Almost unanimous against the
Hahira
rezoning
and
annexation,
even though the
reduction from 66.1 to 58.09 acres
was to exclude Hagen Bridge Road and obviate the
paving issue.
A
county ULDC amendment request for Special Events and such
and a Valdosta
LDR amendment request.
A
county
rezoning
to agricultural
and
three
Valdosta
use changes:
daycare,
fraternity,
and
commercial office.
Here’s the agenda, with some notes and links to the videos.
Greater Lowndes Planning CommissionLowndes County City of Valdosta City of Dasher City of Hahira City of Lake Park
REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING
AGENDA
Lowndes County South Health District Administrative Office
325 West Savannah AvenueTuesday, May 27, 2014* 5:30 P.M. * Public Hearing
Here’s a video playlist:CALL TO ORDER, INVOCATION, PLEDGE
CITY OF HAHIRA CASES:
FINAL ACTION by the City of Hahira Mayor-Council
Thursday, June 5, 2014
Hahira Courthouse, 301 W. Main Street, Hahira, Georgia
7:30 p.m.
HA-2014-03 Fred Wetherington & Laurence Nelson (* Tabled from the 4-28-2014 GLPC meeting) Property Location: Between N Hagan Bridge Road and Ga Hwy 122
Request to rezone 58.09 acres from Estate Agricultural (E-A)(county) to Single-Family Residential (R-10)(city)- HA-2014-04 Fred Wetherington & Laurence Nelson (* Tabled from the 4-28-2014 GLPC meeting) Property Location: Between N Hagan Bridge Road and Ga Hwy 122
Request to annex 58.09 acres into the City of Hahira
Video. Heard out of order after the Lowndes County cases, apparently waiting for County Planner Jason Davenport to arrive from the Lowndes County Commission meeting that started at the same time. City Planner Matt Martin mentioned Lowndes County Commission letter of objection of 22 April 2014 and that the resubmission of the application reduced its size to obviate the county’s objections, but the county still had reservations, and the County Commission had just tabled this item a few minutes before. At GLPC much discussion about why annex now if there were no current plans to develop.
Applicant Laurence Nelson spoke for. Hahira residents Troy Davis, John Adams, David Dillard, and Barbara Stratton spoke against. She briefly forgot that Hahira Mayor Bruce Cain was in the room.
Video. Planning Commissioner Jody Hall once again said he thought this annexation was premature. Tommy Willis said the conservation easement would mean additional taxes coming in to the city of Hahira would be minimal. Celine Gladwin said she was concerned about the annexation sprawing into Hahira’s greenbelt of agricultural land.
Tommy Willis tried a motion to deny annexation. He was reminded by City Planner Matt Martin that they actually had to take up the rezoning first, before the annexation. This led to lengthy discussion about how that would work, and that E-A zoning doesn’t exist in Hahira, and if no rezoning was approved, it would default to R-15, which was the most restrictive in Hahira.
HA-2014-03 Rezoning and Annexation (Fred Wetherington) (part 3)
Video. Eventually they voted to recommend not to rezone and not to annex, and both passed 5 to 1, with Franklin Bailey against.
LOWNDES COUNTY CASES:
FINAL ACTION by the Lowndes County Board of Commissioners
Thursday, June 10, 2014
Lowndes County Judicial and Administrative Complex
Commission Chambers, 2nd Floor
327 North Ashley Street, Valdosta, Georgia
5:30 p.m.
- REZ-2014-11 Nancy L. Hall on behalf of James A. Montgomery Property Location: Burma Street, Valdosta, Georgia
Request to rezone 5.85 acres from R-1 (Low Density Residential) & E-A (Estate Agricultural) to R-1 (Low Density Residential) & R-A (Residential Agriculture)
Video. Unanimously approved.
- TXT-2014-01 Lowndes County Board of Commissioners Request to amend the Unified Land Development Code (ULDC) to address regulations related to Special Events, Seasonal Sales, Temporary Use Permits, Pre-application meetings, etc., and other minor amendments
Video. Around eight changes, four of them substantive, said Lowndes County Planner Jason Davenport, some from the Sheriff’s office. He walked through them. Most counties would put them on the web with the agenda packet, but not Lowndes County. Eventually a motion for a limit of 500 people as a small event passed unanimously.
CITY OF VALDOSTA CASES:
FINAL ACTION by the City of Valdosta Mayor-Council
Thursday, June 5, 2014
Valdosta City Hall, 216 E. Central Avenue, Valdosta, Georgia
Council Chambers, 2nd Floor
5:30 p.m.
- CU-2014-04 Melanie Ramsey Property Location: 500 East Alden Avenue, Valdosta, Georgia
Request Conditional Use Permit to establish a Daycare center in Office-Professional (O-P) zoning
Video. Recommendation with conditions passed unanimously.
- CU-2014-05 Phi Sigma Kappa Property Location: 410 Baytree Road, Valdosta, Georgia
Request Conditional Use Permit to establish a Fraternity in Office-Professional (O-P) zoning
Video.
Recommendation with conditions passed unanimously.
- VA-2014-03 Doug Carter Property Location: 1420 Gornto Road, Valdosta, Georgia
Request Planned Development approval for a mixed commercial/office development in Neighborhood Commercial (C-N) zoning
Video. They spent more than an hour on this one.
Video. Recommendation with conditions passed 5 to 1, with Celine Gladwin against. Bill Nijem won one!
- VA-2014-04 City of Valdosta LDR text amendments affecting Chapter 106 Definitions and Chapter 218 Use Regulations
Video. Including “a brand new use table” to reorganize and streamline and fix a few things along the way. It passed unanimously.
Other Business
Adjournment
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