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Athens Planning Commission - October 6, 2022
A
Athens
Planning
Commission,
everyone
should
have
the
agenda
in
front
of
them.
Looking
up
and
down
the
diocese
I
see
that
we
do
have
a
quorum,
so
we
were
able
to
take
up
any
cases
or
Communications.
Today,
I
noticed
that
we
have
several
people
in
the
audience
who
are
here
with
us
today
in
council
chambers,
if
you
are
planning
to
present
to
the
Planning
Commission,
if
you
would
just
raise
your
right
hand
and
then
signify
by
saying
yes
or
I
whatever
do
you
swear
that
you'll
be
honest
and
truthful
to
the
Planning
Commission?
A
A
We
have
a
first
and
a
second
any
Communications
or
discussion
hearing,
none
all
in
favor
of
adopting
signify
by
saying
aye
aye
opposed
same
sign.
The
minutes
have
been
adopted
cases.
We
have
one
case
before
us
and
I'm
going
to
turn
it
over
to
the
code
director
I'm
David
Riggs,
and
this
is
case
number
22-05
proposed
changes
to
code.
C
Thanks
mayor
members
of
Planet
Planning,
Commission
I,
this
is
a
learning
experience
for
me.
So
I
did
a
lot
of
research
and
I
tried
to
get
a
system
that
for
in
our
codified
ordinance
that
would
make
it
easy
and
accessible
to
have
renewable
energy
in
the
city.
Try
to
streamline
the
review
and
approval
process,
and
this
is
my
shot
at
it.
So
I
appreciate
your
patience
with
it.
We
we
broke
this
into
two
types
of
renewable
energy
systems.
One
would
be
as
accessory
structure.
C
So
if
you
have
a
a
lot
with
an
existing
use
on
it,
if
residential
or
business
you
could
have
an
accessory
structure
that
would
allow
several
different
types
of
renewable
energy
systems
as
a
accessory
use
to
those
primary
structures
and
then
the
second
piece
to
this,
which
is
going
to
be
230312,
where
the
renewable
energy
system
is
the
primary
use
on
a
lot
or
or
site.
So
I've
got
a
lot
of
a
lot
of
updates
in
here.
I
didn't
know.
A
On
the
start,
with
a
comment
because
I
feel
like
I,
have
I've
late
been
on
this
really
interesting
press
junket
conference
tour
discussing
the
city's
carbon
fee,
which
was
adopted
in
in
2018
to
where
point
two
cents
was
added
to
people's
electric
bill
through
sopac
or
Community
Choice
aggregator,
and
it
it
generates
approximately
a
hundred
thousand
dollars
a
year.
But
also
part
of
that
conversation
when
I've
been
presenting
is
talking
about.
A
So
I
I
think
this
is
absolutely
fantastic.
We
are
a
soul,
smart
Community!
Also,
which
that
designation
comes
for
for
being
a
community
that
is
doing
more
than
people
not
being
a
part
of
it
to
cut
through
the
red
tape
for
solar
in
communities
for
residential
solar
I
should
State
and
I
believe
that
this
is
really
going
to
be
deemed
as
a
real
positive,
through
Soul
Smart
in
their
efforts
to
decarbonize
our
communities.
B
B
Looking
at
this,
you
know
this
one,
which
adds
additional
information
to
the
code.
I
I
think
is
great
and
I'm
I'm
really
excited
about
this
as
well.
One
of
the
the
question
I
have
is,
would
you
mind
just
briefly
giving
us
a
an
overview
of
the
difference
between
the
two
code
pieces,
the
the
accessory
versus
the
you
know
the
land
use
for
renewable.
C
Energy
sure
the
the
primary
reason
we
wanted
to
break
this
into
two
separate
sections
was:
if
you
already
have
a
primary
use
on
a
lot
or
as
in
a
in
a
zoned
area,
that
zone
will
be
that
use
will
be
what
the
zone
is
for,
so
these
accessory
structures
will
allow
you
to
add
on
to
that
existing
use.
What
we
wanted
to
look
at
was
what
happens
when
you
have
a
vacant
piece
of
land
in
certain
zones.
How
does
how?
How
do
we
want
to
control
what
kind
of
development
occurs
there?
C
So
we
as
a
good
example,
we
know
that
our
M1
zones
are
are
highly
sought
after
very
valuable.
We
wouldn't
want
to
have
a
solar
array
to
take
up
all
of
our
M1
zones,
so
we
want
to
kind
of
restrict
or
control
where
those
goes
go.
We
know
that
great
places
to
have
these
primary
systems
would
be
a
vacant
landfills.
If
we
had
Brownfield
areas
or
places
where
you
can't
normally
use
the
property
for
what
it
would
be
open.
C
Space
is
another
great
use
for
these
solar
arrays,
where
they
can
still
do
what
they
want
to
do.
Have
the
have
wildflowers
pollinator
Gardens
and
then
in
addition
to
that,
still
have
these
renewable
resource
systems.
That'll
that'll
still
work
so
in
the
second
part,
we're
wanting
to
try
to
control
where
they
would
be
allowed
to
go
in
our
different
zones.
B
D
So
I
think
I
think
we
probably
ought
to
direct
our
attention,
as
this
planning
position
sure
we're
all
in
agreement
with
I
mean
a
lot
of
this
stuff
is,
is
kind
of
the
mechanics
of
how
we're
going
to
make
the
thing
work
that
we
go
in
the
code
but
two,
but
for
us
here
to
make
sure
we're
all
in
agreement
with
this
before
we
pass
it
on
230312
F.
So
it's
on
page
seven
of
eight
and
it's
it.
D
The
the
title
of
that
section
is
recommended
zones
and
the
specific
for
the
the
the
principal
use
systems
to
where
that
is
the
main
use,
and
so
those
four
are
really.
What
we're
saying
right
now
is
the
way
that
we're
going
to
do
this
and
David
and
I
talked
extensively
about.
You
know
how
we
would
how
we
would
say
this
in
the
code
to
encourage
construction
of
these,
but
at
the
same
time
not
encourage
construction
and
locations
that
would
end
up
taking
away
opportunities
for
for
economic
development
in
the
city.
D
D
These
could
be
installed
there
without
any
kind
of
variance
required
three
conditionally
permitted
in
all
residential
Stones,
so
they
can
go
in
residential
zones,
but
there'd
have
to
be
a
variance
from
the
board
of
zoning
zoning
appeals
and
then
four
primary
systems
would
not
be
permitted
in
any
residential
or
business
zone.
Now,
that's
not
to
say
you
can't
have
solar
arrays
in
business
or
manufacturing
zones,
but
you'd
have
to
do
it,
not
as
the
primary
use
of
that
parcel.
D
So,
for
instance,
Walmart
could
cover
their
roof
with
the
solar
array
or
their
parking
lot
with
a
solar
array
so
long
as
there's
still
a
building
underneath
it
that
sells
stuff
or
parking
spaces
underneath
the
park.
What
we
wouldn't
want
to
have
happen
is
have
a
big
M
area
or
a
big
b
area
that,
instead
of
putting
new
businesses
in
there,
that
you
know
we
just
put
a
big
solar
array
that
doesn't
doesn't
produce
any
any
jobs
and
doesn't
have
any
other
use
of
that
land.
D
A
I
have
none
either
I
think
again.
This
is
outstanding.
I'm
glad,
commissioner,
stone
that
you
did
clarify
that.
You
know
that
if
you
do
have
a
parking
lot
again
using
your
example
of
Walmart
or
Lowe's
or
something
if
they
decide,
they
wanted
to
put
a
solar
canopy
there
in
their
parking
lot
as
long
as
it's
still
functioning
as
a
place
in
which
customers
can
park
great
all
right.
So
since
yes,
you
can
I
apologize.
That's.
E
Okay,
just
clarification:
Rob
delac
live
on
Morris
Avenue
here
in
the
city,
just
representing
myself
clarification
about
the
accessory
unit
within
accessory
option
for
this
within
residential
zones
it
sounds
like
is
it?
Is
it
allowed
in
any
Zone
I?
Don't
have
the
document
in
front
of
me
so
I
can't
check
this
myself?
Is
it
allowed
in
any
residential
Zone
as
long
as
it's
BCA
approved?
Is
that
correct
just
to
clarify
that.
C
So,
as
an
accessory
structure
to
a
residential
Zone,
you
can
have
we
called
out
three
different
types
of
Renewable.
Energy
Systems,
the
one
that
would
be
conditional
would
be
wind,
powered
wind
generated
electric
generation.
Those
would
that
would
be
conditional
use
in
residential.
The
other
ones
would
be
allowed
in
a
residential
area
so
but
would
be
geothermal
and
solar
arrays
and
those
underground
mounted
or
mounted
on
the.
F
Thank
you,
I'm
having
another
meeting
in
this
room.
All
right,
I
have
I
asked
you
about
this
before
and
I've
no
longer
I'm
no
longer
troubled
by
it,
but
I
am
concerned
for
people
that
don't
live
in
subdivisions
that
don't
know
where
their
lot
lines
are,
and
if
somebody
decides
they
want
their
pollinator
Garden
to
be
the
mains
thing
and
the
other
to
be
over
to
the
edge.
It
would
be
a
problem,
I
think
so.
F
I
would
go
for
roof
mounted,
as
you
can
see
from
my
behavior
in
two
places,
but
if
you
insist
on
having
them
on
the
ground,
I
have
two
issues:
I,
don't
think
we
need
to
talk
about
it
anymore,
because
I'm
ready
to
vote
for
it
anyway.
One
issue
is
in
the
real
world
of
people
in
their
property
issues.
You
may
get
too
close
to
the
line
with
that
array
and
it's
especially
Troublesome
on
my
block,
for
example,
where
there
is
no
there,
they
have
to
start
up
at
a
pin
by
John's
house
in
order
to.
F
D
You
know,
I,
think
probably
the
the
the
check
or
the
backstop
in
that
particular
thing
is
under
under
230311
D,
two
ground
mounted
solar
and
then
number
two
setbacks
that
you
have
to
comply
with
the
setbacks
of
whatever
particular
zoning
District
in
which
you're
located
in
I
think
wrong
David,
but
setbacks
in
residential
zones
have
both
a
side,
front
and
rear
set
back
correct
so
and
those
are
one
residential
zone.
So
you
at
least
you
have
to
get
a
certain
distance
already
I.
F
C
F
E
One
more
question
is
about
permitting
I
think
this
is,
would
go
under
the
normal
permitting
process,
because
it's
a
construction
and
so
there'll
be
a
permit.
That
would
have
to
then
be
reviewed
to
make
sure
the
setbacks
were
okay
and
that
process
is
still
in
place
with
these.
Is
that
right,
yeah?
Actually,
this.
C
A
C
A
C
Thank
you
mayor
and
members
of
Planning
Commission.
This
is
a
just
a
simple
lot
split
to
create
a
front
lot
and
a
Backlot
on
Pleasant
Hill
Road.
The
reason
we're
looking
at
it
is
is
it's
because
it's
within
the
three
mile
radius
of
our
cork
boundaries,
but
it
just
barely
it's
right.
It's
right
at
three
miles
when
I
first
looked
at
it,
I
didn't
even
think
it
was
in
it
was
in
our
boundary,
but
it's
because
it
is.
We
do
have
to
look
at
this.
C
This
would
normally
be
just
a
minor
lot
split
that
would
be
taken
care
of
by
staff
in-house,
but
because
they
are
proposing
to
have
a
lot
that
doesn't
have
Road
Frontage.
It
has
instead
an
access,
easement,
a
30
foot,
wide
access,
easement
onto
Pleasant,
Hill
Road.
Our
code
says
that
this
needs
to
be
a
major
subdivision.
G
D
Sir
sure
so
I
you
know
the
good
director
and
I
spoke
about
this
particular
issue,
and
you
know
our
our
regulations
are
in
place
as
a
protection
against
an
area.
That's
in
the
in
the
periphery
of
the
the
city
that
could
potentially
be
annexed
someday
that
could
get
developed
without
following
major
subdivision
regulations,
and
then
it
gets
annexed
and
there's
a
bunch
of
infrastructure
that
is
not
to
the
standard
that
that
the
systems
vaccines
would
expect
to
have
to
publicly
maintain.
D
This
situation
is
not
like
that
not
like
that
at
all,
but
because
the
code
has
to
say
something:
it
triggers
a
major
subdivision
when
an
easement
is
necessary
to
to
access
a
public
road.
So
I
would
agree
with
co-director
Riggs
recommendation
that
that
this
body
pass
basically
approval
of
this
and
and
in.
A
C
C
C
He
would
like
to
avoid
doing
a
major
subdivision
and,
as
you
see
here,
if
he
has
the
10
Lots
split
off,
that
would
of
course,
kick
in
the
major
subdivision,
it's
possible
to
do.
Lots
number
one,
two
three
and
four
leaving
a
remainder
parcel
of
the
existing
lot
80
and
that
lot
80
is
what
you
see
highlighted
or
that
I
have
in
green.
C
This
is
a
these.
These
slots
on
the
proposed
Lots
on
existing
lot.
80
are
a
R3
zone,
so
a
single-family
residential
would
could
go
on
there.
However,
Lots
81
and
82
are
a
B3
Zone
and
would
require
rezoning
in
order
for
those
future
lots
to
to
be
split
and
sold
as
residential
single-family
residential
lots.
Because
of
that,
and
because
of
the
three
to
one,
they
don't
meet
the
three
to
one
requirements.
D
Question
based
upon
the
the
proposal
by
the
property
owner
to
basically
not
do
the
whole
thing
in
order
to
you
know,
scoot
in
under
the
under
the
minor
last
split
Provisions,
to
allowed
to
be
handled
administratively.
If
it
is
an
R3
Zone,
could
you
conceivably
put
triplexes
and
quad
plexes
on
those
lot?
One
lot
two
lot
three
lot,
four,
as
shown
here.
Yes,.
D
C
Know
there
are
buildable
spaces
on
all
the
four
lots
that
we're
looking
at
probably
buildable
spaces
on
all
10
of
them,
because
these
lots
are
so
large.
It
should
be.
You
should
be
able
to
get
a
building
footprint
that
you
could
put
a
single
family
residential
house
on
any
of
these
proposed
Lots,
although,
although
it
does
drop
off
pretty
pretty
quickly
in
the
back
of
some
of
the
Lots,
the
other
question
I
would
have
would
be.
D
Applicable
for
the
for
the
commissions,
knowledge
there's
a
couple
places
like
that
at
University
States
right
now,
where
basically,
the
house
Lots
sit
lower
than
the
than
the
Street
or
the
the
sanitary
flow
line
of
the
of
the
cul-de-sac,
and
each
each
house
has
to
have
a
has
to
have
a
grinder
pump
go
in
which
isn't
the
end
of
the
world.
It's
just
something
that
is
necessary
to
to
do,
and
sometimes
people
don't
understand.
G
D
A
C
F
It
hey
David,
sorry
mayor
is:
is
it
recommended?
Is
it
a
good
idea,
just
from
the
human
point
of
view
of
having
four
and
five
with
splits
on
two
sides
of
the
road
since
they're
not
probably
going
to
quit
it's
not
a
road.
That's
a
gas
gas
line.
Okay!
Well
good
that
solved
my
problem,
because
I
was
thinking.
Oh
my
God,
this
University
Estates.
It's
got
to
be
good.
B
D
So
there's
a
there's,
a
wider
issue
with
University
of
states
in
the
back
phases,
so
the
portions
that
were
not
subdivided
in
the
earlier
iterations,
so
the
remainder
of
phase
two,
the
all
of
phases.
Three
and
four
have
zoning
right
now
that
are
applied
to
lots
that
aren't
necessarily
the
zoning
that
we
think
probably
would
occur
there.
They
were
zoning
that
were
decided.
You
know
that
were
assigned
based
upon
a
potential
subdivision
that
it
was
planned
and
then
it
never
happened
once
the
universities
stopped,
and
so
you
know
there
are.
F
D
Lots
up
there
that
have
multiple
zones
on
the
same
lot
and
it's
something
we're
going
to
have
to
Grapple
with.
As
a
commission,
you
know
you
know,
it'll,
take
the
property
owner
to
make
a
request.
It's
not
something
we're
going
to
just
do,
but
it's
something
we're
gonna
have
to
deal
with
in
the
in
the
coming
years
is
how
to
rezone
in
that.
F
D
F
D
A
A
Of
course,
it
takes
Council
action
to
adopt
any
changes
to
the
the
ward
map
for
the
city
of
Athens,
so
we're
in
communication
with
president
of
city
council
as
well
any
other
announcements
or
business
from
this
body
other
than
we
will
be
meeting
again.
October
20th
and
again
we
will
be
bringing
up
the
communication
from
today.
The
lot
split
during
the
next
meeting
of
this
body.