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 Steve
Parrish
Terry
John Calhoun, Mayor
Bryan
Stone, Council Member
Wes
Ellis
Thomas
Moon
Jerry
Tolbert
Wayne
Walden
Mona
Wallace
Also
Present:
Wiley
McLain, Building Official Laura
Lloyd, City Attorney
Doug
Waldrup, City Engineer Eddie
Perman, City Engineer
Greg Payne, Street Supervisor Melvin
Potter, Fire Chief
Allan
Ragan, Chief of Police
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 September 26, 2006
meeting. Motion carried unanimously, the
minutes will stand
approved as presented.
3. A
public hearing was held for Ms. Jan Heaton and Mr. Robert Walls who were
present seeking
rezoning of a parcel of land located on
Subdivision. There is 2 acres +- involved in this
rezoning. Ms. Heaton has changed her
request
to having the property rezoned to
Agricultural to build a duplex for herself and her daughter.
There was no one present in opposition to
this request. Thomas Moon moved and Wes
Ellis
seconded
the motion to recommend to the City Council to rezone this property to
Agricultural.
Motion carried unanimously.
4. A
public hearing was held for Mr. Don Owens who was present seeking rezoning of a
lot known
as
M-1 Manufacturing. Mr. Watson questioned whether Planning could
rezone a parcel of land
that was in a subdivision. After discussion, Thomas Moon moved and Wayne
Walden seconded
the motion to table the request until the
Planning Board could receive an opinion from Laura
Lloyd concerning rezoning of this
lot. Motion carried unanimously.
5. A
public hearing was held for Mr. & Mrs. Michael Thompson who were present
asking
permission to place a double wide mobile
home on their property at
At present, the Thompson’s are living in
a recreational vehicle at this address.
There was no
one present in opposition to this
request. After discussion,
Moon seconded the motion to approve the
request for the Thompson’s to move a double wide
mobile home onto their property. Motion carried unanimously.
6. A
public hearing was held for a request that the Building Department has
presented to Planning.
The Building Dept. wishes to change
Section 30 of the Subdivision Regulations book with the
attached wording concerning the street’s criteria
for acceptance and procedures. Jerry
Tolbert
moved and Bryan Stone seconded the motion
to change Section 30 of the Subdivision Reg.
book with the attached section. Motion carried unanimously.
Page
2
Planning
Commission
October
24, 2006
7. A
public hearing was held for a request that the Building Department has
presented to Planning.
The Building Dept. wished to add the
Ordinance #404 adopted June 24, 2003 by the City
Council.
This ordinance, which is attached, is the spec’s by which a street must
be built in
to the Zoning Ordinance in Article IV,
Section 223. Bryan Stone moved and Jerry
Tolbert
seconded the motion to add this ordinance
to the Zoning Ordinance of Rainbow City.
Motion
carried unanimously.
8. A
public hearing was held for Mr. Roger Laney, owner of the property along with
Mr. Kevin
Ashley & Mr. Michael Higgins, with
Benchmark Surveying, LLC who were present with Indian
Lakes Phase 3 consisting of five (5)
lots. The city engineer and street
supervisor were
concerned with the drainage on this
parcel of land. Mr. Ashley stated the
outlet was not shown
on the plans but there is a 36” pipe
under
When asked had the Health Department
approved this addition, Mr. Ashley stated it was under
review by them at this time. There was no one present in opposition to
this addition to the
subdivision. Jerry Tolbert moved and Wes Ellis seconded
the motion to table this request until
the drawings are revised to show the
outlet pipe under the road. Motion
carried unanimously.
9. Mr.
Eddie Perman was present with the drawings for Mr. Ray Davis’ Taekwondo Plus
site
plans.
The building will be located on
concern for the fire truck being able to
turn around in the parking lot as shown on the drawings.
After discussion, Jerry Tolbert moved and
Bryan Stone seconded the motion to table the site
approval until the drawings are up to
date concerning the location of the building and the
parking area and accessibility for the
fire truck(s). Motion carried
unanimously.
10. The Greystone Apartment complex was removed
from the agenda because the architects could
not get the changes made from the Staff
Review comments.
11. The
Building Dept. has requested that a portion of
to where it intersects with
discussion, Mona Wallace moved and
Bryan Stone seconded the motion to recommend to the
City Council not to accept this portion
of the street until the streets are finished in this
subdivision. Motion carried unanimously.
12. Laura Lloyd addressed the Planning Commission
members. She wants to remind them to use
proper procedures during the meetings
and to be mindful of what is said during a meeting.
13. Ryan Kallem of East Alabama Planning
Commission addressed the Planning members
concerning the Comprehensive Plan for
transportation, goals and
objectives. Planning members emphasized
the need for a sewer
system in
14. There being no more business to come before
The Planning Commission, Mona Wallace
moved
and Thomas Moon seconded the motion to adjourn.
Respectfully submitted,
Kathy Hill
Recording Secretary