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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06-07-2004 Planning Commission MinutesThe Planning & Zoning Commission met Monday, June 7, 2004 at 5:OOPM at the Fairhope Municipal Complex, 161 N. Section Street, in the City Council Chambers. Present: Dick Charles, Chairman; Tim Kant, Dan McCrory, Bob Clark, Ed Brinson, Larry Green, Jean Wilson, Mike Ford, Lee Turner. Christopher Baker, Director of Planning and Betty Rivenbark, Secretary. The minutes of the May 3, 2004 meeting were considered and approved on motion by Bob Clark, 2" d by Ed Brinson and unanimously carried. IR 04.02 Public Hearing —Water and Sewer Regulations Adoption and Amendment to S/D Regulations. Dan McCrory said after seeking input this is corrections/modifications to Water and Sewer Regulations. Christopher Baker said these were run through legal counsel, a public hearing had been held, it had been published and copies available for public review at City Hall. The public hearing was held and one comment was received, Lee Turner moved to approve, Larry Green 2" d the motion and it carried unanimously. SD04.23 Replat of property of Ms. Lois Boykin of Lots 12 and 13 Village of Montrose(Generally located west of Main Street between Daphne and Fairhope) Mr. Baker said this is a 3.62 acre parcel of property located outside the city limits in our jurisdiction and is zoned by the County as R2A-a residential district. The request is to make two lots out of one. Staff recommendation was to approve. Matt Koontz of Geo-Survey was present representing Ms. Boykin and said they already have approval of the County. The 30 ft access easement was discussed and it was pointed out there is already an existing drive to the property of 14 ft. Ms. Wilson said there is no need to pave 30 ft. access easement if 14 ft. easement was acceptable to the County. Mr. Baker said that this 14 ft. easement needed to be recorded on plat for future reference. In discussion Lyons Bousson questioned removal of trees and Mr. Koontz assured him there were no plans to remove any trees. Lee Turner moved to approve with 14 ft. easement shown on the plat. Larry Green 2"d the motion and it carried unanimously. SD04.30 Minor Plat of Enviro Properties Subdivision/Joe Johnson (Generally located at the northwest corner of Twin Beech and Greeno Road). Mr. Baker said this is a 7 acre parcel located outside the city and is not zoned. He is desirous of creating 5 lots. His recommendation was to approve with note that no trees on Greeno Rd ROW be moved or altered without city permission. Mr. Johnson said that the only drive is located south of Ist lot and it has been approved and installed. He has no problem with note on the plat. Tim Kant moved to Planning & Zoning Commission June 7, 2004 — Page Two approve with note on the plat regarding the trees. Lee Turner 2" d the motion and it carried unanimously. SD04.33 Minor Plat of Sea Cliff Oaks/Trey Jinright(Generally located at the intersection of Sea Cliff and Scenic Hwy 98 in Montrose) Mr. Baker pointed out that there is an existing ditch located on the south property line, that both lots meet county zoning and no board fence will be allowed on Scenic 98. His recommendation was to approve. Mr. Jinright spoke saying he plans to improve ditch on south side of property so water will run to Fly Creek and will work with property owners. All questions answered satisfactorily, Larry Green moved to approve, Dan McCrory 2"d the motion and it carried unanimously. SD04.34 Minor Plat of Dominion Acres, Phase 1/Charles Houser(Generally located west of US 98 adjacent to Dominion Farms)Mr. Baker said this a 20 acre parcel proposed to be divided into two 10 acre lots located in the county and is not zoned. He recommended approval subject to the reserved ROW being shown on the plat and city water being required. Discussion followed with Jerry Perez of Bay Area Surveying. He was told that the subdivision requirements require the reserved ROW being shown on the plat. Mr. Perez said that he had no problem with showing ROW on lot 2 but what if buyer of lot 1 wanted to build house in middle of land in middle of ROW. Mr. Baker said this would be on paper only and they work with individuals all the time if they wish to change placement of ROW. After further discussion, Bob Clark commented he feels consistency in requirements is important and moved to approve staff recommendation and require ROW shown on plat and hook up to city water. Jean Wilson 2"d the motion and it carried with two nay votes by Lee Turner and Mike Ford. SD04.35 Preliminary Plat of Magnolia Place/Doug Harless(Generally located north of Gayfer Avenue Extension across from White Grove S/D) Mr. Baker said Mr. Harless has an option on this 20.3 acre parcel located outside the city and not zoned. He cited drainage as being major issue as there have been big problems with White Grove S/D and also said they should install street trees as required by our regulations. He recommended tabling this until July 6 meeting for complete drainage review and further information. Discussion led to a motion by Larry Green to table until the July 6 meeting to get complete drainage information and have third party review also have E & O information. Lee Turner 2"d the motion and it carried unanimously. Planning & Zoning Commission June 7, 2004 — Page Three SD04.37 Preliminary Plat of Grouse Moor Subdivision/Richard Meritt(Generally located north of Bishop Road just to the east of the airport)Mr. Baker said Mr. Merritt owns this 15.1 acre parcel that they are proposing to divide into 12 lots located outside the city but in the airport noise and height district. He said further this is a Greenfield development and is leap frog and the comprehensive plan does not support leap frog development. They are requesting a waiver of running street to property line and waiver of sidewalk requirement. He recommended approval subject to curb and gutter, sidewalks, and a note on the plat regarding the airport noise and height requirements. Discussion followed with Seth Moore. He explained they are seeking a country environment and the lake is on the north side of the property Larry Green said requirement is to pave to property line. Jean Wilson moved to approve subject to concrete ribbon curb on east side and nothing on west side of street. Motion passed with Bob Clark, Bike Ford and Ed Brinson voting against motion. SD04.38 Preliminary Plat of Highland Bridges Phase 2(Generally located east of Cty Rd 13, south of Cty Rd 32 and east of the airport) Mr. Baker said David Diehl is representing the owners of this final phase of this development containing approximately 20 acres. They are proposing to Create 14 lots. Mr. Baker said this was previously approved in 2000 and Phase 1 developed and Phase 2 is substantially similar to the layout and infrastructure. He said our subdivision regulations have changed and this subdivision fits between our rural and urban development standard with lots being about one acre each. He recommended approval with the requested waivers. Joe Bullock spoke saying they are going to have a 10 ft equestrian trail around the development, they will pave to stub outs, have 80 foot right of ways and 70 foot front setbacks. After discussion, Lee Turner moved to approve staff recommendation. Ed Brinson 2"d the motion and it carried unanimously. SD04.39 Final Plat of Miller's Crossing, Phase 2/Jason Estes(Generally located north of Cty Rd 32 just to the west of the Newton School) Mr. Baker said this contains approximately 19.89 acres and is proposed to be divided into 45 lots and is not zoned. He said all issues have been met or agreed to and he recommended approval. Discussion led to a motion by Larry Green to approve subject to Fire Department approval. Jean Wilson 2"d motion carried unanimously. Planning & Zoning Commission June 7, 2004 — Page Four SD04.40 Review of the Eastern Shore Trail through Montrose. Christopher Baker said t e trail will run on the east side of Main Street from the current terminus near Judge Roy Bean's in Daphne to the Fairhope terminus near St. James Episcopal Church. There will be some bridges constructed to transverse Fly Creek, Rock Creek and a gully. This is a 6' wide multi -modal concrete pedestrian/bicycle trail. He noted 11 trees will be removed but replaced. He recommended approval. Cara Stalman spoke for the county and said this is the "missing link" between Fairhope and Daphne. It was pointed out that this will be maintained by the county until such time the city takes over Scenic 98 for maintenance. Larry Green, for the record, congratulated them for wonderful job they've done and moved for approval as per staff recommendation, Ed Brinson 2"d the motion and it carried unanimously. SR04.05 Site Plan Review new Church Mouse building/Spencer Johnson (Generally located on west Church Street just before Fairhope Avenue)Mr. Baker said this has been several restaurants and is zoned B2 in the Central Business District. He recommended approval. Mac Walcott spoke on behalf of Mr. Johnson saying that the previous dining room and courtyard have been removed and the building will be extended to the street. He said no more runoff will be there than what there before. Larry Green moved for approval, Ed Brinson 2"d the motion and it carried unanimously. Under old business, Christopher Baker said that he was asked to look into zoning issues with house moving and that the City Council needs to address this and he had nothing to report on removal of property into the CBD driven by site plan review. The July meeting date was changed to July 6th, meeting was duly adjourned at 6:35 PM. biz M" Betty Ri enbark, Secretary 9 WC A", R.N. Charles, Chairman