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12-18-1972 Mid-Monthly MeetingPAGE 119 DECEMBER 18, 1972 Im The mid -month meeting of Mayor and Council was held in City Hall, Smyrna, Georgia, December 18, 1972, at 7:30 o'clock P. M. and called to order by presiding officer Mayor John C. Porterfield. All Councilmen were present except C. 0. Canada of Ward No. 5. Also present were: L. W. Charles, City Clerk, D. Scott Jackson, Asst. City Clerk, George,Kreeger, sitting in for the City Attorney, Leon Hood, Building Inspector, J.. E.-David, Supt. Public Works, V. M. Broyles,- Asst. Supt. Public Works, N. Proctor, Clerk, :.Don Atkinson, Asst. Fire Chief, James Crumbley, Lt. Fire Prevention Bureau, George Hardy, Consultant Engineer, and a representative of the Marietta Journal and WBIE. Invocation was given by Councilman Homer Kuhl. Item 11 of the Agenda "Future Land Use Plan" was the first item to come before Mayor. and Council for action. Mr. J. A. Liesendahl of Kidd and Associates stated the changes requested by members of Council had been included on the map. Councilman Homer Kuhl moved for adoption of the plan as submitted and outlined on the map. Marston Tuck seconded the motion which carried by unanimous vote. Mr. Liensendahl further stated the existing,land use report was being prepared for the printers; that the finalized text to support the future land use plan would be next, and after that a revised zoning ordinance would be undertaken. Councilman Arthur T. Bacon reported the county ordinance should be completed in about two weeks. Mayor J. C. Porterfield stated he would set the date for another meeting with Kidd and Associates at the January 22, 1972 meeting. Mr. Liesendahl stated the plans for community facilities and major thoroughfares should be completed prior to submission of any maps or plans to the General Assembly for approval. A zoning hearing was held on property located at 1061 Concord Road from District "C" to C-1 for a parts shop -(new parts only). There was no oppo- sition to the rezoning; however, Councilman Homer Kuhl stated he,had received several ,telephone calls relative -to bricking the structure -on all four sides rather than just the front. Mr. Ralph Bryant stated he had planned to brick the entire building at a later date. On motion by Forster Puffe, seconded by;E._;R..,Coalson, the property was zoned from District•"C" to C-1 for a parts shop per plans submitted with the stipulation the other three sides be bricked within eighteen months, or an extension be requested. Vote on the motion was unanimous. A request for annexation of property located on South Cobb Drive, 150'x225', next south of the American Oil Station, and known as parcel�34 and part of parcel 32, in land,lot 412, was submitted by -Jane Wooten and Janet Goethe. On motion by Jack Miles,.seconded by Arthur T. Bacon, the property was annexed into the corporate limits of the City of Smyrna, under Cobb County C zoning. Vote on the motion was unanimous. At the request of Floyd S. McArthur and Charles and Thelma,Haynes, a hearing date was set for January 8, 1973 to consider rezoning of.property located at 1138.and 1148 Concord Road from R-1 residential to District "C" commercial. The motion to set the hearing date for January 8 was made by Forster Puffe, seconded by E. R. Coalson, and carried by unanimous vote. At the request of Jane Wooten and Janet Goethe, and.on motion by Homer Kuhl, seconded by Arthur T. Bacon, January 8,-1973 was the date set for zoning parcel 34 and.part of parcel 32 in land lot 418 on South Cobb Drive, just annexed into the City, from District C to C-1 commercial for the,purpose of building a MacDonald's food structure. Vote on the motion was unanimous. A petition was submitted by C. K.'Panter for a residential permit at,1084 Fleming Street for the operation of a locksmith business. All residents within a 300' radius of Mr. Panter's residence had signed a petition stating ,they.; had po:.objection to the operation., On ,motion by Arthur T. Bacon, seconded by,E. R.•Coalson, the residential permit was,approved.­Vote on the motion was unanimous. Mr. Panter stated he understood there would be no signs, no on -street parking, and no employees. Commercial building permits were submitted by building inspector Leon Hood and,upon his recommendations the following action is recorded: (1) Bill's Restaurant, Concord and Lusk-Drive,•,Butler,type metal building with brick front. A letter signed by Don Taylor, Vice -President of McArthur Concrete Products, was read and is recorded as follows: PAGE 120 (Continuation of December 18, 1972 meeting) "McArthur Concrete,.Products, Inc., will accept full responsibility for the sewer line running from the street to 867 Concord Road, (Bill's Restau- rant). We will assume all responsibility due to lack of drainage, and will correct at our expense, any problems that arise." Councilman Arthur T. Bacon motioned the application be approved per the above agreement. The motion was seconded by Jack Miles.and carried,•by unanimous vote. 1 (2) Bill Reed, new office building, 2347 South Cobb Drive. Mr. Hood stated the old office and old house would be removed before the new structure is.erected." The application was approved as submitted on,motion.by Homer Kuhl', seconded by Marston Tuck', 'and voted unanimously..•_+ ^� (3) Post Village Association, 76 apartment units, 1790 Smyrna Roswell Road. Arthur T. Bacon motioned the permit be approved. E. R. Coalson seconded the motion. After further discussion Arthur T. Bacon amended the motion for approval with the stipulation that a self contained smoke detector would be installed in each of the 76 apartments, that a 10' right-of-way be deeded to the City, and the apartments would be periodically inspected by the Fire Department. E. R. Coalson seconded the amendment to the motion. The vote was five to one, Forster Puffe opposed. (4) Stephens Woods Apartments, request for substitute for brick. Forster Puffe motioned the request be denied. The motion was seconded by Homer Kuhl and voted unanimously. (5) Ad -Craft Sign Service, 2490 Atlanta Street, 75 sq. ft. lighted double faced sign, "Magnavox". Approved by unanimous vote on motion by Jack Miles, seconded by Arthur T. Bacon. (6).•Di,amond-Kay Company, Plumtree Apartments, requested a variance to omit the "water loop line" until all grading for the proposed office buildings is completed. Councilman Arthur T. Bacon motioned that Council allow them six months to complete the "loop line". The motion was seconded by E. R. Coalson and the vote was unanimous. (7) Taxico, request by J. P. White to leave the trailer in Belmont Hills Shopping Center parking lot, for advertising purposes only, through the tax season. Arthur T. Bacon motioned that Mr. White be permitted to leave the trailer in its present position until May 1, 1973. The motion was seconded by E. R. Coalson and the vote was unanimous. (8) Bass Barber Shop, 1305 Hawthorne Street, request for 12' x 45' addition to present structure. Approved on motion by Jack Miles, seconded by Arthur T. Bacon, and voted unanimously. Councilman Homer Kuhl reported that Smyrna Federal Savings and Loan Associa- tion does not yet have plans for the addition to their present building. Mr. Kuhl further stated that the committee would meet with officials of the Association regarding height regulations on Wednesday night, December 26, and recommendations would be brought back to Council. Mr. Mike Sangster, 966 Bank Street, requested a quit claim deed on a never used road right of way between his property and his neighbor. J. E. David, Public Works Superintendent, stated the City had a sewer and drainage easement on this property. Mr. Sangster was told he would need to get a description of the property before Council would consider any action regarding a quit claim deed. Councilman Arthur T. Bacon stated that Ira G. Patterson had requested that the liquor, beer and wine license approved in his name at the last meeting be changed to IWEE Corp. The request was approved on motion by Arthur T. Bacon; seconded by Marston Tuck. The vote was five to one, Homer -Kuhl opposed. It was reported that all deeds on the Atlanta Street widening project were in the hands of the committee and work was in progress. Consultant Engineer George Hardy stated the Department of Transportation had not finalized bids they received last Friday on the South Cobb Drive widening project. On motion by Forster Puffe, seconded by Jack Miles, the letting of bids for moving of utilities was left to the discretion of Mr. Hardy since he would be notified by the Department of Transportation when then bid was approved. Vote on the motion was unanimous. There was no action on City streets to be paved by the Department of Trans- portation. It was agreed that if there was no contact before the first of the year, Representative George Kreeger would set up a meeting with officials of the Department of Transportation to meet with Mayor and Council and the full legislative delegation. PAGE 121 (Continuation of.December 18, 1972 meeting) Two bids to reroof the Teen Canteen were opened and area -recorded as•follows: ,•-Dobbs,Roofing Company, Smyrna, Georgia $900.00 u Hamby Roofing Company, Marietta, Georgia 924.00 Coun'ci.Iman Forsterc•Puffe'-moved that the low bid from Dobbs Roofing Company be approved in the amount of $900.00. The motion was seconded by Homer Kuhl and voted unanimously. Councilman Marston Tuck-stated.that Mr. Ellis -of. -Jones, Bird -and Howell had reported, that due,:to:,the, closing,-vf Woodlawn,Terrace;, Kassuba Corpora- tion was having difficulty developing that portion of Heritage Trace Apartments. Mr. Tuck motioned that Council pass a resolution authorizing the City to abandon that section of Woodlawn Terrace north of the intersection of said street and the south line of Land Lot 808-and_accept a separate agreement and easement to the City of Smyrna for the purpose.of,allowing.the City to use same for fire trucks, garbage pick up, maintenance trucks, etc. The motion was seconded by Jack Miles. Vote on the motion was five to one, Homer Kuhl opposed. Councilman Arthur T. Bacon reported he had contacted the superinferident on _ the new construction job at Belmont Hills Shopping Center and the Superin- tendent had promised he would remove the debris at the rear of the shopping center. Mr. Ray Murphy appeared before Mayor and Council and was told he could -continue to operate at his place of business on Concord Road under the license as issued; however, no "brown bagging" would be permitted. Mr. Murphy was also reminded that the Ordinance calls out 60% of sales must be food and not more than 40% malt beverages. Councilman Forster Puffe reported there was a meeting of the Parks and Recreation Commission on December 8, 1972 and the following -items were discussed: (1) Check on the cost of operations in other cities having a full time recreational director. (2) Check the possibility of getting a full time director and what it would cost the city. (3) Mr. Jerry Jernigan was appointed to be liaison officer between the civic clubs and the city. (4) The city submit recommendations of needed improvements. Councilman Jack Miles stated he would give a report on the Centennial at the January 22 meeting. Financial reports were deferred to the next meeting. Transfer of funds from the General Fund to Water and Sewerage Extension and Construction Fund was dropped from the agenda. There were no adjustments on 1973 Business Licenses. A treasury department check, federal revenue sharing, was reported received. The amount of the check was $63,818.00. Councilman Homer Kuhl moved that City Hall be closed December 30, 1972 in observance of New Year holiday. Arthur T. Bacon requested authorization to get bids on sewer line on Reed Street. J. E. David was requested to follow through and get two,.7bids. Arthur T. Bacon requested Vic Broyles to get easements on property on Fleming Street prior to getting bids. Homer Kuhl called a meeting for Tuesday, December 26, at City Hall for the purpose of discussing height regulations on Smyrna Federal building. Meeting adjourned 9:55 P.M. PAGE 122 (Continuation of_December 18, 1972 meeting) 0 N C. PORTERFIE , MAYOR L. W. CHARLES, CI LERK MARSTON TUCK, COUNCILMAN WARD #.'l ARTHUR T. BACON, CONCI WAW #3 C. 0. CANADA, COUNCILMAN WARD _ #5 . . HOMER KUHL, COUP CILMAN WARD #4 FOR&TtR PUFFE, COUNCI WARD #,2 t"T , COUNCILMAN WARD #6 (JACK).NORMAN MILES, COUNCILMAN WARD #7