CITY OF POOLER

PLANNING AND ZONING MINUTES

June 22, 2009

 

 

The regularly scheduled meeting of the Pooler Planning and Zoning Commission was held on Monday, June 22, 2009 at 6:00 p.m.  Members present were Charles Archer, Don Taylor, Larry Olliff, Wilson Roberts, Scotty Fletcher, Mary Louise Lanier and James Reardon. Councilwoman Rebecca Benton, Mayor Mike Lamb, Zoning Assistant Kimberly Classen and Zoning Administrator Jackie Carver were also in attendance. Chairman Wilson Roberts called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.

 

Charles Archer gave the invocation and Wilson Roberts led the Pledge of Allegiance.

 

The minutes of the previous meeting were approved as printed upon a motion made by James Reardon. Motion was seconded by Larry Olliff and passed without opposition.

 

PUBLIC HEARING:

 

1.     T & M Commercial, LLC has petitioned the City of Pooler for an additional wall sign at 1215 East Highway 80: Mr. Greg Tsiopanas and Dr. Melvin Deese presented the petition to the board for their review and recommendation. Dr. Deese stated that the additional wall sign is needed to have visibility from U.S. Highway 80 for the new proposed Apple Care Medical Walk-in Clinic, aka an Urgent Care Center. Further, Dr. Deese stated that medical clinics are placed around or near larger medical facilities; therefore, the additional wall sign will alert patients of the location in a timely manner. There was discussion during the Planning & Zoning Board concerning the placement of a sign over the suite as well as the scale of the sign. In response, Dr. Deese stated that there will be a sign placed over the clinic door and the size of the sign will be in accordance with the City’s Sign Ordinance. With no further comments, a motion was made by Commissioner Lanier to recommend approval for an additional wall sign located at 1215 East Highway 80 based on the request meeting #1 and #3 of the criteria. Motion was seconded by Commissioner Archer and passed without opposition.

 

2.      Plat review of a recombination of Tracts 1A & 3A of the Houston Tract for Sandra Sowell:   Mr. Sowell presented the recombination to the board for their review and recommendation. He stated that the proposed recombination identifies the new lots as Tract A with 1.11 acres and Tract B with 1.53 acres. With no comments, Commissioner Taylor made a motion to recommend approval of the recombination of tracts 1A and 3A of the Houston Tract for Sandra Sowell. Motion was seconded by Commissioner Reardon and passed without opposition.

 

 

3.      Site Plan / Landscape Plan Review of a proposed 170’ Monopole Telecommunication Tower at 1727 TWR Dean Forest Road: Jonathan Yates of Nexsen Pruett presented the site plan to the board for their review and recommendation. Mr. Yates stated that the proposed site will be located on the property currently owned by Gypsum Express and the leased area will be approximately 50’ x 50’ with a brick wall surrounding. With no comments, a motion was made by Commissioner Olliff to recommend approval of the site plan of a proposed 170’ Monopole Telecommunications Tower at 1727 TWR Dean Forest Road, subject to the conditions listed in the CityScape Consulting report. Motion was seconded by Commissioner Taylor and passed without opposition. Regarding the landscape plan, a motion was made by Commissioner Olliff to recommend approval of the plan for the proposed telecommunication tower. Motion was seconded by Commissioner Taylor, and passed without opposition.

 

4.      Site Plan / Landscape Plan Review of a proposed 195’ Monopole Telecommunication Tower at 1575 Jimmy DeLoach Parkway: Jonathan Yates of Nexsen Pruett presented the site plan to the board for their review and recommendation. Mr. Yates stated that the proposed site will be located on the Jimmy DeLoach Parkway and due to the enormous existing tree cover, rear wetlands, as well as the existing vegetation, the tower will be very well concealed. Further, he stated that the fence enclosure is proposed to be a wooden fence and the leased area will be approximately 70’ x 70’, along with additional landscaping. With no comments, a motion was made by Commissioner Taylor to recommend approval of the site plan of a proposed 195’ Monopole Telecommunications Tower at 1575 Jimmy DeLoach Parkway. Motion was seconded by Commissioner Reardon and passed without opposition. Regarding the plan, a motion was made by Commissioner Taylor to recommend approval of the landscape plan for the proposed Telecommunications Tower. Motion was seconded by Commissioner Reardon and passed without opposition.

 

Councilwoman Benton asked the Board Members if there were any items that they would like her to convey during the Summer Planning Retreat scheduled for Saturday, June 27, 2009. In response some of the items discussed were the standards and lot width for Duplex Zoning and the Storm Water Management Design requirements for 10-year, 25-year, and 50-year storms.

 

There being no further business to discuss, Commissioner Archer made a motion to adjourn at approximately 6:45 p.m. Motion was seconded by Commissioner Reardon and passed without opposition.