Zoning Review Board - Regular Meeting

Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. This meeting will now come to order. At this time, may I ask you to please silence or turn off your cell phones and other electronic devices. This is a regular meeting of the zoning review board of the city of Atlanta. My name is Sherry McGoy, chair of the board for tonight's meeting. This is a nine-member board appointed by the mayor and confirmed by the city council. This board hears applications for rezoning and special use permits. At this time, I would like to introduce you to the members of the board. To my immediate right is Mr. Walter Slayton, Vice C

It's been moved and properly seconded that we accept tonight's agenda with the exception of the applications that will be moved to the front of the agenda for consideration for possible deferral, continuance, or filing. Are there any questions or comments from the board? Okay, hearing none, all in favor of adopting tonight's agenda, please say aye and oppose nay. Aye. Motion passes. Oh, abstain. Motion passes, acknowledging one abstention. Let me remind you again to please ensure that your phones and other electronic devices have been turned off or silenced. Ms. Holmes, would you please read t

Thank you. Is there anyone present in opposition to any of the cases being considered for deferral or filing? Okay, hearing none, I will entertain motions.

Motion has been made and properly seconded. All in favor say aye. Opposed, nay. Aye. Motion passes.

Second. Motion has been made. Properly seconded. All in favor say aye and oppose nay.

Motion has been made and properly seconded. All in favor say aye and oppose nay.

Motion has been made and properly seconded. All in favor say aye and oppose nay. Motion passes. May we have the next application, please, Ms. Holmes.

Is there anyone who would like to speak in opposition to this application? Okay. Hearing none, back to the applicant. Is there any other additional comments you would like to make?

Thank you Thank you We will now enter deliberation questions or comments from the board Any thoughts about the curb cut I Was trying to look having a little difficulty here is there's a

Any other questions or comments? I think I'm inclined to go with the staff recommendation. Anything else? OK. I'm prepared to hear a motion.

It's just been made and properly seconded. All in favor say aye. Aye.

Motion has been made and properly seconded. All in favor say aye and oppose nay. Aye. Motion passes.

OK, go ahead. Have a seat. Is there anyone else who would like to speak in support of this application? Is there anyone who would like to speak in opposition? OK, hearing none, we will enter deliberation. Questions or comments from the board? I'm not sure everyone is aware there have been additional conditions that were proposed by the neighborhood that staff has provided. And does anyone have any thoughts about that? Mr. Cheeks? Okay, I'm prepared to hear a motion.

Motion's been made and properly seconded. All in favor say aye and oppose nay. Aye. Motion passes.

Oh, with conditions. No, the... This one does not have a condition. Let's go back a second. Back into deliberation. The neighborhood proposed conditions, staff report does not have conditions. Gotcha.

Motion has been made and properly seconded. All in favor say aye and oppose nay. Motion passes. Next case, please, Ms. Holmes.

Thank you, Ms. Holmes. Is there anyone here who would like to speak in support of this application? Yes, in support. And remember to state your name and address before you begin.

Okay, thank you. Is there anyone else who would like to speak in support of the application? Is there anyone who would like to speak in opposition to the application? Okay, hearing none, we will enter deliberation. Questions or comments from the board? Okay, I'm prepared to hear a motion.

Motion's been made and probably seconded. All in favor say aye. Aye. Motion passes.

Motion has been made and properly seconded. All in favor say aye. Opposed, nay. Aye.

Thank you, Ms. Holmes. Please state your name and address and proceed.

Thank you, sir. Is there anyone else who would like to speak in support of the application at this time? Is there anyone who would like to speak in opposition at this time?

Thank you, sir. Is there anyone else who would like speak in opposition?

Thank you, sir. How much time remains for that?

Okay. Thank you. How much time remains for the opposition? 2.17? 3.17 remains for the opposition. Okay.

Thank you. Is there anyone else who would like to speak in opposition? And how much time remains for the opposition now? 56 seconds.

Thank you. That's time for the opposition. How much time remains for the applicant? or actually for those in support, the city's the applicant. Four minutes 15, 4.58 remains. You can't provide additional materials.

Thank you. Twenty-eight seconds remaining. Is there any additional comments that anyone would like to make in support of the application?

Thanks, sir. We will enter deliberation now. Questions or comments from the board?

Anything else? Okay, I'm prepared to hear a motion.

Motion's been made and properly seconded. All in favor say aye. Opposed, nay. Aye. Motion passes.

Motion's been made and properly seconded. All in favor say aye and oppose nay. Aye. Motion passes.

Is there anyone here who would like to speak in support of this application? And please state your name and address.

Thank you. Is there anyone who would like to speak in support of the application at this time? And is there anyone who would like to speak in opposition to the application? Would the applicant like to make additional comments? Oh, would you like to speak in opposition?

My name is Peter Blum. You need to speak directly into the microphone. Sorry.

You're going to need to speak into the microphone instead of looking at the slides.

We don't ask questions at this point. This is your opportunity to make your comments. So if you have made your comments, have a seat. And if there's anybody else in opposition, they can proceed. Thank you. OK. Thanks. Is there anyone else who would like to speak in opposition to this application? OK. Is there anyone who would like to speak in support in the time remaining?

Thank you. Is there anyone else who would like to speak in support of the application? OK. We will enter deliberation. Questions or comments from the board? OK. Hearing none, we will prepare to hear a motion.

Before we go with that, so the staff recommendation is actually 10 years in the staff report. They are amenable to 20 years. That was the, but they were, I don't believe, staff could, Ms. Holmes, could you respond to the query about an unlimited duration that was raised by the applicant in the applicant's comments?

Okay. So any concerns about changing the condition to a 20-year limitation versus 10? Okay. And any interest in doing an indefinite term?

A motion has been made and properly seconded. All in favor say aye and oppose nay.

And that would be 20 years from the date of adoption by the city council.

Second. Motion has been made and properly seconded. All in favor say aye and oppose nay. Aye. Motion passes. Okay. Next, are you going to read the two cases together then? The next two cases? And then we'll consider them individually.

Uh, is there anyone else who would like to speak in support at this time? And is there anyone who would like to speak in opposition? Okay. And does the applicant have any additional comments to make at this time? Um, so we will enter deliberation. I've got a question, uh, think thinking about this further. Um, the aggregate, um, far across the properties. So the zoning would be across individual properties. But to me, it seems like the aggregate far is really conditioned on having a common owner. Because if ownership, you know, if parcels were sold off, how do you enforce an aggregate far acro

Ah, okay. Thank you. That makes sense. Okay. Other questions or comments? Okay. I'm prepared to hear a motion then. Okay.

Motion's been made and properly seconded. All in favor say aye and oppose nay.

Motion's been made and properly seconded. All in favor say aye and oppose nay. Aye. Motion passes.

Motion's been made and properly seconded. All in favor say aye and oppose nay.

Motion's been made and properly seconded. All in favor say aye and oppose nay. Aye. Motion passes. And can I get a motion?