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Home My WebLink About04-05-1976 Regular MeetingTHE FAIRHOPE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION Minutes for Meeting April 5, 1976 The Fairhope Planning and Zoning Commission met in regular session p Monday, April 5, 1976 at 5:00 P.M., at the City Administration Building, 387 Fairhope Avenue, Fairhope, Alabama with Chairman John S. Parker presiding. The following members were present: Mr. Harford Field, Mr. Chester Billie, Mr. Jack Kirk, Mayor.James P. Nix, and Mrs. Leona Newman. Mr. Cecil Pitman, Dr. Pierce Fredrick, and Barney Shull were absent form the meeting. The minutes of the March 1, 1976 meeting were approved wi.th the following additions and corrections: 1. Strike apartment complexes from Item # I un,der Playgrounds. 2. Under drainage reword to run off the water from the main street. Mr. Harford Field moved to approve the minutes of the March 1, 1976 meeting with the above corrections and additions Mrs. Leonai Newman seconded the motion. Motion carried. The first item brought before the Planning Commission was the application of Mannich's Real Estate agent for Fred F. Diegman, M.D. , for a change in zoning from R-2 Medium Density Single Family District, to B-4 Business and Professional District for the property identified as a subdivision of Carrie Young Property in Lot 7, Section 17, Townsh.ip 6, south, Range 2 East. The property located at the southwest corner of Morphy Avenue and Ingleside. Mrs. Lorena Gregorius of.Mannich's Real Estate and Dr. Fred F. Diegman presented the application to the Commission. Adjacent property owners attending the meeting said that they would have no objections to the rezoning providing that there would be no ingress or egress of traffic off. of Morphy Avenue. Mayor James P. Nix moved to refer the rezoning application of Dr. Fred F. Diegman to the City Council with iuxception o rc te of a 150 foot strip fronting on Morphy Avenutgn�n� that there will be no ingress or egress of traffic off of Morphy Avenue. Mr. Jack Kirk seconded the motion. After being put to vote the following vote was recorded: AYES: Mayor James P. Nix, Mr. Jack Kirk, Mr. Chester Billie, Mr. Harford Field. Nay: Mrs. Leona Newman. The rezoning application was approved for referral to City Council. The next item brought before the Planning Commission was the application of James C. Mitchell, Leaseholder, for a Final Plat approval of subdivision of one ( 1 ) lot into two ( 2 ) parcels' situated in Section 22, Township 6 South, Range 2 East; located on the north side of Twin Beech Road ( Baldwin County Highway 44 ) approximately 657 Feet east of the intersection of Hall -Thompson Road. Mr. John -Powers was present to represent Mr. Mitchell. Fairhope Single Tax Corporation representative Ruth Rockwell presented Mr. Mitchell's application. Mayor James P. Nix moved that the subdivision application be approved subject to recommendations of the Planning Commission, w1hich includes a certificate from the Health Department, and further plats not be presented with improvements shown on plat. Mr. Harford Field seconded the motion. Motion carried. IV. V. VI. "-' .11 Page #2 1 The Fairhope Planning Commission �- Minutes for April 5, 1976 The next item brought before the Commission was the applicati for a building permit by Greer's located on South Section Street. The application was presented by Mr. B.T. Greer, of Greer's Store, in hopes of building an addition to the present structure. Mr. Greer stated that all of the incomplete items which were on the original plans had been corrected to meet the approval of the South Alabama Regional Planning Consultant,.Mr. Don Pruitt. After a discussion on the ingress and egress patterns of traffic and the parking lot patterns, Mr. Harford Field moved to give approval of issuing a Building Permit subject to final plans being approved by Harmon Stearns, Building Inspector. Mr. Jack Kirk seconded the motion. Motion carried. The next item brought before the Planning Commission was a sketch plan on a possible subdivision by Mr. Robert J. Potter, and Mr. Bob Lundsford of Moore Engineering. The property is located one and one half miles east of Belforest Road, on the south side of Highway 104, approximately four ( 4 ) and a half miles east outside of Fairhope. Mr. Potter proposed tosubdivide his tract of land into 42 to 43 lots. An informal discussion followed on the county health department considerations and water questions, relative to the lot area. Mr. Lundsford stated that the minimum lot size will be about one ( 1 ) acre each. After a discussion the Planning'Commission offered comments of guidance on Mr. Potter's proposed subdivision. Mr. Potter was told that he. should be sure to review the subdivision regula- tions, and get his preliminary plat in order with all the requested items. The next item brought to the Commission's attention was a subdivision application of Mr. Rudy Rezner. Mr. Rezner's inten- tion is to subdivide his property into two lots, in order to give land to his son to build a house. The property is described as the northwest corner of'Gayfer Extension and Belforest Road. Mr. Rezner said that all of the county health requirments had been met, and that they had the Health Department's approval, with a copy of the certificate to be brought to th.e City for the files. The Fairhope Single Tax Corporation has already approved the subdividing of the Rezner property. Mr. Jack Kirk moved to grant approval of the subdivision application, seconded by Mr. Harford Field. Motion carried. In other business the Secretary of the Planning Commission was instructed to write a letter to the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation on the procedure adopted at the March 1, 1976 meeting of the Commission stating that the Planning Commissio will not hear any more subdivision or rezoning applications. on Colony Land except such application be presented by the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation and a -representative thereof be present to represent said request. k A. VII. IX. Page # 3 Fairhope Planning Commission Mi nut.es for April 5, 1976 The next matter brought up for discussion was the review and action on the proposed amendments to Article VI, Special Provisions, Sections, 6.93 and 6.94 , to the Zoning Ordinance. Mr. Harford Field requested that this matter lay over until the Commission can incorporate the proposed amendment with enough other material to justify a public hearing., A discussion on the study of subdivision requirements and plat recordings of the five -mile zone around the City, and subdivision regulation jurisdiction was the next matter brought to the Commission's attention. Mr. Don Pruitt, Planning Consultant, gave a letter from the Attorney General to the City of Daphne giving an opinion of the Attorney General's office on zoning in that Mr. Pruitt said that he will draft a letter for the Mayor to send to the Attorney General for an opinion. Mr. Pruitt will work up recommendations and report back to the Commission a later date. Ci at Mr. Carlton Niemeyer was present to informally discuss with the Planning Commission on a subdivision of one ( 1 ) lot into four ( 4') lots on Parker Road between Parker Road and Highwi 98. Mr. Niemeyer was advised to get his application in order and apply with the City. There being no further business to come before the Fairhope Planning and Zoning Commission, the meeting was adjourned. Respectfully submitted, Lynn Adams, Secretary Fairhope Planning Commission APROV BY CO MISSAN .ON: �� 1976 B Y: �'L- `' �'.0��-/ CHAIRMAN Q s Memorandum r1---4John S. Parker, Apri VA , 1976 Page Two Chairman, Fairhope City Planning Commission First, the plat plan is not drawn to scale, nor are adequate deminsions furnished; therefore, the staff cannot adequately evaluate whether the proposed addition to the existin Q building or the parking facilities shown comply with the zoning regu- 1 a t i on s`'_. n;z. Second, the parking spaces detailed which have ingress and egress from the side of the existing building and proposed addition facing Section Street are in violation of Section 6.941 of the Zoning Ordinance. Third, it does not appear that the space provided f the parking area is adequate r maneuvering of vehicles in �2 Fourth, the off-street parking layout does not meet he requirements of Sections 6.943 and 6.944 of the Zoning Ordinance. Finally, Section 60.1 Off-street Loading/Unloading Space - Such space is not indicated on the plan. Observation - The structural details reflected in the framing and footing schematic appear to be insufficient to properly evaluate these plans. This is _ merely mentioned because the liability the City may assume in the event of struc- tural defects. In conclusion, as presented, the plans are inadequate for the staff to properly ascertain if the proposed addition including the off-street parking facilities meet minimum zoning requirements. Accordingly, the staff recommends that the Commission not appove the issuance of a building permit until revised plans correcting the deficiencies noted here are received and evaluated. I'—