CITY OF POOLER

PLANNING AND ZONING MINUTE~

JUNE 8, 1998

 

 

The regularly scheduled meeting of the Pooler Planning and Zoning Commission was held on

Monday June 8, 1998 at Pooler City Hall. Members present were: Holly Young, Fleta Pepper,

Gay Tucciarone, Joe Harmon and Robert Drewry. Jackie Carver, Zoning Administrator and

Councilman Jim Poteet were also present. Chairman Robert Drewry called the meeting to order

at 6 p.m.

 

1.   Taco Bell Site Plan Review - Jay Maupin of EMC Engineering Services, Inc. presented the site plan for a proposed Taco Bell Fast Food Restaurant at the northwest corner of Bourne Avenue and U. S. Highway 80. Referencing several concerns raised by Bill Nicholson, the board questioned issuance of a D.O.T. permit for the entrance of' Highway 80 and most accessible location of the dumpster pad. The board recommended a landscaping plan with some trees along Highway 80. Mr. Maupin, project engineer, stated he would discuss this with the developer since the site is exempt from the tree ordinance due to lot size. Several board members did not realize this exemption was added in the tree ordinance by Mayor and Council during second reading. A motion was made by Holly Young to approve the site plan contingent upon obtaining a D.O.T. permit for the entrance off Highway 80, a landscaping plan and all engineer's comments being addressed prior to review by Mayor and Council. Motion was seconded by Joe Harmon and passed without opposition.

 

2.    Fred WiIliam’s request that a waiver be granted from the Tree Ordinance on the following projects: (1) The Villages on Quacco Road. (2) Timberland Gap subdivision next to Hunter’s Ridge, (3) The 5 acre C.P. Tract on Pine Barren and (4) The 5 acre Recreational Tract adjacent to the C.P. Tract.  Mr.Williams presented a letter to the board summarizing why it would be a hardship to develop these projects in accordance with the City of Pooler's Tree Ordinance. He explained tile tree survey alone for all of the above projects would cost over $90,000. On residential lots, due to the drainage, soil conditions, driveways, utilities houses, and protective slopes around the houses. it is difficult to save trees. in addition to designated open space areas, Mr. Williams has a lot of wetlands where trees will remain undisturbed. Chairman Drewry emphasized a survey of the trees on these projects should have been done first and then designed around trees designated for preservation. Holly Young expressed that trees are beautiful and should be protected when possible to enhance the city's physical and aesthetic environment. Gay Tucciarone questioned if the hoard considered the effect of construction on trees at the time the tree ordinance was written. After some discussion Chairman Drewry asked Mr. Williams to submit a master plan of all these projects showing designated wetlands, open space and areas of preservation at the next meeting ..A motion was made by Holly Young to table this item until June 22nd to give the board some time to study the tree ordinance for possible change and reconsider Mr. William's request based on the master plan. Motion was seconded by Joe Harmon and passed without opposition.

 

There being no further business to come before the board, a motion of adjournment was made by Gay Tucciarone and seconded by Joe Harmon. Motion passed.

 

 

 

Respectfully submitted,

 

Jackie Carver Zoning Administrator