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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPublic Comment Card - CC - 05/09/2022MI LTON'14 1. Please print. 2. Give the card to the Citv Clerk BEFORE THE COUNCIL MEETING BEGINS. 3. When your name is called, approach the podium and speak directly into the microphone and state your name and address. r TODAY'S DATE: _Q Qc _ N AME: ADDRESS: _C-��- �_ J ^+ A'`/ 1 9 ,PHONE: Agenda Item No.: 2 — OR General"Comment (EXAMPLE: I8-001) ❑ 1 WANT TO SPEAK about this Agenda Item ❑ 1 am in SUPPORT of this Item ❑ I am in OPPOSITION of this Item (Subject) ❑ 1 DO NOT want to speak but I would like the following comments read into the record. You must be present at the meeting to have your comments rea . I am speaking on behalf of a Group or Neighborhood'•• ❑ YES (please complete below) 13NO Name of Group/Neighborhood ***You are require to fill out an Affidavit before speaking on behalf of the group you are representing. "Please read the following RULES regarding Public Comment: • Public Comment is allowed on any Agenda Item or a General Public Comment can be made about something that is not on the Agenda. • All General Public Comments are allowed a total of five minutes. • ALL Public Comments in SUPPORT of a Zoning Agenda Item are allowed a TOTAL of ten minutes. ALL people who wish to speak in SUPPORT have a total of ten minutes as a group. • ALL Public Comments in OPPOSITION of a Zoning Agenda Item are allowed a TOTAL of ten minutes. ALL people who wish to speak in OPPOSITION have a total of ten minutes as a group. If you have made any campaign con 1 lions to a Councilmember aggregating $250.00 or more, please check "yes" or "no" : ❑ Yes No. When you have completed this card, please give it to the CITY CLERK before the meeting begins. Please see the CITY CLERK if you have any questions regarding this Public Comment Card. www.cilyofmiltonga.us Revision Date: 06.2018 � Gadded -fo � Tammy Lowit From: -t-t,-c a l re cv rOL _ lvore Se55/o,v /1 /WoJ. Cr'� C'l C-ec�lC. 12h@comcast.net Sent: Monday, May 9, 2022 2:55 PM To: Carol Cookerly; Jan Jacobus; Peyton Jamison; Juliette Johnson; Tammy Lowit; Rick Mohrig; Paul Moore; Andrea Verhoff Cc: steven.krokoff@cityofmiltonga.us Subject: tonight's meeting, land exemptions Please Add to the official record Normally I would be reading this to you in person but I'm feeling under the weather and did not want to pass it on to all of vou. Please excuse the run on sentences. I write like I talk. Hello Mayor and Council, I know most of you live in a subdivision, so please try to understand where Open Road Landowners are coming from during the meeting. I have lived in Milton for over 25 years. I live on approximately 4 1/2 acres, on a street where my neighbors live on similar size parcels. My parcel is 215 feet across the front and 1000 feet deep. Most land is never square. Therefore, there are always issues with an Open Road Landowner who wants to do anything on their property without having to get a variance. Some of the laws that already exist regarding parcels of land and where an owner can place a building, should be modified to make it easier, especially for smaller parcels. 64-415 4(a) I know we are here to talk about exemptions but I wanted to point out some of the issues we already have. An example of that on my own property would be; If I wanted to build a greenhouse, stable or workshop for my own personal use it could only be 15 feet wide and really long because it is 215 feet wide. Which is not very useful, due to the 100 foot setback. And if I wanted to have any kind of four -legged animal other than a dog or cat and my neighbor is not at least 35 feet off our combined property line I cannot even build a 15 foot wide anything without a variance. That is according to the laws on the books today, which is the building then has to be 150 feet from their home. Most Open Road Neighbors understand that. So when my neighbor down the street wanted to put a stable in their front yard all the neighbors were fine with it. Though the city did make them jump through hoops that ended up costing them more than it should have. We just want to build a barn, stable, greenhouse etc. we don't need to have architectural controls so strong that we're spending money like we're building a million dollar home. It seems to me the Open Road Neighbors are fine with what their neighbors want to do. It's the subdivision people who drive by and when it's not what they think it should be, they complain. The City of Milton should not be an HOA. My land is mostly wooded. If I want to put in a garden, there would be trees in the way of the land best used for a garden. Does that mean I need to have the arborist come out and tell me which trees can be taken down to get more sun on my garden? Why should I have to pay the sometimes ridiculous amount a developer has to pay to take down a number of trees? I just want a garden or to make a pasture for my new goats. These are items the City needs to think about when you group us in with a developers subdivision. They may be paying for the privilege of tree removal by paying into the tree preservation fund but they are still taking down hundreds of trees. In most cases a single Open Road Landowner is not. Another example is:64-416L number 1 and 2 Architectural review process on an open Road parcel. So, if I wanted to tear down my house on my own land and build a new one or add on, the city architect and design review board can tell me it does not conform with the area? Therefore, it is a NO. You do realize beauty is in the eye of the beholder. If the house is built to code within all setbacks and other regulations they should be able to build whatever they want. Home design changes about every 10 years. From mid century modern, to contemporary, to Georgian and now urban farmhouse. What if I don't want an urban farmhouse. I understand in a subdivision where everyone wants the same thing, but for future Open Road Landowners with no HOA I hope the City will be open minded. People move to Milton because they like the look and feel of it. That means open land, horses, trees as well as subdivisions. If the city keeps going down the road with these unrealistic laws already on the books and then adds more, the Open Road Landowners will move. As you know prices are at an all-time high and they could easily sell, move 5 miles west of here and spend less money per acre where taxes would be a savings as well. The City should be doing more for the Open Road Landowners to keep them here. We all want to keep the rural look and feel of Milton for as long as we can. We need our Open Road Landowners. We don't want to become just another overdeveloped city. If anyone would like to discuss any item further feel free to call me. Thank you for your time, Lauren Holmes 13900 Hagood Rd, Milton 770-365-5800