CITY OF POOLER
PLANNING AND ZONING
SEPTEMBER 27, 1999
The
regularly scheduled meeting of the Planning and Zoning Board was held on
Monday, September 27, 1999 at 6 p.m.
Members present were: Larry
Olliff, Don Taylor, Fleta Pepper, Holly Young and Alternate Billie
Tyler. Zoning Administrator Jackie Carver
and Councilmen Jim Poteet, Wayne Seay and Robert Bryan were also present.
Chairman Don Taylor called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m.
The
minutes of the previous meeting were approved upon a motion made by Holly Young
and seconded by Larry Olliff.
NEW
BUSINESS:
1. YMCA Site Plan and Landscape Plan
Review/Approval. Hal Kraft of HGB&D presented the site plan to the board
for tree ordinance compliance. Mr.
Kraft stated approximately 25 acres of the site is proposed for development at
this time. The project consist of an
access road, recreation fields and a YMCA Building with a fitness center. Councilman Robert Bryan stated the new YMCA
will be an asset to the community. In
response to the City’s tree ordinance, 15
specimen trees 24” or greater were saved in and around the project site,
13 of which were large oak trees. In
addition, there are over 18 acres of the property that are remaining
undisturbed and forested. Mr. Kraft
stated the owner had received approval in May to clear the area where the road,
the buildings and play fields were proposed but the clearing was never
done. Holly Young made a motion to
approve the landscape plan contingent upon if the undisturbed 18 acres is
developed in the future, the Planning and Zoning Board would need to reexamine
the overall project for compliance with the tree ordinance. Motion was seconded by Billie Tyler and
passed without opposition.
Site Plan Review: The plans have been reviewed by Bill Nicholson of
HGB&D and Downer Davis of Davis Engineering, Inc. Mr. Davis had made several comments and plans should be revised
to reflect these changes prior to City Council meeting.` Commissioner Billie Tyler expressed some
concern about how the residents of Sangrena East Subdivision would be effected
by this project. In response, Hal Kraft
stated a large buffer will protect the surrounding residents from noise or
other adverse effects. A motion was
made by Billie Tyler to approve the YMCA Site Plan contingent upon all the
engineer’s comments being addressed.
Motion was seconded by Holly Young and passed without opposition.
2. Heron Crest, Inc. Godley Station POD # 1
Final PUD Review. Chairman Don Taylor stated a
PUD Review Board Meeting was held prior to this meeting to discuss this project
with the developers. At the meeting,
members expressed their concern that a large portion of the lots had 65’ lot
frontage and a minimum square footage of 7,150 sq. ft. Terry Coleman of EMC Engineering, Inc.,
representing developers Jerry Wardlaw and
Steve Hall, proposed the following
changes as a compromise: In the 167
lots with 65’ widths - increase the lot width to 70 feet with a
minimum building separation of 20 feet.
In the 91 lots with 75’
widths - increase the lot width to 80
feet on 45 of the lots with a minimum building separation of 20 feet between
the homes on all 91 lots. City Planner
Tim Inglis reminded the developers about the thirty foot front setback from
both streets on corner lots. Terry
Coleman asked if the board would consider a 20 foot side street setback on the
corner lots in the proposed development.
Since similar variances have been granted, the board agreed to approve a
20’ side street setback on the corner lots. Mr. Inglis requested the changes be
submitted in a written format for future reference. A motion was made by Holly Young to grant final PUD approval on
Godley Station POD # 1 subject to proposed changes and access to lagoons. Motion was seconded by Larry Olliff and
passed without opposition.
There
being no further business to come before the board, a motion of adjournment was
made by Joe Harmon and seconded by Larry Olliff. Motion passed.
Respectfully
submitted,
Jacqueline
Carver
Zoning
Administrator