Manatee County Planning Commission Agenda Results: 6/13/2013

BRADENTON -- At Thursday's Planning Commission meeting, members recommended approval for rezoning of the Wildcat Preserve project of 242 single residential lots and 51,346 square feet of retail and office space. Members also recommended approval for the University Village project. This rezoning request for 208 semi-detached residents required stipulations and challenges, including a history of flooding.

CONSENT AGENDA

1. LDA-08-05(R) - AMENDMENT TO LOCAL DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT FOR PARRISH PLANTATION DEVELOPMENT

Katie LaBarr, AICP, Principal Planner (DTS#20130150)

Request: Approval of an Amendment to a Local Development Agreement providing for a change in the type of land use identified in the Local Development Agreement by deleting the requirement for dedication of a Public Community Use; providing for severability, and providing for an effective date. The Amended Local Development Agreement applies to Parrish Plantation for which an amended approval is sought pursuant to pending application known as PDMU-07-07(P)(R) (264.4 ± acres). The proposed use of the properties is residential development, including single family detached residential units and single family attached residential units, commercial and office development. Pursuant to the pending zoning request, Parrish Plantation is seeking approval for a maximum of 488 residential units with a maximum height of 35 feet and 116,100 square feet of commercial and 83,000 square feet of office. -- Item #1 was pulled for independent vote -- Recommended for Approval, Unanimously

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06/13/13 Planning Commission Agenda

PDMU-06-86(P)(R2) –SMT AUTO, LLC/FIRST AUTO SALES (RELATED TO ALCO PROPERTIES OF MANATEE COUNTY, INC,/COPEMAN DEVELOPMENT)

Stephanie Moreland, Planner (DTS#20120402)

An Ordinance of the Board of County Commissioners of Manatee County, Florida, regarding land development, approving a Revised Preliminary Site Plan to:

• Eliminate mini-warehouse facility, office use and 8-lots for single-family detached residences;

• Add a 2,460 square foot building for use of a motor vehicle sales, rental, leasing, and motor vehicle repair establishments; and

• Modify existing storm water basin

The 7.23± acre site is in the PDMU (Planned Development Mixed Use) zoning district located on the west side of U.S. 41, approximately 550 feet south of 53rd Avenue West and extending west to 16th Street West at 5410 14th Street West, Bradenton; subject to stipulations as conditions of approval; setting forth findings; providing for severability; providing a legal description, and providing an effective date. -- Items #2 and #3 Were voted on together as a consent agenda vote --  Recommended for Approval, Unanimously

3. PDPI-03-21(G)(R2) – LENA ROAD LANDFILL/SE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT

Katie LaBarr, AICP, Principal Planner (DTS #20130123)

An Ordinance of the Board of County Commissioners of Manatee County, Florida, regarding land development, amending and restating the approved General Development Plan [Ordinance PDPI- 03-21(G)(R)] to allow additional improvements to the Southeast Water Reclamation Facility and Lena Road Landfill on approximately 1,169.20 acres at 3333 Lena Road; located south of SR 64, east of Lena Road, and west of Lakewood Ranch Boulevard, Bradenton; subject to stipulations as conditions of approval; setting forth findings; providing a legal description; providing for severability, and providing an effective date. -- Items #2 and #3 Were voted on together as a consent agenda vote --  Recommended for Approval, Unanimously

REGULAR AGENDA

4. PDMU-13-03(P) – DUKE INVESTMENTS, LLC/UNIVERSITY GROVES WEST

Stephanie Moreland, Planner (DTS#20120488)

An Ordinance of the Board of County Commissioners of Manatee County, Florida, regarding land development, approving a Preliminary Site Plan for 133 lots for single-family detached residences on approximately 48.76 acres located north of University Parkway, east of U.S. 301, south of Circus Road, and west of University Groves Development, Bradenton. The site is zoned PDMU (Planned Development Mixed Use); subject to stipulations as conditions of approval; setting forth findings; providing a legal description; providing for severability, and providing an effective date. -- Continued until 7-11-2013 -- Approved, Unanimous

5. PDMU-12-18(Z)(P) – WILDCAT PARRISH, LLC/ WILDCAT PRESERVE

Rossina Leider, Planner (DTS#20120464)

An Ordinance of the Board of County Commissioners of Manatee County, Florida, regarding land development, amending the official zoning atlas (Ordinance 90-01, the Manatee County Land Development Code), relating to zoning within the unincorporated area; providing for a rezone of approximately 89.72 acres located on the northeast corner of Ft. Hamer Road and Golf Course Road at 12180 Golf Course Road, Parrish, from PDR/NCO (Planned Development Residential/North Central Overlay) to the PDMU/NCO (Planned Development Mixed Use) retaining the North Central Overlay zoning district; approve a Preliminary Site Plan for 242 residential lots for single-family detached residences and a commercial outparcel for 51,346 square feet of retail and office uses; subject to stipulations as conditions of approval; setting forth findings; providing a legal description; providing for severability, and providing an effective date. -- Applicant said the project met requirements in Manatee County's Comperhensive Plan, added neighborhood commercial and office use that will provide services for the nearby residential community. There wasn't any design supplied for the commercial components of the project, the lot sizes are small and the applicant requested a reduction in the required greenbelt buffer widths, to provide room for pool cages. 

The PDMU zoning allows stipulations to acquire approval and some were met, while two were left to be worked out with staff before the applicant goes before the BOCC on 08/08/2013, for final project approval. Citizens Juliet and Don Stewart requested there be sufficient sidewalks to the school, access to anointing land locked property and full service at U.S. 301 and Hwy 675. 

Pearl McCraw spoke and said there needed to be sufficient police, firemen, schools, water and sewer if they were going to approve the project. -- Recommended for Approval, Unanimously

6. PDR-13-02(Z)(P) – UNIVERSITY VILLAGE, LLC – UNIVERSITY VILLAGE

Kathleen Thompson, AICP, Planning Manager (DTS #20130033)

An Ordinance of the Board of County Commissioners of Manatee County, Florida, regarding land development, amending the official zoning atlas (Ordinance 90-01, the Manatee County Land Development Code), relating to zoning within the unincorporated area; providing for a rezone of approximately 51.50 acres at on the north side of Tallevast Road, approximately 1,500 feet east of US 301 at 3005 and 3211 Tallevast Road, Bradenton from A-1 (Suburban Agriculture) to the PDR (Planned Development Residential) zoning district; approve a Preliminary Site Plan for 208 single- family semi-detached residences; subject to stipulations as conditions of approval; setting forth findings; providing a legal description; providing for severability, and providing an effective date. -- The property is divided by the 100 year-old Pearce drain (to channel water runoff from the property), and the applicant requested to substitute the west property line with a fence instead of a wall. Property has history of flooding and applicant is digging large retention ponds to border part of the property. --  Recommended for Approval, 6 - 0, Wisk absent (stating conflict of interest) -- (full story)