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Athens Planning Commission - July 21, 2022
A
B
A
An
important
one,
well
you're
all
important
you're
all
important,
and
we
have
several
people
who
are
here
today,
so
for
those
who
are
going
to
speak
to
this
body,
if
you
would
raise
your
hand-
and
do
you
swear
to
tell
to
this
planning
commission
body
the
truthful
and
honest
information
all
right?
Thank
you
disposition
of
minutes.
We
have
the
june
16th
2020
minutes
and
on
this
one
everyone,
but
commissioner
phillips,
can
vote
on
this
actually
yeah
for
the
first
one.
So
hopefully
everyone
had
a
chance
to
look
it
over.
C
A
A
E
E
The
reason
we
want
to
do
this
is
we
want
to
make
sure
that
there
are
pedestrian
act,
there's
pedestrian
access
to
this
property
back
across
state
route
682,
and
I
know
that
our
public
works
and
engineering
department
has
been
working
on
getting
crossing
across
the
railroad
tracks
on
682
to
provide
a
pedestrian
access
for
for
that
as
well.
We'd
also
like
to
ask
that
the
developer
complete
all
the
comments
that
are
in
the
engineering
comments
attached.
E
I
think
they've
done
most
of
that,
and
then
the
third
thing
is
that
the
athens
shade
tree
commission
didn't
meet
in
july,
so
they'll
be
meeting
august
11th
and
I'd
like
for
them
to
review
and
and
approve
these
or
recommend
approval
for
these
plans.
We
would
we
would
recommend
to
the
body
that
that
these
this
case
be
approved
contingent
upon
those
stipulations.
E
F
Hi
hi
again,
my
name
is
tom
simons
we're
we're
fine
with
all
these
different
comments
and
understand
them.
Actually
I
told
david
on
the
first
one
I
spoke
with
our
attorney
on
the
way
down,
told
him
to
have
the
agreement
on
the
bike
path
down
here,
at
least
by
next
week,
get
the
latest
so
that
will
be
taken
care
of
and
again
we're
working
through
the
comments
we
believe
we've
addressed
most
of
the
engineering
comments.
C
From
the
commission,
I
just
have
a
comment
I
you
know.
I
think
this
is
an
excellent
site
to
do
housing.
You
know
it's
close
to
the
close
to
the
city,
it
it
connects
up
into
the
utility
systems
and
everything
we
don't
have
all
this
extension
of
utilities-
and
I
I
you
know.
I
really
think
this
is
a
a
good
development
for
that
site.
C
I
would
only
the
only
thing
I
would
say
is
that
I
do
feel
like
we're
going
to
have
a
lot
of
families
there,
and
I
think
it's
important
that
we
find
a
safe
way
to
get
them
across
to
the
other
side
of
the
street,
so
they
can
get
to
the
west
side
park
and
in
that
particular
area,
where
there's
some
recreation
in
space,
like
that,
I
know
that's
being
done,
and
I'm
just
so.
I'm
pretty
excited
about
this.
I
think
this
is
a
good
development
for
us.
Thank
you.
D
F
E
We've
done
that,
and
I
think
the
city
has
talked
with
odot,
to
request
a
reduction
in
the
speed
limit
there,
and
if
it's
not
already
up,
it
should
be
going
up
soon.
The
engineering
public
works
department
will
be
we'll
be
installing
the
reduced
speed
ahead
and
the
change
in
the
speed
limits
on
682.
Okay,
at
the
city's
limits.
Okay,.
D
D
A
Statistics
and
to
the
the
speed
limit
issue
that
has
been
resolved.
Those
signs
are
up.
I
noticed
them
just
the
other
day,
so
it's
got
the
the
warning
reduction
to
35
miles
an
hour
and
then
once
you
get
beyond
vore
ridge,
it
currently
has
the
35
mile
an
hour.
So
it's
good
to
remind
people
that
now
682
in
front
of
this
project
and
again
I
believe
it's
pretty
close
to
vora
ridge
road
to
where
it's
all
35
miles
an
hour
as
you
come
into
the
city,
an
exit
from
the
city.
So
that's.
C
I
think
I
also
think
that
our
engineering
group
ought
to
ought
to
continue
to
monitor
that
area.
You
know,
just
as
austin
had
said,
with
new
units
going
on
at
university
estates,
probably
other
houses
and
things.
We
need
to
really
look
at
that
area,
because
I
think
it's
going
to
be
a
difficult
and
congested
area,
and
so
we
we
need
to
watch
that
there
may
at
some
point,
be
needs
for
deceleration
and
acceleration
lanes
and
things
of
that
nature.
B
A
A
H
Initially,
I
did
have
a
quick
conversation
with
the
mayor
as
well
as
with
paul,
and
he
was
the
one
that
recommended
that
we
come
up
here,
just
as
a
communication
and
kind
of
discussed
briefly,
which
I'm
going
to
do
really
where
we
are
with
this
project
that
is
approved
and
a
possible
alteration.
We
wanted
to
make
and
jim's
going
to
talk
a
little
bit
a
little
bit
about
where
we
want
to
go.
H
You
know
we
purchased
the
property
20
plus
years
ago.
Jim
might
address
a
little
bit
of
our
history
on
that,
but
you
know
we
obviously
had
lots
of
different
possibilities
with
what
we
were
going
to
do.
We
did
settle
on
this
plan
and
in
this
particular
instance,
what
we
did
do
is
the
property
was
divided
into
five
parcels:
the
lower
parcels
which
border
madison
and
the
state
street,
which
are
parcels
c
and
d.
H
We
have
moved
forward
with
completed,
and
I
think
things
are
going
very
well
with
that.
Those
are
two
fully
occupied,
always
residential
duplex
apartments
and
then
in
the
back
along
the
kind
of
the
easement
road
which
I'll
talk
about
in
a
second.
There
are
two
lots
which
is
parcel
number
a
and
b,
and
that
that
kind
of
fin
that
runs
out
to
the
right,
which
is
called
d1,
is
really
nothing
more.
H
The
other
ordinance
really
deals
more
with
variances
related
to
kind
of
like
a
lot
areas,
and
I
think,
with
the
depth
ratios
and,
most
importantly,
it
dealt
with.
We
have
a
an
easement
that
runs
around
that
property.
It
kind
of
starts
on
madison
it
kind
of
filters
right
around
to
each
state
street.
It's
like
a
loop
and
we
were
granted
that
that
access
for
ingress
and
egress
is
fully
acceptable.
As
far
as
the
lots
of
concerns
as
far
as
lot
frontage.
H
H
H
What
we're
running
into
more
really
is
the
use
of
lots,
a
and
lots
b
as
it
relates
to
residential
single-family
housing
versus
what
we
are
requesting
or
recommending
is
that
that
zone
designation
go
from
an
r1
to
an
r2,
so
pretty
much
on
the
street
we've
got
b.
These
two
units
that
exist
are
r3,
we're
looking
for
those
being
r2
and
then
obviously,
as
you
go
up
madison,
you
move
into
an
r1
zone,
kind
of
a
sequential
change,
so
jim.
If
you
want
to
address
why
we
think
this
is
a
fabulous
idea.
G
Jim
bloom
diversified
properties
going
to
apologize
nancy,
because
we've
only
had
15
different
meetings
with
the
planning,
commission
and
council
regarding
this
property
over
20
years.
It's
always
a
pleasure.
Yes,
so
sorry
to
bore
you
with
this,
but
really
john's
talked
about
the
meat
and
potatoes.
What's
going
on,
you
all
know
that
our
original
approval
there
after
we
bought
the
property,
was
for
a
29
unit,
three-story
apartment
building
with
underground
parking,
which
we
determined
was
sort
of
an
exorbitant
undertaking
in
that
location.
G
So
that
led
to
numerous
again
the
history
is,
there
were
numerous
incantations
of
what
we
and
we
had
approvals
along
the
way,
but
we,
you
know
ultimately
ended
up
where
we
are
we
used.
You
know
the
comprehensive
plan
was
really
relied
upon
as
far
as
providing
affordable
housing
choices
in
a
location
that
you
know
abuts,
you
know
primarily
in
our
one
residential
neighborhood,
it's
walking
distance
to
town
and
the
university
which
made
it
interesting.
G
To
potential
occupants
the
location
is
virtually,
there
is
one
single
family
residence
in
the
loop
there,
which
was
the
original
single-family
home
that
belonged
to
the
owners
of
the
athens
flower
shop
and
that
was
sold
and
there's
a
family
that
that
lives
there.
That
are
our
neighbors
that
we
have,
you
know,
made
every
effort
to
work
with,
and
I
think
we
have
a
a
good
relationship
with
them
all
the
other
property
inside
and
abutting
that
loop
are
non
non-owner
occupants
they're.
G
G
You
know
entry
level,
oh
you
folks
and
primarily
graduate
and
phd
students.
It's
a
little
bit
off
the
beaten
path.
Therefore,
it's
in
a
little
quieter,
that's
and-
and
it's
been
continuous
and
we
think
we've
had
a
strong
demand
for
that
since
the
day
we
did
it
and
we
think
you
know
two
other
potential
buildings
in
that
development.
That
would
serve
the
same
purpose
or
appropriate.
G
A
A
A
C
G
G
It's
similar,
that
was
a
you
know,
a
smaller
footprint,
but
yet
provided
you
know
a
couple
of
bedrooms
at
the
same
time
and
we
have
parking
available
up
there
too
so
and
that
spur
that
goes
from
madison
that
comes
about
halfway
into
that
loop
is
an
easement
that
is
only
for
the
use
of
those
properties.
That
is
not
an
ingress
and
egress
for
any
of
our
neighbors
that
live
further
down
the
road
they
still
have
ingress
and
egress
through
the
main
turn
right
right
there
off
of
madison.
C
G
The
way
the
property
was
of
record
was
that
road
right
there
and
again
that
goes
all
the
way
back
and
I
think
mark
snyder
has
some
property
back
there.
Tina
jeffers
has
some
property
back
there.
They
utilize
that
road,
okay,
they
have
access
to
that
they
do
not
have
access
to
the
other
loop
which
comes
up
and
then
comes
down
further
on
madison.
G
C
G
It's
not
it's
not
going
to
be.
No,
it's
not
going
to
be
a
dead
end.
Okay,
it
is
inherent
that
the
use
of
that
is
only
to
those
parcels,
in
other
words,
there's
no
other
people
coming
in
and
driving
through
there
to
go
back.
I
mean
we're
not
going
to
right,
you
know,
put
posts
or
blockade
up,
but
that
is
only
utilized
for
the
property
that
we
have
there.
It's
not
accessible
per
record
to
anybody
else.
Back,
okay,
okay
and.
G
B
G
Either
is
possible
candidly
either
one
would
be
possible,
they
would
have
to
be
sold
as
two
side-by-side
units
per
lot.
In
other
words,
there's
not
a
zero
lot
line
right
as
there
is
at
east
meadow
or
or
any
of
the
other.
You
know
multi-family
stuff
that
we've
done
westfield
westfield.
Thank
you.
You
know
that's
what
happens
with
age,
so
you
could
it
all.
Those
independent
parcels
could
be
transferred
individually.
C
C
B
G
G
B
B
G
G
A
A
A
E
Thanks
mayor,
we
just
a
couple
of
things:
we
do
have
a
case
coming
up,
14
university
states,
boulevard,
medical
office
building
and
if
we
can
get,
we
haven't
got
an
information
back
from
them
to
do
a
review
by
staff.
But
if
we
can
get
that
in
hand,
we
would
maybe
make
that
august
4th
meeting.
I
have
a
call
in
to
the
engineer
see
if
he's
ready
to
do
that.
So
I
don't
know
for
sure.
E
If
we'll
have
that
on
the
on
the
next
meeting
coming
up,
we
do
also
have
some
proposed
changes
to
the
zoning
code.
Title
23.
I've
got
a
we'll,
be
looking
at
a
proposed
change
to
the
code
to
be
for
you
guys
to
look
at
for
the
drive
through,
which
is
230407
a3.
A
b3
use
of
restaurants
and
drive-throughs
we'd
like
to
make
some
suggested
changes
to
that
section
of
the
code.
E
Also
23
and
29
for
short-term
rentals.
There
seems
to
be
a
loophole
for
some
people
for
short-term
rentals
we'd
like
to
make
some
suggested
changes
for
that
title.
23
again,
we'd
like
to
insert,
as
as
we've
talked
about
a
couple
of
times,
solar
arrays,
so
we'd
like
to
make
some
zone
zoning
code,
changes
to
that
and
then
title.
Lastly,
title
99
definitions:
the
clerk
of
council
would
like
to
remove
that
section
out
of
the
code
and
and
move
all
of
those
definitions
into
each
title,
and
so
we're
working
on
doing
that
as
well.