8/10/2020 Planning and Zoning Commission Minutes
GORDON COUNTY
PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MINUTES
August 10, 2020
The Gordon County Planning Commission held a Public Hearing on Monday, August 10, 2020 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:
Randy Rule, Eddie Smith, Jerry Lovelace, and Nathan 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 Jerry Lovelace to approve the minutes of the previous meeting of July 13, 2020. Eddie Smith seconded the motion. All voted aye. The minutes were approved as written.
REZONING APPLICATION #Z20-12, ROY & DORIS HEFNER
Chairman Rule read rezoning application #Z20-12, Roy and Doris Hefner, requesting to rezone a 4.64 acre tract located on Casey Drive, Adairsville from A-1 to RA-1. Mr. Hefner represented the request explaining that this property had been subdivided into 2 tracts and they would like to bring into compliance to build a dwelling. All adjoining property owners had been notified.
Nathan Serritt made the motion to approve the rezoning application identified as #Z20-12 from A-1 to RA-1. Jerry Lovelace seconded the motion. All voted aye. The recommendation for approval was sent to the Board of Commissioners.
VARIANCE APPLICATION #V20-07, NILKANTHNATH, LLC-HARDIK PATEL
Chairman Rule read variance application #V20-07, Nilkanthnath, LLC-Hardik Patel, requesting a variance for 1 acre located at 788 Belwood Rd., Calhoun to increase the size of a business sign. Rishin Patel represented the request explaining that they are requesting a new sign to be approved to be at 15 feet in height and at 66 square feet. The reason for the request is that the Oil Company is requiring them to commit to a certain volume per month and without the bigger and taller signage they will not be able to compete with the competition from the major interstate signs that are at the Love Travel Plaza and soon to be other travel plaza. All adjoining property owners had been notified.
Eddie Smith made the motion to deny the variance as requested. Nathan Serritt seconded the motion. All voted aye. The variance was denied. The thirty-(30) day appeal period was explained.
REZONING APPLICATION #Z20-13 & #Z20-14, TERRY JOE & WHITNEY RAE-ANN RUSHING
Chairman Rule read rezoning application #Z20-13 and #Z20-14, Terry Joe and Whitney Rae-Ann Rushing, requesting to rezone a 24.40 acre tract from R-2 to A-1 and another adjoining 3 acre tract from R-2 to R-1 located on Tucker Hollow Road, Calhoun. Mr. Rushing represented the request explaining that the 24.40 acres adjoins his current property on Allen Loop and he would like to rezone this back to agricultural and put cattle on the property, and on the 3 acre tract he would like to be able to subdivide into 4 lots for future home sites. He added that his parents are going to build on one of the lots, but there are not any future plans for the other 3 lots. All adjoining property owners had been notified.
On rezoning application #Z20-13, Jerry Lovelace made the motion to approve the rezoning request from R-2 to A-1 for a 24.40 acre tract. Eddie Smith seconded the motion. All voted aye. The recommendation for approval was sent to the Board of Commissioners.
On rezoning application #Z20-14, Nathan Serritt made the motion to approve the rezoning request from R-2 to R-1 for a 3 acre tract. Jerry Lovelace seconded the motion. All voted aye. The recommendation for approval was sent to the Board of Commissioners.
VARIANCE APPLICATION #V20-09 & REZONING APPLICATION #Z20-15, OWR, LLC (appl) Con-onaula Farms L.L.L.P. (owner)
Chairman Rule read variance application #V20-09 and rezoning application #Z20-15, OWR, LLC, applicant and Con-onaula Farms L.L.L.P., owner on a combined 50.80 acre tract located at Trimble Hollow Road, Adairsville. Terry Brumlow, a local attorney, represented the request stating that the variance request is to reduce the buffer strip from 250 feet as follows: Tract 1, 20 feet on the North and East, 0 feet on the West, and 70 feet on the South. On Tract 2, 20 feet on the North, East, and West, 70 feet on the South. The existing buffer standard would cause a hardship as all adjoining properties lying North and West has been rezoned to I-2 and this is what this property is designated to be on the Future Land Use Map. The adjoining homeowners to the South were in agreement with the 70 feet for a buffer strip. Also the rezoning request is to rezone this property from A-1 to I-2. Governor Kemp has announced that CFL Flooring Solutions will be constructing a manufacturing and distribution center at this site that will create 300 jobs in Gordon County. All adjoining property owners had been notified.
On variance application #V20-09, Eddie Smith made the motion to approve the variance as requested to reduce the county buffer requirements from 250 feet as follows: Tract 1, 20 feet on the North and East, 0 feet on the West, and 70 feet on the South. On Tract 2, 20 feet on the North, East, and West, 70 feet on the South. Nathan Serritt seconded the motion. All voted aye. The variance was granted. The thirty-(30) day appeal period was explained.
On rezoning application #Z20-15, Jerry Lovelace made the motion to approve the rezoning request from A-1 to I-2. Eddie Smith seconded the motion. All voted aye. The recommendation for approval was sent to the Board of Commissioners.
REZONING APPLICATION #Z20-16, FLIPPER McDANIEL (appl) THE LANDLORD, INC. (owner)
Chairman Rule read rezoning application #Z20-16, Flipper McDaniel applicant and The Landlord, Inc. owner, requesting to rezone a 6.55 acre tract located at 380 Johnson Road, Adairsville from A-1 to R-1. Terry Brumlow, a local attorney, represented the request explaining that Mr. McDaniel would like to divide this property to sell the existing house separate from the additional land and create two tracts of less than 5 acres each and leaving the additional land for future new dwellings. All adjoining property owners had been notified.
Nathan Serritt made the motion to approve the rezoning application identified as #Z20-16 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.
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 6:32 p.m.
