I did not think about it. >> I'll get stuff that I'll just >> like Yeah, I'd like that, but I don't want to spend money.
>> This is one of the things. >> Oh, those are nice. Yeah. >> And >> why did you purchase? >> Well, I mean, we talked about it beforehand. I didn't do any research because they bought it.
>> Okay. >> But I just a lot of people I think that's part of it. >> I mean it's a comfortable but >> Oh yeah. >> I mean Right.
>> It's a nice shoe. Well, people enjoy them. >> That's why it was a good present. >> But now that I have >> You're very happy. >> My husband likes the ones, >> but I think they're the same philosophy.
>> Yeah. Here's Daryl and Bruce. where the homework decorating. there earlier. Yeah. >> Hello sir. Happy new year. >> Welcome to the board. Thank you. I appreciate that.
We're still in January. Hey Bruce. >> Hey guys. How you doing? >> Good. How are you? >> Happy New Year. >> I did. >> I did. I know, right? I think so.
How do you like working? Testing one, two, >> three. Yes. >> Yes. Retired. by the water. >> What was our second? >> Yeah. Good evening and welcome to the January
January 13th uh local planning agency meeting like to welcome our new member James. Welcome to the board. Um if at this time anybody we can just silence our cell phones that would be
great. Thank you. Anybody that's wishing to speak on a topic that's not on the agenda. We'll get to that. But if you wanted to speak on an item, please go see the clerk. Yeah. Can we get a roll call, please?
>> Yes. Person tonight, we have Daryl Lopez, Dr. Ari Bryant, uh David De, Katherine Hond, Bruce Kavanaaugh, James Grieby. >> Yep. >> And absent is Ryan Hulcom. >> Thank you. Next order of business is
election of chair and vice chair. So, we'll open the floor for nominations. >> I'd like to make a nomination for Daryl to be the chair. >> Okay. Anybody else? >> Second. >> Is there a second? >> Second. Thank you. >> Any other volunteers?
>> I'll call the motion. All those in favor say I. >> I. >> All those post say nay. Nomination for vice chair. >> I'll make a nomination for uh Kathern Hunt to be the vice chair. >> Is there a second? >> I'll second. Any others? None. All those
in favor say I. >> I. Oppose say nay. >> Moving on. Approval of minutes. We have to one for November 4th. What is the pleasure report? >> I'd like to make a motion to approve the Tuesday, November 4th, 2025 regular
session meeting minutes. >> Second. Is there any discussion? Seeing none, I'll call the vote. All those in favor say I. >> I. >> Moving on. All those opposed say nay. Moving on. Motion for minutes for
November 18th work session. >> I'll make a motion to approve the Tuesday, November 18th, 2025 work session minutes. >> Is there a second? >> Second. >> Second. >> All any discussion? >> Seeing none, I'll call the motion. All
those in favor say I. I. >> All those oppos say nay. Motion passes. This is the next item is public comments. This is where anybody wishes to speak that's not on an item on the agenda. Seeing none, I will close public comments.
Public meeting. We have one item for public meeting. Review a proposed update to the Ovito community redevelopment plan for consistency of Oto comprehensive plan. Uh good evening, chairman, vice chair,
uh members of the board. Uh my name is Patrick Kelly. I'm the assistant city manager here at the city of Oto. And uh tonight we're going to talk about uh the proposed update to the Ovito community redevelopment plan. uh what the CRA is uh what the role of the LPA is in that
process of updating the C uh community redevelopment plan and then how the uh community redevelopment plan is consistent with the Obito comprehensive plan and uh uh yes that's it. So, first,
next slide, please. S uh we'll go over uh what the uh boundary of the community redevelopment area is. Uh up in the north, we'll start at 12:00 um is Magnolia Street going to um uh one
uh we have or sorry, yeah, 1:00 uh Lloyd Lane and then moving down to Adeline B. Hinsley Way and uh Doctor's Drive further south uh through the clock down to uh Obito on the Park and Vicki and Sharon Lane at
your uh 6:00 and 7 8:00 as well. Uh on the 10:00 side, we'll have uh Magnolia Street, sorry, Lake Jessup Avenue, and then up uh back to um Vine Street, St. and Joanna in the northwest and then
back to Magnolia Street in the north. Next slide please. So about the CRA a little bit. Um CRA purpose is to foster economic development in a particular area that area we just went over. Uh it eliminates blight and advances infrastructure
mobility and economic revitalization. Um the CRA is funded uses what's called tax inter in increment financing or tiff and uh those are basically a portion of the advalorum taxes that are create uh generated within the community
redevelopment area. So it doesn't increase the amount of taxes that properties are given or assessed in uh the community redevelopment area. It just set aides a portion of those taxes that are only to be used in that
community redevelopment area for those purposes of re eliminating blight infrastructure and uh promoting redevelopment. Um for instance, the current um property valuation, well not current, but the 2425 valuation of the CRA was about $4.5
million. Next slide please. So, like I said, the purpose of uh this review tonight is to uh comply with uh chapter 163 Florida statutes, which says uh LPA and planning boards are to look at uh community
redevelopment plans for consistently consistency, excuse me, with the comprehensive plan. Next slide. So, as part of the update, uh we took a look at the previous uh community redevelopment plan and uh it was uh
adopted in 2018, but the original plan was done back in the 28 uh 2008 to 2010 time frame. And since that time, we've updated the 20 the comprehensive plan, the land development code, the mobility plan. We've done a lot of uh work in the planning department in the city. And so
we have to bring as we update uh the community redevelopment plan, we have to bring it in compliance with all of those planning documents that form a framework of our city. Uh so you have a look at the land use that was updated in the community redevelopment plan, the future land use.
Uh next slide, uh Sam. So just to go through the goals and objectives that uh has to match up in our community redevelopment plan and the comp plan. So what I'll do is try to breeze through these. I've got about 20 more slides um
that um a lot of words on them but uh goes through which goal uh goals uh plans sorry policies and objectives uh in our comp plan that how that show how the uh CRA plan is uh compliant. So
obviously updating the future land use map uh complies with the classifications and the land use and economic development section to specifically call out the CRA as um a mechanism for providing office commercial and light industrial development and redevelopment
in the city. Next slide please. Um again more um objectives uh prevention of urban sprawl. The CRA wants to redevelop existing properties in the city. We don't want to move that um development outside the city. We
don't want to annex. We want to stay inside the CRA in the community redevelopment area and we want to focus that development uh in that area. And um it also uh redevelopment of blighted areas. That's a general uh
purpose of a CRA. Next slide, please. So now we're going to take a look at the uh strategies and uh recommendations that are listed individually in the CRA plan. Uh these are basically uh um infrastructure capital improvement
projects and other uh grant programs uh that are identified to eliminate blight and slum in the CRA. So for instance uh right here we have um neighborhood improvements which can be done in formal grants. We don't have an
existing grant program on the books right now, but this identifies a mechanism that we can institute that type of program in the CRA uh in in a future time frame. Um, additionally, we talk about uh in the plan public private
partnerships and partnerships with ECF uh programs such as their economic development programs and uh their incubator programs. Next slide, please. So redevelopment of blighted areas, we've already called that out in our CRA
plan. That's of uh consistent with the objective and uh redevelopment of blighted areas and the land use and economic development objective in the CR in the comp plan. Next slide, please. Uh so we move on to the next section of the CRA plan, cultural, recreation,
public arts strategies. Uh many of these you may be familiar with. the Wings of Joy, murals at Center Lake Park, Avita Boulevard, uh Sculpture, uh downtown Boardwalk, uh Canopy Tower and Canopy Walk and Tower.
So uh these generate uh a place like sort of placemaking activities uh that a CRA can do to uh entice private development to come into the area make it uh a desirable location for people to
come and then the private entities come in develop the property. Next slide please Sam. So that's uh objective uh 1-1.11.6 six um full service community. We uh
want to see these enhanced opportunities for recreation, public arts and culture in our city and that uh part of the CRA plan is consistent with the comp plan in that arena. Next slide, please. Streetscaping strategies and recommend recommendations. You're seeing a lot of
this uh in the Obito in the park uh development and then uh in and around Slurry Park. Um that's another placemaking category to entice uh private development to spend their dollars uh bring their uh development into an existing area in a
central location in the CRA. Next slide. And that's uh the streetscaping is uh consistent with uh the development of mobility plan and mobility fee. the thing that that the items that the mobility plan encourages projects for
walking and biking and trails uh falls in line with the 2045 comprehensive plan. Next slide. And as well as uh street design guidelines, we talk about uh in the comp plan uh shade trees and and promoting these uh sorts of
amenities in the city and that uh that activity in the CRA would be consistent with the comprehensive plan. Next slide please. So we move on to the mobility and this was a change from the older plan. Uh mobility with the advent of the mobility
plan and fee uh the old terminology was was transportation projects but uh we've gone more from uh cars to how people move around as a whole bikes electric vehicles, scooters, electric bikes uh
etc. and you know oldfashioned walking. Uh so street sidewalks and trails is kind of what this focuses on. I won't list them all off. Uh next slide please. Uh and these are uh called out in the long range transportation plan. These are two of the larger projects. Our 426
419 phase 3 widening which a small portion of that does take place within the CRA and our 434 corridor improvements as well. Next slide please. Uh now we have uh Geneva Drive, Franklin Street, some of the smaller street
projects. Uh it's a uh consistent with objective 2-1.2.5 and public participation in these uh streets and their construction. Uh that is consistent with the 2045 comprehensive plan and the CRA plan.
Next slide please. uh along with uh revitalization of downtown area talking about bikes, bicycle and pedestrian improvements uh Adelene Tinsley Way, Claunt Street, Harmony Way as well with sidewalk improvements are called out in the CRA
plan. Saler Park uh connection, Sweetwater Creek multi-use path, County Road 426 uh shared use path and Boston uh Hill crosswalk uh on 434. all consistent with
these uh objectives uh of the CR of the excuse me of the comp plan. Next slide please. Uh moving on to the utilities, we have storm water called out here. Uh improving storm water, improving
um not only ponds but floodways and storm water conveyance on streets contribute to the economic vitality of an area if you don't have flooding and more likely to attract private development. Next slide. And that's consistent with the protection of water
quality, impervious surfaces and runoff requirements as listed in the comprehensive plan. Next slide. uh as well as uh sustainable drainage system doing those uh activities to improve those inlets around the areas that are in the older parts of town to
generate that redevelopment. Next slide please. Now moving on to the water utility, wastewater utility and reclaim. Um we call out several programs here. Uh these are another uh newer grant program that don't ex uh don't exist quite yet
but um are possible under the uh updated CRA plan. res residential sewer connection which CRA would institute a grant program to where available have uh residences be able to connect to sewer
uh if available CRA can fund a portion of that connection. uh nursery street water main, old downtown water valve and other other replacements uh to make uh if these infrastructure if these infrastructure improvements are in place, it is a more
vi vital area and uh we can provide utilities to more locations to be able to generate uh p um sorry private investment in the CRA area. Uh moving on, that's uh consistent with
the provision of adequate wastewater services, maintenance of sewer facilities and providing uh responsibilities for sewer capacity expansion within our comprehensive plan. All of those uh programs in the CRA are
consistent with the 2045 comprehensive plan. Next slide, please. uh as well as the correction of existing deficiencies. If we can go in and fix uh sewer issues, water valve issues in the CRA, uh the future development that
comes in to that area doesn't have to worry with uh and it makes it more attractive for that private investment to come into uh that area. Next slide. So property acquisition, this is something that's it's typical of
CRAAS. Uh it moves kind of out of the infrastructure arena. Um so identifying vacant parcels is a big part of of what the work that was done in the uh updated CRA plan. What areas
are prime for development? Uh some CRAAS uh can even purchase property uh aggregate lots and then put them on the market and resell them or develop and act as a developer. Not something that this uh board has been able to do yet or
may choose not to do, but um it it is it is a vital part of community redevelopment in some areas. So uh we put together a small plan to make that a possibility in the future if the board so deci decides to do that. Next slide
please. So that's uh con consistent with the land use and economic development uh objectives of the comprehensive plan as well as a prevention of urban sprawl. Again trying to center that development in the middle of town rather than out on
the outskirts. Next slide please. Um the updated uh CRA plans, land use strategies recommend recommendations uh we feel are consistent with the 2045 comprehensive plan. I know I've gone through that very quickly. Um staff
request that the LPA uh recommend adoption to the city council and I am here for any questions should you have any. Anybody? >> I will make a motion to recommend approval of the uh community development
plan update to city council. >> Second. >> Any discussion between us? All those in favor say I. >> I. >> I. >> All those opposed say nay. >> Thank you very much.
>> Okay. Next order of business on the agenda is a public hearing. We have one public hearing ordinance number 1762. I have some requests to speak up here. Is there anybody that has hasn't turned one of these in to speak yet?
>> No. I guess staff will take over from this point. >> Thank you, Mr. Chairman. So, this is a um a request for the LPA to recommend adoption um of ordinance 17
um 62. This item um was continued from the LPA's December 16th meeting. So, we did a full presentation on that night. So, I'm just going to go over some of the highlights of um what you all are to consider tonight. So, the city's land
develop if you can go to the next slide. The city's land development code was last updated November 18th to 2024. And so, during that time, um since then, we were able to look at the code to see um if there are any changes that need to be made. Um also there were some changes
that resulted as a um result of new legislation from the Florida statutes. Um next slide. So the changes that were made to this um land development code includes map amendments for conflicting zoning
zonings changes based on the Florida statute, some clarification um corrections and some typographical um corrections. Next slide. So in terms of the meetings, we had a work session with the LPA on November
18th and you all recommended a minor change and we made that change which was to our sign section. We had a discussion with city council on December 1st. Um and at that meeting, city council um asked staff to remove um single family
attached town homes from the R1B zoning district. Um the ordinance reflects that removal um of the town homes from the R1B zoning district. Next slide. So since then we've had a series of public meetings. Um the first public
meeting was on December 16th in which the LPA um asked staff to go back and hold a meeting with the residents who were in attendance um just so that the residents could ask and get further clarification on the map amendments. And
we did that uh we had a total of two meetings. We had one meeting with the residents prior to the LPA meeting which was on December 5th, December 10th. And at that meeting we had about five residents. And so after the LPA's um
public hearing, we went back and we held another meeting and we sent out um a mailing to each one of the res residents who were in attendance. We also emailed them because we had their email address. They signed um the speaker form. So we
got that information from there. So we sent them all notices and they came. There were about 25 residents who came. Um not all of them were city residents. Some of them were county um but they were still affected um not based on our
zoning map amendments but because they felt that anything that happens on the city side affects them as well. So, um, we had a a number of comments from that meeting and, um, I itemized them in the staff memo. Um, but we'll
just go over some of them. Um, the community expressed the need to keep the existing history intact. And we explained to them at that meeting that um, the zoning map amendments would not affect the history. It is only making
the existing zoning compliant, changing the zoning so that it's compliant with the future land use map amendments and all of these cases. Um so it does not affect the history. Um there were also questions related to what permissible
uses are allowed in some of the zoning districts. Um so we went through and and talked about we had the permissible uses table on the screen. We went through each one of the zoning districts that were being changed. We talked about what
it was going from, the uses that were allowed in the existing compared to the proposed zoning districts. So, we went over all of that. We we also went over the lot sizes of the existing compared to the proposed setbacks, things of that nature. So, we went into more detail at
the community meeting um to so that the community could understand what was going on. Um there were also questions related to um Washington Heights subdivision. Washington Heights subdivision is not um there's no change
proposed in that subdivision. Um the questions related to that subdivision is zone R2. They wanted to remove duplexes and town homes from that zoning district. That um particular neighborhood is not being changed. We are not able to remove town homes or
zoning for um um duplexes from that zoning district because of the statue that says you can't do anything make any regulations that is more restrictive or burdensome. Um so we're not able to touch that at all. Um so we explained
that to them as well. And then there was a question um from a resident along Reed Avenue who's currently on septic. They wanted to know if there were any plans to change the subject to sewer. Um, and so we directed
them to our public works department who would be able to address that question. And so those were some of the comments that came up at um the community meeting that we held here at city hall. We actually held a meeting originally over in our city counsel in our city hall
annex. Um but because of the number of people who attended, we had to move it here. Um so that way everyone could have space and we could talk and we did that. Next slide. So there's also new language since um we
last met which was in December. Um we have additional language that we wanted to include into um our land development code and it's regarding fences and walls. Today fences and walls um they're considered accessory structures. We do
not allow accessory structures on vacant lots unless there's a primary unless there's a house or there's a primary building. And in the case of non-residential has to be a building or some kind of use. So, the change that we're proposing um tonight is that it
allows a fence to or wall to be placed on vacant property without a principal structure, without a house or without a building. Um so, we wanted to make that change because we've received requests um in the past to be able to fence
vacant property and because um our code says that you have to have a prime primary or principal used before you can have an accessory structure, we've had to say no to um having a fence around a vacant lot. So, we changed um we're
recommending as staff to change section um article 5 section 5.1 accessory structures and it says um the new language would say no new accessory structure may be allowed or developed unless the principal use structure is in place or until after the start of
construction of the principal use structure or building site. No accessory structure may be used unless the principal use structure has been issued. a certificate of occupancy occupancy or similar approval except that walls and fences may be constructed on a site
without an approved principal use of structure. And we also are making a recommendation that we change the definition section for accessory use. Accessory use says the use of a structure of a nature customarily incidental and subordinate to the principal use. So we're striking no
accessory structure will be allowed unless a principal use is in place or permitted because now we have this exception. So the language is already covered in B where you can't have um a principal use unless you can't have an accessory use unless you have a
principle. It's already in B1, but the exception is for fences and walls. We want to be able to allow those as accessory uses without a principle. So that's what that language does. And then next slide.
So um tonight we are at the um second LPA meeting. Um and then we have a first city council meeting on on January 20th and then our second and final public hearing is on February 2nd with city
council. Um, it is recommended that the LPA recommend adoption of ordinance 161762 to the city council. Um, and we're available for questions. >> Thank you. I'll go ahead and open it now to the
public comments. I have three to speak. The first one is Greg Cornell. >> If you'll state your name and address for the record, please. >> Sure. Yeah. My name is Greg Connell. I um I'm representing Ovito Masonic Lodge
at 4 534 King Street uh right by the Ovito High School. Um I'm here tonight basically just seeking more information. We received a letter uh stating that they're going to reszone our property from residential professional to public lands and
institutions and called the uh phone number provided on the letter requesting more information. haven't gotten they haven't gotten back to me yet, but uh u I do see that you know there's the uh the ordinance and you know trying to dig into that as well but just trying to
understand you know in terms of impact does it make permitting easier or harder? Does it impact our property value if we decide to sell? Does it change how we can use the property such as renting pro renting parking um out you know to the high school students or
to others? Um just just want to understand permissible use, you know, as it relates to this zoning change. So that's that's really all I had. I just wanted to get some answers or where I can seek those answers. >> Okay. >> Thank you. >> You could probably stick around. You can
probably talk to staff. They'll probably fill you in. >> Okay. >> On that one. >> Next person to speak is a William Jackson. You'll state your name and address for the record, please. Good evening. My name is William Jackson. I have property at 280 Ash
Street. First and foremost, like to thank you all for allowing us the additional time to review the information that was provided to us about our properties and the proposed changes. uh staff has been extremely helpful in helping us move forward move forward in
this endeavor and we hope that in future events such as this that we would be given additional time or other ways or means that the public general public will be able to be informed about these types of changes. um not all people use
the city website uh and they're not informed or or get informed until something happens like and we have to come and ask you guys for additional time. So if this can be some type of mechanism that we can do that to get more involvement like she said at the
meeting 25 residents some city some county were able to come out and we have developed a greater understanding of what we we're faced with with the proposed changes. Uh again, sort of like him, I still have some questions and concerns, but a lot of them have been
eliminated by having the conversation with staff and actually trying to absorb this whole document, this whole thing. Uh again, I'm not a land use planner. Don't propose to be, but I wanted to be informed in the decision that affect
myself and my property. There are some issues and concerns that are hypothetical and those types of questions may not be answered until time and circumstances allow them to be answered. Uh we have not again because
the area that we live in or but is some county property and we have not had time to sit down with the county uh zoning and property people to get clarification as to their stance on some of the issues that may affect residents in our area. not necessarily my property but
residents throughout the area. And that's all I have. Thank you so much. >> Thank you. >> Next person question to speak is Nicole Martin. >> Just state your name and address for the record, please. >> Hello.
Um Nicole Martin, 181 Reed Avenue. Um, I don't really have any other questions on um the reasoning part of it tonight. Um, I wanted to thank the staff for meeting with us. That was helpful. Um, seeing
the re the other part of the meeting, the um, report that was put together that kind of raised questions. Um, so I'm not sure if I think it's already voted on, but if we have questions on that, um, I'd like to know where we, um,
go to for that. Um, some of those areas of BL um, some of those pictures are old, but it does say it's from 2008. Um, so, but I'm just reading it. It's like almost 800 pages, but those were
things that came up in this meeting. Thank you. >> Anybody have any questions for staff? >> No, sir. >> What is the pleasure of the board? Uh I make a motion to adopt ordinance
number 1762 land developing code of >> um before any further discussion on this I just wanted to note um if it is the will of the agency to incorporate the additional language included in the staff report the motion should reflect that. >> Yeah and you might want to bring the mic
closer to you. Sorry no just at the top just the topic is better. So, >> so, so if um the intent of your motion is uh to recommend a approval uh and incorporate the additional language
included in the staff report, um the motion would be to recommend adoption of the ordinance as amended by the new language outlined in the staff report. If that's your intent, >> you got that. >> You take that from the top.
>> Just just make it simple. Just approve the motion with the adoption of the the new additional language that staff put in tonight. >> I approve the motion with the adoption of the new language that was covered tonight. >> That'll work. >> Is there a second?
>> Second. And we're recommending that this move forward to the city council. city. >> Second. >> That's a second. Any conversation between us? >> Seeing that I will >> all I wanted to say is I think it was a great idea, you know, to give the the
staff and the residents additional time >> and I think everybody can they seem to be they feel in a better position right now of an understanding. So, I think it was a great thing. Thank you. >> Thank you staff for for taking the time to meet with the residents. I think that was important for them to get more
comfortable with the idea. All right. Anybody else? All right. We'll call the motion then. All those in favor of ordinance number 1762 say I. >> I. >> All those post say nay. Motion passes. Thank you. Uh discussion items is the
next item on the agenda. Anybody else? Nothing pressing. Times and dates for the next meeting we have February 3rd and February 17th. Are we scheduled for anything? Is there anything on the agenda?
>> We're not aware of anything right now. >> Okay. I will be out from the 25th of February to March 25th. I mean 17, excuse me.
>> Okay. And we are ajourned.