Planning Commission

Planning Commission Agenda August 15, 2023 5PM Work Session and 5:45 Regular Meeting Location: Athens City Hall, Council Chambers, 200 Hobbs Street West, Athens, AL * 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. CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL APPROVAL OF MINUTES ➢ Regular Meeting Minutes - July 18, 2023 OLD BUSINESS . ➢ None. ITEMS WITHDRAWN FROM THIS MONTH’S AGENDA ➢ Item #2: Major Amendment to Master Development Plan ➢ Item #13: Final Plat Approval of Lucas Ferry Townhomes, Phase 2 ➢ NEW BUSINESS Limited Amendment to Master Development Plan (1) 1.) Public Hearing. Request of Forestar (USA) Real Estate Group, Inc for Limited Amendment to Master Development Plan of Links at Canebrake, for proposed addition of 2 lots to Phase Four. The development is comprised of +/- 144.67 acres and located on the south side of Westminster Drive, approximately 350 feet east of Regent Drive, (Parcel #: 44-10-07-26-0-000-002.003), zoned C-PUD (Conventional Planned Unit Development District). ➢ Resolution. Amendment to Master Development Plan (1) 2.) Public Hearing. Request of SR Land, LLC for Amendment to Master Development Plan of Anderson Farms to incorporate a change in products and lot sizes. The development is comprised of +/- 133.5 acres and located directly west of Lindsay Lane South and directly east of I-65 (Parcel #: 44-10-08-34-0-000-001.000), zoned C-PUD (Conventional Planned Unit Development District). WITHDRAWN BY APPLICANT AUGUST 3, 2023 Zoning (6) 3.) Public Hearing. Consider for recommendation to the City Council the request of William Matthew Winstead and Amy Winstead to Annex +/- 3.3 acres of property located at 25055 Airport Road, (Parcel 1  Planning Commission Agenda August 15, 2023 # 44-07-09-29-0-001-018.001), and zone the property as an EST (Estate Residential and Agricultural District). ➢ Resolution. 4.) Public Hearing. Consider for recommendation to the City Council the request of VIP Land Development, LLC to Rezone +/- 15 acres of property located directly north of Strain Road West, approximately 2,500 feet east of US HWY 31 South (Parcel #s: 44-10-05-21-0-001-010.000 and 44-10-05-21-0-001-011.000), from EST (Estate Residential and Agricultural District) to R-1-5 (Single Family Townhouse Attached Residential District). ➢ Resolution. 5.) Public Hearing. Consider for recommendation to the City Council the request of Athens Utilities to Rezone +/- 2.6 acres of property located at the terminus of Cloverleaf Drive and north of Sanderfer Road East from M-1 (Light Industrial District) to R-1-2 (Medium Density Single Family Residential District). ➢ Resolution. 6.) Public Hearing. Consider for recommendation to the City Council the request of Four Girls, LLC to Rezone +/- 2.2 acres of property located at the terminus of Edison Street and east of Cloverleaf Drive from R-1-2 (Medium Density Single Family Residential District) to M-1 (Light Industrial District). ➢ Resolution. 7.) Public Hearing. Consider for recommendation to the City Council the request of Maund Family Farm, LLC to Rezone +/- 1.2 acres of property located directly south of Market Street West and directly east of Strange Street (Parcel #s: 44-10-03-08-2-001-038.000 and 44-10-03-08-2-001-033.000 and 44-10-03-08-2-001-032.000), from DWTN (Downtown District) to TI (Traditional Institutional District). ➢ Resolution. 8.) Public Hearing. Consider for recommendation to the City Council the request of Johnnie Wilson, Mary Petty, and Fred Wilson to Rezone a total of +/- 2.06 acres of property located at 408 West Elm Street (Parcel #: 44-07-09-32-3-000-005.000), 318 West Elm Street (parcel #: 44-07-09-32-3-000-009.000 and 44-07-09-32-4-000-009.000), and 330 West Elm Street (parcel #: 44-07-09-32-3-000-010.000) from B-1 (Neighborhood Business District) and B-2 (General Business District) to R-1-3 (High Density Single Family Residential District). ➢ Resolution. Layout (1) 9.) Resolution. Request of Cannon Family, LLC and Grant Street, LLC for Layout Approval of 2  Planning Commission Agenda August 15, 2023 Maund Cannon Subdivision, Tract 2, a major subdivision of +/- 38.62 acres into 128 lots, located directly south of Roy Long Road East and approximately 1,900 feet west of U.S. Highway 31 (Parcel #: 44-10-08-28-0-000-008.004), zoned R-1-3 (High Density Single Family Residential District). ➢ Resolution. Preliminary Plat (2) 10.) Public Hearing. Request of Forestar (USA) Real Estate Group, Inc for Preliminary Plat Approval of Links of Canebrake, Phase 4, a major subdivision of +/- 21 acres into 66 lots, located at the temporary eastern terminus of Westminster Drive and the temporary eastern terminus of Lannister Lane (Parcel #: 44-10-07-26-0-000-002.000), zoned C-PUD (Conventional Planned Unit Development District). ➢ Resolution. 11.) Public Hearing. Request of Henderson Development Group, LLC for Preliminary Plat Approval of King Estates Subdivision, a major subdivision of +/- 114.2 acres into 22 lots, located directly south of Pepper Road and approximately 2,550 feet east of Line Road (Parcel #s: 44-10-06-13-0-000-001.007 and 44-10-06-13-0-000-001.001), zoned R-1-1 (Low Density Single Family Residential District). ➢ Resolution. Minor Plat (1) 12.) Public Hearing. Request of Jeffrey and Teresa McKinney for Minor Plat Approval of JMAC Farms, a minor subdivision of +/- 2.0 acres into 2 lots, located at 1609 Market Street West (Parcel #: 44-10-03-06-3-000-001.000), zoned R-1-2 (Medium Density Single Family Residential District). ➢ Resolution. Final Plat (1) 13.) Resolution. Request of Winter Homes Investment Properties, LLC for Final Plat Approval of Lucas Ferry Townhomes, Phase 2, a major subdivision of +/- 12.1 acres into 23 lots, located directly north of U.S. Highway 72 West and approximately 250 feet east of Lucas Ferry Road (Parcel #s: 44-10-03-07-3-000-106.000 and 44-10-03-07-3-000-106.001), zoned R-1-5 (Single Family Townhouse Attached Residential District). WITHDRAWN BY APPLICANT AUGUST 7, 2023 14.) Resolution. Request of JC Development Company, LLC for Final Plat Approval of Bainbridge Subdivision, Ph. 1 (Swint Townhomes), a major subdivision of +/- 64.6 acres into 52 lots, located 3  Planning Commission Agenda August 15, 2023 directly west of I-65 and approximately 2,000 feet north of U.S. Highway 72 East (Parcel #: 44-10-02-10-3-000-014.000), zoned R-1-5 (Single Family Townhouse Attached Residential District) and R-1-3 (High Density Single Family Residential District). ➢ Resolution. 4  Planning Commission Agenda August 15, 2023 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. 5