LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THANK YOU FOR JOINING US. [00:00:03] THIS IS PLANNING AND ZONING. MY NAME IS PATRICIA FUQUA LOVETT. I AM THE CHAIR FOR EAST POINT'S PLANNING AND ZONING. WOULD YOU PLEASE JOIN US IN 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. AND PLEASE JOIN US FOR A MOMENT OF SILENCE. THANK YOU. DIRECTOR SMITH. ROLL CALL, PLEASE. YES, COMMISSIONER. MARK FIELDS, PRESIDENT. COMMISSIONER MILLER HERE. COMMISSIONER. STYLES. PRESENT. COMMISSIONER. WATSON. COMMISSIONER. JOEL. PRESLEY. COMMISSIONER. ANDERSON. COMMISSIONER. CHAPMAN. COMMISSIONER. JOSEPH FIELDS. HERE. YOU HAVE A QUORUM. THANK YOU. AND I SEE THAT WE DO NOT HAVE ANY OLD BUSINESS. IS THAT CORRECT? THAT'S CORRECT. THANK YOU. AND WE WILL NOW GO INTO OUR NEW BUSINESS. IN REFERENCE TO NEW BUSINESS. [IV.1. P2025V-002-01] ITEM NUMBER ONE. CASE NUMBER 025V00201 APPLICANT RONALD HORNE, LOCATION OF PROPERTY 2707 HARRIS STREET. THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING A VARIANCE FROM SECTION TEN DASH 2027 .75 TO ALLOW CARPORT NON NON HABITABLE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE TO BE LOCATED WITHIN FIVE FEET. A REAR SETBACK CASE TYPE IS A VARIANCE. THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS ONE? YES MADAM CHAIR, IF YOU CAN READ THE RULES FOR PUBLIC HEARING. THANK YOU. LET ME SEE HOW GOOD I AM. PUBLIC HEARINGS BEFORE THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION SHALL BE CONDUCTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION TEN DASH 2219 OF THE EASTPOINTE ZONING CODE AND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS GALATIANS AS FOLLOWS. PERSONS BOTH FAVORING AND OPPOSING THE PROPOSED CASE WILL BE PROVIDED AN OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION. THE APPLICANT FOR THE ZONING CASE OR THE APPLICANT'S DESIGNATED REPRESENTATIVE, IF ANY, WILL BE ENTITLED TO SPEAK FIRST, FOLLOWED BY THE OTHER SPEAKERS IN FAVOR OF THE PROPOSAL FOR A TOTAL OF 15 MINUTES. THOSE WHO OPPOSE THE PROPOSED ZONING CASE WILL THEN BE PERMITTED TO SPEAK, FOR A TOTAL OF 15 MINUTES BY MAJORITY VOTE. THE COMMISSION MAY INCREASE THE TOTAL TIME OF SPEAKER, PROVIDED THAT EACH SIDE IS GIVEN THE SAME AMOUNT OF TIME. IF THERE'S MORE THAN ONE SPEAKER FOR A SIDE, THE CHAIR OR THE PRESIDING OFFICER MAY LIMIT THE TIME ALLOTTED TO EACH OF INDIVIDUAL SPEAKERS OTHER THAN THE ZONING APPLICANT. THE ZONING APPLICANT MAY RESERVE A PORTION OF HIS OR HER TIME FOR REBUTTAL. SPEAKERS MUST ADHERE TO THE RULES OF THE QUORUM PRIOR TO SPEAKER. PRIOR TO SPEAKING, EACH SPEAKER SHALL IDENTIFY HIMSELF OR HERSELF. STATE HIS OR HER CURRENT ADDRESS. SPEAK SHALL ONLY SPEAK TO THE MERITS OF THE PROPOSED ZONING ORDINANCE UNDER CONSIDERATION. SHALL ADDRESS REMARKS ONLY TO THE COMMISSION, AND SHALL REFRAIN FROM MAKING PERSONAL ATTACKS ON ANY OTHER SPEAKING. THE PRESIDING OFFICER MAY REFUSE A SPEAKER THE RIGHT TO CONTINUE IF, AFTER FIRST BEING CAUTIONED, THE SPEAKER MAY CONTINUE TO VIOLATE THE RULES OF THE QUORUM. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, YOU HAVE HEARD OUR RULES FOR PUBLIC HEARING STAFF, WOULD YOU PLEASE SEND THE CAPTION FOR OUR FIRST ITEM UNDER NEW BUSINESS? CASE NUMBER ONE. CASE NUMBER P2 02500201. THE APPLICANT, RONALD HORNE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 2707 HARRIS STREET. [00:05:01] THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING A VARIANCE FROM SECTION 1020 27.75 TO ALLOW CARPORT NON HABITABLE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE TO BE LOCATED WITHIN THE FIVE FOOT REAR SETBACK. CASE TYPE IS A VARIANCE. COMMISSIONERS. AT THIS TIME I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. YES. SECOND. SECOND. THANK YOU. IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND PROPERLY SECOND. THAT WE OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON CASE P2025V AS IN VICTOR DASH 00201. ALL THE ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. LET IT BE KNOWN BY THE WORD I. AYE. OPPOSES HOUSES. HEARING NONE. PUBLIC HEARING IS NOT OPEN FOR STATED CASE. IS THE APPLICANT PRESENT? THANK YOU. YOU MAY COME FORWARD AND STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS AND PRESENT YOUR CASE. OKAY. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS RONALD HORNE, AND I'M ACTUALLY THE THE CONTRACTOR WAS HIRED TO DO THE WORK FROM MISS MONTGOMERY AT 2707 HARRIS STREET. VERY SHORT. SHE GAVE ME THE DESIGN OF A CARPORT THAT SHE WANTED TO BUILD. SO IN THE MIDST OF BUILDING THE CARPORT, WE DID NOT HAVE A PERMIT. SO HERE WE ARE RIGHT NOW. OVER A YEAR LATER, YOU KNOW, BUT I'VE FILED FOR THE PERMIT AND EVERYTHING THAT I NEEDED TO DO. BUT THERE WAS A VARIANCE SETBACK. SO THIS IS WHY I'M HERE TODAY. YOU KNOW, IT'S A FAIRLY SIMPLE PROJECT, YOU KNOW, BUT THE PROBLEM IS TO START TO WEATHER SINCE IT'S BEEN A YEAR AND SHE WANTS TO COMPLETE IT. AND WE DID GET A LETTER FROM THE FROM THE THE CHURCH BEHIND HER REQUESTING THAT THEY HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH SAYING THAT THEY HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH WITH THE CHURCH. I MEAN, WITH THE WITH THE CARPORT AT ALL. BUT JUST WANT TO GET IT COMPLETED, THAT'S ALL. COMMISSIONERS, DO YOU WANT TO SEE THE DRAWINGS THAT WERE PRESENTED? SO IF YOU HAVE THE DRAWINGS, WE WOULD LIKE TO JUST REVIEW THE ENTIRE PRESENTATION. YEAH, I HAD THAT. I THOUGHT IT CAME ON IT LIKE. IT'S ON HERE. YEAH. THE PLANS. PDF RIGHT THERE. YEAH. THIS IS IT. YEAH, I THOUGHT THEY CAME. I'M SORRY, DID I NOT? THAT'S FINE. OKAY. I'M SORRY, BUT ANYWAY, THE PLANS WERE IT'S A 16 BY 16 BY 15 CARPORT AND TEN FEET HIGH. SO IT I'M NOT TOO COMPUTER, TOO MUCH COMPUTER. LITERALLY. I MUST HAVE PUT PUT THE RIGHT PLANS ON IT. SHOULDN'T BE ON HERE. BUT ANYWAY, IT SAYS THE PROBLEM THAT WE WAS FACING THAT WHEN WE BUILT IT, WE WERE ON A RETAINING WALL AND IT DIDN'T REACH THE SETBACK. AND AND THAT WAS THE BIGGEST ISSUE THAT WE HAD OTHER THAN, YOU KNOW, EVERYTHING WAS DONE ACCORDING TO CODE. I HAD TO POUR THE FOOTINGS AND WHATEVER THE CASE MAY BE. BUT I, I THOUGHT I PUT MORE ON THAT DISC, BUT I DIDN'T. BUT I DO APOLOGIZE FOR THAT, YOU KNOW. EXCUSE ME. I THINK I SAW THE LETTER AS WELL. I KNOW THAT'S THEIR. [00:10:02] ATTORNEY WIGGINS, DOES HE NEED TO READ THE LETTER OR CAN IT? IT'S A PART OF THE RECORD, MADAM CHAIR. SO UNLESS YOU WANT IT READ OUT LOUD. BUT I DON'T THINK IT'S NECESSARY. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. UNLESS THE COMMISSIONER OBJECTS, WE'LL JUST ACCEPT IT AS PRESENTED. THANK YOU. MA'AM. THANK YOU. SO, DOES THAT COMPLETE YOUR PRESENTATION? YES, MA'AM. THAT'S IT. OKAY. ARE THERE ANY OPPONENTS HERE IN SUPPORT OF THE PROJECT? MADAM CHAIR, LET ME SEE IF THERE'S ANYONE ELSE IN FAVOR THAT WILL SPEAK FIRST, I THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYONE HERE IN FAVOR OF THIS PROJECT? ANYONE IN FAVOR? IF YOU ARE IN FAVOR OF THIS PROJECT, PLEASE COME FORWARD. IS THERE ANYONE HERE THAT OPPOSES THE PROJECT? HEARING NONE. COMMISSIONERS. MADAM CHAIR. YES? I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. SECOND, IT HAS BEEN MOVED IN PROPERLY. SECOND, THAT WE CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS CASE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? LET IT BE KNOWN BY THE WORD I. AYE. OPPOSES. HEARING NONE. THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW CLOSED. COMMISSIONERS WILL HEAR THE STAFF REPORT. THANK YOU. STAFF, WOULD YOU GIVE YOUR RECOMMENDATION, PLEASE? YES. IN REFERENCE TO CASE NUMBER P2 FIVE. EXCUSE ME. IN REFERENCE TO CASE 25.002.01 CASE TYPE OF VARIANT. STAFF RECOMMENDATION IS FOR APPROVAL OF THE VARIANCE FROM SECTION TEN DASH 2027 .75 TO ALLOW CARPORT TO BE LOCATED WITHIN FIVE FOOT REAR SETBACK. THANK YOU STAFF, WE HAVE I'M SORRY COMMISSIONERS, WE HAVE HEARD FROM STAFF. WHAT DO YOU SAY, MADAM CHAIR? YES. I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE ACCEPT STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION ON THIS PROJECT. SECOND. SECOND. THANK YOU. IT HAS BEEN MOVED. AND PROPERLY. SECOND. THAT WE ACCEPT STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION ON CASE P2025V AS INVICTA DASH 00201. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? LET IT BE KNOWN BY THE WORD I, I, I AM SORRY. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION QUESTIONS? I HAVE A QUESTION FOR DISCUSSION. YES, COMMISSIONER. APPLICANT. I WAS JUST WONDERING THE RUNOFF. APPLICANT. YOU MAY COME BACK. THERE'S A QUESTION I, I UNDERSTAND FROM THE THE PRESENTATION THAT YOU PROVIDED IN THE WORK SESSION THAT THERE IS A SLOPED ROOF ON THIS STRUCTURE. WHAT IS THE RUNOFF? AS I RECALL, IT'S COMING INTO THE ADJACENT LOT OF THE CHURCH. AND I WAS WONDERING IF YOU HAD DONE, LIKE, A RUNOFF TEST OR ANY SORT OF REPORTING ON HOW THAT WOULD AFFECT THE THE OTHER PERSON'S PROPERTY? WELL, ACTUALLY, THAT WHERE THE REAR OF IT IS, IS ON LIKE A42 PITCH ON IT. SO IT'S RUNNING RIGHT IN BACK OF THE THE BACK OF THE RETAINING WALL IS NOT ACTUALLY GOING INTO THE THE CHURCH'S YARD OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. SO IT'S THERE IS A GAP IN BETWEEN HERE. SO IT WON'T AFFECT THEIR, THEIR ISSUE IN THE WATER. IT'S GOING TO RUN OFF INTO THE BACK, INTO THE GRASS. SO IT WON'T BE NO ISSUE AT ALL WITH THE WATER RUNNING OFF. ANYTHING. SO. OKAY. THANK YOU FOR PROVIDING THAT ANSWER. ALSO, JUST ANOTHER ASIDE AND TOPIC FOR DISCUSSION. THE PHOTOGRAPH THAT WAS JUST PRESENTED ON THE SCREEN, I BELIEVE IT WAS A A BUNGALOW STYLE HOUSE WITH IT WAS BLUE. THE PRIMARY LIVING STRUCTURE. YES, MA'AM. WHAT YOU'RE BUILDING, I DON'T BELIEVE, GOES IN LINE WITH THAT KIND OF ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN CONCEPT. AND THAT'S A LITTLE CONCERNING FOR ME. BECAUSE I THINK THAT THIS LOOKS MORE LIKE MODERN ARCHITECTURE. AND WE WANT TO, YOU KNOW, ESSENTIALLY MAKE SURE THAT THE REST OF THE ACCESSORY STRUCTURES AND ON SOMEONE'S PROPERTY GOES IN LINE WITH THE ARCHITECTURE OF THE ORIGINAL HOUSE. OKAY. ARE THERE ANY OTHER CONCERNS OR DISCUSSION? YES, I DO HAVE I HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU. DID YOU HAVE THIS STAKED BY ENGINEER? I'M SORRY. DID YOU HAVE IT STAKED? SO DID YOU HAVE THE CORNERS OF THE PERGOLA OR CARPORT? STAKED? STAKED? YES. IT'S POST ON THE GROUND. SO, YEAH, WHEN I SAY STAKED IS WHERE THE ENGINEER COME OUT AND MAKE SURE THAT IT'S NOT [00:15:03] OVER ANOTHER PROPERTY LINE, OR IT'S IN THE ACTUAL LOCATION THAT IS CALLED OUT ON THE SITE PLAN. MISS MONTGOMERY HIRED THE ENGINEER TO COME OUT AND ASSESS THE PLACE, AND HE FOUND NO ISSUES. ANYTHING? NO. WHAT I'M SAYING AFTER THAT, BEFORE YOU START CONSTRUCTION, YOU USUALLY GET THE PRIVATE THE CORNERS STAKED SO YOU KNOW WHERE IT IS IN REFERENCE TO THE OTHER. NO, WE DIDN'T WE DIDN'T WE DIDN'T HAVE ENGINEER. WE WENT OFF THE PLANS AND THE LOCATION THAT SHE WANTED. AND SO THEY GET THAT WAS NOT SOMETHING THAT WAS ADDRESSED. OKAY. BECAUSE MY CONCERN IS, IS THAT SINCE YOU GUYS DIDN'T STAKE IT WITH THE ENGINEERS, THAT YOU COULD POSSIBLY HAVE A EASEMENT. AND YOU, YOU COULD BE DEFINITELY ON SOMEBODY ELSE'S PROPERTY AND, YOU KNOW, ENCROACHMENT ON SOMEBODY ELSE'S PROPERTY. AND, AND AND I'M GONNA HAVE TO APPROVE IT. AND YOU. AND IT'S GOING TO BE OVER SOMEBODY'S PROPERTY. WE DON'T KNOW IF IT'S NEEDED AN EASEMENT OR IS ANY WHERE WHERE IT COULD BE ON THE PROPERTY LINE. IT COULD BE ON THE OTHER PERSON'S PROPERTY. RIGHT. WELL, THAT'S MY I'M SORRY, I CAN HONESTLY. WELL, THAT PROPERTY LINE IS ON HER PROPERTY LINE. THAT RETAINING WALL IS PARALLEL TO THE CHURCH, AND IT IS ON HER PROPERTY LINE. THAT'S WHAT SEPARATES THAT THAT CHURCH FROM THAT HER YARD. AND THAT IS HER PROPERTY LINE. BECAUSE THERE WAS THERE. THERE IS A FENCE BEHIND THERE THAT SEPARATES OUT AN OLD, OLD FENCE JUST ACTUALLY BEHIND HERE THAT SEPARATES THAT FROM THE CHURCH. AND THAT IS HER PROPERTY LINE. I MEAN, THIS IS WHAT SHE HAD A SURVEY WHEN SHE PURCHASED A HOUSE. SHE SAID, THIS IS MY PROPERTY LINE. SO. SO IS THERE A SURVEY THAT CALL OUT WHERE THE RELATIONS, THE BOUNDARY BETWEEN. I PERSONALLY DON'T HAVE THAT THAT SURVEY AND I DON'T YOU NEVER REVIEWED IT? NO, I DID NOT. OKAY. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER JOSEPH FIELDS. NO. THAT WASN'T. OKAY. NO PROBLEM. THANK YOU. I HAVE ONE LAST QUESTION FOR THE APPLICANT. ARE YOU A LICENSED? DO YOU SEE, MY BROTHER IS I'M JUST DOING THE ARCHITECTURE, THE BUILDING OF IT. WE FORWARD THE PERMIT. OKAY, SO YOU'RE AN UNLICENSED. DO YOU SEE? AND YOU DIDN'T GET A PERMIT TO DO SOMETHING THAT YOU NEEDED TO DO? WE HAVE WE HAVE. WE PULLED THE PERMIT. I'M WORKING WITH HIS COMPANY. YES, WE PULLED THE PERMIT TO DO IT, BUT THE PERMIT WASN'T GRANTED. THE PERMIT WAS NOT GRANTED BECAUSE WE DIDN'T MEET THE VARIANCE AT ALL. BUT WE WENT AHEAD AND DID THE WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT. GRANTED. THAT'S WHEN YOU'RE AN UNLICENSED GC. DO YOU HAVE DO YOU HAVE PLANS? WE ARE A LICENSED GC. I'M NOT LICENSED GC, I'M JUST THE ONE TO BUILD THE STRUCTURE. SO THE QUESTION THAT YOU'RE ASKING ME IS THAT DID WE ARE WE LICENSED? YES, WE'RE LICENSED. BUT THE THING IS, WHEN WE STARTED THE PROJECT, WE DID NOT PULL THE PERMIT. AND SO ONCE WE FOUND THE THE CODE ENFORCEMENT CAME, WE IMMEDIATELY PULLED THE PERMIT AND DID EVERYTHING THAT WE NEEDED TO DO. AND THEN ONCE WE FOUND OUT THAT YOU GUYS HAD SAID, HEY, THERE'S A VARIANCE. WHEN WHEN THEY CAME ON AND DID THE ASSESSMENT FROM THE YOU THE COUNTY, THEY SAID, WELL, WE'LL APPROVE IT, BUT WE JUST NEED TO GO THROUGH THE VARIANCE AND NOT THE VARIANCE, BUT THE SETBACK. THIS IS WHEN YOU GUYS THAT GAVE ME THAT ISSUE AS FAR AS THE A SETBACK, AND THIS HAS BEEN THE ISSUE SINCE THEN TO SETBACK. SO, YOU KNOW, BUT THE PERMITS WILL PULL. WE IMMEDIATELY DID THAT RETROACTIVELY, THOUGH THE PERMITS NEED TO BE PULLED BEFORE A PROJECT STARTED. SURE. I MEAN, YES. SO I DON'T HAVE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS, BUT JUST FOR MY COLLEAGUES, I THINK THAT OBVIOUSLY, YOU KNOW, THIS IS A PROJECT THAT'S GONE ON IN THE WRONG ORDER. MY CONCERNS ARE THAT IT DOESN'T HAVE THE ARCHITECTURAL INTEGRITY AND THE DESIGN CONCEPT AS A, AS THE HOMEOWNERS PRIMARY RESIDENTS AND ALSO I'M CONCERNED ABOUT, YOU KNOW, EVEN THOUGH YOU SAY THAT THE CHURCH GAVE YOU PERMISSION, YOU KNOW, DO YOU HAVE THE LETTER? WERE YOU ABLE TO SHOW THE LETTER? OKAY. OKAY. AND THEN ALSO OKAY, I WANT TO JUST REVIEW THAT AND THEN I'M, I'M INCLINED TO APPROVE IT. BUT I JUST I HAVE A LOT OF CONCERNS REGARDING THE THE WAY THAT IT WAS DONE AND THEN THE ARCHITECT ROLES AS WELL. OKAY. THAT'S AWESOME. COMMISSIONER. YES, I HAVE ONE QUESTION. HOW FAR IS THE CARPORT FROM THE GAS LINE OF THE HOME? I'M SORRY. THE GAS LINE OF THE HOME. HOW FAR IS THE THE GAS LINE IS ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE HOUSE. OKAY. IT'S NOWHERE NEAR THERE. YES. MAKE SURE THAT WAS THE SAFETY. YEAH. NO PROBLEM. YEAH, SURE. ARE THERE ANY MORE QUESTIONS FROM THE COMMISSIONERS? [00:20:01] SEEING NONE. IS THERE A RECOMMENDATION? THANK YOU. MA'AM. CHAIR. BECAUSE IT'S A VARIANCE, YOU GUYS WOULD BE THE FINAL ANSWER. YES. OKAY. THANK YOU. I WANT A MOTION TO DEFER. WELL, THERE'S A MOTION ON THE FLOOR ALREADY IN A SECOND. AND SO THERE NEEDS TO BE A VOTE ON THAT MOTION. THE MOTION ON THE FLOOR IS THE MOTION TO APPROVE. THE MOTION ON THE FLOOR IS TO APPROVE ALL THOSE IN FAVOR THAT IT BE KNOWN BY THE WORD I. I. OPPOSES. OPPOSE TO. OPPOSES. YES. WE CAN HAVE A ROLL CALL, PLEASE. COMMISSIONER MARK FIELDS, I. COMMISSIONER. MILLER. COMMISSIONER. STYLES. COMMISSIONER. WATSON. COMMISSIONER. JOEL. PRESLEY. COMMISSIONER. CHAPMAN, I. COMMISSIONER. JOSEPH. FIELDS. I. DIRECTOR. SMITH, WE HAVE A QUORUM TO APPROVE. DO YOU HAVE A QUORUM TO APPROVE? THANK YOU. SO THE MOTION PASSES. IT PASSES 5 TO 2. THANK YOU. THE MOTION HAS PASSED. THANK YOU. DIRECTOR SMITH. OUR NEXT CASE, PLEASE. [IV.2. P2025RZ-001-04 P2025U-002-04] YES. IN REFERENCE TO ITEM NUMBER TWO. CASE NUMBER P20 25.001.04. IN CASE NUMBER P20252, DASH 0020 FOR THE APPLICANT RODNEY HICKMAN PROPERTY LOCATED AT 2840 DUKE OF GLOUCESTER. THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING A REZONING FROM RL RESIDENTIAL LIMITED TO E EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONAL FOR THE INTENDED USE AS A PERSONAL CARE HOME. CASE TYPE IS A REZONING WITH A CONCURRENT SPECIAL USE PERMIT. THANK YOU. COMMISSIONERS. AT THIS TIME, I ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. MOTION OPEN. SECOND, IT HAS BEEN MOVED IN PROPERLY. SECOND, THAT THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOT OPEN FOR CASE NUMBER P2025RZ-00104 AND P2025U-002-4. IS THE APPLICANT PRESENT? YES. PLEASE COME FORWARD AND STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS. HELLO. HOW YOU DOING? MY NAME IS RODNEY HICKMAN, JUNIOR. ADDRESS IS 2640, DUKE OF GLOUCESTER EAST POINT, GEORGIA. ZIP CODE 30344. I'M REQUESTING A REZONING FOR, AIR AND A SPECIAL USE PERMIT FOR A PERSONAL CARE HOME. FOR ME, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT'S BIG FOR ME. TO HONOR MY GRANDMOTHER'S LEGACY. I'M STILL ALIVE. SHE WANTS TO HELP ME DO SOMETHING GOOD. MY. I GRADUATED FROM TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY WITH A MASTERS IN OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY. I'VE BEEN A THERAPIST FOR THE PAST TEN YEARS. WORKED AS A WORKED IN LONG TERM CARE FOR THE PAST SEVEN YEARS. FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS, I'VE BEEN A CLINICAL DIRECTOR AT A SENIOR LIVING FACILITY. THIS PROJECT IS GOING TO BE CALLED BENES LEGACY HOME. PART OF ME. OH, I GOT IT RIGHT HERE. DID WE PARTY? DID WE VOTE TO OPEN THIS CASE? OH, OKAY. SORRY. I WAS ASKING IF WE VOTED TO OPEN THIS. WE DID. OKAY. YEAH. OKAY. I CONTINUE. OKAY. OH, OKAY. ALL RIGHT. LIKE I SAID, I'M A GRADUATE OF THE UNIVERSITY. THREE YEARS I'VE BEEN A CLINICAL DIRECTOR, AND I'VE SEEN HOW THE SENIOR LIVING HAS RUN AND WORKS. AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT I WANT TO BRING TO MY COMMUNITY HERE IN EAST POINT. ME AND MY WIFE, WE LIVED HERE. WE BOUGHT OUR FIRST HOUSE OVER FIVE YEARS AGO. MY KIDS GO TO SCHOOL IN THE AREA AND THEY PLAY SPORTS IN THE AREA, AND I WANT TO SPEND MORE TIME IN MY AREA. SO THAT'S WHY THIS IS A BIG PROJECT FOR ME. NEXT ONE. REQUESTING THE REZONING. BECAUSE THIS IS WHAT EASTPOINTE NEEDS IN ORDER FOR IT TO DO A PERSONAL CARE HOME, WE NEED TO REZONE INTO AN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION TO ALLOW THE SPECIAL USE PERMIT [00:25:01] FOR A PERSONAL CARE HOME. MY PERSONAL CARE HOME WILL BE A LUXURY PERSONAL CARE HOME TO A MAX OF SIX RESIDENTS. WE PROVIDE PERSONAL WELLNESS PLANS. FOOD PLANS FOR THE RESIDENTS THAT LIVE THEIR DAILY ACTIVITIES. SKILLED THERAPY. BECAUSE I'LL BE THERE TO BE ABLE TO HELP FACILITATE THAT. I KNOW WHAT IT TAKES FOR TO KEEP PEOPLE GOING AND KEEP PEOPLE STRONG. SO WE WANT TO OFFER THAT HOME HOLISTIC ENVIRONMENT FOR THAT. THANK YOU. HOUSES WILL BE DIVIDED INTO FOUR BEDROOMS UPSTAIRS. THESE ARE THE SIZES OF THE BEDROOMS. LIVING ROOM, DINING ROOM. THERE'S ALSO A LAUNDRY ROOM THAT WILL BE CONVERTED INTO A LOUNGE FOR THE CAREGIVERS. DOWNSTAIRS, I PLAN TO HAVE A IN-HOUSE GYM SO RESIDENTS CAN. I CAN CONTINUE MY THERAPY SERVICES THERE WITH THEM. THANK YOU. WHY? WHY IS SENIOR LIVING? AS WE KNOW, THE SENIOR POPULATION IS GROWING. THERE ARE A LOT OF SENIOR LIVINGS. THERE ARE A LOT OF HOMES, BUT SOMETIMES PEOPLE DON'T WANT TO BE IN A FACILITY CONSIDERED A NURSING HOME. WE WANT TO HAVE SOMETHING MORE HOMELIKE. AND I FEEL LIKE THIS IS WHAT'S GOOD FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND FOR FOR THE EAST POINT. I FEEL LIKE THIS CAN BE SOMETHING THAT NOT TARNISHES THE NEIGHBORHOOD WHERE I WANT TO DO IT, BECAUSE IT DOESN'T REQUIRE ANY REBUILDING OR RECONSTRUCTION LIVING WITH SENIORS. IT WILL BE QUIET. THE LOT SIZE IS A PERFECT SIZE FOR WHAT I'M TRYING TO DO HERE. I FEEL LIKE THIS IS BIG BECAUSE AGING IN PLACE IS IMPORTANT. IT GIVES PEOPLE AN OPPORTUNITY TO, YOU KNOW, KIND OF STILL HAVE THAT SENSE OF LIFE QUALITY OF LIFE, TO BE ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD. THIS IS A PICTURE OF THE PROPERTY. THIS IS THE FRONT YARD WITH THE WRAPAROUND DRIVEWAY. THIS IS AN OVERSIZE VIEW OF THE PROPERTY. AS YOU SEE, THERE'S ADEQUATE ENOUGH PARKING. WELL, I'LL GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE. I CAN SEE THAT. YEP. PARKING SHOULD BE IDENTIFIED AS ADEQUATE PARKING SPOTS. ALL WILL BE SIX BY NINE, WHICH IS REQUIRED FOR A PERSONAL PARKING SPOT. THIS WHICH ALLOWS MORE THAN ENOUGH SPACE FOR ANY AMBULANCE OR FIRE DEPARTMENT THAT NEEDS TO COME THROUGH. ALSO, I DIDN'T MENTION BEFORE, BUT ALL RESIDENTS WHO WILL BE LIVING THERE WILL BE REGISTERED WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR SAFETY ISSUES IN CASE THERE IS AN INCIDENT OR SO. THIS IS A PICTURE OF THE WRAPAROUND DRIVEWAY. THIS IS FROM LEFT SIDE OF THE HOUSE WHERE THE DRIVEWAY COMES DOWN. THE RIGHT SIDE WOULD BE WHERE I WOULD ADD A RAMP IN THE BACK. THAT WAY IT WON'T BE OUT IN THE FRONT TO KIND OF, I GUESS, TARNISH THE NEIGHBORHOOD'S LOOK. SO I WANT TO PUT IT IN THE BACK SO WE CAN KIND OF BE JUST FOR ACCESS TO THE RESIDENTS THERE. STREET VIEWS AND ACROSS THE STREET VIEW AS WELL. BACKYARD OPEN PATIO SO WE CAN HAVE OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES THERE. THERE'S A NICE YARD THAT I WOULD LIKE TO DO A GARDEN AS WELL, TO BE ABLE TO USE THOSE IN THE HOME TO BE ABLE TO PREPARE MEALS FOR THE RESIDENTS THERE. THIS IS ANOTHER PICTURE OF THE BACKYARD SHOWING THAT AS I MENTIONED BEFORE IMPACTS ON THE NEIGHBORHOOD. TRAFFIC WILL BE AT A MINIMUM. WE WILL PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION FOR RESIDENTS FOR DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENTS, FOR OUTINGS, FOR THINGS OF THAT SENSE THAT THEY WOULD NEED FOR THEM TO HAVE CARS. FAMILY WHO VISIT WILL HAVE ADEQUATE ENOUGH PARKING ON THE LOT THAT WE WON'T HAVE TO BE OUT INTO THE STREETS AND MAINTAINING THAT WILL DEFINITELY BE ABLE TO KEEP THE NOISE DOWN BECAUSE AS WE KNOW, SENIORS AREN'T LOUD. WE WANT TO WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE HAVING PARTIES. AND THAT THAT'S GOING TO HELP MAINTAIN THE THE PROPERTY VALUE IN THE AREA. AGAIN, LIKE I SAID, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT MY GRANDMOTHER HAS TESTED ME TO KIND OF PUT OFF HERSELF. MY GRANDMOTHER WAS A BUSINESS OWNER FOR 35 YEARS, AND SHE'S RETIRED. SHE WAS LIVING IN THE CITY OF MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN, WHERE SHE OWNED FOUR DAYCARES AND A CHARTER SCHOOL UP TO EIGHTH GRADE. SHE RETIRED RECENTLY AND SHE SAID, IT'S MY TURN. SO SHE WANTS TO HELP ME DO SOMETHING THAT CAN BENEFIT ME AND MY FAMILY AND ALSO CONTINUE THAT LEGACY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND I WELCOME ALL QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. DOES THAT CONCLUDE YOUR PRESENTATION? YES, MA'AM. THANK YOU SO MUCH. ARE THERE ANY PROPONENTS OR SUPPORTERS OF THIS PROJECT? YOU MAY PLEASE COME FORWARD. ANYONE HERE THAT WANTS TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF THE PROJECT, PLEASE COME FORWARD. ARE THERE ANY OPPONENTS? IF THERE ARE ANY, PLEASE COME FORWARD. STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS. OF THE LADY IN THE BACK CAME RAISED. [00:30:04] THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, WAYNE LEWIS. 33, 22 SIR HENRY STREET. THE HOMEOWNER. ONE OF THE HOMEOWNERS THAT LIVE AROUND THE CORNER FROM THIS PROPOSED PROJECT, AND I WOULD BE OPPOSED TO THIS PROJECT. I JUST DON'T WANT TO OPEN A PANDORA'S BOX OF REZONING INDIVIDUAL LIVES WITHIN THIS RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD. IT'S NOT CONDUCIVE TO WHAT EASTPOINTE SHOULD BE ABOUT IN THIS PARTICULAR NEIGHBORHOOD. IT'S A BEAUTIFUL IDEA. I THINK IT'S PROBABLY BETTER SERVED SOMEWHERE ELSE THAT MAY BE MORE COMMERCIAL, BUT IN A RESIDENTIAL. WHERE WE ALL HAVE ONE FAMILY, SINGLE DETACHED HOMES, THIS IS NOT THE TYPE OF REZONING THAT YOU WANT TO HAVE, WHERE THE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY COULD ALLOW FOR OTHER TYPES OF BUSINESSES TO ENTER IN IF THIS ONE DOESN'T SUCCEED. SO I WOULD BE STRONGLY OPPOSED TO THIS PROJECT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE HERE IN OPPOSITION TO THIS PROJECT? PLEASE COME FORWARD AND STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS. HELLO. MY NAME IS DOCTOR AILEEN YANCEY. I LIVE AT 3355 SIR HENRY STREET. I AM A RETIRED PSYCHOLOGIST AND HAVE LIVED IN WILLIAMSBURG FOR, WELL, SINCE THE EARLY 90S. LONG TIME. PREVIOUS. BEFORE RETIREMENT, I WAS DIRECTOR OF THE FULTON COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH. WHAT WAS THEN CALLED MENTAL HEALTH, MENTAL RETARDATION AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE. AND ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, CLINICAL PROFESSOR AT MOREHOUSE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE. DOING PREVENTION RESEARCH. SO OVER THE YEARS, 50 PLUS YEARS. I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE CLINICAL SUPPORT SERVICES TO TO PERSONAL CARE HOMES. THEY WERE FACILITIES. ONE ATTACHED TO MOREHOUSE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE. SO THE SERVICES THAT I PROVIDED FOR THE PERSONAL CARE HOME WERE INDIVIDUAL THERAPY I HELPED RUN. WELL, NO, I RAN GROUPS, ETC.. ONE VERY STRESSFUL JOB OVER THE YEARS. AND THE ABILITY TO COME HOME TO WILLIAMSBURG. THE QUIET, LOW VOLUME DRIVING THROUGH. KNOWING YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD WAS THERAPEUTIC AND CONTINUES TO BE A QUIET, PEACEFUL PLACE. IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN, AND I THINK THERE ARE OTHER PERSONS WHO MAY BE SPEAKING THERE IS A PERSONAL CARE FACILITY THAT IS LESS THAN A MILE AWAY FROM THIS HOUSE AT WILLIAMSBURG. THE KINDS OF SERVICES THAT ARE NEEDED ARE OFTEN MANY. AND THE TRAFFIC THAT WOULD BE INCREASED WITH VISITORS AND CARE PROVIDERS THAT WOULD COME TO THE PERSONAL CARE HOME AND THE CLINICAL NEEDS THAT WOULD NEED TO BE PROVIDED TO THE RESIDENTS AS WELL. SO I HAVE DECADES OF CLINICAL EXPERIENCE AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE WORKING WITH TWO OF THE PERSONAL CARE HOMES THAT ARE LARGER FACILITIES AND HAVE MORE ACCESS TO SERVICES. COMPARING THOSE FACILITIES TO WILLIAMSBURG, WHICH IS A RESIDENTIAL AREA, LONG STANDING, QUIET, VERY LITTLE TRAFFIC. VIRTUALLY NO TRAFFIC ON THE STREETS, ETC.. INDIVIDUAL PERSONAL CARE, I MEAN, PERSONAL HOMES AND THE POSSIBILITY OF [00:35:08] DECREASING THE VALUE OF THOSE HOMES CONCERNS ME PERSONALLY AND MAYBE OTHER PERSONS AS WELL, BECAUSE OF A BUSINESS AND AN EDUCATIONAL BUSINESS FOCUS. TRUE, BUT A BUSINESS NONETHELESS. THERE ARE NO SIRENS. THERE ARE NO EMERGENCY SERVICES OTHER THAN PERHAPS A VERY SMALL NUMBER IF THERE ARE SIRENS, ETC.. SO THAT'S MY LIMITED PRESENTATION AND MY CONCERN. AND I HAVE HAD FIRSTHAND EXPERIENCE AND PROFESSIONAL OPPORTUNITIES TO PROVIDE CARE TO INDIVIDUALS LIVING IN PERSONAL CARE HOMES. SO I HAVE A LONG STANDING EXPERIENCE OF THE KINDS OF SERVICES THAT ARE NECESSARY TO HAVE THAT QUALITY OF CLINICAL CARE. AND I AM HOPING THAT ALTHOUGH THE INTENT IS WELL THOUGHT OF THAT, THAT WILL NOT BE PROVIDED IN WILLIAMSBURG SUBDIVISION CHANGING TOTALLY THE FOCUS OF WILLIAMSBURG SUBDIVISION, WHICH IS A PEACEFUL, QUIET, LOW VOLUME TRAFFIC COMMUNITY. LONG STANDING. SO DO YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OF ME AT THIS POINT? THANK YOU. NO QUESTIONS. OKAY. THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE IN OPPOSITION TO THIS PROJECT? IF SO, PLEASE COME FORWARD. STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS, PLEASE. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS COLLEEN ANDERSON, AND I RESIDE AT 2755 DUKE OF GLOUCESTER. I, TOO, HAVE BEEN A LONG RESIDENT THERE. I'VE BEEN THERE SINCE 96, AND I AM ALSO OPPOSING THE THE FACILITY THAT HE WANTS TO PUT IN. AND I AM OPPOSING IT FOR A COUPLE OF REASONS BECAUSE ONE, IT IS A RESIDENTIAL AREA. AND AS THE OTHER PEOPLE HAVE ALSO SAID THAT THIS IS A ONE PERSON, THESE ARE PEOPLE WHO HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE LIVED THEIR ORIGINAL OWNERS. WHEN I FIRST MOVED IN THERE, THAT'S WHAT WE HAD. ORIGINAL OWNERS WERE IN THERE AND IT'S A ONE HOUSE FAMILY, NOT FOR THE FACILITY THAT HE WANTS TO PUT IN. I HAVE BEEN A VICTIM, I WANT TO SAY A VICTIM OF THE NEW SCHOOL THAT THEY PUT IN, THAT THEY HAD THAT PROPERTY, THAT THEY SAID THEY WERE GOING TO DO SOMETHING ELSE WITH IT. AND THE WAY IT WAS GOING TO BE DONE. IT'S NOT DONE. IT WASN'T DONE THAT WAY. THE SECOND DRIVEWAY, THEY SAID, WAS NOT GOING TO BE USED. IT WAS EMERGENCY PURPOSES ONLY. WE HAVE ISSUES GETTING OUT OF OUR DRIVEWAY. I CONSIDER US THE GATEKEEPER OF THE SCHOOL, BECAUSE WE ARE THE ONLY HOUSE THAT'S IN BETWEEN BOTH OF THOSE DRIVEWAYS. BUT I AM OPPOSED TO THE TRAFFIC THAT IT WILL CREATE AND ALL OF THE IT'S JUST NOT CONDUCIVE. I'M SORRY. THE WAY I FEEL IS NOT CONDUCIVE FOR THAT TYPE OF OF OF LIVING. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE IN OPPOSITION TO THE PROJECT? PLEASE COME FORWARD AND STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS. GOOD EVENING, COMMISSIONERS, AND THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR SERVICE TONIGHT. APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE. MY NAME IS VICKI HUBER. I LIVE AT 3437 PRINCE GEORGE STREET IN WILLIAMSBURG. MY HUSBAND AND I HAVE LIVED THERE FOR 24 YEARS NOW. WE RAISED OUR DAUGHTER THERE. I DO APPRECIATE THE KIND HEART OF THE APPLICANT. I THINK HE WANTS TO DO A GOOD THING, BUT I FEAR THAT HE IS NOT DONE HIS DUE DILIGENCE BEFORE PURCHASING THIS HOME IN WILLIAMSBURG. TO CHANGE THE ZONING CLASSIFICATION ON THIS HOME TO THE EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONAL DISTRICT. IT'S NOT JUST A TWEAK OF OUR RESIDENTIAL LIMITED ZONING CODE. IT'S A IT'S A 180 ABOUT FACE. IT'S A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT ANIMAL, SO TO SPEAK. AND UNDER THE ZONING, IT'S POSSIBLE TO HAVE RESTAURANTS, BARS, FAST FOOD, LAUNDROMATS AND OTHER ITEMS. AND WHILE I REALIZE THAT THE PERSONAL CARE HOME IS NOT ONE OF THESE THINGS IT IS FOR SURE A FOR PROFIT COMMERCIAL SOCIAL ENTERPRISE THAT WE FEEL HAS NO BUSINESS IN OUR RESIDENTIAL AREA. AND TO PLACE SUCH A BUSINESS RIGHT IN THE HEART OF OUR [00:40:07] NEIGHBORHOOD. IT'S JUST A, IT'S A PRIME EXAMPLE OF SPOT ZONING. AND I REALLY THINK THAT'S IT'S RARELY EVER A GOOD THING TO DO THAT. AND IT'S THAT'S A VERY BAD PRECEDENT. NOT ONLY FOR US, BUT FOR OTHER NEIGHBORHOODS IN THE EAST POINT. AND THEN THE APPLICATION DOES NOT MEET THE SPECIAL PERMIT STANDARD OF BEING LOCATED ONE MILE AWAY FROM ANOTHER COMPARABLE FACILITY. THE SERENITY PERSONAL CARE HOME IS AT 3409 WASHINGTON ROAD, WHICH IS RIGHT NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF WASHINGTON AND HERSCHEL. WHICH SOME OF YOU MAY KNOW. BUT A QUICK, QUICK SEARCH ON GOOGLE MAPS REVEALS THAT TO BE 8/10 OF A MILE AWAY. AND I VERIFIED THIS DISTANCE ASSISTANCE BECAUSE I DROVE IT MYSELF. AND A STRAIGHT LINE IS THE CROW FIVE FLIES? OF COURSE, IT WOULD BE EVEN LESS SO. AND I GUESS ANOTHER IMPORTANT ITEM TO NOTE IS THAT THE ZONING CHANGE WOULD BE PERMANENT. IT DOES NOT GO WITH THE OWNER IF HE SHOULD DECIDE HE DOESN'T LIKE THIS BUSINESS OR WANTS TO MOVE TO ANOTHER LOCATION AND HE'S GONE. THE PROPERTY WILL REMAIN ZONED BASICALLY IN A I WOULD CALL IT MORE OF A COMMERCIAL STATUS FOR OUR PURPOSES. SO AT THAT POINT IN THE FUTURE, THERE'S NO PREDICTING WHAT OTHER ENTITY WOULD WANT TO COME IN. AND THEY COULD EXPLOIT THE COMMERCIAL STATUS OF THIS PROPERTY. AND WE JUST DON'T THINK THAT'S A THAT WE NEED TO DO THAT IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. BUT ANYWAY, I THINK MYSELF AND A LOT OF MY NEIGHBORS JUST ASK YOU ALL TO DENY THIS ZONING APPLICATION. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY OTHER OPPONENTS? PLEASE COME FORWARD AND STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS. THANK YOU. COMMISSIONERS. I AM JANE MARTIN. I LIVE AT THREE, THREE, ONE NINE PRINCE GEORGE STREET, AND MY HUSBAND AND I HAVE BEEN THERE FOR 42 YEARS. WE ARE NOT THE ONLY PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN IN WILLIAMSBURG FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME, AND WE LIKE IT. AND WE WANTED TO STAY THE NEIGHBORHOOD THAT IT IS AND NOT TAKE A CHANCE ON REZONING AND OTHER ENTITIES COMING TO OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY OTHER OPPONENTS? PLEASE COME FORWARD AND STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS. I'M NOT GOING TO SAY MUCH. MY NAME IS RONALD WALTON. I LIVE AT 3100 DUKE OF GLOUCESTER. I'M AN ADMINISTRATOR FOR A LAW FIRM. I WOULD JUST LIKE TO PIGGYBACK AND CONCUR WITH THE OTHER OPPONENTS FOR THIS ZONING, AND I'LL LET SOMEBODY ELSE SPEAK, BUT I AM AGAINST IT AS WELL. THANK YOU. PLEASE COME FORWARD AND STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS. GOOD EVENING. ROBERT BROADWATER, 3307 SIR HENRY STREET. MY WIFE CHERIE AND I, WE LIVED THERE FOR 12 YEARS AT THIS POINT. I'M OPPOSED TO THIS. I DON'T THINK IT MATCHES THE NEIGHBORHOOD. IT'S NOT COMPATIBLE. AND I AGREE WITH SOMEONE EARLIER. I DON'T THINK ENOUGH RESEARCH WAS DONE PRIOR TO PURCHASE. THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY OTHER OPPONENTS? SEEING. NONE COMMISSIONERS, MADAM CHAIR. YES. MAKE A MOTION THAT WE CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. SECOND SESSION. IT HAS BEEN MOVED. AND PROPERLY. SECOND, THAT WE CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? LET IT BE KNOWN BY THE WORD I. AYE, OPPOSES. HEARING NONE. COMMISSIONERS ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION? QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSIONS? I MAKE A MOTION TO OPEN FOR DISCUSSION. I'M SORRY. WE'LL HAVE THE STAFF REPORT AND THEN. OH. THANK YOU. STAFF REPORT, PLEASE. YES, MADAM CHAIR, IN REFERENCE TO. A REFERENCE TO CASE NUMBER P22 5.001.04. AND CASE 25200204. REZONING AND USE PERMIT FOR THE REZONING FROM RL RESIDENTIAL LIMITED TO E, [00:45:01] WHICH IS OUR EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONAL INTENDED FOR USE AS A PERSONAL CARE HOME. THIS PROPERTY. THIS PROPERTY IS LOCATED ON RL RESIDENTIAL LIMITED ZONING. AS YOU SEE ON THE MAP, THE PROPERTY IS DEPICTED IN THE IN THE. IN THE SHAPE THAT IS OUTLINED IN LIGHT BLUE. AS YOU SEE, IT IS SURROUNDED BY ALL RESIDENTIAL LIMITED ZONING DISTRICTS. THIS SLIDE THAT YOU SEE HERE IS A SLIDE OF OUR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND FUTURE LAND USE MAP. AND IT SHOWS THE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT AS A SUBURBAN RESIDENTIAL. IT IS ALSO SURROUNDED WITH SUBURBAN RESIDENTIAL TYPICAL ZONING DISTRICTS IN SUBURBAN RESIDENTIAL, ACCORDING TO OUR FUTURE LAND USE MAP AND COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IS AG ONE R1, WHICH IS OUR SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL, AND RL WHICH IS OUR RESIDENTIAL LIMITED ZONING DISTRICT CLASSIFICATIONS. IN REFERENCE TO. IN REFERENCE TO STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION STAFF RECOMMENDS DEFERRAL OF THE REZONING OF THE PROPERTY FROM RL RESIDENTIAL LIMITED TO E EDUCATIONAL, INSTITUTIONAL AND THE SPECIAL USE PERMIT FOR A PERSONAL CARE HOME DURING STAFF ANALYSIS AND REVIEW PURSUANT TO SECTION TEN DASH 2135, A FOR THE APPLICANT MUST PROVIDE A 50 FOOT BUILDING SETBACK FROM SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED DWELLING DISTRICTS AND OR A-G ZONING DISTRICTS WHEN USED FOR SINGLE FAMILY. IN ORDER TO PROCEED WITH THE USE PERMIT AND THE REZONING, THE APPLICANT SHALL APPLY FOR A VARIANCE TO COMPLY WITH THIS SECTION OF THE CODE. TEN 2135. STAFF RECOMMENDS A DEFERRAL AT THIS TIME. THANK YOU. COMMISSIONERS, WHAT DO I HEAR FROM YOU, MADAM CHAIR? YES, COMMISSIONER. I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO DENY SECOND. I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO DENY. DO I HEAR ANY QUESTIONS, OR DO I HEAR ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM COMMISSIONERS? I HAVE A COMMENT, COMMISSIONER. I SUPPORT THE DENIAL OF THE APPLICATION BASED ON THE FACT THAT SPOT ZONING IS SOMETHING THAT THE CITY IS NOT FULL AS A COMMISSION AND LISTENING TO THE RESIDENTS OF THE AREA AS WELL IN ORDER TO REZONE THE PROPERTY OR TO REZONE ANYTHING, THE REZONING APPLIES TO DISTRICTS AND THINGS THAT CAN BE IMPLEMENTED IN A PARTICULAR DISTRICT, WHICH MEANS THERE'S A LOT OF DIFFERENT PARTS MOVING A LOT OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF BUSINESSES AND THINGS THAT COME IN ON IN CERTAIN TYPES OF DISTRICTS AND IN A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD, SOMETHING A BUSINESS OF THIS MAGNITUDE WOULD BE A DISTURBANCE. AND I AGREE WITH THE OPPOSITION PANELS. SO THAT'S MY REASONING. THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER STYLES. YEAH. SO I'M REALLY ADAMANT ABOUT THIS BEING DENIED. I LIVE IN AN ADJACENT NEIGHBORHOOD. I AM VERY FAMILIAR WITH THIS NEIGHBORHOOD. AND THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS HAVE SPOKEN, AND THEY'RE AGAINST IT AS WELL. AND IT JUST DOESN'T MAKE SENSE. THERE'S NO OTHER BUSINESSES IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD ON THAT STREET. IT'S ALL RESIDENTIAL. IT'S A LOVELY NEIGHBORHOOD. IT'S A LEGACY NEIGHBORHOOD FOR EASTPOINTE. FURTHERMORE, THE HOUSE. CONGRATULATIONS. IT'S A BEAUTIFUL HOUSE. I THINK IT HAS GREAT ARCHITECTURE THAT IS CONDUCIVE TO THE REST OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND THAT ARCHITECTURE AND AND THE THE NEIGHBORS PEACE AND QUIET NEEDS TO BE PRESERVED. ALSO, THERE'S TONS OF BUILDINGS IN EASTPOINTE THAT ARE COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS FOR RENT OR FOR PURCHASE. AND I URGE YOU TO LOOK INTO SOME OF THOSE BUILDINGS. THAT WOULD BE A SUITABLE LOCATION FOR THIS. I THINK IT'S A GREAT PROJECT. I THINK IT'S A GREAT CONCEPT. I'M SURE YOU'RE A WONDERFUL PERSON, AND I ADMIRE THE PASSION BEHIND THIS, AND I THINK THAT OUR COMMUNITY NEEDS THIS. HOWEVER, THIS ISN'T THE PLACE FOR IT. [00:50:01] THIS IS A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD, AND PEOPLE DO NOT WANT THEIR RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS TURNED INTO BUSINESS CENTERS. SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE IT CLEAR THAT IN EASTPOINTE, WE ARE PRO-BUSINESS. WE WANT BUSINESSES HERE, BUT THERE'S A PLACE AND A LOCATION, AND UNFORTUNATELY, THIS NEIGHBORHOOD IS NOT IT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COMMISSIONERS, THERE'S A SECOND. THERE'S A MOTION ON THE FLOOR. MADAM CHAIR, I HAVE MADAM CHAIR. OH, YES. I'M SORRY. COMMISSIONER. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO JUST SAY YOUR. YOUR BUSINESS IS A NOBLE BUSINESS. I WOULD LOVE TO SEE IT HERE IN THE CITY OF EASTPOINTE. POINT WE HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO NOT SPOT ZONE. I THINK SOMEONE USED THAT WORD DURING THEIR, THEIR CONVERSATION AND OR OR THIS EVENING. I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE OFFER TO YOU TO COME TO THE CITY OF EAST POINT. BUT IT SHOULD BE SOMEPLACE THAT IS NOT A RESIDENTIAL AREA WHERE WE WOULD REZONE ONE PROPERTY IN RL, AND NOW WE CAN'T CONTROL AT ALL WHAT HAPPENS IF YOU IF YOU'RE NOT SUCCESSFUL OR IF YOU GO SOMEWHERE ELSE. BUT THANK YOU FOR PUTTING THE APPLICATION IN. I HOPE THAT YOU WOULD CONSIDER EAST POINT FOR YOUR BUSINESS IN A MORE APPROPRIATE AREA. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS? SURE. I WAS JUST REMINDED THAT THERE IS A VAST MEDICAL DISTRICT IN THE CITY OF EASTPOINTE TO ALLOW FOR, YOU KNOW, CARE AS PERSONAL HEALTH CARE. TODAY IS A VAST AREA. WE JUST ACTUALLY HAD SOME VERBIAGE OVER OUR CITY CODE ABOUT IT. SO THERE'S PLENTY OF BUILDING AND STRUCTURES THAT WILL FACILITATE. THANK YOU COMMISSIONER. THANK YOU. COMMISSIONERS, ARE THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS QUESTIONS? YEP. I JUST I JUST WANT TO ECHO THE SENTIMENTS OF THE OTHER COMMISSIONERS. I REALLY THINK IT'S A REALLY COOL PROJECT, AND YOU OBVIOUSLY PUT A LOT OF THOUGHT AND TIME INTO IT. AND I KIND OF I LIVE IN THE WILLIAMSBURG AREA. AND SO I, YOU KNOW, I UNDERSTAND THAT THE WHERE THE CITIZENS ARE COMING FROM AS WELL. SO I JUST WANT TO COMMEND YOU AGAIN ON THE THE EFFORT THERE. BUT I THINK THAT, YOU KNOW, WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE IT JUST NOT IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD. SO I THINK THAT WOULD BE A GOOD. THANK YOU. THAT'S ALL. THANK YOU. COMMISSIONERS IS THAT? CONCLUDE YOUR COMMENTS OR YOUR QUESTIONS? WHAT DO I HEAR ON THE MOTION THAT'S ON THE FLOOR? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? LET IT BE KNOWN BY THE WORD I, I, I OPPOSES. HEARING NONE. THE CASE IS DENIED. THANK YOU. YES. SO IT WILL BE RECOMMENDED FOR DENIAL TO THE CITY COUNCIL. THANK YOU. AND YOU WILL GO BEFORE COUNCIL. IS THAT NEXT WEEK? DIRECTOR SMITH, NEXT MONTH. OKAY. THANK YOU. NEXT CASE, DIRECTOR SMITH, PLEASE. [IV.3. P2025U-001-04] MADAM CHAIR, IN REFERENCE TO ITEM NUMBER THREE UNDER NEW BUSINESS CASE TYPE P20 001.04. THE APPLICANT, TIMOTHY GLOVER, PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1962 MONTROSE DRIVE. THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING A USE PERMIT FOR A HABITABLE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE IN THE R-1 SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING UNIT DISTRICT. CASE TYPE IS A USE PERMIT. THANK YOU. COMMISSIONERS. WHAT DO I HEAR? MOTION TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. SECOND, IT HAS BEEN MOVED. AND PROPERLY. SECOND, THAT WE OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR CASE NUMBER P2025. YOU DASH 00104. IS THE APPLICANT PRESENT? YES. PLEASE COME FORWARD. STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS AND YOU MAY PRESENT. THANK YOU. MY NAME IS RACHEL STINGER. I LIVE AT 1962 MONTROSE DRIVE AND MY NAME IS TIMOTHY GLOVER. I LIVE AT 1962 MONTROSE DRIVE. YOU MAY PROCEED. THANK YOU. SO. YEAH. OUR PLAN IS THAT WE ARE JUST ASKING TO TAKE A EXISTING STRUCTURE AND CHANGE IT TO BE A HABITABLE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE. SO WE HAVE A PREEXISTING STRUCTURE THAT WAS ON THE PROPERTY WHEN WE BOUGHT THE HOUSE. IT'S ABOUT 700 SQUARE FOOT. PREVIOUSLY WAS USED. WE'RE NOT SURE AS A GARAGE OR STORAGE OR SOMETHING OF THAT NATURE. AND IT DEFINITELY JUST NEEDS SOME RENOVATION RIGHT NOW. [00:55:02] WHEN WE HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO MAKE EXTERIOR RENOVATIONS YET, BECAUSE WE'RE WAITING TO SEE IF WE'LL BE ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS PROJECT. BUT OUR HOPE IS JUST TO TRANSFORM THE SPACE INTO A SPACE THAT IS LIVABLE. AND IF WE WANT TO GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE, WE HAVE SOME MORE SHOTS OF THE INTERIOR OF THE EXISTING SPACE. YOU CAN SEE THERE IS A SINK THERE. WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THE PURPOSE OF THE SINK WAS BECAUSE THERE IS NOT ANY EXISTING PLUMBING. THERE IS EXISTING ELECTRICITY. SO WE WOULD NOT HAVE TO PUT PUT IN THAT. WE'LL JUST HAVE TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING IS UP TO CODE, MAYBE MOVE SOME OUTLETS, BUT WE WILL HAVE TO INSTALL PLUMBING, WHICH WE HAVE A COUPLE OF MOCK UP PLANS IN THE PRESENTATION OF HOW THE PLUMBING COULD EXIST. WE DON'T HAVE A CONTRACTOR YET. WE'VE JUST BEEN GETTING QUOTES RIGHT NOW. WE'VE TALKED TO SEVERAL CONTRACTORS. BUT THE MOCK UPS WERE DONE BY MY FATHER, WHO DOES SOME OF THIS WORK. HE'S JUST OUT OF STATE, SO HE WON'T BE ABLE TO DO IT. SO THIS IS JUST KIND OF THE ESTIMATED WORK THAT WE THINK WILL BE NEEDED. WE KNOW THAT THERE WAS SOME PREVIOUS TERMITE DAMAGE TO THE WOOD IN THE ROOF, AND SO THERE WILL NEED TO BE SOME REINFORCEMENT AND IMPROVEMENTS MADE. THEY'LL NEED TO BE SOME WINDOW REPAIRS. WE'LL NEED TO INSTALL PLUMBING WHICH THEY THINK SHOULD BE FAIRLY SIMPLE TO SET THE PLUMBING UP TO WHERE IT ATTACHES TO THE MAIN PLUMBING IN THE HOUSE. IF WE HAVE, LIKE, YOU KNOW, EVERYTHING THAT NEEDS PLUMBING ON THE SAME SIDE OF THAT GARAGE UNIT. OF COURSE, COSMETIC REPAIRS AND JUST MAKING IT A LIVABLE SPACE SO WE DON'T PLAN ON A FULL KITCHEN, JUST A SMALL KITCHENETTE. BUT THERE WILL BE A BATHROOM AND IT'LL BE JUST KIND OF A ONE BEDROOM STUDIO STYLE. AND OUR HOPE IS MAINLY THAT THIS WILL BE FOR IN-LAWS TO STAY AT. MY PARENTS LIVE IN OKLAHOMA HILLS ARE ABOUT TO MOVE TO MYRTLE BEACH. WE WANT TO HAVE KIDS, SO MAINLY THIS WILL MOSTLY BE USED AS A SPACE FOR OUR FAMILY TO STAY WHEN THEY COME TO VISIT. BUT WE MIGHT ALSO USE IT FOR SHORT TERM RENTALS AS WELL. HE WORKS IN THE FILM INDUSTRY, SO HE KNOWS A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO COME IN TO WORK HERE FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS ON A FILM, YOU KNOW, WORK A LONG TEN, 12 HOUR DAY. JUST NEED A PLACE TO SLEEP. AND WE'RE CLOSE TO TYLER PERRY IN SEVERAL STUDIOS, SO IT'D BE CONVENIENT FOR THAT. AND THEN THESE ARE THE POSSIBLE MOCK UPS OF THE PLAN. SO ON THE RIGHT IS JUST, YOU KNOW, WHERE WE WOULD HAVE IT AS, LIKE, AN OPEN STUDIO. BUT THERE IS THAT WALL ALREADY EXISTING TO SEPARATE FOR A BATHROOM AND STORAGE IN THE BACK. AND THEN THE PROPOSED PLUMBING PLAN OF HOW WE THINK THAT THAT WILL BE POSSIBLE. THAT'S EVERYTHING. YEP. DOES THAT CONCLUDE YOUR PRESENTATION? YES, YES. I HAVE ONE QUESTION. WOULD YOU REPEAT WHAT YOU SAID ABOUT THE KITCHEN? I DON'T KNOW. WE DON'T PLAN ON A FULL KITCHEN, JUST A SMALL KITCHENETTE. SO A FRIDGE, A MICROWAVE AND, LIKE, MAYBE JUST LIKE A TWO BURNER STOVE, BUT NOT A FULL KITCHEN. THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYONE HERE IN SUPPORT OF THE PROJECT? IS ANYONE HERE SUPPORTING THE PROJECT? IS THERE ANYONE HERE THAT OPPOSES THE PROJECT? IF THERE'S ANYONE HERE THAT OPPOSES THE PROJECT, PLEASE COME FORWARD. I DO NOT SEE ANYONE FOR OR AGAINST COMMISSIONERS. MADAM CHAIR. YES, COMMISSIONER. I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. SECOND, IT HAS BEEN MOVED IMPROPERLY. SECOND, THAT WE CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. ALL OF THOSE. LET IT BE KNOWN BY THE WORD I. I OPPOSE THIS HEARING. THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOT CLOSED. STAFF. YOUR RECOMMENDATION PLEASE. ALL RIGHT. IN REFERENCE TO CASE NUMBER P2025, YOU .001.04 APPLICANT TIMOTHY GLOVER. PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1962 MONTROSE DRIVE. THE APPLICANT REQUESTED A USE PERMIT FOR A HABITABLE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE IN THE R ONE ZONING DISTRICT. STAFF HAS RECOMMENDED APPROVAL. THANK YOU. STAFF. YOU'VE HEARD WITH TWO CONDITIONS. THE FIRST CONDITION APPLICANT SHALL ADHERE TO ALL APPLICABLE STATE AND CITY CODES. CONDITION NUMBER TWO. APPLICANT MUST SUBMIT A SURVEY OF THE PROPERTY TO CONFIRM SETBACK REQUIREMENTS FOR EXISTING STRUCTURES. DIRECTOR SMITH, IS THAT CONCLUDE I STEPPED OVER YOU? I'M SORRY. YES IT DOES. THANK YOU. COMMISSIONERS, YOU HAVE HEARD STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION. WHAT DO I HEAR? MOTION TO APPROVE. MOTION. SECOND. SECOND. IT HAS BEEN MOVED. AND PROPERLY. SECOND. THAT WE ACCEPT STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION. ALL IN FAVOR? LET IT BE KNOWN BY THE WORD I. AYE. OPPOSES. HERE. YES. [01:00:02] I'M SORRY. OH. I'M SORRY. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION OR QUESTIONS? COMMISSIONER FIELDS. OKAY, SO THERE IS THERE THERE IS NOT NO PARKING ON THE STRUCTURE. HOW IS THAT BEING HANDLED? SO WE CURRENTLY HAVE A VERY LONG, SKINNY DRIVEWAY THAT CAN HOLD ABOUT SIX CARS. SO THERE IS PARKING. IT JUST TAKES MANEUVERING, BUT WE'RE HOPING WE CAN MAYBE MAKE IT TO WHERE THERE'S A LITTLE BIT MORE SPACE BACK THERE BY THAT UNIT FOR SEVERAL CARS TO PARK. THAT'S MY ONE QUESTION THAT I HAVE. I SEE COMMISSIONER STILES I JUST HAVE A FRIENDLY REMINDER. MAKE SURE THAT IF YOU'RE GOING TO DO AN AIRBNB OR ANY SORT OF SHORT TERM RENTALS, THAT YOU GET THE CITY LICENSE IN ORDER TO DO THAT AND STAY IN COMPLIANCE. YES. I'M I'M INCLINED TO APPROVE IT. I WISH YOU GUYS THE BEST OF LUCK. JUST MAKE SURE YOU DO THE RIGHT THING IN TERMS OF THE AIRBNB. YEAH. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER PRESLEY. NO, I THOUGHT I SAW YOU, COMMISSIONER. PHIL. COMMISSIONER PHIL'S. OH, I'M SORRY, ARE THERE ARE THERE ANY MORE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS TO THE APPLICANT? SEEING NONE ALL THOSE. LET IT BE KNOWN BY THE WORD I A A OPPOSES HERE AND NOW IT IS APPROVED. YOUR APPLICATION IS APPROVED. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. WITH THE CONDITIONS. YES. WE NEED TO DO THIS SURVEY WITH THE CONDITIONS. CONDITIONS? IT'S A RECOMMENDATION FOR APPROVAL. OKAY. THANK YOU. DIRECTOR SMITH, NEXT CASE, PLEASE. [IV.4. P2025U-003-04] YES, MADAM CHAIR, IN REFERENCE TO ITEM NUMBER FOUR UNDER NEW BUSINESS CASE NUMBER P20 252.003.04, APPLICANT FRANCIS CROWDER A T Y P LLC PROPERTY IS LOCATED AT 3020 CHURCH STREET. THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING A USE PERMIT FOR A HABITABLE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE IN THE R-1, A URBAN RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICT. CASE TYPE AS A USE PERMIT. THANK YOU. COMMISSIONERS. WHAT DO I HEAR? YOUR MARK IS NOT ON. MOTION TO OPEN THE HEARING. SECOND, IT HAS BEEN MOVED IN PROPERLY. SECOND, THAT WE OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR CASE P2025. YOU 0034. ALL OF THOSE IN FAVOR? LET IT BE KNOWN BY THE WORD I. I OPPOSES HEARING NONE. THE CASE IS NOW OPEN. IS THE APPLICANT PRESENT? YES, MA'AM, I AM. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS. MY NAME IS FRANCIS. I CAN'T HEAR YOU. COME CLOSER. MY NAME IS FRANCIS CROWDER. I WORK WITH A TYPE LLC. I AM HERE ON BEHALF OF MR. LAKE AND DARRELL FARLEY, WHO LIVE AT 3020 CHURCH STREET. OUR COMPANY IS LOCATED IN ATLANTA. BUT MOST, YOU KNOW, WE BUILD SO A TYPE IS A GENERAL CONTRACTING COMPANY. WE SERVE AS A DESIGN AND BUILD FIRM, AND WE REPRESENT PROPERTY OWNERS. PRIVATE PROPERTY OWNERS THAT HIRE US. OUR PROJECT TEAM HAS EXPERIENCE WITH RESIDENTIAL EDITIONS, ACCESSORIES. YOU KNOW BUILDS FROM THE GROUND UP. SO WE ARE A LICENSED GENERAL OR LICENSED GENERAL CONTRACTING COMPANY. WE ARE, AGAIN ACTING ON BEHALF OF THE FARLEY FAMILY TO FULFILL THEIR VISION FOR MULTI-GENERATIONAL LIVING. HOME. THE PROJECT SCOPE, OR THE SCOPE OF OUR PROJECT IS THE CONSTRUCTION OF A HABITABLE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE. IT WILL BE A FULLY INDEPENDENT LIVING STRUCTURE, APPROXIMATELY 1000FT². THIS IS GOING TO INCLUDE TWO BEDROOMS, ONE FULL BATHROOM, A LIVING ROOM AND A KITCHEN, AND IT WILL BE DESIGNED TO COMPLEMENT THE EXISTING HOME. WHICH IS MISS HER? IT IS HER RESIDENTIAL HOME WHERE SHE LIVES WITH HER HUSBAND AND HER KIDS. SO IT IS GOING TO BE IT IS DESIGNED TO COMPLEMENT THE EXISTING STRUCTURE. OUR CONSTRUCTION TIMELINE. AT THIS POINT, I CAN'T SAY HOW LONG IT'S GOING TO TAKE TO BUILD, BUT OUR PROJECT WILL COMMENCE UPON ISSUANCE OF ALL REQUIRED PERMITS AND APPROVALS. BECAUSE WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE IN COMPLIANCE. ONCE WE DO HAVE ALL THE REQUIRED PERMITS, WE WILL BE PREPARED TO BEGIN PROMPTLY. [01:05:01] AND OUR PROJECT MANAGEMENT WILL BE COMPLIANT AND PLAN READY. YOU KNOW, HAVE ANY PLANS READY FOR FOR REVIEW THE LOCATION OF THE PROPERTY OR THE PROJECT IS LOCATED AT THE REAR OF THE EXISTING STRUCTURE, WHICH IS 3020 CHURCH STREET, EASTPOINT, GEORGIA. THE ADDITIONAL DWELLING UNIT OR HABITABLE UNIT IS TO BE POSITIONED BEHIND THE MAIN HOME. IT IS ALSO DESIGNED TO MAINTAIN VISUAL HARMONY AND SPACING FROM THE NEIGHBORING PROPERTIES. OUR THIS IS A THE ARCHITECTURAL FLOOR PLAN OF WHAT IT WOULD LOOK LIKE. IT WILL HAVE THE TWO BEDROOMS, ONE FULL BATHROOM, A LIVING ROOM AND A KITCHEN. THIS IS AGAIN FROM THE SITE PLANS. SO YOU SEE THE EXISTING THE THE SOLID GRAY STRUCTURE IS THE EXISTING RESIDENTIAL HOME. THERE IS A 17 FOOT GAP BETWEEN THE BACK OF THE HOUSE AND THE EXISTING NEW STRUCTURE THAT WE ARE HOPING TO BUILD OR HOPING TO START BUILDING FOR MR. LAKE. THE SQUARE FOOTAGE OF THIS EXISTING STRUCTURE. THIS IS THE FRONT OF THE HOUSE, WHICH IS APPROXIMATELY. ABOUT 1700 SQUARE FEET. IT MIGHT BE A LITTLE BIT BIGGER. I GOT THIS FROM FROM PUBLIC RECORD SO I COULD BE OFF A COUPLE. THE NEW STRUCTURE OR THE EXISTING STRUCTURE WILL BE 805 HEATED SQUARE FEET AND 195 OUTDOOR COVERED OUTDOOR SPACE, UNHEATED. THIS IS A VIEW FROM WHEN, FROM THE FRONT OF THE PROPERTY TO THE BACK OF THE PROPERTY. THIS IS MRS. LAKE'S YARD. CURRENTLY. THIS IS A SIDE VIEW OR A VIEW FROM. IT SHOWS THE SPACE BETWEEN THE BACK OF THE EXISTING RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURE AND WHERE THE FRONT OR THE BEGINNING OF THE NEW STRUCTURE WILL BE. THIS IS A PICTURE. IT SHOWS YOU THE VIEW FROM THE VERY BACK OF THE YARD TO THE EXISTING TO THE FRONT. SO JUST KIND OF GIVES YOU A DIFFERENT VIEW OF THE OF THE EXISTING SPACE OF MR. LEAKEY'S YARD. SO THE PURPOSE OF THE ADDITIONAL DWELLING UNIT, AGAIN, WE WERE HIRED BY MR. LAKE AND HER HUSBAND. THEY'RE WANTING TO BUILD A HOME FOR THEIR AGING MOTHER. THE GOAL IS TO PROVIDE HER MOM WITH AN INDEPENDENT SPACE, YET INDEPENDENT. YOU KNOW, SHE WANTS TO BE CLOSE TO FAMILY, SO SHE WANTS TO HAVE HER MOM CLOSE TO HER. IT'S GOING TO BALANCE PRIVACY AND PROXIMITY FOR CAREGIVING SO SHE CAN TAKE CARE OF HER MOM, BUT YET ALLOWS HER MOM TO FEEL THAT SHE IS STILL INDEPENDENT WITHOUT HAVING TO RELY HEAVILY ON ANYBODY ELSE. FOR HER, IT DOES REINFORCE HER COMMITMENT TO FAMILY UNITY. AGING IN PLACE, A SAFE HOUSE SOLUTIONS. IT ALSO PROVIDES HER KIDS THE ABILITY TO HAVE THEIR GRANDMOTHER CLOSE BY SO THAT YOU KNOW, FAMILY IS EVERYTHING. SO HAVING YOUR MOM THERE, SOMETHING THAT I WISH THAT I COULD HAVE, BUT MY MOM'S IN NEW YORK, SO THAT DOESN'T HELP. THAT DOESN'T WORK. BUT IN THIS CASE, WE WANT TO MAKE HER VISION COME TRUE. SO IT PROMOTES COMMUNITY VALUES OF COMPASSION, COMMITMENT TO COMPLIANCE. WE WILL NOT BUILD OR START BUILDING UNTIL WE CAN ACHIEVE. WE HAVE ADHERED TO ALL OF THE CITY OF EASTPOINTE ZONING AND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS. WE, A TYPE WILL MEET OR EXCEED ALL BUILDING CODES, PERMIT REQUIREMENTS AND PLANNING GUIDELINES. WE WILL ENSURE THE QUALITY, CONSTRUCTION AND MINIMAL COMMUTE THAT THERE IS MINIMAL DISRUPTION TO THE COMMUNITY. WE DO HAVE DEDICATED OR WE ARE DEDICATED TO TRANSPORTATION TRANSFER TO TRANSPARENT COMMUNICATION WITH THE PLANNING STAFF THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS. THIS IS PART OF THE PROCESS. WE WERE TOLD THAT OF COURSE WE HAD TO POST THE PERMIT, THE ZONING NOTICE. SO THAT'S JUST A PICTURE OF THE FRONT OF THE HOUSE WITH THE NOTICES PRESENT. WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF SUBMITTING FOR A TREE PERMIT. SO THERE ARE TWO TREES THAT WILL HAVE TO BE REMOVED. AND ACCORDING TO THE PERMIT APPLICATION, WE HAD TO MEASURE THE TREES AND SHOW THE TREES. SO THAT'S ONE OF THEM. THERE'S ONLY TWO TREES, AND THEN THAT'S THE OTHER TREE THAT ARE BOTH ON HER PROPERTY. AND THAT'S THOSE ARE THE PICTURES FOR US TO SUBMIT FOR PERMITTING. AND AGAIN, I THANK YOU. [01:10:01] THIS IS MY INFORMATION. I WORK WITH A TYPE, AND I WAS HIRED BY MR. LAKE AND HER HUSBAND TO BUILD A HOME FOR HER MOM. THANK YOU. DOES THAT CONCLUDE YOUR PRESENTATION? YES, MA'AM. IT DOES. THANK YOU SO MUCH. IS THERE ANYONE HERE IN FAVOR OF THIS PROJECT? IF SO, PLEASE COME FORWARD. STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS SEAN COMMERCE. MY ADDRESS IS 658 LINDBERGH DRIVE, ATLANTA, GEORGIA, 30324. I'M ALSO A REPRESENTATIVE OF A TYPE CONSTRUCTION. I WILL BE THE PROJECT MANAGER IF AWARDED ON THIS PROJECT. LIKE ALREADY STATED, WE ARE HERE TO HOPEFULLY FULFILL A DREAM AND ALLOW THIS FAMILY TO STAY AS A SOLID UNIT UNDER THIS ONE UMBRELLA ON THIS PROPERTY. WE HAVE SENT OUT THE 100 POSTCARDS TO ALL OF THE NEIGHBORS THAT WAS REQUESTED BY EASTPOINTE. WE POSTED ALL OF OUR SIGNAGE. ONCE A DATE. WE DON'T HAVE ANY OBJECTIONS. I HOPE IT STAYS THAT WAY. AND THAT'S ABOUT IT FOR ME. THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE HERE THAT IS IN FAVOR OF THE PROJECT? PLEASE COME FORWARD. SAY YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS. HI. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS ALEC FARLEY. THE OWNER OF THE HOUSE AT 3020 CHURCH STREET, EAST POINT, GEORGIA, 30344. SO I'M JUST HERE WITH THE TEAM. JUST FOR THE PURPOSES OF SPEAKING ON MY OWN BEHALF. WE HAVE THREE CHILDREN. ME AND MY FATHER. MY FATHER, ME AND MY HUSBAND WORK FULL TIME. MY MOTHER IS NEARING RETIREMENT. AND SHE CURRENTLY STAYS IN A TWO STORY HOME. SO JUST FOR HER OVERALL SAFETY AND ALSO TO HELP FACILITATE US BEING ABLE TO CONTINUE TO WORK FULL TIME AND HAVE LIKE FULL TIME CHILDCARE WHEN KIDS ARE IN SCHOOL AS WELL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE HERE IN FAVOR OF THE PROJECT? IS THERE ANYONE HERE IN OPPOSITION TO THE PROJECT? ANYONE HERE IN OPPOSITION? SEEING NONE AND HEARING NONE. STEPH, WHAT IS YOUR RECOMMENDATION? MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. OH. I'M SORRY. A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. SECOND. SECOND. SECOND. SO TELL ME, WHO PUT THE MOTION FORWARD? OH. JOSEPH FIELDS, THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER. AND WHOSE SECOND WAS YOU? SECONDED. OKAY. THANK YOU. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR THAT BE KNOWN BY THE WORD I. I OPPOSE THIS HEARING. NONE. PUBLIC HEARING IS NOT CLOSED. STAFF, YOUR RECOMMENDATION, PLEASE, MADAM CHAIR, IN REFERENCE TO ITEM NUMBER FOUR IN THE NEW BUSINESS, P2025 .003.04 APPLICANT FRANCIS CROWDER, A TYPE LLC PROPERTY LOCATED AT 3020 CHURCH STREET. THE APPLICANT REQUESTED A USE PERMIT FOR A HABITABLE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE IN THE R-1, A RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICT. STAFF HAS RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF THE SPECIAL USE WITH TWO CONDITIONS. CONDITION NUMBER ONE. THE APPLICANT SHOUT OUT HERE SHALL ADHERE TO ALL APPLICABLE STATE AND CITY CODES. CONDITION NUMBER TWO BASED ON FULTON COUNTY'S TAX RECORDS, THE EXISTING STRUCTURE IS APPROXIMATELY 1751FT² IN AREA. THE PROPOSED HABITABLE STRUCTURE CANNOT EXCEED 50% OF THE PRIMARY STRUCTURE. THE APPLICANT WILL NEED TO ADHERE TO ALL PROVISIONS OF SECTION TEN DASH 2130. HOW TO ACCESSORY STRUCTURE. THANK YOU. Q COMMISSIONERS. WHAT DO I HEAR? MADAM CHAIR, MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION. SECOND WITH CONDITIONS. YES. THANK YOU. WE HAVE A MOTION, AND WE HAVE A SECOND AND A SECOND. THANK YOU. THE MOTION ON THE FLOOR IS TO ACCEPT ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. LET IT BE KNOWN BY THE WORD AI. DISCUSSION. I'M SORRY. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? I SEE COMMISSIONER STILES, AND. YES. GO AHEAD PLEASE. THIS IS TO THE APPLICANTS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I JUST HAD A QUESTION ABOUT PARKING. WHAT IS YOUR PARKING SITUATION LIKE? AS EXISTING RIGHT NOW, THERE IS A SINGLE SLAB THAT HOUSES UP TO THREE CARS. AND THERE'S ON STREET PARKING. RIGHT NOW, IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN, OUR CLIENT HAS TWO CARS AND THE MOTHER WILL HAVE ONE, SO THERE WILL BE ADEQUATE PARKING FOR THAT UNIT. [01:15:06] THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY MORE QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS? COMMENTS? ALL OF THOSE. LET IT BE KNOWN BY THE WORD I OF APPROVAL WITH STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS. I, I OPPOSES HERE AND NONE THE CASE IS APPROVED. WITH STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION. THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER. THE NEXT IS ANNOUNCEMENTS. [V. Announcements] DO I HAVE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS? WHAT DO I HEAR? MOST OF THE MOTION. MOTION TO ADJOURN. DO I HEAR A SECOND? SECOND. ALL OF THOSE IN FAVOR? LET IT BE KNOWN BY THE WORD I, I. THE MEETING IS NOW ADJOURNED. THANK YOU. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.