Planning & Zoning - Regular Meeting

here. Mr. Patel here. Mr. Reed here. Mr. Underwood here. Mr. Whismann here. Miss White here. Mr. Wood here. At this time, I'd like to ask Miss White if you'd give us the indication. Please.

Please pray with me. Heavenly Father, um we are mindful this tonight of our troops who are um giving service um to our nation and we pray for them and for their safety. We pray for their families who carry a lot of worry for them. We pray also for the people of the Middle East who are affected by this um fighting and we pray for peace and we pray for your wisdom in getting us to that point. We ask for your um wisdom as we make our decisions tonight and we ask for blessings on this city and our leadership here in Hoover. These things we ask in your name. Amen.

Amen. Miss Peace, will you lead us in the pledge of allegiance, please? To the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Prior to this meeting, each one of the commissioners were given minutes for the February meeting. If there are no changes from the minutes, I'll entertain a motion to approve them as they are written. Mr. Chairman, I'll make a motion to approve them as they are written.

Motion to have a second. Second. Motion second. All in favor say I. Those opposed, nay.

Motion carries. We have five cases tonight that's been continued till April. Uh this the first case is the uh final map for the Yates edition of Hoover. It's 232 Caliiente Drive in Martinwood Estates. The second case would be Black Ridge Commercial Lots. The third case would be the Birch Tree Swim and Racket Club. The fourth case would be Black Ridge Parkway. And the fifth one is the Alabama Merchant Association 900 Concourse Parkway. Conditional use approval to approve a community senator at at the property located at 900 Concourse Parkway. If you have an interest in any of these cases, they will be heard next month at uh on April 6 at the same time at six o'clock. No new notices will go out. Uh we're announcing them tonight. So if you have an interest, you need to be here next month at six o'clock. Are there any questions to what I've just said,

Mr. Chair? Um on the Carer Valley case S--0126-02, the applicant has amended their request from continuing it to withdrawing that case.

Okay. Any questions to anything that was just said? If you've not been with us before, what we do is we've had an opportunity to re to review the subdivision cases tonight. If you have a question about any of the subdivision cases, when we read them, if you'll raise your hand, we'll we want to talk to you and hear what you got to say. Otherwise, we've answered most of the questions we have and so we'll be voting on them in a block. Any questions to what I've just said. Okay. The first case tonight is S 032608 Borgous Reservey of a Greenside phase 2. It's a final map approval for the Borgous reservey of Greenside phase 2. The purpose of this plat is to adjust the boundary line between lot B 26 and lot B27. Uh staff comments is it recommends approval contingent on address technical notes on the plat and submittal of the final signed myar. Who's here representing this case?

Okay, just give us your name. Okay, you understand the two comments that we just made about the notes on the plat and the myar.

Okay, is there any questions from planning commission? Anybody in the audience? Okay. The ne the next case is S32609 Riverwalk phase one. Final plat approval for the Riverwalk phase one located at 250 Riverchase Parkway East. Purpose of this is to create 57 residential lots and six common area lots as well as to vacate a 30foot utility easement. Staff comments recommends approval contingent on the following. Provide uh in the amount of $118,900. Who's here representing this? Obviously,

Mr. Easley, you okay with the shity agreement? Yes. Anybody in the planning commission have any questions on this one? No question, Mr. Chair, but just a reminder that I intend to abstain from voting on this one. So, if we can do it not as a block, that would work. Okay. Best. We'll do that. All right. Any questions from the audience? All right. So, we're going to take these subdivision cases one at a time. We'll be voting on S32608. I'll make a motion to approve S-326-8. Second. Motion. Do I have a second? Second. Have a motion to second. All in favor say I. I.

Those opposed, nay. Motion carries. Uh, the next case is S32609. entertain a motion. I'll make a motion to approve case S-326-9 in accordance with staff comments also. Okay. Motion to have a second. Second. Motion in a second. All in favor say I. I. Those nay. Abstain.

Okay. Motion carries. Good luck to you. Uh the next case tonight is conditional use case. It's C 032606. It's uh 2084 Valley Road. Conditioners approval for the operation of an event venue at the property located at 2084 Valley Road. And staff has comments they want to make.

Uh yes. Uh staff have reviewed the application that was submitted for this event venue. uh they are projecting the event venue to have a maximum of 179 uh occupants and uh that would be in line with the parking that is available on the premises. U after reviewing the case staff recommends approval contingent on the following. Uh one that the parking and sidewalk are to meet the latest accessibility requirements. Two, improvements to the driveway access are to be made in accordance with the traffic analysis. Three, plans for site improvements are to be produced by a civil engineer and submitted for permitting. And four, the applicant will obtain a business license prior to opening. The property is located within an area designated for employment center, office, light industrial development in the comprehensive plan.

Okay. Who's here representing this case? Can you come down and tell us your name and address and tell us what you have in mind, please? Good evening. My name is Janine Bailey and this is Ally Amagador. Um I live in the Lake Wilbborne um district and we are here today u very excited to talk to you about Serendipity Hill. Um, it's something we've been building for a long time, thinking about for a long time, and we are very excited to bring this investment into Hoover. It's a community- centered business that we intend to operate ourselves. This is not a flip of a building. This is for us to use hopefully for the long term. As a Hoover resident, I can personally say that a venue like this would be a great asset to the community. We plan to have a professionally managed event venue designed to host gatherings, like we said, up to 179 people. It could be weddings, rehearsal dinners, community events, um corporate meetings. We're focused on creating a beautiful but responsibly operated space where people can celebrate life's most important moments. We're seeking conditional use approval because this type of assembly use requires it within the zoning designation. We fully respect that process and we appreciate the commission's careful review and guidance during the process. We have purchased and plan to renovate this existing commercial building while leaving the exterior footprint as is. Our improvements are primarily interior upgrades and life safety improvements to bring the property fully up to modern standards. We're making a substantial financial investment to improve the site and intend that it will not be disruptive in any way. It's not going to be like a nightclub. Um it'll be uh reservationonly venue with contracted start and end times and on-site management present during every event.

So, hey guys, I'm Ally and my background is in event design and management. And I just want to speak to we really hope this becomes a place for community, not just for Hoover residents, but for the surrounding areas and bringing people for a good midsize venue that's not as large as the Hoover Met, but that's a little bit bigger than your neighborhood clubous. somewhere for people to really gather and to not be just a itty bitty investment into an event, but also not to be the most expensive either. And so, we've had a really great response from some of our surrounding neighbors that we've gone by and talked to just about what we were trying to do even before we purchased the property. We've also got a huge amount of community support through our social media with almost 200 followers on Instagram. We have about a hundred on Facebook and we've already actually received 12 inquiries for events and we haven't even started yet. So, we are just very thankful, very excited to be able to bring something to Hoover that is going to be a value ad that will be professionally run, not a nightclub. and um we will run a tight ship and are just really excited about this opportunity.

It started because we were looking for some place to hold my 50th birthday party um which we're not going to make that deadline because it's in six weeks. Um otherwise you all would all be invited. Um but we were looking for a place that could have that kind of environment and it was already all booked up a year ahead of time and so we realized that there was a market opportunity for something like this in Hoover. Um we've reviewed the recommendations from the committee and we are fully prepared to comply. We have our uh whiz of an architect Justin here. He has been working with the um traffic study folks and he's been working with the other types of engineers to make sure that our designs are fully up to the recommendations that have been made by the committee. Um parking and sidewalks will be brought into compliance with our latest accessibility requirements. For us, accessibility matters, not just from a compliance perspective, um, but because we want to make sure that every guest feels welcomed and valued and can enjoy the space as much as anyone else does. Um, we do have planned improvements to the driveway access that's going to be made in accordance with the traffic analysis. We understand the importance of safe ingress and egress. Those are words that I've learned in the past uh couple of weeks. Um and we also understand that we need need to have trained professional civil engineers and so on um to help us with their site improvement plans and submit them for proper permitting. And of course we will work with the city of Hoover to obtain our business license uh before we try to get open and have our first event. So guys, at the heart of this is our friendship manifesting into a business and we've done great things together as friends and I'm very thankful to expand that partnership. We don't just believe in accessibility and community. We are about it. The city of Hoover is culture city certified. We will also be culture city certified. We are expanding accessibility not just for the interior and exterior but as well as inside of the building building with a

state-of-the-art ADA restroom that I'm so excited about. So truly everyone can have a place. Um, we just respectfully ask that you guys help us to invest in community and our dream that we're trying to do here and hope that you will give us your approval. Thank you. Okay. Thank you. Any questions? Anybody in the audience?

So, not a question, Mr. Chair, but um I guess a a comment from the staff. We heard during the work session that you've not yet heard from the Riverchase Architectural Review. is that um are there steps that the applicant will need to take with respect to that before they're allowed to proceed or how does that work? I would just advise the applicant to get their approval prior to submitting for permitting. As long as we have that ironed out before applications for permitting are submitted, we should be fine. Thank you. Any other questions? I entertain a motion.

Mr. Chairman, I'll make a motion to approve C-32606 for 2084 Valale Road with staff contingencies. Okay, have a motion. Do I have a second? Second. Second. A motion to second. All in favor say I. I. Nay. Motion carried. Good luck to you. Thank you all so much.

Thank you guys so much. Uh we have three zoning cases tonight. Um I think two of them are well we'll start with the first one is Z32602. It's 3269 Monte Dior Drive Annex property located at 3269 Monte Dora Drive. The property is currently zoned NZ not zoned and the zoning request is for designation of R1. Uh the uh staff recommends approval and it does support the comprehensive plan. We are we submit sub submitting this ourselves or someone else submitting it.

The city is city is okay. So any questions on this one? Anybody in the audience? I'll entertain a motion. Motion to approve 0326-02 with the staff comments. A motion to have a second. Second. A motion in a second. All in favor say I. I. Those opposed. Nay.

Motion carries. The next case is Z32603. It's um 3236 Pinehurst Drive. Again, it's uh zone NZ and it's going to be an R1 designation and it's located at 3236 Pinehurst Drive. City recommends approval and it does support the comprehensive plan. This is brought to us through the city, so nobody else is going to submit it. Any questions on the planning commission? Anybody in the audience? I'll entertain a motion. Mr. Mr. Chairman, I move to approve Z326-3. Have a motion to have a second. Second. Second.

Have a motion in a second. All in favor say I. I.

I. Those opposed, nay. Motion carries. Our last case tonight we have is Z326. It's 20 0306264 and it's uh 204 Shelterwood Circle. request is to change from zoning on the property located at 204 Shelterwood Circle from R1 to residential legacy single family district. Uh staff recommends um approval. The uh R the residential legacy district will permit the desired encroachment on the front porch beyond the setback for the main enclosed body of the home. It does support the comprehensive plan. Who's here representing this? Just come down and give us your name and address, please. Sir,

I'm Guy Locker, 204 Shelterwood Circle. That's my wife Christina back there. Okay. You're just going to have a front porch on your house. Yes, sir. Okay. Any questions from anybody? Anybody in the audience? I'll entertain a motion. Mr. Chair, I move that we approve case number Z326-04. Have a motion. Do I have a second? Second. Motion a second. All in favor say I. I. Motion carries. Good luck to you. Thank you much. Appreciate it. We're journed.