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Planning & Zoning Commission/ Local Planning Agency Minutes January 13, 2021 Page 3 Ms. Burke stated that no additional fill is being proposed for the area. She said the Building Department and the Engineer have made a site visit to their property. She said if additional fill is needed, they were informed what steps would be necessary to accomplish that. Ms. Burke stated the plans provided to the Commission are generic plans for the structure. In response to the Commission's question, Mr. Burke said they agree that there will be no water, power, or plumbing. Mr. Phillips asked if there was anyone in the audience who wished to speak in favor of, or in opposition to, the request. Ms. Colleen Hufford, 527 Queens Mirror Circle, Casselberry, Florida came forward to speak in opposition to the request. Ms. Hufford questioned the vision for lakefront properties in Casselberry. She stated when she moved into her home 40 years ago there were deed restrictions that restricted accessory structures and she was not sure if the deed restrictions were reviewed for this conditional use request. Ms. Hufford expressed concerns with impervious surface due to the low area on her property and the adjacent property. She was concerned that this could become an industrial use. Ms. Hufford said it is a storage unit within view of her backyard and the neighbor to the left. She suggested using fencing to screen that type of structure. Mr. Bill Hufford, 527 Queens Mirror Circle, Casselberry, Florida came forward to speak in opposition to the request. Mr. Hufford expressed concerns with flooding issues with the additional impervious surface and the inability for Code Compliance to observe violations behind structures. Mr. Hufford suggested the City should send a courtesy notice to surrounding property owners notifying them of conditional use requests. A general discussion ensued regarding that a 500 square foot accessory structure could have electricity and would not require conditional use approval, a structure over 500 square foot requires conditional use approval, and the use of the structure for storage would eliminate the outside storage. Ms. Neysa Borkert explained the conditional use process. Ms. Borkert stated that deed restrictions are private restrictions on the property and the City cannot make decisions based on the deed restrictions or enforce the deed restrictions. Ms. Borkert stated that a violation of the deed restrictions would require in a civil action and some deed restrictions may no longer exist.