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Athens Planning Commission August 20, 2020
A
Good
afternoon
this
is
the
thursday
august
20
2020
meeting
of
the
athens
city
planning.
Commission
one
member
is
absent
today
the
rest
have
established
a
quorum.
Is
there
anyone
who
intends
to
speak
to
the
planning
commission
today,
any
representatives
from
the
school
board
or
solar
zoning
or
whatever
no
glenn
decker
of
sans
decker
here
for
athens
middle
school?
Okay,
let's
see
well,
mr
decker,
do
you
swear
to
tell
the
truth
to
the
planning
commission?
As
you
know
it?
I
do.
A
B
A
C
C
I
checked
today
to
make
sure
that
the
review
staff
didn't
have
any
additional
comments
and-
and
there
are
no
additional
comments
from
bob
heady
engineering
or
from
chief
primer
in
fire
department.
I
don't
think
the
police
had
any
comments
from
the
initial
from
the
initial
review,
so
I
did
not
follow
up
with
them,
but
they
this
would
be
similar
or
almost
exactly
the
same
as
the
original.
A
A
So
all
the
commission
members
have
voted
approval.
Thank
you
very
much.
Let's
see
moving
on
to
case
20-09,
the
solar
zoning
changes
recommendation
from
the
environment
and
sustainability
commission
mr
riggs
or
mr
logue
did
either
one
of
you
want
to
handle
that
or
the
mayor
who's
involved,
who
the
point
personalize
on
that.
D
Very
good,
thank
you
r.j.
I
can
speak
on
it.
I
am
the
mayor's
appointment
to
the
athens
city,
sustainability,
commission.
So
I'm
one
of
11
members
of
that
committee
or
commission.
Excuse
me.
I
typically
you
know
I
make
sure
that
the
meetings
are
run
and
I
try
to
participate
by
helping
take
minutes
and
all
that
fun
stuff.
D
We
were
looking
to
try
to
do
more,
and
one
of
the
recommendations
was
to
evaluate
our
zoning
code
to
see
where
we
might
have
small
barriers
to
solar
deployment
that
could
either
prohibit
it
from
happening
on
residential
rooftops
or
necessitate
the
need
for
a
variance
or
something
like
that
that
could
either
slow
it
down
or
prohibit
it
from
happening.
So
the
the
sustainability
commission
spent
some
time
reviewing
the
zoning
code
to
to
try
to
help
move
that
along
a
little
bit
the
the
soul.
D
Smart
organization
gave
some
guidance
on
things
that
we
should
be
looking
for
as
well,
and
then
we
this
was
presented
back
to
the
planning
commission
in
early
2020,
and
then
it
got.
Our
initial
goal
was
to
try
to
advance
this
for
earth
month,
which
was
april
of
2020,
but
because
of
the
pandemic,
all
of
our
earth
earth
month
and
earth
day.
Efforts
were
essentially
postponed,
so
we're
trying
to
bring
this
back.
D
E
E
You
know
I
feel
strongly
that
we
should
continue
to
pursue
our
efforts
to
make
for
a
healthier
planet
and
do
our
own
piece
you
know
of
of
positive
stewardship
moving
forward.
So
I
applaud
this
coming
forward.
I
don't
have
any
questions
about
the
language
that's
in
here.
I
just.
I
feel
strongly
that
this
is
the
right
path
to
take
to
where
residents
can
have
a
more
streamlined
way
of
having
solar
for
their
own
residents.
E
If
they
choose
to
do
so,
which
would
only
augment
the
green
energy
that
we're
all
receiving
through
our
electric
aggregation
with
sopak,
we
are
100
renewable.
But
that's
currently
coming
from
from
winrex
in
texas,
and
I
think
that
we
need
to
continue
to
do
our
part
where
we
are
continuing
to
stay
green.
But
that's
coming
from
right
here
in
the
state
of
ohio
and
preferably
in
athens,
ohio.
A
D
The
this
is
the
solar
access.
Easement
language
is
describing
the
situation
where
somebody
has,
for
example,
solar
panels
on
the
rooftop,
and
they
would
like
to
talk
to
their
property
owner
to
make
to
ensure
that
they
continue
to
have
access
to
solar
into
the
future.
So
that's
a
discussion
about
trimming
of
trees
on
an
adjoining
property
owner's
property.
D
That's
between
the
two
of
them
to
manage,
there's
already
language
within
ohio,
revised
code.
I
was
trying
to
find
language
on
this
and
I
was
surprised
to
find
out
that
there
is
solar
access,
easement
language
in
ohio,
revised
code,
since
I
think
1979
believe
it
or
not,
and
I
thought
this
was
actually
a
new
idea,
so
it's
been
around
for
for
some
time
relating
to.
I
think
your
understanding
of
it.
You
know
if
a
property
owner
is
allowed
to
put
solar
panels
on
their
property.
D
There
should
be
an
adjoining
property
owner
if
they're
approved
by
zoning,
to
do
so.
Just
like
any,
you
know
if
they're
allowed
to
build
an
addition
or
a
garage
or
a
driveway
or
put
up
a
basketball
hoop
or
anything
like
that.
The
same
rule
would
apply
here.
The
property
owner
the
adjoining
property
owner
has
no
no
grounds
to
argue
or
negotiate
to
prevent
that
from
prohibit
that
from
happening.
D
A
D
B
D
Yes,
this
well,
this
would
be
if
so,
for
example,
if
you
have
a
flat
roof
and
the
the
maximum
roof
height
within
that
zone
is,
let's
say
it's
35
feet
and
your
flat
roof
is
at
35
feet
that,
if
you're,
if
you're
putting
solar
panels
on
top
of
that
flat
roof
and
those
solar
panels
increase
at
the
peak
of
them
or
the
height
of
the
panel
say
it's
an
additional
two
feet:
we're
not
going
to
count
that
as
part
of
the
the
height
requirement
for
the
building
okay.
So
they
can.
B
Yeah,
I
guess
I'm
just
trying
to
clarify
so
we're
not
just
talking
these
these,
if
there's
a
pitched
roof
a
residential
roof
and
with
the
with
the
structure,
it
goes
above
the
35
feet
or
whatever
is
availa
whatever's
allowed
in
that
particular
zoning
category
that
counts
too.
It
doesn't
have
to
be
just
a
flat
surface,
roof
correct.
D
Correct
yeah
and
I
that's
an
interesting
question-
we
didn't
think
we
didn't
really
consider
the
pitched
roof
too
much
just
generally,
because
the
height
of
the
the
peak
of
the
the
panel
is
unlikely
to
exceed
the
peak
of
the
pitch.
I
guess
at
the
top,
and
so
I
didn't
think
we'd
like
I
said
we
didn't
really
discuss
that.
We
might
want
to
consider
a
change
for
that
or
see
how
it
goes.
D
B
B
E
E
Well
then,
the
amendment
I
agree
with
christy,
you
know
just
a
simple
amendment
because
I
could
see
maybe
a
pitched
roof
that
is
facing
east
west
and
therefore
to
put
if
they
wanted
to
put
one
right
on
the
peak.
You
know
it's
going
to
prop
that
up
it's
going
to
exceed
it
by
you
know
a
foot
or
two
due
to
the
angle
they
would
have
to
get
on
if
they
wanted
to
run
right
down
the
the
ridgeline
of
that
rooftop.
D
E
A
E
D
A
Thank
you
paul
moving
right
along
to
paul.
We
have
in
communications
here
the
introduction
of
the
2040
athens
city,
comprehensive
plan,
and
thank
you
for
all
the
work
that
you've
put
into
this
paul.
We
appreciate
it
all
the
guidance
you've
given
people
and
we're
anxious
to
hear
a
little
bit
about
it.
If
you
want
to
go
ahead.
D
D
We
have
a
deadline
I
posted
for
tomorrow,
if
people
trickle
in
afterwards
I'm
going
to
definitely
you
know
we're
not
I'm
not
going
to
rule
out
reviewing
and
taking
comments
after
that
date.
The
goal
is
to
try
to
get
people
to
continue
to
provide
some
feedback
until
we
get
this
all
wrapped
up.
I
have
received
a
lot
of
feedback
in
the
last
couple
weeks
and
I'm
very
happy
about
that.
D
I've
also
been
trying
to
reach
out
to.
I
did
a
meeting
with
tried
to
do
a
meeting
with
the
west
side
community
association
earlier
this
week
to
answer
any
questions
and
review
it.
I
had
one
person
participate,
but
that's
okay.
I
also
have
scheduled
a
a
zoom
call
with
members
of
the
far
east
neighborhood
association,
the
first
week
or
the
in
a
week
and
a
half
or
two
weeks
from
today
to
try
to
discuss
with
them
in
detail
about
some
of
their
concerns.
D
D
As
most
of
you
are
aware,
our
current
comprehensive
plan
was
complete
about
15
years
ago
and
city
council
adopted
it
a
couple
years
or
a
couple
years
after
that,
a
lot
of
the
doc.
A
lot
of
the
information
and
recommendations
from
the
last
plan
have
been
completed
or
some
of
the
issues
are
no
longer
salient
or
relevant,
and
so
we're
kind
of
at
a
point
where
we
we
needed
to
do
an
updated,
update
the
plan
and
talk
about
the
next
20
years.
D
That
plan
was
the
athens
2020
plan
and
it's
2020.
So
it's
time
to
think
about
2021
and
beyond
that,
the
planning
process
is
rooted
in
a
lot
of
other
planning
documents
that
we
to
make
sure
that
we're
kind
of
all
working
on
the
same
page
that
includes
the
athens
county
economic
development
plan,
the
university's
planning.
D
Affordable
housing,
commission
et
cetera,
take
a
20-year
look
generally
for
a
plan,
as,
as
you
all
are
aware,
and
the
plan
it's
comprehensive
in
nature,
and
so
we're
trying
to
pull
how
to
pull
everything
together
into
one
cohesive
document,
the
some
processed
objectives.
We
wanted
to
make
sure
that
we
had
a
lot
of
citizen
engagement
on
this
plan.
We
tried
to
do
various
a
lot
of
different
ways
of
getting
feedback
from
people.
D
I
tried
to
seek
out
contributions
from
people
who
are
typically
underrepresented
in
planning
processes,
one
of
which
that
we've
to
two
groups,
specifically,
we
tried
to
work
very
closely
with
our
disabilities
groups,
as
well
as
people
on
the
autism
spectrum,
and
I
I
specifically
tried
to
seek
out
undergraduate
and
the
student
community
from
ohio
university.
They
are,
of
course,
our
largest
population
within
the
city,
and
they
some
we
generally
don't
talk
to
them
about
what
their
needs
might
be.
D
I
also
really
tried
to
keep
the
external
or
the
expenses
to
a
minimum
for
this
plan
or
the
the
2020
plan
that
was
begun
in
the
early
2000's
nancy
might
remember
more,
but
I
believe
that
cost
over
250
000,
maybe
or
upwards
of
that
this
plan,
we,
I
think
total
costs
are
going
to
be
with
the
exception
of
my
salary
and
interns
were
coming
in
at
under
10
000
bucks.
So
I'm
pretty
happy
about
the
price
that
we're
getting
for
this.
D
D
D
It
probably
goes
without
saying
today,
but
we
we
have
a
serious
need
to
diversify
our
local
economy,
especially
with
good
paying
jobs
with
good
benefits.
Those
are
things
that
historically,
we've
we've
allowed
ohio
university
to
to
be
the
leader
on
supporting
that,
and
we
are
a
college
town.
So,
of
course,
the
university's
presence
is
incredibly
important
to
who
we
are.
D
However,
we
need
to
try
to
balance
out
the
risks
of
being
a
one
employer
community
to
make
sure
that
we've
got
other
opportunities
for
people
to
live
and
to
work
in
athens
and
so
really
looking
at
that.
How
do
we
diversify
the
economy
is
crucial
here?
Also,
there's
not
a
lot
of
room
to
grow
in
athens
as
far
as
expanding
our
boundaries.
D
Another
key
takeaway
is
that
some
of
our
corridors
are
ripe
for
change
and
are
going
to
change
whether
we
do
anything
or
not.
Union
street
is
well
underway
for
change
with
a
couple
new
buildings
underway.
Some
university
changes
with
heritage
college
of
medicine
that
new
building
coming
online
very
soon,
as
well
as
engineering
spreading
into
the
what
used
to
be
the
hdl
or
the
wusoc
center.
D
They
need
to
see
that
they're
that
they
are
reflected
back
in
the
community.
We
did
hear
from
a
lot
of
people
that
one
of
the
and
it's
clear
to
me
that
the
african-american,
the
black
community
in
athens,
isn't
very
well
reflected
in
our
community
we've,
and
so,
when
we're
trying
to.
We
want
black
people
to
be
members
of
our
community,
which,
of
course,
we
do,
and
I
certainly
want
to
see
that
we
need
to
take
some
effort
to
make
sure
that
that
there's
an
opportunity
there
for
them.
D
We
don't
provide
them
with
the
housing
in
general
that
people
that
a
lot
of
people
would
choose
to
live
in.
If
they
could,
we
don't
have
townhouse
style
housing.
We
don't
have
a
lot
of
condominium
opportunities
for
people.
We
don't
have
universal
design
housing
for
people
who
have
as
they're,
going
through
the
aging
process
or
have
a
disability,
the
one
type
of
housing
we
do
really
well
in
athens.
Most
people
said,
is
undergraduate
off-campus
student
housing
and
if,
when
you
talked
under.
A
B
E
Always
have
something
to
discuss.
I
was
just
on
a
show
earlier
today
and
something
not
necessarily
planning
related,
but
certainly
encouraging
the
citizens
of
athens
as
ohio
university,
those
the
largely
off-campus
students
they
start
moving
in.
They
started
last
weekend,
some
started
over
the
summer,
but
we'll
see
likely
more
moving
in
this
weekend.
A
E
Well,
a
number
of
things
rj.
You
know,
first
and
foremost,
we're
going
to
see
menards
opening
sometime
in
september.
I
believe,
which
will
be
great
because
that'll,
you
know
be
100
plus
jobs.
There
it'll
drive
a
lot
of
people
like
it
or
not.
I
tend
to
like
it
into
athens
that
might
be
shopping
at
some
of
our
other
establishments
here
in
athens
right.
The
other
thing
to
share
rj
is
that
the
bailey
trail
system,
which
is
has
a
major
trailhead
in
chancey,
is
15
miles
of
mountain
biking
trail
that
is
open.
E
There
is
11
miles
that
is
under
construction.
As
we
speak,
I
received
a
phone
call
last
friday,
a
week
ago,
this
friday,
from
an
individual
from
columbus
saying
mayor.
Can
you
give
me
an
update
as
to
what
the
weather
looks
like
in
athens,
because
I
want
to
bring
a
large
group
of
mountain
bikers
to
athens
to
get
on
the
bailey
trail
system
and
rj?
That's
another
form
of
of
diversifying
our
economic
portfolio
by
having
more
tourists
come
into
athens
now
granted
we're
in
the
undercover
19.
E
But
still
you
know
people
when
they
come
and
visit
places
they're
going
to
likely
be
spending
in
some
of
our
sundry
of
establishments,
and
that
will
certainly
be
helpful
to
them.
But
I
am
always
open
to
other
businesses
that
are
looking
at
athens
as
a
place
to
live,
work
and
play.
You
know.
I
think
people
have
learned
that
remote
working
working
remotely
works
and
you
don't
necessarily
have
to
be
in
a
large
metroplex
to
get
your
work
done
for
company
x,
y
and
z
that
you
can
live
elsewhere.
Work
remotely.
E
So
I'm
I'm
always
encouraging
people
to
look
at
athens
as
a
an
amazing
place
to
rent
someplace
or
to
purchase
a
house.
Because,
again,
I
think
major
companies
are
recognizing
already
that
they
don't
need
to
have
the
massive
overhead
of
a
bricks
and
mortar
building
for
all
their
employees
that
they
can
actually
downsize.
And
I
want
to
make
it
clear
that
you
know.
I
think
athens
would
be
a
wonderful
place
for
someone
who
is
wanting
to
work
remotely
to
to
come
down
here
and
lay
down
roots.
So.
A
A
A
What
I
was
going
to
suggest
is,
since
everybody
is,
or
a
couple
of
you
are
on
hard
time
here-
hard
deadlines
that
if
we
can't
restore
paul
within
a
moment
or
two
that
maybe
we
want
to
just
move
on
with,
say,
david's
report
and
just
work
around
it
and
paul
can
pick
up
at
the
next
meeting.
Does
that
sound
okay.
A
C
Yeah
we
have
heard
some
some
rumblings
about,
like
a
small
big
box,
smaller
style,
big
box
store
wanting
to
come
in.
We
also
have-
I
just
had
a
meeting
yesterday
with
some
folks
who
were
interested
in
annexing
a
residential
into
the
city
and
they're
moving
forward
with
that.
I
think
it's
going
to
be
really
good
development.
C
It's
we
hope
it's
going
to
be
for
senior
living
center,
which
is
something
we
really
do
need
in
the
city.
We're
kind
of
we're
kind
of
shy
on
the
on
those
kind
of
places
for
for
people
to
live,
so
this
would
be.
This
would
be
great
if
it
comes
in
and
we're
moving
in
that
direction.
I
see
paul's
back.
E
D
I
am,
I
am
sorry
about
that
talk
about
talk
about
the
need
for
solar
on
a
rooftop,
the
whole
neighborhood
flickered,
all
at
once,
and
I've
got
the
window
open
right
next
to
me,
and
I
could
hear
it.
I
could
hear
something
popping
somewhere
in
one
of
the
neighbors
yards,
so
everything
is
back.
I
apologize
for
that,
though
lesson
learned
about
not
having
battery
backup
when
you're
working
from
home.
A
D
A
Some
that
that
might
be,
I
know
you
want
to
get
your
stuff
all
together
and
we
want
to
hear
all
this
in
a
cohesive
fashion.
So
maybe
that's
a
good
idea.
Okay,
if
you're
open
to
that
absolutely
yeah.
Okay,
we'll
see
the
opportunity
for
citizens
to
speak
about
anything
not
covered
on
the
agenda,
patty
or
scott.
Do
we
have
anybody
on
the
on
the
phones
for
that.
A
Yeah,
I
don't
see
anybody
raising
their
hand
at
the
moment,
okay,
announcements
and
other
business.
Anyone
have
anything
that
they
would
like
to
bring
up
mayor
david,
paul,
okay.
Our
next
meeting
will
be
september
3rd
2020,
with
the
business
of
the
athens
city
planning
commission
that
concluded
today.
This
meeting
stands
adjourned.
Thank
you
very
much.