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GOOD EVENING. THE TIME IS 704.
I AM ACTING COMMISSIONER FOR THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSIONER HERE.
DIRECTOR SMITH. MAY WE HAVE A ROLL CALL, PLEASE? YES, COMMISSIONER. PROVISIONAL CHAIR.
WATSON. ROLL CALL. COMMISSIONER.
STYLES. PRESENT. COMMISSIONER.
JOEL. PRESLEY. COMMISSIONER ANDERSON.
HERE, COMMISSIONER JOSEPH FIELDS.
MAY WE PLEASE PAUSE NOW FOR A MOMENT OF SILENCE? THANK YOU. NOW WE WILL HAVE THE PLEDGE OF PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
PLEASE STAND. 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,
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COMMISSIONERS. MAY WE HAVE AN APPROVAL FOR THE 2020 5TH MAY MINUTES? AND A MOTION TO APPROVE.SECOND. THANK YOU. THE MINUTES HAVE BEEN MOTIONED AND PROPERLY SECONDED.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? LET IT BE KNOWN BY THE WORD I.
COMMISSIONERS, MAY WE HAVE A MOTION FOR THE ADOPTION OF THE OF THE AGENDA.
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I MOVE, WE ADOPT TONIGHT'S AGENDA.THANK YOU. WE HAVE A MOTION TO OPEN UP THE THE ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA, MADAM CHAIR. OH DIRECTOR SMITH.
WOULD YOU LIKE FOR ME TO CALL TO START THE FIRST ITEM? YES. UNDER NEW BUSINESS.
WE HAD A MOTION ON THE FLOOR. I THINK WE NEED TO VOTE.
OKAY. YES. THERE WAS A MOTION TO ADOPT THE AGENDA. I THINK WE NEED TO VOTE.
DO I? OH, WE DON'T HAVE TO OPEN UP THE SECOND HEARING.
OKAY. CAN WE HAVE A MOTION TO A MOTION TO VOTE ON THE ADOPTED AGENDA? ANYBODY? SECOND, THE THE MOTION TO ADOPT THE AGENDA HAS BEEN MOTIONED AND PROPERLY SECONDED.
OKAY. OKAY. THE. THE AYES HAVE ADOPTED TO THE MOTION TO THE TO APPROVE THE AGENDA.
OH, YEAH. CAN I GET A MOTION TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING? IS THAT MOTION OPEN? PUBLIC HEARING.
SECOND, WE HAVE PROPERLY MOTIONED MOTION AND SECOND TO THE OPENING OF THE PUBLIC HEARING.
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ARE WE OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING? ARE WE HEARING THE CASE? THE NEW BUSINESS CASE? WE NEED TO READ THE RULES OF THE PUBLIC HEARING.THE RULES OF THE PROGRAM HERE.
ALL RIGHT. IT'S THE YOU SHOULD HAVE.
SORRY ABOUT THAT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE.
PUBLIC HEARING. THE RULES OF THE PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION SHALL BE CONDUCTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION TEN 2219 OF EASTPOINTE ZONING CODE AND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS.
PUBLIC HEARING RULES ARE 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 APPLICANT'S DESIGNATED REPRESENTATIVE, IF ANY, WILL BE ENTITLED TO SPEAK FIRST, FOLLOWED BY OTHERS SPEAKING IN FAVOR OF THE PROPOSAL FOR THE TOTAL OF 15 MINUTES.
THOSE OPPOSED TO OPPOSE THE THOSE WHO OPPOSE THE PROPOSED ZONING CASE WILL BE THEN PERMITTED TO SPEAK, FOR A TOTAL OF 15 MINUTES BY MAJORITY VOTE.
THE COMMISSION MAY INCREASE THE TIME TOTAL TIME OF SPEAKERS, PROVIDED THAT EACH SIDE IS GIVEN THE SAME AMOUNT OF TIME.
IF THERE IS MORE THAN ONE SPEAKER FOR A SIDE, A CHAIR, THE CHAIR OR THE PRESIDING OFFICER MAY LIMIT THE TIME ALLOWED IT TO EACH INDIVIDUAL SPEAKER OTHER THAN THE ZONING APPLICANT.
THE ZONING APPLICANT MAY RESERVE A PORTION OF HIS OR HER ALLOTTED TIME FOR REBUTTAL.
SPEAKERS MUST ADHERE TO THE RULES OF DECORUM PRIOR TO SPEAKING.
EACH SPEAKER SHALL IDENTIFY HIM OR HERSELF AND STATE HIS OR HER CURRENT ADDRESS.
EACH SPEAKER SHALL SPEAK ONLY WHEN.
ONLY TO THE MERITS OF THE PROPOSAL.
PROPOSED ZONING ORDINANCE UNDER CONSIDERATION SHALL ADDRESS REMARKS ONLY TO THE COMMISSION, AND SHALL REFRAIN FROM MAKING PERSONAL ATTACKS ON ANY OTHER SPEAKER.
THE PRESIDING OFFICER MAY REFUSE TO REFUSE THE SPEAKER THE RIGHT TO CONTINUE.
IF, AFTER FIRST BEING CAUTIONED, THE SPEAKER CONTINUES TO VIOLATE THE RULES OF DECORUM. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, YOU HAVE HEARD THE RULES FOR OUR PUBLIC HEARING. AND.
MOTION. OPEN THE PUBLIC MEETING.
PUBLIC HEARING. MOTION TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.
SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
AYE. THE MOTION TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING HAS BEEN PROPERLY MOTIONED.
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AND SECOND. NOW WE SHOULD OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING.DIRECTOR SMITH, CAN YOU ARE WE ON?
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ARE YOU READY FOR THE CASE NUMBER? YES. MISTER PROVISIONAL CHAIR.WATSON. I WILL NOW SOUND THE CASE UNDER NEW BUSINESS CASE NUMBER ONE.
PROPERTY IS LOCATED AT 2200 CARMAX STREET.
THE PROPERTY IS CURRENTLY ZONED R1, WHICH IS OUR SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING UNIT AND THE CASE TYPE IS A VARIANCE.
THE REQUEST IS A VARIANCE FROM SECTION TEN DASH 2061 EB TO REDUCE THE FRONT YARD SETBACK FROM 35FT TO 20FT. THANK YOU.
GO AHEAD. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER SMITH.
APPLICANT, PLEASE STEP FORWARD AND STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS.
THANK YOU. BRAD HUGHES, 2021 FLIGHT WHERE I DRIVE ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30319. THANK YOU SIR.
THANK YOU, PROFESSIONAL CHAIR AND COMMISSIONERS. THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR TIME TONIGHT. THIS IS ONE OF THE LAST LOTS WE HAVE TO BUILD ON THE STONE GATE SUBDIVISION. AND AS YOU CAN SEE ON THE SCREEN, IT'S ACTUALLY LOT SEVEN, THE ONE NEXT DOOR.
BUT WE ABOUT THREE YEARS AGO, CAME BEFORE THE BOARD AND ASKED FOR VARIANCES ON SEVERAL OF THESE LOTS.
AND FOR WHATEVER REASON, LOT SIX AND SEVEN DIDN'T GET ADDED TO THOSE LISTS. I'M NOT SURE WHY.
BUT WE'RE HERE BEFORE YOU FOR LOT SEVEN TO PULL THAT FORWARD FROM A 35 FOOT FRONT YARD SETBACK TO 20FT FOOT FRONT YARD SETBACK TO ALIGN WITH OTHER HOUSES.
AND ALSO THE REAR OF THESE LOTS FROM FIVE TO ABOUT 12.
IT'S ABOUT A 60 FOOT PRETTY SEVERE SLOPE IN THE BACK YARDS.
SO SOME OF THE BACK YARDS ONLY FROM ME TO Y'ALL WHERE IT'S FLAT AND THEN IT GOES, YOU KNOW, STRAIGHT DOWN ON A 3 TO 1 SLOPE, ABOUT 50, 60FT. SO THERE'S NOT MUCH ROOM BACK THERE.
SO WE'D LIKE TO PULL THAT FORWARD.
AND I JUST HAVE A COUPLE OF EXHIBITS TO SHOW YOU.
IF Y'ALL CAN SEE THIS, AND I'M IS THE CURRENT 35 FOOT SETBACK, AND THE BLUE IS THE 20 FOOT FRONT SETBACKS.
JUST WANT TO PULL THAT FORWARD.
TO KEEP IT IN LINE WITH THE THE OTHER HOUSES NEXT DOOR.
AND THIS IS WHERE IT CURRENTLY IS.
AND THEN THE RED LINE WOULD BE THE 20 FOOT SETBACK WHICH MATCHES EIGHT THROUGH 14.
SO I WOULD RESPECTFULLY REQUEST Y'ALL'S APPROVAL ON THIS AND I'LL ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS IF Y'ALL HAVE ANY. THANK YOU ALL. THANK YOU.
DOES THIS COMPLETE YOUR PRESENTATION? YES, SIR.
PROVISIONAL CHAIR. IF YOU COULD ASK FOR.
IF THERE'S ANYONE IN OPPOSITION AS WELL AS IN SUPPORT AT THIS TIME AS WE ARE IN THE PUBLIC HEARING SECTION OF THE MEETING? YES. THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYONE IN OPPOSITION TO THIS VARIANCE? PLEASE COME FORWARD. HEARING NONE.
ANYBODY THERE IS FOR THIS VARIANCE.
WE WANT THE MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
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MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. IT HAS BEEN PROPERLY.MOTION. AND SECOND, TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND PROPERLY SECONDED TO THAT.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? LET IT BE KNOWN BY THE WORD I.
AYE. ANY OPPOSES. HEARING NONE.
SEEING NONE. THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW CLOSED.
COMMISSIONERS, WHAT DO I HEAR? DO I HEAR ANY. ANY ANYONE WITH QUESTIONS? THIS PROVISION OR PROVISIONAL CHAIR.
IF YOU CAN GIVE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR STAFF TO PROVIDE THE RECOMMENDATION.
IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS FROM THE FROM THE COMMISSION.
MAYBE I HAVE THIS WRONG. IS THIS.
THIS IS JUST FOR LOT SEVEN, RIGHT? OR IS THIS FOR SIX AND SEVEN? JUST SEVEN. SO MY QUESTION IS IS.
IS THE GROUNDS THE SAME? ARE YOU HAVING THE SAME ISSUE IN SIX.
AND WOULD YOU BE WOULD YOU HAVE TO COME BACK AT ANOTHER POINT IN TIME FOR THAT? OKAY. JUST WONDERING BECAUSE JUST FAMILIAR WITH THAT OKAY.
THANK YOU. AND ARE THERE ANY OTHER FURTHER QUESTIONS FROM THE COMMISSIONERS? DIRECTOR SMITH, CAN WE GET YOUR STAFF REPORT? YES. IN REFERENCE TO THIS CASE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 2200 200 CALMAC DRIVE STAFF HAS RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF THE VARIANCE.
SECTION TEN DASH 2061 EBR TO REDUCE THE FRONT YARD SETBACK FROM 35FT TO 20FT.
COMMISSIONERS, DO WE HAVE A MOTION? I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE DECISION BY STAFF.
THANK YOU. THE MOTION HAS PROPERLY BEEN APPROVED, I MEAN. MOTION. AND SECOND, THAT WE HAVE, BY THE WORDS A I MAKE A MOTION TO OPEN FOR DISCUSSION.
SECOND, THE MOTION TO OPEN FOR DISCUSSION HAS BEEN PROPERLY PUT FORTH AND SECONDED.
WELL, NOW WE'RE OPEN FOR DISCUSSION.
WELL, MOTION. NO. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? LET IT BE KNOWN BY THE WORD I ANY ANY.
NONE. THE VARIANCE HAS BEEN GRANTED.
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NEXT ITEM PLEASE. IS THAT RIGHT? HOLY SHIT.IN REFERENCE TO ITEM NUMBER TWO UNDER NEW BUSINESS CASE NUMBER P20 25.001.05.
PROPERTY IS LOCATED AT 1720 WEST WASHINGTON ROAD.
THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING A VARIANCE FROM SECTION TEN DASH 2075 TO ALLOW RESIDENTIAL USE ON GROUND FLOOR IN THE CR REDEVELOPMENT DISTRICT.
MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO OPEN UP THE THE PUBLIC HEARING? MOTION TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.
SECOND. THANK YOU. THAT'S RIGHT.
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IT HAS BEEN MOVED. AND PROPERLY.SECOND, THAT WE OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR CASE NUMBER P202500105. ALL IN ALL, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR.
LET IT BE KNOWN BY THE WORD I OPPOSE THIS.
HEARING NONE. THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OPEN FOR P202500105.
THANK YOU. PLEASE. APPLICANT, PLEASE COME FORWARD.
BUT THE APPLICANT IS NOT HERE.
SO WE HAVE THE MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
SECOND, IT HAS BEEN PROPERLY MOTIONED.
AND SECOND, TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
AND FOR THE RECORD, I WOULD ASK FOR OPPOSITION AND I ALSO WOULD ASK FOR SUPPORT.
OKAY. IS IS THERE ANYONE OPPOSED TO THE THE THE VARIANCE REQUEST IN THE AUDIENCE? PLEASE STEP FORWARD. HEARING NONE.
SEEING NONE. IS THERE ANYONE OPPOSED TO THE PUBLIC? TO THE VARIANCE. PLEASE STEP FORWARD.
I MEAN, FOR THE PUBLIC, I MEAN FOR THE FOR THE VARIANCE.
PLEASE STEP FORWARD. HEARING NONE.
SEEING NONE. AND WE HAVE A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUB HERE.
SECOND, THE IT HAS BEEN PROPERLY MOTIONED AND SECOND, TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
ANY ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
ALL THOSE OPPOSED? ARE THERE ANYBODY OPPOSED? HEARING NONE. SEEING NONE.
THE. THE PUBLIC HEARING HAS BEEN CLOSED.
CAN ASK FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION. DIRECTOR SMITH.
YES. IN REFERENCE TO CASE NUMBER P20 25.001.05.
PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1720 WEST WASHINGTON ROAD.
THE APPLICANT HAS SUBMITTED A REQUEST TO WITHDRAW THE APPLICATION AND IN REFERENCE TO SECTION TEN 2217. WITHDRAWAL REQUESTS AFTER ADVERTISING, IT MAY ONLY. THE APPLICATION MAY ONLY BE WITHDRAWN BY PLANNING COMMISSION AT A PUBLIC HEARING, AND WITHDRAWALS SHALL NOT BE DEEMED FINAL ACTION AND SHALL NOT BAR SUBMISSION OF A NEW PETITION. A WRITTEN REQUEST FOR WITHDRAWAL WITH THE REASON FOR REQUEST SHALL BE MADE TO THE DIRECTOR.
MR. BROWN DID SUBMIT A WRITTEN REQUEST THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE WITHDRAWAL.
BASED ON THE INPUT THAT HE RECEIVED AT THE WORK SESSION, AND STAFF HAS NO OPPOSITION TO A WITHDRAWAL.
WITH THAT WITHDRAWAL, WE MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
WE DID THAT. MY BAD. SEE? YOU CAN CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND THEN YOU WOULD TAKE ACTION.
OKAY. MOST OF THE REQUEST FOR THE WITHDRAWAL.
I MOVE, WE APPROVE THE WITHDRAWAL OF THE APPLICATION.
AND SECOND, TO WITHDRAW THE APPLICATION.
AYE, AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED? HEARING NONE. SEEING NONE.
THE THE WITHDRAWAL HAS BEEN PROPERLY APPROVED.
THANK YOU. AND A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
MOTION. CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. IS.
IT'S BEEN PROPERLY MOTIONED IN SECOND TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
AYE AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED HEARING NONE.
SEEING NONE. THE PUBLIC HEARING HAS BEEN CLOSED.
AND THEN OUR AGENDA. LET ME SHOW YOU.
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ANY NEW BUSINESS. ARE THERE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS? STAFF HAVE. WE DO NOT HAVE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS AT THIS TIME.OKAY, THEN THE MEETING IS ADJOURNED.
I MOVE, WE ADJOURN THE MEETING.
SECOND. THE MOVE. THERE HAS BEEN A MOTION TO ADJOURN AND.
AND PROPERLY. SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
AYE, AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED? THE MEETING HAS BEEN ADJOURNED.
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