GORDON COUNTY
PLANNING and ZONING COMMISSION MEETING
MAY 9, 2022
The Gordon County Planning Commission held a Public Hearing on Monday, May 9, 2022 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, Sabrina Poole, 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 April 11, 2021. Nathan Serritt seconded the motion. All voted aye. The minutes were approved as written.
REZONING APPLICATION #Z22-07, JOSHUA H. TURNER
Chairman Rule read rezoning application #Z22-07, Joshua A. Turner, requesting to rezone 5.187 acres located at 256 Freeman Road, Resaca from A-1 to RA-1. Mr. Turner represented the request explaining that he would like to subdivide the property into two tracts with an existing mobile home, and deed the other tract to his parents to build a home. All adjoining property owners had been notified.
Jerry Lovelace made the motion to approve the rezoning application identified as #Z22-07 from A-1 to RA-1. Sabrina Poole seconded the motion. Nathan Serritt abstained from the vote. Eddie Smith voted with the motion. The recommendation for approval was sent to the Board of Commissioners.
REZONING APPLICATION #Z22-08, MANDY GENTRY & ERIC GREESON (appl) RECHAL PROPERTIES (owner)
Chairman Rule read rezoning application #Z22-08, Mandy Gentry and Eric Greeson (appl.), Rechal Properties (owner), requesting to rezone 15 acres located at 883 Harris Beamer Road, Calhoun from A-1 to R-4. Mr. Greeson represented the request explaining that they would like to develop and build townhomes on the property for sale. These townhomes will be built mostly in quadplex style, about 120 units. The townhomes will have garages, there will be a retention pond and green space, and sell in the price range of $200,000. Area and adjoining property owners spoke in opposition to the rezoning request for reasons of traffic, erosion, run-off from old landfill across road, livestock issues, and the swampy area on the property. Those opposed were Angie Rains, Matt Rains, Melissa Hunter, and Randall Hunter.
Mr. Greeson stated that the retention pond would be in the corner of the property that the adjoining property owners referred to as swampy and that the development would be connected to city sewer. All adjoining property owners had been notified.
Sabrina Poole made the motion to approve the rezoning application identified as #Z22-08 from A-1 to R-4. Jerry Lovelace seconded the motion. All voted aye. The recommendation for approval was sent to the Board of Commissioners.
VARIANCE APPLICATION #V22-04 & REZONING APPLICATION #Z22-09, THOR EQUITIES, LLC (appl) CON-ONAULA FARMS L.L.L.P. (owner)
Chairman Rule read variance application #V22-04 and rezoning application #Z22-09, Thor Equities, LLC, applicant and Con-onaula Farms L.L.L.P., owner on a 1 acre tract located on Trimble Hollow Road, Adairsville. Terry Brumlow, a local attorney, represented the request stating that the variance request is to reduce the buffer strip from 100 feet to 0 feet on side and rear and from 50 feet on front yard down to 20 feet along current front yard adjoining Trimble Hollow Road and the rezoning request is to rezone from A-1 to I-1 for Industrial Development. All adjoining property owners had been notified.
On variance application #V22-04, Nathan Serritt made the motion to approve the variance as requested to reduce the county buffer requirements from 100 feet down to 0 feet on the sides and rear of property and from 50 feet to 20 feet on the front of Trimble Hollow Road. Eddie Smith seconded the motion. All voted aye. The variance was granted. The thirty-(30) day appeal period was explained.
On rezoning application #Z22-09, Jerry Lovelace made the motion to approve the rezoning request from A-1 to I-1. Nathan Serritt seconded the motion. All voted aye. The recommendation for approval was sent to the Board of Commissioners.
VARIANCE APPLICATION #V22-05 , THOR EQUITIES, LLC (appl) TIMOTHY I. MOORE (owner)
Chairman Rule read variance application #V22-05, Thor Equities, LLC, applicant and Timothy I. Moore, owner for a 35 acre tract located at US Hwy 41, South and Trimble Hollow Road, Adairsville. Terry Brumlow, a local attorney, represented the request stating that the variance
request is to reduce the buffer strip from 100 feet to 20 feet on the eastern boundary of the tract. All adjoining property owners had been notified.
Nathan Serritt made the motion to approve the variance as requested to reduce the county buffer requirements from 100 feet down to 20 feet on the eastern boundary of the tract. Sabrina Poole seconded the motion. All voted aye. The variance was granted. The thirty-(30) day appeal period was explained.
VARIANCE APPLICATION #V22-06 & REZONING APPLICATION #Z22-10, THOR EQUITIES, LLC (appl) ALBERTA MORRIS LEWIS (owner)
Chairman Rule read variance application #V22-06 and rezoning application #Z22-10, Thor Equities, LLC, applicant and Alberta Morris Lewis, owner for a .775 acre tract located at 1383 Trimble Hollow Road, Adairsville and a 2.847 acre tract located at 2334 Trimble Hollow Road, Adairsville. Terry Brumlow, a local attorney, represented the request stating that the variance request is to reduce the buffer strip from 100 feet to 0 feet on side and rear and from 50 feet on front yard down to 20 feet along current front yard adjoining Trimble Hollow Road and the rezoning request is to rezone from A-1 to I-1 for Industrial Development. All adjoining property owners had been notified.
On variance application #V22-06, Nathan Serritt made the motion to approve the variance as requested to reduce the county buffer requirements from 100 feet down to 0 feet on the sides and rear of property and from 50 feet to 20 feet on the front yard adjoining Trimble Hollow Road. Jerry Lovelace seconded the motion. All voted aye. The variance was granted. The thirty-(30) day appeal period was explained.
On rezoning application #Z22-10, Nathan Serritt made the motion to approve the rezoning request from A-1 to I-1. Sabrina Poole seconded the motion. All voted aye. The recommendation for approval was sent to the Board of Commissioners.
ADDITIONAL BUSINESS
There being no additional business, Nathan Serritt made the motion to adjourn. Eddie Smith seconded the motion. All voted aye. The meeting was adjourned at 6:55 p.m.
