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Attendance (the roll call)
Listed present when the roll was taken: Wesley Park, Todd Anderson, Ron Chabot, Tamisha Findlay, Aleck Greenwood, Victoria Jones, Katherine Stewart, Marcus Wheeler, Russell Sengel, Joseph Bachand
(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.)
Absences: the minutes print an “ABSENT” heading with no names under it.
Also listed as present (staff and other roles): Kristin Eick (City Attorney)
Named on at least one ballot later in the meeting: ANDERSON, CHABOT, FINDLAY, GREENWOOD, JONES, PARK, SENGEL, STEWART, WHEELER (participation, which can differ from the roll: arrivals and departures are in the minutes' text)
Adopted actions (4)
to APPROVE THE APRIL 2, 2025, REGULAR MEETING AGENDA AS WRITTEN (moved by VICECHAIR ANDERSON, seconded by WHEELER); PASSED 9-0; ayes: PARK, ANDERSON, CHABOT, GREENWOOD, FINDLAY, JONES, STEWART, WHEELER, SENGEL; nays: none — the draft minutes, packet pp. 9–13
to APPROVE THE MARCH 5 , 2025, REGULAR MEETING MINUTES (moved by CHABOT, seconded by WHEELER); PASSED 9-0; ayes: PARK, ANDERSON, CHABOT, GREENWOOD, FINDLAY, JONES, STEWART, WHEELER, SENGEL; nays: none — the draft minutes, packet pp. 9–13
to APPROVE THE STAFF REQUEST FOR THE MICHAEL C. BLAKE SUBDIVISION (moved by JONES, seconded by GREENWOOD); PASSED 9-0; ayes: PARK, ANDERSON, CHABOT, GREENWOOD, FINDLAY, JONES, STEWART, WHEELER, SENGEL; nays: none — the draft minutes, packet pp. 9–13
to ADJOURN THE MEETING (moved by PARK, seconded by ANDERSON); PASSED 9-0; ayes: PARK, ANDERSON, CHABOT, GREENWOOD, FINDLAY, JONES, STEWART, WHEELER, SENGEL; nays: none — the draft minutes, packet pp. 9–13
Draft minutes, as printed in a later agenda packet
Draft minutes printed in the City's agenda packet of 2025-05-07, pp. 9–13; approved as written by the Planning & Zoning Board according to the draft minutes of 2025-05-07, whose own approval is recorded in later draft minutes but not yet confirmed in the City's approved minutes. The City has not posted the approved minutes as a separate file.
Source: 1810_Agenda.pdf, the agenda packet of the 2025-05-07 meeting, packet pp. 9–13; lines 249–472 of the City's text of that file. The packet's own page footers are left out below.
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MINUTES
CITY OF COCOA
PLANNING & ZONING BOARD/ LOCAL PLANNING AGENCY
REGULAR MEETING
April 2, 2025
A Regular meeting of the Planning & Zoning Board Local Planning Agency was held
on April 2, 2025, at City Hall, 65 Stone Street, Cocoa, FL, as publicly noted.
I. CALL TO ORDER:
Chairperson Park called the meeting to order at 6:02PM.
ROLL CALL:
Wesley Park Chairperson
Todd Anderson Vice Chairperson
Ron Chabot Board Member
Tamisha Findlay Board Member
Aleck Greenwood Board Member
Victoria Jones Board Member
Katherine Stewart Board Member
Marcus Wheeler Board Member
Russel Sengel Board Member
Joseph Bachand 2nd Alternate
Kristin Eick City Attorney
PRESENT:
Wesley Park Chairperson
Todd Anderson Vice Chairperson
Ron Chabot Board Member
Tamisha Findlay Board Member
Aleck Greenwood Board Member
Victoria Jones Board Member
Katherine Stewart Board Member
Marcus Wheeler Board Member
Russell Sengel Board Member
Joseph Bachand 2nd Alternate
Kristin Eick City Attorney
ABSENT:
STAFF PRESENT:
Planning & Zoning Board
Regular Meeting
April 2, 2025
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Breanna Earley, Recording Secretary; Jennifer Webster, City Planner; Luci Ribero, City
Planner, Stockton Whitten, City Manager.
Chairperson Park led the assembly in the Pledge of Allegiance.
II. APPROVAL OF AGENDA AND MINUTES:
1. AGENDA: Meeting of April 2, 2025
* MOTION BY VICECHAIR ANDERSON; SECONDED BY BOARD MEMBER
WHEELER TO APPROVE THE APRIL 2, 2025, REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
AS WRITTEN.
AYES: PARK, ANDERSON, CHABOT, GREENWOOD, FINDLAY, JONES,
STEWART, WHEELER, SENGEL
MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY (9-0)
2. MINUTES: Regular Meeting of March 5, 2025
* MOTION BY BOARD MEMBER CHABOT; SECONDED BY BOARD MEMBER
WHEELER TO APPROVE THE MARCH 5 , 2025, REGULAR MEETING
MINUTES.
AYES: PARK, ANDERSON, CHABOT, GREENWOOD, FINDLAY, JONES,
STEWART, WHEELER, SENGEL
MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY (9-0)
III. OLD BUSINESS:
IV. NEW BUSINESS:
1. PZ 2 5-02800001 Michael C. Blake Subdivision – Lennar Homes Development
Agreement for Affordable Housing
Consideration of a Development Agreement for affordable housing in the Michael C. Blake
Subdivision in Cocoa, Florida, situated in the Diamond Square Community
Redevelopment area, affecting approximately 2.83 acres of city -owned property, located
generally on Mango Avenue, Valencia Avenue, and Blake Avenue between Barbara
Jenkins Street and Stone Street, for the development of seventeen (17) existing parcels of
real property into thirty -two (32) affordable, single -family homes with lots not less than
thirty-seven (37) feet in width and ninety-five (95) feet in depth. The agreement establishes
building elevations and floor plans for the future homes and describes development
schedules and future permitting requirements.
Planning & Zoning Board
Regular Meeting
April 2, 2025
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Jennifer Webster, City Planner, presented a PowerPoint about the proposed project1.
Alternate Member Bachand asked about impact fees.
Assistant Attorney Eick explained the city may consider impact fees. It has not been
decided. The proposal is requesting deviations from the existing code. Mostly regarding
the widths of the lots, and they will be narrower than what’s required in the district code.
Chairperson Park asked about the cost of utilities . In response, Board Member Wheeler
stated that the builder utilizes its own mortgage company.
Chairperson Park opened the discussion for questions to the developer.
Board Member Wheeler asked if they would be CBF or frame.
Matthew Pisciotta, Lennar Homes, stated half and half.
Board Member Greenwood spoke about the project. He asked about numbers for selling.
Mr. Pisciotta stated they would be for sale. He stated it was an entry level project.
Board Member Greenwood asked if they are strictly for sale. In response, Mr. Pisciotta
stated they were.
Board Member Chabot stated it was a good project.
* MOTION BY BOARD MEMBER JONES ; SECONDED BY BOARD MEMBER
GREENWOOD TO APPROVE THE STAFF REQUEST FOR THE MICHAEL C.
BLAKE SUBDIVISION.
AYES: PARK, ANDERSON, CHABOT, GREENWOOD, FINDLAY, JONES,
STEWART, WHEELER, SENGEL
MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY (9-0)
V. TREE BOARD:
Jennifer Webster, City Planner, provided an update about an oak tree that was removed at
Cocoa High School. She received a message from Abby Morgan, Public Works Director,
that the school board confirmed someone evaluated the tree and determined it was 75
percent dead. She stated a tree in that condition would be exempt from permit.
1 Exhibit A: Proposed Subdivision Presentation
Planning & Zoning Board
Regular Meeting
April 2, 2025
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Vice Chairperson asked for clarification that it also made it exempt from being approved
by the board. In response, Ms. Webster confirmed.
Board Member Greenwood gave a history about the Tree Board and its importance.
Board Member Chabot spoke about insurance companies requiring trees to be removed.
Board Member Greenwood acknowledged but would like an effort to replace trees.
VI. OTHER BUSINESS:
Board Member Greenwood spoke about an “Open Discussion” section being on the
agenda. He went on to speak about lime rock and chain-link fencing.
Board Member Stewart asked for clarification.
Board Member Greenwood spoke further about the “Open Discussion” section.
Chairperson Park asked if it was possible to add the “Open Discussion” section.
Assistant Attorney Eick spoke about the new agenda softwar e possibly being the reason
why it was no longer there. She stated it could be added back.
Vice Chair Anderson clarified the open discussion agenda item.
Board Member Sengel introduced himself and gave his background and experience.
Vice Chair Anderson emphasized Board Member Sengel’s perspective and his history at
the fire department makes him a valuable Board Member.
VII. NEXT MEETING DATE:
The next scheduled meeting for the Planning and Zoning Board will be held on Wednesday,
May 7, 2025, at 6 pm in Cocoa City Hall, 65 Stone St, Cocoa, FL 32922.
VIII. ADJOURNMENT:
* MOTION BY CHAIRPERSON PARK; SECONDED BY VICE CHAIR
ANDERSON TO ADJOURN THE MEETING.
AYES: PARK, ANDERSON, CHABOT, GREENWOOD, FINDLAY, JONES,
STEWART, WHEELER, SENGEL
MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY (9-0)
Planning & Zoning Board
Regular Meeting
April 2, 2025
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MEETING ADJOURNED AT 6:35 PM.
______________________________
Wesley Park, Chairperson
Respectfully Submitted By:
______________________________________
Breanna Earley, Recording Secretary
Agenda (the City's wording)
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I. Opening Matters
1. Call to Order
2. Pledge of Allegiance
3. Roll Call
II. Approval of Agenda and Minutes
1. Agenda: Regular Meeting of April 2, 2025.
2. Minutes: Regular Meeting of March 5, 2025.
III. Old Business
IV. New Business
1. PZ 25-02800001 Michael C. Blake Subdivision – Lennar Homes Development Agreement for Affordable Housing
V. Tree Board
VI. Other Business
VII. Next Meeting Date: Wednesday, May 7, 2025
VIII. Adjournment
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city published a request for a request for proposal or RFP for the redevelopment of this property into affordable single family housing to further the Diamond Square Community Redevelopment plan objectives. Which are to
in the Diamond Square community and the city of Cocoa to create vibrant, sustainable neighborhoods that provide a range of housing options while integrating well with the existing community fabric and to increase partnerships with housing developers. The RFP also stated specific requirements for the developer that they be experienced and well financed, capable of purchasing all identified lots to develop and able to construct affordable housing on all lots within a specified timeframe.
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develop the 17 lots into 32 home sites, each of which would accommodate a two story, approximately 16 foot wide home carefully designed to maximize maximize usable space with sizes ranging from. 1295 square feet to approximately 1700 square feet and would be sold for a maximum sales price, not exceeding the affordable threshold established by
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negotiation of a development agreement that establishes guidelines and parameters for the development of this property. The subject parcels are zoned RU 1-7, which is single family residential with ‸ a future land use designation of medium density residential, which allows up to 15 dwelling units per acre. RU 1-7 generally requires larger lot sizes, at least 7,500 square feet with 75 foot minimum widths. However, diamond square already consists of many smaller lots that are nonconforming with many being 50 feet or less in width. Also,
specifically in diamond square to promote the development of essential housing on currently available small lots as one means of addressing housing needs.
in accordance with the requirements set forth in the development agreement. The project proposes three different floor plans, each offering three different exterior elevations to achieve architectural diversity and a broader range of choices for residents.
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Staff is currently requesting the developer consider a fourth floor plan to be offered ‸ on the two lots between Temple Street and Barbara Jenkins that offers a bedroom on the first floor.
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these variances will be required to that, all of which will be incorporated into the development agreement. The minimum lot size shall be reduced from 7500 square feet to a minimum of 3515 square feet. The minimum lot width shall be reduced from 75 to 37 feet. The minimum lot depth shall be reduced from 100 feet to 95 feet deep. The maximum lot
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materials and a little bit of a varying design on the front elevation. and this is the floor plan for the Breeze, which is the smallest of the three models. It's 1295 square feet, three bedroom, two and a half bath and all of these are ‸ one car garage and all the bedrooms as I mentioned are on the second floor. and
offered for for this model. Again, varying in the different building materials on the elevation. And here's the floor plan for the Cypress, which is 1524 square feet. Again, a three bedroom and a two and
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which is, again, three elevations with the varying building materials. And the floor plan is the largest of the three at 1684 square feet. This is the four bedroom model, also two and a half bath. so in accordance with section 1521 of the city of Cocoa and
and the Florida statutes to income qualify all potential buyers to ensure the purchases are classified as very low, low or moderate income persons as defined in section 420 of the Florida statutes that they provide enhanced landscaping fencing and
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of energy efficient building materials and methods in the new homes. So the development agreement aligns with the goals, objectives, and policies of the city of Cocoa comprehensive plans, future land use element and housing element, as well as those of the Diamond Square redevelopment plan, including redevelopment, and promoting vitality and redevelopment of the three community redevelopment areas, and encouraging and promoting the provision of decent, safe, and sanitary housing, the housing supply, energy efficiency, location of housing to provide appropriate locations for very low, low, and moderate income housing, incentives for affordable housing, and finally, infill development. ‸ development agreement agreement agreement
is still subject to negotiation of some minor points, but it's not anticipated the conceptual development plan or the building plans presented will change, except for the possible addition of that fourth floor plan, and elevation to accommodate the bedroom on the first floor. so therefore staff recommends requests the recommendation of approval to the city council of this development agreement for affordable housing in
situated in the diamond square community redevelopment area affecting approximately 2.83 acres of city owned property located generally on mango Avenue Valencia Avenue and Blake Avenue
into 32 of affordable single-family homes with lots not less than 37 feet in width and 95 feet in depth the agreement establishes building elevations and floor plans for the future homes and describes development schedules and future permitting requirements and
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kind of a commensurate or coinciding, I guess, upgrading of the amenities or interior of the homes, but that's not been decided at this point. What we're talking about in terms of the waivers or variances are ‸ the proposal is requesting some deviations from the existing code, and primarily the ‸ ones that were ‸ read out, and in particular about the width of the lots, which are going to be substantially, you know, narrower than what is ordinarily required in the district. So those are the variances or waivers that we're talking about, is
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‸ the utilities one, that's probably the hardest one to factor in, and I know that's not exactly what you have to do. I'm just asking the general question of, you know, is that done by some government table of what utilities cost a standard person on the size of the home? Is that what that is?
I can answer that. The lender through basically the interview for the mortgage process. The builder who subsequently will retain some type of mortgage company and or utilize their own, because they do have one, will do in the interview process
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All right. So I will close this to the board and open it up to the public. And we do have a card. I don't know if it's just in case we have questions, but
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this proposal. Are these going to be CBF homes or a stick frame? Or is there any is it going to be half and half bottom being CBF and top being stick? Okay. That's my only question. All right.
You were dead on. I was going to ask that also. Thank you. I think that this is going to be an example that we're going to see more often in the area here as well as other cities.
And the only way to contradict that, because if they do get ‸ come down any, it's not going to be substantial or equal to what it was before we got into our needs of affordable housing and also smaller structures. This is an example of what we're probably going to see more of. And, um, I think it's a good project from what I've read here. Um, and as
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I want to go ahead and make a recommendation. Yes, ma'am. So I would like to make a recommendation for the staff request for approval to the city council of the development agreement of affordable housing in the Michael C. Blake subdivision. I'll second it.
Okay. Any further discussion on the item? All in favor? Aye. Any opposed? Just in case. All right. Motion passes. This year. This year. Yeah, you're right. All right. So we'll move on to item number five, the tree board. Do we have any items that we need to discuss on that? Okay.
Board members. I actually have a quick update for you. Um, at the last meeting, uh, several of you had inquired about an update for the Oak tree that had been removed over at the, on the,
Um, so I checked, I went back through my records and actually, um, um, I got a message from Abby Morgan with public works that she had contacted someone at the county at with the the county with the school board and, uh,
that, um, ‸ an arborist had come out, evaluated the tree. And then someone from the city also evaluated the tree and both determined that it was 75% dead and determined that it needed to be removed. So just, just to say that there was some oversight on that. Um, and, uh, you know, reviewing the, the code on the, um, on the requirements and exemptions, uh,
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to prevent what we've experienced. Where they were oak trees being removed without legitimate reasons. And so it was a way to try to save what trees we can't. And if they can't, uh, we look into the possibilities of
Right. And even though Todd had brought this up and I'm glad that we're addressing it now, and I'm glad to hear that they had an arborist look at it and all that. But what had transpired in the past, that information was brought to our board. So we would also be informed because before they didn't even have an arborist involved at all.
covered, but I think we needed to be a little more involved. Uh, it is a fact Laurel Oaks only live 70 some odd years. They grow really fast. They get just as big as live Oaks, but they're the ones that don't have a lifespan like,
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So I just hope that in the future that we could still be able to get that information for the board. So we don't lose track. It's not an all the time thing. This tree subject, there aren't
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again, um, in the past we had on the agenda, it says old business, which of course, that's not the issue. But we also had open discussion and the open discussion. I'll give you an example. Uh,
For some reason, that's not being put anymore. We had, uh, concerned, um, citizens, uh, be able to address the board, uh, on issues of, um, their property that they feel, uh, they did that they were mistreated. And it gave them a chance to voice that concern to the board here, where then that information, once people see the recording, it also now is shared with the council and other people because this is, uh, recorded and it's public. Uh, but the item that I'm, I'm getting at is the open business allowed this particular person to come before the board. And,
and that as a builder and a lot of other people know this also lime rock is, is a very good base material, especially if you ever in the future want to put concrete down because that makes it more of a stable ground. So in the meantime, while you're trying to save up money for all the
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of concrete, you can put the, um, the, uh, lime rock down ‸ and it helps to prevent dirt from coming in your house, uh, rather than it not being there. And
a vote whether somebody can put lime rock down or not. So when this citizen came before the board and presented this, the board reacted, uh, in a way that it was like, wait a minute, this, this doesn't seem to make sense. And long story short, the man was able not only to stop being, uh, contacted about the lime rock on his driveway.
uh, building department the way that it was. And so he ended up not having to be forced to spend even more money for something he thought it didn't need a permit for. And that's an example of the open discussion part that allows a citizen to bring to our attention to an issue like this. The way the board here voted, uh, we voted that we agreed with his concern that, uh, and we suggested that the council, uh, be sent a message that we feel that that should not be enforced anymore because it was in the starting stages.
with our board, that's an example of the open business that isn't going to be utilized a lot, just like the tree item here. But I think it is important for an example of this being, um, one, uh, way of, uh, satisfying issues with the citizens in reference to something that was being, uh, changed or, or wanting to change the requirements and not be, uh, too detrimental.
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Yes. But that's why you see more of the decorative fencing, like your wrought iron, uh, fencing and, um, even fancier wood fencing as well as the plastic, the white fencing.
The chain link is, uh, got a lot of negatives. It's not very attractive. It is less expensive to put up, but in order for the city to become more physically attractive, that was something that was done years ago, but it wasn't brought up a lot.
but it finally was remembered that that was something that the city, um, voted not to allow except for certain areas. So that was an example of some of the things for this open discussion. I'm sorry it took too long, but I wanted to give some background. So everybody on the board, especially the new people knew what had transpired since I'm bringing this up. Like, oh, this needs to be here. I don't want anybody left on the dark in the dark like that.
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set up like, okay, tree board. Is there anything there, uh, that needs to be discussed under tree board? And, uh, if we didn't have this issue that Jenny brought up, we would have moved on. And it's the same thing under new business or open discussion. If there isn't anything here, you know, it isn't. And that's how it's going to be handled,
Is that not correct that if there was other business and there were people here who needed to speak to the PNZ, they could present a card under other business? I wonder. Ask my right.
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a board member wanted to invite someone to speak during that, um, period of time. Generally, I believe we, we kind of talked about that at the meeting before and the board would agree that it was okay to invite that person to speak.
Exactly. Yeah. And that's, that's the, uh, under open discussion is also when we would have board members ask of city staff updates on some of the projects. Like when we were trying to get the hotel downtown, ‸ that's the point where we would get the updates from the staff, right? Okay. Yeah, exactly. All right. Thank you. Thank you.
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work with the fire department. And there, there was times when he would find, uh, issues with developments and, uh, and, and bring up, uh, a unique perspective and actually get them corrected. Um,
Flag: numbers, amounts, negation or names differ between the machine readings · 00:33:04–00:33:09 · unresolved: the words are not shown (unclear audio); listen to the recording
Flag: numbers, amounts, negation or names differ between the machine readings; the recognizer flagged its own output; a language review questioned the wording · 00:33:32–00:34:09 · unresolved: the words are not shown (unclear audio); listen to the recording