Planning Commission Regular Meeting

Tyrone Planning Commission Agenda June 10th, 2021 7:00 PM Planning Commission I. Call to Order David Nebergall II. Approval of Agenda Chairman Dia Hunter III. Approval of Minutes from May 27th, 2021 Vice-Chairman IV. Public Hearing Carl Schouw Commissioner 1. Consideration of a rezoning from applicant Fayette County Board Jeff Duncan of Education of a 3.4 acre tract with parcel number 073802022 Commissioner from R-12 (Residential 1,200 s.f. min home size) to Downtown Commercial (C-1). Phillip Trocquet, Town Planner Scott Bousquet 2. Consideration of a rezoning from applicant Fayette County Board Commissioner of Education of a .6 acre tract with parcel number 073802036 Staff from R-12 (Residential 1,200 s.f. min home size) to Downtown Commercial (C-1). Phillip Trocquet, Town Planner Phillip T rocquet 3. Consideration of a rezoning from applicant Fayette County Board Town Planner of Education of a .6 acre tract with parcel number 073802034 Ethan K night-Scott from R-12 (Residential 1,200 s.f. min home size) to Downtown Planning & Zoning Commercial (C-1). Phillip Trocquet, Town Planner Intern. 4. Consideration of a rezoning from applicant Fayette County Board of Education of a .6 acre tract with parcel number 073802033 Patrick Stough Town Attorney from R-12 (Residential 1,200 s.f. min home size) to Downtown Commercial (C-1). Phillip Trocquet, Town Planner Meeting Information V. New Business 2nd & 4th Thursday of each month VI. Staff Comments VII. Commission Comments 950 Senoia Road Tyrone, Ga 30290 VIII. Adjournment 770-487-4038 www.tyrone.org  Town of Tyrone Planning Commission Meeting Minutes May 27, 2021 7:00PM Present: Chairman, David Nebergall Vice-Chairman, Dia Hunter Commission Member, Jeff Duncan Commission Member, Carl Schouw Town Planner, Phillip Trocquet Absent: Town Attorney, Patrick Stough Commission Member, Scott Bousquet Call to Order: Chariman Nebergall called the meeting to order at 7:06 pm, the meeting was also available via YouTube Live. Approval of Agenda: Commissioner Duncan made a motion to approve the agenda. Commissioner Schouw seconded the motion. Motion was approved 3-0. Approval of Minutes: Vice Chairman Hunter made a motion to approve the minutes from April 22, 2021 Commissioner Schouw seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0. Public Hearing: New Business: Consideration of a final plat revision from applicant Richard Ferry for parcel 0738140. Phillip Trocquet, Town Planner Mr. Trocquet presented the item. He stated that the applicant had applied to revise a plat to subdivide parcel 0738140 into three separate tracts. Planning Commission had approved the consolidation of the previous configuration of the tract in June of last year. 1  The owner now wishes to keep the two preexisting unfinished structures on a single 3-acre parcel and create tow additional parcels flanking the structures. The approved site plan for these structures has not been affected. Mr. Trocquet continued that the existing zoning was C-1 and that the existing land use was partially developed commercial office. The surrounding zoning was C-1 to the north, AR & R-12 to the South and East, and AR, R-12, and C-1 to the West. Mr. Trocquet stated that the submission was compatible with both the Comprehensive Plan and the Future Development Map. The property lies within the Commercial Corridor Character Area which permits C-1 zoning with a strategy of preserving the scenic nature of the corridor which it is adjacent to. Pedestrian improvements should also be made with a high standard of architecture and landscaping. Mr. Trocquet continued that the plat submission was compatible with the Town's Zoning ordinance and that the history of the property had originally been part of a Planned Unit Development in the early 2000's. The two existing shell buildings were the first iteration of this development, but the developer went bankrupt in 2008 resulting in the abandonment of the shell structures. Staff Recommends Approval of this submission. Commissioner Duncan asked if the site plan associated with these two building would be affected by the plat revision. Mr. Trocquet responded that it would not. The extent of the site plan would still be within the property lines of the new 3-acre tract being carved out for the shell structures. Staff Comments Mr. Trocquet gave an update on the Livable Centers Initiative and the upcoming events on June 7th and June 8th. Commission Comments Commissioner Schouw asked if the sewer project had been completed. Mr. Trocquet responded that it had been substantially completed and that cleanup was the only remaining work to be done. Adjournment Commissioner Duncan made a motion to adjourn. The meeting adjourned at 7:36 pm. ______________________________ ______________________________ Chairman David Nebergall Phillip Trocquet, Town Planner 2 STAFF REPORT Town of Tyrone, Department of Planning & Zoning Ethan Knight-Scott - Planning & Zoning Intern Date: May 26nd, 2021 950 Senoia Road, Tyrone GA 30290 ptrocquet@tyrone.org (770) 487-4038 ex. 108 DOCKET/CASE/APPLICATION NUMBER APPLICANT/PROPERTY OWNER Parcel 1: RZ-2021-006 Parcel 2: RZ-2021-007 Fayette County Board of Education Parcel 3: RZ-2021-008 Parcel 4: RZ-2021-009 PUBLIC HEARING DATE PROPERTY ADDRESS/LOCATION June 10, 2021 Planning Commission Parcel 1: 0738 02022 June 17, 2021 Council Parcel 2: 0738 02033 Parcel 3: 0738 02034 Parcel 4: 0738 02036 BRIEF SUMMARY OF REQUEST The Fayette County Board of Education has submitted rezoning requests for the above- mentioned parcels where the Tyrone Elementary school building is located. The expressed intent of the applicant is to bring the commercial activity occurring on the parcels into compliance with zoning regulations. Currently, the properties are zoned as R-12 (Residential 1,200 s.f. minimum). Despite this, the properties were previously used for educational purposes for decades until the elementary school shutdown. Since the shutdown, businesses have used the school facilities for their operations: these include a dance studio and a catering company. The applicant would like the properties rezoned to C-1 (Downtown commercial). MAP SOURCE EXISTING ZONING EXISTING LAND USE SURROUNDING ZONING & ap SITE IMPROVEMENTS SIZE OF PROPERTY LAND USE R-12 (Residential 1,200 s.f. Commercial R-12 (Residential 1,200 s.f. Sewer and Water minimum) minimum) and C-1 ~ 5.2 acres (for all (Downtown commercial). properties) STAFF RECOMMENDATION APPROVE APPROVE WITH CONDITIONS DENY COMPATIBILITY with the COMPREHENSIVE PLAN PROPERTY HISTORY The petition to C-1 is compatible with the Comprehensive The property contains the Tyrone Elementary school facilities, which are Plan and the Future Development Map. The properties lie currently rented by businesses. The property already contains a large parking within the Town Center character area, which allows for lot, and sewer access was recently built. C-1 zoning. The properties are also adjacent to other C-1 zoned properties. COMPATIBILITY with the ZONING ORDINANCE Will Zoning permit suitable uses with surrounding properties? The proposed zoning would permit suitable uses with surrounding residential properties to the west and commercial properties to the east and south. Will Zoning adversely affect adjacent properties? No, the proposed zoning is unlikely to pose any harm to surrounding properties. The pre- existing buffer between the school facilities and adjacent residential property limits adverse effects. Additionally, the existing parking capacity of the properties limits any potential spillover parking effects on adjacent residential properties. Does the property have reasonable economic use as currently zoned? No. Because the school’s facilities are being preserved for a future return to educational use, R-12 housing development is implausible. Without allowing business use of current school facilities, there is no reasonable economic use for the properties. Would the proposed zoning result in a use which will or could be excessively burdensome on existing infrastructure? No, current infrastructure (parking, sewer, water) was designed to handle a higher intensity of people. Staff Recommends permitting the zoning change to C-1.  Fayette County, GA Overview Legend Parcels Roads 148 ft Date created: 5/26/2021 Last Data Uploaded: 5/26/2021 6:01:13 AM Developed by Town of Tyrone Revised:_______________ Official Zoning Map Adopted: ______________ Legend Tyrone Zoning Districts Town Center Mixed Use (TCMU) Agricultural Residential (AR) Downtown Commercial (C-1) Highway Commercial (C-2) Community Mixed-Use (CMU) Conservation Residential 2 (CR-2) Conservation Residential 3 (CR-3) Duplex Residential (DR) Educational Institutional (E-I) SR-74 Quality Growth Corridor Overlay Limited Use Residential (LUR) Light Industrial (M-1) Heavy Industrial (M-2) Planned Industrial Park (PIP) Overlay Mobile Home Park (MHP) Office Institutional (O-I) Open Space (OS) Residential 1,800 s.f. min (R-18) Residential 1,200 s.f. min (R-12) Residential 2,000 s.f. min (R-20) Residential Multi-Family (RMF) Other Features Town Boundary Tyrone Roads (2020) Ponds & Lakes Tyrone Rail Streams and Creeks