PLANNING COMMISSION
AGENDA
THURSDAY, JUNE 16, 2011
6:00 PM
Roll
Call:
Chair Diane Sheffield A
-- EXCUSED
Vice-Chair Larry Ganus P
Commissioner Mari VanLandingham A -- EXCUSED
Commissioner Ed Allen P
Commissioner Gail Bridges-Bright P
Commissioner David Tranchand P
Commissioner Frank Rowan P
Commissioner Alonzo McBride A
Commissioner Catherine Robinson A
Commissioner Willard Rudd A
Commissioner Anthony Arnold P
Commissioner Judge Helms, School Bd. Rep
(Isaac Simmons) P
Staff:
Assistant County Attorney David Weiss
Planning & Com. Dev. Dir. Anthony
Matheny
Willie Brown, Principal Planner
Deputy Clerk Jean Chesser
Vice Chair Ganus called the meeting to order at 6:00
pm with a quorum present and led in the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.
1.
Pledge of Allegiance
2.
Introduction of Members/Roll Call
3.
Approval of Minutes --- May 12, 2011 with corrections as noted.
UPON A
MOTION BY COMMISSIONER TRANCHAND AND A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER ARNOLD TO APPROVE
THE MINUTES WITH NOTED CORRECTIONS T HE BOARD VOTED 7-0 IN FAVOR OF MOTION.
4.
Disclosures & Declarations of Conflict
Mr. Matheny requested amendment to
the Agenda by removing Item 6 Public Hearing to discuss proposed boundaries for
Neighborhood Commercial Special Waterfront uses.
UPON A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER
BRIDGES-BRIGHT AND SECOND BY COMMISSIONER ARNOLD TO APPROVE THE AGENDA AS AMENDED BY REMOVING
ITEM # 6, THE BOARD VOTED 7-0 IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION
GENERAL BUSINESS:
5.
UPDATE –
EAR Based Amendments & Area Plans –County Attorney & Growth Mgt.
Director
Three responses from
GPI, Kimley Horn and Wendy Gray and Associates (for consultant services to help
complete required amendments to the EAR Based Amendments and Area Plans) will
be reviewed by RFP committee tomorrow and if approved by administrator item will
be placed on 2nd meeting in July for BOCC consideration/approval.
Mr. Matheny made
presentation on the 2011 changes to the Florida Growth Management and Land Planning
Law.
Assistant County Attorney
Weiss made overhead slide presentation on SB 2156 and HB 7207 pertaining to the
Fla Growth Mgt and Land Planning Law.
Local governments are still required to comply with local comp plan . Explained the six major areas – Comprehensive
Plan Amendment Process, Evaluation and Appraisal Report Process, Urban Service
Areas, Private Property Rights, Local Initiatives and Referenda, Permitting
Programs and other issues. The three
different processes for Comp Plan Amendment --- Expedited Review, Small Scale
Amendments and State Coordinated Review. (PRESENTATION IN ITS ENTIRETY IS
INCLUDED AS HARD COPY IN AGENDA PACKET)He discussed the expedited review of
comp plan amendments
Questions concerning
Water Mgt District/Property Taxes from Commissioner Tranchand
Questions from
Commissioner Arnold on 30 day response and if it is basically requiring State
to respond within the 30 days and Mr. Weiss responded that was correct.
Mr. Weiss continued
with presentation – Small Scale Amendments
Questions by Vice
Chair Ganus to Mr. Matheny on small scale amendments and response from Mr.
Matheny
Questions by
Commissioner Allen on small scale amendments and response from Mr. Weiss.
State Coordinated
Review discussed by Mr. Weiss – detailed review of Evaluation and Appraisal
Report (EAR) Process – Said major point
of the new EAR Process applies to all LGs, even those which have failed to
timely adopt EAR or EAR-based amendments by previously established dates.
Discussed Urban Service Areas – definition of USA amended/simplified with
specific provisions related to the establishment of USAs being deleted. Local Government still encouraged to
designate USAs in their Cps.
Questions from
Vice-Chair Ganus concerning urban service areas and the comp plan having far
more strict requirements on some of the issues.
Response from Mr.
Matheny and Mr. Weiss –(DCA until 10/1 – then DEO)
Vice-Chair Ganus –
USA is an area the Commission needs to keep their eye on.
Mr. Weiss continued
presentation – Private Property Rights, Local Initiatives, and Permitting programs.
Questions from
Vice-Chair Ganus as to size of staff with DEO and if they will have sufficient
staff to cover all of these issues/
Commissioner Tranchand
raised questions on annexation – Mr. Weiss response.
Vice-Chair Ganus
thanked Mr. Weiss for the presentation.
Closing comments
from Mr. Matheny
Vice-Chair Ganus
questions on requested information from Mr. Matheny – Matheny’s response.
THERE BEING NO
FURTHER ABUSINESS TO COME BEFORE THE COMMISSION AT THIS TIME, THE MEETING WAS
ADJOURNED AT 7:10 PM.
FOLLOWING ITEM # 6 WAS REMOVED FROM AGENDA AS
INDICATED BY MOTION STATED ABOVE
6.
PUBLIC HEARING:
Neighborhood Commercial
Uses and Development Standards – Administrative Land Development Code Amendment
– Chapter 4, Subsections 4104, 4202.C and Chapter 5, Subsection 5204 – LDR
2011-01, Proposed Ordinance—
This proposed
Ordinance has been brought back for Public Hearing specifically to discuss the
proposed boundaries for Neighborhood Commercial Special Waterfront dependent
uses as related to the Lake Talquin Area Plan and referenced in Subsection
4202.C.5 of the Gadsden County Land Development Code.
7.
PUBLIC COMMENTS:
8.
ADJOURNMENT