MEMBERS: Jonathan Eady, Chair; Jeff Wearing,
Vice-Chair; Vivian Harris, and Ron Manson.
Penny England was out of town and Shawn Gaither was absent.
STAFF:
Bob Schwartz, city manager and zoning administrator.
GUESTS: Valerie and Larry Daniel, Jeremy
and Felida Baker, and Kendra Mayfield from Oxford College.
OPENING:
Mr. Eady called the meeting to order and welcomed the guests.
LARRY DANIEL AND VALERIE DANIEL
AMENDMENT TO SITE PLAN – Larry Daniel, 590 West Richardson Street requested approval for a
minor amendment to the site plan that was approved at the June Planning
Commission meeting. Mr. Daniel explained
his request to the Planning Commission. He is trying to square up the house
with the center of the lot.
Upon motion of Mr. Wearing seconded
by Mr. Manson, the request was approved. The vote was 4-0.
JEREMY AND FELIDA BAKER DEVELOPMENT
APPLICATION – Jeremy
and Felida Baker requested approval for a new home at 127 Oxford North
Road. Mr. Eady noted that the house
proposed met the minimum size requirement of 2,000 ft.² and was less than the
maximum height permitted. Since we had not had a new home in some time, Mr.
Eady reminded the Planning Commission of its responsibilities with regard to §40 – 814 of the zoning ordinance.
Upon motion of Mr. Manson, seconded
by Mr. Wearing the request was approved. The vote was 4-0.
OXFORD COLLEGE – DEMOLITION PERMIT –
805 WHATCOAT STREET
– Oxford College requested approval for a permit to demolish the house at 805
Whatcoat Street. After some discussion
about the development plan and the septic tank,
Upon motion of Mr. Wearing, seconded
by Mr. Manson the request was approved. The vote was 3-0 with Mr. Eady
abstaining.
OXFORD COLLEGE – 415 DOWMAN – Oxford College requested a permit
to locate offices for five staff positions at this location temporarily from
January, 2017 until January, 2018. It is
zoned R-20. After some discussion, the Planning Commission members felt that
this could not be approved by the Planning Commission or even granted a
variance by City Council based on the current zoning.
Upon motion of Mr. Manson, seconded
by Mr. Wearing this request was rejected as it is not permitted within the
zoning ordinance. Office use is not permitted within the R-20 zone. The vote
was 3-0 with Mr. Eady abstaining.
OXFORD COLLEGE – PIERCE HALL
RENOVATION – This was
a preliminary discussion to determine what the Planning Commission needs in
order to review the renovation of Pierce Hall.
After some discussion Mr. Eady noted that the Planning Commission would
need more information and the plans when the development permit application was
submitted.
OXFORD COLLEGE – FUTURE DEVELOPMENT
PLAN – Kendra
Mayfield presented an initial outline of this planning process. {A copy is
attached to these minutes.} The Planning Commission asked that this be placed
on the agenda for the next meeting for discussion among Planning Commission
members.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES: The Planning Commission members discussed
that it was only necessary to include the motions that were approved in the
minutes and not necessarily all of the discussion. Several changes were made to
the minutes for the August 9th meeting. Upon motion of Mr. Wearing,
seconded by Mr. Manson, the minutes for the meeting of August 9, 2016 were
approved as modified. The vote was 4-0.
ADJOURNMENT: Mr. Eady adjourned the meeting at
8:35 PM.
Submitted
by:
Bob Schwartz, zoning administrator