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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - DRB - 03-01-2016 ACTION REPORT DESIGN REVIEW BOARD MEETING MARCH 1, 2016 WORK SESSION 5:30/PUBLIC HEARING 6:00pm 1) Call to order /Pledge of allegiance 2) Introduction of Board Members Members present: Rich Johnson, Perry Mason, Tim Bryan, Marty Littleton, Ed Parsons, Tony Sheppard, Laura Wysong 3) Approval of agenda Motion to approve amended agenda: Ed Parsons 2nd: Tony Sheppard Vote: 7-0, Motion passed 4) Approval of February meeting minutes Motion to approve minutes: Laura Wysong 2nd: Tony Sheppard Vote: 7-0, Motion passed 5) Demos a. Barns, 13260 Freemanville Road, Jamie Kline Motion to approve: Rich Johnson 2nd: Perry Mason Vote: 7-0, Motion passed b. Single family house and outbuilding, 13175 Hopewell Road, Tommy Fuqua Motion to approve: Richie Johnson 2nd: Perry Mason Vote: 7-0, Motion passed c. Single family house, 15950 Thompson Road Motion to approve: Ed Parsons 2nd: Perry Mason Vote: 7-0, Motion passed 6) Final reviews a. Red Apple Montessori, 3505 Bethany Road, Biju Eapen  Temporary classroom Motion to approve with conditions: Laura Wysong Conditions: o The steps/landing should be dark stained wood o Add a lattice skirt around bottom, along with landscaping. o Add extra landscaping in rear of trailer to screen from adjacent property. o Provide site plan showing location of trailer, to be reviewed by Angela and Bob. Landscaping to be approved by City Arborist. o Trailer to be removed within 30 days of receiving the CO for the new building. 2nd: Ed Parsons Vote: 7-0, Motion approved b. Red Apple Montessori, 3505 Bethany Road, Biju Eapen  Building Motion to approve with conditions: Laura Wysong Conditions: o Add roof overhand over rear deck. To be approved by Bob and Angela. o Final landscaping to be approved by City Arborist. o Fencing design to be approved by Bob and Angela. o Final approval of brick colors by Bob. 2nd: Perry Mason Vote: 7-0, Motion approved c. Glenview at Arnold Mill Road, 12575 & 12570 Arnold Mill Road, Dean Cowart  Site plan  Building Motion to approve site plan with conditions: Rich Johnson Conditions: 2nd: Perry Mason Vote: 7-0, Motion approved Motion to approve buildings 1-3, and 27-29 with conditions: Rich Johnson Conditions: o Add 8 foot porches to units along Arnold Mill Road 2nd: Perry Mason Vote: 7-0, Motion approved 7) Courtesy reviews a. Ebenezer Road tract, 745 Ebenezer Road, Charlie Bostwick  Rezoning—to develop a 50 lot single family subdivision on 63.57 acres at an overall density of .79 units per acre with minimum ¼ acre lots. Concurrent variance to increase the lot coverage from 20 percent to 50 percent. Motion to defer until next meeting: Laura Wysong 2nd: Tony Sheppard Vote: 7-0, Motion approved b) V16-001, 3103 Balley Forrest Drive, Bret Leibee Request(s):  To reduce the rear yard setback from 50 feet to 30 feet (Section 64,416,d) Comments:  Why can’t you pull the whole house forward?  You can take off the extra garage and extend the two car garage out to the right. Make the 2 car garage a 3 car garage.  I am struggling with the hardship. I see some other options on how to re-architect this. You can move some elements and make it work.  You know what you have when you buy the lot, and you have to work within what you have on the lot. Not in accordance with offering new construction a variance. YOU know what the setback are, so you need to work with them.  You will need to build a better caser for the BZA.  We have these rules for a reason, we have to find a reason for the variance.  I don’t think it’s that big of an encroachment. I suggest getting a letter from the owners of the adjacent house.  Maybe offer some additional landscaping along the encroachment side. c) V16-002, 13480 Hopewell Road, Lee Bates Requests(s):  To allow an opaque fence along an exterior street  To allow a fence to exceed the maximum height along an exterior street (Section 64,416,j,1,2,4) Comments:  Is the fence containing anything if the fence is open? How is it containing your horses today? How can it contain your horses if it doesn’t have a gate?  The laws for development standards in the City of Milton are pretty clear. We had another case come before us probably three or four months ago …and unfortunately he had to take it down. The laws, and the development standards in the City of Milton are pretty clear. It is unfortunate that you did not get enough information from the City…We can’t tell this guy…you have to take that out, and then turn around and make an exception for someone else. That wouldn’t be fair.  I don’t know about anyone else, but I’m not buying the safety of your horses whatsoever. You’re doing it because you want to block the road noise. I sympathize with you. I run up and down Hopewell Road every day, and I get it. The bottom line is, the City has adopted ordinances that the City has asked us to enforce.  These types of fences are not meant for horse farms. They are privacy fences.  …Why didn’t you build it over by the barn? d) V16-003, The Reserve at Providence, Providence Road, the Providence Group of Georgia Custom Homes, LLC  To reduce the front setback from 60 feet to 20 feet, on lots 1-10,18- 23,30 and 34-36. (Section 64-416,b)  Motion to defer until next meeting: Laura Wysong  2nd: Tony Sheppard  Vote: 7-0, Motion approved 8) Old business 9) New business a) Election of 2016 officers  Motion to nominate Marty Littleton for chair: Ed Parsons  2nd: Perry Mason  Vote: 7-0  Motion to nominate Laura Wysong for vice chair: Marty Littleton  2nd: Rich Johnson  Vote: 7-0 10) Adjournment