CITY
OF
The
Planning Commission of the City of Rainbow City, Alabama met in a regular
session at
John
D. Watson, Chairman Absent:
Terry
John Calhoun, Mayor Keith
Gibson
W.
Bryan Stone, Council Member
Wes
Ellis
Thomas
Moon
Frances
Elrod
Wayne
Walden
Mona
Wallace
Also
Present
Laura
Lloyd, City Attorney Doug
Waldrup, City Engineer
Melvin
Potter, Fire Chief 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 of
3. Mr.
Watson announced a public hearing for Mrs. Reba Gilbert who was present
requesting the
Planning Commission allow her to move her
daughter's mobile home onto her property at 979
Riddles
home at this
same location approximately two (2) years ago, so the septic tank and water
meter
are already in
place. Frances Elrod moved and Wayne
Walden seconded the motion to allow
Mrs. Gilbert to place
the mobile home on her property.
Motion carried.
4. Mr.
Watson announced a public hearing for the re-zoning of property. Dave Cummans and Ron
Towers were present concerning the
re-zoning request of property they have purchased behind
the present
Montrose Gardens Subdivision. They are
requesting the zoning be changed from
M-1 Manufacturing to
R-2 Patio and Townhouse District.
There was no one present in
opposition to
this request. Thomas Moon moved and
Bryan Stone seconded the motion to
recommend to the
Rainbow City Council to re-zone this property to R-2 Patio and Townhouse
District. Motion carried.
5. Pat
Sherman, architect and Julie Chadwick with Choice Fabricators were present with
plans for
the third
addition to Choice located at
sprinkler
drawing was not complete. He said the
drawing did not include the office space or
bathrooms in
this new building and he also needs calculations. Melvin stated he has been in
contact with the
sprinkler company. Mr. Watson suggested
to Ms. Sherman that when she
receives a
complete set of sprinkler drawings to
contact the Building Dept to set-up a special
meeting. No action was taken by Planning.
6. Dave
Cummans was present requesting approval to build three (3) mini-warehouse
off
Woodland Drive. Mr. Cummans stated he would be building a
total of eight (8) mini-
warehouses on this property. After discussion, Wayne Walden moved and Wes
Ellis seconded
the motion to allow Mr. Cummans to
proceed with the first three mini-warehouse's and to come
back to Planning with the other drawings
when they arrive. Motion carried.
7.
Eddie Perman, Engineer; Terry McWhorter, McWhorter Construction; and
Chris with Quality
Grinding were present for the addition to
Quality's building located at 110 Rainbow Ind. Blvd.
The Building Dept has not received the
electrical drawings and Mr. Watson stated until those
were received, Planning could not approve
the plans. Mr. McWhorter stated that
Butler
Electrical was working on the project and
he would contact Mr. Butler to see if they could get
the drawings ready and try to attend the
special meeting. Mr. McWhorter will
contact the
Building Dept when they have the drawings
ready. No action was taken by Planning.
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8.
William "Bill" Lester, owner of the property and Mark Barclay,
Barclay Construction were
present for the building that will
contain the A B C Store located at 208 West Grand Avenue.
Mr. Lester stated that the correction on
the site plans had been made concerning the fence. It
has been located at the back of the
property on the drawings. Mr. Lester
also stated that the
second building shown on the drawings
would be built sometime in the future, but was not
included in this project. It is shown on the site plans only for
reference at this time. The
Building Dept. does not have the
electrical, plumbing, or mechanical drawings.
Mr. Lester
will contact the Building Dept. when they
have the drawings and try to make the special
meeting also. No action was taken by Planning.
9.
Eddie Edwards, owner of All American Storage Mini Warehouses and Houston
Jenkins, Jr.,
Engineer, were present with site plans for
an addition to All American Storage located at 931
Steele Station Road. Eddie Perman reviewed these drawings for
Rainbow City. All comments
from the Staff Review have been addressed
and corrections made. Mr. Watson
reminded Mr.
Edwards that his father never paved the
existing part of the mini warehouses and Mr. Edwards
stated they would pave all roads in this
facility. Wayne Walden moved and Bryan
Stone
seconded the motion to approve the site
plans. Motion carried.
10. Dave Cummans and Ron Towers were present
concerning the city accepting the portions of
Hayden Avenue and Autumnwood Lane that
are already paved. At this time, Mr.
Cummans
stated that he was withdrawing the
request until they finish the subdivision.
Mr. Cummans
stated that he understood the city's
concern about the streets with construction work still in
process at Montrose Gardens
Subdivision. No action was necessary by
Planning.
11. The Building Dept. presented a request to
allow Montrose Gardens, LLC to change the cashier's
check for the street paving from
Montrose Phase Four (4) to Montrose Phase Five (5). Wes
Ellis moved and Frances Elrod seconded
the motion to allow the Building Dept to change the
cashier's check. Motion carried.
12. The Building Dept. presented a
"Checklist for Development Review Before the Planning
Commission" for discussion with any
addition's or deletion's being made.
This is a checklist
that is given to commercial developers
to fill out and present with plans to the Building Dept.
Wes Ellis asked to add the words
"(comma) include details of same." at the end of sentences
#12 and #13. This change will be made to the list.
13. Mayor Calhoun thanked each Planning
Commission member for serving in their positions on
the board. He stated he was very appreciative of them in
giving of their time each month to
serve.
14. There being no further business on the agenda
for The Planning Commission at this time, Wes
Ellis moved to adjourn.
Respectfully submitted,
Kathy Hill
Recording Secretary