Board of Adjustments

Rome-Floyd Board of Adjustments Minutes Location: City Hall Commission Chambers Date: Thursday, March 21, 2024 Time: 2:30 PM PLEASE REFER TO THE VIDEO RECORDING FOR FULL DETAIL OF THE MEETING CALL TO ORDER Meeting convened: 2:30 p.m. led by Chair Clonts. Determination of Quorum (4 of 7 needed) P – Present MEMBER Notes STAFF Z – Zoom A Cameron Abney Vice Chair A Frank Beacham - City Attorney P Frank Brown P Chris Jackson – County Attorney P David Clonts Chair A Bruce Ivey – County Manager P Johnathan Harris P Meredith Ulmer – Asst City Manager P Jarrod Johnson P Brian Roberts – Building Official P Wendy Lignell P Brice Wood – Director - Planning Department P Michelle Kite – Planning Technician P Julia Harris – HPC/Associate Planner P Doug Walker – Public Information Public (from sign-in sheet): Chuck Hardin, Travis Robinson, Jeff Miller Welcome and Introduction of Visitors Clonts welcomed the public to the meeting and requested that all visitors sign in. Approval of Minutes from February 2024 Meeting Lignell made a motion to approve the February 2024 minutes, which was seconded by Brown. The motion passed by common consent. Approval/Modification of Agenda There were no modifications to the agenda. Lignell made a motion to approve the agenda, which was seconded by Brown. The motion passed by common consent. ROME/FLOYD ZONING VARIANCE APPLICATIONS: BOA24-03-01, for the property at 2230 Redmond Cir., Rome, GA 30161, Floyd County Tax Parcel H13W030, being zoned Light Industrial (L-I), requests to reduce the side setback and landscape buffer from 20’ to 0’ and to reduce the rear setback and landscape buffer from 30’ to 0’. Director Wood presented the application, staff report, and staff recommendation. Chair Clonts opened the public hearing. Chuck Hardin was present to speak in favor of the application and to answer any questions. The auto repair shop is in need of expansion but the building is basically on the northern property line and any expansion would be in the setbacks. No one was present to speak in opposition. Chair Clonts closed the public hearing and opened the floor for discussion amongst the voting members. 1 Johnson made a motion to approve, which was seconded by Brown. The motion passed 5-0. MEMBER MEMBER MEMBER M - Motion S – Second AB – Abstained Cameron Abney Y David Clonts M Jarrod Johnson S Frank Brown Y Johnathan Harris Y Wendy Lignell BOA24-03-02, for the property at 2842 Alabama Hwy. and 0 Alabama Hwy., Rome, GA 30165, Floyd County Tax Parcels G13W306, G13W305 and G13W307, being zoned Community Commercial (C-C), requests to reduce the parking requirement to 65 parking spaces and to reduce the rear setback and buffer from 30’ to 15’. Director Wood presented the application, staff report, and staff recommendation. Chair Clonts opened the public hearing. Jeff Miller was present to speak in favor of the application and to answer any questions. No one was present to speak in opposition. Chair Clonts closed the public hearing and opened the floor for discussion amongst the voting members. Johnson made a motion to approve to reduce the parking requirement to 65 spaces and to reduce the rear setbacks and buffers on the condition that the variance be limited to the 210-foot long rear property line and the 105-foot long rear property line which show to be impacted on the provided site plan and to reduce the northern rear property line buffer from 30’ to 15’, which was seconded by Brown. The motion passed 5-0. MEMBER MEMBER MEMBER M - Motion S – Second AB – Abstained Cameron Abney Y David Clonts M Jarrod Johnson S Frank Brown Y Johnathan Harris Y Wendy Lignell OLD BUSINESS: NEW BUSINESS: ADJOURNMENT: Johnson made a motion to adjourn, which was seconded by Brown. The meeting was adjourned at 2:51 pm by common consent. STAFF REPORTS: https://www.romega.us/DocumentCenter/View/3051/BOA24-03-01---Redmond-Cir-City https://www.romega.us/DocumentCenter/View/3052/BOA24-03-02---Alabama-Hwy-County 2