HomeMy WebLinkAbout12-05-2005 Planning Commission MinutesThe Planning & Zoning Commission of the City of Fairhope met Monday,
December 5, 2005, at 5:00 PM in the City Council Chambers of the
Municipal Complex at 161 N. Section Street.
Present: Richard N. Charles, Chairman; Dan McCrory, Bob Clark, Gary
Moore, Jean Wilson, Lee Turner, Ed Brinson. Summer Woodson, Asst Plan
Director, Betty Rivenbark, Secretary. Absent: Tim Kant, Dan Stankoski
The minutes of the November 7, 2005 meeting were duly approved on
motion by Lee Turner, 2"
d by Ed Brinson and unanimously carried.
Summer reported to the Commission that the second drainage study that
was done by Thompson Engineering on The Willows concurs with the
drainage calculations that were presented at the last meeting.
ZC05-23 Public hearing Rezoning of the Zoning Ordinance to clarify
damage and destroy when addressing non -conforming structures
not intentionally damaged or removed. Summer said that this concerns
Article 7, Non conformities, Section B, Number 3 and was heard at the
October meeting but staff was asked to reword the ordinance after
discussion. The public hearing was opened and closed with no discussion.
A motion was made by Lee Turner seconded by Dan McCrory to approve as
presented. Motion carried unanimously.
SD05.67 Minor subdivision Harper Ridge (Generally located at the
northwest corner of Section Street and Pecan Avenue). Summer said this
property is located inside the city and is zoned R-3 and contains .60 acres.
They are proposing a two lot subdivision. Approval was recommended. Ack
Moore represented the owner Allen Harper. The public hearing was opened
and B.G. Hinds asked if the house was being torn down and no one knew.
She said that there is a ground system for the towers that runs under this
property. Mr. Moore said that should be noted on the plat. Further
discussion was held and the public hearing closed. Since there were
unanswered questions a motion was made by Ed Brinson to delay action for
30 days. Gary Moore 2"
d the motion and it carried unanimously.
SD05.76 Resubdivision of Hartshorn Place by Peter Herndon (Generally
located on Highway 181 just South of County Road 32. Summer said this is
located outside the city and is not zoned. A 9 lot subdivision is proposed.
She said that Dan McCrory is reviewing the flow modeling of the water
system and provided everything is worked out, approval is recommended.
The public hearing was opened and Peter Herndon spoke and said the
property owners association had been dissolved. That all the lots have
been combined so there will be highway frontage and an easement will be
used to get to Lot 9. Lot 8 showed a curb cut on Hwy 181. Further
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discussion led to discovery that Seth Moore had deleted an easement on
the rear of the plat and Mr. Herndon did not know why (Mr. Moore was not
present). The public hearing was closed and because of the easement
removal and no one knowing why a motion was made to delay for thirty
days to get a corrected plat. Dan McCrory 2"d the motion and it carried with
one abstention by Lee Turner.
SD05.78 Preliminary Plat Approval of Ashton Trace/Southern
Woodlands LLC (Generally located on the south side of County Road 44
across from Thompson Hall Road) Summer said this property is located
outside the city and is not zoned. It contains approximately 16.20 acres and
a 37 lot subdivision is proposed. Approval was recommended. John Avent
of EDS represented the developer. Mr. Avent was asked if they would
consider moving a park shown in a lower area to a higher area. He said
yes, but he was told in past discussions it needed to be contiguous. The
public hearing was opened and John Mallory spoke at length about this
project joining his property and what proposed. At end of discussion Mr.
Avent promised Mr. Mallory a berm in detention area and said he would
plant red tops at stub out that runs into his property. The public hearing was
closed and a motion was made to approve staff recommendation by Lee
Turner, 2"d
by Ed Brinson and carried unanimously.
SD05.79 Final Plat Approval of Hunter's Glen Phase III/Lennart
Holmberg (Generally located off of County Road 13 just north of Feather
Trail) Summer said this property is not located in the city, it contains 5.99
acres and 9 lots are proposed. She said everything is in order and
recommended approval. The public hearing was opened and closed with
no comments. A motion was made by Dan McCrory, to approve 2"d
by Ed
Brinson and unanimously carried.
SD 05.80 Request of City of Fairhope Water and Sewer Department for
an 11-52-11 review of a water main extension to run north on County Road
13 to State Highway 104, then south to State Highway 181. Dan McCrory
explained this is the first phase of upsizing our water lines and looping and
reinforcing the lines. The public hearing was opened and closed with no
comments. Bob Clark moved to approve, Lee Turner 2"d the motion and it
carried unanimously.
SD05.81 Public hearing request of City of Fairhope to Amend the City of
Fairhope Specifications for construction of Water Distribution Facilities to
require flow modeling in new subdivisions. Summer said that the Water and
Sewer Department has requested that all new subdivisions require a water
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model that is in compliance with the current ISO standards and must be
provided to the city at the time of Preliminary Plat submittal. Approval was
recommended. Dan said this is already being done in some cases and will
be a wonderful, useful tool. He said it is time consuming now and requires a
lot of footwork but nothing but good will come out of it. It will be part of the
subdivision regulations. The public hearing was opened and closed with no
comments. Gary Moore moved to amend the subdivision regulations to
require flow modeling in new subdivisions. Ed Brinson 2"d the motion and it
carried unanimously.
There being no further business meeting was duly adjourned at 6:10 PM.
Summer reminded the commission that the next meeting will be January
3rd,2006.
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Richard N. Charles, Chairman Betty R enbark, Secretary