12-10-1973 Regular Meetingank
DECEMBER 10, 1973
A scheduled meeting of Mayor and Council was held at City Hall, Smyrna, Georgia, on
December 10, 1973, and called to order at 7:00 P. M. by presiding officer Mayor John
C. Porterfield. All Council members were present, also City,Clerk, L. W. Charles, Leon
Hood, Councilmen elect Jerry Mills and Earle Cochran, and members of the Planning and
Zoning Commission.
The purpose of the meeting was the scheduled reading of the City of Smyrna New Comprehen-
sive Zoning Ordinance, as submitted by J. P. Kidd and Associates.
The reading, commencing at 7:00 o'clock P. M. and comprising of approximately 60 pages,
more or less, was completed at 11:45 P. M.
Motion by Arthur T. Bacon, seconded by Forster Puffe, that the New Zoning Ordinance of
the City of Smyrna be and is hereby approved as submitted and amended, and shall become
the official Zoning Ordinance of the City of Smyrna effective March 1,.1974. The motion
Las stated was approved by unanimous vote. All council members in attendance.
The Council approved by unanimous vote a mobile home occupancy permit (hardship case)
for Mrs. Melba Alexander, 3020 Pinecrest Circle. It was brought out that the signed
petition and medical report was in order. The motion was made by C. 0. Canada and
seconded by Forster Puffe.
Motion to adjourn was made at 11:50 P. M. by C. 0. Canada.
DECEMBER 17, 1973
The regularly scheduled mid -month meeting of Mayor and Council was -held at City Hall,
Smyrna, Georgia, on December 17, 1973, at 7:30 o'clock P. M. Mayor John C. Porterfield
presided. All Councilmen were present. Also present were: L. W. Charles, City Clerk,
Willouise Spivey, Asst. City Clerk, Nora Proctor, Clerk, J. E. David, Supt. of Public
Works, Leon Hood, Building Inspector and a representative of the MARIETTA Press.
Invocation was given by Cheryl Emmett.
Bob King appeared before Mayor and Council and stated that he had been unable to find
a suitable place for his business, and asked that he be given a ninety day extension to
operated from the mobile office presently located -at the corner of Love Street and Atlanta
Road. Arthur Bacon made a motion the extension be granted. The motion was seconded by
Jack Miles and the vote was unanimous.
Daniel M. Acker,of 2781 Carolyn Drive appeared before Mayor and Council with regard to
smoke from the condominums adjoining his property. He stated his home was engulfed in
smoke from the fireplaces when the wind was blowing in that direction. He asked if any-
thing could be done to eliminate this problem, and suggested that the chimneys might be
hightened to get the smoke above the homes. Mayor Porterfield instructed Leon Hood to
look into this problem and talk with the builder to see if anything could be done.
Miss Cheryl Emmett, a member of Crusade for Christ, appeared and asked that members of
Mayor and Council sponser Wanda Edwards from Campbell High School to a Crusade for Christ
meeting at Rock Eagle, December 26 through 31. The cost of food, lcdging and transporta-
tion to this meeting is $50.00. They agreed to sponsor Miss Edwards and pledged $50.00
to be collected by City Clerk L. W. Charles after the meeting.
Mrs. Emmett requested that the property at the corner of Spring Street and Anderson
Circle be cleaned up. She stated the house is vacant and in need of repairs, also the
yard is cluttered and is a rat den. Mayor Porterfield asked Leon Hood to inspect the
property and also to report it to the Health Department. 10.
Mayor John Porterfield reported that W. A. Brown had been advised by the State that the
Day Care Center on Powder Springs Street does not require a C-1 zoning. Clarence Canada
made a motion the rezoning of this property be denied. The motion was seconded by Homer
Kuhl and carried by unanimous vote. Mr. Puffe made a motion that the residency require-
ments for this property be waived. The motion was seconded by Clarence Canada and the
vote was unanimous.
On motion by Marston Tuck, seconded by Forster Puffe, January 21, 1974 was the date set
for a zoning hearing on property located at 3016 Atlanta Road, from District C to C-1
Restricted, professional offices. Vote on the motion was unanimous.
On motion by Arthur Bacon, seconded by Forster Puffe, a malt beverage (pouring) and wine