Planning Commission - Regular Meeting

evening everyone. Thank you to our planning commission meeting for tonight. And before we get started, there are some guidelines that I would like to go over. and the guidelines for the city of Aken planning commission meetings meetings or public forums in which many opinions are expressed in the business of the city must be conducted as such discipline honorable and professional decorum is paramount courtesy and respectful communication is required during the public hearing all questions and statement for the public shall be directed to the chair if you wish to speak raise your hand and I will recognize you please approach the podium and state your name and address. In order to allow an opportunity for everyone who wishes to address the plan of commissioners, speakers should limit their comments to the subject being discussed. Each speaker will be given five minutes to address an issue and may only address an issue once unless questions from the planning commission are opposed to the speaker. Thank you. [snorts] And as a reminder, I'm checking myself too. If you have any cell phones, you might want to silence them during the meeting, but I have to check myself as well. Thank you. Uh we are now [clears throat] ready for the approval of the minutes.

So moved. Second.

It's been moved by M Commissioner Clarkson and second by Commissioner Lyset that we accept the minutes. All in favor and be known. Thank you. Uh the motion is carried. We're now there are no old business. We're moving to the new business. Application a application number 26-200014. Uh it's a annexation request on excuse me partial number 106-12-09-077 with the uh residential single family going to RS10. Are there hearing if there are anyone here to speak in favor of this application? Anyone here to oppose? Okay, back to the commissioners. Come to the podium, please. State your name and address. My name is Ryan Abner. Uh, six Partridge Court, Aken. So, um, my question was for what you read out, did you read the address or did I miss it?

I didn't read the address. I can if you like. The address I'm talking about on the first application is 104 Small Ridge Street. Okay. So, that's not Okay. Thank you. Thank you. for annexation RS10 zoning.

All right, it's been moved by Commissioner Carman, second by Commissioner Connor. Are we ready for the question? All in favor to sub that motion, let it be known by raising your hand. Motion carried unanimously. Moving to the next item. Item B, applicate Bridget Advent location one part C Court [snorts] tax partial number 089-16-01-023. The current zoning is single family conservation RC and proposed to single family RS13. Are there anyone here to

I think 15 RS15 sorry. [snorts] Yes sir. My name is Brian Abner, Six Partridge Court. Um the house is directly across from me. Um, my question is if y'all index that house, what does it do for the rest of the neighborhood? Because it's uh Bri 3, that subdivision. Does it affects the rest of the neighborhood? Just that house? Just that house is the one asking for the uh annexation request.

It does not affect you unless you just want to actually be annexed into the city as well. Not really. [laughter] That's all I wanted to know. Yep. It just gives you the right as a neighbor. If you're if you touch or catacorn into a lot that's becomes annexed into the city, then you yourself then have that right. And if you if you look at the map, the only reason they can come in is because they back up to the city, which is in yellow. Yeah. So, um you know, as long as you don't make an annexation request, you're absolutely fine. Just keep doing what you're doing. Okay. So, it doesn't affect us in any kind of way. The only way it affects you is now you have the opportunity to come into the city if you wanted to. That's it. And so your neighbors that also

would touch that would also have that right as well. Okay. But you don't have to. Yeah. Okay. Just we we there's no we cannot force we cannot forcibly annex you. Okay. Would be I promise. [laughter] Then I got another question for you. Um, I haven't met my neighbor. I'm not sure. Is this Was that bought by a individual or was it bought by the city? No, it's by the individual uh Bridget Avent Avent I believe is the name, but it's listed on the uh application as the applicant and the owner uh Bridget Avent.

Okay. So, it is an individual. All right. Well, thank you. Thank you. Are there anyone else that want to speak in favor of this applicant? Anyone who want to speak against it? Then it's back to the commissioners. Mr. Chairman, in regards to application 26-20015, annexation request, current zoning RZ RC, proposed zoning RS15, I make a motion that we move to city council for approval. Second. I'll second that.

It's been moved by Commissioner Clarkson and second by Commissioner EPS that we move this application number 26-200015 to city council. Are ready for the question? Ready for the vote? Let it be known by raising your hand. All motion carried. [snorts] The next applicant we have on today is James A. Mapus. Location 1116 Conger Drive. Tax partial number 106-07-13-007. Current zoning is residential single family RC proposed city zone single family RS15. Are there anyone here to want to speak in favor of this applicant? Anyone here to speak against it? Back to the commissioners. I move for the approval of application uh 26200016 for the annexation of 116 Conger Drive u with the city zoning of RS15. Second

Coner. Okay. It's been moved by Commissioner Carman, second by, excuse me, [clears throat] Commissioner Connor, that we send this application 116 Conger Drive, tax partial number 106-07-13-007 for approval. Are we ready for the question? All in favor of so said motion let it be known by raising your hand. Unanimous. The next applicant we have on for tonight is um applicant from William and Anne Goldmith 431 Dupree Place Southwest single family and stable RNS RSS and overlay his historic overlay district. And the applicant is requesting that a non-contributing historic destination be applied to their property. Anyone here to speak in favor of this applicant?

Come forward, sir. [snorts] My name is William Goldmith. I'm at 431 Debris Place. I'm in favor of it. You're in f additional info or is

Thank you, sir. Okay. Anyone here did speak against this application? And we're back to the commissioners. Any questions? We have a motion. Uh Mr. Chairman, in regards to application DES26-01 0002 tax partial 105112-15-00001 uh current zoning RSS. I make a motion that we move to city council for the approval of non-contributing structure. Second.

Yes. It's been moved by Commissioner Clarkson, second by Commissioner EPS that we send tax partial number 105-12-15-001, application number Delta Echo Sierra 26-010002 to city council for the non-contributing historical destination. Are we ready for the question? the vote. All in favor, let it be known by the raising unanimous. Okay. And let me see here. Get my papers together. The next item is item E on our agenda that's sent to the planning commission is section 2-140 of the city code requiring the com planning commission to pri prioritize a list of capital improvements and make such a recommendation to the city at least 90 days prior to the new fiscal year. And we have the uh budget. Are there any comments on any of the budget items that we have here

by the public or the commissioners? I mean, I'm sorry. I don't think anyone out there, but any comments from the public? Thank you. Okay. And then back to the commissions.

I have one comment. I believe there's a typographical error in the submission by the engineering and utilities road maintenance department. The title of the cover page identifies tank painting southern corrosion control. The actual name of the project I believe should be uh city street pavement preservation program which is what is included on the actual information sheet about the details of that project. There's another project uh with the same name and I believe that's just a typo that needs to be corrected. Okay. So, we just need to record this on for the record.

Correct. Okay. All right. Are there any other corrections or concerns that we see that we need to address? Uh, no corrections, but I would I would just stipulate from my opinion that it seems that the paving program for the city is under budgeted. Um, and I'd like to, you know, get the council to review that going forward. Okay. Okay.

And I've got one other uh uh comment um just in terms of the justification for the spend uh in terms of being you know a prudent uh entity. Uh it would be I would be interested in at least there someone from the airport commission present given such a large request uh the justification for those expenditures on behalf of the airport given that it's uh albeit maybe widely used uh its effect in terms of the number of citizens actually using it as compared to some of these other uh all right

projects. seems small. Uh I would just like it appears from the information provided us that we can ask for uh someone from that division to come and explain uh the basis for the request. Absolutely. And I think that would be prudent uh and it may be completely justified given the revenues generated by that airport. But I you know it just is a big number. Okay. Are there any other [laughter]

I have to comment on that one. I just quickly did some checking here and checking with the um with the South Carolina Aeronautics Commission and they do uh surveys to determine economic impacts of airports and they've estimated that the economic impact of the Aken airport uh is approximately 25 million in economic benefits each year if that is in fact correct and I know that you know that is a hard number to tie down and that's not revenue that's economic benefit uh the economic benefit over a 5-y year period is far in excess of the expenditure request. Uh so I do think the airport is probably justified. I'm not qualified to speak to these individual uh projects. It's my understanding that the runway, the main runway 725 is being uh rebuilt um right after the masters this year, but that's not listed as an expense on here. I think maybe that's almost entirely being paid for by the FAA. Uh it'd be interesting to know how much the FAA puts into the airport annually. So um I just speaking on in favor of the airport, but

sure. I but I understand your question too. And yeah, I mean expenditure. I'd like to know, you know, if if they're asking the city contribute 8.5 million, what kind of revenues does that airport generate specifically to the city? I understand the economic impact,

right? I'm sure the other airports in the area also contribute significantly to the economic impact, but they're not asking us to fund projects on their runways. [laughter] And I think we all have some good concerns and if there is anyone else that have any questions as far as any other departments that we need to question, I'm quite sure we can get the information for them and uh and they'll be more than glad to uh fill us in on the questions that we have. Are there any concerns? So, do we move to submit this or what do we need to do?

Yeah. Uh, well, Mr. Mr. Mr. Chairman, I'd like to make a motion to uh [clears throat] approve the capital improvements program uh item E with the previously uh described typo correction from Commissioner Caleb as well as the request to city staff that all department heads be at the city council meeting in order to answer not just our questions but also questions that city council might have as well.

Second. Okay, it's been excuse me moved by Commissioner Clarkson, second by Commissioner Connor that we take the capital improvement and send it to city council with the uh typos the city staff department heads giving us feedback as well as with the airport as well. Are there any questions? All in favor of so motion, let it be known by raising your hand. Okay. Motion approved unanimously. Now, can we have a motion for dismissal? I'll make that motion. All right. Second.

It's been moved by Commissioner Lass. Say that again, folks. Lasset, I'm sorry. And uh Commissioner EPS that we adjourn this meeting. Thank you all.