CITY OF
POOLER
PLANNING AND ZONING MINUTES
October 26, 2009
The regularly scheduled meeting of the
Pooler Planning and Zoning Commission was held on Monday, October 26, 2009 at
6:00 p.m. Members present were Charles Archer, Nancy Bachner,
Don Taylor, Larry Olliff, Wilson Roberts, and James Reardon. Councilwoman
Rebecca Benton, Mayor Mike Lamb, Councilman Stevie Wall, Zoning Administrator
Jackie Carver and Planning & Zoning Assistant
Kimberly Classen 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.
OLD BUSINESS:
1.
Revised Landscape Plan for Cap Barbell, a proposed 60,000 square foot warehouse
located at
155 Distribution Drive:
Mark Crapps of Kern-Coleman &
Company presented
the
revised landscape plan to
the
board for
their
review and recommendation. Mr. Crapps stated that based on
the
recommendation from discussion during
the
previous Planning & Zoning meeting held on
October 12, 2009,
the
developer will be donating to
the
tree fund for a portion of
the
trees required on this site. The number of trees required for planting on this
site is 78 trees. A total of 57 trees will be planted, leaving a deficiency of
21 trees in which a monetary donation will be made to
the
City of
Pooler’s
tree fund, in the amount of $1,575.00. With no public comments, a motion was
made by Commissioner Taylor to recommend approval of
the
revised landscape plan for Cap Barbell, a proposed 60,000 square foot warehouse
located at
155 Distribution Drive.
Motion was seconded by Commissioner Archer and passed without opposition.
NEW BUSINESS:
2.
Recombination Plat Review of
Lot
2, Lot
3, and the
common area of the
Villages Commercial Tract for Fred Williams:
Michael Hussey of Sundial Land Surveying presented
the
recombination plat to
the
board for
their
review and recommendation. The purpose of this recombination is to remove part
of
the
existing common area and add to
Lot
2. Commissioner Taylor questioned
the
distance on
the
south side of
Lot
3. In response, Mr. Hussey stated that he will revise
the
plat to show this distance. With no further
comments a motion was made by Commissioner Taylor to recommend approval of
the
recombination plat of Lot 2, Lot 3, and
the
common area of
the
Villages Commercial Tract for Fred Williams, contingent upon adding
the
distance on the southern line of
Lot
3. Motion was seconded by Commissioner Olliff and passed without opposition.
3.
Savannah Machinery Works (Mitsubishi Power Systems) Tree Plan Review for
issuance of
the
LDA Permit for initial clearing and rough grading:
Steve Wohlfeil of HGB&D Engineers presented
the
tree plan to
the
board for
their
review and recommendation. Mr. Wohlfeil stated that since
the
project is committed to being in operation by October of 2010,
the
developer is requesting to begin early site preparation on
the
project, by re-grading
the
area where
the
proposed building will be constructed as well as rerouting ditches to drain
where
the
sediment basins will be located.
Further,
Downer Davis’ comments have been addressed as well as the comments from NRCS. In
support of
the
submittal for issuance of an LDA permit for
the
initial clearing and rough grading, a conceptual tree plan has been submitted
for approval. A final green space plan will be submitted with
the
site plan once final design of site features and infrastructure is complete. The
required tree coverage for this site is 450 trees and
the
plan provides 126 trees to be planted on
the
site. The balance of
the
tree requirement, 324 trees, will be satisfied by a contribution to
the
tree bank fund to allow planting of trees in more visible areas of
the
City where more trees are needed. With no comments, Commissioner Archer made a
motion to recommend approval of Savannah Machinery Works (Mitsubishi Power
Systems) Tree Plan for issuance of
the
LDA Permit for initial clearing and rough grading. Motion was seconded by
Commissioner Reardon and passed without opposition.
Councilman Stevie Wall expressed appreciation to
the
Planning & Zoning Board members for
their
commitment to
the
City of
Pooler.
There being no further
business to discuss, Commissioner Bachner made a motion to adjourn at
approximately 6:15 p.m. Motion was seconded by Commissioner Taylor and passed
without opposition.