best meetings to come to so all righty we'll go ahead and get started here item number one 2026 122 is deferred item number two 2026 123 is deferred item number three 2026 124 we're going to go and open the public hearing we have one speaker card tater salad this is tater fucking salad excuse me sir this fingers for anyone who fucking votes all right you're out of order sergeant farms thank you that was your first warning you're out of order you use profanity again you're still out of order your time is up thank you no sir you're out of order sit down moving on we have no other speaker cards we'll continue this public hearing until 721 26 item number four 2026 125 open the public hearing no speaker cards we'll continue this public hearing until 721 26 item number five 2026 126 this item is deferred item number six 2026 127 this item is deferred item number seven 2026 273 273 council members please declare your ex parte communication at this time seeing none let's open the public hearing and get a staff report thank you this is conventionary zoning ordinance 2026 dash 0273 seeking to rezone 11.88 acres from rr acre to pbf1 the property is owned and operated by jea and is used for essential services the development for the site is the jea h2o water purification center the pbf1 zoning district is intended for all lawful government uses and the zoning code specifies that land used used for government function should be located within this district rezoning to pbf1 will not only align the property with its governmental use but it also will allow for increased signage which is currently restricted under the residential zoning designation of the property staff has reviewed the request and finds that the proposed rezoning is consistent with the comp plan it has existing land use category of ldr where pbf1 is the secondary zoning district the subject property is located east of south side boulevard and adjacent to an existing jea power facility which is also zoned pbf1 so we find that the proposed rezoning is consistent and compatible with the surrounding uses so we forward a recommendation of approval application was heard by planning commission on may 7th there were no speakers in opposition and little discussion and they voted unanimously for approval all right thank you so much and sir we do have to ask you to sit down regarding the council rules and a quorum thank you we appreciate it all right so with that we have no speaker cards all right well hold on let's close the public hearing and bring it back to committee all right we are moving the bill do we have a second we have a motion in a second on the bill and we want to go ahead and recognize council member johnson thank you for joining us we are on item number seven twenty twenty six two seventy three with a motion in a second with no discussion so let's open the ballot record your vote seven yays zero nays by rationally approved twenty twenty six two seventy three oh council member gaffney you're recognized okay yeah all right item number eight twenty twenty six two seventy four let's open the public hearing no speaker cards we'll continue this public hearing until six two twenty six item number nine twenty twenty six two seventy five council members please declare your ex parte communication at this time seeing none let's open the public hearing and get a staff report thank you this is zoning exception ordinance twenty twenty six dash zero two seven five for property located at eighty six oh two bay meadows road and it's seeking to allow for the retail sales and service of all alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption in conjunction with a restaurant and this would also include outside seating and sales and service within that outside seating area the proposed restaurant is located within a multi-tenant shopping center which is zoned ccg one this particular unit was previously approved for the same request back in 2021 so the previous restaurant was 904 sports bar and grill and that was approved through exception e 2103 due to exceptions being granted to individual license holder each new restaurant owner must come and seek a new zoning exception so that's why the request is before you today staff has reviewed the request and finds it's consistent with the comp plan is compatible with surrounding uses and this is located along a commercial corridor with several restaurants that also serve alcohol and then many of the restaurants do include outside seating so because of these reasons and those in the staff report we forward a recommendation of approval all right okay uh we have one speaker card ali salman salman come on down i see you're uh here to support and i guess questions only you're the owner of the property yes sir okay um let's go ahead and close the public hearing we'll bring it back to committee all right we have a motion the second on the bill um we have one speaker in the queue mr areas you're recognized all right thank you chair this is in my district i'm going to uh vote on it now but once i'm done if you don't mind just meet with me in the green room i'll i'll just want to chat with you about the business um since we haven't spoken yet that's okay all right thank you yeah uh all right so we have a motion a second on 2026 275 let's open the ballot record your vote seven yays zero nays all right by your action you approve 2026 275 mr salman um mr council member areas would like to speak with you in the green room all right that takes us to item number 10 2026 276 council members please declare your ex parte communication you have at this time seeing none let's open the public hearing and get a staff report thank you this is sign waiver ordinance 2026-0276 seeking to reduce the required setback for an existing sign from 10 feet to zero feet the subject property is located at 6680 powers avenue it's at the corner of powers avenue and toledo road and is developed with a gas station convenience store the applicant is seeking to make renovations to the existing sign on the property which has been there since at least 2002 while the setback reduction is to zero the location of the sign is approximately 15 feet back from the edge of pavement ensuring that standard site triangle is still maintained if the sign were required to be moved to meet the required setback it would impede the traffic flow on the property with the sign being located within existing drive aisles that are around the fuel pump we do not find that the request would create signage out of character for the area as surrounding properties were all developed around the same time with similar signage setbacks along powers avenue so for these reasons and those in the staff report we forward a recommendation of approval all right thank you so much we have one speaker card annabelle susi come on down set your name and address and you have three minutes good afternoon my name is annabelle susi 6432 southeast 115th lane bellview florida 34420 today i'm representing the owners of 68 6680 powers ave for seeking the approval of the proposed sign waiver to reduce the setback from 10 foot to zero foot the signage proposed does not encroach the site site triangle and will be a reface for the existing cabinets only granting this sign waiver will not excuse a sign for meeting any of the other zoning codes thank you for your time today all right thank you we have no other speaker card so let's close the public hearing bring back to committee motion and second on the bill no one in the queue open about record your vote six yays zero nays by direction you've approved 2026 276 item number 11 2026 289 is deferred and i'm gonna go ahead and read off the next couple of pages of deferrals all in a row and then that'll take us to our next action item so the following bills are deferred 2026 290 291 292 293 294 295 296 297 298 299 300 301 302 303 304 305 and 306 brings us to item number 29 2026 307 council members please declare your ex parte communication at this time seeing none let's open the public hearing and get a staff report thank you this is sign waiver ordinance 2026-0307 seeking to reduce the required setback for a new sign on the property from 10 feet to 6 feet the subject property is located at 75 75 melvin road this is at the corner of melvin road and bricker road and is developed again with a gas station and convenience store the applicant is seeking to replace an existing sign on the property with a new sign in the same exact location the existing sign has been in its current location since the 1980s while the setback request is six feet from the property line the sign is actually located 25 feet back from the edge of payment ensuring that again the site triangle is maintained if the sign were required to be moved it would be within the traffic flow or existing drive hours on the property we find that the proposed waiver will not be detrimental to the public health safety or welfare as a sign is not located within any site triangle for vehicular traffic and would not have an adverse effect on vehicular traffic off site so for these reasons and those in the staff report we forward a recommendation of approval all right thank you so much and we want to welcome councilwoman clark murray thank you for being here and just in time so we have one speaker card annabelle susie you can stay down front if you have a couple more yeah so no worries my name is annabelle susie address is on file today i am representing the property located at 75 75 melvin road this sign i know she said that it was going to be a brand new sign going in the existing sign location we are only looking to replace the cabinets on replacing the cabinets but using the existing pole and the existing footer so no major changes besides swapping out the cabinet that's there very very professional designed cabinet thank you all right we have no other speaker cards so we will close the public hearing and bring back to committee all right we have a motion second on the bill councilwoman clark murray you're recognized thank you chair i i come back please um through the chair to miss abney i i caught the majority of what you were saying i just want to make sure that the reason for moving the sign back um reducing the foot the frontage footage is what again through the chair to councilwoman clark murray um so the prop or the existing sign that has been there since the 80s is currently six feet back from the property line they're making changes to the sign which is triggering them need to bring it into compliance code requires 10 feet sign is existing six so instead of having to move it back which would impede traffic flow on the site they're requesting for the reduction so from 10 feet required to six feet which is what's there today okay all right thank you so much for that through the chair to the applicant's representative miss miss susie okay um so with this move is is the business has been there or the sign has been there since the 80s is there like a sidewalk there or is it are there any um um like um pedestrian ways or anywhere anywhere near paths or any anywhere near the sign no ma'am okay no sidewalks or anything okay all right thank you so much for that all right thank you chair all right yes ma'am so we have a motion a second no other speakers in the queue let's open the ballot record your vote seven yays zero nays by your action you've approved 2026 307 item number 30 2026 308 council members please declare your ex parte communication at this time seeing none let's open the public area and get a staff report thank you this is sign waiver ordinance 2026-0308 seeking to reduce the required setback for an existing sign on a property from 10 feet to zero feet subject property is located at 5406 timoquanna road at the corner of timoquanna and katoma street and is developed with again a gas station and convenience store the applicant is seeking to make renovations to the existing sign which has been in its current location since 1987 we find the sign is located far enough back from the edge of payment that site triangle is still achieved and again the sign has existed in its current location since the 80s without any issues if the sign were required to be moved back to meet the required setback it would impede the traffic flow on the property and the sign would be located within existing drive aisles we find that the request would create signage would not create signage out of character for the area as surrounding properties were all developed around the same time with similar signage setbacks so if there's reasons and those in the staff report we forward a recommendation of approval all right we thank you we have one speaker card annabelle susi annabelle susi address on file this sign we are solely refacing it there is no structural changes we're using the existing cabinet and we are asking for the approval of the zero foot setback versus the 10 foot setback all righty we have no other speaker cars we'll close public hearing and bring back to committee we have a motion second on the bill no one in the queue let's open the ballot record your vote okay seven yeas zero nays fire action you've approved 2026 308 who's got the cards are we done with the cards okay all right um let's go ahead to the next one oh all right so item number 31 2026 309 open the public hearing no speaker cards will contain this public hearing until 6 16 26 item number 32 2026 310 will open the public hearing no speaker cards but we will council member white did you want to speak oh wait we do have a bunch of big cards i'm sorry did you want to speak after or before yeah i'll speak before and then uh i want to let the folks that's here i did defer this because i told the folks in the audience i would see them sunday or monday i got tied up out of town that's why i deferred it and i'm waiting for a legal opinion something about the road i don't want to let them they certainly can speak but there won't be no action taken tonight okay you'll get to speak you'll get you'll still get to speak if you want to all right so we'll we have the uh public hearing open and it's going to be continuing until 6 2 but we will go through the cards so first up we have zanora jano bless you good evening yeah name and address uh yes zanora jano and the address is zero boots lane uh i think it's jacksonville florida so i buy this uh property it's just an empty lot uh six years ago and uh since then uh i didn't know that you they could you i could not build anything and uh so i just uh need the application to get uh because i want to build like a single home and uh they require something on their lot i don't really understand because it's not wide enough or i don't know what is about that road the main road it's like private road or country road and uh so but um i see other neighbors they uh they already have like a trailer home or homes over their building but i don't know the neighbors who are there you know so yeah i buy six years ago in 2020 and um so i've been paying taxes since that time every year okay if that's all then that's that's good good council member white yes or through the chair when the rest of the speakers finish i would like to see you in the green room and explain it a little bit to you thank you all right thank you yeah so just you can have a seat and then after all the speakers uh come up yeah you can see council member white in the green room all right next we have jamie crawford okay uh is in opposition uh does not wish to speak um richard michael smith is in opposition and does not wish to speak megan uh great i can't megan g there okay sorry graciani okay come on down i'm public speaking so or public speaking right so excuse me all right so good evening city council members my name is megan graciani and i live at 92 22 boots lane i'm currently going through a divorce and a custody battle and all through the instability of my life right now my home and neighborhood are the only place that my child feels saved and grounded and this why this is why the issue matters so deeply boots lane is one of the few remaining areas on the west side that still feels quiet rural and community oriented it is a road where children can still play neighbors know each other and help each other out and families feel safe my son plays basketball football rises golf cart and bike until the street lights are on and that's the kind of environment that is becoming harder and harder to find over the last several years our areas has already seen mass developments farmland wooded properties that have been replaced with housing development and commercial buildings bringing increasing traffic and congested into our small road and surrounding neighborhoods we're already seeing effects and increasing of trespassing around our pond area drug related activity and homeless activity near the church in interest of our street my concern is not only emotional but it is practical this proposed will increase property this will impact property values traffic flow drainage utilities and the character of our neighborhood years ago the residents were told restrictions prevented building on the lot due to road limitation and size requirement the previous owner of the zero booth lane had already invested a foundation work which was denied the ability to complete the construction yet the same restrictions appear to be flexible and the same size now appears to meet the required standards under this proposal residents were also previously told that the road were to ever be paved including privately it would be become a two-lane road meanwhile other private easement roads in the county have been paved without the same requirements raising concerns consistency and fairness there is also no plan and increased traffic management emergency access or school capability our public and charter schools are already strained and there is no visible plan on expanding or relieved as development continues if this moves forward who's going to be responsible in relocating and replacing our mailboxes utility poles power lines sprinklers and easement related structures will the residents be compromised for the portion of the property we have maintained and paid taxes on through our own our own in our own ownership residents on our private road who already worked together for years to reduce the wear and tear and tear on consolidating trash and road waste collected at the end of the road ourselves and lastly i also take consideration of the environmental impact wildlife in the area has already been pushed out in developments as we see animals and rely on what the wooded wooded space remains thank you next we have robert w reinhardt ripe heart sorry if i mispronounced that robert reinhardt 9186 boots lane my neighbor covered pretty much everything i got to say uh it was a private road according to the planning committee y'all have taken it over we failed to fail to maintain it so we have to do that and i'm questioning the size of the lot uh i look for the uh survey stakes could not find them i'm thinking they use the ones that are in the center of the road which is belongs to the city uh there's an electrical easement on their property which pushes their property lines further back if i'm not mistaken and i do oppose this we do not want this we the lady that gave this piece of property to her son uh was a real estate agent wasn't smart enough to realize she needed 1.5 acres on our street uh that's not my fault and this lady that bought this i'm sorry that uh she spent that money for something she can't use i'll let mother nature take its course on that lot thank you for your time all right thank you sir um and council member white yes sir i would like to see the folks in opposition first in the green room and then i would like to speak uh to the you ma'am so y'all can go to the green room and i'll give you some more information all right yes sir thank you item number 33 2026 311 is deferred item number 34 2026 345 open the public hearing one speaker card ashley emmons come on down yes hi there um ashley emmons i live at 1661 riverside avenue so about one block from the property in question and i just wanted to um i guess express um the lack of support for this particular project just because it does not seem to be uh in keeping with the architectural integrity and and the beauty of the historic area thank you okay great thank you and next we have item well this public hearing we continued until 6-2-26 item number 35 2026 363 and 364 are deferred which brings us into our second reading items the following bills are on second reading 2026 365 366 367 368 369 370 371 372 373 374 375 and 376 all right with that we have no other action items this meeting is adjourned you just found a lot of seniors a lot of individuals without cars call my office and 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