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Planning Commission Meeting
MINUTES
January 10, 2022
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Vice chair Ron Bossick called the January 10, 2022 Tybee Island Planning Commission meeting to order.
Commissioners present were Marie Gooding, Susan Hill, Elaine T. McGruder, David McNaughton,
Whitley Reynolds and Vice Chair Ron Bossick. Chair Demery Bishop was absent.
Consideration of Minutes:
Vice chair Ron Bossick asked for consideration of the December 20, 2021 meeting minutes. Elaine
McGruder made a motion to approve. Whitley Reynolds seconded. The vote to approve was
unanimous.
Disclosures/Recusals:
Vice chair Ron Bossick asked if there were any disclosures or recusals. Susan Hill disclosed that she
was previously on the board at the Fresh Air Home item #1 Special review and now she is no longer
involved.
Old Business:
Vice chair Ron Bossick asked if there is any old business. There was none.
New Business:
SPECIAL REVIEW: extension of existing boardwalk -900 Butler Ave. -40006 0500 —zone R-2 —Kathy
Ross, Fresh Air Home.
George Shaw stated the fresh air home at 900 Butler Avenue has an existing dune crossover that no longer
crosses all the dunes. It stops half way. The Fresh Air Home would like to extend that crossover on to the beach.
DNR has already given approval for the cross over. Staff recommends approval. Elaine McGruder made a
motion to approve. Whitley Reynolds seconded. Vote to approve was unanimous.
SUBDIVISION OF LAND: recombination of lots on Mortar Avenue -zone R-1— CFK Properties -Chris
Koncul.
George Shaw stated the applicant has fifteen lots on the west side of Mortar that have been platted since the
military base days. They would like to combine them to make 4 lots. The lots meet minimum standards for the
district and staff does approve. Vice Chair Ron Bossick stated the lots are only fifty feet and the design
standards are sixty feet. George Shaw stated the width is part of the original platted lots and in this case it would
be better to leave part of the lot lines than having to create all new lot lines. Susan Hill asked if they decide to
build residential buildings on these lots will the setbacks be affected. George Shaw stated no, they will have to
use the setbacks for that zone. David McNaughton asked which zone is it R -I or R -I -B. George Shaw stated
that was my mistake it is R-1 not R -I -B. Mack Kitchens who lives at 6 Alger Avenue, Tybee Island, stated this
project is behind his house. He asked if this development has ever been in front of Planning Commission before
and has anyone been informed about car parts and other items in this area. George Shaw stated the applicant had
to hire a private lab to oversee the cleaning out of anything that should not be there for them to access the area
before they could do any ground work. David McNaughton stated the ordinance states new lots should be sixty
feet so these lots should be sixty feet wide. Whitley Reynolds made a motion to approve. Marie Gooding
seconded. The vote was Marie Gooding, Whitley Reynolds and Susan Hill to approve and David
McNaughton and Elaine McGruder to deny. The vote was 3 to 2 to approve.
ZONING VARIANCE: requesting to put a free-standing sea turtle pool in the undercroft of
building -37 Meddin Drive -40001 03012 -zone R-1/NEC-Tybee Island Marine Science Center.
George Shaw stated the applicant would like a variance from the flood ordinance to put a pool for a
turtle under the Marine Science Center building. It is too heavy to go inside the building when full.
The ordinance states that only parking and storage can be in that area. Staff recommends denial. Vice
Chair Ron Bossick asked if this could qualify for flood proofing. George Shaw stated the applicant
has been told that they could build a flood proof room. Kathy Sakas who is on the board at the
Marine Science Center approached the planning commission and stated the turtle is getting too big for
the tank they have so they had to decide whether to buy a bigger tank or free the turtle. She stated they
received a donation to buy a tank for the turtle and so they bought this tank. She stated they brought in
an engineer to mathematically prove that the structure would not move if it is full of water in a
hurricane situation. It is a wall itself. David McNaughton made a motion to continue this item until
staff gets an answer on whether or not this will affect our community rating. Marie Gooding stated
she is not comfortable sending this to Council with so many unanswered questions. David
McNaughton changed his motion to continue until we have an answer on whether or not it will affect
our community rating. Whitley Reynolds seconded. The vote to continue was unanimous.
Adjournment:
Lisa L. Schaaf