Planning and Development Committee Meeting

MINUTES CITY OF LOGANVILLE Planning & Development Committee Meeting Thursday, July 2, 2020 5:30pm Council Chambers The City of Loganville Planning & Development Committee met on Thursday, July 2, 2020 at 6:30pm in the Council Chambers. Committee Chair Lisa Newberry, Mayor Rey Martinez and Committee Members Bill DuVall and Danny Ford were present. Committee Chair Lisa Newberry called the meeting to order at 5:31pm. The current moratorium on Multi-family Residential Density Districts was discussed. City Attorney Robyn Webb explained the current zonings and the differences between them. She explained that under federal law and the affordable housing the housing in an area must be affordable meaning you cannot exclude certain classes of people. You cannot make it impossible to find affordable housing within the main residential areas of the City. Currently there are six properties zoned RM8 and two that are zoned RM6. There was discussion of removing the RM8 zoning completely but it must be studied more. The committee asked that Planning Director Tim Prater look into how serious the currently zoned properties are in developing their proposed apartments, the number of units in each and the prince point including the development on Bay Creek. Committee Chair Lisa Newberry made a motion to have staff and City Attorney Robyn Webb take a look at all multi-family zoning classifications and the occupancy rate and price points for current apartments and make a recommendation to the committee. Council Member Danny Ford seconded the motion. Motion carried. The Committee discussed the appeal of Walmart regarding the signage on their building. Planning Director Tim Prater explained that due to the large size of their building it was his opinion that there should be another classification added to the sign ordinance to allow for more signage for these larger stores. Council Member Danny Ford made a motion to recommend to the Council a next week’s council meeting, a new tier in the sign ordinance be added to increase the maximum signage for larger stores to increase the max sign face by 100 square feet from 350 square feet to 450 square feet. Committee Chair Lisa Newberry seconded the motion. Motion carried. With no further discussion, Council Member Danny Ford made a motion to adjourn. Council Member Bill DuVall seconded the motion. Motion carried. Meeting Adjourned at 6:26pm Kristi Ash Deputy Clerk