Planning Commission

MINUTES CLEVELAND MUNICIPAL PLANNING COMMISSION TUESDAY, JANUARY 19, 2016 AT 6:00 PM CLEVELAND MUNICIPAL BUILDING 190 CHURCH STREET NE The regular meeting of the Cleveland Municipal Planning Commission was called to order at 6:01 P.M. by Dee Burris, Chairman. Members present included Dee Burris, George Poe, Maryl Elliott, Yvonne Cannon, Clarke Taylor, Gary Dennis, Tricia Pennington, Larry Presswood and Walt Vineyard. Legal Counsel present was John Kimball, Attorney for the City of Cleveland. Staff present included Corey Divel, Senior Planner, Jonathan Jobe, Director of Development and Engineering Services, Darla Jenkins, Administrative Assistant, Janice Casteel, City Manager, Shawn McKay, Finance Director and City Clerk, and Melinda Carroll, Assistant City Manager. Others present included Mrs. Mason of Ramsey Street, Randy Brown of Brown Surveying, Dustin Hawkins of D&S Custom Homes, Mitch Kinder of Cleveland Surveying, Joyanna Love of The Cleveland Daily Banner, and Cole Strong, Paul Conn, Bethany McCoy, Chris Conine of Lee University. The minutes of the regular November 17, 2015 meeting were presented for approval. Maryl Elliott made a motion to approve and George Poe seconded the motion. A vote of 9-0 passed the motion. The minutes of the special called December 15, 2015 meeting were presented for approval. Walt Vineyard made a motion to approve and Gary Dennis seconded the motion. The commission approved with a vote of 9-0. There were no Public Hearings. In the Consent Agenda, a. Request by Ted Moss for site plan approval of lot 39 of Ocoee Landing Townhomes (Tax 42GB Group A Parcel 13.00). Property is located on Emmyllie Court and is zoned PUD5. Plat by Brown Surveying Company (pg1). b. Request by Duggan Development Co, LLC for site plan approval of Ramsey Street Townhomes (Tax 42B Group D Parcel 3.00)Property is located on Ramsey St and is zoned R3. Plat by Cleveland Surveying Company (pg2). c. Request by Duggan Development Co, LLC for final approval of lot 44 of Stonebriar (Tax 50DD Group B Parcel 5.00)Property is located on Stonebriar Dr and is zoned R2. Plat by Cleveland Surveying Company (pg3). Maryl Elliott made a motion to approve items on the consent agenda. Yvonne Cannon seconded the motion. Dee Burris stated he recused himself from Item a. but would vote. A vote of 9-0 passed the consent agenda subject to staff comments. In Old Business, a. Request by D & S Custom Homes, LLC for preliminary/site plan approval of lots 1 & 2 of D & S Townhomes (Tax 50B Group A Parcel 12.00). Property is located on Weeks Dr and is zoned R2. Plat by Brown Surveying Company (pg4). Tricia Pennington made a motion to approve and Gary Dennis seconded the motion. Voting 9-0, the motion was approved subject to staff comments. In New Business, a. Election of officers The current officers are Dee Burris, Chairman, Tricia Pennington Vice-Chairman, and Jonathan Jobe, Secretary. Larry Presswood made a motion to retain the existing officers and Maryl Elliott seconded the motion. A vote of 9-0 passed the motion. b. Request to rezone approximately 4.76 acres, more or less, from R2 Low Density Single & Multi-Family Residential Zoning District to R3 Multi-family Residential located at Smith Dr & Cedar Ln (Tax Map 57B Group K Parcel 1.01) (pg6). Clarke Taylor made a motion to approve and Tricia Pennington seconded the motion. Voting 9-0, the commission passed the motion. c. Request from Lee University for an abandonment of right-of-way along 6th St NE from Church St NE to Parker St NE, along 6th St NE from Parker St NE Walker St NE, along 5th St NE from Parker St NE to Walker St NE, and along Trunk St from north of 680 Trunk St to the southern side of 490 Trunk St (pg9).  George Poe made a motion to approve and Larry Presswood seconded the motion. A vote of 9-0 passed the motion subject to staff comments. d. Request from Frank Almazan for abandonment of unopened right-of-way along 3rd St SE between Hill St SE and Sheeler St SE (pg14). Clarke Taylor made a motion to approve and Gary Dennis seconded the motion. The commission approved the motion with a vote of 9-0 subject to staff comments. e. Discussion of rezoning along Phillips St, Jacobs Ave, Jones Ave, and Victory St SW (pg18). The commission and staff discussed the rezoning and determined that MU would be an appropriate zoning for this area. Letters will be mailed to property owners and this item will be brought for a vote at a later meeting. There was no Chairman’s Report. In the Director’s Report, Corey Divel handed out the MPO Projects Coordinators Report 2040 RTP update. Corey Divel reminded the commissioners of the Tennessee Ethics Commission Form to be submitted to the State of Tennessee. Corey Divel told the commission of the Thriving Communities Initiative by Thrive 2055. Cleveland is one of eight local cities and towns selected to participate in it inaugural Thriving Communities program. This program will serve communities seeking to grow their economy through locally driven asset-based strategies. The CMAQ Grant (Park & Ride) could be eligible if we could show we could mitigate pollution in Chattanooga by a “park and ride”. This could possibly utilize parking at the Old Woolen Mill. The TDOT Multi-modal Grant (Peerless & 25th) has just recently been submitted. The Historic Preservation Grant was recently approved. Corey Divel stated he was still reviewing the amendment to the zoning ordinance to amend the permitted uses within the industrial zonings. The meeting adjourned at 6:34 P.M.