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CASSELBERRY CITY COMMISSION Minutes of December 9, 2013 — Regular Meeting Page 16 of 24 be added to the duties of a magistrate if the City chose to use that option. Mr. James Fraleigh, 23 Teresa Court, voiced concerns about whether using a special magistrate for code enforcement proceedings would actually result in any cost savings. He also expressed that he felt using residents for the Code Enforcement Board would give a much stronger sense of community than using an attorney as a special magistrate. Mayor Glancy passed the gavel to Vice Mayor Hr fford and left the Commission Chambers at 5:58p. in. Mayor Glancy returned to the Chambers at 6: 01 p. m. No one else came forward. MOTION: Commissioner Solomon moved to approve Ordinance 13 -1400 on first reading, as presented. Motion was seconded by Commissioner Aramendia. Discussion: Additional discussion ensued regarding clarification that the ordinance only added the option for a Special Magistrate into the Code, but also provided for utilizing a Code Enforcement Board if in the future it was determined the Special Magistrate option was not working as well as anticipated. There was also discussion regarding the possibility of increased compliance; qualifications of the Special Magistrate; monitoring of the success of utilizing the Special Magistrate and reporting back to the Commission for evaluation of the program; and continuity of the appeals process. Motion carried unanimously by voice vote 5 -0. B. Ordinance 13 -1401— Amendment to the Official Zoning Map for Properties Located at 1815 SR 436 (ZB 13 -02) The City Clerk read Ordinance 13 -1401 by title as follows: "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CASSELBERRY, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE CITY OF CASSELBERRY OFFICIAL ZONING MAP AS ESTABLISHED IN ARTICLE IV, SECTION 2 -4.3, UNIFIED LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS OF THE CITY OF CASSELBERRY, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED AND SUPPLEMENTED; ESTABLISHING THE ZONING CLASSIFICATION OF "PMX -MID" (PLANNED MIXED USE: MEDIUM -RISE) FOR THE PARCELS DESCRIBED IN SECTION 1 OF THIS ORDINANCE; PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION, CONFLICTS, SEVERABILITY, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE." Presentation: Community Development Director Sandra Smith gave a brief overview of the item, stating that this was a request for rezoning of five properties owned by Aloma Baptist Church to Planned Mixed Use — Medium Rise (PMX -MID). She added that the properties included two existing properties owned by Aloma Baptist Church in addition to three new properties which the church had acquired for the purpose of constructing a fellowship hall adjacent to the existing facility. Ms. Smith explained that the church would have to go through conditional use approval, plat and site plan approval in addition to the rezoning, and that the rezoning was necessary to correspond with the existing Future Land Use of Major Thoroughfare Mixed Use (MTMU). She advised that notification had been