Planning and Zoning Commission

Planning and Zoning Commission 23 EAST MAIN STREET, FORSYTH, GA. 31029 478.994.7747 WWW.CITYOFFORSYTH.NET May 22, 2023 Planning and Zoning Commission Minutes Voting Board Members Present: Steve Coleman, Kathy Rowland, Michael Brewster, Martin Presley, and Hal Clarke. Voting Board Members Not Present: None Staff Present: Cody Ellis, Janice Hall, Regina Ivie, and Interim City Attorney Ashley Brodie. I. Call to Order: Steve Coleman called the meeting to order at 5:00p.m. He proposed that before starting the meeting, he’d like to have a moment of silence in memory of long-time board member Phillip English who’d recently passed away. II. Approval of Agenda: Kathy Rowland made a motion to approve the agenda, Hal Clarke seconded it; approved unanimously. III. Approval of Minutes: Hal Clarke made a motion to approve the minutes from the April 24th meeting. Martin Presley seconded the motion; it was approved unanimously. IV. Planning and Zoning: Cody Ellis presented Steven Brewer’s request for rezoning four parcels on N Jackson St. from Traditional Neighborhood to Central Business District. Steven Brewer presented his idea that he’d like to bring a “continuation” of the Square to that area. He stated that the area would be a mixed use of commercial and restaurants on the first floor with apartments or lofts on the second floor. Mr. Brewer added that the look of the building would be similar to that of downtown, a brick façade and an L-Shape with parking in the rear of the building for the apartments. Hal Clarke stated that he had concerns regarding street width of that area as well as parking, and the he’d rather not see apartments go there; however, he’d be okay with lofts. Martin Presley made a motion to approve the rezoning request. Hal Clarke stated that he didn’t have an issue with it as long as it was going to be what they presented and that no apartments would go there, just lofts. Martin Presley amended his motion to approve the rezoning request for the purpose of the mixed use that was presented. Michael Brewer seconded the motion. The motion to approve was unanimous. 1 V. Design and Review: VI. Additional Business: Cody Ellis stated that are were two vacancies currently on the Board and asked that the board members be thinking about potential candidates to fill those vacancies. VII. Adjournment: Steve Coleman adjourned the meeting at 5:20p.m. 2