[I. Call To Order]
[II. Announcements]
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ANNOUNCEMENT YOU GOT ON THAT 7130 HAMILTON ROAD WAS APPROVED BY THE BRC AT THEIR LAST MEETING FOR THE REZONING. THE NEXT BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS AND PLANNING COMMISSION IS ON APRIL 9TH. DID YOU NOT HEAR ME? THE REZONING FOR 7130 HAMILTON ROAD WAS APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS AT THEIR PREVIOUS MEETING. AND THE NEXT BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS AND PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING IS ON APRIL 9TH. THANK YOU. I HAVE A MOTION TO OPPOSE AGENDA.
SECOND. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? BY SHOW OF HANDS. ALL OPPOSED BY THE SAME SIGN. MOTION AND
[III. Approve the Final Agenda]
APPROVAL OF THE LAST MEETING. MUCH NEEDED. THANK YOU FOR 30 MINUTES OF THE LAST MEETING.ALL IN FAVOR? BY THE SHOW OF HANDS. ALL OPPOSED BY THE SAME SIGN. MOTION IS CARRIED. OKAY.
[IV.1. Board of Zoning Appeals & Planning Commission - Regular Meeting - Dec 11, 2025 10:00 AM]
PUBLIC HEARING. I GOT A MOTION TO GO TO PUBLIC HEARING. SECOND. MOVED AND SECONDED BY THE SHOW OF HANDS. OPPOSED BY THE SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES. OKAY. THE FIRST APPLICATION IN FRONT OF YOU IS A VARIANCE REQUEST AT 212 NEW AIRPORT ROAD. THE PROPERTY IS OWNED BY MANA MANA PROPERTIES. IT IS THE FIRST READING AND IT IS BOTH ELIGIBLE. THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING A VARIANCE FROM THE SIDE SETBACK REQUIREMENTS PERTAINING TO A STRUCTURE ON A 34 ACRE PARCEL LOCATED WITHIN A LIMITED COMMERCIAL ZONING DISTRICT. AND AS I SAID, THE VARIANCE IS FROM A SIDE SETBACK REQUIREMENT OF 20FT. THE CHARACTER AREA IS COMMERCE CENTER. THE CURRENT USES COMMERCIAL. THE APPLICANT IS SEEKING A VARIANCE FROM SIDE SETBACK REQUIREMENTS FOR A STRUCTURE ON A PARCEL LOCATED IN LIMITED COMMERCIAL ZONING DISTRICT. WE RECEIVED NO CALLS ON THIS APPLICATION. IF THE REQUEST FOR VARIANCE IS APPROVED, THE BUILDING MUST BE CONSTRUCTED IN PLACE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SITE PLAN SUBMITTED. ANY DEVIATION FROM THE APPROVED SITE PLAN MUST BE SUBMITTED TO COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FOR REVIEW. ALL PERMITS MUST BE ACQUIRED PRIOR TO CONSTRUCTION. AND IF YOU LOOK AT THE SITE PLAN, YOU'LL SEE THAT BASICALLY THE REQUESTED VARIANCE IS FOR A BUILDING TO BE BUILT IN LINE WITH THE EXISTING STRUCTURE ON THE COMMERCIAL PROPERTY. AND SO THEY'RE REQUESTING FROM A 20 FOOT SIDE SETBACK TO A TEN FOOT TO LINE UP WITH THAT EXISTING BUILDING. AND I BELIEVE THERE IS A REPRESENTATIVE HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS, IF YOU HAVE ANY.APPLICATION. MR. CHAIRMAN. THANK YOU. SKIP SMITH SMITH DESIGN GROUP. I'M ASSISTING THE PROPERTY OWNER, MIRNA PROPERTIES, LLC WITH THIS REQUEST FOR A VARIANCE. WE'RE FORTUNATE TO HAVE SMALL BUSINESSES THAT ARE DOING GREAT IN OUR COMMUNITY, AND THIS IS JUST A CHANCE FOR THEM TO EXPAND THEIR BUSINESS. SO THE REQUEST IS TO GO TO THE TEN FOOT, AS WE MENTIONED EARLIER, JUST TO LINE UP WITH WHAT THE EXISTING BUILDING THAT WAS ALREADY THERE PRIOR TO THE NEW ZONING ORDINANCE REQUIRING THE 20 FOOT SETBACK. SO YOUR CONSIDERATION WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. MR. SMITH. THANK YOU SIR. I'LL BE MAKING THIS APPLICATION. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. THIS APPLICATION. ALL IN FAVOR? BY SHOW OF HANDS.
ALL OPPOSED BY THE SAME SIGN. MOTION IS CARRIED. THE NEXT APPLICATION IS A VARIANCE THAT
[V.A.1. VAR - 010826 - McGhee - 2942 Mobley Bridge Rd (APN 0244C008004) 1st Reading - Vote Eligible]
WAS SUBMITTED BY REQUEST SUBMITTED BY LAVERNE DAVIS. HE IS SEEKING A VARIANCE FROM THE[00:05:01]
ROAD FRONTAGE REQUIREMENTS FOR A PARCEL LOCATED IN THE SUBURBAN MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL ZONING. IF YOU LOOK AT THE PLAT, THERE, HE'S DIVIDING THE PROPERTY IN TWO.THE REQUIREMENT FOR HIM TO DO THAT IS TO BE ABLE TO HAVE A HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION, WHICH IS PART OF OUR ORDINANCE FOR FAMILY SUBDIVISIONS. HE MEETS THE REQUIREMENT FOR THE ACREAGE.
HE'S JUST ASKING FOR A VARIANCE FROM THE ROAD FRONTAGE. SO THEY'RE ABLE TO SPLIT THE PROPERTY. WE HAD WE DID SUBMIT ALL OF AND WE DID PUT IT IN THE NEWSPAPER. WE PUT THE SIGN AT THE PROPERTY. WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY CALLS. ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE STAFF? WHAT IS THE PROPERTY ON FEVER ROAD? YES. SORRY. IT IS AT 151 TEVA ROAD. SO WHAT WAS THE DRIVE FROM THE ROAD TO THE PROPOSED ROAD FRONTAGE, I THINK IS 21.93FT. AND THE ACTUAL ROAD FRONTAGE REQUIREMENT IS 100. APPLICANT IS PROPOSING TO PUT A PERPETUAL 20 FOOT INGRESS EGRESS EASEMENT ALONG THE EXISTING GRAVEL DRIVEWAY. SO THE HOME IN THE REAR WOULD BE ACCESSED THROUGH THE EXISTING DRIVEWAY, AS WELL AS THE HOME IN THE FRONT. THIS IS AS A RESULT OF OUR PARENTS BASICALLY WILL THIS PROPERTY TO ALL THREE OF OUR OF THEIR CHILDREN. THIS IS MY BROTHER TIM. I'M A VIRGIN. I HAVE A SISTER NAMED CATHY AND YES, LAVERNE DAVIS. 1418 GLASS BRIDGE ROAD IS WHERE I LIVE. AND OF COURSE THAT'S LAGRANGE. AND OF COURSE, YOU KNOW, WE WE'VE ACQUIRED THIS PROPERTY THROUGH THIS WILL OF MY DAD'S. AND MY BROTHER TIM HAS LIVED ON THAT BACKSIDE FOR OVER 40 YEARS. MY SISTER, SHE DIDN'T REALLY CARE ABOUT OWNING THE PROPERTY.
SO IT WAS WE JUST BOUGHT HER PART OUT. AND SO THAT LEFT ME AND MY BROTHER. AND WE'RE JUST TRYING TO SEPARATE IT SO THAT HE CAN OWN HIS OWN PROPERTY AND BE ABLE TO, TO JUST SAY THAT HE CAN DO WHAT HE NEEDS TO DO WITH IT. HE HAS NO PLANS TO MOVE. LIKE I SAID, HE'S BEEN THERE FOR 40, I THINK ABOUT 44 YEARS. AND OF COURSE, I'M A LITTLE BIT ON THE MENTAL SIDE BECAUSE THE HOUSE IN THE FRONT IS WHERE WE ALL GREW UP AND WE'RE JUST TRYING TO KEEP IT IN THE FAMILY.
BUT I, I REALLY WANT TO BE I MEAN, MY, MY DESIRE UNDER MY NUMBER ONE PRIORITY IS FOR MY BROTHER NOT TO HAVE TO LEAVE THAT PROPERTY, BUT WE NEED TO HAVE IT SEPARATED FOR PRACTICAL PURPOSES. AND WHO'S LIVING IN THE HOUSE IN THE FRONT? WHO'S LIVING? MY DAUGHTER'S LIVING IN IT. OKAY. SO THE PLAN IS NOT TO DRIVE. YOU JUST NEED TO CONTINUE TO USE IT. WE COULD ADD A NEW DRIVE. THAT'S WHY WE HAD IT FIXED THIS WAY. BUT THE CURRENT PLAN IS NOT TO DO ANYTHING BECAUSE IT'S BEEN WORKING THAT WAY FOR 47 YEARS. ADDING A NEW DRIVEWAY WOULD NOT MEET THE SPACING STANDARD, BUT IT WOULD MEET THE LINE OF SIGHT STANDARD, WHICH IS MORE OF THE SAFETY ASPECT OF IT. THERE'S A LOT OF DRAINAGE WORK THAT WOULD HAVE TO BE DONE TO BUILD A NEW DRIVEWAY AT THAT ROAD FRONTAGE, BUT IT'S POSSIBLE. THERE'S A STORM DRAINAGE CROSS DRAIN PIPE THAT COMES UNDER TIVA ROAD RIGHT THERE. AND THEN THERE'S ANOTHER STORM DRAINAGE PIPE THAT GOES BACK THROUGH THE PRIVATE PROPERTY. THAT WOULD BE SORT OF RIGHT ALONG THE PROPOSED PROPERTY LINE BETWEEN THE HOUSE AND THE BETWEEN THE FRONT HOUSE AND THE STRIP OF PROPERTY.
SO THE DRIVEWAY IS GOING TO BE WHERE THE THE GRAVELED PART IS RIGHT NOW, OR ARE YOU WANTING TO MOVE IT TO THE OTHER SIDE? WELL, IF NECESSARY, WE'VE GOT THE
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PROPERTY WHERE WE CAN PUT IT ON THE OTHER SIDE. BUT YOU KNOW, HE'S BEEN LIVING THERE FOR 44 YEARS. HE'S WANTING TO CONTINUE TO JUST USE THAT DRIVEWAY. SO RIGHT NOW WE DON'T HAVE TO HAVE THE MONEY TO DO ALL THAT, WHICH, LIKE HE SAID, WOULD BE CONSIDERABLE, BUT THAT CAN BE DONE, AS HE SAID, YOU KNOW, BUT THE DESIRE WOULD BE TO JUST LEAVE IT AS IT IS. IT'S ALL FAMILY, YOU KNOW. I WOULD HAVE I WOULD LIKE TO DISPOSE OF THIS APPLICATION. TO APPROVE. SECOND.MOTION AND SECOND, TO APPROVE THIS APPLICATION. ALL IN FAVOR BY THE SHOW OF HANDS, ALL OPPOSED BY THE SAME SIGN. MOTION. WE'VE GOT 2 TO 2, MR. CHAIRMAN. TWO. CHARLES, YOU CAN BREAK THE TIE, MA'AM, TO APPROVE. THE NEXT ITEMS ON THE AGENDA ARE TEXT AMENDMENTS. THE
[VI.1. Text Amendment to the Unified Development Ordinance (Commercial Poultry Raising & Foundations Survey) 1st Reading - Vote Eligible]
FIRST TEXT AMENDMENT IS TO THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS ANTENNAS AND TOWERS. THIS IS THE FIRST READING VOTE ELIGIBLE. WE'VE REDEFINED THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE PLACEMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATION FACILITIES IN RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS. THAT WOULD BE ON PAGE FOUR. WE ADDED A PARAGRAPH THAT WAS SUGGESTED BY DAVID, OUR CONSULTANT, TO ADDRESS THE SETBACK FOR MONOPOLE TOWERS ON PAGE FIVE. AND WE UPDATED APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR PLACEMENT OF NEW FACILITIES, WHICH IS ON PAGES 7 TO 12. AND THIS IS WHAT WAS TAKEN DIRECTLY FROM THE OLD ORDINANCE AND REPLACED INTO THE NEW ORDINANCE. THOSE ARE THE ONLY CHANGES THAT WE HAVE TO THAT PARTICULAR ORDINANCE.HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? WE'RE DISCUSSING? SPECIFICALLY THE TELEPHONE COMMITTED TO THE. WE'RE JUST DISCUSSING THE ACTUAL CHANGES OF WHERE THEY CAN BE PLACED, LIKE IN THE RESIDENTIAL. IT IS A SPECIAL USE PERMIT THAT IS REQUIRED IN THE NEW ORDINANCE.
IT STATE THAT IT IS PERMITTED BY RIGHT, BUT IT SHOULD BE PERMITTED THROUGH SPECIAL USE PERMIT TO GIVE THE BOARD OF ZONING AND BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS A CHANCE TO LOOK AT IT AND MAKE A DECISION ON THAT PLACEMENT. AND THIS IS JUST REFLECTING WHAT WAS IN THE OLD ORDINANCE. PAGE FIVE OF EIGHT, SECTION B, THE MONOPOLE TOWERS. YEAH, THAT ONE THAT CAME UP RECENTLY WITH THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS IN THE LAST PLACEMENT AT SANDTOWN ROAD. BUT BECAUSE OF NEW TECHNOLOGY, THE LANGUAGE NEEDS TO REFLECT THE NEW TECHNOLOGY. SO THIS IS WHY WE PUT THAT IN THERE. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY WE'RE GOING TO REQUIRE SOMEBODY TO SPEND $5,000 FOR, US TO DO ENGINEERING STUDIES WHEN THEY'VE ALREADY HAD AN ENGINEER THEMSELVES. THAT'S THE STUDY THAT THAT IS A STUDY THAT THEY HAVE TO PROVIDE, IS NOT SOMETHING DIFFERENT TO WHAT THEY'VE BEEN PROVIDING. WE'RE JUST ALLOWING THEM, ALLOWING US TO USE THAT STUDY THAT THEY PROVIDE US DURING THE APPROVAL PROCESS. BECAUSE BEFORE WE HAD IT, WHERE IT'S THE FALL ZONE PLUS 10% OF THE FALL ZONE. AND SINCE THE TECHNOLOGY HAS CHANGED ON MONOPOLE TOWERS WHERE IT COULD, IT'S BREAKABLE AT A FALL BREAK POINT, THEN THE TECHNOLOGY NEEDED OUR LANGUAGE NEED TO REFLECT THAT CHANGE IN TECHNOLOGY. I'M REFERRING TO SECTION TEN B, WHERE WE'RE GOING TO REQUIRE THEM TO PUT UP $5,000 SO THAT WE CAN HIRE CONSULTANTS FOR REVIEW. THAT'S OUR STANDARD PRACTICE. IT'S BEEN IN EFFECT SINCE THEY'VE DONE THIS CELL TOWER ORDINANCE THAT'S ALWAYS BEEN IN EFFECT. IT'S A $5,000 EXTRA. IT'S NOT NEW. THAT ONE IS NOT NEW. WE'RE JUST PULLING EVERYTHING THAT WE HAD. THAT WAS SOMEHOW IT DIDN'T.
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YEAH. BECAUSE. NO, BECAUSE IT HADN'T CHANGED OVER. IT DIDN'T COME OVER WHEN WE PUT EVERYTHING OVER FROM THE OLD ORDINANCE INTO THE NEW ORDINANCE, THEY DID THIS DID NOT COME OVER. WE'RE PUTTING IT BACK. SO WE HAVE TO SHOW YOU IT'S RED BECAUSE IT'S GOING TO BE NEW TO THE ORDINANCE. SO. SO ANOTHER ANOTHER QUESTION ON THE WHILE WE'RE DOING ALL THIS, ALL THIS TOGETHER WHILE BEING PROCESSED. NO, THAT'S A SEPARATE TEXT AMENDMENT, THREE DIFFERENT AMENDMENTS ON HERE THAT YOU CAN SEE. THIS ISN'T A NEW ONE. OKAY, SO IT'S TELECOMMUNICATIONS FIRST AND THEN THE OTHER. YEAH. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON THIS AMENDMENT? ARE WE LIKE TO DISPOSE OF THIS AMENDMENT LIKE A MOTION? SECOND, ANY SECOND AMENDMENT? ALL IN FAVOR BY SHOW OF HANDS, ALL OPPOSED BY THE SAME SIGN. MOTION IS CARRIED. OKAY, SO NOW WE'RE GOING TO GET TO THE ONE THAT HAS THAT IN THERE. WHILE REVIEWING THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE, IT WAS FOUND THAT THERE ARE SOME CHANGES THAT NEED TO BE MADE, WHICH IS SOME OF IT HAD TYPO. THE FIRST ONE IS TO THE SPACE DIMENSIONS TABLE. THE THE REFERENCE NUMBERS THAT YOU SEE ON THE TABLE. WAS WE HAD TO TAKE OFF THE EIGHT BECAUSE WE HAD DIDN'T HAVE A NUMBER EIGHT IN THE ORDINANCE ITSELF FOR IT TO REFER TO. SO THAT IS JUST.SO IT HAS JUST CHANGED TO FIVE COMMA SEVEN. IT REFERS TO THOSE THAT'S IN THERE. SO WE TOOK OFF THE EIGHT. THAT'S THE ONLY CHANGE ON THAT ONE. OKAY. THE PERMITTED USE CHART. ON THE PERMITTED USE CHART WE HAD WHAT WE CALL SELF STORAGE. AND THAT ENCOMPASSES MINI STORAGE BOTH STORAGE AND RV STORAGE. WE WENT AHEAD AND SEPARATED THOSE OUT BECAUSE MINI STORAGE, YOU KNOW, ORDINANCE COULD HAVE GONE ON LIMITED COMMERCIAL. SO WE CHANGED THAT TO PUT IT IN LIMITED COMMERCIAL, WHICH IS IN THE RED AND KEPT THE HIGHWAY COMMERCIAL, WHICH IS IN THE NEW ORDINANCE. WE IT WAS ENLIGHTENED. THE SELF STORAGE WAS IN LIGHT INDUSTRIAL AND HEAVY INDUSTRIAL. SO WE DECIDED NOT TO PUT THOSE IN THERE BECAUSE YOU DON'T WANT IT. WE DIDN'T WANT TO LEAVE THAT OPEN. NOW FOR THE RECREATIONAL VEHICLE BOAT STORAGE. WE. WE ARE ASKING TO ALLOW THOSE TO BE PERMITTED IN LIMITED COMMERCIAL, HEAVY COMMERCIAL AND LIGHT INDUSTRIAL. THAT'S THE ONLY CHANGE THAT'S ON THERE. SO WE SPLIT OUT SELF STORAGE AND MADE IT TO REDEFINE IT ON THERE. ON WILD GAME PROCESSING. THAT IS A NEW IT'S A NEW ADDITION TO THE UDO AND THAT IS GOING TO GO INTO INTO AGRICULTURAL AND ALL. WHAT ELSE IT WAS WHATEVER ELSE IT WAS PERMITTED IN, WHICH WAS LIMITED COMMERCIAL, HEAVY COMMERCIAL, I THINK LIGHT INDUSTRIAL. AND WELL ACCESSORY USES WHERE YOU SEE THE A IS NOT JUST PERMITTED, IT'S AN ACCESSORY USE. THAT CODE CAN GO INTO AGRICULTURAL, AGRICULTURAL, RESIDENTIAL, SUBURBAN, RESIDENTIAL, LAKESIDE, RESIDENTIAL. AND I THINK THOSE ARE THE ONLY ONES THAT I GO IN.
A IS AS AN ACCESSORY USE. THEY'LL HAVE TO MEET A AN ACREAGE REQUIREMENT. IF YOU GO DOWN TO THE ORDINANCE. YOU KNOW, WHY DO WE NEED THIS IF IT'S STRICTLY PERSONAL USE AND NOT RETAIL? BECAUSE IT'S GOING TO BE IT'S ACTUALLY SOMEBODY SELLING THEIR SERVICES. AND AS A HOME OCCUPATION, IT'S GOING TO BE PART OF A HOME OCCUPATION CHART. SO IF YOU'RE DOING ANY TYPE OF IT IS COMMERCIAL, EVEN THOUGH YOU'RE DOING COMMERCIAL, SOMEBODY'S PAYING YOU TO DRESS THESE ANIMALS READY TO BE EATEN OR NOT FOR SALE, BARTER OR OTHER COMMERCIAL DISTRIBUTION, BUT SOMEBODY'S PAYING THEM TO, TO COME ON, COME ON SITE AND THINGS. SO IT IS A HOME OCCUPATION. IT'S A OCCUPATIONAL TAX PERMIT THAT THEY'LL HAVE TO GET. AND THIS IS WHAT WE NEED THE ORDINANCE TO ACTUALLY GOVERN THAT, TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE STAYING WITHIN THE GUIDELINES FOR THE STATE AND EVERY OTHER REGULATION THAT IS OUT THERE. SO HOW DO YOU DIFFERENTIATE ONE OF THESE FACILITIES FROM THE FACILITY THAT AN INDIVIDUAL BUILDS FOR
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THEMSELVES? SEE, LIKE IF I WAS IN A PROCESSING FACILITY AND MY PROPERTY, I STILL HAVE TO DO THAT. THIS IS FOR SOMEBODY THAT'S DOING IT FOR SOMEONE ELSE. THAT'S IT. THIS IS WHAT WHAT WE DIFFERENTIATE IS IF YOU'RE NOT SEEKING AN OCCUPATIONAL TAX CERTIFICATE TO PROCESS ANIMALS FOR SOMEONE ELSE, YOU'RE BEING PAID. THAT'S THE DIFFERENCE. IF YOU'RE PROCESSING IT FOR YOURSELF, YOU STILL HAVE TO GO THROUGH ALL THIS FOR YOURSELF, BUT IT'S ONLY GOING TO BE AN ACCESSORY STRUCTURE. YOU WILL NOT BE COMING THROUGH US TO GET APPROVAL. TODAY WILL BE A BUILDING PERMIT. SO YOU COULD DO NOTE THAT IN THIS ORDINANCE, BUT IT'S FOR AN OCCUPATION FOR INDIVIDUAL USES. IT'S IF YOU GO BACK UP, COME ON DOWN, GO BACK TO THAT REGULATION. SHOULD BE IN SECTION FOUR. SECTION FOUR. YEAH. OKAY. THIS IS WHERE IT I FIND IT. IT'S A HOME OCCUPATIONAL CERTIFICATE. IT MAY BE PROCESSED ONLY FOR CUSTOMERS TO BRING IN CAUCUS. NO SALE OF MEAT. BUT. AND I SEE, I SEE WHERE IT SAY COULD BE REDEFINED MORE TO MAKE IT CLEAR THAT IT'S JUST FOR THOSE THAT'S SEEKING A HOME OCCUPATIONAL CERTIFICATE. SO WE'LL LOOK AT THAT LANGUAGE BEFORE WE FORWARD IT TO THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS. YEAH, I'M GOING FOR CLARIFICATION. WE WILL DO SO. IT'S FOR EVERYONE. YES.OKAY. WE'LL TAKE CARE OF THAT. SO IF SOMEBODY KILLS A DEER AND THEY TAKE IT TO THEIR HOUSE AND THEY KILL IT, PACK IT, YOU KNOW, THAT'S OKAY, RIGHT? THAT IS YOUR PERSONAL USE. WE DON'T GOVERN THAT AND WE DO IT. OH, OKAY. ABOUT YOUR WANTED TO BE SURE. YOU KNOW. RIGHT? RIGHT, EXACTLY. YEAH. AND UNDER THE LIVESTOCK, AS JAMES HAS SHOWN YOU, THERE'S A FEW TYPOS. WE'RE CORRECTING THOSE. BACK TO THREE. AS YOU CAN SEE, IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN SIX HERE WITHIN JUST A TYPO. JUST NEED TO BE CORRECTED AND THAT'S IT. THAT'S ALL IN THAT SECTION. THE NEXT SECTION THAT WE HAVE IS UNDER PUBLIC OR PRIVATE AGRITOURISM DIRECTIONAL SIGN. WE ADD SOME LANGUAGE IN THERE. IT WE DON'T DO ANYTHING WITH PROCESSING THOSE SIGNS, BUT WE DECIDED THAT AN ORDINANCE NEEDS TO BE IN THERE. SO SOMEONE UNDERSTANDS THAT THOSE ARE OPTIONS FOR THEM. IF THEY HAVE AGRITOURISM BUSINESS AND THAT THEY CAN REALLY COME TO OUR WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR APPROVING THOSE SIGNS. WE DO HAVE THE DIRECTIONS IN OUR OFFICE TO GIVE TO THEM SO THEY CAN ABLE TO GO TO DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE TO OBTAIN THOSE SIGNS. THAT'S ALL IT IS, JUST MAKING LETTING THEM KNOW THAT THERE IS SUCH A THING AVAILABLE.
OKAY. AND THEN LASTLY, UNDER THE DEFINITIONS, WE JUST ADD THE DEFINITION FOR THE WILD GAME PROCESSING AND FOR THE BREAKPOINT TECHNOLOGY. SINCE WE HAVE THAT LANGUAGE, WE WE MAKE SURE WE DEFINE IT. AND THAT IS ALL THOSE CHANGES. THAT'S ALL THE CHANGES THAT WE HAVE TO THE UDO AT THIS MOMENT. OH, AND ONE THING TO SEWERAGE. WE DID ADD THAT IN THERE. WE HAD TO REDEFINE THAT LANGUAGE TO MAKE IT FIT THE CURRENT UDO.
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IS YOUR RECOMMENDATION FOR THIS AMENDMENT. TO APPROVE WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT WE MAKE SOME ADJUSTMENTS TO THE BALL GAME, OCCUPATIONAL SECTION. SO SECOND, GOT A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR OF THE AMENDMENT BY THE SHOW OF HANDS, ALL OPPOSED BY THE SAME SIGN. MOTION IS CARRIED. THIS IS A LITTLE BIT LONGER. IT'S A SUMMARY OF THE DATA CENTER SLASH CRYPTOCURRENCY SLASH DATA MINING ORDINANCE. THIS DRAFT ORDINANCE AMENDS THE TROUP COUNTY UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE TO CREATE A COMPREHENSIVE REGULATORY FRAMEWORK FOR DATA CENTERS, CRYPTOCURRENCY FACILITIES, AND DATA MINING FACILITIES FOCUSING ON WHERE THEY ARE ALLOWED, HOW THEY ARE DESIGNED AND OPERATED, AND HOW IT IMPACTS ON IT, IMPACTS ON NEIGHBORS AND PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE. THIS UPDATE TO THE UDO WILL REMAIN CONSISTENT WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, CURRENT BEST PRACTICES, AND STATE LAW SPECIFICALLY FOR LARGE SCALE TECHNOLOGY. INDUSTRIAL SLASH INDUSTRIAL USES. THE ORDINANCE APPLIES TO DATA CENTERS, CRYPTOCURRENCY FACILITIES, AND CRYPTO MINING AND DATA MINING FACILITIES OF VARIOUS SIZES, ALONG WITH ALL OF THE ACCESSORY USES AND ASSOCIATED SUBSTATIONS. THE USES WILL BE ADDED TO THE PERMITTED USE TABLE AS SPECIAL USES IN APPROPRIATE INDUSTRIAL DISTRICTS. THE SMALL FACILITIES, LIGHT INDUSTRIAL, THE AVERAGE AND HYPERSCALE FACILITIES WILL BE IN HEAVY INDUSTRIAL. THE LANGUAGE IN THE DRAFT PROHIBITS SITING, BUILDING, SITING, BUILDING OR PREPARING A SITE FOR ANY DATA CENTER, CAMPUS, CRYPTO FACILITY OR DATA MINING FACILITY AFTER EFFECTIVE DATE WITHOUT FIRST SECURING A SPECIAL USE PERMIT AND SUBMITTING A COMPLETE APPLICATION, INCLUDING DESIGN, PHASING AND YIELD UTILITY SERVICE DOCUMENTATION. WE ALSO ADDRESSED THE ACREAGE WATER SYSTEM AND SEWER SYSTEM, THE MINIMUM ACREAGE REQUIREMENT FOR EACH DEVELOPMENT IS 25 ACRES.EACH DEVELOPMENT IS REQUIRED TO CONNECT TO A PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM. THE LANGUAGE ALSO STATES THAT PUBLIC SANITARY SEWER IS PREFERRED AND, IF AVAILABLE, THE AVERAGE SLASH HYPERSCALE DEVELOPMENT SHALL BE SERVED BY THE PUBLIC SANITARY SEWER SYSTEM. IF PUBLIC SANITARY SEWER IS NOT AVAILABLE, A DECENTRALIZED SEWERAGE SYSTEM MAY BE PERMITTED ON SPECIFIC SPECIFIC FINDINGS IN THE SPECIAL USE PERMIT PERMIT. THAT WAY, THEY'LL HAVE TO ASK FOR IT DURING THAT APPLICATION OR SPECIAL USE FOR PLACEMENT ON THE BUFFERS AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION. THERE'S A REQUIREMENT OF 1500FT SEPARATION BETWEEN CAMPUS BUILDINGS AND SENSITIVE RECEPTOR PRINCIPAL STRUCTURES, SCHOOLS, HEALTH FACILITIES, RESIDENTIAL, ETC. AND THAT IS ALL DEFINED IN THE DEFINITION PORTION OF THIS ORDINANCE. AND THERE'S A MANDATE OF VEGETATIVE BUFFERS OF 300FT NEXT TO SENSITIVE RECEPTORS AND NEXT TO NONE SENSITIVE RECEPTORS. SO OVERALL, THEY'LL HAVE TO MAINTAIN A 300 FOOT BUFFER FROM THE PROPERTY LINE. THEY'RE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT AN ENVIRONMENTAL AND COMMUNITY IMPACT ANALYSIS ON THE NOISE AND LIGHTING. IT'S ESTABLISHED THAT A COMMUNITY NOISE LEVEL EQUIVALENT, I MEAN NOISE EQUIVALENT LEVEL, IT'S CAPPED AT 60 DBA AT A SENSITIVE RECEPTION NEXT TO A SENSITIVE RECEPTOR PROPERTIES AND 70 DBA AT OTHER DEVELOPED PROPERTIES WITH LIMITED ALLOWANCES FOR BRIEF EXCEEDANCE AND SPECIFIC RULES FOR GENERATOR TESTING AND EMERGENCY USE. THEY ARE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT A QUARTERLY NOISE ASSESSMENT REPORT THAT IS DONE BY AN INDEPENDENT ACOUSTIC CONSULTANT, AND THERE'S AN IMPOSED DETAIL. OUTDOOR LIGHTING STANDARDS ON SAFETY AND SECURITY REQUIRING THE IT IS REQUIRED EQUIPMENT TO BE HOUSED IN GROUNDED, FIRE RATED METAL ENCASED STRUCTURES AND THEY MAY. AND THEY NEED TO FOLLOW THE REGULATIONS, WHICH IS NFPA 855 REQUIRES A PERIMETER FENCING AT LEAST EIGHT FEET HIGH SCREEN SUBSTATIONS. BURIAL OF ON SITE POWER LINES, 34.5 KV AND BELOW, AND 24 HOUR EMERGENCY CONTACT SIGNAGE. IT MANDATES COORDINATION WITH COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT TO ENSURE RADIO COVERAGE FOR FIRST RESPONDERS AND SUBMISSION OF STORMWATER MANAGEMENT PLANS REQUIRES ROOFS TO BE DESIGNED FOR ROOFTOP SOLAR INSTALLATION.
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LASTLY, DECOMMISSIONING AND ENFORCEMENT. THERE'S LANGUAGE THAT ADDRESSES DECOMMISSIONING PLAN FOR AVERAGE SLASH HYPERSCALE FACILITIES. IT ALSO ADDRESSES BOND REQUIREMENTS FOR AVERAGE HYPERSCALE FACILITIES AND POTENTIAL NEED TO REQUEST SAID BOND FOR SMALL FACILITIES, WHICH IS ALSO SITE SPECIFIC, AND THE VIOLATIONS AND ENFORCEMENT VIOLATIONS SHALL BE ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE TO THE ARTICLE TWO, WHICH IS NOW IN EFFECT OF THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE. THAT IS IT FOR THE SUMMARY.I HAVE A COUPLE OF COMMENTS. OKAY. SO THIS IS GOING TO COVER THE CURRENT DATA MINING. AND ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF THIS ORDINANCE. SPECIFICALLY WAS DRIVEN BY THE LARGE. THERE ARE A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF NERVES AND. DATA MINING FACILITY FOR VERY SMALL. SMALL. LESS THAN 1000 KW. SMALL UNIT SOMEWHAT LIKE A SHIPPING CONTAINER OR SMALLER. AND THERE WAS ACTUALLY ONE INTERNAL OUT OF THE INDUSTRIAL PARK. THAT WAS A TWO CONTAINERS THAT WAS SIMILAR TO ONE DISCOVERED, AND I THINK. PROBABLY STARTED TO REQUIRE SOMEBODY TO HAVE. SOMETHING THAT IS FOR OUR LIFE. THE LETTERS, THEY DON'T PRESENT THE SAME KIND OF IMPACT. THANK YOU FOR ALL. OKAY. OKAY, SO WHERE WE CAME UP WITH THE 25 ACRES IS THAT IF YOU LOOK IN THE ORDINANCE UNDER THE. UNDER OUR SPACE DIMENSIONS TABLE, THOSE TWO DISTRICTS ACTUALLY REQUIRED A MINIMUM OF 25 ACRES. SO THAT'S WHERE THAT CAME IN. IF YOU LOOK AT IT, EVEN THOUGH YOU CAN NARROW IT DOWN TO ONE ACRE, YOU HAVE TO BE IN A DISTRICT OF 25 ACRES. SO THAT'S WHERE THAT CAME FROM. AND WE DID TOSS AROUND THAT ABOUT THE. THE SUBSECTIONS REQUIRING SUBSTATIONS TO BE. DOWNSTREAM, ETC. AND REQUIRED FOR ALL THE INDUSTRIAL. SUBSTATIONS ALL OVER THE COUNTER, UNSCREENED AND. ALSO THE DETENTION POND.
THAT SAID, YOU HAVE TO BE 300FT FROM THE PROPERTY LINES, WHICH THE NUMBER OF PLACES THAT HAVE BEEN DEFENSIVE ABOUT THAT PROPERTY AND. WELL, FOR US THE THE DETENTION PONDS HAVE NEVER BEEN ALLOWED TO BE IN A BUFFERED AREA. SO SINCE IT'S A 300 FOOT BUFFER AND THEY'RE NOT ALLOWED IN THE BUFFER, THEN JONES PETROLEUM AND THAT IS THE CITY. THAT CITY. YES. A LOT OF THE ONES THAT YOU SEE CLOSE TO THE PROPERTY LINE, THOSE ARE CITY. THEN ONE OTHER THING. YOU.
OKAY DEFINITION OF REQUIREMENT IS MINIMUM HEIGHT OF. OKAY. WHICH ONE? YOU SAID IT'S ON.
MINIMUM OF SOME KIND OF VERBIAGE UNDER THE SECTION. IS THAT ONE YOU SAID L I. IS IT
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FOR FENCING SUBSTATION THE SUBSTATIONS. OKAY. THE WRONG ONE. OH. OH THAT WOULD BE MINIMUM OF EIGHT FEET. YEAH. WHAT AND WHAT PAGE IS THAT. THANK YOU. THAT'S DEFINITELY.ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I'VE GOT ONE. THE WATER SYSTEMS IN THE SEPTIC SYSTEMS. THE WATER SYSTEM. THE COUNTY WOULDN'T BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PROVIDING ANY OF THAT. THE COUNTY DOES NOT PROVIDE ANY TYPE OF ANY OF THOSE FACILITIES. SO THEY'LL HAVE TO OBTAIN THOSE FROM EITHER OF THE MUNICIPALITIES. OKAY. WHAT IF IN THE FUTURE WE GET WATER SYSTEM IN THE COUNTY, THEN THEY ARE REQUIRED TO HOOK UP TO THAT SYSTEM. OKAY.
FOR RECOMMENDATION FROM AMENDMENT, I'LL MAKE A MOTION. WE APPROVE.
GOT A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE THIS AMENDMENT. ALL IN FAVOR? BY SHOW OF HANDS, ALL OPPOSED BY THE SAME SIGN. DON'T FORGET PUBLIC COMMENTS. ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE FOR OR AGAINST THIS AMENDMENT, PLEASE COME UP. YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS. HI, GUYS. CINDY HUTCHINGS, 912 SOUTH WILLOW CREST WAY IN LAGRANGE. I'M THE VICE CHAIR OF TROUP COUNTY ANTI DATA CENTER COALITION. I LOOKED OVER ALL OF THIS LAST NIGHT. I HAVE A FEW CONCERNS. NUMBER ONE CRYPTO REALLY NEEDS TO BE BANNED. CRYPTO IS BASICALLY LIKE THE DIRTY LITTLE BROTHER OF DATA CENTERS. IT PRODUCES A LOT OF HEAT, A LOT OF NOISE. IT WOULD BE A PROBLEM NOT NOT JUST FOR RESIDENCES THAT ARE WITHIN A CERTAIN RADIUS, BUT EVEN FOR BUSINESSES THAT WOULD BE ANYWHERE NEAR THESE THINGS. THEY'RE NASTY, NASTY DEVELOPMENTS, AND THEY ALSO SUPPORT VERY BAD ACTORS. CRYPTOCURRENCY IS EVEN BANNED IN CHINA. SO I DON'T KNOW WHY WE WOULD ALLOW THAT IN OUR LOVELY LITTLE TOWN HERE IN OUR COUNTY. ADDITIONALLY, I FEEL LIKE SEWER SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO BE HOOKED UP TO MUNICIPAL SEWAGE. I DON'T LIKE THAT THERE IS A WORKAROUND FOR THE SEWER SITUATION FOR DATA CENTERS. I DON'T THINK THAT'S A GOOD THING.
FROM WHAT I'VE SEEN ELSEWHERE. SO THOSE ARE MY MAIN COMMENTS. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. WE NEED
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TO RESTATE THE MOTION. YES. OKAY. YES. THE. MOTION AS HAVING A VOTE AGAINST THAT WE CAN MAKE SURE. I'LL MAKE A MOTION. WE APPROVE. MOTION SECOND TO APPROVE THIS AMENDMENT. ALL IN FAVOR? BY A SHOW OF HANDS. ALL OPPOSED BY THE SAME SIGN. MOTION. MR. BECAUSE I HAVE TO BREAK THE PASS. MOVE THAT WE APPROVE. THE MOTION IS CARRIED. CLOSED.CLOSE PUBLIC HEARING. OKAY. CAN I GET A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. SO MOVED.
SECOND. BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED. ALL IN FAVOR BY SHOW OF HANDS. ALL OPPOSED BY THE SAME SIGN.
MOTION IS CARRIED. I GET A MOTION TO ADJOURN SECOND AND SECOND DEGREE IN A JOINT. ALL IN FAVOR? BY STANDING UP. OKAY.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.