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01-04-1965 First Meetinga JANUARY 4, 1965 FIRST MEETING 1965 The first meeting of Mayor and Council in the New Year was held at City Hall, Smyrna, Georgia, above date. Mayor George W. Kreeger presided. All seven council members were present. Meeting called to order at 7:30 o'clock p.m. Invocation; Homer Kuhl. Agenda prepared and submitted called out appointments, permits, zoning, progress reports and 1965 House Bill. Several citizens appeared: Mr. W. D. Dutton on sewage damage to interior of his home by reason of purported line stoppage; Mr. Maxwell on revised sani- tation rates; Mr. Ken Thompson on speeding traffic on Fairfield, Kennesaw Drive and other streets in Green Acres area; and Mr. Ernest Jones on hazardous sidewalk on King Street. All the above referred by Mayor G. W. Kreeger to committee for corrective action and report to Council. Councilman, Ward No. 11 R. J. McCurry, was elected Mayor Pro Tem for 1965. D. L. Mixon nominated R. J. McCurry. R. H. Wood nominated Councilman -at -Large, C. M. Chapman, the Mayor Pro Tem during calendar year of 1964. The recorded vote for R. J. McCurry: D. L. Mixon, Homer Kuhl, J. B. Ables and R. J. McCurry; for C. M. Chapman: J. C. Porterfield, R. H. Wood and C. M. Chapman. Motion by C. M. Chapman to defer all action for a building permit pending check out of prior minutes on restrictions for Handy -Pantry Store on Cherokee Road. Motion died for lack of a second. The question hinged on receipt of plans and specifications. During discussion on side yard. rear yard and prior zoning of the property; R. J. McCurry moved the applicants building permit for the store called out shall be issued subject to inspector's check out and compliance with all existing City codes, regulations and ordinances. The vote on J. B. Ables second was unanimous. Application for malt beverage retail license, Handy -Pantry, 300 Cherokee Road lost on a six to one vote. Motion to dany malt beverage business license by Homer Kuhl, seconded by J. C. Porterfield. R. J. McCurry voting against the motion. Building Inspector, J. W. Kelley, submitted application for permit to build structure on North Atlanta Street for Red Head Oil Company of Ohio. Issuance of permit granted subject to check-out of plan, specifications and the following provisions: (1) set back from right-of-way shall be changed from 15 feet to 25 feet to canopy, (2) sewerage tap -on to City facilities at petitioners expense, (3) ser-urance of additional building permit covering canopy if installation is requested. Petition submitted and read in Council for rezoning property formerly owned by Col. Carter on Ward Street. Petitioners, J. A. Cochran, Geo. W. Young and Donald F. Marshall request council consider the ten and one-half acres for rezoning to R-2, multiple family dwellings. Date for hearing, per Homer Kuhl's motion, was set for February 1, 1965 meeting. Council listened to Mr. William A. Reed regarding set back restrictions for commercial structures on east side of South Cobb Drive from Echols Ma-Jik Market}north to end of Ventura Road and known as Block 11F11, Unit 2, Belmont Hills Subdivision. The area, after discussion and, on motion by J. C. Porterfield, second R. H. Wood waives code regulations from fifty foot set back to forty foot set back in area on east side of South Cobb Drive between the points called out. Motion carried. Council acted on sub -standard structure located at 502 Roswell Street in City of 'Smyrna and ordered removal or tear -down on or before January 15, 1965. Motion R. J. McCurry, second H. Kuhl. Motion carried. City Clerk requested to notify owner Billie E. Beaver of this action. Progress reports were heard and mostly deferred to subsequent meetings on ward re -apportionment, House Bill, water committee, traffic study, preventive maintenance, tax assessor and safety patrols. AN (Continuation of January 4, 1965 Meeting) In final action Council: (a) Set January 9th, 1965, 9:00 a.m., for first safety meeting in 1965. (b) Heard report on Health Center plans, specifications and location from t from Dewey Howard and Sam Turriglio of the Smyrna Jaycees. (c) Submitted to Councilman Homer Kuhl plat .and invoice covering curb and gutter cost for research on reported encroachment of the Perryman property on Concord Road. (d) Accepted and approved Councilman C. M. Chapman's request to share cost in striping school parking lots. City to furnish labor and submit invoice for materials used. (e) Referred street light, Quarles and Wills, tD1J. C. Porterfield. (f) Listened to J. B. Ables comments on current sanitation ordinance regarding collection problems from business establishments and minutes on revocation of license; also, citizens preventing pick-up personnel on residential premises. (g) Approved two additional fire plugs, Andover Apartments,on,Ward Street, Summit Development Corporation, (the developer), to furnish all materials. (h) Approved on J. C. Porterfield's motion, the preparation of purchase order covering fifty feet of sewer rod. (i) Authorized police committee chairman to.act and report on four establishments doing business in corporate limits in violation of business license ordinance. There being no further business a motion was heard to adjourn. Adjourn 9:55 p.m. 1-4-65 Next meeting 1-18-65, 7:30 p.m. January 18, 1965 The mid -month meeting scheduled above date was held at City Hall, Smyrna, Georgia and called to order at 7:30 o'clock p.m. Mayor George W..Kreeger presided and all members of council were present. Also in attendance: City Attorney, Berl T. Tate, Consultant engineer, Philip J. Sutton, City building inspector, department heads and City Clerk. Invocation by J. B. Ables. There were no citizens appearing to discuss or report in Council. On submission of petition and plat covering an area surrounded by City corporate limits, J. C. Porterfield motioned to annex per petition of record, and'further, the annexed -area shall be included in current House Bill for ratification in the General Assembly. Motion to annex was seconded by Homer.Kuhl and carried by unanimous vote. The property is bounded on the north by Powder Springs Street, on the west by Old Concord Road, on the north by lot line of Meiselman property and on the east by South Cobb Drive, an area of 18 acres more or less which includes residential property on Powder Springs Street, Estelle Court and Old Concord Road plus commercial property on South Cobb Drive, west to Old Concord Road. Building application permits: (1) Addition at rear, Fouts Brothers Service Station, approved on motion R. J. McCurry, second R. H. Wood. -subject to approval and check out by inspector and in compliance with all existing City regulations.