City Commission Workshop on 2025-06-02 10:00 AM — North Port, FL
Date: 2025-06-02

4970 CITY HALL BLVD
 City of North Port NORTH PORT, FL 34286



 Meeting Agenda

 City Commission Workshop
 CITY COMMISSIONERS
 Phil Stokes, Mayor
 Pete Emrich, Vice Mayor
 Barbara Langdon, Commissioner
 David Duval, Commissioner
 Demetrius Petrow, Commissioner

 APPOINTED OFFICIALS
 Jerome Fletcher, City Manager
 Michael Golen, Interim City Attorney
 Heather Faust, City Clerk

Monday, June 2, 2025 10:00 AM City Commission Chambers


PUBLIC COMMENT: Properly submitted comments will be accepted and included in the official record of the meeting
pursuant to City Commission Policy No. 2020-04.

Public comment may be submitted in the following ways:

In Person Attendance: Submit a comment card to the City Clerk. Comment cards with completed information may be
submitted until the Mayor closes Public Comment for the agenda item. Public comment is limited to three minutes per
person.

Online: Submit a written eComment using the eComment link at cityofnorthport.legistar.com/Calendar. The link will be
available online at 8:00 a.m. the day before the meeting until one hour prior to the start of the meeting. Your public
comment is limited to 2,000 characters.

Voice Mail Message: Leave a voice mail message via telephone at 941-429-1032. Voice Mail messages will be
accepted the day before the meeting from 8:00 a.m. until one hour prior to the start of the meeting. Please provide
information as listed in the City’s outgoing message. The message must not exceed two minutes, fifteen seconds.


CALL TO ORDER

ROLL CALL

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

1. PUBLIC COMMENT:

(The purpose of the Public Comments Section of the Agenda is for members of the public to speak to the City
Commission/District Governing Body on any subject pertaining to City Business whether or not it is on the Agenda, with
the exception of Quasi-Judicial Items.)


2. PRESENTATIONS: TIME LIMIT OF 15 MINUTES

A. 25-2229 Presentation by the North Port Natural Resources Division Regarding
 North Port Environmental Scorecard

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 Attachments: Environmental Scorecard Presentation
 Environmental Scorecard Visual

B. 25-2315 Presentation by Gale West Regarding Current Status and Future of the
 North Port Art Center.
 Attachments: Presentation


3. GENERAL BUSINESS:

A. 25-2247 Discussion and Possible Action Regarding the Unified Land Development
 Code, Section 3.2.3.B. Non-Residential Uses in the Corridor Transitional
 (CT) and Corridor (COR) Zoning Districts (Limitation on Hours of
 Operation).
 Attachments: Standard Zoning District Use Table
 Economic Development Element
 Economic Develoment and Growth Management Pillar
 4-15-25 CEDAB Meeting Minutes

B. 25-2248 Discussion and Possible Action Regarding the Code of the City of North
 Port, Florida, Chapter 6 - Alcoholic Beverages, Sec. 6-4. - Sales Near
 Churches or Schools.
 Attachments: North Port and Surrounding Local Government Distance Regulations
 Economic Development Element
 Economic Development and Growth Management Pillar
 4-15-25 CEDAB Meeting Minutes


4. PUBLIC COMMENT:

(The purpose of the Public Comments Section of the Agenda is for members of the public to speak to the City
Commission/District Governing Body on any subject pertaining to City Business whether or not it is on the Agenda, with
the exception of Quasi-Judicial Items.)


5. ADJOURNMENT:




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NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY OF REPORTS - The Agenda is a summary of the proposed actions to be taken by the City
Commission. For almost every agenda item, the City staff has prepared materials for Commission consideration and
provided a staff recommendation. All of these materials are available at the City Clerk's Office, during normal
business hours, for inspection and (for a fee) copying. Questions on these materials may be directed to the staff
member who prepared them, or to the City Clerk's Office, who will refer you to the appropriate person.

AMERICAN WITH DISABILITIES ACT OF 1990 - The North Port City Hall is wheelchair accessible. Special parking is
available on the west side of City Hall and the building may be accessed from the parking area. Persons with hearing
difficulties should contact the City Clerk to obtain a hearing device for use during meetings.

NONDISCRIMINATION: The City of North Port does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age,
disability, family or religious status, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or physical
characteristic in administration of its programs, activities or services.

No stenographic record by a certified court reporter is made of these recordings. Accordingly, anyone seeking to
appeal any of the decisions involving the matters herein will be responsible for making a verbatim record of the
meeting/testimony and evidence upon which any appeal is to be based. Copies of the recordings are available (for a
fee) at the City Clerk's Office.




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4970 CITY HALL BLVD
 City of North Port NORTH PORT, FL 34286



 Action Report
 City Commission Workshop
 CITY COMMISSIONERS
 Phil Stokes, Mayor
 Pete Emrich, Vice Mayor
 Barbara Langdon, Commissioner
 David Duval, Commissioner
 Demetrius Petrow, Commissioner

 APPOINTED OFFICIALS
 Jerome Fletcher, City Manager
 Michael Golen, Interim City Attorney
 Heather Faust, City Clerk

Monday, June 2, 2025 10:00 AM City Commission Chambers


CALL TO ORDER

ROLL CALL

ALSO PRESENT

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

1. PUBLIC COMMENT:

2. PRESENTATIONS: TIME LIMIT OF 15 MINUTES


 A. Presentation by the North Port Natural Resources Division Regarding
 North Port Environmental Scorecard

 B. Presentation by Gale West Regarding Current Status and Future of the
 North Port Art Center.
3. GENERAL BUSINESS:


 A. Discussion and Possible Action Regarding the Unified Land Development
 Code, Section 3.2.3.B. Non-Residential Uses in the Corridor Transitional
 (CT) and Corridor (COR) Zoning Districts (Limitation on Hours of
 Operation).
 There was consensus to direct the City Manager to bring back recommendations
 for adjusting the current Unified Land Development Code corridor and transitional
 coordinator districts to include additional educational data regarding unintentional
 business prevention.

 B. Discussion and Possible Action Regarding the Code of the City of North
 Port, Florida, Chapter 6 - Alcoholic Beverages, Sec. 6-4. - Sales Near
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 Churches or Schools.
 There was consensus to direct the City Manager to prepare an agenda item for a
 future meeting regarding amending the Code of the City of North Port, Florida,
 Chapter 6 - Alcoholic Beverages, Sec. 6-4. - Sales Near Churches or Schools to 1.
 Specify that the distance requirements apply only to adult oriented businesses, bars
 and night clubs; 2. Reduce the distance requirements between businesses selling
 alcoholic beverages and churches and schools to from 800-feet to 600-feet; 3.
 Specify that the distance requirement shall not be imposed on businesses selling
 alcoholic beverages when a church operating in a strip commercial center is within
 the established distance; and 4. Specify that school as used in these regulations
 means a state-accredited public or private school for children from the preschool or
 kindergarten level through senior high school but shall not be deemed to include
 any other types of schools.

4. PUBLIC COMMENT:

5. ADJOURNMENT:




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