Planning & Zoning Regular Meeting

What the City's record shows

Built only from the City's minutes (695_PZ_Reg_Minutes_08_16_2023.pdf). Page numbers are the minutes' own. Discussion is in the minutes' text; it is not summarised here.

Attendance (the roll call)

• Listed present when the roll was taken: Justin Simpson, Michael Dobrin, Ron Chabot, Aleck Greenwood, Veronica Lopez, Wesley Park, Marcus Wheeler, Merrybeth Burgess
• (Checked against the ballots and the printed roll lines; no independent membership list of this board is available to confirm that the roll is complete.)
• Listed absent: Todd Anderson, Katherine Stewart
• Also listed as present (staff and other roles): Kristin Eick (Board Attorney), Lori Chabot (Recording Secretary)
• Named on at least one ballot later in the meeting: BURGESS, CHABOT, DOBRIN, GREENWOOD, LOPEZ, PARK, SIMPSON, WHEELER (participation, which can differ from the roll: arrivals and departures are in the minutes' text)

Adopted actions (7)

• to APPROVE THE AUGUST 16, 2023 SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA AS WRITTEN (moved by PARK, seconded by DOBRIN); PASSED 8-0; ayes: SIMPSON, DOBRIN, CHABOT, GREENWOOD, LOPEZ, PARK, WHEELER, BURGESS; nays: none — the City's minutes, pp. 1–2
• to APPROVE THE JUNE 7, 2023 MINUTES AS WRITTEN (moved by CHABOT, seconded by DOBRIN); PASSED 8-0; ayes: SIMPSON, DOBRIN, CHABOT, GREENWOOD, LOPEZ, PARK, WHEELER, BURGESS; nays: none — the City's minutes, pp. 1–2
• to RECOMMEND A ZONING MAP AMENDMENT consistent with Appendix A, Zoning, Article XXI, to change the Zoning Map designation of one parcel totaling 6.61 acres from Brevard County RU-2-10 (Medium-Density Multiple-Family Residential) to City of Cocoa RU-2-15 (Multiple Family Dwelling) (moved by GREENWOOD, seconded by DOBRIN); PASSED 8-0; ayes: SIMPSON, DOBRIN, LOPEZ, PARK, CHABOT, GREENWOOD, WHEELER, BURGESS; nays: none — the City's minutes, p. 5; the vote on p. 6
• to RECOMMEND THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE AMENDMENT to amend the list of permitted uses related to restaurants in the M-2 District (moved by PARK, seconded by CHABOT); PASSED 8-0; ayes: SIMPSON, DOBRIN, LOPEZ, PARK, CHABOT, GREENWOOD, WHEELER, BURGESS; nays: none — the City's minutes, p. 7
• to RECOMMEND APPROVAL FOR AN EXPITITED STATE REVIEW COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TEST AMENDMENT to expand the very limited geographic area by which vertical mixed-use projects may be built at 125-units per acre to include a +/- 4.32 acre parcel of City-owned land located at 915 Florida Avenue, Cocoa, Florida … (moved by GREENWOOD, seconded by CHABOT); PASSED 8-0; individual ballots not stated (the names read do not match the printed tally) — the City's minutes, p. 12
• to RECOMMEND A LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE AMENDMENT TO APPENDIX A, ARTICLE XI, SECTION 22 of the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Cocoa to allow Large Scale Commercial/Mixed-Use Buildings on certain properties within the Cocoa Waterfront Overlay District and to amend the list of permitted and special … (moved by GREENWOOD, seconded by CHABOT); PASSED 8-0; ayes: SIMPSON, DOBRIN, LOPEZ, PARK, CHABOT, GREENWOOD, WHEELER, BURGESS; nays: none — the City's minutes, p. 15
• to RECOMMEND A ZONING TEST AMENDMENT regarding height and placement of Visual screens including fences and walls for certain residential uses (moved by PARK, seconded by GREENWOOD); PASSED 8-0; individual ballots not stated: the minutes print 9 aye name(s) and 0 nay name(s) with a tally of 8-0 — the City's text is inconsistent, so neither is chosen — the City's minutes, p. 16