STATE OF ALABAMA

 

COUNTY OF ETOWAH

 

CITY OF RAINBOW CITY, ALABAMA – PLANNING COMMISSION –SEPTEMBER 27, 2005

 

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:

 

John D. Watson, Chairman                                                     Absent:

Bryan Stone, Council Member                                               Terry John Calhoun, Mayor               

Jerry Tolbert

Frances Elrod                                                             

Mona Wallace                                    

Wes Ellis

Wayne Walden (came in late)                                                                                                                                                

Also Present:

Wiley McLain, Building Official                                            Laura Lloyd, City Attorney               

Melvin Potter, Fire Chief                                                        Eddie Perman, City Engineer

Doug Waldrup, City Engineer                                                Terry Walker, Utility Dept.

           

 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 August 23, 2005 meeting.  Motion carried, the minutes will stand approved as

       presented.

 

 3.  A public hearing was announced to consider the request of Court Barber to sub-divide a parcel

      of land located on Lakewood Road.  Mr. Barber wishes to develop only two (2) lots at this time

      into Lakewood Court Subdivision.  The zoning is R-1 Single Family Residential.  Mr. Barber

      stated the houses would be 1300 to 1400 heated square feet with vinyl siding.  Dr. Ron Hanson

      spoke against the subdivision stating he was concerned about the width of the road and the

      additional traffic traveling Lakewood Road.  He was also concerned about the water pressure on

      this road.  Mona Wallace moved and Thomas Moon seconded the motion to give Mr. Barber

      preliminary approval on these two (2) lots on Lakewood Road.  Motion carried.

 

 4.  A public hearing was announced to consider the request from Mrs. Sandra James seeking to

      place a double wide modular home at 566 Riddles Bend Road.  Mrs. James stated she is a

      widow and wishes to place this modular home on this property within the next couple of years

      after she retires.  There was no one present in opposition of this request.  After discussion,

      Thomas Moon moved and Wes Ellis seconded a motion to give Mrs. James approval to place

      the modular home on this land over a period of the next six (6) months.  After six (6) months,

      Mrs. James will need to apply for a conditional use permit again if she has not placed her

      modular home on this land.  Motion carried.

 

 5.  A public hearing was announced to consider the annexation request made by Kevin Matthews. 

      Mr. Matthews wishes to annex into the City of Rainbow City under the Agricultural Zoning

      District.  His property is located at 630 Julede Drive.  Doug Waldrup, City Engineer, has

      checked and Mr. Matthews property is contiguous to the City limits.  Mr. Leslie Marble was

      present and Mr. Marble stated he was against the annexation if Mr. Matthews did not follow the

      subdivision restrictions that Mr. Marble’s property is under.  Mr. Watson, Chairman, stated that

      Mr. Matthews property deed did not state he is in the same subdivision and that the City of

      Rainbow City does not enforce subdivision regulations.  After discussion, Wes Ellis moved and

      Frances Elrod seconded the motion to recommend to the City Council of Rainbow City to annex

      Mr. Kevin Matthews’s property at 630 Julede Drive into the Corporate City limits under

      Agricultural Zoning.  Motion carried.

 

 6.  Gary Plimpton, Plimpton Construction, was present along with Jeff  Sims of Sims Architectural

      Studio with the building plans for Harvestfield Church to be built at 4533 Rainbow Drive.  Mr.

      Plimpton stated the first phase of the building would be 25,000 square feet.  After discussion,

      Bryan Stone moved and Wes Ellis seconded the motion to approve the Harvestfield Church with

      the understanding that the drawings will show all correct code requirements as requested by the

      Building Official and the Fire Chief.  Motion carried.

 

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 7.  Eddie Perman, Perman Engineering, was present representing Mr. Lee Johnson, owner of

      Universal Tool.  Mr. Perman is seeking building approval for Mr. Johnson to begin construction

      of his building in the Deerfoot Industrial Park.  The building is approximately 125’ x 175’. 

      After discussion, Wes Ellis moved and Thomas Moon seconded the motion to approve this

      building plan for construction.  Motion carried.

 

 8.  There being no other business on the agenda, Planning Commission was adjourned.

 

Respectfully submitted,

 

 

      Kathy Hill

Recording Secretary