January 25, 2023

  1. Minutes

The Development Review Committee (DRC) of the City of Titusville, Florida met in session in Council Chambers located at 555 South Washington Avenue on Wednesday January 25, 2023 at 9:00 a.m.

 

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Deputy Community Development Director Mandy Lamothe called the meeting to order at 9:00 am. Present were Engineering Manager Ashleigh Smith, Fire Marshal Paul Anderson, Principle Planner Eddy Galindo, City Engineer Kwabena Ofosu, and Building Official Steve Adams.  Also present was Recording Secretary Laurie Dargie.

 

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Mr. Galindo made a motion to approve the January 4, 2023 minutes. Ms. Smith seconded. There was a unanimous voice vote in favor.

 

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New Business

 

 

DRC# 2-2023 – Falcon’s Roost Subdivision

Ms. Lamothe read the staff report. 

 

The waiver requested is as follows: 

 

The applicant is requesting the Development Review Committee (DRC) to grant the following waiver: 

 

  1. To the criteria specified in the City’s Transportation Infrastructure Technical Design Manual Chapter 9 – Transportation Infrastructure, Section 9.6 General Layout of Streets, Section 9.6.4 which establishes the maximum cul-de-sac length of five hundred (500) feet.

 

Section 9.6.4. states, “Cul-de-sacs shall not exceed five hundred (500) feet in length, unless greater length is accepted by the Development Review Committee (DRC), and shall be provided with a turnaround having a right-of-way radius of at least fifty (50) feet.”

 

The proposed request is associated with the Falcon’s Roost Subdivision which is currently under Preliminary Plat/Site Plan review.   The proposed subdivision consists of 28 single-family home lots.

 

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Sid Chehayeb, Consulting Civil Engineers Inc. 3650 Bobbi Lane Titusville, Florida came to speak in favor of this item.

 

Stan Johnston of 860 Poinsettia Avenue Titusville, Florida came to speak neither for nor against this item.

 

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Mr. Galindo made a motion to approve the waiver request as presented as it meets criteria one (1).  Ms. Smith seconded.

 

Roll call was as follows:

 

Eddy Galindo             Yes

Ashleigh Smith           Yes

Paul Anderson            Yes

Kwabena Ofosu          Yes

Steve Adams               Yes

 

Motion Passed.

 

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Public Comment

 

Stan Johnston of 860 Poinsettia Avenue Titusville, Florida came to speak about SNJ Oaks, untruths etc.

 

Robin Fisher of 1625 Garden Street Titusville, Florida came to request that city staff consider moving the Falcon’s Roost review process along quickly as staff is familiar with the project.

 

Sid Chehayeb, Consulting Civil Engineers Inc. 3650 Bobbi Lane Titusville, Florida said that if city staff needs anything regarding the Falcon Roost project to please let him know and he will provide it.

   

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Adjournment at approximately 9:24 a.m.