GADSDEN COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION

WORKSHOP AGENDA

Thursday, July 11, 2019 - 6:00 p.m.

Board of County Commissioners Chambers
1B East Jefferson Street
Quincy, Florida 32351

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1. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

2. INTRODUCTION OF MEMBERS – Roll call and introduction of newly appointed Planning Commissioner Tracey Stallworth.

  Steve Scott

Marion Laslie

Libby Henderson

Tracey Stallworth D2 (new)

Lori Bouie

Regina Davis (6:30)

Suzanne Lex

3. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA

 Pull Item 6 from the agenda

4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – January 10, February 14 and March 14, 2019 - ITEM 4 no action

5. DISCLOSURES AND DECLARATIONS OF CONFLICT

Meetings will be on the third Thursday in August and September

PUBLIC HEARINGS

6. SIGNS (Legislative) (LDR 2019-05) – Consideration of amendments to Section 5700, Signs of the Gadsden County Land Development Code. ITEM 6

7. CITIZEN’S BILL OF RIGHTS (Legislative) (LDR-2019-04) – Consideration of amendments to Section 7001.1, Citizen’s Growth Management and Planning Bill of Rights’ and the relocation of Section 7001.1 to Chapter 1 of the Land Development Code. ITEM 7

 Page 4 (marked in blue on the left) 2818-018  BOCC wanted staff to be more involved.  Wanted staff to attend meetings.  Comments received prior to today’s meeting – if HOA, please provide to the staff and they will send them the information.   Gadsden County will put a notice on the property with date and time of meeting and phone numbers.  Staff will attend the meeting merely to hear their concerns  and bring those back to the board. Notice of requirements 15 days prior to appear in newspaper and post on the property.  Staff will verify proper notice.  Prior to final revisions, items subject to the community workshop in the decision process.  Material changes must be available to the public.  Will immediately provide feedback.  Any proposed changes from Planning, the citizens will get immediate notification.  Any changes to Citizen Bill of Rights will require majority vote.

 Marion Laslie –

 Nunamaker 10/16 went to board and is the same as 7/16 The board heard 2018-018; she proposed additional staff involvement

Commissioner would like zoning map amendments to come through the same process.   

Packet had three different versions. 

 Stallworth Staff leave for attending citizen meetings.  

 Michael Dorian – 145 Alligator Run – Gadsden United – incorporated for 25 years.  Have been politically active for 25 years.

Tried to get information from BOCC.  They would charge $40.  He got it from clerk for nothing. 

Well over 30 meeting on this matter.  Went on line to find this agenda.  He complained to Arthur and it suddenly appeared.  It was unreadable.  Larry Ganus – looked at what was on line and could not make sense of it.  

Incompetence.  Don’t understand what is going on.

In terms of variance being taken out of the Citizen Bill of Rights – wants this kept on the Super Majority vote.

Don Stewart – D2 – Reston Community – moved from Leon County in 2005.  Retired in 2017.  Environmentalist. Want to see green development.  Make it easy for green development, but keep destructive development out. Want more organic farming.  Would like to see fig farms.  Supportive of the citizen bill of rights. Would like to communicate that we can have clean development.  Don’t understand why we are not doing more with FAMU and UofF here.  Most of the people who are interested in politics is because they are interested in power and money.   

 Lori Bouie

 Michael Dorian would like to see a committee to promote green development and reaching out to businesses to come here. 

 Suzanne Lex – part of the application process is to determine what adverse effects a project might have on the county. 

 active recreation and passive recreation

 Agriculture     

 Adverse impacts – Marion – red flag – shouldn’t it affect adjacent properties too?   Clarification of the last sentence as to what a direct effect might be.  Be sure it says what you want it to say.

 commercial feed lots in agriculture issues

Agritourism –

 Page 3 – verberage – spelling correction – should be beverage   Bed and Breakfast

Berm was not listed, but is an environmental feature

Best management practices – not all inclusive. 

Building – structure and shelter was added.

 Endangered Species –

 Engineer

 Farm Market use

Final Plat

 Flag lot

 Food trucks does not have a definition yet.  But we do want to encourage them in appropriate locations.

 hazardous waste

 Hunting camp – we do have a number of them.  None of them have been approved by Gadsden County. 

 What to call incarceration facilities. 

 Heavy Manufacturing

Highest adjacent grade

 Michael Dorian – clustering – in south Florida they have taken so much water from the acquifer that sink holes are forming – when considering clustering make it adjacent to cities so they can access central water and sewer.

 Nunamaker –

Junkyard/salvage yards 

 passive recreation

 campground

 Page 33 – shopping center

 Immediate family exemption

Chapter 7  Zoning Districts  Section No. 9

 Page 1 of Chapter 4 – Marion Laslie

 Minor Development Review – staff and development committee review

Page 7 - 4  adm review; minor dev review; Major dev review

 4-2  at the top – Marion

 Mike Dorian ricochet bullet can travel for miles

 Recreation – 4 – 7

 Public Institutional Uses  

Incarceration facilities     Power plants;

 Chapter 7 is all brand new

 Mike Dorian 

 Mr. Stewart – Family Exception

 Mike Dorian – clustering – if we had a policy to retain the watershed we could save the aquafer  We could encourage

Water planning under 163 of  State of FL requires a water supply plan

Green Committee

Citizens Bill of Rights   I think this has been a good meeting.  

Would like to see a meeting about the Citizen Bill of Rights. 

 The on-line report about this meeting.       

8. CHAPTER 2, DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATIONS (Legislative) (LDR 2018-06) – Discussion of amendments to Chapter 2, Definitions and Interpretations of the Land 2 Development Code. This discussion includes new definitions as well as definitions previously recommended for approval but not adopted (September 2018).  ITEM 8

9. CHAPTER 4, LAND USE CATEGORIES (Legislative) (LDR 2018-05) – Discussion of amendments to Chapter 4, Land Use Categories of the Land Development Code. It is proposed that the development review levels be moved from Chapter 7 to Chapter 4 of the Land Development Code to be included within the future land use categories. ITEM 9  - ITEM 9.A

10. CHAPTER 7, DEVELOPMENT ORDERS, DEVELOPMENT PERMITS, AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS - Discussion of amendments to Section 7200, Review Procedures of the Land Development Code. The proposed amendments move development review levels from Chapter 7 to Chapter 4 of the Land Development Code.

GENERAL BUSINESS

11. PLANNING COMMISSIONER QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS

12. DIRECTOR’S /PLANNER COMMENTS

13. ADJOURNMENT OF MEETING

The next regularly scheduled meeting is Aug 15th, 2019 at 6:00 pm.

Pursuant to Section 286.0105, Florida Statutes, the County hereby advises the public that: If a person decides to appeal any decision made by this Board, agency, or meeting or hearing, he/she will need a record of the proceedings, and that for such purpose, affected persons may need to insure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based. This notice does not constitute consent by the County for the introduction or admission into evidence of otherwise inadmissible or irrelevant evidence, nor does it authorize challenges or appeals not otherwise allowed by law. In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and Section 286.26, Florida Statutes, persons with disabilities needing special accommodations to participate in this meeting should call the Planning & Community Development Department at 875-8663, no later than 5:00 p.m. at least 48 hours prior to the meeting.

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