STATE OF ALABAMA

COUNTY OF ETOWAH

CITY OF RAINBOW CITY, ALABAMA – PLANNING COMMISSION –MAY 22, 2007

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

Present: Absent:

Thomas Moon, Vice Chairman

Terry John Calhoun, Mayor

Bryan Stone, Council Member

Mona Wallace

Wes Ellis

Steve Parrish

Jerry Tolbert

Larry Harris

Elbert Tarvin

Also Present:

Wiley McLain, Building Official Lee Roberts, City Attorney

Mark Stephens, City Engineer

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

business was transacted.

2. Mr. Moon introduced Larry Harris and Elbert Tarvin as the new members of Planning

Commission. They are replacing John Watson and Wayne Walden who both resigned from the

Board earlier this month. Mr. Watson has resigned from the Planning Commission

due to the health of his wife and his own health. Mr. Walden has resigned from the

Planning Commission due to more work being placed on him by Alabama Power.

3. Bryan Stone moved and Wes Ellis seconded the motion to suspend the reading of the minutes

from the April 24^th, April 30^th, and May 15^th meetings and approve the minutes as presented.

Motion carried unanimously.

4. J. N. Fowler of Four Star Builders was present with Long Furniture’s site and building plans.

Longs will build a showroom, office and storage building at the corner of Greenview Avenue

and Sutton Bridge Road. Entrance to the building will be on Greenview Avenue. After review

of both sets of plans, Wes Ellis moved and Mona Wallace seconded a motion to approve the site

and building drawings. Motion carried unanimously.

5. Court Barber was not present. The bond for Westminster 7^th addition has not been received for

the road construction. Planning took no action on final approval of this subdivision.

6. Hugh Baskin had asked for the City of Rainbow City to have Corporate Drive become a

dedicated street. Greg Payne, Street Supervisor and Wiley McLain, Building Inspector, have

both inspected the street and agree that it is in good shape. Jerry Tolbert moved and Wes Ellis

seconded the motion to recommend to the City Council to accept Corporate Drive as a dedicated

city street. Motion carried unanimously.

7. Carolyn Dial who lives at 1180 Canoe Creek Road came before the Planning Commission to

request to be allowed to place a smaller mobile home in front of her existing mobile home for

her and her daughter to live in while they re-model their home. Mrs. Dial stated that she needs

to remove the carpet from the mobile home and renovate the entire home she now lives in and

can not do so without moving. After discussion with Mrs. Dial, Steve Parrish made a motion to

allow Mrs. Dial and her daughter to bring in a mobile home to live in while they re-model their

home, to give them twelve (12) months to re-model their home, the mobile home that is being

moved onto her property can not be rented to anyone once they have completed renovations on

their home, the mobile home can only be sold and moved away from this address, and in the

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event that Mrs. Dial does not get her home re-modeled in twelve months, she will need to come

back before Planning Commission to get an extension of time to finish the job. Jerry Tolbert

seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously.

8. There being no other business to come before The Planning Commission, Bryan Stone moved to

adjourn.

Respectfully submitted,

Kathy Hill

Recording Secretary