CITY OF
POOLER
A regularly scheduled meeting of the
Pooler Planning and Zoning Commission
was held on Monday, January 12, 2004 at
6 p.m. Members present were: Wilson
Roberts, Larry Olliff, Charles Archer,
Tim Lovezzola, Debbie Ryan Watts, Dennis
Jones and Don Taylor. Zoning
Administrator Jackie Carver, City
Planner Robbie Byrd, Councilwoman
Rebecca Benton and Councilman Stevie
Wall were also in attendance.
Chairman Debbie Ryan Watts called the
meeting to order at 6 p.m.
The minutes of the previous meeting were
approved as printed upon a motion made
by Charles Archer, seconded by Dennis
Jones and passed with no opposition.
Chairman Debbie Ryan Watts announced
that the board needed to elect a
Chairman for the Planning and Zoning
Commission to serve for the year 2004.
Wilson Roberts nominated Debbie Ryan
Watts and the motion was seconded by
Charles Archer. Motion passed with no
opposition.
PUBLIC
HEARING:
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Gate
Petroleum Company is requesting two
setback variances to replace the
canopy at 418 East Highway 80.
David Hanes,
Consulting Engineer and Land
Surveyor for R.L. Croasdall Company
presented this request to the board
for their review and
recommendation. The proposed plan
would replace the existing canopy,
raise the height of the canopy,
provide a covered walkway from the
pump island area to the store and
reduce the number of fueling pumps
to six. The property is bounded on
three sides by street frontage. A
sixty-foot building setback is
required from Gray Street, Parsons
Street and U.S.Highway 80. In order
to replace the existing canopy, a 9’
setback variance is needed from Gray
Street and a 35’ setback variance is
needed from U.S. Highway 80.
With no public comments, Wilson
Roberts made a motion to approve
Gate Petroleum’s request for two
setback variances to replace the
canopy at 418 East Highway 80.
Motion was seconded by Tim Lovezolla
and passed without opposition.
NEW
BUSINESS:
2. 1.
Review
of Westside Business Park Preliminary
Construction Plans.
John Kern of
Kern-Coleman & Company presented the
revised construction plans to the board
for their review and recommendation. He
stated the engineer’s comments have been
addressed and plans have been
resubmitted for review by the city’s
engineer. With no public comments, a
motion was made by Dennis Jones to
approve the revised construction plans
for Westside Business Park contingent
upon all of the engineer’s comments
being addressed. Motion was seconded by
Larry Olliff and passed without
opposition.
3. 2.
Proposed
Site Plan and Landscape Plan for Pooler
Holiday Inn – proposed location
Is Governor Treutlen Road (Lot E. of
Glen Sawyer’s proposed subdivision.
Paul Simonton of Paul
C. Simonton & Associates presented the
proposed site plan and landscape plan
for a 4-story, 102-room, full-service
Holiday Inn with a restaurant and
lounge. Mr. Simonton was given a copy
of the engineer’s comments regarding
this project. Commissioner Dennis Jones
questioned whether the site plan meets
the parking requirements since there are
no spaces allowed for employees, nor
additional spaces to accommodate trucks,
buses and campers. The proposed
location of this project is within
Sawyer’s Commercial Subdivision, which
has not been approved for construction.
Therefore, a motion was made Wilson
Roberts to table the site plan and the
landscape plan for two weeks to give the
developer time to address the engineer’s
comments and add parking spaces to
accommodate trucks, buses and campers.
Motion was seconded
by Dennis Jones and passed without
opposition.
Chairman Debbie Ryan Watts welcomed
newly elected Councilwoman Rebecca
Benton as our council representative
over the Planning and Zoning Commission
and apologized for not acknowledging her
at the beginning of the meeting.
There being no further business to come
before the board, a motion of
adjournment was made by Tim Lovezzola
and seconded by Wilson Roberts.