Planning Commission

MINUTES CLEVELAND MUNICIPAL PLANNING COMMISSION TUESDAY, MAY 21, 2019 AT 6:00 PM CLEVELAND MUNICIPAL BUILDING 190 CHURCH STREET NE The regular meeting of the Cleveland Municipal Planning Commission was called to order by Dee Burris, Chairman, at 6:00 P.M. Members present included Jamie Creekmore, Alma Dotson, Larry Presswood, Tricia Pennington, Maryl Elliott, Bill Hamilton, Dee Burris, David May, Jr., and Clarke Taylor. There were no members absent. Legal Counsel present included John Kimball, Attorney for the City of Cleveland. Staff present included Darla Jenkins, Executive Secretary, and Corey Divel, Senior Planner. Others present included Pamela Ward, Kevin Wilson, Daniel Smith, Richard Ward, Mike Driskill, Stu Spak, Mitch Kinder of Cleveland Surveying, Randy Brown of Brown Surveying, Tony and Jimmy Richmond of Richmond Surveying, and Alesha Fox of Cleveland State Community College. Mayor Kevin Brooks sworn in Alma Dotson as planning commissioner. The minutes of the April 16, 2019 planning commission meeting were presented for approval. David May, Jr., made a motion to approve the minutes and Tricia Pennington seconded the motion. A vote of 9-0 passed the motion. There were no Public Hearings. In the Consent Agenda, a. Request by Doyle McCracken and the Trustees of Agape Place Church of God for final plat approval of the Trustees of Agape Place Church of God final plat. Property is located on Blue Springs Rd (Tax map 65F Group A Parcel 8) and is zoned CH. b. Request by Cleveland Surveying and Jonathan Dip for final plat approval of Murray Ridge Subdivision Phase 2. Property is located on Johnson Blvd SE (Tax map 58H Group J Parcels 2 & 3) and is zoned R-2. c. Request by Richmond Surveying and Pursuit Investments, LLC for preliminary plat approval of Young Road Townhome Development Phase 1. Property is located on Young Rd SE (Tax map 66H Group B Parcels 25 & 25.01) and is zoned CH. d. Request by Brown Surveying and Ted Moss for final plat approval of Ocoee Landing Townhomes Lots 7-9. Property is located on Emmyllie Ct (Tax map 42GB Group A Parcel 7.03) and is zoned PUD 5. e. Request by Brown Surveying and Teresa Vincent for final plat approval of Lower Valley Subdivision lots 9-12. Property is located on McCann Rd (Tax map 58J Group J Parcels 6.00,6.04,6.05,6.06,6.07) and is zoned R-2. f. Request by Cleveland Surveying and Todd Duggan for final plat approval of Stonebriar Lot 2B. Property is located on Stonebriar Dr (Tax map 50C Group E Parcel 1) and is zoned CG. g. Preliminary Plat for Parker Street Townhome Development by Richmond Surveying for property located on Parker Street SW. The property comprises Tax Map 066H Group B Parcels 2.00-9.00 and Parcels 13.00-20.00. The property contains 3.06 acres. The property is proposed as a Planned Unit Development titled PUD 21. h. Request by Richmond Surveying, Stuart Spak, and James McCluskey for final plat approval of the Harper North Lee Hwy Subdivision Revised Plat. The property is located on Harpo St (Tax map 34D Group d Parcels 22.01,22.02,22.03,22.04,22.05,22.06,& 14) and is zoned R-2 & CH. David May, Jr. made a motion to approve the items on the Consent Agenda subject to staff comments and Tricia Pennington seconded the motion. A vote of 8-0 passed the motion. Dee Burris recused himself as he will be the builder on Item d. There was no Old Business. In New Business, Review of Downtown Revitalization Plan Corey Divel stated this would be passed until the next meeting. a. Request by Anthony Raspa and others to rezone property at on Georgetown Road between Kimberly Drive NW and Weston Hills Drive NW from R3 Multi-family Residential to PI Professional Institutional. The request includes Tax Map 33K Group A Parcel 001.01, Tax Map 33N Group E Parcel 002.00, Tax Map 33N Group E Parcel 003.00; Tax Map 33N Group E Parcel 004.00; Tax Map 33N Group E Parcel 005.00; and Tax map 33N Group E Parcel 005.01. The property contains approximately 4.5 acres, more or less. Tricia Pennington made a motion to approve rezoning request and Jamie Creekmore seconded the motion. A vote of 9-0 pass the motion. b. Request by Cleveland State Community College and Tennessee Board of Regents to rezone property on Norman Chapel Road and Adkisson Drive from R2 Low-density single- and multi-family residential to PI Professional Institutional. The property comprises Tax Map 41D Group G Parcels 014.00, 015.00, 016.00, and 017.00. The property contains approximately 5.5 acres, more or less. David May, Jr. made a motion to approve the zoning request and Bill Hamilton seconded the motion. Voting 9-0, the motion passed. c. Request by Ross Boucher to rezone property on Northeast Road SE from CH Commercial Highway to R2 Low-density single- and multi-family residential. The property comprises Tax Map 65D Group E Parcel 018.01 contains approximately 0.76 acres, more or less. Kevin Wilson of 2225 Northeast Road stated he did not want apartments but did understand that under CH zoning, apartments were allowed. Jamie Creekmore made a motion to approve the rezoning request and Bill Hamilton seconded the motion. Alma Dotson stated she needed to see a site plan because she didn’t know what he was going to do. Jamie Creekmore withdrew his motion to approve and Bill Hamilton withdrew his second.  Alma Dotson made a motion to deny the zoning request and Larry Presswood seconded the motion. Voting to approve the new motion of denial, the planning commission voted 9-0. d. Request by Daniel Smith and Latane Smith to rezone property on Westside Drive and Douglas Circle from R1 Single-family residential to R3 Multi- family residential. The property comprises Tax Map 49B Group A Parcel 017.03 and it contains approximately 1.01 acres, more or less. David May, Jr. made a motion to approve the rezoning request. Clarke Taylor seconded the motion. A vote of 9-0 passed the motion. e. Request by Church of God East Central Hispanic Region to rezone property on 25th Street from R2 Low-density single- and multi-family residential to PI professional Institutional. The property comprises Tax Map 41M Group B Parcel 004.01 and it contains approximately 0.41 acres, more or less. Maryl Elliott made a motion to deny the rezoning request due to the property being in a surrounding neighborhood. Alma Dotson seconded the motion. A vote of 9-0 passed the motion to deny the rezoning. There was no Chairman’s Report. In the Director’s Report, Corey Divel stated there would be a called meeting on June 4, 2019 at noon. The meeting adjourned at 6:45 P.M.