STATE OF ALABAMA

 

COUNTY OF ETOWAH

 

CITY OF RAINBOW CITY, ALABAMA – PLANNING COMMISSION – AUGUST 26, 2008

 

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:       

Wes Ellis, Vice Chairman                                         Thomas Moon, Chairman

Terry John Calhoun, Mayor                                     Sam Wilson

Bryan Stone, Council Member   

Larry Harris

Elbert Tarvin

Jerry Tolbert

Mona Wallace       

 

Also Present:

Wiley McLain, Building Official                                   Lee Roberts, Attorney              

Doug Waldrup, City Engineer                                   Greg Payne, Street Supervisor

Melvin Potter, Fire Marshall

 

 1.  Upon roll call, Vice Chairman Wes Ellis declared a quorum was present and the   

      following business was transacted.

 

 2.  The minutes from June 24, 2008 were presented.  Jerry Tolbert moved and Larry

       Harris seconded the motion to suspend the reading of the minutes and approve

       the minutes as presented.  Motion carried unanimously.

 

 3.  Cody Owens withdrew his request for preliminary and final approval on the

      subdivision off Riddles Bend Road.  No action was necessary.

 

 4.  A public hearing was announced for Roger and Karen Crawford who are seeking

      annexation into the corporate limits of Rainbow City with an R-1 Single Family

      District zoning.  The Crawford’s had an accident and was unable to attend.  Wiley

      McLain spoke in favor of the annexation.  The property is located on Watson Road

      containing 6.562 acres more or less.   There was no one present in opposition to

      this annexation.  Jerry Tolbert moved and Elbert Tarvin seconded the motion to

      recommend to the Rainbow City Council to annex the Crawford’s into the City with

      R-1 Single Family Zoning.  Motion carried unanimously.

 

 5.  A public hearing was announced for the re-zoning of Suite #60, 115 West Grand  

      Avenue in the Gregerson’s Shopping Center as shown on J B W & T’s survey

      drawing dated 07/07/2000 as the Apple A Day Store from Highway Commercial to

      Highway Commercial-Liquor (HC-L) Sales District.  Stan Clark was the

      representative of Gregerson’s Properties LLC and introduced Rick and Barbara

      Brillant who are wishing to have a fine wine, cheese and cigar store along with

      packaged liquor in Suite #60.  This will be for off-premise consumption but they

      may occasionally have a wine tasting at the store.  The store is 30’ x 70’ for a total

      of 2,100 square feet and faces the court yard of the shopping center.  There was

      no opposition to this request.  It was discussed that at any time the business

      should consider enlarging, they would need to come back to Planning to have more

      area re-zoned to the HC-L zoning.  Larry Harris moved and Jerry Tolbert seconded

      the motion to recommend to the Rainbow City Council to re-zone Suite #60 at 115

      West Grand Avenue to HC-L Sales District.  Motion carried unanimously.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 6.  Carolyn Dial and her daughter were present seeking to continue having a second

      mobile home on their property at 1180 Canoe Creek Road.  Mrs. Dial came before

      Planning last year requesting to place a second home on her property to live in

      while she repaired the home she was presently living in.  Planning allowed this

      request for one year and asked Mrs. Dial to come back if she had not completed

      renovations in that year’s time.  Mrs. Dial stated that she has been diagnosed with

      cancer, has had a daughter, daughter-in-law and nephew to pass away over the

      past year.  Mrs. Dial’s daughter stated that there was no one living in the original

      mobile home and she and her mother were all that was living in the second one

      that had been moved in.  Mona Wallace moved and Jerry Tolbert seconded the

      motion to give Mrs. Dial a twelve (12) month extension to continue with both

      mobile homes on her property.  Motion carried unanimously.

 

 7.  Court Barber was present seeking Planning’s approval of Victoria Lane for

      acceptance as a City street.  Court stated there are two (2) homes on Victoria Lane

      at this time.  Wiley stated that the street had been built to City specifications. 

      Elbert Tarvin moved and Larry Harris seconded the motion to recommend to the

      Rainbow City Council to accept Victoria Lane as a City street.  Motion carried

      unanimously.

 

 8.  Wiley McLain presented Eddie Permans site plans for a building at 3025 Steele

      Station Road.  This is part of the Deerfoot Industrial Park.  Mr. Perman could not be

      at the meeting but had stated in Staff Review meeting that he had a potential

      customer for the building.  Jerry Tolbert moved and Bryan Stone seconded the

      motion to approve the site plan for the building as presented to the Planning

      Commission.  Motion carried unanimously.

 

 9.  There being no other business to come before The Planning Commission, Bryan

      Stone moved to adjourn.

 

 Respectfully submitted,

 

 

      Kathy Hill

      Recording Secretary