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CASSELBERRY CITY COMMISSION Minutes of June 12, 2017 —Regular Meeting Page 13 of 17 and developers the City had worked with in the past and they were well received. Ms. Hanna stated that these guidelines would be unique to the City of Casselberry, as other cities had design guidelines within overlay districts, but did not have blanket design guidelines. She added that when developing the guidelines she had looked at other cities, including some outside the State of Florida that had a similar makeup as Casselberry, in that they had major highways bisecting the city. In response to questions from Commissioner Meadows Ms. Hanna explained that the site plan review had some flexibility in that it contained a waiver process in the event it was found that any of the criteria were determined to be too onerous for a developer. She added that amendments to the guidelines could be brought back to commission if staff determined it was necessary. Ms. Reischmann added that that for any of the dimensional requirements a variance could be sought by the developer. Public Hearing: Mayor Glancy stated this was a public hearing to hear and consider comments and questions regarding Ordinance 17-1460. The following individual came forward to address Ordinance 17-1460: Mr. John Casselberry, 700 South Lost Lake Lane, expressed concerns about the regulation of design standards and urged the Commission to be careful about stifling the creativity involved in the design of buildings which is what makes them unique. No one else came forward to address Ordinance 17-1460. Mayor Glancy closed the public hearing relative to Ordinance 17-1460. Budget Impact: There is no impact to the City Budget. Recommendation: The City Manager and the Community Development Director recommended adoption of Ordinance 17-1460 on second reading. MOTION: Commissioner Solomon moved to adopt Ordinance 17-1460 on second and final reading, as presented. Motion was seconded by Vice Mayor Aramendia. Discussion: Commissioner Meadows commended staff for the thought, time and energy that went into preparing this ordinance, noting he was glad to hear that the City would be responsive if it was felt that one or more of the elements may be hindering the City's development goals. He added that he was pleased that the City would be requiring higher quality construction going forward while being cognizant and responsive to the market. Mayor Glancy voiced agreement with Commissioner Meadows' comments and perspective, noting that she was glad for the City to be a pioneer or trendsetter of something as positive as this could be. She added that she was glad for the flexibility that was being included in the process and that the guidelines were well received by the developers and local businesses that were contacted. She again thanked Ms. Hanna for her presentation and the hard work of staff. Motion carried unanimously by voice vote 5-0.