Fort Walton Beach Council minutes — 02-05-1957 Regular — reading text

134 nmJTES OF REGtJI). R MEETING HELD FEBRUARY 5, 1957. PRESENT: and All Councillnen Meym:- Meeting 1NaS called to order at 7: 40 P. M. qy the Mayor. Invocation was offered bw the Rev. Mr. Pace. Mr. Burch, of Sarasota, Florida, representing the Mobile Homes Association, introduced himself to Council and stated he was on a fact- finding trip, making an effort to get facts on our zoning regulations. He referred to the dilemma in which Mr. Frank Bass has involved himself, several points of which he, Hr. Burch, would like clarified. r-:r. Cahalan 1 s thought I- VclS that bw discussing Mr. Bass' case, which is even now under considera~ion bw the " Board of Adjustments we are treading on dangerous ground in thpt such present discussion might tend to be prejudicial. Mr. C~ halan' s suggestion is that l-Je do not hear Yr. Burch at this time. There follovred some discussion as t" the advisibi1ity of such discussion at this time, and Mr. Smith made 2 motion that ! 1x. Burch talk vdth either City- Manager, City Clerk, Chairman of Board of Adjustments, or City P.ecorder, any of whlbm can furnish him "With the information he is s€ Aking. Seconded by Mr. Roberts. Vote aye, unanimous. Acting on a motion made by I1r.Bass 8'1d seconded by Mr. Pelham, the reading of the minutes of the previous regular meeting and two special meetings was deferred until next ~ esday' s meeting. Mrs. ~~ llianl P. Hill, Park Heights, came before Council to ask for a decision on the drainage ditch running through that area. Acting on an order from Mayor Hudson the meeting was recessed at 7: 53 to enable Council to locate the ditch on maps prssented by the Engineer. Meeting was reconvenec at 8: 00 P. M., to hear a motion by t~. Smith that this matter be referred to the U& Sand H& S Committees jointly Who will meet 1dth interested residents to reach a feasible condusion on this problem. Seconded by }'Ir. Pelham. Vote aye, unanimous. Mr. Shel1house,together ~dth several other residents of the Ferry Road area, brought petition signed Qy seventeen property OWl1ers a : Council' s askilg 2~) sist&rrce in alleviating the situation caused by the permitting of construction buildings to rcmain in this residential section. Following much discussion as to the detriment to lues and the safety hazzards involved in property v& permitting these buildings to stand, Mr. Pace made a motion that this be turned over to tre City Manager and the H & S Sommittee who , d11 investigate and report back as to action or recommendation. Seconded by Er. Roberts. Vote, a::le unanimous. Mr. Bob Clements presented a plat of the Oakland Park Subdivisicn, asking Council' s approval. In this connection, 8lerk reae the recornmenda+' ion from tnz PIa ruling Board who heve just had the approval of this plat w1der ? dvisement: ItAt the regular ID€ cting of t~ 1e City 1ing Board of Fort ~'] Flan...' a1ton Beach, Jcmuar~ 23, 1957, the ar.lended r plat of the Oakland Park subdivision ' Has presented o the P1arl.' t. 1ing Soard for its r.onsideration. Since the amended plat ~ms approved by tho ~' Q'1icipal Park Board and the subdivider agreed to certain sugGested changes m8dc by members of the Planning Board, it is recc~~pnced that tne City Council accept the plat as amendeG, It copy of ", J:deh ie att.ached hereto.  1: J5 Following some ciscussion, Mr. Roberts made amotion that this request be tabled I until next Tuesday night. Recommendation returned~ y the Seconded qy Mr. Bass. Planning Board Vote, aye unanimous. on ,location and zoning of .Hospitals and Clinics was read by Clerk: A t the request af the Council, a p~b1ic h~aring was held by the Planning Board at its ular - re€:,- meeting Wednesday, January 9, 1957, 7~ 30 ~. M. at City Hall, and recessed until 10: 00 A. M. Thursday, January 17, 1957, cove~ ing a. proposed change in Ordinance lOO which irould permit the existence of doctors' offices or clinics in any area of the city, regardless of zone classification, and stipulating certain exceptions. The' n1inutes of that meeting atta~hed hereto show the names and addressed of all those who appeared to speak either for or against the proposed yhange. It is the recommendation of the F1an.' 1ing : 3oard that the provisions of Ordinance 100 as pertaining to the uses permitted in R- lA and R- l remain unchanged. It is further recommended that this ordinance be amended to permit the expansion ofa~ doctor' s office or. clinic, which was existing. at the time of passage of Ordinance 100, with the. following provisions. 00 ~ ., ~ n , , . . .. .. 1. That such expansion will nqt include, commercial sale of drugs or drug products or medical supplies. "" " ,." ,. .,. 2. TI1~ t such expansion must provide off. street. parking for office clientele. I 3. or That such l' ~ ... .. expansion will not permit any improvements including driveways parking areas, but excluding landscaping within 25 feet of the side lot line .. ~ ~ .. < 0 .. R where applicable. . As a matter of information for the Clbunci1, the Fort Walton Beach Board of Realtors has been requested by th& Planning Board to make a study of the pre~ent zoning areas, zoning classifications and zoning ordinances in general, and to make recommendations to the Planning Board for any desirable changes at its regular meeti~ on March 27, 1957." There followed much discussion among members of Council as to the advisibi1ity and feasibility of permitting the e~ ectton of buildings housing the healing arts in areas zoned R- lA. This discussion concerned such buildings in general as well as specifically the addition planned by Dr. Maxon to his present Clinic building on Magnolia Avenue. Mr. Roberts made a motion that <item 4 C1iospitals and Clinics, except Animal hospitals and clinics) unde~, SeotiGn 8 - A of Ordinance lOO, be transferred to and included in Sec~ jon 6 -. A. as, item # 7 ( said section dee. ling with R- lA Residential) and that the restrictions as pointed out in the recommendation of the Planning Board be included.. , . Seaonded by Mr. Smith. Vote, aye _ Messrs. Pelham, Long, Roberts, Sm1th, .: aB.ss and Cahalan. Nay, P.r. Pace. Mr. Roberts presented an amendrnent. tG. his. motion that the rules be waived and I that this ordinance be presented a!ld,~ Mr. Cahalan. Vote aye, unanimous.". ""' " ass~ d on the first reading. Seconded by 136 n rL e: ot-Th, ~ 0 r ~ \", nC.c" .. ' 1 \~:> 0 ~ ~ j.."" tf'fc::.. 14'3 Hr. Roberts than offered an amendment to his amen.dment to stipulate that this ordinance be deemed an emergenC$due to the health mea,sure involved and that it should take effect immediately. Seconded qy Mr. Bass. Vote aye, - Messrs. Pelham, Long, Roberts, Smith, Bass and Caha.lan. Naj": Mr. Pace. Clerk presented budget submitted by the Fort Walton Beach Hospital which showed an operational expense of $ 152, 046. 00, an income of $ 148, 384. 00 - Which indicates a deficit of.$ 3, 662. 00 to which should be added an $ 8, 000. 00 contingency fund allowance. Mr. Bass. made ~ motion this budget b~ ~ pproved as presented. Seconded by Mr. Roberts. Vote aye, unanimous. Eids as submitted on Terra Cotta Pipe were open~d and read by Clerk: Fort Walton Septic Tank and Pump Co. Inc., Fort Walton Beach, Florida. Febraary 5, 1957. We propose to furnish City of Fort Walton Beach our yard delivery: Truck- Load 4" No. 1 Sewer n . Pipe ............. $ . 28 $ . 24 per ft. 6" Ditto ............. 46 . 37 ditto 8" " . 63 . 52 " 10" " . 83 . 73 " t!, " Hyes or Tees ............. 1. 25 eaph 1. 00 each 6" Ditto 2. 19 " 2. 00 " 8" "