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BEST. OKAY. GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU. I'M GOING TO MOVE FORWARD WITH ROLL CALL. COMMISSIONER
[I. Call to Order]
MARK FIELDS. COMMISSIONER MILLER. COMMISSIONER. STILES. PRESENT. COMMISSIONER WATSON.PRESENT. THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER PRESLEY. PRESENT. COMMISSIONER. ANDERSON. PRESENT. COMMISSIONER.
CHAPMAN. PRESENT. COMMISSIONER JOSEPH. FIELDS. YEAH. CHAIRMAN. LEVITT. PRESENT. YOU HAVE A QUORUM. THANK YOU, DIRECTOR SMITH. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. GOOD EVENING. CAN YOU HEAR ME OUT THERE? IF YOU CAN RAISE YOUR HAND. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. I AM PATRICIA LOVETT. I AM REPLACING THE NEWLY ELECTED COMMISSION, NOT COMMISSIONER, BUT PLANNING AND ZONING IS GOING THROUGH A LITTLE TRANSITION HERE. AND I AM ACTING. SO SEAN ATKINS, WHO WAS OUR NEWLY ELECTED CITY COUNCIL PERSON FOR WARD B, IS THAT RIGHT? AND SO JUST KIND OF BEAR WITH US AS WE GO THROUGH THIS.
AND I APPRECIATE YOUR BEING HERE. AND AGAIN, GOOD EVENING. I SEE THAT WE HAVE TWO CASES ON FOR TONIGHT. DIRECTOR SMITH, IS THAT CORRECT? YES. EXCUSE ME. YES. WE HAVE TWO CASES ON THE AGENDA FOR THIS EVENING UNDER NEW BUSINESS. CAN YOU TURN YOUR VOLUME UP JUST A LITTLE BIT, I.
CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW? I THINK THAT'S THAT'S GOOD. THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND WE DO HAVE A QUORUM, SO WE'LL JUST GO RIGHT INTO OUR FIRST CASE. WOULD YOU LIKE TO HAVE A MOMENT OF SILENCE AND THEN PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE? WE CAN CERTAINLY DO THAT. WE HAVE HAD OUR MEETINGS ON ZOOM, AND WE ACTUALLY, YOU KNOW, WE'RE JUST GETTING BACK. SO WITH THAT, WHAT WE WILL DO IS HAVE A MOMENT OF SILENT PRAYER, IF YOU WILL, AND AT THIS TIME WE WILL DO THAT. THANK YOU. AMEN. WOULD YOU PLEASE STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE? I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. THANK YOU. MADISON. OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND WITH THAT, I WILL ASK DIRECTOR SMITH TO READ OUR FIRST CASE. WOULD YOU LIKE TO APPROVE THE JANUARY 2025
[V. Approval of January 2025 PC Minutes]
PLANNING COMMISSION? MINUTES NEXT. YES, COMMISSIONERS, CAN WE HAVE AN APPROVAL FOR THE MINUTES FROM LAST MONTH, JANUARY 2025? I MOVED TO. YES, COMMISSIONER. I RECOMMEND I MOVE THAT WE ACCEPT THE JANUARY 25TH MEETINGS. THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER FAILS. SECOND COMMISSIONER SELLS. THANK YOU.IT HAS BEEN MOTION AND A SECOND THAT WE APPROVE THE JANUARY MINUTES FOR 2025. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, LET IT BE KNOWN BY THE WORD I. I OPPOSES HEARING NONE. THE MINUTES ARE APPROVED.
DIRECTOR SMITH, CAN YOU PLEASE READ OUR CASES? THE FIRST CASE? YES. WOULD YOU LIKE TO ADOPT THE
[VI. Adoption of Agenda]
AGENDA FOR THIS EVENING? NEXT? YES. THE ADOPTION OF THE MINUTES. CAN I GET A MOTION TO APPROVE? I MOVE, WE ADOPT THE AGENDA. AGENDA? YES. THANK YOU. SECOND, IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND PROPERLY. SECOND, THAT WE ACCEPT THE AGENDA FOR THIS EVENING. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, LET IT BE KNOWN BY THE WORD. I OPPOSES HEARING NONE. THE AGENDA HAS BEEN ADOPTED. THANK YOU. NEXT ON THE[VII. Elect Officers]
AGENDA IS TO ELECT OFFICERS. THIS ACCORDING TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION BYLAWS, THE FEBRUARY[00:05:05]
REGULAR SCHEDULED MEETING IS THE MEETING TO ELECT OFFICERS FOR THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION. COMMISSIONERS. WE HAVE OFFICERS TO BE ELECTED AND WE JUST GOT THROUGH TALKING ABOUT IT, DIDN'T WE? SO WHAT IS THE ORDER THAT WE WILL DO THIS INSTEAD OF ME ACTUALLY CONDUCTING THE MEETING? WILL WE JUST GO INTO ELECTING OUR CHAIR? ATTORNEY RICK WIGGINS? SAYS SHE CAN'T SEE OR HEAR ANYTHING. I JUST SAID THAT IT WOULD BE A LITTLE DELAY. CAN SHE HEAR US? NO.IT APPEARS THAT THE ATTORNEY IS ON HOLD AT THIS TIME. IF WE COULD SAVE THIS FOR A DIFFERENT TIME IN THE AGENDA, PERHAPS PUTTING IT ON HOLD OR DEFERRING IT TO THE END, AND I WILL GET WITH ATTORNEY WIGGINS. THANK YOU SO MUCH. COMMISSIONERS. CAN I GET A MOTION, PLEASE, TO OPEN
[VIII. Public Hearing]
THE PUBLIC HEARING MOTION TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. SECOND, IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND PROPERLY SECOND, THAT WE OPEN FOR PUBLIC HEARINGS. ALL IN FAVOR, LET IT BE KNOWN BY THE WORD I. I OPPOSES HEARING NONE. THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OPEN. DIRECTOR SMITH. YES? WOULD YOU LIKE FOR[IX. 1. P2025RZ-001-01]
ME TO READ THE CASE, THE NEW BUSINESS? YES, PLEASE. IN REFERENCE TO ITEM NUMBER ONE, UNDER NEW BUSINESS CASE NUMBER P2025, R'S DASH 00101. THE APPLICANT IS CODY SNYDER.PROPERTY IS LOCATED AT EAST ZERO EAST WOODBURY AVENUE. THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING A REZONING FROM R-3 MULTIFAMILY DEVELOPMENT ZONING DISTRICT TO RM MIXED USE COMMERCIAL INDUSTRIAL ZONING DISTRICT TO DEVELOP AN OFFICE AND WORKSPACE FOR SMALL BUSINESSES. CASE TYPE IS A REZONING. THANK YOU. IS THE APPLICANT HERE? YOU MAY COME UP. YOU MAY COME UP AND PRESENT TO THE COMMISSIONERS. SO THANK YOU. AND PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS CODY SNYDER ADDRESS IS 1466 CENTRAL AVENUE, EAST POINT. I'M THE PROPERTY OWNER. YOU MAY GO AHEAD. THANK YOU. THE LOT IS LOCATED BESIDE THE PUBLIC STORAGE AT 1790 EAST WOODBURY AVENUE, ADJACENT TO TWO ACCESS POINTS FOR LANGFORD PARKWAY. THE PLOT IS TRIANGULAR SHAPED, APPROXIMATELY 1.4 ACRES AND SURROUNDED BY TREES. THERE ARE NO MAJOR ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS ON THE LAND, ALTHOUGH SLOPE.
THERE ARE NO EXISTING BODIES OF WATER ON THE PROPERTY, NO ENDANGERED FAUNA, LARGE ANIMALS OR PROTECTED SPECIES. AN ARTICLE WE FOUND ON EAST POINT MUNICODE CODIFICATION CATALOGS. ZONING CHAPTER TWO, ARTICLE C, SECTION TEN 2065 IS DEDICATED TO PROVIDING LAND FOR MEDIUM TO HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL USES. DISTRICT SCOPE AND INTENT. REGULATIONS SET FORTH IN THIS SECTION ARE THREE DISTRICT REGULATIONS. ARTICLE D SHOULD BE CONSULTED TO DETERMINE USES AND MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR USES ALLOWED BY ADMINISTRATIVE PERMIT OR USE PERMIT. THE R-3 DISTRICT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE LAND FOR AREAS DEVOTED TO MEDIUM TO HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL USES. THE DISTRICT ALSO ALLOWS FOR CLOSELY RELATED USES. ALTHOUGH THE LOT SHARES EAST WOODBURY AVENUE WITH A SINGLE RESIDENTIAL BLOCK, IT DOES NOT NECESSARILY SHARE THE STREET AND THE SECTION OF WARD B IN WHICH THIS PARTICULAR PROPERTY IS LOCATED IS NOT A MEDIUM OR HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT. IN FACT, INDICATED BY THE RED CIRCLE AND BLUE LOCATION TAG, AND MARKED IN
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ORANGE ON THE EAST POINT CITY ZONING MAP, THE PROPERTY IS MORE ACCURATELY DESCRIBED AS SITUATED WITHIN A COMMERCIAL INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT. SO AS YOU CAN SEE, THE PROPERTY IS IN ORANGE THERE, AND ALL THE GRAY WOULD BE INDUSTRIAL EXCEPT FOR THE CURB OF WOODBURY AVENUE IS RESIDENTIAL. NEXT SLIDE. THANKS, LEE. DIRECTLY ADJACENT TO LANGFORD PARKWAY, THE PARCEL SHARES A STREET VIEW WITH AN INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY NAMED PUBLIC STORAGE AND TWO VACANT DEVELOPMENTS, A BREAK CENTER AND MIDDLEBROOK HEATING AND AIR, WHICH ARE ZONED NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL. THE LOT BEGINS AND ENDS PRIOR TO THE CURB IN EAST WOODBURY AVENUE, AND LIKE THE COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES, IT SHARES THE STREET WIDTH IT FACES TOWARD LANGFORD PARKWAY, NOT AWAY FROM IT. THE WAY THE HOUSES FOLLOWING THE CURB DO. AS YOU CAN SEE THERE. THAT'S THE CURB. THAT'S THE RESIDENTIAL. THAT'S MY PROPERTY. PUBLIC STORAGE, THE PROPERTY. THE PROPERTY BEGINS 153FT FROM THE RESIDENTIAL CORNER. PROPOSED REZONING PLANS. ACTIVE ION, LLC PROPOSES REZONING THE PARCEL TO C1 MIXED USE COMMERCIAL. UNDERSTANDABLY, THE AREA SITUATED BETWEEN STAUNTON STREET AND LAWRENCE STREET IS NOT DESIGNATED A MIXED USE DISTRICT. HOWEVER, IT IS A MIX OF ZONING BETWEEN URBAN, RESIDENTIAL, MULTI-FAMILY DWELLING, COMMERCIAL REDEVELOPMENT, LIGHT INDUSTRIAL, TWO FAMILY DWELLING AND NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL. THIS AREA IS A MIX OF ZONING, THE BENEFIT TO THE PROPERTY BEING ZONED RM ONE WOULD BE THAT IT WOULD ACT AS THE PERFECT BUFFER BETWEEN THE INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY OF PUBLIC STORAGE AND THE HIDDEN RESIDENTIAL CURVE OF WOODBURY AVENUE. THE CITY OF EAST POINT HAS SEVERAL OVERLAY PROJECTS IN THE WORKS. WHILE THE PROPERTY DOES NOT FALL WITHIN THE AREA PERTINENT TO THE PLANS, THE DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT OVERLAY OFFERS SUPPORT IN FAVOR OF REZONING SECTION TEN 1411. THE DESIGN AND LAYOUT OF THE DEVELOPMENT SHOULD BUILD UPON AND COMPLEMENT THE DESIGN OF THE CURRENT DISTRICT, AS OPPOSED TO CREATING A NEW ONE. THE SITE SETBACK, ORIENTATION, AND SCALE OF BUILDINGS AND ARE ARE INTEGRAL ELEMENTS IN THE DISTRICT. A BUILDING'S ORIENTATION AND PLACEMENT SHOULD BE AND COMPLEMENT THE RELATED ADJACENT BUILDING STRUCTURES AND PROPERTIES. THE PLACEMENT OF BUILDINGS SHOULD CREATE AN INFORMAL GROUPING AND RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THEM, AS OPPOSED TO BEING ORDERLY AND UNIFORM. THE VISUAL IMPACT OF PARKING SHOULD BE MINIMIZED BY PLACING IT TO THE REAR, AND BY SCREENING. MK1 WOULD BETTER SUIT THE CURRENT APPEARANCE OF THIS STREET, ON WHICH THIS PROPERTY FACES, AND COMPLEMENT THE SECTION OF BOARD B IN WHICH THIS PROPERTY IS LOCATED. THERE WILL BE BETWEEN 14 AND 20 UNITS INSULATED FOR TEMPERATURE AND SOUND CONTROL, PROPERLY VENTILATED AND WELL LIT WITH INDIVIDUAL RESTROOMS AND ENCLOSED OFFICES. WE INTEND TO PROVIDE OFFICES AND WORKSPACE FOR REMOTE WORKERS, ONLINE OPERATIONS TUTORS, ARTISTS OF VARYING MEDIUMS, SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS AND ANYONE ELSE LOOKING FOR A QUIET PLACE TO WORK. ACTIVE RETAIL OR INDUSTRIAL MACHINE OPERATION WILL BE PROHIBITED TO LIMIT TRAFFIC AND NOISE. AN ALTERNATIVE PLAN TO MAXIMIZE SPACE AND APPEAL TO A BROADER MARKET IN TERMS OF AFFORDABILITY IS TO OFFER SEVERAL OFFICES THAT DO NOT INCLUDE SEPARATE WORKSPACES OR WAREHOUSING SLASH STORAGE. THEY COULD BE UTILIZED BY ACCOUNTANTS, INSURANCE BROKERS, REAL ESTATE AGENTS, ETC. THEY WILL NOT INCLUDE BAY DOORS AND WILL NOT HAVE A SEPARATE FOOT. I'M SORRY, WILL NOT INCLUDE BAY DOORS AND HAVE LESS SQUARE FOOTAGE, BUT WILL HAVE PRIVATE BATHROOMS. MAY ALSO. CAN YOU JUST REPEAT WHAT YOU JUST SAID? YEAH, SORRY ABOUT THAT. THEY WILL NOT INCLUDE BAY DOORS. SO THE BAY DOORS FOR THE WORKSPACE.SO RIGHT HERE IS WHERE WE PLAN TO PUT THESE OFFICES. THESE UNITS WILL HAVE BAY DOORS AND OFFICES SOLD. THE SIX BACK HERE. THESE WILL ONLY BE RENTAL OFFICE SPACES WITH PRIVATE UNITS. OKAY.
THERE WILL BE APPROXIMATELY 2 TO 3 STRUCTURES OF VARIOUS SIZES PLACED ON THE PROPERTY TO EXPEDITE DEVELOPMENT AND ALIGN WITH OUR VISION TO REDUCE METAL WASTE AND REUSE RECYCLABLE MATERIALS. THE BUILDINGS WILL BEGIN AS PREFABRICATED STRUCTURES WITH WITH STEEL
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MODULES AND SUPPORTS, AND HAVE ADDITIONAL BRICK FACADES INSTALLED TO MAKE THE STREET VIEW MORE APPEALING. STEEL STRUCTURES ARE KNOWN TO BE STRONG, DURABLE, SAFE AND SUSTAINABLE. THEY HAVE GREATER STAY POWER COMPARED TO WOODEN AND BRICK STRUCTURES LIKE THE BUILDING PICTURED ABOVE. THE STRUCTURES WILL HAVE ONE MANUAL ROLL UP DOOR AND ONE MAN DOOR PER UNIT. NO MECHANICS TO LIMIT NOISE. THE WALLS WILL BE AT LEAST 12FT TALL, BUT NO TALLER THAN 16FT. THE RULES WILL BE GABLED TO ALLOW ADEQUATE RAIN FLOW WITH A COMPLETE GUTTER AND DRAINAGE SYSTEM. IDEALLY, IT MAY BE BETTER. IDEALLY, IT MAY BENEFIT THE OVERALL ESTHETIC OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD TO HAVE A PROPERTY THAT PROVIDES A MORE TRANSITIONAL APPROACH TO THE STREET VIEW. A MULTI-USE DEVELOPMENT COULD BRIDGE THE GAP BETWEEN AN INDUSTRIAL BUSINESS AND A HIDDEN RESIDENTIAL AREA. CONSIDERABLY BETTER THAN A TALL STRUCTURE OR NEW HOMES. CAN WE GO PAST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS? THERE'S ONE MORE SLIDE, SO WE INTEND TO CUT DOWN AS MANY TREES AS POSSIBLE, BECAUSE A LOT OF THE TREES THAT WE'RE FINDING ON THE PROPERTY ARE NOT HEALTHY, AND THEY DO DAMAGE TO THE NEARBY PROPERTIES THAT ARE ADJACENT TO US. THIS IS OVER 120FT. IT IS RIGHT AT THE PROPERTY LINE AND IT'S HANGING OVER THE PUBLIC STORAGE. SO WE'RE FINDING A LOT OF THESE TREES ARE PROBLEMS AND THEY'RE FALLING IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. ONE MORE SLIDE OVER. THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT WE'RE HAVING. IT'S AN ONGOING PROBLEM IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD WHERE THERE'S A LOT OF DUMPING OF TIRES AND A LOT OF CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS. SO OUR DEVELOPMENT WILL KIND OF ASSIST IN THAT PROBLEM, THAT ISSUE AS FAR AS DETERRENCE. AND THAT'S IT. I'M SORRY. ONE MORE SLIDE. COMMISSIONER CHAPMAN ASKED FOR MORE DESIGNS. AND THIS IS WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT AS FAR AS THE FACADE OF BRICKS, EITHER A QUARTER TO FULL FRONT FACADE OF BRICKS, THIS IS WHAT THE INNER PARTS OF THE SUITES WILL LOOK LIKE. THIS IS NOT ANY. NONE OF THIS IS GUARANTEED. IT'S JUST MOCK UPS AND THAT'S IT.THAT'S JUST SHOWING HOW CLOSE WE ARE TO LANGFORD PARKWAY. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS. THANK YOU. DOES THAT CONCLUDE THE. YES, MA'AM PRESENTATION CONCLUDED. THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE ANYONE HERE THAT IS IN SUPPORT OF THIS PROJECT? ANYONE IN SUPPORT? DO WE HAVE ANYONE HERE THAT OPPOSES THIS PROJECT? DO SO YOU MAY COME UP. YOU MAY COME UP. THANK YOU SIR. THEY WILL NOW GIVE THEIR PRESENTATION. ANY QUESTIONS? SORRY. THANK YOU. FOR US I THINK SAME. STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS. GOOD EVENING EVERYBODY. MY NAME IS ASHLEY RUCKER. MY ADDRESS IS 1704 EAST WOODBURY AVENUE, EAST POINT, GEORGIA. 30344. AND YOU MAY GO AHEAD. SO FIRST, GOOD EVENING TO EVERYBODY TO THE CITY OF EAST POINT, SPECIFICALLY THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMITTEE MEMBERS.
THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF WOODBURY AVENUE RESIDENTS REGARDING THE CONSTRUCTION AND REZONING OF ZERO WOODBURY AVENUE, EAST WOODBURY AVENUE. HERE ARE THE PRIMARY CONCERNS THAT MUST BE ADDRESSED. SAFETY. THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENTS PROXIMITY TO THE HOMES RAISES CONCERNS ABOUT POTENTIAL THEFT, RISK TO THE EUNUCHS OUTSIDE REGULAR BUSINESS HOURS. THIS WOULD MAKE THE AREA MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO CRIMINAL ACTIVITY, PARTICULARLY ON WEEKENDS. NUMBER TWO, WILDLIFE PRESERVATION WOODBURY AVENUE RESIDENTS ARE FORTUNATE TO HAVE TREES IN THEIR BACKYARD, A RARE SIGHT WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS. WE ARE DEEPLY TROUBLED BY THE POTENTIAL DISPLACEMENT OF WILDLIFE AND TREES DUE TO THE DEVELOPMENT, THE WILDLIFE IN THE
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AREA RELIES ON THE NEARBY CREEK FOR WATER AND SURVIVAL, AND DISRUPTING THEIR HABITAT WOULD HAVE DETRIMENTAL EFFECTS ON THE TO THE CITY OF EAST POINT, I ASK YOU TO CONSIDER THE IMPACT AND PROTECT THE WILDLIFE AND GREENERY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. IT IS CRUCIAL TO EMPHASIZE THAT THE NEIGHBORHOOD'S LIMITED GREEN SPACE AND WILDLIFE HABITATS MUST BE SAFEGUARDED. PRESERVING THESE NATURAL ELEMENTS IS A VITAL IS VITAL FOR THE WELL-BEING OF BOTH RESIDENTS AND WILDLIFE. TRAFFIC FLOW. THE CURRENT TRAFFIC ISSUES ON WOODBURY AVENUE, INCLUDING ILLEGAL TRUCK ACTIVITY AND SPEEDING VEHICLES, WOULD ONLY WORSEN WITH THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT. THIS HEIGHTENED TRAFFIC FLOW POSES A RISK OF ACCIDENTS AND DISTURBANCES TO THE RESIDENTS. NUMBER FOUR REZONING CONCERNS THE POSSIBILITY OF LOSING ADDITIONAL RESIDENTIAL AREA, ALLOWING THE POTENTIAL DISRUPTIVE COMMERCIAL ESTABLISHMENTS INTO THE FUTURE. LAST WEEK, IT WAS NOTED THAT THIS ZONING CHANGE, THIS PLACE COULD BECOME A CLUB OR A LOUNGE IN THE FUTURE. MY ASK IS SPOT ZONING SHOULD NOT BE ENCOURAGED, AND I ASK THAT THE CITY PRIORITIZE MAINTAINING THE RESIDENTIAL INTEGRITY OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD. NUMBER FIVE NOISE POLLUTION. PLEASE CONSIDER THE POTENTIAL INTENSIFICATION OF NOISE POLLUTION DUE TO THE DEVELOPMENT'S PROXIMITY TO THE HIGHWAY. SIX FOOT FENCES CANNOT REPLACE THE BENEFITS OF TALL TREES AND HEALTHY FORESTRY IN MITIGATING NOISE POLLUTION. IN LIGHT OF RECENT SAFETY CONCERNS AND THE DISRUPTION CAUSED BY PREVIOUS DEVELOPMENTS IN THE AREA, SUCH AN INCREASE TRAFFIC AND NOISE SUCH AS INCREASES IN TRAFFIC AND NOISE POLLUTION, IT IS EVIDENT THAT THE CONSTRUCTION OF NEW COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS IS NOT IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE RESIDENTS. THE LONG TIME RESIDENTS OF EAST WOODBURY AVENUE, SOME OF WHO HAVE LIVED HERE ALMOST 40 YEARS, DESERVE TO HAVE THEIR VOICES HEARD AND THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD PRESERVED. FOR FURTHER FROM FURTHER COMMERCIAL DISRUPTION, WE ARE FULLY AWARE THAT THE OWNER OF ZERO EAST WOODBURY AVENUE IS ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT COLLABORATING CLOSELY WITH THE CITY OF EAST POINT AND THE RESIDENTS OF WOODBURY AVENUE. THE MOST ADVANTAGEOUS SOLUTION, AND THAT I WOULD POSE FOR BOTH THE RESIDENTS OF WOODBURY AVENUE AND THE OWNER OF ZERO EAST WOODBURY AVENUE, WOULD BE TO ACQUIRE THE VACANT COMMERCIAL LOT FORMERLY OWNED. BY DOING SO, NONE OF THE CONCERNS THAT WERE OUTLINED ABOVE WOULD POSE A PROBLEM FOR THE CITY OF EAST POINT AND THE RESIDENTS OF WOODBURY AVENUE. AS A RESIDENT OF WOODBURY AVENUE, I ADAMANTLY OPPOSE ALONG HERE WITH SOME OF THE RESIDENTS OF WOODBURY AVENUE. THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE PROPOSED BUILDING SO CLOSE TO THE BACKYARD, ALLOWING ANOTHER COMMERCIAL ESTABLISHMENT IN THIS AREA, WOULD FURTHER DIMINISH OUR RESIDENTIAL FOOTPRINT. WE ALREADY HAVE INDUSTRIAL ZONING ON ONE SIDE OF THE STREET, AND THE OWNER INTENDS TO INTRODUCE COMMERCIAL ZONING TO THE OTHER. THIS MOVE APPEARS TO BE A DELIBERATE EFFORT TO REDUCE THE RESIDENTIAL FOOTPRINT IN THAT WARD. PERHAPS THE ZONING COMMITTEE, INITIALLY DESIGNATED ZERO EAST WOODBURY AVENUE AS A RESIDENTIAL TO THE BUFFER OF THE COMMERCIAL ZONE. I VALUE THAT BUFFER. WE VALUE THAT BUFFER, WHICH SAFEGUARDS US FROM NEIGHBORING COMMERCIAL BUSINESSES LIKE BROCO AND THE ABANDONED BUILDING OF THE LIKE PUBLIC STORAGE AND THE ABANDONED BUILDING OF BRACO TO THE RESIDENTS OF WOODBURY AVENUE WHO SHARE THESE CONCERNS. I SINCERELY APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT AND YOUR SOLIDARITY. YOU SHARE YOUR CONCERNS AND SUPPORT ARE A TESTAMENT TO OUR STRONG. HOW STRONG THE COMMUNITY AND OUR SHARED PURPOSE IS. THANK YOU ALL FOR LETTING ME SPEAK THIS EVENING. THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY OTHER SPEAKERS TO OPPOSE THAT'S IN OPPOSITION? HERE? NOW HEAR. NOW THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOT CLOSED. COMMISSIONERS. MR. GIVE ME THE COMMISSIONERS, PLEASE. YES, YES. I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. I HAVE A SECOND SECOND. IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND PROPERLY SECONDED THAT WE CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON CASE NUMBER. P2025. RC DASH 001-01. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR THAT IT BE KNOWN BY I[00:25:13]
OPPOSES. I'M SORRY. WE HAVE ONE. OPPOSE ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. LET ME JUST DO THE LET ME JUST DO THAT AGAIN. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF CLOSING THE PUBLIC HEARING IS WHAT WE'RE DOING. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. LET IT BE KNOWN BY THE WORD I OPPOSES HEARING NONE. THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW CLOSED.THANK YOU, DIRECTOR SMITH. YOUR RECOMMENDATION FROM THE DEPARTMENT, PLEASE. YES. IN REFERENCE TO CASE NUMBER ZERO. EXCUSE ME. ZERO. COULD I GO OVER THE PRESENTATION JUST BRIEFLY? THANK YOU. IN REFERENCE TO CASE NUMBER ZERO, EAST WOODBURY AVENUE, CASE NUMBER P2025-001-01. CASE TYPE IS A REZONING. THE APPLICANT IS CODY SNYDER. THE CURRENT ZONING OF THE PROPERTY IS R3 MULTIFAMILY, AND THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING A REZONING FROM OUR THREE MULTI-FAMILY DEVELOPMENT TO OUR TWO MIXED USE COMMERCIAL INDUSTRIAL TO DEVELOP OFFICE AND WORKSPACE FOR SMALL BUSINESSES. AGAIN, THE CURRENT ZONING IS R3. IT IS DEPICTED ON THE ZONING MAP AS THE ORANGISH TRIANGULAR SHAPED PROPERTY THAT IS HIGHLIGHTED IN BLUE TO THE TO THE LEFT OF IT WAS. TO THE LEFT OF TO THE RIGHT OF IT. EXCUSE ME, IS R1 URBAN RESIDENTIAL ZONING. TO THE SOUTH OF THE PROPERTY IS LIGHT INDUSTRIAL AND TO THE NORTH OF THE PROPERTY IS.
IT'S BOUND BY LANGFORD PARKWAY, WHICH IS HIGHWAY 166. THE CURRENT FUTURE. THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP DESIGNATION IS REDEVELOPMENT. NEIGHBORHOOD. IN REFERENCE TO STAFF RECOMMENDATION, STAFF RECOMMEND DENIAL OF THE REZONING FOR THE PROPERTY FOR OUR THREE MULTIFAMILY DISTRICT TO A MIXED USE COMMERCIAL INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT. AS THE ZONING PROPOSAL IS NOT IN CONFORMITY WITH THE LAND USE PLAN AS STATED IN OUR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, IT HAS A REDEVELOPMENT NEIGHBORHOOD DESIGNATION, AND ZONING DISTRICT IS NOT A TYPICAL ZONING OF THE REDEVELOPMENT NEIGHBORHOOD. HOWEVER, IF IT IS THE DESIRE OF THE COMMISSION TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE REZONING APPLICATION, STAFF WOULD RECOMMEND THAT THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS ARE APPLIED AND IF ANY OTHER CONDITIONS THAT THE COMMISSION SEES FIT TO BE ADDED TO THIS. SO STAFF DID RECOMMEND DENIAL. HOWEVER, WE DO HAVE SUBSTITUTE RECOMMENDATION CONDITIONS. THE FIRST CONDITION THE APPLICANT MUST ADHERE TO ALL CITY AND STATE BUILDING CODE REQUIREMENTS, INCLUDING BUILDING MATERIAL. NO METAL BUILDINGS ALLOWED. BUILDINGS SHALL HAVE WINDOWS, PASSIVATION OF NATURAL VEGETATION AND SHADE WITHIN THE LOT. DOWNCAST LIGHTING SHALL BE INSTITUTED. THE REFUGE THERE SHALL BE REFUGE SCREENING. NATURAL VEGETATIVE TRANSITIONAL BUFFERS SHALL BE INSTALLED. COMBINATION OF MASONRY MATERIAL, BRICK AND STONE. FOR THE EXTERIOR LANDSCAPE SCREENING MUST INCLUDE NON INVASIVE PLANT SPECIES. CONDITION NUMBER TWO.
THE SUBJECT PROPERTY WILL BE RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING PERMITTED USES IN THE ZONING DISTRICT THE FIRST. THE FIRST PERMITTED USE IS OFFICE AND ASSOCIATED STORAGE CONDITION.
USE NUMBER TWO OFFICE. PROFESSIONAL USE. PERMITTED USE NUMBER THREE STUDIO. USE NUMBER FOUR TRAINING FACILITIES USE NUMBER FIVE. ARTISAN WORKSHOP USE NUMBER SIX PHOTOGRAPHER STUDIOS. NEXT SLIDE. THE CONTINUED RECOMMENDATIONS. THERE SHALL BE NO AUTOMOTIVE. BODY SHOPS. AUTOMOTIVE. AUTOMOTIVE PAINT SHOPS OF ANY KIND. THERE SHALL BE NO PARKING LOTS.
ENHANCED LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING PLAN IS REQUIRED AND TO BE IS TO BE REVIEWED BY AND
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APPROVED BY PLANNING STAFF. NO NIGHTCLUB SHALL BE PERMITTED AND THE PROPERTY SHALL REVERT BACK TO R-3 ZONING DISTRICT IF NO BUILDING PERMITS HAVE BEEN ISSUED WITHIN 12 MONTHS OF APPROVAL, AND THAT SHOULD BE BY CITY COUNCIL. AGAIN, I WANT TO REITERATE THAT STAFF DID RECOMMEND DENIAL OF THIS CASE, AS IT IS NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FOR CITY OF EAST POINT. THANK YOU, DIRECTOR SMITH. COMMISSIONERS, YOU HAVE HEARD FROM THE APPLICANT. YOU HAVE HEARD FROM THE CITIZENS, AND YOU HAVE HEARD FROM. WELL, YOU WE HAVE THE MEETING LAST WEEK. SO WHAT DO I HEAR IN REGARDS TO THIS PARTICULAR CASE? P2025 OR DASH 001. DASH ZERO ONE. IS THERE A MOTION, COMMISSIONER PRESLEY, BEFORE WE MAKE A MOTION? MADAM CHAIR, HOW MANY RESIDENTS OF EAST WOODBURY AVE ARE PRESENT? IS THAT A QUESTION TO STAFF? THIS IS A QUESTION TO THE OPPONENTS FOR THIS ITEM. SORRY, IT'S A QUESTION TO THE OPPONENTS, THE ONES THAT ARE AGAINST. I THINK AT THIS POINT, WE NEED TO GET ALL OF OUR ANSWERS DIRECTLY FROM STAFF. UNDERSTOOD. DIRECTOR SMITH, DO YOU HAVE ANY INPUT FOR COMMISSIONER QUESTION REGARDING THE NUMBER OF RESIDENTS IN THAT AREA, SPECIFICALLY ON WOODBURY? WE DON'T HAVE ANY INFORMATION ON THE NUMBER OF RESIDENTS IN THAT AREA. I MEAN, I DO SEE A NUMBER OF RESIDENTS HERE, BUT WE DO NOT HAVE A SPECIFIC NUMBER OF HOW MANY RESIDENTS ARE WITHIN THAT AREA. COMMISSIONER PRESLEY, DOES THAT ANSWER YOUR QUESTION? YES. THANK YOU. COMMISSIONERS, DO WE HAVE A MOTION? CAN WE HAVE A MOTION, PLEASE, ON THIS CASE? YES, MADAM CHAIR, I RECOMMEND THAT, COMMISSIONER. YES. GO AHEAD PLEASE. I, I MOVE THAT WE ISSUE A DENIAL FOR THIS PARTICULAR CASE. WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR TO DENY. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND? IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND PROPERLY SECOND, THAT THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST IS DENIED. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, LET IT BE KNOWN BY THE WORD I. AND I SEE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAID I AGAIN. I'M SORRY. OPPOSES? NO. OPPOSES.SO THE MOTION CARRIES THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST ON P2025 OR Z-00101 IS DENIED. IN REFERENCE TO THE DENIAL. I JUST WANT TO MAKE ONE. YES TO GRETTA SMITH. IT IS A RECOMMENDATION FOR DENIAL. IT IS A RECOMMENDATION AND I STAND CORRECTED. SO THE RECORD PLEASE SHOW THAT THIS CASE IS A RECOMMENDATION FOR DENIAL. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. THE CASE IS DISMISSED. DIRECTOR SMITH, IS THAT IN THAT PARTICULAR CASE WE DO. IS THERE ANYTHING TO ADD TO THAT? THERE'S
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NOTHING TO ADD. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON WITH THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM. PLEASE DO. THANK YOU. IN REFERENCE TO CASE NUMBER TWO UNDER NEW BUSINESS CASE NUMBER. P2025-00101. THE APPLICANT CITY OF EASTPOINT HOUSING AUTHORITY OF GEORGIA PROPERTY LOCATED AT 3056 NORMAN BERRY DRIVE. THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING A VARIANCE FROM SECTION TEN DASH 7017 SIGNED REGULATIONS BY ZONE.BY ZONING DISTRICT R4 MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL C ONE MONUMENT SIGN. MAXIMUM SQUARE FOOTAGE. THE REQUEST IS TO INCREASE THE SIGNED AREA FOOTAGE. SQUARE FOOTAGE FOR MONUMENTAL SIGN FROM EIGHT SQUARE FEET TO 38.3FT■!S. CASE TYPE IS A VARIANCE. THANK YOU.
WE HAVE A COMMISSIONERS. WE HAVE A CASE THAT IS A NEW ONE. CAN WE HAVE A. CAN WE GET A RECOMMENDATION HERE FROM THE COMMISSIONERS AS TO HOW TO PROCEED WITH THIS. AS IN WE JUST
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NEED SOMEONE TO GIVE US A MOTION TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. YES, I MOVE, WE OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. SECOND, IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND PROPERLY SECOND, THAT WE GO INTO THE NEXT CASE. CAN ALL THOSE IN FAVOR LET IT BE KNOWN BY THE WORD I OPPOSES HEARING NONE. THE APPLICANT MAY COME UP AND PRESENT. GOOD EVENING. YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS, PLEASE. MY NAME IS DEBORAH STEVENS. I LIVE AT 2873 BROOK FORD LANE, ATLANTA, GEORGIA, 30331. THANK YOU. YOU MAY STATE YOUR CASE. OKAY. AS STAFF HAS NOTED, WE'RE HERE FOR A MONUMENT SIGN VARIANCE, WHERE THE CODE STATES THAT THE MONUMENT SIGN HAS TO BE EIGHT SQUARE FEET. AND WE'RE PROPOSING TO. INSTALL A MONUMENT SIGN THAT IS 38FT■!S FR US. THIS IS THE LAST PIECE OF A MAJOR REMODEL OF THE MAIN OFFICE. AND WE WOULD LIKE TO INSTALL THIS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY VISUALS THAT YOU'D LIKE TO SHOW THE COMMISSIONERS OR. I BELIEVE WE HAVE ONE ON THE SCREEN NOW. THAT GIVES YOU ALL THE HEIGHT, THE ACTUAL HEIGHT AND DIMENSION. IT WAS REQUISITION TODAY TO ADD TO THAT DESIGN WITH SPOTLIGHTS. THANK YOU. DOES THAT CONCLUDE YOUR PRESENTATION? YES IT DOES. THANK YOU. IS THERE ONE ANYONE HERE THAT IS IN SUPPORT OF THIS SIGN? IF SO, PLEASE COME FORWARD. IS THERE ONE ANYONE HERE THAT IS UP IN OPPOSITION TO THE SIGN? PLEASE COME FORWARD SEEING NONE AND HEARING NONE. COMMISSIONERS, WHAT DO I HEAR TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING? MOTION. PUBLIC HEARING SECOND. SECOND. IT HAS BEEN MOVED IMPROPERLY. SECOND, THAT WE CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. ALL IN FAVOR? LET IT BE KNOWN BY THE WORD I. I OPPOSES HEARING NONE. PUBLIC HEARING IS OPEN. DIRECTOR SMITH. YES? DO YOU HAVE A RECOMMENDATION? YES WE DO. IN REFERENCE TO CASE NUMBER P20. TWO 5-001. THAT'S ZERO ONE. THE APPLICANT CITY OF EAST POINT HOUSING AUTHORITY OF GEORGIA PROPERTY LOCATED AT 3056 NORMAN BERRY DRIVE. STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE VARIANCE REQUEST TO INCREASE THE MONUMENT SIZE. MONUMENT SIGN SIZE FROM EIGHT SQUARE FEET TO 38.3FT■!S IN AREA. STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL. THANK YOU.COMMISSIONERS, YOU HAVE HEARD FROM STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION. HAVE HEARD STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION. WHAT DO I HEAR? OKAY. THANK YOU. DO I HEAR A SECOND? SECOND. IT HAS BEEN MOVED IN PROPERLY. SECOND, THAT STEP TO ACCEPT STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION FOR APPROVAL ON.
P2025V-001. DASH ZERO ONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? LET IT BE KNOWN BY THE WORD I OPPOSES HEARING NONE. IT IS APPROVED. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. APPRECIATE IT. DIRECTOR SMITH, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY TO THE STAFF HERE? I MEAN, THE COMMISSIONERS HERE TONIGHT. IF IT IS THE WILL OF THE COMMISSION TO ELECT OFFICERS TONIGHT, YOU CAN DO SO. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO DEFER TO ANOTHER MEETING. YOU'RE ALSO WELCOME TO DO THAT AS WELL. I KNOW THAT THERE ARE A COUPLE OF COMMISSIONERS ABSENT TONIGHT. I DIDN'T KNOW IF YOU WANTED TO WAIT UNTIL YOU HAD FULL A FULL BOARD, OR IF YOU WANTED TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE ELECTION FOR THIS EVENING, BUT IT'S UP TO YOU. I WILL LEAVE THAT UP TO THE COMMISSIONERS. COMMISSIONERS, CAN I HEAR SOME INPUT FROM YOU? I SEE COMMISSIONER PRESLEY PRESENT WITH HIS RED LIGHT ON. I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE DEFER ELECTIONS TILL WE HAVE A FULL BODY. SECOND COMMISSIONERS. COMMISSIONER STYLES. THANK YOU.
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IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND PROPERLY SECONDED THAT WE DEFER ELECTION OF OFFICERS TO A LATER DATE. AND I'M GOING TO ASK DIRECTOR SMITH TO DIRECT TO GUIDE US THROUGH THE LATER DATE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, LET IT BE KNOWN BY THE WORD I. I OPPOSES HEARING NONE. THE ELECTION WILL BE DONE AT A LATER DATE. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER LEAVITT. I JUST HAVE A QUESTION. FOR THOSE OF US THAT ARE NEW, IS IT POSSIBLE FOR YOU TO GIVE US A BRIEF OVERVIEW ON WHAT THE ELECTIONS ARE AND WHAT THE OPEN POSITIONS ARE? I WOULD ASK OUR ATTORNEY, WIGGINS, TO TELL US THAT IN THE NEXT MEETING. WOULD THAT SATISFY WHAT YOU NEED? ABSOLUTELY. THAT WOULD BE GREAT. OKAY. THANK YOU. ONCE WE KNOW THE DATE, I'M SURE WE WILL BE GUIDED BY ATTORNEY WIGGINS ON THE OFFICERS AND ANY DETAILS THAT YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ON. THANK YOU. DIRECTOR SMITH. DO YOU HAVE ANY OTHER[X. Announcements]
ANNOUNCEMENTS. JUST JUST BRIEFLY TO GIVE YOU AN OVERVIEW OF WHAT THE OFFICERS ARE. THERE'S A CHAIR PROVISIONAL CHAIR AND A VICE CHAIR. I GUESS IT WOULD BE A CHAIR, VICE CHAIR, PROVISIONAL CHAIR. THOSE ARE THE THREE POSITIONS THAT YOU ALL WOULD. PARTICIPATE IN A POSITION ON.AND I MEAN, IT'S PRETTY I MEAN, IT'S PRETTY CUT AND DRY. THE CHAIR PRESIDES OVER THE, THE MEETINGS. IF THE CHAIR IS NOT PRESENT, THEN THE VICE CHAIR RESIDES. AND THEN IF THE VICE CHAIR IS NOT PRESENT, THE PROVISIONAL CHAIR WOULD PRESIDE OVER THE MEETINGS. PRESIDE. AND THAT'S PRETTY MUCH IT. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM COMMISSIONERS HEARING? NONE. CAN I HAVE A MOTION, PLEASE, TO ADJOURN? MOTION TO A SECOND. SECOND. IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND PROPERLY SECOND THAT THE MEETING IS NOW ADJOURNED. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, LET IT BE KNOWN BY THE WORD. I
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