Fort Walton Beach Council minutes — 04-08-1986 Regular — reading text

INDUSTRIAL PARK AREA Proposed Zoning". PROPOSED ZONING Mayor Shortall advised that he had proof of proper publioation of the hearing, and asked if there was anyone ; pr.eaent who wished to address the issue. Mr. Jackson demonstrated to Counoil and the audienoe, through the use of transparenoies, the existing zoning and the proposed changes. There was no else speak on this issue and the one Mayor continued to the next hearing. to J J J": '"  4/ 8/ 86 119 PUBLIC HEARING - Regulate the Use of Land ~ Golf Course Area Proposed GOLF COURSE AREA Zoning." PROPOSED ZONING Mayor Shortall advised that he had proof of proper publication of the hearing, and asked if there was who wished to address the issue. anyone preJMm,t:. I Mr. through and the Jackson demonstrated the use of to Council and the audience, transparencies, the existing zoning proposed changes. There was no one else to speak on this issue and the MaJor continued to the next hearing. PUBLIC HEARING - Reques1ri tOi.}!"ezone from R- 11 to P- 1 the following r iREZO. B IFROM~ R- 1AtTO } Iota;) ( on , I\ e881o. a1 N.f. Offices only, Lots 2 and 3, i j P- I1., 251 & 253, EGLJirt Block , 1., Amended, NaPJ of Garnier Beach - Lula C. Block PKWY, Garnier Beach Schmidt and James Schmidt." James Scblr1dt, whose business address is 32 Beal Parkway, residence address is 916 Pocahontas Drive, and does not reside in the city, stated he is prepared to show sketches, drawings and photographs to Council. Mr. Schm1dt also stated two expert witnesses, Mr. John Franklin and Mr. Bobby Hutchison, would like to testify this evening. Mr. Schmidt then presented an artist' s concept of the building he would like to erect on the property and a site plan showing the placing of the building and the appropriate parking spots; next was a prepared map of Eglin Parkway showing that every piece of property, except Lot8::!f~2 & 3, are used for some purpose other than single family residence and are zoned either commercial or professional, and pointed out that these are the only pieces of single family residential property left. on Eglin Parkway; next was a series of photograph~ of the two lots in question requested for rezoning and showing the relationship of those lots to Eglin Parkway plus showing some of the traffic; next were pictures of the surrounding commeroial property, whioh this property fronts, showing that Eglin Parkway on both sides is all oommercial; next were pictures of I L' J f I ~ .' J } ~. ::' ~ 1 J ;; ' I.: the surroundd.ng ;neighborhood showing violations of the Restriotive Covenants. Mr. Schmidt stated he felt that selecth:e being attempted sinoe enforcement is the only time the Restrictive Covenants are sought to be . enforoed is when there is a rezoning request and submitted that the residents have either waived or abandoned the Restriotive Covenants by not enforcing them. 120 8/ 86 PUBLIC HEARIHG ( CORT' D.) John R. Franklin, whose business is looated at 80 Beal Parkway, residenCe is at 221 Calitornia DriTe, and is a resident of Fort Walton Beaoh, spoke in faTor ot the rezoning. Mr. Franklin remarked that there were thirty six homes sold in the past fiTe years in Garniers Beach ( not inoluding watertront property), with the htgbest selling prioe ot $ 53, 000 and the lowest selling prioe ot $ 28, 000. Mr. Franklin stated that the oontributed, 5_- 60S lowest selling price ot properties was in part, by unimprovement ( based upon J ot , the homes in the area being rental properties where the investors do not improve the property) whioh has a tendency to devaluate the surrounding property. Mr. Franklin also stated that the City has rezoned areas tor the best utilization of the propesrty', thus providing a tra1'1sition in butter zones without any reterenoe to deed rest riot ions and, further, that this is the only area left in Fort Walton Beach on Eglin Parkway that is residential. It was Mr. Franklin' s opinion, based on the community enTiroDD1e~ t;'imdeconomio oonditions ot the area, that I r , ..... ; ~ ~ 1i8e'~ rttleJproperty would be P- 1 zoning, th... beat.... to allow prote881ona~ siagle story ottioe buildings. Bob Hutoh1~on" 139 Gardner Drive, Shalimar, an experienced Real Estate Appraiser in Fort Walton Beaoh, having done numerous appraisals in the subjeot area and surrounding areas, with additional experience as a developer of otfioe space, spoke in tavor of the rezoning. Mr. Hutohison oommented it was his opinion, because of the oondition of the properties that are there now, that P- 1, a light protessional zoning district, would have a positiTe etteot rather than an ad~ erse& ftect on the neighborhood. Mr. Sohmidt remarked he believed that the City Manager had requested from Mr. Marty Black, ot Gaines & Assooiates, an opinion on this rezoning. Mr. Blaok' s