1/9/1980 - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

F_ JAN 9 1980 soOK 42 PAGF_ 478 ROAD, AND HE SINCERELY FEELS THE HIGHEST AND BEST USE FOR THIS PROPERTY IS R-1 AND THAT ANY MORE M-1 WOULD BE AN ENCROACHMENT ON THE R-1, REVEREND JAMES JOHNSON OF 71sT STREET STATED THAT HE OWNS THREE ACRES ADJOINING THE CEMETERY ON CEMETERY ROAD. THEY BUILT THEIR CHURCH THERE AND ARE GOING TO BUILD A HOME BECAUSE OF THE RESIDENTIAL AREA AND THE PEACE AND QUIET. HE STRONGLY OPPOSED ANY MORE INDUSTRIAL ZONING WHICH WOULD GENERATE MORE TRAFFIC. DEBORAH WHALEY STATED THAT SHE OWNS SEVEN ACRES JUST SOUTH OF THE HATALA PROPERTY AND BOUGHT IT FOR THE PURPOSE OF BUILD- ING A HOME. SHE STRONGLY OPPOSED THE PROPOSED REZONING AND ALSO SPOKE FOR HER IN-LAWS, MR. AND MRS. HUDSON OF PORT ST. LUCIE. ROBERT FENNELL OF NORTH WINTER BEACH ROAD INFORMED THE BOARD THAT HE DROVE THOUSANDS OF MILES LOOKING FOR A PLACE TO LIVE AND BOUGHT TEN ACRES OF VIRGIN LAND HERE TO BUILD A BIG HOUSE, HE URGED THAT THE BOARD NOT GRANT THE REQUESTED REZONING WHICH WOULD ENCROACH ON THE R-1. KATHERINE GRAVENMIER STATED THAT HER HOME IS BUILT ON SEVEN ACRES IN THIS AREA, AND SHE WOULD LIKE TO KEEP IT RESIDENTIAL. MR, FRANSEN, LONG TIME RESIDENT, STRONGLY OPPOSED REZONING TO M-1. ATTORNEY HENDERSON FELT IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT THE M-1 ZONING ORDINANCE WAS AMENDED RECENTLY TO REQUIRE SITE PLAN APPROVAL OF ALL USES IN M-1. HE FELT THE BOARD, THEREFORE, WOULD HAVE BROAD DISCRETION IN DECIDING ABOUT BUFFER AND LANDSCAPING TO PROTECT THE SURROUNDING AREA, HE ALSO FELT ANY TRAFFIC GENERATED WOULD MAINLY INVOLVE U.S.1 AND NOT THE R-1 AREAS. DISCUSSION THEN AROSE ABOUT NOTICE BEING SENT TO PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN 300' OF THE PROPOSED REZONING„ AND PLANNING DIRECTOR REVER STATED THAT NOTICE WAS SENT. ATTORNEY BLOCK POINTED OUT THAT EVEN WITH SITE PLAN APPROVAL, THERE ARE CERTAIN USES THAT ARE ALLOWED IN M-1 AND COULD NOT'BE REFUSED. HE BELIEVED THE PROPOSED REZONING WOULD DEVALUE THE ADJOINING PROPERTIES AND CAUSE A REDUCTION OF RESIDENTIAL USAGE IN.A BEAUTIFUL AREA. -