STATE OF ALABAMA

 

COUNTY OF ETOWAH

 

CITY OF RAINBOW CITY, ALABAMA – PLANNING COMMISSION –MAY 15, 2007

 

The Planning Commission of the City of Rainbow City, Alabama met in a special session at 4:00 P.M. and upon roll call the following members were present:

 

 Present:                                                                                  Absent:

Thomas Moon, Vice Chairman                                               Bryan Stone, Council Member

Terry John Calhoun, Mayor                                                    Mona Wallace

Wes Ellis                                                                                 Steve Parrish

Jerry Tolbert

Larry Harris (new member)

Elbert Tarvin (new member)

 

Also Present:

Wiley McLain, Building Official                                            Laura Lloyd, City Attorney   

           

 

 1.  Upon roll call, Vice Chairman Moon declared a quorum was present and the following

      business was transacted.

 

2.  John Freeman of K-Jon Properties was present requesting to have his property re-zoned on  

     Steele Station Road.  The property is located in Section 26, Township 12 South, Range 5 East of

     Rainbow City, also known as the Ponder property.  Mr. Freeman is requesting that lots 1, 2, 5, 6,

     & 7 be re-zoned from R-1 to Highway Commercial and lots 3 & 4 be re-zoned from R-1 to M-1

     Manufacturing.  Ina Black of Ina Black Realty was present in favor of the re-zoning.  Ms. Black

     has potential clients that wish to buy this property.  Jenny Cohn and David Smith wish to start a  

     business that would make electrical panels in the M-1 zoned property.  She stated they would  

     employee about 30 people to start with.  Mr. Freeman stated that someone wants to purchase

     the Highway Commercial zoned land.  That person wishes to start an accounting firm in the old

     Ponder residence that is on lot #2.  Mrs. Denita Farmer, who lives next door to this land, was

     present.  Mrs. Farmer stated she was not for or against this re-zoning request but she was

     interested in what was going to be placed on this property.  She stated that at night you can hear

     Choice Fabricators which is located on the other side of her family’s land.  Mr. Moon read a

     letter from Mrs. Angela Fuller who lives on the other side of this property.  Mrs. Fuller stated in

     her letter that she was opposed to the re-zoning.  After discussion, Jerry Tolbert moved and Wes

     Ellis seconded the motion the recommend to City Council to re-zone lots 1, 2, 5, 6, & 7 to

     Highway Commercial and lots 3 & 4 to M-1 Manufacturing.  Vote was as follows:

            Jerry Tolbert – yes

            Wes Ellis – yes

            Elbert Tarvin – yes

            Thomas Moon – yes

            Larry Harris – abstained

     Motion carried unanimously.

 

 3.  There being no other business to come before The Planning Commission, Wes Ellis moved to

      Adjourn.

 

Respectfully submitted,

 

 

      Kathy Hill

      Recording Secretary