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Welcome everybody.
Let's see.

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We have several items under formal
business. Uh item A is uh license 20262.

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This a privileged license agent change
request. An owner change beer and wine

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retail and package and Sunday sales.
Smyrna Gas Enterprises LLC 540 Concord

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Road Southeast Smyrna in ward three with
Shawn Patel Hughes as the agent.

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Richard, would you mind taking this one?
>> Uh, Mr. Hughes, if you would please step

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to the microphone.

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» Good morning, sir. How you doing?
>> Good. How are you? If you don't mind, if

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you state your name for the record,
please.

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» Sean Patel.
>> And would you tell us what your

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association is with um the Smyrna
Gaslight Enterprises?

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» Yes, I'm the owner.
>> You're the owner. Okay. Have you been a

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licensed agent for Beer and Wine Sales
anywhere else before?

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» Uh, no. This is your first time. Can you
explain to the board uh the training

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that you went through in order to
receive this license

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» in order to be prepared to do this?
>> Yes. Um I used to work in a convenience

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store gas station previously when I was
in college at my dad's in city of

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Alpharetta and then also city of
Atlanta. And then for this city I did

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the alcohol training class. Um I think I
believe it was through Cobb County um

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somewhere in East Cobb that we had to go
to and was really I'd say

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insight on how
I guess city by city all licenses varies

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on how strict they are. So that was eye
opener for sure.

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Can you what are the processes that you
that you'll have in place at Smyrna Gas

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Enterprises in order to uh check IDs and
verify age?

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» So as of right now we do uh implement
scanning all IDs. Um doesn't matter if

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you 50 or if you're 10 18 you're getting
IDed. And also we have a date right

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behind the I guess employee employee
customers that show today's date with

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2020 20 with 21 being the age
verification.

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And then we also do
um random checks with um employees.

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We'll send a mystery shopper, have them
come pick one thing up, and if they get

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IDed, they passed. If not, you get uh I
guess written up, and we take like a

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penalty out their pay for not following
uh orders.

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» Is that check integrated into your POS
system or is that a manual check

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integrated POS system? Okay. Mhm.
>> Now, what type of training do you

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provide to your employees to ensure that
they understand that POS system and that

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they are doing the checks correctly? So
what we do is we also show them YouTube

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videos that I guess our sicko
representative has showed us on how to

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um make sure that every single alcohol
items that we do have or tobacco, they

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all have to be scanning and before
they're able to bypass it or press

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enter, they have to enter the date. So
it tell them automatically if that

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person is 21 or not. And there is no way
to bypass it but just by saying okay you

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have to enter a date. That's one way.
And then um how I said was just mystery

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shoppers will do it once a month. They
might come two times in one day. They

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might come
um one week. They might come four times.

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It just depends on um what the company
does.

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» Okay. How many hours do you spend in the
store now? How many hours do you

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anticipate spending in the store?
>> Uh, right now I'm about there about 60

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something, 65. I'm planning on staying
around 50.

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» Okay. And how many employees?
>> Total of three.

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» Okay. All right.
You understand? Um, in the city of

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Smyrna, we do take this seriously. As
you uh receive this license this

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morning, be aware that the Smyrna Police
Department will be around to do random

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checks. They they do that also along
with the whatever system you have in

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place. Uh they'll be around to check
also. Um we do um want everybody that

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that that serves beer and alcohol, sells
beer alcohol in the city to understand

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that uh you know we we do take it
seriously that we want you to follow the

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rules the right way. Uh and we will be
checking on you.

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» Any other questions?
>> Mr. Chairman,

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» entertain a motion on the privilege
license agent change request for uh Mr.

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Patel Hughes.
motion.

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» I'll second.
>> All right, we got a motion to second.

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» And that passes unanimously.
Congratulations.

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» Thank you.
>> Thank you.

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» Uh the next item on the agenda, the next
three items on the published agenda,

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item B, C, and D have all been uh tabled
to the March 11th. So if you're here for

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V260012,
V260013

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or V26015,
those will be heard on March 11th. U the

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next item on the agenda,
>> I think we have to make a motion.

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» Oh, do we need to make a motion to table
these? Okay, we'll take them one at a

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time then. So V12 uh V2612
U need a motion to table.

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» Motion to table.
>> Second. All in favor to table that to

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the to March 11th. Motion carries
unanimously. Uh V26013.

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Need a motion to table.
>> So moved.

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» I second.
>> All in favor.

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That one will also be tabled to March
11th. And finally, V2615.

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Uh variance request. Need a motion to
table to the 11th.

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» So moved.
>> Second.

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» All in favor? Okay. Okay, those three
items have now been forwarded to the

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March 11th agenda. The item E is V26011.
This is a public hearing on a variance

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request to allow a second accessory
structure on land lot 527 at 1272 Hayes

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Drive. The request is by Reeves Nuome.
Um,

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okay. Let me give us the background.

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All right, let me just switch this
around real quick.

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Okay. All right. Thank you. Uh, good
morning. Caitlyn Crow, land development

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services coordinator for community
development for the city of Smyrna. So,

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this variance, as you just read out, is
B26-011

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to allow for a second accessory
structure. So, this property is um right

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located on the south side of Hayes Drive
um which is off of King Springs Road and

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is currently occupied by an existing
two-story home that was recently

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completed um back in 2022 as well as a
pergola that is in the rear yard. The

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applicant is proposing to add a pool in
addition to this pergola and retain both

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on the property. Our ordinance does
require only one accessory structure per

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lot. uh the pergola and pool both count
and thus the variance is required.

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However, both of these uses are are
different. Uh the pergola and the pool

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will be used simultaneously but again
offer different uses for the property.

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So the variance is not self-created
due to the size of the lot and the

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location of the pool. No other variances
are needed. No setback uh reductions, no

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imperous surface area increases. So this
is the minimum variance needed to allow

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for both of these to remain on the
property. At the time of this report,

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community development has not received
any calls or emails in opposition to

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this request. Um and after reviewing the
variance application, we do support the

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request and do recommend your approval
with just the standard condition.

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Approval of the requested variance is
conditioned upon substantial compliance

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with the site plan submitted with the
variance application. And I can answer

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any questions.

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All right. Thank you.

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» Just state your name and if there's
anything you'd like to add to the

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presentation.
>> Uh my name is Reeves Newsome, RCS pool

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and spa for the owner. I'm not really
here to uh add anything to that. It was

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perfectly read.
>> Okay. Are you aware of the conditions?

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» Yes.
>> Okay. Okay. And you agree with those?

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» Yes.
>> Okay. Um, this is a public hearing on

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varants request v26011.
Is there anyone here who wish to speak

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either on behalf or or opposed to this
application? Please come forward.

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» Chair hearing none. Seeing none, I'll
entertain a motion on V26011.

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Motion to approve variance progress
V26-011

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allow secondary accessory structure on
land lot 527 at 1272 Haze Drive Reeves

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Newsome applicant
>> a second have a motion and a second

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all in favor motion passes

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see uh item F is also a public hearing a
request V26014

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this is to increase the maximum
impervious surface area from 45% to

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46.7%
in land lot 596. This is at 3202 Call

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Your Gate Court. Allison King is the
applicant. Caitlyn,

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» thank you. Um again, Caitlyn Crow,
Community Development. So, this variance

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request, as you just said, is to
increase the maximum impervious surface

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area from 45% to 46.7%.
Uh so this lot is located on the western

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side of Call Your Gate Court which is in
the Collier Yourgate subdivision. Uh the

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property is currently own um excuse me
currently occupied by an existing

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two-story house as well as a 20ft
private drainage easement at the far uh

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back of the property. The applicant is
proposing to just extend an existing um

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patio area in the back with a new roof
and that'll have a more of an enclosure

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in the back um for a little spa that
will be installed. Uh the existing

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property is already over the maximum
imperous surface area by 2%. This

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occurred when the house was built um and
the proper variance was not obtained at

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that time. However, with this additional
118 square feet, this further brings the

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property over the imperous surface area
to 46.7%.

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However, even though the property was
already over, our uh section 1102 does

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say that no non-conforming building can
be extended without having to bring it

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to proper codes. Thus, the variance here
today. Um however since this was an

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existing condition on the property this
variance is not self-created.

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So after this deck extension the
property again will be over the

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allowable imperous surface area by only
1.7%.

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Um in fact the applicant had already
installed a French drain and

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infiltration system back in 2017 that's
already acting as a water quality for

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the property. Um the engineering plans
reviewer has already looked at this and

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has supported this variance without the
need for any additional mitigation.

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Uh we believe that this is the minimum
variance needed to create any extension

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on this property. Um and at the time of
this report, we have received no emails

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or phone calls in opposition to this
request. After reviewing the variance

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application, staff does support the
request and does recommend your approval

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with again just the standard stipulation
that approval of the requested variance

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shall be conditioned upon substantial
compliance with the site plan submitted

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with the variance application. And
myself or the engineering plans reviewer

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Clara Hodgees is here if you have
questions for either of us.

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» Just want to confirm. So the city
engineers office is okay with this

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request. Yes, I believe the existing
mitigation system that's on the property

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is above and beyond what we would ask
them to install um for this deck

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extension. So, I don't feel the need for
any further mitigation on the property.

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» Okay. Very good. Thank you. Any
questions board? No questions.

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» Okay. Uh this is a public hearing. So,
for V2614

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Oh, I'm sorry. Let's see. We need to get
the applicant up here. So, is the

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applicant uh Miss Allison King present?
Yes. Here she comes. Yeah. If you'll

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come up and state your name for the
record, please. And if there's anything

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you would like to add to uh Caitlyn's
presentation.

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» No. Uh my name is Allison King. Thank
you, Caitlyn. The presentation was very

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good. Um and outlines all of the things
that we'd like to be able to do on the

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property.
>> Uh being a public hearing, uh I'll uh uh

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invite anyone who wishes to come and
speak either on behalf or in opposition

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to this variance request, please come
forward.

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Chair, hearing none, I'll entertain a
motion on this variance request. Can we

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confirm that she understands?
>> Oh, I need Yes, I need you to confirm.

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Did you understand the stipulations on
the variance request and you're in

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agreeance with those?
>> I am.

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» Okay. Thank you. Uh, entertain a motion
on this variance request.

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» I motion to approve V26-014
variance request to increase the maximum

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impervious surface area from 45% to
46.7% in land lot 596 at 3202 CER gate

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court.
>> Second. Have a motion to second on this

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variance request. All in favor?
Motion passes unanimously. Um enjoy your

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new addition.
>> See, uh we have one final item of

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business. This is approval of the
minutes uh from the February 11th, 2026

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license and variance board of uh let's
see

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committee had an opportunity to review
these minutes and is there a motion to

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approve?
>> So moved.

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» Second.
>> All in favor?

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Okay. The minutes have been approved for
the February 11th license various board

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meeting that any other business be
brought before the committee. Chair

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hearing none. We will adjourn at five at
10:15.