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02-09-1976 Regular Meeting41 February 9, 1976 THOSE PRESENT Allea Potter THOSE; ABSENT Al Brooke , Chairman Jack Miles Sam Owens Charlie Floyd Tom Corso Jack Strickland Bob Burchfield, Administrative Assistant Anita Greathouse Also present were Mayor Arthur Bacon and Jerry Mills Councilman Ward III. The scheduled meeting of the City of Smyrna, Planning Commission was held at City Hall, February 9, 1976 and called to order at 6:00 o'clock P.M. by Chairman Al Brooke. H. G. HOWTON The first order of business to come before the Planning Commission was that of H. G. Howton of 601 Cherokee Rd.,.Land Lot 347 & 374, request to rezone from L. C. to G. C.. Property being described as follows: All that tract or parcel of land Lying and being .in Land Lots 347 and 374 of the 17th District,;2nd Section, Cobb County, Georgia and being more particularyly described as follows: Beginning at•the intersection formed by the.west right,of` way line -of Beverly Hills Drive and the North right of way line of Cherokee Road; thence running West along the North right of way line of Cherokee Road for a distance of 110 feet to a -point; thence running North for a distance of 120 feet to a point thence running East for a distance of 110 feet to a point located on the West right of.way line of Beverly Hills Drive; thence running South along the West right of way line of Beverly Hills Drive for a distance of 120 feet to the point of Beginning. Mr. H. G. Howton was present. Mr. Howton stated that he wanted to move his exterminating office (Dixie Exterminating) next door and use the building -for an auto parts store. He also said the business would be entirely inside and that there would be no outside storage. The entrance is on Old Spring Road and there are approx. 12 parking spaces. After discussion by the Planning Commission, Jack Miles made a motion to rezone 601 Cherokee Rd. from L. C. to G. C. limited to a retail auto parts store. The motion was seconded by Charlie Floyd. The Commission also stated thattthe G. C. zoning did conform to the Future Land Use Map. Vote on the motion was unanimous. H. L. Mc DANIELL The second order of business to comic before the Planning Commission was that of H. L. McDaniell , Spring St. at Corn Rd.,Land Lot 594, request to rezone from R-15 to 0. D. . Property being Described as follows: 42 All that tract or parcel of land lying and being in Land Lot 594 of the 17th District, 2nd.Section of Cobb Coutny, Georgia, in the Town of Smyrna, Georgia, same being Lots 1 and 2 of the Will D. Anderson Subdivision, as more fully shown and described on a plat of survey made by Paul Hensley, designated as the Anderson Subdivision in the town of Smyrna, Georgia, same being recorded in Plat book 7, page 119, of the records of the Superior Court, Cobb County, Georgia, and more particularly described as follows: Beginning at an iron pin located on the south side of. Spring Street at a distance of eighty-five and seven-thenths (85.7) feet east of the intersection of the south side of Spring Street and the east side of Corn Road; running thence south along the preoerty now or formerly owned by T. K. White for a distance of two hundredT-(200) feet to an iron•pin;point and corner; running thence east for a distance of =one hundred ninety-three and five -tenths (193.5) feet.to an iron pin, point and corner; running thence north along the west line of Lot 3 of said subdivision for a distance of two hundredd(200) feet to an iron pin, point and corner, located on the south side of Spring Street; running thence west one hundred ninety-three and five -tenths (193.5) feet to the point of Beginning. Mr. Alexander was present to representthe•owner and also the purchaser (Price Armstrong Distributors). Mr. Alexander said the purchaser was losing his lease and wanted to move to Cobb Coutny and.that this would be a good location for his business. Price Armstrong Distributors is a distributor of hand saws, drills and tools. The building will be approx.-6,000'sq: ft.. There will be norunusual noise, outside work or outside storage. This is not a warehouse and they will have regular business hours approx. 8:30 to 5:00. They presently have 9 employees, 5 are salesman who will be on the road and 4 will be in the office. They will have approx. 3 or 4 deliverys or shipments per day and it will all be during daylight hours. They want to have a conventional type building rather than a Butler Building. Mr. Alexander stated they would be willing to put up any type buffer strip necessary and would be glad to give property for right of way if necessary. There will be no parking in front, the parking will be located at the side of the building. There is no objection by the adjoining property owners. After discussion by the Planning Commission, Jack Miles made a motion to table further discussion to the -next meeting and also motioned that the chairman call a special meeting for the purpose of going out and looking at this property. The Motion was seconded by Charlie Floyd. Vote on the motion was unanimous. HARVEY L. NIX The third order of business to comb before the Planning Commission was that of Harvey L. Nix, South Cobb Drive property, Land Lot 379. Request to rezone from R-15 to 0. D. . Property being described as follows: 43 All that tract or parcel of land lying and being in Land Lot 379, 17th District, 2nd Section ,:-Cobb County, Georgia, and being more particularly described as follows: BEGINNING at an iron pin at the intersection of the North line of Land Lot 379 and the Southwesterly side of the right of way of South Cobb Drive; running thence South-19 degrees 34 minutes East, along the Southwesterly right of way of South Cobb Drive, 263.71 feet to an iron pin; thence South 83 degrees 39 minutes West 157.91 feet to an iron pin; thence South 00 degrees 30 minutes East 185.63 feet to an'iron pin,;thence South 89 degrees 12 minutes West 661.03 feet to an iron pin on the West line of Land Lot 379; thence North 02 degrees 05 minutes West, -along the West line of Land Lot 379,-450 feet to an iron pin at the Northwest corner of said land lot; thence North 88, degrees 06 minutes East, along the North line of.Land Lot 379, 741.94 feet to the intersection of the North line of Land Lot 379 and the Southwesterly side of the right-of- way of South Cobb Drive, being the point -of beginning. Mr. Harvey L. Nix was present. He stated this was a 7J acre tract of land but,the mini warehouses will be located on the 2 acres adjacent to Brookview Garden Apartments. After discussion by the Planning Commission Charlie Floyd made a motion to approve the zoning subject to a certified engineer giving the ok on the topo and stating that the area is not in the flood plain, and furthermore that he take the correct measures in the event that it is subject to flooding to eliminate any possibility of it-, flooding his land or the adjacent land . Vote on the motion was unanimous. Jerry Mills ppoke and requested that the Planning Commission do a study on Cherokee Rd. from Ward St. West to So. Cobb Dr. and make any recommendations they might have to Mayor and Council. Chairman Al Brooke stated they would get together and do this study. Mr. Burchfield stated that a better working relationship between the Mayor and Council and The Planning Commission would be an asset to the City. Mayor Bacon stated they had decided to have 7 members on the Planning Commission with staggered terms so:that every ward would be represented. He stated he wanted to set the terms this week. Mayor Bacon suggested that the Mayor and Council and the Planning Commission with their wives get together in order that they might be better acquainted . The Mayor also stated that it would be wise for the Planning Commission to ask how long it would take each applicant to present his petition. Sam Owens stated she was a member of the Commission on Regional Housing 44 Development. She said she did not feel the Housing Plan would r. be a threat to Cobb.County-and requested the,Mayor to allow their workshop to come to Smyrna. The Mayor said it would be wise to wait a month,or so before they make a decision to allow the workshop to be presented to Smyrna Council and The Planning Commission. After some discussion the Planning Commission decided to have their regular meeting on the-i4th Monday night of each month. at 5 AO P.M. The meeting adjourned at 8:10 P.M. Chairman.