Planning Commission

City of Athens Planning Commission- Annual Meeting December 18, 2018 Work Session at 5:00 p.m. and Regular Meeting at 5​:​45 p.m. Location – City Council Chambers, City Hall, 200 Hobbs St. West CALL TO ORDER​. I. MINUTES. a. Regular meeting of November 20, 2018 for approval OLD BUSINESS NEW BUSINESS SUBDIVISIONS II. Public Hearing​ ​Request of D.R. Horton Homes for a Preliminary Plat of the Links at Canebrake Phase 1B, a subdivision creating a single parcel sized +/-11.12 acres, located about 650 feet east of the Links at Canebrake phase one, in a C-PUD, Conventional Planned Unit Development District. III. Resolution ​ Consider the request of D.R. Horton Homes for a Preliminary Plat of the Links at Canebrake Phase 1B, a subdivision creating a single parcel sized +/-11.12 acres, located about 650 feet east of the Links at Canebrake phase one, in a C-PUD, Conventional Planned Unit Development District. IV. Public Hearing​ ​Request of Gregg Crow for a Revised Preliminary Plat for Park Place Addition No. 3, a subdivision of 10.48 acres located at the stub of Wickerberry Way and Park Place in a TN-2 Traditional Neighborhood 2 District. V. Resolution ​ Consider the request of Gregg Crow for a Revised Preliminary Plat for Park Place Addition No. 3, a subdivision of 10.48 acres located at the stub of Wickerberry Way and Park Place in a TN-2 Traditional Neighborhood 2 District. REZONINGS VI. Public Hearing ​Request of Athens City Board of Education to rezone +/-26 acres of property located at 16152 Lucas Ferry Road, from R-1-2 Medium Density Single Family Residential District to R-2 Multiple Family Residential District. VII. Resolution ​ Consider the request of Athens City Board of Education to rezone +/-26 acres of property located at 16152 Lucas Ferry Road, from R-1-2 Medium Density Single Family Residential District to R-2 Multiple Family Residential District.  CITY OF ATHENS PLANNING COMMISSION Public Hearing Procedure ● During the course of a Planning Commission Meeting whenever an application that requires a public hearing (zoning, re-zoning, conditional use, certain subdivisions of property, etc. . . .) appears on the Commission’s agenda, the Chair will declare the same and introduce the application to the Commission and citizens who are in attendance. ● The Chair will proceed through each scheduled public hearing as follows: o Staff will provide an explanation of the case and a recommendation. o Applicant will be given an opportunity to address the commission and should limit their comments to ​less than ten (10) minutes​. o When a public hearing is slated, the Chair will open the hearing for public input. o Members of the public, having been recognized, ​will be allowed three (3) minutes ​each to address the Commission (unless the Chairman specifies otherwise). NOTE:​ Large groups may wish to, but are not required to, appoint a spokesperson for the group, in which case the Chair may grant the spokesperson additional time to speak. ▪ Generally, those desiring to speak “for” the request will be allowed to speak first, followed by those desiring to speak “against” the request. ▪ Persons wishing to speak should raise their hand to be recognized by the Chairman. Once recognized, please stand and state your name and address. ▪ Comments should be concise and limited to issues related to the request. o When the Chairman believes that the Commission has received sufficient citizen input to make a determination on the application, the public hearing will be closed and the applicant and/or the Staff will be given an opportunity to address any issues brought out during public comment. o Chairman will then allow Commission members to make comments or ask questions of anyone present to clarify issues or provide additional information. o The Chairman will call for a motion and a second on the motion. Commission members may speak to the motion, any amendments, or points of parliamentary procedure. o If a motion is forthcoming, a voice vote will be taken. If the decision is not unanimous, then the Chairman will direct a roll call vote. o If a motion is NOT forthcoming, the request will be considered “Denied” for lack of a motion. PLEASE NOTE:​ The above-procedure is provided to serve as a guideline for the conduct of public hearings. The chairman is not limited and/or constrained by this procedure and, under certain circumstances, may deem it necessary to deviate from this guideline.