26 to order. You will join me in the standing. The mayor is going to lead us in a prayer and the pledge. >> Please bow with me. Thank you, Lord, once again for the wonderful city that we live in. Thank you for the staff that keeps it running smoothly, for first responders that protect us and and cover
us on a daily basis. And we ask that you watch over the city council and help them make sound and right decisions. It's a big week for Sebring. We've got a lot of visitors in town, a big race. We ask uh for your uh hand of protection over the race car drivers, all of our
people that are here and people that have come to visit and keep everybody safe this week. We ask it all we do in your name, Jesus Christ. Amen. >> Pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the
republic for it stands nationy andice for all. All right, Kathy, can you call the role, please? >> Here. >> Bishop >> here. >> Here. >> Avery >> here. >> Stewart >> here. All right. If anyone in the
audience has something they'd like to speak about that is not an agenda item, uh, if you could fill out one of these public comment forms up front and hand it to Clerk Haley, we'll get to the public comment later in the meeting. Uh, mayor's report. >> Uh, just a couple things. A big thing is the race week is here. Tonight is the
FanFest. So, We should be done with this by 3:45, I believe. So, just vote yes on everything. Let's go. Okay. Everything's under consent agenda. But, uh, don't forget we got the, uh, parade, the transporter parade tonight, 6 o'clock and events downtown.
We've got the little, um, event going on between Gavagons and and P1. And, uh, should be a good week for the races. It should warm up hopefully a little bit more than today. But uh also have a couple other things that I'd like
to have. Um proclamations that I want to change. >> It's all up to you. >> Happy to go first. But um this is our children uh protecting >> it's child abuse prevention month in April.
>> Right. >> Yes. >> So here's a proclamation. Whereas Florida's committed improving the lives of all Floridaians and securing a better future for the citizens of the state. And whereas children who have adverse childhood experiences, ACES,
are at high risk of short and long-term physical, psychological, and behavioral changes that can impact the individual child and greater community. And whereas parents and caregivers have resources and support are better equipped to give their children safe and nurturing experiences.
And whereas children have better mental health and physical health and academic success when they are raised in a safe and stable and nurturing environment. And whereas the Florida Department of Children and Families Secretary has a vision of holistic services by
integrating systems and services. And whereas the state of Florida has established Hope Florida, a pathway to prosperity, a personalized approach to helping families overcome barriers to self-sufficiency through community collaboration. And whereas Flurians can
call 800 800 850300 hope. Sorry about that. >> That's all right. >> Did I get it right? Okay. >> I think so. uh to speak with a care navigator for support to develop a plan to achieve economic self-sufficiency, referrals to
local partners, and help identifying goals and barriers in their lives. And whereas during the month of April of prevent child abuse Florida in collaboration with the governor's office of adoption and child protection, the Florida Department of Children and Families and the Osa Prevention Fund of
Florida implements Pinwheels for prevention, a statewide coordinated campaign to raise awareness of child abuse prevention efforts by teaching about healthy child development and positive parenting practices and establishing circle of parents peer groups, peer support groups. And whereas
child abuse prevention month provides everyone a chance to learn how they can play a role in preventing abuse and neglect, including adverse childhood experiences, ACEs. And whereas Child Abuse Prevention Month reminds Flidian Flidians of all ages that they can help
children increase positive childhood experiences which lead to happier, healthier childhood. Not now. Therefore, be it proclaimed that I, John Chu, mayor of the city of Sebring, Florida, do hereby proclaim and extend my support to all observing April 2026 as child abuse
prevention month. >> Excellent. >> Anything else or >> I'm good. I'm good, but I don't know if Karen wants Thanks so much. Really appreciate you here. I think Troy Wells is here. See, we also
have a donate life month proclamation and I'll read it. One of whereas one of the most meaningful gifts that a human being can bestow upon another is the gift of life. Whereas over 105,000 men, women, and children are currently on the national waiting list for an organ
transplantation, of which over 6,000 reside in Florida. And whereas 49,65, a historic number of organ transplants occurred in the calendar year of 2025 in the United States, thanks to the generosity of 23,787
deceased and living donors, of which Lifelink of Florida honored more donors than ever before, serving 360 organ donors who provided 995 saving life-saving transplants to patients in need. And whereas more than two and a half million people throughout the c
country and in Florida benefit annually from the tissue transplantation thanks to thousands of tissue donors. And whereas the need for organ, eye, and tissue donations remains critical as new patients is added to the national waiting list for an organ transplant
every 8 minutes. And every day roughly 13 people die due to the lack of available organs. And whereas more than 10 million Flidians have already registered their decision to give the gift of life through organ and tissue donations at www.donatelife
florida.org or on their driver's license. And whereas Lifelink of Florida, the nonprofit organization dedicated to the recovery of organs and tissues for transplantation therapy in Florida with a mission to honor the donors and save the lives through organ
and tissue donation. Now therefore be it proclaimed that I John Chu mayor the city of Sbran Florida to hereby hereby proclaim the month of April 2026 as donate life month in the city of Sebrin and encourage all residents to consider leaving an infinite legacy through their
organ donation and to sign up at www.mmystorycontinues.com for when renewing their driver's license and state identification card. So thank you. This is one of the hardest things of my life.
Excuse me, sir. Could you just stand up, please? This is Leonard. I'm sorry. Lardo Lard's last meeting. Thank you for 12 years of your service. I've got a little Okay. Whereas the honorable Leonard
Carile, a lifelong resident of the city of Sebr, has honorably served as a member of the city council of the city of Sean, Florida for 12 years. And whereas Lonard was the first elected in 2014 and subsequent reelected in March 2017, March 2020, and March 2023.
Whereas Lenard previously served on the city of Sebring code enforcement board for nine years as a on the numerous boards and commissions including the code enforcement board, community redevelopment agency, the airport authority, the central Puerto Rican planning council, the regional
transportation organization, the Avon Park air force joint land use commission and the Highlands County Recreation Parks Committee. And whereas Lonard Carla has carried out the duties and responsibilities of the constitutional office which he was duly elected by the
citizens of the Sebring city of Sebring with honor and dignity. And whereas Lard and unselfishly of its time, energy, and expertise in the best interest of the city and its citizens, expecting little in return other than knowledge that his contributions have helped make our
beautiful city a better place to live. The Honorable Lard Carile, through his exemplary public service, has brought great credit upon himself, his family, and his community. Now therefore be it resolve that the mayor and city council of the city of Sebring do hereby proclaim that the citizens of Sebring to
convey their sincere respect and appreciation to the honorable Lonard B. Carile Jr. for his dedication and commitment to the city it citizens and quality of life we hold so dear. Thank you for everything you did. >> That's all.
>> All right. Council member supports Councilman Carl. Well, I just want to say thank you to everybody that supported me and voted for me and and uh I've enjoyed doing this and appreciate everybody up here
and uh we'll see what happens now. I appreciate everything. going to miss you, Lard. >> It's been a honor and privilege to to work with you over the last three years.
Thank you. Um, also just want to say thanks to um I guess today's a big day for you, Josh, with uh looking at uh the two parks on the agenda. So all the work that that you put in making Mary Tony Park and Gay White Park happen and um
goodness the amount of work that goes on with CD or CDBG grants and funding uh that I know that admin has put in and a lot of work from from Penny huge amount. So it's very exciting to see this on on the agenda. Um I know it's on consent agenda too but the and all the work.
Thank you Jared for the and and uh Steve and everybody else making possible to get the new garbage truck. So excited about this. So, good job team. >> Um, just a couple things I want to say. One, I'm I'm happy to see us moving
forward on these parts as well. That is a priority of mine, but not the work is not my doing. The admin team and and um public works department has put in a lot of hours to make this happen and getting grant funding for it is the cherry on top. It's awesome. Really excited for both of those two playgrounds coming.
Um, want to say a shout out to Hannah and whoever else worked with her to get the event going today. It's a lot of work. Um, my son will be hopefully steering in a straight line in a Power Wheels truck that's in the back of my truck in a couple hours. Um, looking forward to that. We did have to sign a
waiver, so if there's any property damage, it's on me. Um, and then lastly, uh, I want to say thank you to Lonard. Uh so he started on the code enforcement board about the time I started my senior year of high school and uh 20 20 years
service to the city is a big deal. Um it's been a pleasure uh working with you these last three years and uh it was very helpful I think for Harris and I both coming in our first term um with our lack of experience to have someone with your breth experience. So thank you.
>> You're welcome. >> Um all right, we're going to now move on to the consent agenda. Are there any questions or comments uh from council on the consent agenda? Is there anything from the public on the consent agenda?
Seeing none, I will entertain a motion. >> Make a motion we accept the consent agenda as per >> second. All right, we have a motion and a second. Can you call the role? Okay. >> Yes. >> Yes. >> Stewart. >> Yes. >> Oh, I'm so sorry. I apologize. Bishop,
>> yes. I'm sorry. Okay. >> Okay. >> You can go home today, I think. >> All right. So, moving on. We have no old business. We are going to move on to new business. Starting with item number 10A.
Um, public hearing and ordinance number 1558. Mr. The ordinance is entitled an ordinance of the city of Sebring, Florida, amending code of ordinances related to certified recovery residences to comply with the requirements of or se section 397487
specifically amending chapter 26 zoning article 2 administration and enforcement division one generally by adding section 26-42 reasonable accommodation for certified recovery residences and amending article six definitions providing for
severability providing conflicts, providing for incorporation into the city's code of ordinances, and providing for an effective date. >> Good evening. For the record, Marissa Barby with the Central Florida Regional Planning Council. First, I'd like to say happy St. Patrick's Day. Um,
thought about making all my slides green and then thought that was just a little bit too much. Anyway, so the first item before you this evening is certified recovery residences. Um, this was a Senate bill that was passed last year, signed by the governor on June 25th of
last year. It requires all local governments to adopt a streamlined process for um certified recovery residences to apply for reasonable accommodations from land use regulations to be able to open and operate a
certified recovery residence. The um language has to be adopted by the local governments. Um there's time flying on it and we're catching up to that timeline. Next slide. It um all certified recovery residences are regulated through the Department of
Community Affairs. So that is who they get their permit for or from. Um part of that includes an annual certification review and renewal process and they have to meet all the requirements of our land development code including nuisances and
things along those lines. So we are proposing to add two definitions into the code. One that defines what res uh recovery residence is and what certified recovery residences. Those are both straight out of Florida statute.
Next slide. Um we are also proposing to create section 26-42 uh which would be called request for reasonable accommodation for certified recovery centers. um it is a longer text but basically
what's in there is the um comes out of Florida statute. So, it's the process for how you do your application. Um, what findings have to be done for regarding reasonable accommodation, what the city council's decision process is,
the explor um expiration of approvals, how a reasonable accommodation can be revoked, a requirement for annual certification, and a provision for revisions. So again, we are basically taking the required language that the state said you must do
and we are bringing that forward into um the planing and zoning board did hear this on March 10th and voted to recommend approval and your motion options are on the screen and I'm happy to stand for any questions. >> All right, so this is a public hearing
uh and so I need to go ahead and open the public hearing. Um are there any questions or comments from the public? All right, seeing none, I will now close the public hearing. Any questions or comments from the council? I just have one comment. This is
essentially just a new requirement by the state and we are inserting it into our our code just as they have asked. Yes. >> Correct. Okay. Same thing with our the next item check. >> Yes, sir. >> Okay. Any other questions or comments from council? >> All right. All right. We'll entertain a motion. >> Make a motion we approve ordinance
number 1558 for first reading. schedule second reading and final reading for April 7th, 2020. >> Second. >> We have a motion in a second. Kathy, can you call the roll? >> Yes.
>> Yes. >> Yes. >> Stewart. >> Yes. All right. We're going to move on now to item number 10B, public hearing and ordinance number 1559. Go ahead and open the public hearing. Title of the ordinance is an ordinance of city of sever Florida amending code
of ordinances chapter 5 building and construction regulations article 9 unsafe building code to add section 5-303 to comply with the requirements Florida statute section 553899 providing for repair requirements for such buildings with substantial
structural damage providing for severability providing for conflicts providing for incorporation in city code ordinances and providing for an effective date >> thank you for the record Marissa Barn with the Central Florida Regional Planning Council. Um you all may recall
the 2021 Surfside Condominium collapse. Based on that event, the um Florida lawmakers enacted sweeping reforms to ensure there's um safety, transparency, and accountability within condominiums
and cooperatives. Um the House Bill 913 was signed into law on June 23rd, 202525 and took effect July 1st, 2025. We are required to update adopt the language um by that by those
requirements. And there's significant updates to the regulation of condominiums and cooperatives including reporting they have to do and analysis they have to do and things they have to turn into the city and then how that ties into city code enforcement.
Um these requirements are based on residential condominiums that are three or more story residential stories tall and over 30 years in age. They are required to have milestone inspections done for substantial structural damage
and then have to have follow-up inspections every 10 years. There is the requirements for repair um of any condominiums that have that structural uh damage shown and then there's requirements for municipal recordkeeping
and reporting to the state related to those problems based on the information that's provided by the condominiums. So our proposed amendments is to under chapter five um buildings and construction regulations
article 9 unsafe building code. We want to add a new section that talks about repair work for condominium coop cooperative buildings showing signs of uh substantial structural deterioration and it basically goes along with what's in Florida statutes. Um and it and it
then goes towards covering what the building official reviews. Next slide. Um this is as mentioned a requirement from Florida statutes. It is technically already in place um and existing. We are just bringing it into the code to be compliant with Florida statutes.
Planning and zoning board did hear this on March 10th and did vote to recommend approval. And your motions are on the screen or on your page. And I'm happy to stand for any questions. There any questions or comments from the public office?
Seeing none, I'm going to go ahead and close the public hearing. Any questions or comments from council? So, I will note I listened to the PNZ meeting and one of the questions that got brought up is the mechanism by the building department to actually do these inspections and apparently that's
already been in place and in progress. Um, so this is just updating our code. Okay. Any other questions or comments? I will entertain a motion. >> I make a motion we approve ordinance number 1559, a first reading, schedule a second reading and final reading for
April 7th, 2026. Second. >> All right, we have a motion and a second. Kathy, >> yes. >> Yes. >> Yes. >> Stewart, >> yes. Right, we're going to move on to item number 10 C. Um, and the idea is
we're going to run the public hearings for 10 C and 10 D together. Yes, sir. Right. >> Okay. So, I will go ahead and open the public hearing, Mr. Swain. Ordinance number 1569 is entitled an ordinance of the city of Sebring, Florida, changing the future land use classification for a
parcel that totals approximately 8.8 acres located at 1625 US highway 27 from county commercial to city commercial providing for severability providing for conflict and providing for an effective date that is the ordinance that would address the len proposed land use change
ordinance number 1570 deals with proposed zoning change and it's entitled an ordinance of the city of zing Florida changing the zoning classification for a partial that totals approximately 8.8 located at 1625 US Highway 27 from County Business District B3 to
commercial district C1 providing for severability, providing for conflict and providing for an effective date. >> For the record, Marissa Barby with the Central Florida Regional Planning Council. On your screen, you will see a an aerial map showing the location of the property um as it abut 27. It is um
8.8 acres in size. Um this is a request for future land use and zoning map amendment. Bud, the future land use on the site is uh currently county commercial as is as you can see the properties that run um kind
of in that that US27 corridor with it. The zoning on it is um sorry. So that's the existing pitch. Next slide. Um the existing zoning on the property is county B3 which allows for up to 8 floor
area ratio in development slide. The proposed future land use is to take it to city commercial. City commercial um does allow commercial and office activities um manufacturing wholesale and warehouse
uses. Uh there is a requirement for u 7.7 imperous surface on the site. Residential density can be allowed up to 20 dwelling units per acre and up to 40 dwelling units per acre with a PD in this future land use district.
Next slide. The proposed zoning is to take the site to C1 commercial which does allow office and commercial activities and all the uses uh residential uses consistent with R3. Um the C1 zoning district does not have a
um set uh re setback requirements in it and a 70% imperous requirement building height limit of 50 ft and a minimum 10% open space requirement. So when we look at the compatibility with the surrounding area obviously that
whole US 27 corridor is a commercial is commercial in nature. We do have residential uses s that up but against it. Um so as this project would move forward into um either site plan subdivision requirements they would be
required to do buffing buffering consistent with what's in the land development code slide. This is a view of the property um from Google maps off 27.
This is what it looks like across the street. So, commercial is compatible with across the street. Fine. This is the adjacent property along US 27. And then this is just to give a flavor of the residential properties. These are
the ones that are abuing the west side of the property along Street. Um there is capacity for water and sewer for the project. the um city will provide that water and sewer but the owner would have to provide uh
connections to the city system. The preliminary review of traffic um shows that there is sufficient capacity on the surrounding road network to accommodate development. Um a full traffic study would have to come in with any actual development application for the site. Um
as mentioned commercial requires 10% of open space um for the for the site. The We're not anticipating any residential uses with the project. However, the future land zoning district does allow residential. So, if what is
proposed for the project right now were to change into something, then we would have to coordinate with the school board for residential. Um, the site is located outside of environmentally sensitive areas. Um, but like always, additional review happens with the development application.
Planning and zoning board did hear this and recommended approval at their March 10th, 2026 meeting for both the future land use and the zoning applications. Um, your motions are before you. I'm happy to stand for questions.
>> Yeah. Correction. >> Sorry. I believe C1 set back at the PZ meeting. >> Did I miss that? My apologies. Okay. Are there any questions or
comments from the public on this zoning change or future language? Yes, sir. >> My name is for the record, sorry, my name for the record is Troy Carter. My address is 2818 Cypress Ridge Boulevard, Wesley Chapel. Um, I am the applicant. I'm also going to be the engineer of
record for this project. I was on for the planning commission if you listened in. Uh, thank you council for allowing this to be heard simultaneously. That was a request I previously had. Um, as staff mentioned, this is more or less a corrective action. This property was annexed into the city. It should have been assigned, you know, proper future
land use uh entitlements and zoning entitlements. It was not. So, we're just correcting that here today. Also, our application is completely compliant with land development code. And I drove to the site today US 27 major commercial corridor. I'm driving through there. I could have been in Tampa, Orlando. Um,
so I think everything is consistent. I'm happy to answer any questions you guys might have today. >> Anything else from the the public? >> Right. See none, I'm going to go ahead and close the public hearing.
Council questions and comments. >> Do we have an idea of what it's going to be the future? >> Yeah. Yeah. Absolutely. >> Going to be commercial. It's going to be uh mostly there's going to be a couple of small box tentatively. Right now, we don't want to commit to anything
overall, but tentatively a couple of um smallbox commercial users, uh breakfast restaurant, uh maybe one sitdown restaurant, those types of uses. We're not entertaining any residential. We're not entertaining any industrial. So, it's going to be those kind of commercial uses. Very consistent with a lot of the new uses I saw along 27th
today. >> Okay. While you're up there, too, any kind of timeline or estimate on >> my always want to go as fast as I possibly can. Um I think we would be ready to submit sometime, let's call it May. Um and then whatever process, you know, however long the processing
timeline it is, uh to get through here, um tentatively maybe breaking ground towards the end of the year or early part of next year. That would be my guess right now. >> So I've got a question. >> Sure. >> Access. Is the current intent right now a a cut access directly off 27?
>> That is going to be the only access. So that's going to align directly with the shopping center across the street. We've already met with DOT. Um we have been through traffic methodology reviews with DOT. Um along with that, the uh northbound left turn lane is going to be 525 ft. So I think that needs to be
extended. The we're going to have to put in a southbound diesel lane. That one's going to be 480 ft. And we are looking at modifications at the two closest intersections, signalized intersections, Thunderbird and I'm blanking on the one to the south, but there's another one um for U-turn movement. So we may be potentially lengthening those going to
be a lot of rightway improvements associated with this. >> Would there be appetite to extend the frontage road Broadway instead of of doing that? >> I think our current conceptual plan shows that. I think that there is some uh title issues that need to be looked into with how that that actually ties
in. There's actually a a billboard right there at the corner that has an easement over it and it kind of inter interferes um with that connection. And so we are looking at it from a design perspective. Um but don't want to hamstring us to that at this point. >> Okay. You bet you're considering that >> it is on my current plan. It is
proposed. Um some some things need to be worked out because it is presenting some design challenges again with the uh billboard that's there and trying to tie in uh everything cleanly. >> Okay. Any other questions or comments? >> No, I just echo that too. So thanks for being open to to that front road and of
course Broadway. Um, only thing I would I guess want to echo just for the benefit of the public, we're not really changing zoning here. We're just cleaning it up from county to city. So by right, it's already zoned commercial. If there's no other comments, I will
entertain a motion. We need two motions, one for each ordinance. >> Well, okay. I make a motion we approve uh ordinance number 1569 first reading and schedule second reading April 7th
2026. >> All right, we have a motion and a second. Kathy, can you call the role, please? >> Yes. >> Yes. >> Yes. >> Stewart, >> yes. I'll entertain the next motion. Motion that we approve ordinance 1570 on first
reading schedule second and final reading for April 7th, 2026. >> Second. >> Yes. >> Yes. >> Yes. >> Yes. All right. We are now going to move on to item number 10E. Um and we are
going to run the public hearings for items 10E and 10F concurrently as well. Uh, so I'm going to go ahead and open this public hearing. Mr. >> Two ordinances at issue are it's ordinance number 1571 and it's entitled an ordinance of the city of Sebring,
Florida changing the future land use classification for approximately 38 acres located at the southeast corner of the intersection of Sunset Road rightway and scenic highway south of Summit Road and north of Sebring Parkway from county medium density residential to city commercial providing for severability
providing for public conflict and providing for an effective date. and also ordinance 1572 which is a dial ordinance of the city of Sebring, Florida, changing the zoning classification for approximately 38 acres located at the southeast corner of the intersection of Sunset Road rightway
and scenic highway south of Summit Road and north of Sebring Parkway from county agriculture to uh city plan development providing for severability providing conflict and providing for an effective date. >> Good evening for the record Barbie with Central Florida Regional Planning
Council. Next slide. This aerial image shows you the location of the piece of property. Um it is about 38 acres in size. And next slide.
Um it currently has a future land use of county residential medium and um proposing to go to sorry an existing zoning is county AU a which allows one dwelling unit for five acres. Um the
proposed zoning is to take it to city commercial and um plan development for a business park on the site. Um sorry you went back on me. So um in in future L you want to go back to
future land for you? Sorry. Thank you. The future land use of commercial again allows office and commercial activities. It does also um allow for residential uses up to 20 dwelling units per acre or 40 dwelling units per acre if you're in
a PD. And then the impervious surface ratio is 7. So this is looking at the compatibility of the surrounding uses. Um it is generally compatible with the surrounding uses. There is that warehouse non-residential use to the
south. There is future residential um to the north and the west. The um site is actually under the same ownership of the residential to the north and to the west. And the intent of
this project was to be able to serve the non-residential needs of all that future housing development that has been approved to the north and the west slide. This is the view of the property from scenic highway. Then the um view of
the adjacent warehouse facility and there is capacity in the water and sewer system. Again, the city will provide water and sewer and the applicant would have to pay to connect. Preliminary review of traffic um indicates there is sufficient capacity
on the surrounding roadway network to accommodate development. A full traffic study would be due at time of development. Um the uh project includes a minimum of 30% open space um which is required through the PD project.
Um emergency services are within a 5 mile radius. No negative impacts are anticipated to emergency services. The business park PD is not proposing any residential uses. So there should not be impacts to the school system. Um it is located outside environmentally
sensitive areas but full analysis of that would happen with the development permits. This is the master development plan sheet one. Um the first time they came through it was very different. if they listened to all the comments and
thoughts that were brought up um by residents and the people in the audience and they came back with this with this as their plan. Uh next slide. So because those boxes are kind of hard to read, we did some I did some zoomins
on those. So the project is they mentioned the the ISR of of 70% their floor ratio is at 38. Um they will have a minimum open space of 30% with the building height of 50 ft. Um a rear setback of 20 ft with the front set back
and side set back being at zero and the water utility and sewer will be through the city of Crank slide. Um this is sheet two of the master development plan. You just hit the button. I don't know if
my animation is going to work. So that is the zoom in of what you saw there. So the area that is in purple would allow limited commercial retail uses that are identified in table one. The yellow would be non-residential uses
pursuant to the city's codes of or code of ordinances for what's allowed in planned units development. um which may be amended in the future that would would be consistent with any amendments that happen there. And then in the center is their open space area.
Table one lists the uses that would be permitted. Um these uses are consistent with what is allowed in um the plan development code requirements that exist in the city's code today. And then table two does specifically
call out prohibited uses which include automotive repair maintenance garages, truck stops, truck terminals, junkyards, um single family detached and two family dwellings, mining operations, and retail that is more than 55,000 square feet per
tenant. So we do have proposed conditions related to this PD. The first one is that um it it will be limited to the development uses included in the master development plan table page two. Um that
it would have we list out the development standards that you saw on those previous pages just because sometimes those maps are hard to read in the ordinance. Um there is language underneath that says your floor area ratio, impervious surface ratio and open
space requirements will be evaluated based on the entirety of the site and that the um individual phases or pieces could be a little higher could exceed it. But as the applicant move forward with their application, they would tell us what they're coming in for that piece
and what that is still overall. So we ensure that that balance requirements are met for the entire project as it moves forward. Um it will have the 30% open space requirement and they would have to be
consistent with the um public access that's illustrated on that master development plan which if you saw it had all the connection of the trails and things like that in there. Um, we would have landscape buffers installed and maintained along all property boundaries as shown on the
master development plan and they will meet the minimum requirements for planting as addressed in the land development code. The applicant would work to provide a pedestrian connection to the residential PD to the west um as they go through their development process and then a formal traffic
analysis would be required prior to development that is consistent with the development agreement that is in place for this property. Planning and zoning board did hear this mutualaneous and zoning on March 10th and they did vote to recommend approval
after discussion. Um, your motion options are there. The applicant is here as well, and I'm happy to stand for questions. >> All right. Are there any questions or comments from the public on this zoning or future land use?
>> Good afternoon. For the record, Shelton Rice, attorney with the law firm of Peterson Myers, address 225 East London Street, Lakeland, Florida. Today, I'm here on behalf of the applicant, Gapway Groves. You guys have seen this project. I have the full presentation. I can take another 45 minutes of your time if you'd like, but happy to avoid that. Uh if
there are any specific questions, we're happy to answer them. If there are any other public comments, I'd just ask for a moment or two to respond. Thank you. >> Any other questions or comments from the public house today? I'm going to go ahead and close this public hearing. Uh questions
or comments from council? So, I've got one. So, one of the and I listened to the full PNZ meeting that was there the other night. Um, one of the things that has been mentioned a lot is the North Sebring specific area plan. Um, it's not part of our comp plan as I
understand the history of it. It was originally adopted by the county because all that land was in the county. They ditched it presumably to put Bernie Little in. Um, but looking at it, probably most of that land will eventually be city, right? if it follows kind of the annexation pattern that we
have seen. It's all undeveloped orange groves that are mostly becoming or or already defunct. Um and I would expect that most of the land will probably be in the city limits at some point. Um the intent of that plan is mostly still intact with the
exception of Bernie Little. This this parcel would be a departure from that, but but in my opinion a good buffer between Bern Bernie Little and the residential. And I think you guys have done an excellent job at making that fit the area. The one thing in that plan
that that if if we eventually want to try and adopt it or incorporate it into our comp plan is there are a bunch of greenway uh pedestrian trails between the various parcels. The idea of which is to to do kind of what I think you have
intended on parts of it to allow pedestrian access from residential spots to commercial spots and reduce traffic. Now, one of the questions I had, you mentioned a a pedestrian access to your PD to the west. Would you be willing to
also consider something like this after passing, but maybe a change too to connect the residential section to the north and a potential future residential parcel to the east? Does that make sense what I'm asking? I know that was off, >> I believe. So, so I'm I'm going to I
I'll do the lawyer thing and I may or may not ever get back around to your question. Let me let me start with I was provided a copy of kind of this greenway plan that that circulated. I've seen it in the last hour. It's a little more recently, but I'll share a couple of
things with you and I I appreciate you passing that around. Uh when we look at this site and you'll see I I think we're really accomplishing what may have been intended. The best I could tell whenever this was initially adopted at the time they had contemplated some commercial uh
highdensity residential kind of on the Bernie little piece, right? And so I believe my guess is that those greenways were intended to provide some walkability, some connectivity to the residential to those areas. We all know Bernie Little is not that today, right?
This property is kind of taking that commercial use and providing those neighborhood uses for the residential around it. So I think it's more appropriate instead of providing walkability and connectivity to a road to nowhere fencing on Bernie Little. It
may make more sense to potentially terminate that at this site. Right. So we have a large kind of open space that we're committed to already based on our site plan in the center of our property. We're not in a position to make commitments, obligations, and things related to that. Um, however, I I think
I can say fairly on behalf of Gapway, we're open certainly to considerations and talking about what does that look like in the future, how will that function, any long range planning, certainly Gapway would want to participate in and be helpful uh given their land holdings and kind of what they have in the area as they were 20
years ago when this went through. I believe your history was correct on that selected area plan or specific area plan uh 2008 2009 somewhere in there. It was put in the county comprehensive plan. It was essentially repealed in 2020. I
don't know if it was directly related to Bernie Little or not. It just kind of became somewhat obsolete as things progressed and and moved forward. However, we we think there are some merits to some of the things that are contemplated. With that said, I think we've created really a great spot on
this site to be maybe the southern terminus, maybe not, but but a nice section of commercial uh in the center of this with some green space adjacent to it as part of this project. So, we're open to consideration. We already have a vegetative buffer on the east side. When
you look at the scope and scale of kind of the green swath they cut on this, the swath through the property we're committed to already is four, five times bigger than that. So, I think we're already kind of addressing some of those things. Um, I I think we're part of the
way there to begin with. So, future additional connections to the north, to the east, to wherever it may be, we're open to those. I'd rather not condition them as requirements because we don't know where that may go. But >> I'm not asking for that. >> Yes, sir. But that that's our that's kind of our intention and where we are today. >> Okay. Great. As long I was just asking
if you were open to that possibility certainly in the future and saying seeing that you are, that's excellent. I really >> I think Gway has done a great job. >> Yes, >> I agree. >> Our jobs would be a lot easier if I develop
it. >> Just take two years to pass. >> Any um any questions or comments from >> the only thing I'll add is that I said it last time these guys were here. The comp plan was written what 2008 heard somebody say. Okay. >> We were picking 220 million boxes of
oranges. This year we won't even bring 10. >> So these guys are just trying to do the best they can with the land that they have. >> I agree. And I and I think outside of this specific parcel, I think that that plan will become even more relevant
because of the the downfall of citrus and all of that area right now. >> Look at look at this map and all the yellow, >> right? >> It's all citrus. So I think probably as those parcels become contiguous to the
city, they will probably elect to want to come into the city when it comes time to develop it. So, um this plan is 20 plus years old at this point, but I think think it's probably still very relevant, maybe more so than >> you have talked to those citrus growers 20 years ago, they wouldn't they
wouldn't have thought they would be where they're at today. >> Sure. >> Oh, yeah. I think 20 years ago, too. correct me if wrong too, but everybody did come together and say something does happen in the future. This is what we want. >> And everybody agreed on it, city, county, and the um the growers. So, I
would again apart from this conversation, I would like to circle back to this as council and figure out what's going to be the best use in in the future. And if we can restructure this or put it back work with the county again, we already have a great framework. Um I would love to incorporate this one way or the other.
So I I agree wholeheartedly and um again Gapway you've been phenomenal to work with and I hope that we can continue this um and if we can give guidance to what do we want to see as council I would like to I personally I would like to see this plan um working with it. So
I'm excited about it. >> Okay. Any other questions? >> All right. Seeing none, I'll entertain a motion. We need two motions on this as well. >> Yeah, I make a motion we approve uh ordinance number 1571,
second and final reading as presented. >> Second. >> All right, we have a motion and a second. Kathy, >> yes. >> Yes. >> Yes. >> Stewart. >> Yes. All right. I will entertain a motion on ordinance number 1572. Make a
motion that we approve ordinance number 1572 on second and final reading as presented. >> Second. We have a motion and a second. Kathy, >> yes. >> Yes. >> Yes.
>> Yes. Thanks. >> All right. There is uh no business from the audience and no city attorney's business. We're going to move on to item number 13A project report. Mr. Naylor. >> Good evening, council. There really aren't any other material changes other
than uh staff is working to publish the people. There's a couple of adjustments that I want to make to it myself. Looks like it published next week. So when you say published opens, will we have a chance to to review any of it or like I
can have that sent out or we can bring it back? >> Um historically we don't really vote on or review it before it goes out. Correct. No, but you know when you're ordering quantities of you know towels and things
like that, it's not something the council would weigh in on the uses to which or the uses that are would not be permitted on the site. That is something that is a little different uh in this case. So council certainly could weigh in on things like that if you wish to
restrict operating hours, the kinds of things that can go on there. Those >> Okay. I guess I would like to I would like to see it. I know that we had some concerns when we were discussing that RFP about um parking and terms and that
sort of thing. So I guess I would like to see it before it's you know live into the world, right? >> I think that would be fine. >> Okay. Sure. >> So I'm sorry this was for the RFP. You want to come back >> just just for us to to see it and
approve of it before it gets published. >> Right. >> Okay. >> What's happening with the public work probably? They still looking for >> so uh public works property.
They're performing the environmental right now and when they're done with the environmental assuming it comes back already started being pushed >> a little bit
>> yeah and then um Synergy proposal is next. So I'll update you >> with the concept of this north seeding sector plan since I think we are familiar with the
steps that would be required to implement or adopt that or just investigate it. Should that be something that would be appropriate to have on the project report? Could it be? Okay. All right. Any other questions for Scott
on? >> Scott, got a question on code enforcement fines? >> Yes, sir. >> Are you seeing a lot more coming in? I signed off 30 lean waiverss last week one day. So, I don't know if that's forced people to
>> I think it's precipitates. >> Yeah. >> Okay. >> And then I know that they're actively working on some of the larger case and I don't have an update. I don't think I have an update,
but I've seen some good. >> Okay, we're going to move on now to item number 13B. Agenda item 13B is the agreement with Fenix County BOCC for 50% cost share of the synergy
sports feasibility study. you'll recall I believe that was 75 that sound correct 18750 is half of that and this would be a reimbursement
city that I will tell you that you are may be likely to see this at an April So they may they may be near a little bit sooner than I expected as well but but we'll see. Okay for today
that's a potential right very rare government. Okay. Um any questions or comments from council? >> You're not government. >> That's true. Um, any questions or comments from the public side? >> Wait, hold on. So, they're going to come
back to us for the presentation in April. Sorry, just wanted to share. >> Might even be here April 7th. >> Any other questions? All right, I'll entertain a motion. Make a motion we approve the tax agreement as presented. >> Second. All right, we have a motion and
a second. Kathy, >> yes. >> Yes. >> Yes. >> Yes. Okay. Next up, 14A. >> A not on your list of events, meetings, whatever, but city hall will be closed
on April. So moved. >> Motion. Give you one last one over there. >> Bills on the way. >> I was giving you one last one over there. >> I don't ever approve the bills. >> Well, we're about to find out. All right.
>> Yes. >> Yes. >> Yes. >> Stewart. >> Yes. Last thing is um being recently elected to serve city council. will be resigning from the CRA the vacancy on CR
to finish out his term until September 30th to be a member of the board city limit city by the business fully vacancy has been put on our website it
will be um posted All right. Thank you. This meeting is journed. >> Thanks, Leonard.