[7:19] Good. Afternoon.
Today is October What is today's date?
[7:26] Today is October 15th and it is 6:02
p.m. and I call this meeting to order.
[7:31] This is an eight member board appointed
by the city of South Fton's mayor and
[7:35] city council to hold public hearings to
make recommendations on resoning, use
[7:39] permits, concurrent variance
applications, comp uh comp land use
[7:43] plans, maps, and amendments to the
zoning resolution. The applicants or
[7:46] proponents of each case will be allowed
a total of 10 minutes to present their
[7:50] case. Since the burden of proof is upon
the applicants to convince the board
[7:53] that the application should be approved,
they may choose to reserve some of their
[7:56] time for a rebuttal. Following the
proponent's presentation, any
[8:00] individuals in opposition will have a
total of 10 minutes to present their
[8:03] position. If multiple people will speak
in opposition, you should organize
[8:06] yourselves as to allow everyone to speak
in the 10-minute time frame. Opposition
[8:10] is not permitted rebuttal time. If you
wish to address the commission on the
[8:14] case, you must fill out a comment card
and indicate whether you are a proponent
[8:18] or an opponent of a case. If you are not
sure whether you are not uh if you are
[8:22] not sure whether you are whether you are
not whether you are a proponent or an
[8:27] opponent, you must fill out an opponent
comment card. The commission will take
[8:31] two votes on each application. The first
vote is on the findings of fact as
[8:35] presented by staff. The second vote is
for approval, denial, or deferral of the
[8:38] application. It is the second vote that
determines the board's recommendation to
[8:42] city council. These same matters will be
heard by city council at a public
[8:46] hearing. Um there are a couple of
council meetings coming up. So we'll
[8:50] just address those as they come up for
each case and then they will be voted on
[8:54] at that actual council meeting. Please
refrain from any verbal outbursts during
[8:58] the public hearing and please only
address the commission during the
[9:00] designated public comment time. We will
proceed with the agenda. Staff, can you
[9:04] please call the role?
[9:14] Commissioner Perry,
>> present.
[9:16] » Commissioner Remond Jones,
>> present.
[9:18] » Commissioner Jefferson,
>> present.
[9:20] » Commissioner Williams,
>> present.
[9:22] » Commissioner Devon,
Commissioner Price,
[9:25] » present.
>> Commissioner McGeeham.
[9:27] » Commissioner Smith Vickers,
>> present.
[9:30] » We have quum.
>> Thank you so much.
[9:33] Commissioners, you've had a chance to
review tonight's agenda. Can I get a
[9:36] motion to approve the agenda as
presented?
[9:39] » I make a motion that we approve the
agenda as presented.
[9:45] » It's been properly moved and seconded.
Can you please call the role?
[9:48] » Commissioner Perry,
>> I.
[9:50] » Commissioner Rean Jones,
>> I.
[9:52] » Commissioner Jefferson,
>> I.
[9:53] » Commissioner Williams,
>> I. Commissioner Price, I
[9:56] » have it.
>> Thank you. So, the agenda is approved.
[9:59] Next, we'll move on to the minutes from
the last planning commission meeting.
[10:01] Commissioners, are there any corrections
or edits to the minutes?
[10:15] hearing.
>> Hearing none. Can I get a motion to
[10:20] approve the minutes?
>> So moved.
[10:24] » Second.
>> It's been properly moved and seconded.
[10:27] Can you please call the role?
>> Commissioner Perry.
[10:29] » I.
>> Commissioner Rean Jones.
[10:30] » I.
>> Commissioner Jefferson.
[10:32] » I.
>> Commissioner Williams.
[10:33] » I. Commissioner Price.
>> I th have it.
[10:37] » Thank you so much. Those minutes are
approved. Now, we're going to move on to
[10:41] our
cases for the night. We have uh
[10:46] technically two cases that we're going
to be really speaking about tonight. Um
[10:50] we can go ahead and start with U25-01
since that's already on the agenda. Um
[10:54] I'll have staff speak on that. That case
was withdrawn um last night at the
[10:59] council meeting.
>> Yes. This case U25-011,
[11:04] the address was 5540 or National
Highway. They were seeking a special use
[11:07] permit to extend the existing daycare
hours for an existing daycare. City
[11:11] council did vote at their meeting last
night to withdraw that case. So there
[11:14] will be no action needed for this item.
>> Thank you so much staff.
[11:20] So ne
next we have C25-024
[11:26] U25-007
as well as CDP25-009
[11:31] and the applicant is also requesting a
withdrawal. Um staff, can you go ahead
[11:36] and speak about that as well?
>> Yes. Case Z25-024
[11:40] along with a special use permit U25007
along with a comprehensive development
[11:44] plan amendment 25-009.
The address was zero stone wall tail.
[11:49] The applicant was seeking a resoning
from AG1 to C2 to operate a gasoline
[11:54] station with a dining and retail complex
along with a future lang use amendment
[11:58] from rural neighborhood to community
live work on 4.89 acres. We did receive
[12:02] an email from the applicant stating that
they wish to withdraw this case.
[12:06] Therefore, we uh recommend that uh you
all vote for a deferral and then it will
[12:10] be voted on for withdrawal at the city
council meeting on November 12th.
[12:15] Thank you so much, Matthew. Um, so,
commissioners, with that being said, for
[12:19] these three cases, um, I recommend we go
ahead and, um,
[12:24] Matthew, do we need to We don't need to
do stats find the facts, right? Because
[12:27] we're just doing a deferral. Okay, cool.
Um, so I recommend that we go ahead and
[12:32] um, proceed forward with that motion for
a deferral since it's going to be
[12:36] withdrawn anyways. No need to open up a
public hearing tonight. Um, is there a
[12:39] motion to uh defer this uh to defer
these three cases to the it'll be either
[12:46] the October 28th or November 12th Maring
Council meeting. They're not exactly
[12:50] sure yet.
[12:53] I move that Z2524
U25.
[12:59] » Thank you.
>> CP2009.
[13:07] » Um, his microphone is not working.
>> Oh, got it. Perfect. Okay, sweet.
[13:12] » Point of clarification. I'm sorry. So,
you technically can't defer it to a city
[13:16] council meeting. you have to defer to
your next planning commission meeting
[13:18] with the understanding that city council
will take this item up at the November
[13:22] 12th meeting for withdrawal.
>> Okay. I move that Z25-024
[13:27] U25-00007
CDP25-009
[13:32] be deferred to the next planning
commission meeting on November
[13:37] 19th.
>> Is there a second?
[13:39] » Second.
>> It's been properly moved and seconded.
[13:42] Can you please call the role?
>> Commissioner Perry. Commissioner Rean
[13:46] Jones.
>> Hi,
[13:47] » Commissioner Jefferson.
>> Hi,
[13:49] » Commissioner Price.
>> I,
[13:51] » Commissioner Williams,
>> I. The eyes have it.
[13:54] » Thank you so much. And now we'll move on
to our new business, which is U25-012
[14:00] 4285 Roosevelt Highway. Staff, can you
please present the staff report?
[14:08] » Yes. KCU2500012.
The address is 4285 Roosevelt Highway.
[14:14] The applicant is requesting a special
use permit to operate a um for a
[14:18] gasoline station with a convenience
store to expand the existing facility
[14:21] for an additional retail space and two
new restrooms. The current zoning is C2
[14:26] and M2 um at again 4285 Roosevelt
Highway. Staff is recommending approval.
[14:31] And just uh some clarification, this is
a parcel that contains two zoning
[14:36] districts uh M2 and C2. Um I don't
believe we have a but in your st in the
[14:43] staff request it should be a zoning map
that shows the two ca the two zonings on
[14:46] the one parcel. Um we believe that
we have a policy that whichever zoning
[14:54] takes up the majority of the parcel is
what that zoning is. So we consider this
[14:58] a M2 zoning and that gas stations aren't
allowed in M2 zoning. So that's why they
[15:02] need a special use permit to operate and
to expand.
[15:09] Happy birthday.
[15:20] » Thank you so much. Is the applicant
here?
[15:24] » I am.
>> Okay, cool. Can you come up to the
[15:25] podium?
[15:29] » Good evening. Good evening. Um,
okay. Can you go ahead and um say your
[15:36] first and last name and address for the
record?
[15:37] » My name is Quinn Bennett and I'm the
architect of record on behalf of the
[15:41] owner.
>> Okay. Thank you so much. You can go
[15:44] ahead, sir.
>> Yes. It's a simple um expansion 20 plus
[15:49] feet um to add additional restrooms and
um to clean up the store to enhance the
[15:54] experience.
>> My apologies, sir. I forgot to say I was
[15:57] opening up the public hearing. Just
wanted to say that for the record. So,
[16:00] the public hearing is now open.
So there's, you know, it's basically a
[16:05] comprehensive remodel. The building will
be completely gutted out and, you know,
[16:10] the total doover um to enhance the
experience for all I you know, all the
[16:15] foot travel that comes into the store
because it does get quite a bit of foot
[16:19] travel. And you know, customers, they
they like the space, they like the food
[16:24] there, but um it they do complain about
it being dirty. So, it was time for the
[16:29] owner to kind of upgrade everything.
So, we have an ADA um sink that we're
[16:36] adding and bringing everything up to
code. Um it it's pretty straightforward.
[16:45] » This is his lot.
>> So, that's the new store and we're
[16:48] expanding expanding roughly 24 ft to the
right of the existing um exit door at
[16:55] the rear of the building.
So, new counter, um, a a better kitchen
[17:05] if you go to the right.
[17:11] So, you also have a new game room. So,
it it's more of the same thing. You
[17:16] know, the space is very cramped,
cluttered. You know, not everything fit
[17:20] fitted on the shelf. and and they you
know they're offering
[17:25] a more enhanced experience.
[17:34] I open the floor for any questions.
>> Thank you so much. Sure. You can take a
[17:40] seat for now. Do we have any cards?
[17:46] » It looks like we only had one speaker
card and that was for the applicant. No
[17:51] one in opposition.
>> Thank you so much. So, at this time,
[17:56] I'll close the public hearing. Um,
Commissioner, do you have any questions
[17:59] for the applicant? Okay.
>> Commissioner Perry, I recognize you.
[18:04] » I just I just want to offer a clarifying
question.
[18:08] » Yes, sir.
>> Your the establishment is already a gas
[18:12] station. It's already a gas station
>> and what you're asking to do is
[18:16] basically clean up the gas station
that's already there and add the
[18:20] restrooms.
>> Correct.
[18:22] » Okay. I I say that because I I think
y'all are for another case
[18:28] and the case that was already that's
being withdrawn. So this this case is
[18:33] just to add bathrooms and clean up the
existing convenience store gas station.
[18:37] » That is correct.
[18:45] Commissioner Williams, I recognize you.
>> Um, yes, I have a question for you.
[18:50] » Yes, ma'am.
>> You said enhance the
[18:54] customer experience.
>> Correct.
[18:57] » Okay. So, we're looking at new
restrooms,
[19:01] » correct?
>> Right. Um, you said the counter.
[19:06] » Yes.
>> Right.
[19:08] Can you tell me more about this game
room?
[19:10] » So, the game room is a result of the
fact that the store is very much
[19:15] unorganized. It has game machines all
over the space and and I thought it
[19:21] would be a good idea to actually clean
that up so everybody can move through
[19:25] the aisle cuz that's kind of a life
safety issue in the event of a fire. I
[19:29] don't need anybody tripping to get out
of the space. So, um, you had where the
[19:35] aisles are, where the merchandise is,
you had game machines. And to me, that's
[19:39] a code violation.
>> So, I kind of separated the two and and
[19:44] added a game room for the gamers.
So, for to move their already existing
[19:49] machines into one central location.
Is the owner open to maybe some other um
[19:57] enhancements? Maybe something that is
beneficial to
[20:03] um
more of a and and and I know I don't
[20:07] want to sound judgmental, but more of a
um
[20:12] options that are not just games.
And and when I say games, because these
[20:20] are the the the the slot machines,
right?
[20:23] » That's correct.
>> Right. So, is the owner open to
[20:27] providing some other enhancements
that speak to maybe healthier food
[20:32] options or maybe get rid of some of the
packaged goods and and bring some other
[20:38] enhancements in?
>> That is something I think he would be
[20:42] open to.
[20:45] » Has he talked to the community and the
residents that that actually come in to
[20:49] his store? has he talked to the
customers?
[20:52] » Well, based on the community meeting I
held, which didn't have a they had a
[20:57] poor turnout, by the way, um the folks I
did speak with um they were pretty much
[21:03] there for the food that was already
being served.
[21:06] » Okay.
>> And they seem to be happy with that.
[21:09] » I mean, it's always it's it's always
good to ask though because you never
[21:12] know, right?
>> We did have that conversation.
[21:14] » Okay. So,
>> good to know. Good to know.
[21:18] » Thank you.
>> Yes, ma'am.
[21:22] Commissioners, are there any other
questions for the applicant? No.
[21:28] Okay.
So, hearing that, we'll go ahead and
[21:31] close this public hearing and we will
move on to status finance effect. So,
[21:36] I'll need a motion for that to approve
or deny staff findings effect.
[21:40] » I make a motion to approve staff's
finding of facts.
[21:43] » A second.
>> It's been properly moved and seconded.
[21:46] Can you please call the role?
>> Commissioner Perry.
[21:48] » I. Commissioner Re Jones.
>> I,
[21:51] » Commissioner Jefferson,
>> I.
[21:52] » Commissioner Williams,
>> I.
[21:54] » Commissioner Price,
>> I.
[21:56] » Eyes have it.
>> Thank you so much. And the next vote is
[22:00] going to be is going to be to approve,
deny, or defer um U25-02. Is there a
[22:05] motion?
>> I'll move to approve U25-012.
[22:13] Um, I move to approve that.
>> Second.
[22:19] It's been properly moved and seconded.
Can you please call the role?
[22:21] » Commissioner Perry,
>> I.
[22:23] » Commissioner Reven, I.
>> Commissioner Jefferson,
[22:26] » I.
>> Commissioner Williams, I.
[22:27] » Commissioner Price,
>> I.
[22:29] » The eyes have it.
>> Thank you so much. And Matthew, what
[22:33] meeting would this go to for the
council?
[22:36] » The November 12th council meeting.
>> Okay. So, this will be heard at the
[22:40] November 12th council meeting. And this
concludes our cases for the night. Can I
[22:44] get a motion? Oh,
>> I move that we adjourn. Yes. Thank you
[22:49] so much. Yes. Can I get a second?
>> Second.
[22:52] » Second.
>> Okay.
[22:54] » Okay. Well, this meeting is adjourned at
6:17 p.m. You all have a good night.
[22:59] » I tried to push it out.