CITY
OF
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:
John
Watson, Chairman
Terry
John Calhoun, Mayor
Bryan
Stone, Council Member
Wes
Ellis
Thomas
Moon
Steve
Parrish
Jerry
Tolbert
Wayne
Walden
Mona
Wallace
Also
Present:
Wiley
McLain, Building Official Laura
Lloyd, City Attorney
Doug
Waldrup, City Engineer Eddie
Perman, City Engineer
1. Upon
roll call, Chairman Watson declared a quorum was present and the following
business was transacted.
2. Thomas
Moon moved and Bryan Stone seconded the motion to suspend the reading of the
minutes from July
25, 2006 meeting. Motion carried
unanimously, the minutes will stand
approved as presented.
3. Belinda
Smith, 792 Sunset Drive, was present seeking approval for placing a mobile home
where her house
now sits. Ms. Smith states that her home
will cost too much to repair because
of age and so many things wrong with it
that she will be better off to tear it down after she has
a mobile home in
place behind the existing house and everything is out the home. When
making the
application, Ms. Smith thought she was getting a mobile home from her son. That
plan has fallen
through. Mrs. Sutton was present, as she
stated, not necessarily against a mobile
home but she
want to make sure that it was a nice home and that the house that now is on the
lot
would be
removed. Mona Wallace made a moved and
Thomas Moon seconded the motion to
wait until Ms.
Smith has removed the house and has a mobile home before giving her
approval.
After more discussion, it was determined
that the wording was not correct in the motion so
Mrs. Wallace withdrew her motion. Bryan Stone moved and Wayne Walden seconded
the
motion to table
any decision until Ms. Smith can find a mobile home and then she will come
back to the
Planning Commission to let them know size and condition of mobile home. Then
Planning will make a decision whether to
allow it or not before Ms. Smith buys the mobile
home and tears
down her home. Motion carried
unanimously.
4.
Amanda Blalock, owner of the property and Eddie Perman, Engineer, were
present with the
Shady Pines Subdivision
plat. Mrs. Blalock is seeking
preliminary approval for five lots in the
subdivision. There is an existing home on one lot that
will remain as part of the subdivision.
Mrs. Blalock is giving an additional 10’
easement from her property for the street width to be
correct. Mr. Harold Bowman and Mr. Richard
Hollingsworth voiced concern over the condition
of Grady
Street. Mr. Bowman stated that about two
and one-half (2-1/2)
years ago the City of
did not get
added to the street paving project that year and the next year the City did not
have
the money to
pave any streets. They were also
concerned about the sizes of the homes. Mrs.
Blalock stated the homes would range in
size from 1500 sq. ft. to around 1800 sq. ft. and from
$145,000 to $185,000 in
value. Mayor Calhoun stated that
he would commit the City of
if the developer
would agree to pay for the other 10’ and the cul-de-sac to be tar and gravel.
(The developer is responsible for
building the cul-de-sac.) Mrs. Blalock
agreed to this. Wes
Ellis moved and Jerry Tolbert seconded
the motion to give preliminary approval for the concept
of this
subdivision based on the drawing presented tonight and reminded the developer
and
engineer that
they must come back for the final plat to be approved. Motion carried
unanimously.
5. Larry
Nesmith,
property into
the corporate city limits of
approximately
0.34 acres. The Zoning Ordinance states
that a lot in Agricultural must have
a minimum lot size
of one (1) acre. Bryan Stone moved and
Thomas Moon seconded the
motion to table
any decision until Mr. Nesmith can get a corrected deed for at least one
(1)
acre of
land. Motion carried unanimously.
6. Dana
Loconto was present seeking re-zoning of a piece of
property located at the corner of
Highway Commercial to
Highway Commercial-L. Mr. Loconto will be building an event’s
building called
Center Stages. It will be a concert hall
with different types of entertainment.
Mr. Loconto stated
it will be 100’ x 200’ x 30’ in height and be 1-1/2 times bigger than
Convention Hall.
parking in the
Plaza. Wayne Walden moved and Thomas
Moon seconded the motion to
recommend to the
Rainbow City Council to rezone this property to Highway Commercial-L.
Motion carried unanimously.
7.
Brett Watts was present with the final plat with the four (4) additional
lots that were added to
Woodland Cove
Subdivision. Thomas Moon moved
and Steve Parrish seconded the motion to
approval the
final plat. Motion carried unanimously.
8. Ed
Edwards, owner of All American Storage, was present seeking permission to wait
on paving
not only the new
addition to the storage units but also the old part as well. Mr. Edwards stated
that EGC had
done a report and they have “soft spots” that need to be replaced in the road
bed
before paving
starts. They have corrected some of
these areas but need a good rain to see if
others will
appear. Mr. Edwards stated the project
of paving six months ago was going to cost
$45,000. Mr. Watson stated he felt it would be good to
get a bond on this as security for the
City to have in case Mr. Edwards does not
get the paving done. Steve Parrish moved
and Jerry
Tolbert seconded the motion to ask for a
bond for one year to allow Mr. Edwards time to get the
paving around
the storage units completed. Motion
carried unanimously. Mr. Edwards stated
he would have
the bond by the meeting in September when he returns to talk with the Planning
Commission about the
fence and security lighting.
9.
Barry Loveman, is the owner of The Westminster Company, and has developed and paved
recommend to the
City Council to accept these aforementioned streets into
city to maintain
them. After discussion concerning the
additional fire hydrant, installed
according to
Chief Potter, and concrete drainage system being installed, Jerry Tolbert moved
and Thomas Moon
seconded the motion to recommend to the Rainbow City Council to accept
10. Mayor Calhoun addressed the Planning
Commission to consider that when a person is seeking
annexation,
Planning request that all of the property in that parcel be annexed into the
City, not
just a
portion.
11. Thomas Moon moved and Bryan Stone seconded
the motion to only consider annexing a whole
parcel of land
into
date, any land
that is being consider for annexation must be the entire parcel of land that a
person owns,
not just a part of it. This will not
include the parcel of land that was brought
before
Planning Commission today.
12. There being no more business to come before
The Planning Commission, Bryan Stone moved
to adjourn.
Respectfully submitted,
Kathy Hill
Recording Secretary