Wednesday, February 5, 2003
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Wednesday, February 5, 2003 |
Fayetteville P&Z kicks off new yearThe Fayetteville Planning and Zoning Commission kicked off the first meeting of 2003 by reappointing its chairman and vice chairman from the previous year. Myron Coxe was voted in as chairman at the Jan. 28 meeting, and Kevin Bittinger was named vice chairman. Both appointments passed unanimously. In other business: The commission tabled a special exception request for Hampton Inn at Fayette Promenade on Ga. Highway 85 north. Stating that the applicant had requested this move, Coxe called for a motion to table, but Commissioner Allen Feldman said the matter should be discussed to see if all points of concern are being addressed by the developer. No one was present to speak on behalf of the developer, but Feldman noted his own concerns, specifically those regarding the operating hours as well as the lighting and screening of the property. Three local residents also spoke to the commission, saying that they felt this type of business should not be in their back yard. A motion was made to table the issue, and it carried 4-1, with Feldman voting against. Rezoning and special exception requests for Flash Foods at 340 Lanier Avenue were approved. The applicant had worked very diligently on this project to show how the proposed new gas station and convenience store would fit into the Main Street District, city planner Eldridge Gunn reported, including the removal of the signs from the elevations and adding relief on the brickwork. There were no public comments, and Feldman the people involved in the project for meeting the concerns this Commission had. Coxe said that he would like to echo Feldman's comments. Both motions, for the rezoning and special exception, carried unanimously. Another rezoning and special exception request for Flash Foods at 145 Jeff Davis Drive was withdrawn by the applicant, Cox announced, and no further action by the commission would be necessary. Development plans for the site at 485 N. Jeff Davis Drive were approved. The applicant proposed to move a 2,400 sq. ft. 1960s ranch house, now used as an office, from the east side of North Jeff Davis Drive just south of the intersection of Kathi Avenue, and relocate the structure farther north on the same side of the street, where the existing house would be demolished, according to city development director Jahnee Prince. The new location, a .61-acre tract, is somewhat narrow, necessitating turning the structure to face southward. This is in the Main Street Overlay District so only historic structures and buildings that appear to be historic are to go in the Main Street District. The Main Street Architecture Overlay District spells out building built in styles from the 1880s to the 1920s. This was not a historic structure so a great deal of work to the house was propoesd to retrofit it. Because of the orientation of the building the side will be fronting on Jeff Davis Drive, it had to be made to look like the front of a building, which was what they have proposed. A motion to approve the site plan included the stipulation that staff approves the lighting plan. The commission tabled a proposed amendment to the M-1 Zoning Ordinance allowing firing ranges in heavy manufacturing districts. A request to table was made by city staff, as the City Council is looking at possible changes to the M-1 and M-2 districts, Prince said. This was begun after a cheerleading school appealed a recent P&Z denial to the council, wanting to locate near the Soccer Centre. The council sided with the applicant, saying that sports instruction facilities are appropriately located in the M-1 zoning district. The sports instruction facilities, vehicles for hire and fire range amendments are coming up, Prince said, and there are some other requests from the City Council on changes to M-1 and M-2, so she recommended tabling this item to allow all changes to M-1 and M-2 to be looked at comprehensively. A preliminary plat was approved for the Bates Avenue tract at the corner of Walker Avenue. The 11.43-acre property includes one existing house and a nursing home that is now closed, Prince said. The site was recently approved for R-22 PUD use by the City Council. Prince showed the site plan, which she said was consistent with what the City Council approved except for a detention pond. The plans showed a 60-foot buffer between the houses fronting on Paces Drive and the detention area, she added, and people who live on Paces Drive were very concerned with the detention pond because they have been flooded before and were also concerned about visual impact. They requested that the buffer be a planted buffer. A representative of the applicant told the commission that there was heavy tree coverage and they planned to leave that area undisturbed. He added that the pond would be for retention of storm water and that there would probably not be any fencing, so that the area remains as natural as possible. A motion was made to approve the request, with an amendment calling for extra planting around the detention pond and final approval left to city staff. It passed unanimously. Elevation plans were tabled for the 4B Shops at Fayette Pavilion, on the advice of the city attorney. Coxe said that there was a legal issue with the project. Development plans and two variance requests were tabled for Wendy's restaurant at 520 North Glynn Street. Coxe stated that the city attorney had advised the commission to table the request because the property had not yet been rezoned. Prince said that she had spoken with the applicant, who was aware that it would likely be tabled and had no problem with that. A rezoning request from C-3 to O&I was approved for the 4.1-acre Rolader property at the corner of Bradley Drive and Jimmie Mayfield Drive, part of the southside master plan. Prince told the commission that this rezoning, known as Parcel L in the master plan, was part of the revised proposal created by Urban Collage and the southside master plan task force. She added that the mayor and City Council were comfortable with the plan and this rezoning would be necessary to make it a reality. There were no public comments or questions from commissioners, and a motion to approve the request passed unanimously.
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