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Columbia County Planning Commission Proposed Agenda for May 4, 2017 at 6:00 P.M Columbia County Planning Commission Proposed Agenda for May 4, 2017 at 6:00 P.M. Evans Government Center Auditorium Evans, Georgia Planning Commissioners: Countywide - Jim Cox District 1 – Chris Noah District 3 – Richard Henderson, Sr. Vice-Chairman – Donald Skinner District 4 – Dewey Galeas A. CALL TO ORDER .................................................................................................................. Chairman Cox B. INVOCATION ........................................................................................................................ Chairman Cox C. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ................................................................................................... Chairman Cox D. ROLL CALL / QUORUM ........................................................................................................ Chairman Cox E. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING .................................................. Chairman Cox 1. April 20, 2017 F. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA ............................................................................................. Chairman Cox G. PRESENTATION ................................................................................................................... Chairman Cox H. DEBATE AGENDA ................................................................................................................ Chairman Cox 1. Unfinished Business ........................................................................................................ Chairman Cox a. Rezoning 1. None b. Variance 1. None 2. New Business .................................................................................................................. Chairman Cox a. Massage Operator’s License 1. Massage Operator’s License - (Public Hearing), Christina Palmer, 4573 Cox Road. Staff Assignment Erin Hall. 2. Massage Operator’s License - (Public Hearing), Diane Spencer-Carr, 548 Blackburn Drive. Staff Assignment Erin Hall. b. Conceptual Plan 1. Champions Overlook, located off of Riverwood Parkway, zoned PUD (Planned Unit Development), 8 lots, 11.31 +/- acres, Tax Map 065 Parcel 678, Commission District 3. Staff Assignment Danielle Bolte. 2. Jones Mill, located off of Furys Ferry Road, zoned R-1 and R-2 (Single Family Residential), 62 lots, 54.8 +/- acres, Tax Map 077 Parcels 078 and 061Q, Commission District 1. Staff Assignment Danielle Bolte. Information provided to the Board of Commissioners is subject to open records laws as defined in Official Code of Georgia 50-18-70. Page 1 of 3 c. Preliminary Plat 1. Mitchell Park V, located off of Riverwood Parkway, zoned PUD (Planned Unit Development), 30 lots, 14.1 +/- acres, Tax Map 065 Parcel 673, Commission District 3. Staff Assignment Nayna Mistry. 2. Crestwood, Phase 2, revised, located off of Hereford Farm Road, zoned R-2 (Single Family Residential) and R-2/RCO (Single Family Residential with Residential Cluster Overlay), 122 lots, 61.4 +/- acres, Tax Map 060 Parcel 968D and Tax Map 061 Parcels 011B and 011D, Commission District 3. Staff Assignment Nayna Mistry. 3. Somerset at Williamsburg VIII, located off of Hardy McManus Road, zoned R-2 (Single Family Residential), 18 lots, 16.65 +/- acres, Tax Map 065 Parcels 1347 and 1054 and Tax Map 065A Parcel 1044, Commission District 3. Staff Assignment Nayna Mistry. d. Final Plat 1. Individual Plat – Barbara and Floyd Payne, located off of Payne Drive, zoned R-A (Residential Agriculture), 2 lots, 5.08 +/- acres, Tax Map 021 Parcel 036, Commission District 4. Staff Assignment Nayna Mistry. e. Plan Revision 1. None f. Public Hearing 1. RZ17-05-01, (Public Hearing), Rezone from C-1 (Neighborhood Commercial) / R-2 (Single Family Residential) to S-1 (Special District) for a Senior Living Facility. Tax Map 078 and Parcel 073, 7.13+/- acres, located near intersection of Fury’s Ferry Road and Evans to Locks Road. Commission District 1. Staff Assignment Danielle Bolte. 2. RZ17-05-02, (Public Hearing), Master Sign Plan. Tax Map 082 and Parcels 065C, 065D, 065E, 065F, and 065G, 6 +/- acres, located at 563, 569, 575, 581, and 587 Fury’s Ferry Road. Commission District 1. Staff Assignment Danielle Bolte. 3. RZ17-05-03, (Public Hearing), Rezone from R-3 (Single-family Residential District) to P-1 (Professional District), for Hair Salon and Office, Tax Map 082A Parcel 101, 0.7+/- acres, located at 104 Bellewood Drive. Commission District 1. Staff Assignment Will Butler. 4. VA17-05-01, (Public Hearing), Variance to Section 90-139 Buffers, Tax Map 082A Parcel 101, 0.7+/- acres, located at 104 Bellewood Drive. Commission District 1. Staff Assignment Will Butler. 5. RZ17-05-04, (Public Hearing), Rezone from R-A (Residential Agricultural District) to S-1 (Special District), for Wireless Telecommunications Facility, Tax Map 041 Parcel 096, 0.23+/- acres, located at 6023 Harriss Hammond Road. Commission District 4. Staff Assignment Will Butler. 6. RZ17-05-05, (Public Hearing), Rezone from R-1 (Single-family Residential District) to R-2 (Single-family Residential District), (Portion of) Tax Map 077 Parcel 078, 11.53+/- acres, located off Fury’s Ferry Road. Commission District 1. Staff Assignment Danielle Bolte. 7. RZ17-05-06, (Public Hearing), Major S-1 (Special) Plan Revision for a Picnic Shelter, youth center, and storage building, Tax Map 067 Parcel 117B, 44.4+/- acres, located at 4921 Columbia Road. Commission District 3. Staff Assignment Will Butler. Information provided to the Board of Commissioners is subject to open records laws as defined in Official Code of Georgia 50-18-70. Page 2 of 3 g. Items Added (which need immediate action or have not gone before Committee) 1. None I. LEGAL MATTERS .................................................................................................... County Attorney Driver 1. None J. STAFF AND COMMISSIONER COMMENTS ........................................................................ Chairman Cox 1. None K. PUBLIC COMMENTS AND PARTICIPATION ....................................................................... Chairman Cox The next scheduled Planning Commission meeting is May 18, 2017 at 6:00 P.M. in the Auditorium of Building A at the Evans Government Center. Information provided to the Board of Commissioners is subject to open records laws as defined in Official Code of Georgia 50-18-70. Page 3 of 3 May 4, 2017 CONCEPT PLAN Champions Overlook Property Information Subdivision Name Champions Overlook Location/address Off Riverwood Parkway Tax Map / Parcel Tax Map 065 Parcel 678 Total Acreage 11.31 +/- acres Number of lots/units 8 Zoning PUD (Planned Unit Development) Engineer Bryant Engineering Commission District District 3 (Richardson) Recommendation Approval Summary and Recommendation Riverwood Land, LLC, has submitted for consideration a conceptual plan for a single family subdivision off of Riverwood Parkway currently known as Champions Overlook. The site includes one parcel, Tax Map 065 Parcel ID 678, zoned PUD (Planned Unit Development). This property is part of the Riverwood PUD, the original zoning for which was approved in 1997 (RZ97-02-03) with a subsequent major revision in 1998 (RZ98-08-01) which now serves as the primary zoning file. There have been multiple subsequent major and minor revisions to this zoning file, but none affecting the property involved in this conceptual plan. This parcel was designated PR-3 under the approved PUD plan for single family residential use. The applicant is proposing to develop 8 larger lots on this parcel that will be accessed from Riverwood Parkway via four shared driveways. Riverwood Parkway at this point is a private road, but is considered a collector within the subdivision. Limiting access points onto a collector road is preferred, and the shared driveways under consideration should have less impact on the collector road than providing driveways for each individual lot. Additionally, the applicant has stated an intent to frame these driveways with low brick walls and gas lanterns to continue to provide an attractive streetscape along this main road, with a 50-foot buffer from the Parkway proposed. This property does adjoin the Champions Retreat Golf Course to the rear; a 25-foot golf course buffer already in place on this property and a 50-foot minimum building line from the golf course is proposed. The proposed location of the sewer line at the rear minimum building line has raised some concerns among staff; an easement will be required over this sewer line, which will increase the effective rear setback of these lots by at least ten feet. Additionally, water utility has indicated that fences will not be A Community of Pride…A County of Vision…Endless Opportunity Page 1 May 4, 2017 CONCEPT PLAN Champions Overlook allowed to cross the easement and will be limited to the portion of the lot in front of the sewer easement to ensure access to the sewer line. Staff recommends approval of the conceptual plan as submitted Staff Review Comments Environmental: Proposed storm line at rear of lots will have to be private due to these lots being located behind the gates Fire Marshal: Applicable fire code requirements apply. GIS: Please correct the parcel number shown on the Champions Overlook Existing Conditions .pdf file that was submitted. The drawing shows Parcel #065 673. It appears that the correct parcel number should be 065 678. Water and Sewer: The sanitary sewer main should be 10 to 15 feet off of the MBL depending on the depth of the main A Community of Pride…A County of Vision…Endless Opportunity Page 2 May
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