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CITY OF POOLER PLANNING AND ZONING MINUTES AUGUST 27, 2007
The regularly scheduled meeting of the Pooler Planning and Zoning Commission was held on Monday, August 27, 2007 at 6:00 p.m. Members present were Larry Olliff, Nannette Ringham, Scotty Fletcher, Wilson Roberts and James Reardon. Councilwoman Rebecca Benton, Councilman Bruce Allen and Zoning Administrator Jackie Carver were also in attendance. Chairman Wilson Roberts called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.
Larry Olliff 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 Scotty Fletcher and passed without opposition.
PUBLIC HEARING:
NEW BUSINESS:
1. H-G Pooler Land, L.C. / Final Plat Review of a minor subdivision of Tract A-6 into two lots. Harvey Gilbert of Gilbert Realty presented the minor subdivision plat of Tract A-6 to the board for their review and recommendation. The tract is located on the corner of Medical Park Drive and Pooler Parkway and consists of 3.80 acres. The subdivision will create two lots. Tract A-7, a 1.679 acre lot was created for a proposed Fatz Café. Councilwoman Benton reminded the board that the lot does not meet the two (2) acre minimum requirement within the C-2, Heavy Commercial Zoning. In response, Mrs. Carver stated this issue will be discussed at the end of the agenda. With no other public comments, Commissioner Ringham made a motion to recommend approval of the final plat for a minor subdivision of Tract A-6 into two lots. Motion was seconded by Commissioner Reardon and passed without opposition.
2. Construction Plan Review for Spring Lakes Pump Station located on the north side of Jimmy DeLoach Parkway. Commissioner Reardon stepped down to excuse himself from any discussion of items 2 and 3. Terry Coleman of Kern-Coleman & Company presented the construction plan for the Spring Lakes Pump Station to the board for their review and recommendation. Mr. Coleman stated the pump station would serve the Spring Lakes commercial tracts along the Jimmy DeLoach Parkway and properties across the parkway. Commissioner Ringham asked how far the pump station would be from the Jimmy DeLoach Parkway. In response, Mr. Coleman stated approximately 750 feet. All of the engineer’s comments have been addressed. Therefore, a motion was made by Commissioner Olliff to recommend approval of the construction plan for the Spring Lakes Pump Station located on the north side of Jimmy DeLoach Parkway. Motion was seconded by Commissioner Ringham and passed without opposition.
3. Site Plan / Landscape Plan Review for SWS Warehouse located in the Dean Forest Business Park. Chris Rains of Kern-Coleman & Company presented the site plan for the SWS Warehouse to the board for their review and recommendation. This is the third and final warehouse on the ADK Tract. All of the engineer’s comments have been addressed. Therefore, a motion was made by Commissioner Ringham to recommend approval of the site plan for SWS Warehouse located in the Dean Forest Business Park. Motion was seconded by Commissioner Fletcher and passed without opposition. After review of the landscape plan, Commissioner Ringham made a motion to approve the plan. Motion was seconded by Commissioner Fletcher and passed without opposition.
Commissioner Reardon returned to his seat on the board.
Discussion of two (2) acre requirement in the C-1 and C-2 Zoning District: Prior to adjournment, Mrs. Carver presented the board with a copy of the C-1 and C-2 zoning requirements regarding the two (2) acre limitation. In C-1, the size of the development is restricted to less than two (2) acres and in C-2, the size of the development should be more than two (2) acres. Mrs. Carver recommended deleting the acreage limitation in both C-1 and C-2. Following some discussion, the consensus of the board was to leave the less than two (2) acre requirement in C-1 and decrease the minimum two (2) acre requirement to l ˝ acres in C-2. The board recommended the change be reviewed by the city engineer and brought back before this board prior to review by the Mayor and Council.
Councilwoman Benton also mentioned “Form Zoning” that was discussed at the last GAZA conference. She asked if the board thought this type of zoning would be appropriate for the older part of the city. Chairman Roberts stated that he doesn’t feel “Form Zoning” would apply, since there are not any historic buildings left in Pooler. Further, he stated a streetscape plan should have been incorporated 30 years ago along U. S. Highway 80.
There being no further business to discuss, Commissioner Fletcher made a motion to adjourn at approximately 7:00 p.m. Motion was seconded by Commissioner Reardon and passed without opposition. |