Fort Walton Beach Council minutes — 06-09-1998 Regular — reading text

process will be amended to ensure a Letter of Opinion is obtained from an attorney certifying who has interest in the area to be vacated. The Mayor called for the vote on the motion and it carried by a vote of 6 to 1 with Campbell, Dowling, Gibson, Covey, Kelley, and Collins in favor and Carnathan opposed. PUBLIC HEARING: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF FORT WALTON BEACH, FLORIDA, ORD. 1348 PROVIDING FOR THE VACATION, ABANDONMENT, DISCONTINUANCE AND CLOSING OF PUBLIC CLOSURE OF A PUBLIC STREET, ALLEY, EASEMENT OR SUBDIVISION STREET OR ALLEY PLAT ~~ D PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. The City Attorney read the ordinance by title only. The Mayor opened the public hearing. As no one wished to speak, the public hearing was closed. Mr. Covey moved to adopt Ord. 1348 on second reading. Motion was seconded by Mr. Campbell. Council received clarification that signs have been posted in the area 10 days prior to the public hearing. The Mayor called for the vote on the motion and it carried unanimously with Carnathan, Campbell, Dowling, Gibson, Covey, Kelley, and Collins in favor. REGULAR AGENDA: Request for Site Plan approval for Dolphin Studio SITE PLAN APPROVAL Apartments located at 111- 119 Shell Avenue SE and 106- 108 DOLPHIN STUDIO Church Avenue SE. The City Attorney stated since this is a site specific application, it should be handled as a quasi- judicial proceeding; however, he did not sense any opposition or adverse interest in the application.  6/ 9/ 98 121 SITE PLAN- DOLPHIN The City Attorney swore in Randy Stokes, Architect, Stokes APTS. ( CONT) Associates; Kenneth Rowland, Applicant; and Malcolm Foley, Interim CDS Director, as witnesses in the proceeding. Mr. Stokes testified that all of Staff' s concerns have been resolved, that buildings that are presently on the the site will be torn down, and presented a sketch of how the finished project will look. I Discussion use purposes. of ensued regarding parking requirements and the studio apartments for commercial or transient It was explained to Council that the project is intended for long term use and that is why Phase I will be built in a timely matter, with amenities and Phase II will be completed shortly thereafter. The applicant loses site plan approval for Phase II of the project if not started in a timely matter, and the site plan approval is conditioned upon the project not being operated as a commercial or transient facility. To do so would also be a violation of code enforcement. The City Attorney asked if there was any objection to the admission into the record of Agenda package as Exhibit the 1 and the sketch of the finished product of Dolphin Studio Apartments as Exhibit 2. As there were no objections, the Mayor entered the exhibits into the official quasi- judicial file of Dolphin Apartments. Kenneth Rowland, Applicant, stated the apartments will be geared toward working people, retirees, and the military, and the need does exist for nice, low- maintenance housing. Mr. Covey moved to approve the Final Site Plan for the Dolphin Studio Apartments subject to the following conditions: 1) The warranty deeds transferring the subject right- of- ways shall be dated and executed in favor of the City prior to Final Site Plan approval for the development and prior to adoption of Ord. ' 1350; 2) a stormwater management plan and a utility plan shall be approved by the Engineering Division prior to the issuance of a building permit; 3) a landscape plan shall be submitted to and approved by the Planning and Zoning Division prior to the issuance of a building permit for the development. Said plan shall identify all proposed landscape material, irrigation system and shall depict the preservation of as many existing trees on the site as possible; 4) the new apartment buildings shall comply with Chapter 6, 602. 6 I through Prevention access buildings such 602. as 5, to a 603. 1. Code the shall motel 3, and 1991 rear not or 603. 1. of be a 4 and of hotel the the the utilized Standard Fire buildings; as pursuant Fire Department a 5) to the transient the shall have apartment facility developer ·s