We'll go ahead and call the May 12th city commission meeting to order. If you would please stand for the prayer and the invoc the prayer and the pledge. Dearly father, we come to you this evening. We ask that you give us wisdom to make the best decisions for the city of Leburg in your precious name. Amen.
I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Move on to proclamations. We have two.
I'll read the first one into the record. Whereas lupus is an unpredictable and misunderstood autoimmune disease that can never serve can that can cause severe damage to the tissues and organs in the body and in some cases death. And whereas more than 5 million people
worldwide suffer from devastating effects of this disease. And each year over 100,000 young women, men and children are near newly diagnosed with lupus. The great majority of whom are women of childbearing age. And whereas
medical research efforts into lupus and the discovery of safer, more effective treatments for lupus patients are underfunded in comparison with diseases of comparable magnitude and severity. And whereas many physicians worldwide are unaware of symptoms and health effects of lupus causing people with
lupus to suffer for many years before they obtain a correct diagnosis and medical treatment. Whereas this is a deep unmet need worldwide to educate and support individuals and families affected by lupus. And whereas this is an urgent need to increase awareness in communities worldwide of debilitating
impacts of lupus. Now therefore, I, Alan Reeseman, mayor of the city of Leburg, Florida, do hereby proclaim May 2025 as lupus awareness month in the city of Leburg and echo a call for increases in public and private sector funding for medical research on lupus targeted education programs for health
professionals, patients, and public and the public and worldwide recognition of lupus as a significant public health issue. Is there someone here to accept this? Yes. Okay. Next is the water reuse week. Whereas safe, clean, and sustainable
water resources are essential to Florida's environment, economy, citizens, and visitors. And whereas although Florida's water supplies are finite, the state's population and need for water resources continues to increase. And whereas Florida has established the the encouragement and
promotion of water reuse as state objectives in chapter 373 and 403 Florida statutes. And whereas water reuse provides a means for conveying and augmenting Florida's precious water resources and is key to the state's sustainable water future. And as part of
those efforts, the city of Leburg has implemented a water reuse program and supports the use of reclaimed water. And whereas by reusing approximately 900 million gallons of reclaimed water per day to conserve freshwater supplies and recharge our freshwater resources, Florida has risen to the national leader
risen to be a national leader in water reuse. And whereas Florida permitted reuse capacity is more than 1.5 billion gallons per day, which is approximately 60% of the Florida's total permitted capacity for all domestic wa wastewater treatment facilities. And whereas May,
typically a dry period when water demands are high, is a good time to educate residents about how to help save Florida's precious water resources through water reuse. And whereas the city of Leburg has joined with Water Reuse Florida, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, and the St.
John's River Water Management District in encouraging and promoting water reuse and conservation. Now therefore, I, Alan Reeseman, mayor of the city of Leburg, do hereby proclaim May 18th through the 24th, 2025 as water reuse week and call upon each citizen and business to help protect our predicious water resources
by practicing water conservation and the effects efficient and effective use of reclaimed water. And I'm going to hold on real quick. We'll get Mr. Alup here. We got one more thing. Um, we also have under
presentations the presentation of the Florida American Waterworks Association 2025 outstanding class C water treatment plant to the city of Leburg for the Highland Lakes Water Treatment Facility for Al Pervis. Would you like to get a picture? We'll get them on both of
these. Mr. Mayor, I'd like to make sure we thank the staff. That's because of their hard work and dedication, we are able to win these awards. Thank you, Mr. Purpose. Without our staff, we aren't a city. So, thank you to all of our staff. Thank you, sir. Next, we'll move on to the next presentation, which is the
auditor presentation, fiscal year ending September 30th, 2024 by Joel Knop, the CPA. Great. Yes, sir. Well, good evening, mayor, commissioners. Pleasure to be here. My name is Joel Knop. I'm a partner with Forvis Mazars. Uh that's a different name than we presented last
year. Uh we we were MSL CPAs and we joined Forvis Mazars effective November 1st of 24. So uh this is our first report um issued under as Forvis Mazars but uh we're real excited to have joined this is a large national firm and gives
us a lot of resources to serve our clients as well as opportunity for our employees. So just wanted to leave with that and then um so I have a few slides to present um that we'll kind of run through pretty quick. The first one's the required communications we have with
the governing board which is city commission. Um there was a separate letter we provided. The main thing I want to point out from this is that we had no audit adjustments um that we identified during the audit. So that's indicative of good internal controls over financial reporting. the city has
good procedures in place to identify the adjustments needed at the close of their audit period. Um, we also got full cooperation from management throughout the audit. As it relates to our audit reports, you'll find those throughout the document. The first one on pages 14
through 16 is our opinion on the financial statements, and that's an unmodified opinion, which is a clean opinion for the city. And then in the back of the document, or towards the back, it is 300 pages. Um at 20 page 225 you'll find the compliance section and
we reported um under government audit standards for the city on internal controls over financial reporting and on compliance and that was also a clean report. And then we also looked at the federal grants for the city as it did meet the single audit threshold for us to test specific federal grants for
compliance with the grant requirements as well as internal controls. And I'm pleased to report that was also a clean report. And uh the grant we tested was a coronavirus state and local fiscal recovery funds. And then there's two additional reports. The uh examination report on
investment compliance and the management letter. Those are required by the Florida Auditor General. Uh we also um uh go through different procedures to identify the specific elements that the AG requires and that those were both clean reports as well.
Uh we'll turn to the financial highlights just to uh look specifically at governmental activities and business type. These are the full ac cruel presentation of the city's numbers which means all the long-term assets the the capital assets of the city as well as
the long-term liabilities are included in these numbers. So um for for 2024 governmental activities showed an improvement. You can see a positive change in net position of 12 million compared to 4 million in 23. Uh business
type activities also had a sizable improvement 17.3 million as a positive change in net position compared to 11.8 million 23 and the business type activities cover all the utility um and enterprise funds of the
city. Um, specifically to the general fund, since this is the main operating fund of the city, I did want to highlight the unassigned fund balance uh finished the year at 15.5 million. That represented 42.6% of expenditures and transfers out,
which uh we would look for that to be at at least a 25% level. So, that's also a healthy uh level of unassigned fund balance. And then the last slide in the general fund just illustrates the uh city's compliance with its budget. Um
the city brought in 2.6 million more than budgeted and u spent 1 million less than budgeted. So a 3.6 million positive variance uh for fiscal year 24. So overall the city's in in good shape as of the end of the fiscal year. Um I do
want to specifically thank uh Gina Frasier um who's spent a lot of time. She's the finance manager for the city and she was the one who put the majority of this huge document together. So, I appreciate her cooperation and help throughout the audit. Um, but those were my prepared remarks and I'd be glad to
answer questions if there are any. Any questions from the commission? Yes, I have a question. I don't recall when we changed um firms. Is it still considered independent with this new firm? Oh, it is. Yes. Okay. And it's all right. Do we just merged? So, so it's the same firm.
Okay. Just for transparency. I don't recall ever pulling this through. Okay. Thank you so much. Yeah. Any other questions from the commission? Thank you, Mr. N. All right. Appreciate it. Thank you. This next section is public comments. This section is reserved for members of the public to bring up matters of
concern or opportunities for praise. Please note that issues raised during this time will not be discussed in detail during the current meeting. They will either be referred to their appropriate staff or scheduled for consideration at a future city commission meeting. Each speaker is allocated three minutes to provide their comments. Kindly adhere to this time
limit to ensure equal opportunity for all participants and to support the efficient conduct of the meeting. Are there any public comments tonight uh for the ag the meeting? And this is regarding uh public comments not for not items that aren't on the agenda. So if you're have an item on the agenda like the Venice or the bar
key, we'll get public comments later. Any public comments not pertaining to anything on the agenda? Yes, ma'am. If you would just state your name and address for the record. Actually, this is just a praise. This is not a thing. But um my name is
Simone Richardson. Um I own a art studio on Fourth Street. I just want to thank uh the city for just supporting uh the art studio and also Fourth Street. Um it has been a a major uh big thing and it's been great for our community. Um we have
a lot of things that are going on like the art in Jeep Fest. Also, I've always um able to paint with the blind last week and also bringing the community out to come more downtown as well as getting people from out of town like Tampa, Winter Garden and other places to come
downtown Leburg. So, I just want to thank you for just supporting um artists with a purpose and I thank you for just looking at the vision bigger than what it is. So, I just wanted to thank you. That was it. Thank you, Miss. Any other public comments? Seeing none, we'll close public comments. We're
going to move to consent agenda. Routine items are placed in the consent agenda to expedite the meeting. If the commission or staff wish to pull to discuss any item, the procedure is as follows. One, pull the items from the consent agenda. Vote on the remaining items with one roll call vote. Discuss discuss each item pulled and vote by
roll call. Are there any items the commission would like to pull? I would like to pull 5C1. Any other items? Seeing none, can I get a motion to approve all remaining items? So moved. We have a motion and a second.
Any discussion? Any public comments? Seeing none, roll call. Commissioner Conell, yes. Commissioner Bur, yes. Commissioner Peterson, yes. Commissioner Barry, yes. Mayor Eastman, yes. Would someone please introduce 5C1?
Father and Duce and ask be read by title only, please. Resolution of the city commission of the city of Leburg, Florida, appointing one alternate member to the Lake County Library Advisory Board to fill an un unexpired term ending February 28, 2028 and providing
an effective date. Motion to approve. Second. We have a motion and a second. I pulled this because we need to assign a designate for this this board. I think we have two applicants. Um, Donald Wentz and Susan
Feders. Any recommendations? Either one. The resume looked good. I was going to say it was hard to determine. Anyone want to make a recommendation? So, let me ask a question. Yes, sir. Uh, one that, uh, one of the candidates, I think Susan was, uh, said she was a
board member. Does that mean she was a library board member at at some point? Do we know? Just miss Miss Susan if you'd like to come up. Is Donald Wentz
here? Okay, seeing none. So, Miss Miss Feder, there you go. Hi, I'm Susan Feder. Um, thank you for um considering my application. I did have on there that I have previous board experience. I was on the county advisory board for keep lake beautiful and I was also an elected official on the lake soil and water
conservation district board as supervisors. Thank you. Mer I'm not currently a serving on any board. Okay. Thank you. All right. Can I get a recommendation? I would like to make a motion to approve Miss Federer as the alternate. Second. We have a motion and a second. Any discussion? Any public
comments? Seeing none, roll call. Commissioner Murray? Yes. Commissioner Peterson? Yes. Commissioner Barry, yes. Commissioner Connell, yes. Mayor Reeseman, yes. Public hearings and non-rated items. Second readings of ordinances, we have none. First reading of ordinances. I would ask our city
attorney if he would swear in anyone. If you will be speaking on any of the first readings, our city attorney will be swearing you in at this time. Yes. Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Uh everyone here uh who wishes to speak on item 6B3 Venice at
Lake Harris SPUD reszoning, 6B6 bar 2PU reszoning, or 6B9, the Richie Road reszoning. Please stand, raise your right hand so you can be sworn in. Do you swear or affirm that all testimony you'll give tonight will be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth? All right. Thank you all. They're
all good to go, Mr. Mayor. Thank you, sir. Would someone please introduce 6B1, two, and three to be read by title only? introduced as be read by title only. Thank you. 6B1, an ordinance of the city of Leburg, Florida, annexing certain real property
consisting of approximately 8.77 plus minus acres, being generally located east of US Highway 27 and north of Magnolia Avenue, lying in section 2, Township 20 South, range 24 East, Lake County, Florida. Provided that said property so annex shall be liable for
its proportionate share of the existing and future indebtedness of said city. Provided that such annex property shall be subject to all laws and ordinances of said city as if all such territory had been a part of the city of Leburg at the time of passage and approval of said
laws and ordinances providing that such annex territory shall be placed in city commission district 3 and providing an effective date. 6B2, an ordinance amending the future land use map of the comprehensive plan of the city of Leburg, changing the
future land use map designation of certain property containing 8.77 plus minus acres from Lake County urban low to city of Leburg low density residential for property generally located east of US Highway 27 and north
of Magnolia Avenue lying in section 2, Township 20 South, range 24 East, Lake County, Florida providing an effective date 6B3, an ordinance of the city of Leburg, Florida, changing the zoning on approximately 8.77 plus minus acres from
Lake County C1 neighborhood commercial and R six urban residential district to city of Leburg SPUD small planned unit development to allow for commercial and attached single family residential uses for property generally located east of
Highway US 27. 7 north of Magnolia Avenue, lying in section 2, Township 20 South, range 25 East, Lake County, Florida, and providing an effective date. These are first readings. Uh, Miss Candy,
good afternoon, Mr. Mayor, commissioners. Um, this project is Venice at Lake Harris. Um, the property does consist of 8.7 acres more or less. It is generally located east of US Highway 27 north of Magnolia Avenue and south of
Corley Island Road. Uh, it's a a request for an annexation, a smallcale comprehensive plan amendment and a resoning. The future land use in Lake County is urban low and the proposal is to go to city of
Leburg lowdensity residential. The zoning is from Lake County C1 neighborhood commercial and R six urban residential. Uh the proposal is to go to city small planned unit development.
Uh, as I stated and as Andy stated, the site is 8.7 acres of undeveloped land. The request is for future development of 26 attached single family units, town
houses, and a commercial area along US 27 as seen as in the conceptual plan. the uh 26 attached single family units is a reduction from their original proposal. Um it has a twof floor maximum
height limitation. Uh an area of commercial development contiguous US 27 includes approximately 2100 square feet of retail uses and this will be a platted subdivision. So, individual units will
be sold. No other uses are permitted in this proposal beyond what is said in the planned unit development. All units will be rear loaded, meaning the garage on the back
of the home. As this is rear loaded, the front yard setback is shorter than you would normally find. The front yard setback is proposed to be 15 ft. Again, because these are rear loaded garages, the townhouse units will be 20
ft in width with a,000 square ft house size. A minimum of two off-street parking spaces for each unit in the development and extra spaces are provided in the concept plan for attached units.
Standard planned unit development architectural requirements will apply. There's a list of five features to choose from. 35% of the property must be open space and I believe once we get to look at the concept plan, you'll see that
they exceed 35% open space. Dark skylighting is required. There is significant buffering to adjacent properties that has been provided in the planned unit development. There's a 25- ft buffer
tracked around the northern, eastern, and western boundaries of the property, and that is required. A 40ft buffer is required around the south side of the property. The landscape buffers are not part of the lots. They are separate and
must be maintained by an HOA. A six-foot privacy fence must be provided adjacent to the parcels on the northern and eastern boundaries unless the vegetation is opaque and of comparable
height. Bea or Bermuda grass is required in place of St. Augustine. One tree is required between each lot. Signage will consist of a decorative entry feature of concrete, brick, or stucco
wall at no more than 5 feet in height on each side of the entryway. The recreational requirements include a minimum of 5,200 square feet to be dedicated to a separate recreational
area set aside for various amenities such as children's playground, trails, dog parks, pavilions, etc. and must be constructed at the time the 13th unit is completed, which is equal to 50% of the
project. Finally, there is a phasing or ex expiration clause which requires that the development move forward with substantial commencement within four years or the property has an automatic
reversion to the RE1 zoning standard which is one unit per acre which would allow five houses. In addition, the development must be on city water and wastewater, septic systems, and private wells are
not permitted. Lake County Public Works had a number of comments. You'll find those listed in your packet. There were many public responses. They are also in your packet.
Um the residents have provided a pet a petition that is in your packet which contains over 80 signatures and staff did ask the applicant and the applicant did conduct a neighborhood meeting to speak with the neighbors. Uh both the applicant and the
neighbors have presentations and comments they wish to provide to the commission. Um, Mr. Logan Opsaw from the firm of Louns Caner in Orlando is here to present the case and answer any questions you may have. Miss Candy, any
questions for Candy? Is the applicant here? Would you like to do your presentation? Good evening. Logan Opsol 215 North Yola Drive. I do have a few slides to assist and I will grab the clicker. Thanks to Candy for the thorough review. I'll be efficient with
your time. Uh but some of the visuals up here will help facilitate the discussion. Um, so we have an aerial of the property. As noted several times, it's just shy of 9 acres. Um, and we know this property well. This is an area off US 27 uh that has uh a lot of
commercial along 27 as well as residential uses. And I think it's important to note here too that this request is is a change from the county uh C1 which exists along 27 and R six residential on the on the rear the
eastern portion of the aerial. You see R six is also the zoning designation of the properties around it. And so this proposal which includes annexation of course uh into the city um is is unique in that the compatibility is is present
in both as entitlements stand today and in our request. So, I'm going to just go through some brief overviews of what we see from Lake County future land use that allows four dwelling units an acre and the zoning which you heard me
outline uh that's displayed there C1 and R six and the proposed this was the previous concept plan um and this was subject of the neighborhood meeting. Uh we've had ongoing discussions with folks. See a lot of familiar faces here
and thank you for for being here. Um we we worked really hard with some of the uh issues that were raised at the community meeting and beyond uh some of the stuff we heard at planning commission. Um and and a big thanks to staff. The unique thing as we know with
this with the PUD uh zoning designation is that we're able to accomplish uh some of the things that you're about to see in the proposed plan that allows for increase in open space 35% minimum uh and and as you'll see in the proposed
plan there's there's a lot more um further setbacks buffering those are the things that we heard uh from the residents and of course density. Um so what's being proposed uh is a 40% reduction in unit count. Uh so almost
almost half and and that's to effectuate additional setbacks uh maintain some of the existing vegetation out there to the greatest extent possible because it helps with the buffering and screening. Um additional open space and landscaping. And here's the proposed
concept plan. uh 21,000 square feet of uh commercial space uh in the front. Uh the the remainder of the property is developed with 26 units down from uh 46 our
original request and and it's apparent one of the things that you'll hear um and that we're aware of is is fear of of flooding. Uh the property has some wetness to it. there's open water that uh is uh present on the property. And so
what we want to do and what we're required to do is provide for additional retention um and open space. And so those those big issues that we're that we've heard and and you'll likely hear today of density reduction and fear of
flooding, those are the things that we tried to take headon and are now uh subject uh within the PUD ordinance that's before this body. This another look at the concept plan. You can see here the the open water, the addition of retention. That
too is to allow for additional setback and distance from the from the uh neighbors um and and accommodate uh the the issues raised. You did hear staff bring up the the vinyl fence where there's not existing landscaping and vegetation. Again, the goal is to
preserve as much of that as possible. just some of the key differences that I can outline for you uh in a reference slide uh that it will be done in two phases the town homes and the commercial component um and what's shown in blue is is what has been amended revised in the
plan and the PUD uh before you so 26 town homes um 21,000 square feet of retail so additional commercial we had heard throughout this process that uh the commercial was u not an issue. Um
others raise it would be welcomed and uh and also the need for commercial generally in the city. And so we wanted to accommodate those those comments that we heard uh while also shrinking the density in the unit count which equates to roughly uh 2.96 dwelling units an
acre across the property. So so less than three. Keep in mind the Lake County zoning designation R six and the existing future land use allows up to four dwelling units an acre. Um and the properties around the area continue to enjoy that. What's being proposed and
and again allowed by the vehicle that is the Leburg PUD uh is a max density as as being presented of less than three dwelling units an acre. Additional open space is minimum open space requirement
has also been provided. Here's some conceptual renderings of the asset class. So these are single family homes but they are attached. Um and this is a rendering showing the residential component. These are market rate luxury town home
apartments, excuse me, not apartments, town homes, single family homes that are attached and a commercial component uh that we think would really be a complement to the city, to this area um and allow for additional commercial usage. I won't belabor this slide.
appreciate staff's time and their cooperation, their collaboration on this and and helping to achieve some of the things that have been uh presented to you. Um in line with the comments we received, it's they are recommend recommending approval. Um and I will
conclude with uh how I started. Uh this is a unique one. Uh the property has uh some topographical challenges that have to be addressed. We as the applicant team have full confidence in your staff that at this as we advance past zoning
site plan fully engineered site plans all of those things regulations relating to drainage all those things have to be fully permitted and uh and and go through that that process. Um and uh
we're just very thankful for the uh cander that we've received and we believe that we've been able to address those things in the uh proposed development before you uh moving from commercial to commercial and residential to residential uh here in the city of
Leburg. So uh look forward to hearing from everybody. Thank you again for being here. I do appreciate your time and feedback and I'll just reserve a few minutes to respond to any questions or concerns raised. Thank you for your time, sir. Any questions for the applicant?
Just one. When I looked at the I guess the uh what am I wetlands map? It are you doing wetlands mitigation? I mean there's no right or wrong answer. I'm just curious. Yes, there will be some wetland mitigation component. Okay. Um all of that stuff needs to go through full review. The ISBA, the interlocal
service boundary agreement requires county review as well. and we intend to work with your staff and county staff on that. Yeah, I read some of the the letters and I took a few phone calls and it seemed like that was the big concern. Everybody's everybody thinks we're developing in the wetlands. I assured them we were not, but so I think there
there's going to be unless you do wetlands mitigation, right? Right. All of that stuff. And again, as we move past zoning, but of course we have to discuss it here anyway because it's Germaine. I was trying to help you with that comment. Sure. Well, it brings up an important point and the import and the point is all of this needs to be
fully permitted. We got to deal with all your departments cross jurisdictions um and well aware of that. Thank you. Any other questions? We'll open it to public comments. If you have uh any public comments on these items, I just ask that you start a line over
here. Uh state your name and address for the record and each person has three minutes. Thank you. Hi, my name is Paul Yasbeck. I live at 29124 Short Street, which is off of Magnolia. So, as as we go and we talk
about the water runoff and stuff and retention pond size, that once they build that land up, that is retention only for that property, which then diverts the natural water that funnels that way, is no longer going to funnel that way. Then we go into the 2.96 units
per acre. That's a total number of 8.77 acres. How much of that is actually commercial, which I thought I saw in the paper was going to have apartments above the the commercial building. But when so when you narrow down the amount of commercial, how many is that units
actually per acre down there? And we have these huge traffic concerns. We have safety concerns as of like right now since they approved Lake Denim Estates, which is across from Magnolia Avenue. Everybody has to go down and pull UI's to go around. So right now, if
you coming off of Magnolia, everybody has to fight for a small turning lane across from Corey Island Road to be able to turn down there. So traffic gets backed up going into Lake Denim Estates almost into Highway 27. So you have to
pull directly up onto the line to try and see to go past there. Now, I know they say that the traffic, they did a traffic report and this won't impact traffic at all, but if you build 26 units with at least two cars at least,
and then you've got the FedEx and the UPS and the Prime Trucks and the Kroger trucks pulling in, then you have a 21,000 square foot uh uh retail place with apartments up above it. I mean, how much traffic does that bring into our
area? It seems like we just lead from behind like we should have the infrastructure in place and then we move forward and we build into there but we have huge water concerns there and that is once you build that land up because they will have to because you have to
self-contain your own water. None of those retention ponds are going to catch the water runoff that naturally flows that way. Where is that water going to go? Not into their ponds. So, it's going to be backed up and run down. Ever since U-Haul had been built at the end of
Magnolia, it changed how our water goes. And in the last hurricane, that water came down, runs down Magnolia. I live back on the lake there and flooded me and my neighbors yards that go out front. Been through hurricanes there. I've lived there 21 years. So, I have a
huge traffic concern, water concern, and just how is the water going to go once you change the direction of how you're going to self-contain. You can build a huge retention pond if it's only retentioning your own area. Thank you
for your time. Thank you, sir. Before my time starts, could I distribute these? This is the community Magnolia and Cory Allen Roads response. And if you'll pass them around, please. There's one for each of you. Your
pictures. Okay. Um and then let's see. I'm going to give you what I'm going to say. So, y'all pass those around. I'm going be cute for just a second. My name is John Dutton and you know what that
represents and I said on there that I'm not going to pass that any further. My name is Jack D. Williams senior. I have 71 years on Corley Island Road. I'm sorry. My family has been in Leburg for over a hundred years and they've done things I've done things for the city and
like that. Now, when you get started, and I started with planning and zoning like this, when you get an airplane and you fly over that area, you see R6R6R6. That was a very good plan that
the comprehensive plan made up. It was for people. And if you look on here, I'm going to start reading because I want you to know this. Cory Island Road was owned by a man named Herbert Shu. An Indiana farmer came down here and bought up land for the bulldozer bill in the
40s. The returning servicemen, which my father was one, they were allowed to buy property for $200 a lot in there before their service to the United States. Okay. So, the day in the 50s it starts. My dad was the first one to buy on the
street and there was some down on the lake that bought the more aggressive properties. So anyway, that's what it's R six. We see it as two houses to the acre, no more. And now you're going to
put this back there. It's also a wetlands. Uh hurricane this last year impounded us. And if you look through those books and if you would before you make a decision you need to look our side of it because I land paling group
y'all know who that is Bello and the XO they provided me with those information starting 1941 when the bombers were flying over and doing aerial photography. They looked at this land and you will see how it progressed that there was nothing but what nature put
down there. Corley Island Road uh puts water on us and always has and that's been the reservoir. Matter of fact, the acreage that you have here is not correct. It's more like four acres that they're going to be able to build on because about two acres is going to have
to be taken for wet wet wetlands and water retention areas and all like that. If you look on there, you also have in the package maps that's been provided by FEMA defining theirs. I was on Lake County Water Authority signed by the governor for over 12 years and they
didn't even know that that canal existed until I brought it up. I said, "Hey, I live at the end of it. That's Banana Cove." So, they put it on the maps and they said, "Wow, you uh" Well, let's see. Let's see. 1960, I believe, is when Highway 27 turned in from two lanes to
four lanes. I lived there then. The state thought their infinite wisdom that they would dump all the water from EMS over into us on the east side of 27. I figured that up. One inch of water is 1 million and some odd gallons. It has to
go through an 18inch cover that's down at my end. I've provided you pictures how my land's been flooded many, many times. 1960 her hurricane Donna, we couldn't go to school for over a week. And I I understand. Please, before you make a decision, please look these books
over because a lot of the stuff they've had there, the state, the county's already told you they can't build there. Thank you, sir. Thank you. Yes, sir. Good evening. Uh, my name is Mark Staylor. I live at 4246 Lanzen Lane,
Leburg here. And the reason why I live here is just probably the reason why most of you gentlemen and ladies live here. It was a quiet community, a peaceful community, a safe community, one that didn't have gridlock
every day, one that doesn't have the problems that we've got. We're not addressing our problems. We're kicking them over to the other side, letting the county be the bad guy or let the whoever be the bad guy. All
I'm saying is good people don't want this. And I'm one of them. I don't see where their density, I know it's new math. I'm not a new person, but their density doesn't
work with our developments that are currently adjacent to the property that they're looking at developing. And I don't need all my time. That's enough. Thanks. Hi, my name is Annette Hamby. I live at 4326 Corley Island Road. My husband and
I bought our home five years ago. We shopped for two years. We found this piece of property. We waited on it. We went through COVID and we finally bought it. We bought it for one reason. It's
quiet. It's peaceful. We have a lot of wildlife and that's what has been brought to their attention. We have gopher turtles. We have eagles. We have owls. We have hawks. We all watch them every
especially the hawks every morning, every evening. You can watch them. There's hundreds that all live in what they're wanting to tear out. The gopher turtles live back there. They come in all of us our yards and visit and go back every
evening. You can't if you and we've got a bear. And don't get me wrong, I don't care for him, but he doesn't bother much so he's okay. But if you go in there and rip that out, what's going to happen to all them
animals? I mean, our wildlife is dying. And to me, that's a major concern. Our road dead ends. We already have what we call turnaround customers that don't belong back there.
And if you put this in, it takes me 15 minutes to pull out on 27 every morning to go to work. I have semiis that leave U-Haul that are making a Uturn at my road. They block both lanes of the
traffic. You put another 50 plus people in there, not counting the commercial. And the sad part is is right at the end of Corley is a huge mini commercial area that only has three businesses in it and one of them is a
church and they're going to build more. It's going to I don't see where it's going because I mean if they want to put new businesses in, fill up that one that's already there, but we don't need those houses disturbing all that
wildlife. Thank you for your time. Greetings. I'm Deianne Carmichael Williams. Jack was uh is my husband. We're the first house on Coral Island Road, 4142. And we have quite a large lot. Our family has six houses and one lot on
Corley Island. We I've been there since um 61 when my dad built the house and we we're came down from Georgia and Leburg is our home. We loved it and uh I just don't like that the villages are just crowding us but there's nothing we can
do about that. I do want to talk about Lake Denim Estates. I remember that when all the wildlife was over there. There was plenty of room. It was behind Ravenswood. Then they come in, they build this very tight neighborhood.
We've ridden over there and people are parked all in the roads. Uh you're sitting there trying to zigzag around cars because they're not in their garage or they have way more than they should. It's terrible. Absolutely terrible. I don't know how anybody want to live there. And then when I look at this
plan, it looks real pretty on paper. Um, Logan has done a great job presenting, but at but I can just see it getting really crowded. Where are they going to put their boats and their RVs? You know, it's just going to be so crowded. Um,
that land was never meant for something like that. And, you know, when we turn in our road, it's like our little piece of heaven. We just love our neighborhood. We had the sweetest neighbors. And to us, it's a place for a refuge for
wildlife. And u we've seen even a Florida panther come through, but a lot of the animals, they have nowhere to go. And we, you know, we'd love to buy it from the developer or for the guy that has it, we'd love to buy it and keep it
a refuge or park for our neighborhood. So, um I just I'm speaking from my heart and when we met in October with Logan, um the Lord laid upon my heart, this is our David and Goliath
moment. I I want to say we're David and we're having to fight a giant. And um we even have neighbors that said they would move, get this one in. And we have
a great group of people. And the thought that this developer, these people that own it, they're gonna put it in, they're going to try to sell them. Then they'll probably just say, "Okay, I've had enough of this. I'll sell it to someone else." They'll say, "Oh, these are such
small little town houses that who wants to live there. We'll just make it government housing." And that is what I really fear because next thing you know our neighborhood watch, we're going to be watching constantly. Please, please.
Thank you. Before my time starts, I do have a question. Is uh the applicant not subject to the three minute timeline? Okay. Uh my name is Jamie Queen Roosevelt. I am at 29411 Jesse's Lane. I
have lived there since 1988, I'm sorry, 1987 when my parents built the property. I've been there for over 35 years. I am uh I've been there the fourth longest of all of our neighbors.
And my parents originally, much like pretty much everybody says, our neighborhood is quiet. It's calm. It's peaceful. I grew up going doortodoor to my neighbors houses. I went to Mrs. Carmichael's house and watched the
Kentucky Derby one year when I was about six. I've The Lon family were two of my best friends growing up. the this is such a family community that to add something like this does nothing but
disturb and advance the dynamic that we have within our community. My father, his closest friend in the 50s was James Shu, who I believe Jack spoke about was his family initially established the neighborhood.
And my father at that time always said that he wanted to live in that neighborhood. 30 years later he did. That was a goal of his that he spent 30 years to achieve. And developing something like this does nothing but disrespect his
memory and his idea of how he wanted to live in the 50s. Uh my husband and I after my parents passed and I inherited the house. my husband and I instead of moving to an area closer to where we
work, instead of moving to a a more um you know a a better air well um a better area for us as far as convenience goes. We chose to stay in the neighborhood because of our neighbors, because of the dynamic within the
neighborhood, which you know, one of the plans that was initially discussed was to route um emergency vehicles through the backside of the neighborhood. I am sorry. I don't know if that's still the plan or not, but I think that we can tell historically anytime that that's
the plan, no matter whether they say, "Oh, no. will keep the gate locked or not. The gate eventually stays unlocked and our neighborhood cannot support additional traffic. I don't know if any of you have driven back there,
but Corley Island Road, the main road to get into our neighborhood, is not wide enough for two vehicles to pass without someone pulling into someone else's yard. these plans. While yes, having new homes
in the area sounds great, we are not the area for that to happen. It will disrupt every every piece of what our neighborhood what makes our neighborhood what it is. Thank you. Thank you. Hi. Um before I start, could they put
back that picture of like the proposed um development and the neighbor lots around it? I don't know who that there was a one that zoomed out more that showed like the road coming down the little tea ending
road. Um anyway, yeah. Um I'm Angie Lon. I live at 29213 South Corley Island Road. That's off the main Cory Island, a little bit that comes down and comes out towards the lake. We have two lots. All
of that was part of the original listing property. And um 46 47ish years ago when the two lots we own were set out and um my my sister-in-law's
lot. We wanted to take our two little lots. They were the smallest. They were so small that when we built, we put the smallest house the county would allow. There was not room in the lot to have the well, the septic tank, the
distance from the house, distance from the road, distance from the canal. We ended up actually having our well on another lot because it was so small it wouldn't all fit. We wanted to take 20 ft for each of these two lots and make them a tad
wider. and that encroaches to the area where the recreation building is. The county would not let us expand these two little lots 40 20 ft each total of 40 feet because that wetlands was so
important. You could not do anything with it. Even if it was your yard, we could not do it. This is 45 years ago. With all the growth we've had since then, all of a
sudden, you get a developer coming with a ton of money and that wetlands isn't worth nothing. It's it's worth nothing. They will let them build on it. Second thing I have curious about the little bit that
comes out beyond like the recreation area that comes out to the east and looks like a T. If that's annexed by the city, how does that affect all these property lots around it that our county that don't
want to be forced that road that bit when that road was paved? we were required to turn that over to the county. His sister-in-law that still was running the estate signed that to the county. How in the world that is now
owned by the developer, I don't know. But what happens to the county owned property around it if the road is annexed? How does that affect us? Affect access is future plans. Would we be would it make it more easy for us to
later be required to let the city in excess 2 and have to go on to city water and city sewer and all that stuff? What happens? Who maintains this? What how does this affect us in our future if this road is owned by a
developer that doesn't even have the house houses in that area? Thank you. Yeah. Good evening. My name is Jenna Lloyd and I live at 4222 Corley Island Road. I appreciate the opportunity to speak
tonight. Not only as a resident of this community, but also as a licensed realtor. I work in the housing market every day and I understand the demand for homes and the importance and the importance of supporting a growing population. In fact, I welcome smart
growth. It drives our economy and serves our clients. It helps our town thrive. But what we are seeing here in Leburg is not balanced. It's not thoughtful and it's not sustainable. We currently have an estimated 40,000 housing units
approved for development across the city. Yet, Florida already has one of the highest housing inventory rates in the country. So the question is not whether we need more homes, but what kind of homes, where and at what cost? The land behind my home, where the
development is now being proposed, is not an appropriate site for new construction. This isn't just a random lot. It's a sensitive ecosystem home to a wide array of wildlife, including owls, eagles, gopher tortoises, foxes,
and countless other species. It also contains a spring that contributes to the Harris chain of lakes via the canal south. The spring is not just a pretty feature on the map. It plays a critical role in our water system. It supports plant life, prevents erosion, and may
affect our local wells. One major sto one major storm or mismanaged construction project could pollute or destroy it permanently. From a market perspective, I can tell you people don't want to live in a 20
foot wide home packed against one another. They're not seeking density. They're seeking space, nature, and a peaceful environment. Building more homes that don't align with buyers demand won't help the housing market. They're not what people are looking for,
and they don't add lasting value to the community. Meanwhile, they are destroying the very things that do make this area attractive. Our natural beauty, our clean water, our wildlife, and our peace. We can grow, but we must grow responsibly. That means protecting the
land that serves as an essential environmental function. It means reinvesting in the current vacant commercial spaces across town. It means improving what we already have before expanding into these fragile,
irreplaceable areas. Thank you. Hello, my name is Denise Slate and my husband Jeff and I live at the end house on Coral Island Road on Harris Lake. Uh we've been there almost five years. Um, in case you don't know, this area is
full of life of all of God's creatures, birds of the air, animals of the ground, and fish in the lake, among other things. Just a couple weeks ago, we turned onto our Corly Island street off of 27, and a big huge tortoise or turtle
was trying to cross the street. And we we've done this many times. It's happened actually a half a dozen times that we had to get out of the car and pick it up, bring it in our car, and then bring it down and and put it into the lake just to save his life or her
life. Um, most likely he was coming over from the marsh because that was the direction from the Mexican restaurant, the little strip mall there. You have already heard the passionate pleas of our neighbors and I don't think
I need to repeat what they have already said. So, if you would give me five minutes more before we all go home. I thought it would be wonderful to hear what God says about all of his creation
and creatures from the very first book in the Bible, the book of Genesis. In the beginning, when God created the heavens and the earth, the earth was a formless wasteland, and darkness covered
the abyss, while a mighty wind swept over the waters. Then God said, "Let there be light." And there was light. God saw how good the light was. God then
separated the light from the darkness. God called the light day and the darkness he called night. Thus evening came and morning followed the first day. Then God said, "Let there be a dome
in the middle of the waters to separate one body of water from the other." And so it happened. God made the dome and it separated the water above the dome from the water below it. God called the dome
the sky. Evening came and morning followed the second day. Then God said, "Let the water under the sky be gathered into a single basin so that the dry land may
appear." And so it happened. The water under the sky was gathered into its basin, and the dry land appeared. God called the dry land the earth. And the basin of the water he called the
sea. God saw how good it was. Then God said, "Thank you, ma'am. Can I finish?" No. Everyone's allocated three minutes. Thank you, love. Would you object to me finish? We don't We don't assign time from other people. It's three minutes. Thank you, ma'am. I
appreciate it. Even if it's God speaking. We appreciate your time. Thank you. Even if it's God speaking. Ma'am, I appreciate your time. Um, ma'am, let us all respect and care for all of God's respect and we have an order creation.
Ma'am, because each on one of us will be held accountable. I'm going to ask you to please stop when you stand before God. Everyone was allocated three minutes. His son Jesus Christ. Thank you. Amen. Amen. Amen. This is signatures. Mr. Jack forgot to
enter. I don't have Yeah, you can give me uh first and foremost, let me say I apologize for not being able to change. I am not here representing the chief nor the police department. I just did not have time to change. Uh my name is Mike Matheni, 4216 Lands in Lane, 26-year
resident of the neighborhood. Uh first and foremost, let me say thank you. Uh I do believe we need development in our community. Uh, as we had the the meeting not long ago, we talked about the possibility of halting development. I was not for that at all and agree with
those of you who voted that way. So, I believe in the development that we need to do. Uh, so thank you for wanting to do development and bring that to us. Uh, I think my concerns have already been stated. Uh, but I do not believe that this is the the right move simply because, and I think what the young lady
was trying to refer to when she said draw back is if you draw back and look at all housing around there, it's large lot housing. Why would we cram this into the middle of that area on on particular land? And and I just would ask you, would you want us to do that in your
neighborhood? Um, and so that's I think what every resident is is just simply saying here. Uh, we do love the trees. We love coming out and listen to the birds. Uh I sit on my front porch and look at woods. Um and that's the lifestyle that we love and love about Leburg. So we're asking for you to
consider that. As much as we love and want development, uh we think there's a a better and proper way and other ways that we can do that. So thank you for hearing me out. Thank you. These items will lay over till June 23rd. Would the developer like to have any final comments? I could do less than
three minutes. Yeah, that's fine. Just want to say thank you again for your time. What's readily apparent is is really good folks and have enjoyed dealing with them. Um would you mind going to the the current plan? It's just a slide or two ahead. Um and I'll touch on things very briefly.
So, I think I was trying to cover what was being uh said here with the water retention and there's very strict compliance standards under state and local laws relating to that. Certainly, there's uh flooding during hurricanes and and heavy rains and you've heard
from the folks that have experienced that. Uh but you also heard that this we are required to self-contain and so moving forward with this it would retain the water by law. Um and that's important to
to confirm. What I want to say, and you've heard me say this in my in my presentation, is this is a unique project because I'm not here before you on on behalf of the applicant uh seeking to reszone
agricultural land, conservation land. What exists today is commercial and residential. What's being proposed to you today is commercial and residential. I will go one step further and say by the vehicle of the PUD process within
the city of Leburg is per the ISBA it does allow for the provision of utilities but the PUD also limits our densities beyond what's acceptable today in the surrounding area and so from a standpoint of
compatibility we have this today the the current entitlements allow for four dwelling units an acre for all properties in the area, including this one, and the PUB limits that um while accommodating some of the concerns that we heard raised.
Um the last thing is the this is 26 units. So really a dimminimous unit count when we think of things like traffic and and others. And I understand that traffic is a persistent topic across the state and especially here in
the city. Um but again th that this residential component even with the previous concept plan uh for Lake County schools was deemed dimminimous. And so we we we really took that to heart. What we heard to reduce that density so much
to a point that what was really being presented to you is is commercial development with accessory uh residential to support that commercial component. Um, and I would submit as well through this PUB process
and the reduction in the unit count is a downzoning from what's existing today of commercial and residential. Um, and I will conclude just one more time by saying thank you all for your cander, for your politeness and and and your time uh out of your day to be here. Uh,
and thank you for your time. Thank you. Any questions from the commission? Seeing none, these items will lay over to second reading on June 23rd. Would someone please introduce 6B45 and six? Introduce as be read by title only.
6B4, an ordinance of the city of Leburg, Florida, annexing certain real property consisting of approximately 39.05 05 plus minus acres being generally located north of East Dwey Robbins Road and south of Dwey Robbins Road lying in
section 5 township 21 south range 25 east Lake County, Florida. Provided that said property so annex shall be liable for its proportionate share of the existing and future indebtedness of said city. provided that such annex property shall be subject to all laws and
ordinances of said city as if all such territory had been a part of the city of Leburg at the time of passage and approval of said laws and ordinances providing that such annex territory shall be placed in city commission district 3 and providing an effective date
6B5 an ordinance amending the future land use map of the comprehensive plan of the city of Leburg changing the future land use map designation of certain property containing 39.05 plus minus acres from Lake County Rule to City of Leburg Estate
Residential for property journey located north of East Dewey Robbins Road and south of Dewey Robbins Road lying in section 5, Township 21 South, range 25 East Lake County, Florida, and providing an effective date 6B6, an ordinance of
the city of Leburg, Florida, changing the zoning on approximately 39.05 05 plus minus acres from Lake County Agriculture to City of Leburg PUD planned unit development to allow for residential for property generally
located north of East Dewey Robbins Road and south of Dwey Robbins Road in section 5 township 21 south range 25 East Lake County Florida and providing an effective date. Thank you Andy. Miss Candy.
Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Commissioners, uh, this is a request for an annexation, a smallcale comprehensive plan amendment, and a resoning. You can see on the map in front of you, this is completely surrounded by Bar Key, which was previously approved by this body and
also the planning commission. Um, Anthony property lies immediately to the east, which is another development that was approved by this body and the planning commission. Uh, the property consists of approximately 39.9 acres more or less. Um, it's
surrounded by the existing Bar Key Grace Groves project and is proposed to be a part of that project. Um, the property apparently was not under contract at the time. Barke project was first reviewed and approved
uh but it has since come under contract and will be integrated into Bari. The future land use is from Lake County Rural to City of Leburg estate and the zoning is from Lake County agriculture to city of Leburg Pud.
Um there's a lot more to say. Cindy Terrapany is here. Just understand that this will be part of and integrated into uh the Bari um Grace Groves development that has already been approved. Many of
the um design and architectural standards I read before um are maintained through this. It is 156 single family detached units. Um there were not many comments from anyone in the public or from departments in the
city. And um with that, Cindy Terrapany is here to to speak if you would like or to answer any questions you may have. Yes. Thank you. Thank you, Candy. Uh good evening, mayor and commissioners. I'm Cindy Terrapany. I'm a land use planner and I represent
the applicant culture Brookfield culture land partners. um at your discretion if you'd like me to make a presentation this evening. Okay. Thank you very much. Uh Brookfield Culture is the contract purchaser of this 39 acres. Um and they are the applicant for the plan
amendment, annexation, and resoning. And obviously, if if it would please uh the commission, I'd like to make my presentation on all three, address all those three uh cases together because they're obviously linked together. With me today are Owen Burick from um senior development manager from Brookford
Culture, the project civil engineer Brett Tobias with HAL and the project's uh traffic engineer Iman Sidi of traffic and mobility consultants. We also have a landscape architect and a biotech consulting provides all the environmental services. They're not with us today, but they did provide the
backup reports that you have in your package. Culture Property was founded in 1997 and recently merged with Brookfield um Culture Land Partners. Is there um clicker somewhere? Ah, they're building in five southeast states, Florida, Georgia, South
Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee. They have over a 100 active projects. Um they recently finished the Hammock Oaks project in Lady Lake, um which is a mixeduse project similar to Bar Key. And this is an example um of that Hammock Oaks. This is the master plan for it.
Again, it's a similar size as Bar Key um that this project will be integrated with. Just to give you an idea of their ability, financial ability, and management ability to do large multi-use projects. Also want to point out that in October 2023, Brookfield CER entered in
a pioneering agreement with the city. Um that agreement will provide the extension of the sewer line from its current terminus down US27 to the Bari entrance. It will not only serve Barkeong US 27. And we are grateful to the city to um come into that agreement
with um culture Brookfield Coulter so that there will be available sewer service for all those projects. In this agreement um Brookfield Culture will construct the sewer line at its sole expense and it will be um paid back over time reimbured through impact fees paid
by other projects that do connect. But it provides the impetus and the way for other projects to also have sanitary sewer service. this uh just a location map. As you can see, the site that we're talking about today, BAR, we're calling it Barkey 2 or the second Barke um is on
the far east side of the original Barky, the larger project that you approved two years ago. Just to give you a reminder, this is the original Barky 1 original master plan. It's um approved for 1,700 um residential units of various types, a
commercial area at the front along US 27 and a 20 acre institutional um school or other kinds of institutional uses at the very southern edge. The major of this the main part of that I wanted to point out about this
slide is and you probably many of you will recall this project had um a loop road which was an intrinsic part of the project started at US27 at the where the commercial entrance is it loops through the entire project so that all of the villages are connected to that loop road
so if they want to go to visit someone you know within the project it's very easy to to travel that way also along that loop road will be a multi-use trail and golf carts will also be available to be used along that trail. The project has a secondary access along Dewey Robbins Road, which is the north edge of
this site. Um, so, uh, folks will be able to exit, enter and exit both through US 27 and through Dewey Robbins at the very north end. I'm I'm showing you the plan, but I want you to understand there are no changes to bar key one proposed by this application. Just wanted you to give you
the feel of the original project. The Bar Key 2, the project we're looking for today is this 39 acres. It is completely landlocked as you saw on the other slides. It's surrounded on three sides by bar one. The fourth side, the eastern side is an Anthony project
that's also been annexed into the city uh as well. access to um Barke 2. You can see the arrows. They will go west through the village, the light yellow colored, which is village 10 in the original bar key, and then out to the loop road and then
connect either to Dewey Robbins or to US 27 as the rest of the project does. And the value of the peed master plan, as you all well know, is that basically what I call it, it's what you see is what you get. What gets approved on that master plan, if it is approved, we are absolutely bound to do only that. We
cannot make any changes, we the developer, unless we go through a public hearing and come back to you all in a public hearing such as today and get those changes reapproved. So, it's basically an insurance policy, not just for the city, but for the residents of the of the development, the residents around it, and all of the the
neighborhoods around the project. Just some quick facts we've talked about a little bit already. It's 39 acres completely surrounded by bar by barq1. The only sole access is to the loop road and then to the two major roads. Again demonstrating the access um
with the loop road. Uh this is just showing it in black and white. The orange is the bar key 2. Um the orange and the blue area. That's um the the new site that we're talking about today. We have a very small area, less than an acre of a wetland in the very southern
along the southern boundary of the property that's outlined in blue on this on this exhibit. And we do have three applications before you today. A voluntary annexation. We're surrounded on three actually four sides by the city. Three sides are bar one. The fourth side, as I said, is another
project that's already been annexed. A plan amendment uh from the county rural transition to the city's estate residential. same plan category as exist on all the projects in that area and also reszoning from county agricultural to the city's PUB again the project to
the east the Anthony Hajes reserve to the north um and the other project to the west of us are all PUD so that the the development rights are specifically entitled to the specific project again plan amendment just to
outline the entire area um except uh surrounding the site is that same designation of a city estate residential. Just list a couple of policies. There's more detail in your staff's report, but some of the policies in your comprehensive plan with which
the application is consistent. It's compatible with the existing development will be compatible with obviously with bar key1 and with Anthony. The architectural design standards I'll show you in a moment. The uh elevations of the buildings are the same elevations that would be used in the balance of bar 1. Facilities and services are
available. Um sewer water is available today. Sewer will be available through the pioneering agreement and the other city services are also available. Um the wetlands protection there is a very small wetland um there and that will go through uh the obviously the normals um St. John's River Water Management
District review and your review and the county's review as well. And we also have a very robust neighborhood park system throughout the entire original Barky. This area each pod has its own neighborhood park. Then there's also a large park um on Mulehead Lo that's a lake that's a community center that was
shown on one of the early low plans. I can go back to that if you're interested in that. Also what we committed to do in Bar Key 1 or committing to do in this project as well is that there will be on street parking um within the development. So when you have a special event, you have a birthday, you have a
holiday, um there will be parking spaces located, that's the green that you see highlighted between their parallel spaces on uh at the end of each block um to you know again for special events, holidays, family parties. These four elevations are the
four um model types that would be built within bar 2. The same models on this size lot will also go into bar one. So there's a consistency of design there. The Century is a one-story um 1500 ft² unit. The top right is Glenn Ridge. It's
a two-story almost 1,900 foot unit. The Hillrest is a two-story model with 2100 square ft. And the last one, the Windmir is also a two-story unit with 2400 square ft. We think the addition of bar key 2 to this project to the original project is
consistent with the comprehensive plan complies with their land development code um and is proposes a master plan that's consistent and compatible with the rest of the project. Um I before I finish I do want to make a special shout out to um Dan Miller, Max Van Allen and
Candy Harper. I work in a lot of jurisdictions across Florida. I've been in the business um over 40 years and I have to tell you they're the most professional, most responsive, and genuinely nice people that I've seen in I mean of I mean definitely in the top five in this state that I work in. So I
want to thank them very much. They've been very helpful as we went through this process. We respectfully request your approval of the three applications. I appreciate the opportunity to present today, but I'll stop now and be happy to answer any of your questions. Any questions from the commission? Yeah. Uh
the original Barky one has a density of how many units per acre? About two 2.3 2.4 and this this one will be about the same 2.4 when you blend. You said 156 units on 40 acres. If you just calculate the density on the the one the 39 acre
parcel that we're annexing in today. Yes, it is a four about four acres four units to the acre. If you blend it with the overall the rest of the Barke, the overall density of the project is 2.45 four or five units per acre. Any other questions from the
commission? Any public comments? Seeing none, these items will lay over till June 23rd. Thank you very much. Thank you very much for your time. Would someone please introduce 6B 78, 9, and 10?
I'll introduce and ask to be read by title only, please. 6B7, an ordinance of the city of Leburg, Florida, annexing certain real property consisting of approximately 0.81 plus minus acres, being generally located west of Richie Road and south of West
Main Street, lying in section 28, Township 19 South, range 24 East, Lake County, Florida. Provided that said property so annex shall be liable for its proportionate share of the existing and future indebtedness of said city. Provided that such annex property shall
be subject to all laws and ordinances of said city as if all such territory had been a part of the city of Leburg at the time of passage and approval of said laws and ordinances providing that such annex territory shall be placed in city commission district 2 and providing an effective date.
6B8, an ordinance amending the future land use map of the comprehensive plan of the city of Leburg, changing the future land use map designation of certain property containing 0.81 81 plus minus acres from Lake County Urban Medium to City of Leburg General
Commercial for a property generally located west of Richie Road and south of West Main Street lying in section 28 Township 19 South Range 24 East Lake County, Florida, and providing an effective date 6B9, an ordinance of the city of Leburg,
Florida, changing the zoning on approximately 0.81 81 plus minus acres from Lake County R6 urban residential to city of Leburg C3 Highway commercial to allow for commercial uses for property generally located west of Richie Road
and south of West Main Street lying in section 28 Township 19 South Range 24 East Lake County, Florida, and providing an effective date. 6B10, an ordinance of the city of Leburg, Florida, adding a PDO planned
development overlay to the C3 highway commercial zoning on approximately 0.81 plus minus acres to allow for outdoor storage uses for property generally located west of Richie Road and south of West Main Street lying in section 28,
Township 19 South, range 24 East, Lake County, Florida, and providing an effective date. Miss Candy. Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Commissioners, there we go. Um, this is a a request again for an annexation, a
smallcale comprehensive plan amendment, a zoning of C3, which is highway commercial, and a planned development overlay on the site. Um the property does consist of approximately 0.81 acres generally located west of Richie Road
and south of West Main Street. Um the future land use will go from Lake County urban medium density to City of Leburg General Commercial and the zoning will go from uh Lake County R6 urban residential to city of Leburg C3 general
commercial. Um the request is to have the property annexed and to use the property for open storage such as RV and boats. Um C3 General Commercial does not
necessarily allow the open storage which is why the plan development overlay is being considered tonight. The property will be fenced um both for um safety and just for aesthetic so you can't see into the
site. Um there is a requirement for a minimum six-foot fence around the property although an 8-ft fence is also allowed as a maximum height. Um no other uses
are permitted in this proposal. Um, and the note here is that this is a standard zoning with very minor request on the PDO and the standard sundown provision is not applicable. The proposed site is
consistent with the zoning standards and the comp plan requirements. And if you move through those maps a little bit, Anna, you'll see that there's already a fence there. I hope it's there. But there there is a fence. I I want to say it's along the uh Oh, nope. That one
didn't make it in. But there is a fence already along part of that property. So, they're going to enhance that. And I believe the applicant is here to speak if you would like to speak with him. Would the applicant like to say anything? Sure. Yes, sir. I'll be brief. My name is Chris Kelly.
Um, and we have the warehouse and the address of the property next to it is 301 South Richie Road, which that's a warehouse that we own. When that warehouse was was built, um, it was a 15t setback. And so the previous owner
acquired 50 additional feet and uh, and but it was never annexed into the city. And so the warehouse is commercial, but the the property behind it was still residential. and it was in the county. And then when we acquired it, we contacted the uh owner of the property
immediately to the south of us where that 50 ft was acquired and we acquired an additional 50 ft. So now there's 115 ft from the building or or 100 ft of depth behind the building and again it was none of it was in the city or was
was um properly zoned. Um and we have tenants in that building and some of them were parking their cars on that property. So technically that was a commercial use but it was residential, vacant residential. So we decided to go ahead and annex into the city. Um we we
met with staff. Staff has been fantastic. Um truthfully we don't really have a hard and set plan to do anything with the property right now including storage. We're not actually interested in developing it at all right now. our our primary focus is simply to get it
into the city, annex it into the city, and get the zoning appropriate for the general area around it. Um, it was after we talked with uh Mr. Smith in planning and and their staff that we kicked around some ideas and because it's behind the warehouse, it sort of made
sense potentially to use that as a layown space for the back uh or for for a tenant that would be in the warehouse. Um the problem with that is is that access to that area would have to come off of Richie Road um because the
parking lot really couldn't handle that kind of of use. So we we decided to just go ahead and seg you know separate it off and just make that 100 foot strip by 300T depth its own use. And that's when staff suggested, well, if you're
thinking about storage, you're going to have to think about an overlay, and it'll just be easier to do the application now as opposed to going through this process and then coming back through um the city and the city commission for additional hearings if we wanted to do that down the road. Excuse me. Right now, we have no plans to do
anything. Our first preference would actually be to do something more like put a warehouse in there and make it more of a commercial use. Um, but you know, that's going to require engineering and retention because it's not part of the overall retention uh for
that whole general area. So, we're at at at uh, you know, at your whim as far as what your your thoughts are, but we we simply wanted to get it annexed and um get the zoning changed initially. So, the overlay is is um is it it would be
nice to do, but we're not necessarily hard and fast on that. Any questions? Any questions from the commission for the applicant or Miss Candy? Is is Richie Road of Is it a city or county road? I don't have any direct information on
that, but I suspect it's a county road. And would it be outdoor storage? I mean, would it be what would it be? Would would have any limitations what he could store out there? He's asking for boats and RVs if he wants to go that direction. He also just
stated he might want to do another warehouse building. No tractor trailers or I'm sorry, tractor trailers or anything like that. Uh, no. We we don't have any we don't have any plans actually for any outdoor storage at this point right now. But if
this goes through, you would be approved for it to be address. What our thought was we do have a a white 6ft vinyl fence on two sides. We we we would have to probably go through the county to get some sort of ingress egress off of Richie Road. I'm not sure to what level
that's going to even be approved. Um, so you know, we're just trying to get it if our first priority is to get it annexed in and reszoned to commercial. If the overlay is acceptable to the commission, that's fine. If it's not acceptable to the commission, then we can once we have some sort of plan and we've figured out
how we can get our access to that property off of Richie Road, if that can even happen, then we would come back to the county and or to the city and ask for approvals. But right now, we have no intention to do anything. So, so but the the PUD if this goes through
at the next reading would allow for the outdoor storage is what I'm asking. I understand he's not plan on doing it, but he would he would basically have the PUD in place to do it if he wanted to. That is specifically what it's for. Okay. I'm just I guess where I'm going with my question is is Richie
Road can it handle whatever type of vehicles that he may be permitted to have outdoor stores, tractor trailers, heavy heavy equipment tearing the roads up, what have you. All that would go through the site review process and DRC
and would be kicked over to the county. Okay, that's why let's ask the first question. Whose road is it? It it would probably be I know that it would be kicked over to the county and it would be kicked over to Florida Department of Transportation because it connects to a state road and all those comments would
come back and speak to uh the capacity of the road to handle that type of thing. I would say if he if storage does commence, I would like to see the rest of the property fenced as well. Yeah, I that yes, absolutely. In fact,
we had planned to do that right away. Um, just because it's, you know, a visual, but um, we don't know where to put the entrance gate because we don't have any approval for any any entrance off of Richie Road. Just if you start storing boats and cars and stuff. Absolutely. Yeah. So, if we can write
that into the PUB if storage commences, fence will be prior. Yes, sir. Thank you. Any other questions or comments? Any public comments? Seeing none, this will lay over till June 23rd. Thank you. We're Thank you, sir. We're going to move to non-rine items. We have none.
Informational reports, we have none. City attorney items. No items this evening, Mr. Mayor. Thank you, sir. Thank you, sir. City manager items? None. None. Roll call. Commissioner Peterson? Nothing tonight. Commissioner Barry,
nothing tonight. Commissioner Connell, nothing. Commissioner Bur, nothing tonight. Mayor Reeseman, I'll be quick. I have one thing. I was talking to the city manager with budget talks coming up. Um, I had was going to ask if he could send out an email to us to see if we have any requests or things that we would like to see up in this upcoming
budget cycle. But with that, that is all I have and I'll take a motion to adjurnn. So moved. We have a motion. Second and a second. Meeting adjourned.