7/8/2019 Planning and Zoning Commission Minutes
GORDON COUNTY
PLANNING and ZONING COMMISSION
PUBLIC HEARING MINUTES
JULY 8, 2019
The Gordon County Planning Commission held a Public Hearing on Monday, July 8, 2019, 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, Jerry Lovelace, and athan Serritt
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 Nathan Serritt to approve the minutes of the previous meeting of June 10, 2019. Jerry Lovelace seconded the motion. All voted aye. The minutes were approved as written.
REZONING APPLICATION #Z19-08, ELIZABETH POWELL
Chairman Rule read rezoning application #Z19-08, Elizabeth Powell, requesting to rezone 3.83 acres located at 654 Ryo Mountain Road, Fairmount from A-1 to R-6. Mrs. Powell represented the request explaining that she had obtained this property from her brother who is now deceased and would like to subdivide the two existing tracts and mobile homes to sell to recover the money she had provided to help her brother out of his financial hardship. She added that she had verified that the drain field is not crossing, that she will make sure the driveway is in compliance, and that the potential buyer had stated that they would install another meter for water if required. All adjoining property owners had been notified.
Jerry Lovelace made the motion to approve the rezoning application identified as #Z19-08 from A-1 to R-6. Nathan Serritt seconded the motion. All voted aye. The recommendation for approval was sent to the Board of Commissioners.
REZONING APPLICATION #Z19-09, ROBYN RENEE WHITE
Chairman Rule read rezoning application #Z19-09, Robyn Renee White, requesting to rezone a 1.12-acre tract located at 146 Brackett Road, Resaca from A-1 to R-1. Ms. White represented the request explaining that this property has been subdivided from a larger tract and that she wants to build a new home at this site. All adjoining property owners had been notified.
Nathan Serritt made the motion to approve the rezoning application identified as #Z19-09 from A-1 to R-1. Eddie Smith seconded the motion. All voted aye. The recommendation for approval was sent to the Board of Commissioners.
REZONING APPLICATION #Z19-10, MK HOLDINGS, LLC
MICHAEL & KELLY VIEL
Chairman Rule read rezoning application #Z19-10, MK Holdings, LLC/Michael and Kelly Viel, requesting to rezone 11.98 acres located at 207 Hensley Road, Adairsville from A-1 to R-6. Ms. Viel represented the request explaining that she and her husband had bought this property in 2017 that was already a mobile home community and that they would like to bring it into compliance with its current use. She added that they had been making improvements to the area and would like to potentially add new homes. Ms. Viel stated that she knew that they would have to comply with the stipulations required by the Gordon County Public Works Department and the Environmental Health Service concerning septic issues before any new homes could be added. All adjoining property owners had been notified.
Eddie Smith made the motion to approve the rezoning application identified as #Z19-10 from A-1 to R-6. Jerry Lovelace seconded the motion. All voted aye. The recommendation for approval was sent to the Board of Commissioners.
REZONING APPLICATION #Z19-11, MANNINGTON MILLS, INC.
Chairman Rule read rezoning application #Z19-11, Mannington Mills, Inc., requesting to rezone 10.5 acres located at 115 Old Belwood Road, Calhoun from C-G to I-1. Ursula Richardson, Zoning Administrator for Gordon County, stated that this construction had already been started when it was discovered that the property was actually in the county not the city, and now it will require rezoning. Someone from Mannington Mills will be present at the Board of Commissioners meeting on July 16, 2019, to answer the questions from Environmental Health and Georgia D.O.T. All adjoining property owners had been notified.
Nathan Serritt made the motion to approve the rezoning application identified as #Z19-11 from C-G to I-1. Jerry Lovelace seconded the motion. Eddie Smith voted against the motion. The vote was 3-1 to approve. 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. Eddie Smith seconded the motion. All voted aye. The meeting was adjourned at 6:26 p.m.
