2/12/2018 PZC Minutes
GORDON COUNTY
PLANNING and ZONING COMMISSION MINUTES
FEBRUARY 12, 2018
The Gordon County Planning Commission held a Public Hearing on Monday, February 12, 2018 at 6:00 p.m. in the Conference Room of the Gordon County Administration Building for the purpose of hearing variance and zoning change requests.
Members present were:
Randy Rule, Butch Layson, Jerry Lovelace, Nathan Serritt, and Eddie Smith
Randy Rule called the meeting to order and advised all present of the sign-up sheets available for those who wish to address the Planning Commission on any of the zoning or variance change applications.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
A motion was made by Jerry Lovelace to approve the minutes of the previous meeting of January 8, 2018. Butch Layson seconded the motion. All voted aye. The minutes were approved as written.
REZONING APPLICATION #Z17-23, SONYA G. IRMSCHER
(Tabled from January 8, 2018)
Chairman Rule read rezoning application #Z17-23, Sonya G. Irmscher, requesting to rezone a .81 acre tract located at 301 Switch Road, Calhoun from A-1 to R-1. Sonya Irmscher represented the request explaining that this .81 acre tract is to be subdivided off from the original 6.80 acres to build a small house and the existing old house on this tract will be torn down. All adjoining property owners had been notified.
Ursula Richardson, Zoning Administrator for Gordon County, recommended that the rezoning request identified as Application #Z17-23 be approved.
Jerry Lovelace made the motion to approve the rezoning application identified as #Z17-23 from A-1 to R-1. Nathan Serritt seconded the motion. All voted aye. The recommendation for approval was sent to the Board of Commissioners.
VARIANCE APPLICATION #V17-16, ROGER & TERESA RACE
Chairman Rule read variance application #V17-16, Roger and Teresa Race, requesting a variance on a 71.22 acre tract located at 436 Liberty Church Road, Ranger. Mr. Race represented the request explaining that they would like to build a metal building approximately 2400-2800 square feet to house worm farming equipment and increase the maximum requirement of 500 square feet for metal structures. All adjoining property owners had been notified.
Ursula Richardson, Zoning Administrator for Gordon County, recommended that the variance request identified as Application #V17-16 be approved.
Eddie Smith made the motion to approve the variance application identified as #V17-16 as requested. Jerry Lovelace seconded the motion. All voted aye. The variance was granted. The thirty-(30) day appeal period was explained.
VARIANCE APPLICATION #V18-01 & REZONING APPLICATION #Z18-01, SHANNON NORMAN
Chairman Rule read variance application #V18-01 and rezoning application #Z18-01, Shannon Norman, on property located on Pocket Road, Sugar Valley. Ms. Norman represented the request explaining that she is requesting a variance on a 25.36 acre tract at 905 Pocket Road to be able to construct a 1620 square feet metal building for equipment, workshop, tools, ATV, tractors, etc. therefore asking to increase the maximum 500 square feet size of metal structure by approximately 1120 square feet. Also, Ms. Norman would like to request to rezone .573 acres and the existing house at 904 Pocket Road from A-1 to R-1, from her existing 25.36 acres to sell to a potential buyer. All adjoining property owners had been notified.
Ursula Richardson, Zoning Administrator for Gordon County, recommended that the variance request identified as Application #V18-01 be approved, and that the rezoning request identified as Application #Z18-01 be approved.
On Variance Application #V18-01, Nathan Serritt made the motion to approve the variance as requested. Butch Layson seconded the motion. All voted aye. The variance was granted. The thirty-(30) day appeal period was explained.
On Rezoning Application #Z18-01, Eddie Smith made the motion to approve the rezoning request from A-1 to R-1. Jerry Lovelace seconded the motion. All voted aye. The recommendation for approval was sent to the Board of Commissioners.
VARIANCE APPLICATION #V18-02, ANDREW KENNETH OLDHAM
Chairman Rule read variance application #V18-02, Andrew Kenneth Oldham, requesting a variance on a 5.39 acre tract located at 104 Ridgeview Trail, Calhoun. Mr. Oldham represented the request explaining that he would like to build a 24×26 metal building for a garage and storage and increase the maximum requirement of 500 square feet for metal structures to 624 square feet. All adjoining property owners had been notified.
Ursula Richardson, Zoning Administrator for Gordon County, recommended that the variance request identified as Application #V18-02 be approved.
Jerry Lovelace made the motion to approve the variance application identified as #V18-02 as requested. Nathan Serritt seconded the motion. All voted aye. The variance was granted. The thirty-(30) day appeal period was explained.
VARIANCE APPLICATION #V18-03 & REZONING APPLICATION #Z18-02, MAEGAN CUNNINGHAM
Chairman Rule read variance application #V18-03 and rezoning application #Z18-02, Maegan Cunningham, on property located on Pinyan Road, Ranger. Kevin Cunningham represented the request for his daughter explaining that she is requesting a variance on a 1.11 acre tract and to rezone same property from A-1 to R-1 to build a home. This is family owned property that was subdivided from larger tracts, .561 acres deeded from her grandmother and .549 acres deeded from her parents, so she does not qualify for the family ties division and to access this property she will have to use a 20 feet easement to the property. All adjoining property owners had been notified.
Ursula Richardson, Zoning Administrator for Gordon County, recommended that the variance request identified as Application #V18-03 be approved, and that the rezoning request identified as Application #Z18-02 be approved.
On Variance Application #V18-03, Butch Layson made the motion to approve the variance as requested. Jerry Lovelace seconded the motion. All voted aye. The variance was granted. The thirty-(30) day appeal period was explained.
On Rezoning Application #Z18-02, Eddie Smith made the motion to approve the rezoning request from A-1 to R-1. Butch Layson seconded the motion. All voted aye. The recommendation for approval was sent to the Board of Commissioners.
REZONING APPLICATION #Z18-04, PATRICIA CHERYL BLACKSTOCK
Chairman Rule read rezoning application #Z18-04, Patricia Cheryl Blackstock, requesting to rezone a 2.61 acre tract located at 260 Lance Road, Calhoun from A-1 to O-I. Terry Brumlow, a local attorney, represented the request explaining Mrs. Blackstock has established a 501 c(3) corporation as to preserve items onsite from our southern agricultural heritage and to start a museum. Mrs. Blackstock stated that she has been working on plans to operate a museum of this type since 2010. She presently it is open only by appointment so the traffic is minimal but the parking area will accommodate handicapped parking and as well as motor-home parking. All adjoining property owners had been notified.
Ursula Richardson, Zoning Administrator for Gordon County, recommended that the rezoning request identified as Application #Z18-04 be approved with the following conditions: 1-All applicable state and local regulations shall be complied with, including but not limited to Gordon County appearance standards for structures in office/institutional districts, landscaping and buffer requirements and sign requirements. 2-The property owner/developer will be required to comply with the Environmental Health and Fire Department requirements.
Butch Layson made the motion to approve the rezoning application identified as #Z18-04 from A-1 to O-I with the conditions stated by the Gordon County Zoning Administrator. Jerry Lovelace seconded the motion. All voted aye. The recommendation for approval was sent to the Board of Commissioners.
ADDITIONAL BUSINESS
There being no additional business, Jerry Lovelace made the motion to adjourn. Butch Layson seconded the motion. All voted aye. The meeting was adjourned at 6:26 p.m.
