5/9/2016 Planning and Zoning Commission Minutes
GORDON COUNTY
PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION MINUTES
MAY 9, 2016
The Gordon County Planning Commission held a Public Hearing on Monday, May 9, 2016 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, Eddie Smith, Butch Layson, Nathan Serritt, Jerry Lovelace
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 March 14, 2016. Nathan Serritt seconded the motion. All voted aye. The minutes were approved as written.
REZONING APPLICATION #Z16-08, LARRY MILES (APPLICANT: BRYON WEAVER)
Chairman Rule read rezoning application #Z16-08, Larry Miles, requesting to rezone a 2.33 acre tract located at 1386 Rome Road, Calhoun from A-1 to C-H. Bryon Weaver represented the request explaining that he was going to rent the property and operate an auto repair shop. All adjoining property owners had been notified.
Ursula Desrosier, Zoning Administrator for Gordon County, recommended that the rezoning request identified as Application #Z16-08 be approved and that the Future Land Use Map is amended.
Jerry Lovelace made the motion to approve the rezoning application identified as #Z16-08 from A-1 to C-H and amend the Future Land Use Map. Butch Layson seconded the motion. All voted aye. The recommendation for approval was sent to the Board of Commissioners.
REZONING APPLICATION #Z16-09, WILLIAM & RHIANNON HOLT (APPLICANT: BROOKE HUSKINS)
Chairman Rule read rezoning application #Z16-09, William and Rhiannon Holt, requesting to rezone a 1.04 acre tract located at 148 Cochran Road, Fairmount from A-1 to R-1. Ms. Holt & Ms. Huskins represented the request explaining that the Holt’s were going to give the tract to Ms. Huskins so she could build a home on the back of the existing 6.457 acres. All adjoining property owners had been notified.
Ursula Desrosier, Zoning Administrator for Gordon County, recommended that the rezoning request identified as Application #Z16-09 be approved and that the Future Land Use Map is amended with the stipulation that the septic system can be installed and maintained on this separate tract.
Eddie Smith made the motion to approve the rezoning application identified as #Z16-09 from A-1 to R-1 and amend the Future Land Use Map with the stipulation that the septic system can be installed and maintained on this separate tract. Nathan Serritt seconded the motion. All voted aye. The recommendation for approval was sent to the Board of Commissioners.
REZONING APPLICATION #Z16-10, JESSIE LEE HALL (APPLICANT: PAUL BUNCH)
Chairman Rule read rezoning application #Z16-10, Jessie Lee Hall, requesting to rezone a 1 acre tract located at 292 Erwin Road, Adairsville from A-1 to C-G. Paul Bunch represented the request explaining that he had been operating a dog grooming business out of the home but has out-grown the home occupation and this building had originally been a storage building so he would like to move the grooming business into the storage building. All adjoining property owners had been notified.
Ursula Desrosier, Zoning Administrator for Gordon County, recommended that the rezoning request identified as Application #Z16-10 be approved and that the Future Land Use Map is amended.
Jerry Lovelace made the motion to approve the rezoning application identified as #Z16-10 from A-1 to C-G and amend the Future Land Use Map with the stipulation that if this business ceases operation that the zoning would revert back to A-1 zoning. Butch Layson 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 6:20 p.m.
