Planning Commission

PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES Monday, August 1, 2022 Council Assembly Room 6:00 PM 70 S. Clayton St, GA 30046 Call to Order Called to Order at 6 p.m. PRESENT Board Member Bruce Hardy Board Member James Nash Board Member Jen Young Board Member Marshall Boutwell ABSENT Board Member Jack "Jay" Johnston, Jr. Approval of Agenda Motion made to APPROVE the Agenda as PRESENTED by Board Member Hardy, and Seconded by Board Member Nash Voting Yea: Board Member Hardy, Board Member Nash, B o a r d M e m b e r Y o u n g , Board Member Boutwell Approval of Prior Meeting Minutes Motion made to approve the Tuesday, July 5, 2022 Planning Commission Meeting Minutes by Board Member Nash, and Seconded by Board Member Young PC MTNG MIN_08012022 Voting Yea: Board Member Hardy, Board Member Nash, Board Member Young, Board Member Boutwell Revision No. New Business 1. RZC2022-00041 – Applicant: Iesha Martin, c/o Grant Shepherd and Associates, Inc.; Property Owners: Cherokee USA Inc.; An application to rezone the subject property from BN (Neighborhood Business District - Retired) to BG (General Business District); Property located at 1395 Five Forks Trickum Road; Parcel Identification Number R5084 023; Approximately 1.22 Acres Motion made to recommend APPROVAL of RZC2022-00041 with Staff recommended conditions by Board Member Young, Seconded by Board Member Nash. Voting Yea: Board Member Hardy, Board Member Nash, Board Member Y o u n g , B o a r d M e m b e r Boutwell 2. SUP2022-00070 – Applicant: TOPFA LLC c/o Battle Law, P.C.; Property Owners: Jean A. Coppage; An application for a Special Use Permit to allow indoor climate controlled Self-Storage or Mini-Warehouse Facility; Property located at 0 Lyle Circle; Parcel Identification Number R7011 015; Approximately 2.29 Acres Motion made to recommend APPROVAL of SUP2022-00070 with Planning Commission recommended conditions by Board Member Hardy, Seconded by Board Member Nash. Voting Yea: Board Member Hardy, Board Member Nash, Board Member Y o u n g , B o a r d M e m b e r Boutwell Public Comment No Public Comment Final Adjournment Motion made to Adjourn at 7:00 p.m. by Board Member Hardy, Seconded by B o a r d Member Young. Voting Yea: Board Member Hardy, Board Member Nash, Board Member Young, Board Member Boutwell Revision No. PC MTNG MIN_08012022 PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED CONDITIONS_08012022 RZC2022-00041 Approval as BG (General Business District) for a commercial/retail development, subject to the following enumerated conditions: 1. To restrict the use of the property as follows: A. Retail service-commercial uses and accessory uses. The following uses shall be prohibited: • Adult Entertainment Facility • Auction House • Automobile Accessories Sales and Installation • Automobile Body Repair, Painting or Rebuilding • Automobile Broker • Automobile Manufacturing Plant • Automobile, Truck or Vehicle Storage Lot (excl. junk/wrecked vehicles) • Automobile Parts Store (with/without installation) • Automobile Repair and Maintenance (Principal Use) • Automobile Sales or Auction and Related Service (indoor/outdoor sales) • Automobile Wash (Carwash) • Bail Bonding • Building Materials Sales (indoors/outdoors) • Depot / Passenger Terminal (bus or rail) • Dollar or Variety Store PC MTNG MIN_08012022 • Garden Supply Center • Hookah/Vapor Bar or Lounge • Machine Shop  • Maintenance Shop (fleet vehicles) • Motorcycle and Personal Watercraft Sales and Related Service • Motorcycle and Personal Watercraft Service and Repair • Motorcycle Parts, Accessories and Apparel Store • Pawn Shop • Smoke or Novelty Shop • Tobacco or Novelty Shop • Tattoo and Body Piercing • Title Loan Facility B. No tents, canopies, temporary banners, streamers or roping decorated with flags, tinsel, or other similar material shall be displayed, hung, or strung on the site. No decorative balloons or hot-air balloons shall be displayed on the site. Yard and/or bandit signs, sign-twirlers or sign walkers shall be prohibited; C. Peddlers and/or any parking lot sales unrelated to the rezoning shall be prohibited; D. Outdoor storage shall be prohibited; E. The owner shall repaint or repair any graffiti or vandalism that occurs on the property within 72 hours; 2. To satisfy the following site development considerations: A. The development shall be constructed in conformity with the City of Lawrenceville Zoning Ordinance and Development Regulations. Final design shall be subject to the review and approval of the Director of Planning and Development. B. Buildings shall be designed and constructed in conformity with Zoning PC MTNG MIN_08012022 Ordinance, Article 6 Architectural and Design Standards, and International Building Code (IBC). Final building elevations shall be subject to the review and approval of the Director of Planning and Development. C. Landscape shall be designed and installed to meet the conditions of zoning,  requirements of the Zoning Ordinance and Development Regulations. Final design shall be subject to the review and approval of the Director of Planning and Development. D. Provide a ten (10) foot landscape strip adjacent to all public right-of-ways. E. Provide a fifteen (15) foot landscape strip adjacent to all internal property lines. F. Provide a six (6) foot concrete sidewalk adjacent to all public right-of-ways. G. Lighting shall be contained in cut-off type luminaries and shall be directed in toward the property so as not to shine directly into adjacent properties or right-of-ways; H. Dumpsters shall be screened by solid masonry walls matching the building, with an opaque metal gate enclosure. I. Natural vegetation shall remain on the property until the issuance of a development permit. J. Any utility relocations shall be the responsibility of the developer. PC MTNG MIN_08012022 PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED CONDITIONS_08012022 BOLD – ADDITION; STRIKETHROUGH – DELETION SUP2022-00070 Approval of a Special Use Permit for an Indoor Climate Controlled Self-Storage or Mini-Warehouse Facility, subject to the following enumerated conditions: 1. To restrict the use of the property as follows: A. The following uses shall be prohibited: • Adult Entertainment Facility • Auction House • Automobile Accessories Sales and Installation • Automobile Body Repair, Painting or Rebuilding • Automobile Broker • Automobile Manufacturing Plant • Automobile, Truck or Vehicle Storage Lot (excl. junk/wrecked vehicles) • Automobile Parts Store (with/without installation) • Automobile Repair and Maintenance (Principal Use) • Automobile Sales or Auction and Related Service (indoor/outdoor sales) • Automobile Wash (Carwash) • Bail Bonding • Building Materials Sales (indoors/outdoors) • Depot / Passenger Terminal (bus or rail) • Dollar or Variety Store PC MTNG MIN_08012022 • Garden Supply Center • Hookah/Vapor Bar or Lounge • Machine Shop  • Maintenance Shop (fleet vehicles) • Motorcycle and Personal Watercraft Sales and Related Service • Motorcycle and Personal Watercraft Service and Repair • Motorcycle Parts, Accessories and Apparel Store • Pawn Shop • Smoke or Novelty Shop • Tobacco or Novelty Shop • Tattoo and Body Piercing • Title Loan Facility • Indoor or outdoor Vehicle and Vessel lease, rental, sales B. No tents, canopies, temporary banners, streamers or roping decorated with flags, tinsel, or other similar material shall be displayed, hung, or strung on the site. No decorative balloons or hot-air balloons shall be displayed on the site. Yard and/or bandit signs, sign-twirlers or sign walkers shall be prohibited; C. Peddlers and/or any parking lot sales unrelated to the rezoning shall be prohibited; D. Outdoor storage shall be prohibited; E. The owner shall repaint or repair any graffiti or vandalism that occurs on the property within 72 hours; F. The Special Use Permit shall be valid for a two-year period, at which time the use shall cease or an application shall be made for renewal of the Special Use Permit; 2. To satisfy the following site development considerations: A. The development shall be constructed in conformity with the City of PC MTNG MIN_08012022 Lawrenceville Zoning Ordinance and Development Regulations. Final design shall be subject to the review and approval of the Director of Planning and Development.  B. Drive aisles, driveways and parking shall not be permitted within the Colonial Pipeline Easement and Georgia Power Company Easement. C. Buildings shall be designed and constructed in conformity with Zoning Ordinance, Article 6 Architectural and Design Standards, and International Building Code (IBC). Final building elevations shall be subject to the review and approval of the Director of Planning and Development. D. Building Height and Stories shall be limited to a maximum height of thirty- five (35) feet and a maximum of three (3) stories. E. Landscape shall be designed and installed to meet the conditions of zoning, requirements of the Zoning Ordinance and Development Regulations. Final design shall be subject to the review and approval of the Director of Planning and Development. F. Provide a ten (10) foot landscape strip adjacent to the right-of-way of Lyle Circle, and along the right-of-way of Park Access Drive to its intersection with external boundary of the Colonial Pipeline Easement. G. Provide a ten (10) foot landscape strip adjacent to all internal property lines. Exceptions: Provide a ten (10) foot landscape strip along the external boundaries of Colonial Pipeline Easement and Georgia Power Company Easement. H. Provide a six (6) foot concrete sidewalk adjacent to all public right-of-ways. I. Lighting shall be contained in cut-off type luminaries and shall be directed in toward the property so as not to shine directly into adjacent properties or right-of-ways; J. Dumpsters shall be screened by solid masonry walls matching the building, with an opaque metal gate enclosure. Dumpster shall be located in the rear yard area only. K. Natural vegetation shall remain on the property until the issuance of a development permit. L. Any utility relocations shall be the responsibility of the developer. PC MTNG MIN_08012022 3. The following variance is granted: A. A variance to allow a reduction in the required number of off-street parking spaces from fifty (50) parking spaces to thirty (30) eleven (11) parking spaces. PC MTNG MIN_08012022  PC MTNG MIN_08012022 LY L E C I R C L E Special Use Permit R 7 0 11 0 1 5   PURPOSE PC MTNG MIN_08012022  GOOGLE EARTH PC MTNG MIN_08012022 ZONING AND FUTURE LAND USE MAP LD RA PC MTNG MIN_08012022 PC MTNG MIN_08012022 PC MTNG MIN_08012022 CHANGES TO CONDITIONS        PC MTNG MIN_08012022 This plan takes note of the variance granted by staff, which reduces the required number of parking spaces from 50 to 30 in Condition 3A This place further reduces the number of parking spaces to 11 but allows for us to move the building and drive aisle completely out of the PC MTNG MIN_08012022 easement. PC MTNG MIN_08012022 PC MTNG MIN_08012022