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Deerfield Professional Centre 13000 Deerfield Parkway Building 100, Suite 107 C Milton, GA 30004
PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION MINUTES
Tuesday, April 27, 2010, 7:00 pm
1. Invocation
2. Pledge of Allegiance
3. Call to Order - The meeting was called to order at 7.03 p.m.
Members Present:
Paul Moore
Jennifer Fletcher
George Ragsdale
Curtis Mills
Chris Doty
Fred Edwards
Members Absent:
Joe Creamer
Public Comment -There were no public comments.
A motion was made by Paul Moore and seconded by Fred Edwards to close Public
Comment. The motion passed unanimously 6-0.
5. Approval of Action Minutes -March 23, 2010 Planning Commission Meeting
A motion was made by Fred Edwards and seconded by Chris Doty to approve the
minutes. The motion passed unanimously 6-0.
RI10-01 - 3105 Bethany Bend (Southeast corner of Bethany Bend and Hwy 9) by ❑-
Squared Development, LLC to rezone from AG-1 (Agricultural) and C-1 (Community
Business) to C-1 (Community Business) to develop a 2,100 square foot convenience store
and four pump islands at a density of 2,411 square feet per acre.
(This item was before the Planning Commission on February 23, 2010 and was deferred to allow
the applicant to submit a revised site plan. in addition, the original request included a concurrent
variance which is no longer needed_)
After hearing many public concerns in the areas of traffic generation, availability of
similar uses in the area, incompatibility with nearby residential uses, sale of alcohol and
inappropriate literature, parking on the site, and hours of operation.
A motion was made by Paul Moore and seconded by Fred Edwards to close the public
hearing. The motion passed unanimously 6-0.
The Planning Commission discussion included the following issues:
1. Service station exclusion in condition 2.a, for the CVS development to the north and
its effect on recommendations for the subject site.
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Deerfield Professional Centre 13000 Deerfield Parkway Building 100, Suite 107 C Milton, GA 30004
2. Change from right in, right out only access on Bethany Bend to a full access driveway
on the current site plan.
3. How the site will accommodate the tanker truck deliveries.
4. Number and time of gas deliveries; size, type, dispensing holes and venting of
underground gas storage tank.
5. Hours of operation and delivery times.
6. Traffic counts and signal timing of the intersection.
A motion was made by Paul Moore to deny RI 10-01 because the proposed zoning is a
more intense use than what the subject site can accommodate and exacerbating the
existing difficult traffic conditions at the intersection. The motion was seconded by
Jennifer Fletcher. The motion passed 4 (Paul Moore, Jennifer Fletcher, Fred Edwards,
Curtis Mills) to 2 (George Ragsdale and Chris Doty).
7. Proposed amendment fo the City of Milton Planning Commission By -Laws
After discussion of the By -Laws it was proposed to amend the By -Laws as submitted at
the last meeting with the exception of Article ill, Section 1, to read.
"This Commission shall annually elect a Chairperson and a Vice Chairperson from among
its members. Such election shall take place at the first regularly scheduled Planning
Commission meeting in each calendar year following the proper appointment and
swearing in of all Planning Commission members when all said members are present."
In addition, on page 4, Thursday is changed to Monday.
8. Discussion of the process and procedures for text amendments and other associated
documents.
Chairperson Ragsdale suggested deferring this item to the next scheduled meeting, May
25, 2010 for discussion to allow the Commission to review Director Tully's handout.
Chairperson Ragsdale also suggested everyone come to the next meeting with their "hot
button" issues.
9. Adjourn
A motion was made by Fred Edwards and seconded by George Ragsdale to adjourn the
meeting. The motion passed unanimously 6-0. Time of adjournment was 9:10 p.m.
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Date Approved
George Ragsda e, Chairperson
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