Clermont council conditionally backs rezoning, setback variance for Chapmon Heating

The Clermont Town Council on March 12 voted unanimously to support petitions 2025-CZN-864 and 2025-CVR-864, which would rezone a parcel adjacent to Chapmon Heating and reduce its side-yard setback to allow a parking expansion.

Attorney Bob Lutz summarized the petitions and the council’s discussion, noting town expectations for drainage connections and landscaping. Councilor Mike Beam moved that the town support the rezoning and variance provided the petitioner ties drainage into existing systems (assuming sufficient capacity) and plants native trees and shrubs; Councilor Frank Lemaire seconded. A roll-call vote recorded five ayes and the motion carried.

Council members commended the petitioner as a generally cooperative local business willing to work with town drainage and native-planting requests. The council’s approval is a recommendation/support position; any formal zoning or variance approval beyond the council would follow the standard municipal or county review processes spelled out in the petitions and relevant zoning authority.

Councilors did not specify final engineering details for the drainage tie-in at the public meeting; they conditioned support on sufficient downstream capacity and the installation of native vegetation as stormwater and visual mitigation. The transcript indicates the petitioner has cooperated with Town requests on drainage tie-ins and native plantings in prior interactions.

Next steps include follow-up with the petitioner and confirmation of capacity for the proposed drainage connections before final administrative or permitting steps proceed.