Planning Commission

Planning Commission Agenda December 13, 2022 5PM Work Session and 5:45 Regular Meeting Location: Athens City Hall, Council Chambers, 200 Hobbs Street West, Athens, AL Please adhere to COVID safety guidelines and social distancing. CALL TO ORDER 1. ROLL CALL 2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES ➢ Regular Meeting Minutes – October 18, 2022 ➢ Special Called Meeting Minutes- November 7, 2022 ➢ Regular Meeting Minutes - November 15, 2022 OLD BUSINESS ➢ None. ITEMS WITHDRAWN FROM THIS MONTH’S AGENDA ➢ None. NEW BUSINESS Limited Amendment to Master Development Plan (1) 3. Resolution. Request of DFO Athens Investment, LLC for Limited Amendment to Master Development Plan of Emma at Arabella Village, for increased density by 1.1 dwelling units per acre within a portion of the development. The property is comprised of +/- 102.1 acres and located on the south side of Huntsville Brownsferry RD, approximately 1,900’ east of US HWY 31 (Parcel #s: 16-02-04-0-001-002.001, 16-02-04-0-001-001.001, 16-02-04-0-001-001.003, and 16-02-04-0-001-001.000 ), zoned: C-PUD (Conventional Planned Unit Development District). ➢ Resolution. Preliminary Plats (2) 4. Public Hearing. Request of DFO Athens Investment, LLC for Preliminary Plat Approval of Emma at Arabella Village, a major subdivision of +/- 102.1 acres into 244 lots. The property is located on the south side of Huntsville Brownsferry RD, approximately 1,900’ east of US HWY 31 (Parcel #s: 16-02-04-0-001-002.001, 16-02-04-0-001-001.001, 16-02-04-0-001-001.003, and 16-02-04-0-001-001.000 ), zoned: C-PUD (Conventional Planned Unit Development District). 1  Planning Commission Agenda December 13, 2022 ➢ Resolution. 5. Public Hearing. Request of MU, LLC for Preliminary Plat Approval of Minute Man Subdivision, a major subdivision of +/- 67.5 acres into 241 lots. The property is located on the west side of Minute Man Drive, approximately 750’ north of E. Sanderfer RD. (Parcel #: 10-04-17-4-000-001.000), zoned: R-1-3 (High Density Single Family Residential District). WITHDRAWN ➢ Resolution. Minor Plats (2) 6. Public Hearing. Request of WEScorp, LLC for Minor Plat Approval of Bedingfield Subdivision Phase 2, a minor subdivision of +/- 4.24 acres into 2 lots, located on the northern side of US HWY 72, directly across from Greenfield Drive (Parcel #: 10-03-14-0-000-050.000 and 10-06-14-0-000-049.000), zoned: B-2 (General Business). ➢ Resolution. 7. Public Hearing. Request of Canebrake Club, LLC for Minor Plat Approval of Canebrake Golf Course and Other Lands a minor subdivision of +/- 392 acres into 3 lots, located at 23015 Founders Circle, zoned C-PUD (Conventional Planned Unit Development District). ➢ Resolution. Final Plats (2) 8. Public Hearing. Request of Lennar Homes of Alabama, LLC / Mullins, LLC for Final Plat Approval of Browns Crossing West Phase 2B, a major subdivision of +/- 18.86 acres into 38 lots. The property is located on the north side of US HWY 72, approximately 1,080’ west of Norfleet DR (Parcel #: 09-04-19-0-000-003.000), zoned: R-1-3 (High Density Single Family Residential District). ➢ Resolution. 9. Public Hearing. Request of Lennar Homes of Alabama, LLC / Mullins, LLC for Final Plat Approval of Natures Cove West Phase 3, a major subdivision of +/- 33.18 acres into 85 lots. The property is located at the southern terminus of Willow Rose LN (Parcel #: 10-05-22-0-000-004.002), zoned: R-1-3 (High Density Single Family Residential District). ➢ Resolution. 2  Planning Commission Agenda December 13, 2022 Notices (3) 10. Reminder that as of October 1, 2022, multiple applications were updated to reflect the latest ordinance updates, and includes policy change of public notice for subdivisions requiring certified letters being mailed by the applicant. 11. Update of multiple applications to reflect policy change that a written “Title Opinion” certified to by a licensed attorney that all names shown on the plat include all owners as of the date of signing and that the owners of the property are one and the same as those signing the plat, be required by January 1, 2023. 12. The Planning Commission Chair will now be available to sign documents on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday mornings of the month. Plan to have your signature-ready-documents to the Planning Office on and/or before these dates. 3  Planning Commission Agenda December 13, 2022 CITY OF ATHENS PLANNING COMMISSION Public Hearing Procedures ● 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: ● Staff will provide an explanation of the case and a recommendation. ● The applicant will be given an opportunity to address the commission and should limit their comments to less than ten (10) minutes. ● When a public hearing is slated, the Chair will open the hearing for public input. ● Members of the public, having been recognized, will be allowed three (3) minutes each to address the Commission (unless the Chairman/Chairwoman 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/Chairwoman. Once recognized, please stand and state your name and address. ● Comments should be concise and limited to issues related to the request. ● When the Chairman/Chairwoman believes that the Commission has received sufficient citizen input to decide 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. ● Chairman will then allow Commission members to make comments or ask questions of anyone present to clarify issues or provide additional information. ● 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. ● 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. ● 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/chairwoman is not limited and/or constrained by this procedure and, under certain circumstances, may deem it necessary to deviate from this guideline. 4