Planning and Zoning / Local Planning Agency

City of Cocoa 65 Stone Street Cocoa, FL 32922 Meeting Agenda Wednesday, October 6, 2021 6:00 PM Cocoa City Council Chambers Planning and Zoning / Local Planning Agency Planning and Zoning / Local Meeting Agenda October 6, 2021 Planning Agency I. CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE II. APPROVAL OF AGENDA AND MINUTES: AGENDA: 21-666 Approval of the October 6, 2021 Planning and Zoning Agenda Attachments: PZ Short Agenda.pdf MINUTES: 21-667 Approval of the June 2, 2021 Planning and Zoning Minutes Attachments: 06-02-2021 FINAL.pdf III: NEW BUSINESS: 21-665 Consideration of an ordinance 14-2021 of The City of Cocoa, Brevard County, Florida; relating to backyard chickens; amending Chapter 5 – Animals and Fowl of the city code to allow the keeping of chickens and chicken coops within certain residential zoning districts subject to certain enumerated conditions; creating definitions; establishing a permitting process; providing for the repeal of prior inconsistent ordinances and resolutions, severability, incorporation into the code, and an effective date. Attachments: Chicken Ad 14-2021.docx Ordinance 14-2021 Backyard Chickens.docx IV. NEXT MEETING DATE: The next regularly scheduled meeting of the Planning and Zoning Board will be on Wednesday, November 3, 2021 at 6:00 PM at the Cocoa City Hall, 65 Stone Street, Cocoa, Florida. V. ADJOURNMENT NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC: City of Cocoa Page 2 Printed on 10/1/2021 Planning and Zoning / Local Meeting Agenda October 6, 2021 Planning Agency This is a public meeting. All interested parties may attend in person. The facility wherein this public meeting will be held is accessible to the physically handicapped. In accordance with the Americans With Disabilities Act, persons needing assistance to participate in any of these proceedings should contact the City Clerk of the City of Cocoa, listed below, at least 48 hours prior to the meeting: Carie Shealy, City Clerk, 65 Stone Street, Cocoa, by telephone at (321) 433-8484 or via email at cshealy@cocoafl.org. Additionally, interested persons may view or listen to the meeting electronically at the following internet sites: (1) https://tinyurl.com/s5e875r or (2) https://cocoa.legistar.com/DepartmentDetail.aspx?ID=26365&GUID=FF9D3369-D354-4FAB-800A - 57D0AEE30153&Mode=MainBody However, the City is not responsible for technical difficulties that may occur while attempting to view or listen to the meeting on the internet. Interested persons may submit their written comments or questions regarding the meeting prior to the meeting through Email at abernard@cocoafl.org. Any electronic comments submitted will be made part of the meeting record. Written comments or questions not relevant to the meeting agenda will not be made part of the meeting record but will be maintained as public record. Pursuant to Section 286.0105, Florida Statutes, the City hereby advises the public that: if a person decides to appeal any decision made by the City Council with respect to any matter considered at its meeting or hearing, that person will need a record of the proceedings and for such purpose, affected persons may need to assure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, and such record shall include the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based. This notice does not constitute consent by the City for the introduction or admission into evidence of otherwise inadmissible or irrelevant evidence, nor does it authorize challenges or appeals otherwise not allowed by law. Although members of the public are entitled to be heard by the City Council on certain items on the meeting agenda pursuant to the City Council Rules of Procedure, members of the public are not entitled to an immediate response by either administrative staff members or Council; however, the City Council or administrative staff may provide a response at their discretion. When presenting before the City Council, all comments or questions should be directed to the Mayor or the chair of the meeting . Comments or questions should not be made directly to administrative staff without permission from the Mayor or chair. Public debate by individual speakers from the audience on public hearing items shall be limited to three (3) minutes. Applicants or representatives of recognized groups with special interests in a matter shall be limited to ten (10) minutes; and total debate on a single issue shall be limited to thirty (30) minutes. Only one presentation per person per item shall be allowed. A Council member may add an item to the agenda during the meeting only at the time the agenda is approved. If the item requires action by the Council, then it may be added to the agenda by an affirmative vote of the Council, and written documentation must be submitted at the time the item is added to the agenda. Matters may also be raised by the Council, City Manager or City Attorney under reports and acted upon by the City Council. This agenda is posted on the Municipal Bulletin Board for public review. City of Cocoa Page 3 Printed on 10/1/2021