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HomeMy Public PortalAbout20200720_PC_PACKET PLANNING COMMISSION CITY MANAGER Demery Bishop Shawn Gillen Ron Bossick Charles Matlock Elaine T. McGruder COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR David McNaughton George Shaw J. Whitley Reynolds Alan Robertson CITY ATTORNEY CITY ATTORNEY Edward M. Hughes Planning Commission Meeting AGENDA July 20, 2020 – 7:00 p.m. For City Council Meeting August 13, 2020 – 7:00 p.m. A. B. Call to order: B. Consideration of Minutes: 1. Minutes of June 15, 2020 C. Disclosures/Recusals: D. Old Business: E. New Business: 1. Subdivision of land: requesting to turn one lot into two single family lots – 1927 Chatham Ave – Zone R-2 – 40009 12006 – World Wholesale, Inc. 2. Variance: requesting to encroach setback - 1012 Lovell Ave – Zone R-2 – 40006 14005 – Lesli Fuller. 3. Alteration of subdivision: requesting to extend property lot lines – Horsepen Point –Zone R-2 – 40001203002/40001203003/40001301010 – Huffstetler, Alexander, Sheehan. 4. Variance: requesting to encroach setback – 23 Teresa Ln - Zone R-2 – 40022 01373 – Michael C. Johnson representative/Richard & Noelle Rosenfeld. F. Discussions: Adjournment: Lisa L. Schaaf Individuals with disabilities who require certain accommodations in order to allow them to observe and/or participate in this meeting, or who have questions regarding the accessibility of the meeting or the facilities are required to contact Jan LeViner at 912.472.5080 promptly to allow the City to make reasonable accommodations for those persons. PLANNING COMMISSION CITY MANAGER Demery Bishop Shawn Gillen Ron Bossick Charles Matlock COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR Elaine T. McGruder George Shaw David McNaughton J. Whitley Reynolds CITY ATTORNEY Alan Robertson Edward M. Hughes Planning Commission Meeting MINUTES June 15, 2020 Chair Bishop called the June 15, 2020 Tybee Island Planning Commission meeting to order. Commissioners present were Charles Matlock, Elaine T. McGruder, Ron Bossick, J. Whitley Reynolds, Alan Robertson and Davie McNaughton. Consideration of Minutes: Chair Bishop asked for consideration of the May 18, 2020 minutes. Commissioner Charles Matlock asked if the meeting taking place on zoom video could be added to the minutes. Commissioner Alan Robertson made a motion to approve. Vice Chair Ron Bossick seconded. The vote to approve was unanimous. Disclosures/Recusals: Chair Bishop asked if there were any Disclosures or Recusals. Commissioner Whitley Reynolds disclosed he did the survey on the lot at 1413 Fifth Avenue a few years ago and feels he could be unbiased in any decisions. Chair Demery Bishop disclosed he is familiar with the representative Rick Hogan for 52 Captains View, and feels he can be unbiased in any decisions for that item. Old Business: Chair Demery Bishop stated that the Short Term rental information that each member received tonight will be briefly discussed at the end of this meeting. New Business: 1. Variance: requesting to put pool two feet from property line instead of the required five foot setback – 52 Captains View – Zone R-2 – 40021 16013 – Tanya & Roger Huff. George Shaw approached the Planning Commission and stated the applicants would like the pool in their back yard to be larger than what the required setbacks would require it to be. A pool is a luxury item and staff sees no hardship so staff recommends denial. Commissioner David McNaughton asked if the City is bound by the neighborhood homeowner’s rules in making a decision. George Shaw stated no we are not. Rick Hogan who lives at 68 Captains View, Tybee Island and speaking as the applicant’s representative approached the Planning Commission and stated the applicant would like to have a variance from the five foot requirement for pools. He stated the size required by the ordinance would not give enough buffer to neighboring properties and would create more to the rear of the property that has no neighbors just the common area. Pinky Butler who lives at 7 Sea breeze Lane approached the Planning Commission and stated the Architectural review board has a two year moratorium now on new pools and he hopes the Planning Commission will deny this application. Kitty Williams who lives at 1 Sea breeze Lane approached the Planning Commission and stated she is a member of the Architectural review Board for Captains Row. She stated they were elected to enforce the covenants for the Neighborhood. She stated pools cause disruption. Frank Giddens who live at 13 Sea Breeze Lane approached the Planning Commission and stated he is also on the Architectural review Board and he agrees with all the comments and hopes this will be denied. Commissioner McNaughton made a motion to deny. Commissioner Elaine McGruder seconded. Vote to deny was unanimous. 2. Variance: requesting 2.5 feet into side setback for new carport/storage area – 1413 Fifth Ave.- Zone R-2 – 40011 06008 – Mary Anne Butler. George Shaw stated the applicant would like to create a carport, storage building and a gazebo. There is ample room to have the five foot setback and our ordinance does not allow 2 accessory structures on one property unless they attach them in some way. Staff recommends denial. Mary Anne Butler who lives at 1413 Fifth Avenue approached the planning Commission and stated her reason for this variance is for her nephew who has difficulty with mobility. She also stated the neighbor on the side the variance effects is her sister and she wrote a letter that I have included with my submittal. Commissioner McGruder asked Mary Anne Butler if she would have a problem putting a breezeway to attach the two buildings. Mary Anne Butler stated she would have no problem doing that. John Mulligan who lives at 506 Fifteenth Street approached the Planning Commission and stated he helped Mary Anne Butler with some preliminary plans and this is what she came up with. He stated he hopes they give her this Variance because it will help her tremendously. Commissioner Alan Robertson made a motion to deny. Commissioner Charles Matlock seconded. Commissioner McNaughton asked if the motion to deny the variance application include a request to Council that applicant come back with a design that meets City code. Commissioner Alan Robertson stated but then they would not have to come back. And there are other viable alternative designs that can be built to code. Commissioner Alan Robertson stated he stands by his motion to deny. Vote to deny was unanimous. 3. Variance: requesting 3.4’ feet into side setback & 7.6’ feet into front setback for second means of egress and new deck – 1109 Laurel Ave. – Zone R-1-B – 40026 04011 – Paul & Carrie Harvill. George Shaw approached the Planning Commission and stated the applicant is requesting to put a second means of egress at their residence and our code does allow him to approve a second set of steps with a required landing administratively, but they are also requesting to add a larger deck than required to those steps and that is why they are here today. In this case there is no hardship for a larger deck and staff recommends denial. Carrie Harvill, the applicant, who lives at 1109 Laurel Ave. approached the Planning Commission and stated this is her primary residence and she would like to make the deck larger since it is in the front of the house and the look would be nicer. Commissioner Elaine McGruder made a motion to deny the new larger Deck only. Vice Chair Ron Bossick seconded. Vote to deny was unanimous. 4. Variance: requesting 3.53’ feet into side/rear setback -803 First St. & 4 N Campbell Ave.- Zone C-2 – 40019 01005/01002/01001 – Matt Anderson. George Shaw approached the Planning Commission and stated the applicant would like to move the lot line so the 4 North Campbell is on its own lot. The house behind it will be part of the lot off Highway 80 and will have two structures. This is slightly less of a non-conformity so staff recommends approval. Matt Anderson who lives at 1923 Stuckey Lane, Statesboro Ga. Who is the representative for the owner Green Growth, approached the Planning Commission and stated this variance will help with future development for the larger lot. Jay Altman who lives at 167 Lewis Avenue, approached the Planning Commission and stated he is the one that is proposing this future plan. He also stated he is the one that updated the small cottage on this property at 4 N Campbell Avenue. He also stated his vision for the house at 803 First Street is to have an artisan space for other unique artist. Commissioner Whitley Reynolds made a motion to approve. Commissioner Elaine McGruder seconded. Vote to approve was unanimous. Discussion Item: Chair Demery Bishop stated George Shaw approached him late this afternoon and City Council still would like the Planning Commission or a working group to discuss possible solutions, specifically on how to require a review for safety, parking, fire code, garbage, enforcement, fees and what they would be spent on and perhaps requiring short term rentals having to go through a special review process. They would like a report in 90 days. George Shaw stated City Council would like for Planning Commission to create a working group to look at our shot term rental ordinances and see if there are other way to make them less of a problem with the community. He also stated he will get as much information for them as soon as possible. Chair Demery Bishop asked if they could get more specificity and specific guidelines from City Council. George Shaw stated that City Council hopefully will put together guidelines and we will get you all the information we can gather. Chair Bishop stated there would be two Planning Commission members, two representatives of the industry: one large company and one small company, two citizens-at-large of the community, and the City Marshall. And a legal representative only for information not as a member. The two members of the Planning Commission will be Commissioner David McNaughton and Commissioner Alan Robertson. Commissioner Alan Robertson stated that this information should be put on City Councils agenda for the 25th of this month for more direction. Lisa L. Schaaf Meeting Adjourned 9:18pm