it's 4 pm I'll call this meeting of the Putnham County Planning Commission to order Uh I don't have our normal spiel that we use but we're uh short on staff right now But anyhow before we start I
would like to query the members of the board Has anyone had exparte communication with anyone Nope Anyone have a conflict of interest with any of these sites Come on in Matt All right Well then we can start And
Mike what we we we operate under official code I haven't memorized that thing yet And and official laws and the u report to the Putinham County Planning Putnham County Board of Commissioners We
make recommendations to them Our decision is not final We simply make a recommendation And do we know the next when these items will go before the board of county commissioners Uh thank you Madam Chair Uh we will begin today with uh reszone case
25-0000003 uh for the April 9th 2025 planning commission meeting Uh the applicant Michael Thomas is requesting a sorry Mr Michael Thompson is requesting a zoning map amendment from agriculture to commercial general C3 on a 3.8 acre
parcel located at 878 North State Road 21 in Melrose to allow for the development of a large vehicle storage facility The surrounding zoning includes commercial general C3 commercial retail C2 and agriculture The subject site is
uh has a future land use designation of commercial The vacant parcel has approximately 240 feet of road frontage on North State Road 21 And according to the National Wetlands Inventory Wetlands layer and the FEMA flood zone layer on the GIS reference map the land does not
appear to contain wetlands and is located within FEMA flood zone X which is the DRC will review plans to ensure the development is in compliance with the local state and federal development under regulation Uh other agencies including but not limited to public
Putinham County Public Works Emergency Services St John's River Water Management District and Florida Department of Transportation will review the plans to ensure that development will not adversely affect the surrounding properties by complying with each agency's specific regulations
associated with new development Uh here you can see an aerial of the properties Uh the blue line that you're seeing through them is the original separation line between the two as it was two lots that have since been combined Here you can see the future land use of
commercial The zoning uh staff recommends approval of the request to amend zoning map from agriculture to commercial general uh staff finds that the proposed zoning is consistent with the goals objectives and policies of the adopted comprehensive
plan and meets the location requirements of the commercial general zoning district provided in the land development code and con comprehensive plan Are there any questions of staff Good This time I would like to ask is the applicant present Would you like to
come forward sir Give us your name and address and share anything you'd like to share with us I'm sorry Uh my name is Mike Thompson Uh I live in Keystone Heights Florida Right now I own the uh mini storage facility right
straight across the street Uh I started it in ' 04 Uh and I had parking for a while up there but I just outgrew the area and I I was able to obtain the 4 acres across the street and that's what I want to do with it
Okay Do we have any questions Okay Thank you so much Would you give Ashley your your mailing address so she'll have it This lady That lady right there Okay Uh this time I'll is there anyone in the audience who would like to
speak either for or against this particular application Seeing none I'm going to bring it back to the board for a discussion and possible motion and decision Um what's your thoughts on this piece of land
Looks pretty straightforward to me Matches with a future land use has similar youth touching it So I mean I don't see a problem with it Okay Would someone like to enter a motion Yeah I'll make a motion that we approve rec
25003 as it is consistent with goals and objectives of the uh land development code I'll second it Okay Chris is seconded Any further discussion Hearing none All in favor please signify by saying I I Chair votes
I Nobody's opposed So it's unanimously approved by us Now it goes to the board of county commissioners And Zach do we have a date for that meeting Mr Graves is it uh it's the second meeting in May That that is correct Which uh let's
bring up the calendar real quick here Madame Chair It would be May 20th at 9:00 a.m Correct Okay Um correction it would be May 27th at 9:00 am Okay more correct All right so
that's when it will go before the board of county commissioners and I'm sure you'll be in touch with these gentlemen between now and then Okay thank you so much for being here Michael you're up next Uh thank you again Madam Chair Uh this is going to be
case [Music] re25-00004 Uh pardon me Uh there we are Technical difficulties Uh gotta love them So sorry technical difficulties There we go
All right Uh Robert and Margaret Mara are requesting a zoning map amendment from commercial neighborhood C1 to residential 2 R2 on a 2.8 acre parcel located at 130 Smith Lane in Crescent
City to allow the development of a single family home All surrounding zoning is residential of access from Smith Lane itself According to the NWI wetlands layer and FEMA flood zone layer on the GIS reference map lands do not appear to
contain jurisdictional wetlands and is located in a mix of FEMA flood zones X X500 and AE where AE is a special flood hazard area Uh should the applicant's request be approved the applicant will then be eligible to obtain all proper permits
including build permits and site work permits to establish their home The property will also be eligible for all of their developments allowed by right in the residential to zoning district subject to appropriate review and permits Uh here you can see an aerial of the
property Here's the future land use Here is the zoning It is staff's recommendation to uh of the to approve the request to amend the zoning map from commercial neighborhood C1 to residential 2 R2
Staff finds that the proposed zoning is consistent with the goals objectives and policies of the adopted comprehensive plan and meets the locational requirements of the residential 2R2 zoning district provided in the land development code and comprehensive plan Are there any questions Any questions of
staff Uh do we know what the original intent of that zoning was Uh yes sir Originally it was a uh fish camp back in the 70s I believe Uh before that probably before before that even
50s and 60s Uh but the fish camp was since closed and there was an attempt to revive it However the attempt unfortunately failed So he is going with the alternative option of placing his home on the property Um also there was a a note in the packet
there looks like from the applicant about um fees being waved or trying to be charged from a previous application What What was that about Oh uh we waved the fee for applying for this reszone as he has applied twice for reszones in the
past and both of those failed That was his attempt to revitalize the fish camp Uh staff has the ability to wave fees for applications if it's deemed unnecessary Got anything
else Thank you Michael Mr Mayor Good afternoon Bob Mara Um from 130 Smith Lane So uh madame chair all board members counselor everyone uh I want to thank you all for uh a unanimous decision on the PUD that we did last
time Unfortunately didn't get through the board of commissioners but uh this time around we're just looking for approval so we can get something started you know get some approval on the land and uh we'll go from there So I do appreciate your
time Thank you You're welcome It is a beautiful piece of land It looks really good Yeah Okay Any other any questions of Mr Mayor Okay Hearing none I'll bring it back Well there's nobody in the audience
so I will call Anybody in the audience who would like to speak either for or against this case please step forward Seeing no one I'll bring it back to the board for discussion andor decision Madame Chair I recommend that we approve rec25-00004
I have a motion Do I have a second Have a second for Mr Hajj Madame Chair Yes sir If I may read a bit of code section into the record before the vote is cast I just want to get ahead of anything Okay Um so from land development code
section 45-1071 subsection K in part states if the application is denied by final action of the board of county commissioners referring to the PUD no further action shall be taken on
another application for basically the same proposal on the same property until 12 months after the date of the application that that it was denied So I just wanted to clarify that the denial
was within one year but we are not doing basically the same proposal on this current application as the one that was denied Okay This is coming to be a residential So we're okay within the year Council you okay with that
All right Does everyone understand what Mr um Baker just told us I don't Yes ma'am Okay Normally a PUD you have to wait a year to come back and do something else But but the the PUD wasn't for a
reasoned R2 Correct No the P So the the PUD was a zoning map amendment but it was for an RV camp fish camp hybrid Um but it was denied I want to say it was January of this year it was denied but
because now he's trying to go just to a residential use it's a much lower intensification than even the current zoning district would allow much lower than what he was proposing So it's not the same proposal
Okay got anybody else All right I do have a proper motion and a second on the floor Uh are we ready for the question All those in favor of approving uh RZ REZ25-
0000004 please signify by saying I I All opposed like sign Chair vote sit It's unanimous Thank you very much for your patience Once again this will go in front of the BOCC on May 27th Right So that'll be
your next time to come to this room Um is there any old other old business to come before the ward Any old business rather Is there any new business to come before the board Yes I do have a little new business Um so we uh as you all have
been apprised during a phone call earlier this week Um Miss Jenny Kidd has resigned and she is moving on to a new career We do have a replacement queued up um to start on April 21st Okay Um one of the Ashley's will be present
to take our minutes but the replacement for Jenny it's the position is the development review clerk will be in to help with the setup and to make sure that we have all the appropriate forms and everything in place Um so I did want to let you all know that I'm also
finding out too that um I don't know that it was standardized when you guys were getting your paychecks for the participation on this board whether it's quarterly or bianually or annually It's been variable
Okay So and Mike I don't know if there's anywhere in our land development code or any any sort of um policy that identifies when they are to get paid out
Okay Um okay So I know new members aside mostly Mr Sheffield and Mr Williams I don't think you all have received a check yet Um Mr Morris I know you're one of the newer ones as well Have you
Uh I received one several I don't know several months ago Okay So we last year it was it was probably the end of last year Yeah Okay So we're going to have to check in with finance and find out the the latest term of when you all were
paid and then we'll figure out if if we are bound to any sort of uh pay increment and then if not I mean I was going to propose by annually every six months unless anyone on the board you
know would reject to that Everybody okay with banual Okay Okay It's a real whopping paycheck I tell you it might buy a tank of gas Um but yes we appreciate you're looking into
that Zachary No problem So um Yes sir your financial disclosure form They provide it to us They mail it to us But you have to do it online now Yeah Okay
Yeah The supervisor elections does tracks it No it's it's it's online now You have to do it online now And but they should be sending a notice out to us around the 1st of July
Yes it's an annual When I get mine I'll remind you I I'll remind you when mine comes in How about that All right But yes they come in around the first of the And that lady said "Well you got to appeal it." And I said "I ain't doing
that either." Said "Until y'all start paying me I ain't doing it I don't care." Well there's so much a day I think they were looking at it one time So yep Don't mess up But try to get that in by the 1st of September I believe is
when it's due the end of August So right after I didn't do it they that's when the county started tracking it Yes Yes I got in trouble with it one year too So I think we all do But anyhow that
comes in once a year and you'll do it online and once you push the button you're done Unless they come back Yes sir They they usually send a postcard out I believe now is what I got from the
You got to read your mail Stanley I I will personally make sure you know All righty We do have the minutes of the um last meeting in our packet um from the March 12th meeting
We do need to approve those review them and approve them Is there are there any corrections additions or deletions to the minutes They look good to me Everybody okay with the minutes I need a motion and a second to get those approved I recommend we approve the minutes Okay Chris Hancock
Second And second by Justin Morris All right All those in favor of approving the minutes as presented please signify by saying I Uh those like sign chair votes I it's 419