HomeMy Public PortalAbout20171218 PC_MINUTES.pdfPLANNING COMMISSION
Demery Bishop
Ron Bossick
Tina Gann
John King
Charles Matlock
David McNaughton
Alan Robertson
Planning Commission Meeting
MINUTES
December 18, 2017
CITY MANAGER
Shawn Gillen
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR
George Shaw
CITY ATTORNEY
Edward M. Hughes
Chair Bishop called the December 18, 2017 Tybee Island Planning Commission meeting to order.
Commissioners present were Charles Matlock, David McNaughton, John King, Ron Bossick and Tina
Gann. Alan Robertson was not present.
Consideration of Minutes: Chair Bishop asked for consideration of the November 13 and 27, 2017
meeting minutes. Chair Bishop made a comment on a couple items that he brought to Council this past
week that Planning Commission discussed briefly at the November 27 meeting. These were the traffic study
mitigations concerning the Marine Science Center and the financing with regards to a business plan. He
would like to make sure those were noted in the minutes. Commissioner McNaughton made a motion to
approve and Vice Chair Bossick seconded, the vote to approve was unanimous.
Disclosures/Recusals: Chair Bishop asked if there were any disclosures or recusals. There was none.
Old Business: Chair Bishop asked if there was any old business. There was none.
New Business:
Zoning Variance: Consideration of setback encroachments for sinsle family dwelling -10 Robinson
Ave. — Zone R1—PIN 4-0002-08-005 —Mack Kitchens.: Mr. Shaw approached the Commission and stated
the property has been to this commission four times and each time it was granted but expired. The petitioner
would like to build on this lot. This is also an old slab and it is not in great shape and will probably need to
be removed. The lot is extremely small and is 65'X 53' roughly and the R-1 setbacks would not allow much
of a footprint. Staff recommends approval. Vice Chair Bossick asked if the two lanes around the property
could be opened. Mr. Shaw stated yes they could. Chair Bishop asked if there were any changes to this
application from the past applications. Mr. Shaw stated not that he noticed. Commissioner Matlock asked
are they only asking for a setback only, because somewhere there was mention of a chair lift and steps. Mr.
Shaw stated they are only asking for setbacks for the slab and the steps out front. Mr. Bernstein
approached the Commission and stated he lives at 5 Sprucewood Ave. and he stated he was concerned about
what was actually approved and if it will be any more encroachment to his property line. Mr. Shaw stated
the footprint of the existing slab will be used with a 9'9" rear, 127" off east side, 5'3" off west side and
with the addition of the front steps 8' off the front. Commissioner King stated is that regardless if the chair
lift goes in or not. Mr. Shaw stated the chairlift if used would fit in that same space. Commissioner
McNaughton asked if the stairs could come back more if the chairlift was not going to be added. Mr. Shaw
stated yes the stairs could be redirected but that will also depend on meeting the code requirements. Mack
Kitchens approached the Commission and stated he lives at 146 South Campbell Avenue now and he plans
on living at 10 Robinson Avenue when his current property sells. He stated he had a structural engineer look
at the foundation footings about four years ago when he first bought it and he was told they were stable and
the drainage is currently draining properly. Vice Chair Bossick stated if he rotated the house towards
Sprucewood you would not need as much variance. Mack Kitchens stated he did not want to do that
because it would be more costly if he rotated it. Mr. Bernstein approached the commission and asked if
Vice Chair Bossick intended to recommend opening up Sprucewood Drive. Vice Chair Bossick stated he
was only thinking that it might be an option for Mr. Kitchens. Commissioner McNaughton made a motion
to approve, and Commissioner King seconded. Vice Chair Bossick stated he had a concern about the
variances if someone else were to reposition the house. Commissioner McNaughton asked Mr. Shaw if the
house could not be built outside that line if we approve as is. Mr. Shaw stated if you approve the front
setback for the stairs, technically you could also put house around those stairs. Commissioner
McNaughton stated he wanted to amend his motion to say that conditional upon the front side on Robinson
Avenue wall of the house not extend the set back. The motion was seconded again by Commissioner King,
the vote to approve was four to approve and one to deny.
Chair Bishop stated he had a question from a resident that asked when is Tybee going file for the grant for
the raising of homes and there also was a reference that other jurisdictions have already filed, and those
dollars are limited and if it is not handled before the deadline then less money will be available. In addition,
what is the current status from a planning perspective? Mr. Shaw stated that the deadline is the same for
everyone in the state which is February first 2018. We have a consultant that we hope to get approved
tomorrow. They will start work once they are approved. Then there will be a little over a month to evaluate
as many homes that can be managed. In addition, the City has been told there is at least 20 million dollars
available for the state. Also, the City will have to front the amount that will be needed and 2 to 3 million is a
figure they are thinking about but that still needs to be decided.
Meeting adjourned 8:00pm
Lisa L. Schaaf