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TEST. [INAUDIBLE] OK. THANK YOU.
DAVID LEVIN IS ABSENT AND EXCUSED.
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WE WILL REVIEW THE MINUTES AND VOTE ON APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FROM SEPTEMBER 7TH, 2002.DO WE HAVE A MOTION? MOTION TO APPROVE.
MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE 9TH SEPTEMBER 7TH PLANNING BOARD MEETING PASSED.
BEFORE WE JUMP INTO THE MEETING, DO WE HAVE ANY PLANNING BOARD DISCLOSURES? ANYONE SPOKEN WITH THE APPLICANT OR HAVE ANYTHING THAT THEY WANT TO DISCLOSE REGARDING TODAY'S DISCUSSIONS? OKAY. WE HAVE TWO TYPES OF PRESENTATIONS THIS MORNING.
WE HAVE ONE THAT'S A PUBLIC HEARING AND A SECOND THAT'S A QUASI JUDICIAL HEARING.
SHOULD WE DO THE SWEARING IN NOW OR DO YOU WANT TO DO IT WHEN WE'RE BEGINNING TO? WE CAN WAIT TILL WE GET TO ITEM NINE.
DO WE HAVE ANY GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENTS? ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WANT TO MAKE A COMMENT THIS MORNING? OKAY. THANK YOU.
THE FIRST ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS TEMPORARY ORDER 2515.
[8.a TO #2515 - An Ordinance of the City Commission of the City of Tamarac, Florida, amending Chapter 10 of the City of Tamarac Code of Ordinances, entitled “Land Development Code” by amending Article 2, entitled “Zoning Districts” by specifically amending Section 10-2.7(C), entitled “Woodlands Overlay District”, to provide additional locations for the required installation of house number identification signs on all residential property within the Woodlands Overlay District; providing for codification; providing for conflicts; providing for severability; and providing for an effective date.]
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER TEN OF THE CITY OF TAMARAC CODE OF ORDINANCE ENTITLED LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE BY AMENDING ARTICLE TWO ENTITLED ZONING DISTRICTS BY SPECIFICALLY AMENDING SECTION 10-2.7 SUB CODE C ENTITLED WOODLANDS OVERLAY DISTRICT TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS FOR THE REQUIRED INSTALLATION OF HOUSE NUMBERS.IDENTIFICATION SIGNS ON THE RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY WITHIN THE WOODLANDS OVERLAY DISTRICT, PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION, PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
GOOD MORNING FOR THE RECORD, ANN JOHNSON, SENIOR PLANNER, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT.
I CAN'T FOLLOW THE PRESENTATION.
THANK YOU. SO, AGAIN, JUST A BRIEF BACKGROUND ON THIS PARTICULAR ITEM.
THE ITEM THE ORDINANCE WAS INITIALLY ADOPTED IN 2004 AND CODIFIED INTO THE CITY'S CODE.
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IT IS NOW LOCATED IN SECTION 10-2.7 OF THE CITY'S LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE.AS A RESULT OF THE CITY'S LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE REWRITE.
THE PURPOSE OF THE WOODLANDS OVERLAY DISTRICT IS TO CREATE AN ESTABLISHED SPECIFIC REGULATIONS IN ADDITION TO THOSE REQUIREMENTS CONTAINED WITHIN THE CITY CODE OF ORDINANCE TO PRESERVE THE NEIGHBORHOOD CHARACTER AND PROMOTE ITS HIGH QUALITY.
FURTHER TO THAT, I JUST WANTED TO ADD THAT THIS ITEM WAS A PART OF A DISCUSSION RAISED BY THE CITY COMMISSION ON ITS AUGUST 24TH, 2022 MEETING, AND AS A RESULT OF THAT, THE CITY COMMISSION DID REACH A CONSENSUS AT THAT MEETING REGARDING THE PLACEMENT OF THESE SIGNS.
AND SO IT WAS AT THAT MEETING THAT STAFF WAS TASKED WITH DRAFTING AN AMENDMENT TO THIS EXISTING SECTION OF CODE TO PROVIDE FOR THOSE ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS FOR THOSE ADDRESS SIGNS.
SO THE PURPOSE OF THIS AMENDMENT IS TO ENHANCE PUBLIC SAFETY WITHIN THE RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY THAT IS REGULATED BY THE WOODLANDS OVERLAY DISTRICT TO ASSIST IN ALLEVIATING DIFFICULTY AND LOCATING THE RESIDENTIAL ADDRESSES LOCATED WITHIN THAT COMMUNITY AND RESPOND TO A RECOGNIZED NEED IN THE PROVISION OF REGULATIONS FOR THE DISPLAY OF HOUSE NUMBER IDENTIFICATION SIGNS.
AND THEN SHOWN ON THE SCREEN BEFORE YOU IS A TYPICAL STREET IN THE WOODLANDS NEIGHBORHOOD.
AS YOU CAN SEE, ABSENT OF THE MAILBOXES THAT ARE PLACED AT THE EDGE OF THE ROAD, MOST OF THE HOMEOWNERS HAVE TO PLACE THEIR HOUSE NUMBERS, THEIR IDENTIFICATION SIGNS AGAINST THE HOUSE, SO THEY'RE EITHER ATTACHED OR AFFIXED TO THE HOUSE IN SOME WAY.
AND SOMETIMES THOSE SIGNS CAN BE DIFFICULT TO SEE.
AND SO THIS AMENDMENT IS JUST MEANT TO ADDRESS THAT ISSUE, TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL THE ADDRESSES WITHIN THIS PARTICULAR NEIGHBORHOOD, WITH ITS UNIQUE DESIGN AND THE NATURE OF THE ORIENTATION OF THE PROPERTIES, BECAUSE THESE AREN'T NECESSARILY REAL HOMES, THAT THERE IS A WAY TO READILY AND EASILY IDENTIFY EACH ADDRESS FOR EACH HOME. SO SHOWN ON THE SCREEN BEFORE YOU IS THE ONLY SECTION OF CODE THAT WE WOULD BE AMENDING.
AS WITH ALL OUR TEXT AMENDMENTS BROUGHT BEFORE YOU, THE LANGUAGE THAT IS SHOWN IN RED AND UNDERLINED, THAT WILL BE THE NEW TEXT THAT WILL BE ADDED TO THIS EXISTING SECTION OF CODE.
AND SO THERE WERE ALREADY PROVISIONS FOR THE LOCATION OF THESE HOUSE NUMBER IDENTIFICATION SIGNS.
SO THE HOUSE NUMBER SIGNS, AGAIN, THEY CAN EITHER BE AFFIXED TO THE MAILBOX, THEY CAN BE AFFIXED TO THE RESIDENCE, THEY CAN HAVE A SIGN NO LARGER THAN 12 BY 15 INCHES IS INSTALLED AT THE END OF THEIR DRIVEWAY.
SO WITH THAT SHOWN ON THE SCREEN BEFORE, YOU ARE THE REVIEW STANDARDS AS IT RELATES TO THE APPROVAL OF A TEXT AMENDMENT TO THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE, AND THOSE RESPONSES WERE PROVIDED TO THE STAFF I'M SORRY, IN THE STAFF REPORT THAT WAS PROVIDED TO YOU PRIOR TO THIS MEETING.
AND AGAIN, THIS ITEM IS IN ALIGNMENT WITH GOAL NUMBER TWO OF THE CITY'S STRATEGIC PLAN.
TAMARAC IS SAFE AND PEOPLE KNOW IT.
THIS ITEM UNDERSCORES PUBLIC SAFETY IN THE CITY.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT EMERGENCY SERVICES, PUBLIC SERVICES AND ANY OTHER ENTITIES THAT ARE WISHING TO SERVICE THESE PROPERTIES ARE ABLE TO LOCATE THEM IN AN EASY MANNER. SO THE FINAL RECOMMENDATIONS THAT THE DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT RECOMMENDS THAT THE PLANNING BOARD FORWARD A FAVORABLE RECOMMENDATION OF APPROVAL FOR THE ADOPTION OF THE PROPOSED TEXT AMENDMENT TO CHAPTER 10 ARTICLE 2, ENTITLED ZONE INDUSTRIES BY SPECIFICALLY AMENDING SECTION 20-2.7 ENTITLED WOODLANDS OVERLAY DISTRICT OF THE CITY OF TAMARACK CODE OF ORDINANCES ON FIRST READING AT ITS OCTOBER 12, 2022 MEETING AND ON SECOND READING AT ITS NOVEMBER 9TH MEETING.
THAT CONCLUDES STAFF PRESENTATION.
I'LL BE HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME.
THANK YOU. BEFORE WE GET TO THE BOARD, DO WE HAVE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO ASK ANY QUESTIONS OR SPEAK? I KNOW IT'S JUST YOU. THE FLOOR IS CLOSED.
OKAY. NOW, DO WE HAVE ANYONE ON THE BOARD THAT WOULD LIKE TO ASK ANY QUESTIONS OF STAFF?
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I JUST HAD A QUESTION.WHY IS THIS AN ISSUE NOW, ISN'T WOODLANDS AND OLD COMMUNITY? WOODLANDS IS AN EXISTING COMMUNITY AND IT'S BEEN AROUND FOR A NUMBER OF DECADES.
HOWEVER, THE ISSUE WAS ACTUALLY DISCUSSED AT THE CITY COMMISSION MEETING, AND SO IT WAS THE RECOMMENDATION FROM THE CONSENSUS OF THE CITY COMMISSION THAT STAFF EXAMINE THIS PARTICULAR SECTION OF CODE TO ENSURE THAT THESE HOUSES ARE ABLE TO BE LOCATED WITHIN THE MANOR. APPARENTLY THERE WERE SOME INSTANCES WHERE SOME ADDRESSES WERE DIFFICULT TO BE LOCATED.
OKAY. DOES THE REMAINDER OF THE CITY HAVE A SIMILAR STANDARD FOR OTHER COMMUNITIES? YES, THERE IS A SIMILAR STANDARD.
IT'S JUST THAT THE WOODLANDS HAS THEIR OWN SECTION OF CITY CODE BECAUSE IT'S IN AN OVERLAY DISTRICT.
THAT IS CORRECT. THE LANGUAGE IS ALMOST VERY SIMILAR TO THIS.
THANKS. WHAT'S THE DEFINITION OF AN OVERLAY DISTRICT? LET'S GO BACK HERE.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED THERE. SO THE PURPOSE OF THE OVERLAY DISTRICT IS TO PRESERVE THE BASICALLY THE ESTHETIC, THE ESTHETIC OF THIS COMMUNITY, THE MAINTENANCE OF THIS COMMUNITY.
THIS IS ONE OF THE ONLY COMMUNITIES IN THE CITY OF TAMARAC THAT DOES HAVE ITS OWN OVERLAY DISTRICT.
SO THIS IS ALMOST LIKE A UNIQUE PORTION OF THE COMMUNITY WHEREIN THEY HAVE THEIR OWN IN ADDITION TO COMPLYING WITH CITY'S CODE, THEY HAVE THEIR OWN STANDARDS THAT THEY MUST ADHERE TO WITHIN THE OVERLAY DISTRICT AS WELL.
THANK YOU. HOW WILL THE RESIDENTS BE INFORMED THAT THEY HAVE TO COMPLY WITH THIS? WHAT WILL HAPPEN IF THIS GETS APPROVED? SO THE AGAIN, THE PRIOR DISCUSSION, IT WAS ALREADY DISCUSSED AND A CONSENSUS WAS REACHED BACK ON THE AUGUST 24TH, 2022 MEETING.
WELL, THEY HAVE A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF TIME TO COMPLY.
OR WILL IT JUST BE? YEAH, THIS THIS PROVISION DOESN'T HAVE A TIME CERTAIN.
SO OKAY, SO SOMEBODY CAN COMPLY AT ANY POINT IN TIME.
THERE WON'T BE DO SO WITHIN SIX MONTHS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
TO SOME DEGREE. YES. SO IT WOULD BE OPEN, IT WOULD BE CODIFIED.
AND THEN IF A RESIDENT, JUST LIKE ANY OTHER CODE VIOLATION, IF A RESIDENT WAS FOUND NOT TO BE IN COMPLIANT, THEY WOULD JUST ISSUE A COURTESY NOTICE SO THAT THEY WOULD BE ON NOTICE TO COMPLY.
OKAY. THANKS. AND IF I MIGHT JUST ADD SOME CONTEXT AND THANK YOU FOR THAT.
BUT A LOT OF THE PROPERTY OWNERS WILL BE IN COMPLIANCE AFTER THIS IS ADOPTED.
AND SO YOU HAD PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN THE WOODLANDS WHO ALREADY HAD SIGNAGE ON THEIR MAILBOX OR SIGNAGE ALREADY THOSE SMALL NUMBERS IN THEIR YARD AT THE FRONT OF THE YARD. SO THIS TEXT AMENDMENT WAS TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE EXISTING SIGNS WOULD NOW BE LEGAL OR IN COMPLIANCE.
SO WHAT WE'RE BRINGING TO YOU IS JUST TO CLEAN UP WHAT IS ALREADY EXISTING NOW IN THE WOODLANDS.
OKAY. DOES ANYONE ELSE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? IT LOOKS LIKE WE'RE ALL GOOD HERE.
CAN I ASK FOR A MOTION TO APPROVE? I MOTION THIS ORDINANCE BE APPROVED.
MOTION TO MAKE A FAVORABLE RECOMMENDATION TO THE CITY COMMISSION PASSED 5 TO 0.
[9.a TBO59 - Order approving/denying two (2) variance requests for Amazon SFL Site Flex Parking, 6901 Hiatus Road, Tamarac, Florida 33321, from the requirements of Section 10-4.3(H)(3)(a) and Section 10-4.3(H)(3)(b) - Location of Loading Areas - of the City’s Code of Ordinances (see attached Board Order Approving Variance - Temp Board Order No. 59).]
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MADAM CHAIR, AS A GENERAL RULE, WE DON'T NECESSARILY SWEAR IN LEGAL COUNSEL, JUST.BUT IF SOMEONE DOES HAPPEN TO COME IN TO THE CHAMBERS DURING THE PRESENTATION AND WISH TO SPEAK DURING PUBLIC COMMENT, WE CAN THEN SWEAR THEM IN AT THIS POINT, AT THAT POINT IN TIME. OTHERWISE, AS IS AT THIS POINT IN TIME, THIS IS A QUASI JUDICIAL MATTER.
THE ANY PERSON WHO WISHES TO APPEAR HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT WITNESSES AND CROSS-EXAMINE ANY WITNESSES OF ANYONE ELSE WHO MAY BE HERE THIS MORNING AS WELL.
ALL EVIDENCE RELIED UPON REASONABLY PRUDENT PERSONS TO CONDUCT THEIR BUSINESS SHALL BE ADMISSIBLE, WHETHER OR NOT SUCH EVIDENCE WOULD BE ADMISSIBLE IN A COURT OF LAW, HOWEVER IMMATERIAL OR UNDULY REPETITIOUS EVIDENCE SHALL BE EXCLUDED.
INITIALLY IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE APPLICANT TO COME FORWARD AND DEMONSTRATE COMPLIANCE WITH THE CRITERIA IN THE CODE AND ANY PARTY, AS I SAID THAT IS HERE, WHO MAY CROSS-EXAMINE WITNESSES AND PROVIDE THEIR OWN WITNESSES IF THEY SO DESIRE.
THE BOARD SHALL DELIBERATE ON THE PETITION AFTER IT'S HEARD ALL THE WITNESSES AND TESTIMONY, BOTH ORAL AND ANY WRITTEN STAFF REPORT. NO FURTHER TESTIMONY SHALL BE TAKEN.
MEMBERS OF THE BOARD SHALL NOT ASK FURTHER QUESTIONS.
WE'RE GOING TO BE HEARING TEMPORARY BOARD ORDER 59 APPROVING OR DENYING TWO VARIANCE REQUESTS FOR AMAZON SOUTH FLORIDA SITE FLEX PARKING AT 6901 HIATUS ROAD TAMARAC, FLORIDA 33321 FROM THE REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 10-4.3 SUB CODE H3 A AND SECTION 10-4.3 SUB CODE.
H3 B LOCATION OF LOADING AREAS OF THE CITY OF THE CODE'S ORDINANCE.
AND WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT THE ATTACHED BOARD ORDER VARIANCE, TEMPORARY BOARD ORDER 59.
GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS BARBARA HALL.
I'M AN ATTORNEY WITH GREENBERG [INAUDIBLE].
SOUNDS LIKE THERE IS A REPEAT ON THIS.
OKAY. SO WE'RE HERE THIS MORNING ASKING FOR YOUR APPROVAL TO LOCATE WHAT WE CALL FLEX PARKING AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THIS SITE.
THE SITE IS LOCATED AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF HIATUS AND MCNABB.
SO YOU SEE ON THE FIRST SCREEN THE LOCATION OF THE BUILDING.
THE PROPERTY IS ABOUT 22 ACRES AND THE BUILDING IS 360,000 SQUARE FEET.
SO WHAT IS FLEX PARKING? FLEX PARKING IS THE TERM THAT AMAZON GIVES TO THE INFORMAL WORKERS WHO USE THEIR PERSONAL VEHICLES TO DELIVER PACKAGES THE LAST MILE ESSENTIALLY TO YOUR HOMES.
SO HOW DOES IT OPERATE? THE DRIVERS PARK IN STANDARD PARKING SPACES THAT ARE USED BY EMPLOYEES AND A PACKAGE IS BROUGHT TO THEM THROUGH A STANDARD DOORWAY.
THEY'RE LOADED INTO THE BACK OF THE CAR AND THE DRIVER GOES OFF AND DELIVERS TO YOUR HOME.
THIS IS NOT REALLY ANY DIFFERENT FROM WHAT YOU DO WHEN YOU GO TO BESTBUY AND PICK UP A TV OR
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SOMETHING, RIGHT? THE EMPLOYEE COMES OUT, PUTS IT ON A CART, IT GOES IN YOUR CAR, AND YOU DRIVE OFF AND BRING IT HOME.OK. SO THERE ARE EXISTING FLEX SPACES LOCATED IN THE REAR.
AND IF YOU LOOK AT THE RED BOX, THE GREEN AREA IS THE EXISTING FLEX SPACES, BUT AMAZON DOES NOT ANTICIPATE THAT WOULD PROVIDE SUFFICIENT FLEX PARKING FOR THEIR PURPOSES.
SO WHAT DOES THAT MEAN IN TERMS OF YOUR CODE? THAT'S THE LOCATION OF THE NEW FLEX PARKING.
THERE ARE TWO PROVISIONS OF YOUR CODE THAT REALLY DID NOT ANTICIPATE THIS KIND OF FLEX PARKING AND DELIVERY OF PACKAGES, THE LAST MILE DELIVERY.
IT SAYS LOADING AREAS SHALL BE LOCATED IN THE REAR OF THE USE THEY SERVE.
SO WE'RE ASKING TO ALLOW THEM TO BE LOCATED IN THE FRONT AND SIDE.
AND THE OTHER SAYS LOADING AREAS SHALL BE ADJACENT TO THE BUILDING'S LOADING DOORS IN AN AREA THAT PROMOTES ITS PRACTICAL USE. SO AGAIN THESE FLEX PARKING SPACES, ONE ARE ARE NOT APPROPRIATELY USING UP WHAT ARE TRADITIONAL LOADING SPACES AND DON'T REQUIRE THE USE OF LOADING DOORS.
SO TO BE REQUIRED TO PARK THEM ADJACENT TO LOADING AREAS DOESN'T REALLY MAKE SENSE IN THIS INSTANCE. THEY'RE TYPICALLY IN THE REAR BECAUSE LARGE TRUCKS REQUIRE PARKING ADJACENT TO LOADING AREAS AND BECAUSE OF THE NOISE AND SIZE OF LARGE TRUCKS THAT ARE NORMALLY IN LOADING SPACES.
THIS, AGAIN, IS A VERY DIFFERENT CIRCUMSTANCE.
THESE ARE TRADITIONAL PASSENGER VEHICLES.
OK. SO SPECIAL CONDITIONS AS WE GO THROUGH THE VARIANCE CRITERIA.
THE FIRST SECTION WE HAVE TO ADDRESS IS WHETHER THERE ARE SPECIAL CONDITIONS AND CIRCUMSTANCES THAT ARE NOT AS A RESULT OF THE ACTIONS OF THE LANDOWNER.
AND I'M SURE WE ALL RECOGNIZE THAT ZONING CODES WERE WRITTEN PRIOR TO THE AMAZON WORLD, PRIOR TO THE TIME THAT WE HAD OVERNIGHT DELIVERY, LAST MILE DELIVERY AND THE USE OF INDEPENDENT DRIVERS.
SO BECAUSE THE CODE DIDN'T ANTICIPATE THESE KINDS OF LOADING AREAS, IT ADDRESSED LOADING PARKING AREA REQUIREMENTS IN THE WAY IT HAD ALWAYS BEEN.
OK. SO IS THERE A SPECIAL CONDITION OR CIRCUMSTANCE THAT WOULD GIVE THIS PROPERTY [INAUDIBLE] DON'T ENJOY? WELL, IN FACT, AS YOU KNOW, MOST AREAS DO ENJOY THIS KIND OF PARKING, WHETHER YOU GO TO BEST BUY OR YOU GO TO WALMART, YOU BRING YOUR CAR, YOU PARK IN A LOADING AREA SPACE AND THE PACKAGES ARE DELIVERED.
IT'S KIND OF A STANDARD OPERATION FOR ALL OF US TODAY.
IS IT THE MINIMUM NECESSARY TO ALLOW THE REASONABLE USE OF PART OF THE PROPERTY? YES. THIS PROPERTY IS ZONED INDUSTRIAL.
IT HAS A I'M SORRY, IT HAS A LAND USE OF INDUSTRIAL.
IT HAS A ZONING OF BUSINESS PARK.
IT IS A DISTRIBUTION FACILITY AND LIMITING THE FLEX PARKING TO THE REAR WOULD
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PROVIDE INADEQUATE FLEX PARKING FOR THE AMAZON BUSINESS MODEL.61 ADDITIONAL SPACES ARE REQUIRED.
IT'S NOT OUT OF CHARACTER WITH THE PROPERTY'S DISTRIBUTION USE.
TRADITIONAL LOADING REQUIREMENTS DIDN'T CONTEMPLATE FLEX SPACES, AND TRADITIONAL LOADING SPACES ARE STILL NEEDED FOR THE TRUCKS THAT PROPERLY UTILIZE THOSE SPACES.
LASTLY, THERE'S NO ADVERSE IMPACT TO THE NEIGHBORING PROPERTIES FROM A VISUAL PERSPECTIVE.
IT'S JUST LIKE ANY OTHER CAR PARKING IN A TRADITIONAL PARKING SPACE.
IT'S CONSISTENT WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN BECAUSE IT'S CONSISTENT WITH THE INDUSTRIAL USE OF THE PROPERTY AND IT'S CONSISTENT WITH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PLAN GOAL TWO, WHICH ENCOURAGES THE CITY TO FOCUS ON THE NEEDS OF EXISTING BUSINESSES AND INDUSTRIES.
AND THAT CONCLUDES OUR PRESENTATION.
AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER.
THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE A STAFF REPORT THIS MORNING? YES. OKAY. OR STAFF PRESENTATION, RATHER.
GOOD MORNING. FOR THE RECORD, I'M ROB JOHNSON, SENIOR PLANNER, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT.
BARBARA HALL [INAUDIBLE] GREENBERG [INAUDIBLE], DESIGNATED AGENT FOR THE PROPERTY OWNER TAMARAC INDUSTRIAL VENTURE, LLC, IS REQUESTING APPROVAL OF THE FOLLOWING TWO VARIANCES.
IT'S FROM SECTION 10-4.3 H3A OF THE CITY'S CODE OF ORDINANCES.
IT'S FOR THE REQUIREMENT OF PROVIDING LOADING AREAS LOCATED TO THE REAR OF THE USE THEY SERVE.
AND THE SECOND ZONING REQUEST IS 14 B 22.
SO THERE'S TWO SEPARATE REQUESTS.
YOU'RE GOING TO NEED TO MAKE TWO SEPARATE MOTIONS AND 14 B 22 IS A VARIANCE FROM SECTION 104.3 H3 B, WHICH IS TO ALLOW FOR LOADING AREAS TO BE LOCATED ADJACENT TO THE BUILDING'S FRONT EAST MOST STANDARD DOOR.
AND THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS LOCATED AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF WEST MCNABB ROAD AND HIATUS ROAD AT 6901 HIATUS ROAD AND DEVELOP IS THE TAMARAC EXCHANGE CENTER.
THE PROPERTY IS APPROXIMATELY OVER 22 ACRES IN SIZE AS A CITY OF TAMARAC FEATURE LAND USE DESIGNATION OF INDUSTRIAL AND A ZONING CLASSIFICATION OF BP BUSINESS PARK TO THE NORTH OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY, WE HAVE THE CAPTIVA MULTIFAMILY COMMUNITY, WHICH IS ZONED R3, AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE THE WESTWOOD COMMUNITY SEVEN SINGLE FAMILY SUBDIVISION, WHICH IS ZONED RE ESTATE THAT'S LOCATED ACROSS WEST MCNABB ROAD FROM THE DEVELOPMENT.
TO THE SOUTH IS THE CITY FURNITURE WHICH IS ZONED BP.
TO THE EAST, YOU HAVE THE TAMARAC COMMERCE THREE WAREHOUSE, WHICH WAS RECENTLY CONSTRUCTED.
AND THEN TO THE WEST IS THE SUNSET POINT PARK, WHICH IS ZONED PF.
AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE SOME WETLANDS THERE WHICH ARE ZONED BP.
LET'S SEE ON MARCH 6TH, 2019 THE PLANNING BOARD.
YOU GUYS APPROVED A REQUEST FOR NEW DEVELOPMENT SITE PLAN FOR THE PROPOSED TAMARAC EXCHANGE CENTER, WHICH WAS TO ALLOW FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF TWO INDUSTRIAL SHELL WAREHOUSE BUILDINGS CONTAINING A TOTAL OF 358,652 SQUARE FEET.
THOSE ARE THE BUILDINGS THAT ARE LOCATED IN THE PROPERTY NOW.
AND THEN ON DECEMBER 2ND, 2020.
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SPACES TO THE DEVELOPMENT.THOSE WERE ADDED ON THE NORTH SIDE.
AND THEN ALSO ON THAT DAY, THE PLANNING BOARD APPROVED THE FOLLOWING VARIANCES.
SO THERE ARE THREE VARIANCES REQUESTED ON THAT DAY AS WELL.
AND NUMBER ONE, IT WAS A VARIANCE FROM SECTION 10-2.3 C TABLE 10-2.3 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, WHICH WAS TO ALLOW FOR A MINIMUM LOT COVERAGE FOR A TOTAL IMPERVIOUS AREA IN A BUSINESS PARK ZONING DISTRICT OF 71.1% IN LIEU OF 70% AND TO ALLOW FOR A MINIMUM LANDSCAPE PERVIOUS AREA IN A BUSINESS PARK ZONING DISTRICT OF 28.9% IN LIEU OF 30%.
THE SECOND VARIANCE ONES FROM SECTION 10-4.7 C3 B, WHICH WAS TO ALLOW FOR A NON RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT ON A SITE OF TEN ACRES OR LARGER TO DEVOTE A MINIMUM 0% OF THE NET SITE AREA TO AN OUTDOOR GATHERING SPACE IN LIEU OF 2%.
THAT'S WHERE WE REMOVE THE OUTDOOR REQUIREMENT FOR THE OUTDOOR GATHERING SPACE.
AND THEN THE THIRD VARIANCE THAT WAS APPROVED WAS FROM SECTION 10-4.7-6, WHICH WAS TO ALLOW FOR FOUR BAYS OF OFF STREET PARKING LOCATED BETWEEN THE BUILDING FRONT FAÇADE AND THE STREET IT FACES IN THE BUSINESS PARK IN LIEU OF TWO TWO BAYS OF OFF STREET PARKING.
AND THAT'S THE THE TWO ADDITIONAL BAYS OF PARKING THAT WERE ADDED FOR THE 170 47 PARKING SPACES.
THE TAMARAC EXCHANGE CENTER WAS THEN CONSTRUCTED BY BUTTERS CONSTRUCTION ON THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IN 2021, AND THEN THE ENTIRE NORTHERN INDUSTRIAL SHELL BUILDING THAT WAS THEN BUILT OUT AND OCCUPIED BY AMAZON ON OCTOBER 21ST, 2021 AS A DISTRIBUTION FACILITY USE.
THE PURPOSE OF THE VARIANCE IS TO ALLOW 61 EXISTING PARKING SPACES LOCATED AT THE IN THE FRONT OF THE BUILDING LOCATED IN THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE PROPERTY, IN THE FRONT OF THE BUILDING AS LOADING AREAS AND TO ALLOW THE LOADING AREA TO BE LOCATED ADJACENT TO THE BUILDING'S FRONT EAST MOST STANDARD DOOR. AND YOU CAN SEE THAT ON YOUR SCREEN CIRCLED IN YOUR SCREEN.
AMAZON CONTRACT DRIVERS WHO USE THEIR PERSONAL PASSENGER VEHICLE TO DELIVER PACKAGES TO CUSTOMERS.
DRIVERS PARK THEIR PERSONAL PASSENGER VEHICLES IN THE FLEX SPACES WHERE PACKAGES ARE TRANSPORTED IN A CART FROM THE BUILDING'S FRONT EAST MOST STANDARD DOOR AND THEN LOADED INTO THE VEHICLES FOR DELIVERY.
AND SO ON THE SCREEN YOU CAN SEE THERE'S A PICTURE OF THE CART WHICH ARE USED FOR THE TRANSPORT.
AND THEN THE CENTER PICTURE IS THE YOU CAN SEE THE FRONT EAST MOST STANDARD DOOR ON YOUR SCREEN.
SO THAT'S REALLY WHAT PEOPLE SEE RIGHT ON THE CORNER OF THE PROPERTY THERE.
OKAY, SO SECTION 10-4.3 H3, WHICH IS SUBSECTION LOADING AREA REQUIREMENTS FOR LOCATION OF LOADING ZONES, STATES WHERE POSSIBLE LOADING AREAS SHALL BE LOCATED TO THE REAR OF THE USE [INAUDIBLE].
THEY SERVE THE REQUESTED VARIANCES TO ALLOW THE PROPOSED FLEX SPACES IN THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IN THE FRONT OF THE USAGE SERVING AND THEN ADDITIONALLY SECTION 10-4.3 H3 B LOADING AREA REQUIREMENTS, LOCATION OF LOADING ZONES AND THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE.
IT STATES LOADING AREAS SHALL BE LOCATED ADJACENT TO THE BUILDING'S LOADING DOORS IN AN AREA THAT PROMOTES ITS PRACTICAL USE AND THE REQUEST OF VARIANCES TO PERMIT THE PROPOSED FLEX SPACES ADJACENT TO THE BUILDING'S FRONT EAST MOST STANDARD DOOR TO ALLOW FOR THE LOADING OF THE PERSONAL PASSENGER VEHICLES.
VARIANCE IS A MEANS OF MODIFYING THE ZONING ORDINANCE REGULATIONS WHEN SUCH VARIANCE WILL NOT BE CONTRARY TO THE PUBLIC INTEREST AND WHEN OWING TO THE CONDITIONS, PARTICULARLY TO THE PROPERTY AND NOT THE RESULTS OF THE APPLICANT, A LITERAL ENFORCEMENT OF THE ORDINANCE WOULD RESULT IN AN UNNECESSARY AND UNDUE HARDSHIP.
THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE IDENTIFIES GENERAL VARIANCE STANDARDS TO BE EMPLOYED.
THE VARIANCE SHALL ONLY BE RECOMMENDED IF THE PLANNING BOARD REACHES EACH OF THE GENERAL REVIEW STANDARD CONCLUSIONS BASED ON FINDING FACTS SUPPORTED BY COMPETENT, SUBSTANTIAL AND MATERIAL EVIDENCE.
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BASED ON FINDINGS OF FACTS SUPPORTED BY COMPETENT, SUBSTANTIAL AND MATERIAL EVIDENCE.THE DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT SUPPORTS THE PETITION BASED ON THE FACT THAT OWING TO SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES OR CONDITIONS BEYOND THE LANDOWNERS, CONTROL AND LITERAL APPLICATION OF THE STANDARDS WOULD RESULT IN AN UNDUE AND UNIQUE HARDSHIP TO THE LANDOWNER.
AND THE DEVIATION WOULD NOT BE CONTRARY TO THE PUBLIC INTEREST.
THE DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT RECOMMENDS THAT THE PLANNING BOARD FORWARD A FAVORABLE RECOMMENDATION FOR THE TWO PROPOSED VARIANCE REQUESTS FROM THE REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 10-4.3 H3 A AND SECTION 10-4.3 H3 B OF THE CITY'S CODE VARIANCES TO THE CITY COMMISSION AND ITS OCTOBER 12, 2022 MEETING WITH THE FOLLOWING CONDITION.
THANK YOU AND THIS CONCLUDES STAFF PRESENTATION.
I WILL ACCEPT QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME.
THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? I DO. OKAY, GO AHEAD.
IN TERMS OF THE PARKING CALCULATION.
HOW WILL THIS AFFECT OR WILL THIS AFFECT THE PARKING FOR THE USERS OF THE BUILDING? THE EMPLOYEES? YEAH.
THEY MEET THEIR PARKING REGULATION [INAUDIBLE].
NO, NO, NO. THEY'RE NOT CREATING ANY, ANY IMPERVIOUS AREA.
THESE ARE JUST EXISTING REGULAR PARKING SPACES LOCATED IN THE FRONT OF THE PROPERTY WHICH THEY WANT TO BE USED AS A LOADING AREA FOR, TO, TO DELIVER THE PACKAGES INTO THE CARS, TO LOAD THE CARS WITH THE PACKAGES.
ALL RIGHT. JUST WANT A CONFIRMATION.
THANK YOU. SO IS THERE A DOOR? I'M NOT CLEAR IF THERE WERE WAS A DOOR CLOSE TO WHERE THEY WANTED THESE ADDITIONAL PARKING SPACES.
SO AS YOU CAN SEE ON THE SCREEN RIGHT THERE, IT POINTS TO THE FRONT STANDARD DOOR RIGHT THERE.
SO THAT THAT'S IN THE IN THE NORTHEAST CORNER.
AND SO IF WE GO BACK TO THE PICTURE THAT'S HERE, LET ME GO TO THIS PICTURE.
YOU CAN SEE IT A LITTLE BETTER.
SO THAT'S THE DOOR IN THE CENTER PICTURE RIGHT THERE.
IT'S LOCATED BETWEEN TWO PALM TREES.
HERE. YOU CAN SEE THE MOUSE ON THE SCREEN.
ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? OKAY, MR. GNAGE.
SO THERE'S NO RE STRIPPING OR ANYTHING AS PART OF THIS CHANGE? NOT IN THE FRONT, NO.
INTO THE PARKING LOT, THREE WEEKS OR WHATEVER, AFTER THIS VARIANCE IS APPROVED.
HOW IS WHAT IS GOING TO BE DIFFERENT AFTER THE.
THIS IS DESIGNATED AS FLEX SPACE.
NOTHING WILL BE DIFFERENT IN THE FRONT.
SO IF THE APPLICANT HADN'T COME BEFORE US, NO ONE WOULD EVER KNOW THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED, BASICALLY.
WELL, THEY'VE GONE THROUGH THEY'RE GOING THROUGH A SITE PLAN REVIEW TO ADD THE LOADING SPACES IN THE REAR, AND THEY'VE DETERMINED THAT THEY DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH, SO THEY WANTED TO ADD MORE IN THE FRONT.
AND THEY JUST WANT TO USE THE REGULAR PARKING SPACES FOR THAT.
THEY'RE PERMITTING THE FLEX PARKING IN THE BACK.
AND THEN THEY ALSO WANT TO HAVE IT IN.
RIGHT. THAT'S WHERE THE CUSTOMER ENTRANCE IS ON THE WEST SIDE.
THERE WOULDN'T BE ANY SIGNS, LIKE, FOR EXAMPLE, WHAT THEY SHOWED US.
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NO, NO SIGNS ARE INTENDED AT THIS TIME.OKAY. THANK YOU. [INAUDIBLE] FOLLOW UP ON THAT QUESTION.
BUT THEY WERE JUST INTENDED FOR STAFF PARKING.
WELL, THEY'RE THEY'RE EXISTING AS OF NOW THAT THEY'RE PERMITTING AT THIS TIME.
NO, THEY HAVEN'T BEEN APPROVED.
NO, THERE'S THERE'S NO STANDARD SPACES IN THE REAR.
THEY'LL BE STRIPING THEM OUT TO ALLOW FOR LOADING AREA FLEX SPACES IN THE REAR.
SO THAT'S JUST CONCRETE OR ASPHALT BACK THERE.
CORRECT. YOU WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO PARK BECAUSE THERE'S NO STRIPING OR ANYTHING BACK, CORRECT.
CORRECT. SO WHAT HAPPENED IS WE WENT THROUGH THE SITE PLAN REVIEW AND WE GAVE AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT IF THEY'RE GOING TO IF THESE ARE GOING TO BE REGULAR SPACES, THEN THEY'RE GOING TO NEED TO BE BUILT TO REGULAR SPACES.
WE PERMITTED LOADING SMALLER LOADING BURSTS TO ALLOW FOR THESE SPACES IN THE REAR.
SO OPERATIONALLY, AMAZON AND SINCE THE TIME THEY OPENED A YEAR AGO, THINGS HAVE CHANGED BECAUSE NOW THEY NEED MORE FLEX SPACES, BECAUSE THEY HAVE CONTRACT DRIVERS.
THEY DIDN'T ANTICIPATE HAVING SO MANY CONTRACT DRIVERS A YEAR AGO.
SO THAT WOULD HAPPEN, I GUESS IS A QUESTION FOR THE APPLICANT.
YES, THAT'S WHAT I'VE BEEN TOLD, THAT THEY DO ANTICIPATE THAT.
AND YOU WEREN'T GOING TO HAVE THESE CONTRACT DRIVERS OR.
BUT SINCE THEN, THINGS HAVE CHANGED, CORRECT? THEY'VE INTRODUCED THIS CONCEPT AND FOUND OUT THAT IT WORKS VERY WELL, PROVIDES LOCAL EMPLOYMENT.
AND SO THE NUMBER OF SPACES PROPOSED IN THE BACK, HOW MANY OF THOSE? IT'S 52 IN THE BACK AND THAT'S NOT SUFFICIENT TO MEET WHAT AMAZON NEEDS.
SO THEN DESIGNATING THE OTHER 61 UP FRONT THERE AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER.
YES, FOR A TOTAL OF 100 AND WHATEVER.
YEAH. AND AND THAT'S TO PREVENT ANY QUEUING [INAUDIBLE].
IF THEY WERE ONLY DOING THE BACK 50 SOME ODD IN THE BACK, WOULD THAT NEED A VARIANCE.
SO WHAT'S GENERATING THE REQUEST FOR VARIANCE? ARE THE ONES IN THE FRONT. CORRECT.
IT'S TO ALLOW FOR A LOADING ZONE IN THE FRONT.
SO OBVIOUSLY THERE'S NO LOADING BAY DOORS IN THE FRONT.
AND SO THEY NEED A VARIANCE FROM THAT AS WELL.
IS THERE ANY CHANCE THAT THEY'RE GOING TO NEED EVEN MORE IN THE FUTURE? I MEAN, IF THEY NEED THIS MANY NOW OR IS THERE ANY CHANCE I MEAN, THAT'S YOU MAY NOT KNOW.
RIGHT. I KNOW. I CAN'T SPECULATE.
I'M SORRY. BEFORE YOU WALK AWAY.
BUT I'M GOING TO ALSO ASK, IS AMAZON ACCOUNTING FOR THE INFLUX OF PACKAGES DURING THE HOLIDAY SEASON? IS THIS BECAUSE OF ARE THEY PREPARING FOR THAT OR JUST LIKE A GENERAL THING THAT THEY JUST NEED OVERALL? THAT IS TRUE AS WELL.
AND SO STAFF ACCOMMODATED [INAUDIBLE] BY GETTING TO THIS OCTOBER MEETING SO THEY CAN STAFF UP FOR THE HOLIDAYS. CORRECT.
THANK YOU. DO WE THINK THAT THE INFLUX OF LOCAL DELIVERY PERSONNEL WILL AFFECT OUR TRAFFIC? WELL, THAT WAS ALL SATISFIED DURING THE TRAFFIC STUDY AT THAT TIME, ALTHOUGH, YOU KNOW BUT YEAH, BUT YOU KNOW, THAT WAS THAT WAS ACCOMMODATED AT THE TRAFFIC STUDY AND WE EVEN DID THE TRAFFIC CIRCLE.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? YES, THE DISTANCE FROM THE FRONT DOOR TO THE NEW PROPOSED LOADING AREA.
IS IT SIGNIFICANTLY DIFFERENT FROM THE LOADING IN THE BACK?
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BECAUSE I'M LOOKING AT THE DIAGRAM HERE AND I'M TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHERE IT SAYS THE FRONT DOOR VERSUS THE ARROW ON THE PARKING AREA.SO IS IT MUCH DISTANCE FROM THEM TO COME FROM THE BUILDING WITH THE LOADING CART TO GET IT TO THESE CARS? NO, IT ISN'T.
IT'S AS YOU CAN SEE, IT'S IT'S RIGHT IN THE SAME CORNER WHERE THE PARKING IS.
I MEAN. IT'S IT'S NOT FAR AT ALL.
IT'S JUST ACROSS THE DRIVE AISLE.
DOES ANYONE ELSE HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? IT LOOKS LIKE WE'VE EXHAUSTED OUR QUESTIONS.
AND WE HAVE A MOTION TO EITHER APPROVE OR NOT.
I'D LIKE TO CALL FOR A MOTION FROM THE BOARD, PLEASE.
I MOTION THAT WE GO AHEAD AND APPROVE THIS.
DO WE HAVE A SECOND? JUST A QUESTION. DO WE NEED TO DO THESE INDIVIDUALLY? YES, YOU DO. EXCUSE ME.
THANK YOU FOR CLARIFYING THAT.
WE ARE GOING TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM CASE NUMBER 13 B 22.
EXCUSE ME JUST ONE SECOND HERE.
AM I NOT READING IT AS SECTION 10-4.3? YEP. OKAY.
ALL RIGHT, SO. ITEM 10-4.3, SUB CODE H3 A, DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE SECTION 10-4.3 SUB CODE H3 A, AND THAT WOULD BE REGARDING THE VARIANCE TO ALLOW THE ADDITIONAL PARKING.
CAN YOU MOTION? CAN YOU MAKE THE MOTION AGAIN, PLEASE? AND YOU CAN REFER TO PAGE 23 IF YOU'D LIKE TO.
MOTION TO APPROVE, SUBJECT TO THE CONDITION AS NOTED IN THE STAFF MEMO.
MOTION TO MAKE A FAVORABLE RECOMMENDATION TO THE CITY COMMISSION FOR TBO 59 CASE NUMBER 13 B 22, PASSED 5 TO 0.
THANK YOU. THE SECOND ITEM WE'RE VOTING ON IS SECTION 10-4.3 SUB CODE H3 B REGARDING THE LOADING AREA. DO YOU HAVE A MOTION? I MOTION TO APPROVE THE VARIANCE, RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE VARIANCE.
SECOND. SO THE MOVER WAS ERIC SECOND BY VIOLA. YES.
MOTION TO MAKE A FAVORABLE RECOMMENDATION TO THE CITY COMMISSION FOR TBO 59 CASE NUMBER 14 B 22 PASSED WITH CONDITIONS OUTLINED BY STAFF 5 TO 0.
THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE ANY PLANNING BOARD REPORTS? NO. OKAY. THANK YOU.
WE'LL HEAR NOW HEAR FROM THE DIRECTOR, MADAME MAXINE CALLOWAY.
[11.Director's Report]
THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING.JUST A QUICK UPDATE FOR YOU IN TERMS OF THE ITEMS THAT WAS HEARD BY THIS PLANNING BOARD AT THE SEPTEMBER 7TH MEETING ON THE ITEM REGARDING SPECIAL EVENTS.
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THAT ITEM WILL BE HEARD BY THE CITY COMMISSION ON OCTOBER 12TH.THE CITY COMMISSION DID CANCEL THE SEPTEMBER 28TH MEETING BECAUSE OF THE IMPENDING HURRICANE.
AND SO THOSE ITEMS AUTOMATICALLY WILL BE ADVANCING TO THE OCTOBER 12TH MEETING AND SOME ITEMS BECAUSE OF NOTICE REQUIREMENTS WILL ADVANCE TO THE NOVEMBER 9TH MEETING. SO THE [INAUDIBLE] COFFEY ITEM, WHICH IS A NEW COFFEE SHOP WHERE YOU CONSIDER THE VARIANCE AS WELL AS THE SPECIAL EXCEPTION FOR THE DRIVE THRU USE, THAT ITEM WILL BE ADVANCED INTO THE NOVEMBER 9TH MEETING BECAUSE WE HAVE TO RE NOTICE THAT ITEM AND WE NEED THE TIME TO MEET THE NOTICE REQUIREMENT.
THE ADULT ENTERTAINMENT ITEM THAT WILL BE HEARD ON SECOND READING ON OCTOBER 12TH.
AND I'VE ALREADY REPORTED ON THE [INAUDIBLE] COFFEE AND THEN THE SUNNY'S CAR WASH VARIANCE WHICH IS A SIGNAGE VARIANCE AT THIS BOARD, APPROVED THE CITY COMMISSION APPROVED THAT ITEM ON THE SEPTEMBER 14TH MEETING.
THANK YOU. AT THIS TIME, WE'RE GOING TO ADJOURN THE MEETING.
THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR TIME.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.