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PLANNING COMMISSION CITY MANAGER
Marie Gooding Shawn Gillen
Susan Hill
David McNaughton
Elaine McGruder COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR
Whitley Reynolds George Shaw
Marie Rodriguez
Martha Williams CITY ATTORNEY
Edward M. Hughes
Planning Commission Meeting
MINUTES
October 17, 2022
Vice Chair Elaine McGruder called the October 17, 2022, Tybee Island Planning Commission
meeting to order. Commissioners present were Susan Hill, Whitley Reynolds, Marie Rodriguez,
Marie Gooding and Martha Williams. Chair David McNaughton was absent.
Consideration of Minutes:
Vice Chair Elaine McGruder asked for consideration of the September 19, 2022, meeting minutes.
Susan Hill made a motion to approve. Whitley Reynolds seconded. Vote was unanimous.
Disclosures/Recusals:
Vice Chair Elaine McGruder asked if there were any Disclosures or Recusals. There were none.
Public Hearings:
New Business:
Map and Text Amendment: requesting to change zone from R-2 to R-T – 6 13th Lane – 40007
05010B - Zone R-2 – Cynthia Clements.
George Shaw stated Ms. Clements is requesting to rezone property at 6 Thirteenth Lane. He showed
the zoning map on the screen and stated the lots adjacent to her are zoned R-T and C-1*/SE. Thirteenth
Lane is the dividing line between R-T and R-2. George Shaw stated the reason for the rezoning as he
understands is so it will be eligible for a short term rental permit. As of last Thursday they are not allowed
in the R-2 district any longer. Without further guidance from council, after the last year and a half I
would not feel comfortable recommending this for approval for R-T so staff recommends denial. Vice
Chair Elaine McGruder asked is there any procedure for changing zoning a lot at a time. George
Shaw stated there is not a lot of guidance in our ordinance. Generally there would be some reason to
create a district. Marie Rodriguez stated she looked through the book and could not find anything on
spot zoning so would it have to be that the whole street would have to be zoned and put into the other
side or not. George Shaw stated spot zoning is a phrase people use it is not a legal term. You can ask to
rezone any parcel you want. Martha Williams stated to be honest with you I don’t feel comfortable
zoning onesie twosies. I know there is a few lots that are all by themselves here and there throughout the
City, for various reasons. But I think if the City plans to rezone they need to take a holistic approach and
look at the whole City. Cynthia Clements who lives at 6 thirteenth Lane approached the planning
commission and stated we moved here in 2015 and have four generations living in the home. Thirteenth
Lane is part of my property so currently my property is in two different zones R-T and R-2. I own the lane
and pay taxes on it. She stated my zone needs to be uniform. There are seven properties touching my
home that are STVR rentals that have been there since 2020. I did nothing wrong. They were all able to
get STVR permits in an R-2 zone. I am asking you to do the right thing. We are going to build a home on
Eagles Nest Lane. I need to sell my thirteenth lane home and it will be difficult to sell without the new
owner being able to obtain an STVR permit. Marie Gooding stated I would like to ask you if you talked
to the owners of those houses in that block about their desire to change zones or what their thoughts are
about you changing yours. Cynthia Clements yes when I first talked to George about it he thought I
would only have to pay one 500.00 fee to change all of them so I talked with the neighbors they were all
fine with it. But them when they found out they would all have to pay the 500.00 fee they changed their
minds. Martha Williams asked George Shaw, is it true that the R-T zone runs through her property or
not. George Shaw stated in my opinion the coloring is a little off and generally zoning lines run down
property lines as a rule. In this particular case I would say it runs down the property line not through the
property. We have some split lots in the C-2 district for reasons I don’t quite understand. But they are
clearly split zoning lots. Cynthia Clements stated that map clearly show it. Vice Chair Elaine
McGruder stated are you talking about the road in front of your house. Cynthia Clements stated yes
that is a private lane and we all own that lane and we pay taxes on it. Gail Lamb, who lives at 712 Second
Avenue, approached the Planning Commission and asked how many other applications you could have
like this. George Shaw stated there might be a dozen or so in the C-2 district. Martha Williams stated
I still think if were opening a can of worms if we recommend to zone onesie twosie at this point and time.
Now this will go to City Council and they may have other considerations, but I don’t think it is consistent
with a unified approach to master planning or any of the ordinances that are currently on the books.
Susan Hill made a motion to deny. Martha Williams seconded. The vote to deny was unanimous.
Adjournment: 7:00pm
Lisa L. Schaaf