STATE OF ALABAMA

 

COUNTY OF ETOWAH

 

CITY OF RAINBOW CITY, ALABAMA – PLANNING COMMISSION – DECEMBER 28, 2004

 

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:

 

Thomas Moon, Acting Chairman                                               Absent:

Terry John Calhoun, Mayor                                                      John D. Watson, Chairman

Frances Elrod                                                                           W. Bryan Stone, Council Member

Wayne Walden                                                             Wes Ellis

Mona Wallace                                                                          Keith Gibson

                                                                                                                                                           

Also Present

Wiley McLain, Building Official                                     Laura Lloyd, City Attorney                   Doug Waldrup, City Engineer                                               Eddie Perman, City Engineer

                                                                       

           

 1.  With the absence of Mr. John Watson, Thomas Moon will be acting chairman for this meeting.

 

 2.  Upon roll call, Acting Chairman Moon declared a quorum was present and the following

      business was transacted.

 

 3.  Mona Wallace moved and Frances Elrod seconded the motion to suspend the reading of the

      minutes of November 23, 2004.  Motion carried, the minutes will stand as presented.

 

 4.  Mr. Richard Nail with LBYD, Inc., architects for Advanced Auto Parts was present with the site

      plans for their new building at 3333 Rainbow Drive.  The City needs a storm water and

      calculations plan for the site work.  Mr. Nail stated that Advanced Auto Parts would have an

      above ground retention pond until Mr. Keeling (owner of the remaining property) makes final 

      preparations for the remaining developments at this site.  Mr. Keeling will have an underground

      pond available at that time for the entire lot.  Mr. Nail stated that he could have a drawing and

      the calculations ready by the end of this week or the first of next week.  Mona Wallace moved

      and Wayne Walden seconded the motion to approve the site plans subject to the Building

      Department receiving the necessary drawings and information from LBYD Architects before

      beginning any site work.  Motion carried. 

 

 5.  Wiley McLain, Building Official, briefly discussed a potential problem of placing street signs

      on private property.  The Building Department, with the assistance of the City Attorney's, will

      prepare an ordinance to address this situation which will become part of the Zoning Ordinance.

 

 6.  Brother David Strahan, Pastor of Life Assemblies Church, 4545 Rainbow Drive and Brother 

      David Wimpee, Children's Pastor for the Church, were present to discuss the placement of

      another modular unit at their church to handle the overflow need for educational classrooms.  

      Brother Strahan stated that the modular unit would not be visible from Rainbow Drive.  Brother

      Strahan also stated that there would be no plumbing in the unit, only electricity and that it would

      be used strictly for classrooms.  Brother Strahan and Brother Wimpee had a drawing and a

      photograph of the future design of the church that they anticipate will be completed within the

      next two (2) years and the modular units would be moved.  Mr. Moon, Acting Chairman,

      informed Brother Strahan that it would be necessary for Planning Commission to hold a public

      hearing.  The Church will provide the information needed for the public hearing.  If they get the

      information to the Building Department in time, Planning will hold a special hearing.  Planning

      took no action at this time.

 

 7.  Ron Towers representing Montrose Gardens, LLC, was present requesting that Planning

      Commission accept part of two streets known as "Hayden Avenue and Autumnwood

      Drive" as shown on the plat of "Second Addition of Montrose Gardens", recorded in Plat

      Book K Page 118.  Wayne Walden moved and Mona Wallace seconded the motion to

      recommend to the Rainbow City Council to accept the portion of these roads as shown on plat

      (see attached plat copy).  Motion carried.

 

 

 

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   8.  There being no further business on the agenda for The Planning Commission at this time,

        Wayne Walden moved to adjourn.

 

  Respectfully submitted,

 

 

        Kathy Hill

  Recording Secretary