Planning and Zoning Commission - Regular Meeting
The Smyrna Planning and Zoning Commission reviewed and approved multiple zoning ordinance amendments to comply with state procedure laws and streamline district requirements.
About this meeting
- Government Body
- Planning and Zoning Commission
- Meeting Type
- Planning And Zoning Commission
- Location
- Smyrna, GA
- Meeting Date
- September 14, 2026
Transcript
55 sections
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Good evening. Joey Stubbs, planner 2, community development. Can you hear me? The amendments that we are going to review tonight have been generated by the changes in the State Procedure Law of Zoning, which defines what is quasi-judicial and what is the decision of zoning or legislative action.
We needed to clarify our zoning ordinance to differentiate between both and clarify.
You can hear the Board of Directors of Licenses and what it has. El. Así que lo primero es la sección 241 sobre la Junta de Licencias y Variaciones. Estamos enmendando la E para que la Junta de Licencias no tenga jurisdicción ni autoridad para resonificar propiedades ni para oír ninguna apelación o para revertir, modificar o anular ninguna decisión del Consejo del Alcalde, excepto las variaciones que hayan inspirado de conformidad con la ley. I'll be happy to answer any questions.
Any questions? At this moment, I would like to ask for a motion.
I have a motion to approve.
Second.
All in favor vote.
Very good. The next item on our agenda is... I authorize the mayor to sign and execute all related documents.
This is an amendment to the zoning regulations of the commercial district. All.
This is an amendment to the Code of the Appendix A, Section 76, Uso 20, which deals with the requirements of... Similar to the previous amendment, this is the District of Mixed Use.
Hemos consolidado el lenguaje entre el Distrito Comercial Central y este. Y también hemos ordenado alfabéticamente la lista para que sea más fácil de leer.
Eso.
En lo que respecta a los usos. Hay cambios sustanciales en los requisitos especiales de esa ordenanza, de esa. La sección. 700.7 really has to do with lighting. 720. We have increased the original residential density not exceeding 25 to 40 units of housing per acre. We have eliminated the requirement that at least 15% of the proposed rural residential units are connected. No era viable tener ese requisito secundario. Por lo tanto, proponemos eliminar esa sección. En segundo lugar, hemos modificado la unidad de vivienda residencial, que no deberá ser inferior a 1,000 pies cuadrados.
Y para las familias múltiples, la superficie media, pies cuadrados, no deberá ser inferior a 750.
En tercer lugar, hemos eliminado el requisito de que cualquier uso comercial no supere los 47,000 pies cuadrados de superficie bruta en un uso mixto. En realidad, eso nos impediría obtener un ancla, una tienda de comestibles o cualquier otra cosa como parte de un desarrollo mixto.
Por lo tanto, recomendamos que se elimine.
En cuarto lugar, La superficie bruta, no residencial, no deberá superar el 50% de la superficie bruta dentro del desarrollo. Siendo realistas, esas son decisiones que por lo general se adaptan mejor al mercado que nuestro código. Nos ocupamos de eso de forma individual. A question for Mr. Sen.
Mr. Second, Mr. Rice, please.
Next.
Your order, 26. This is an amendment to the code of the appendix A, article 14. that deals with exceptions and authorizes the mayor to sign and execute all related documents in the entire city.
I know you're trying to make me stumble with Roman numbers, but I was practicing.
Me too. This is the order of exceptions of zoning that defines what is an exception, what can be heard by the board of licenses and exceptions and the board of licenses and exception that the council has previously taken unless it has expired and renews it through the LBB. But they can't invent any decision that the mayor and the council have made. 1,401 are the requirements of the application. 1,402 we have eliminated the requirement that the adjacent properties be notified by certified mail. 1,403 we have modified the standards of review. or exceptional conditions apply to the property? And two, if the strict application of the relevant provisions of the zoning ordinance would deprive the applicant of reasonable use of the property? Just a clarification. The time of expiration has changed since a variation has been approved until it was accepted on it from 12 months to 36 months. 1400 and 1407 are procedure requirements. We are obliged by the law. We will be delighted to answer any question for you. I would like a motion.
Tengo una moción para aprobar Jota.
El tipo más trabajador de aquí. Todos a favor.
Queda aprobado.
Es el 2026.
Para la enmienda del código de la apéndice 15 que trata sobre la enmienda de zonificación y razonificación y razonificaciones. Y autoriza al alcalde a firmar y ejecutar todos los documentos relacionados. President, please.
The amendments to Article 15, we have renamed them amendments to personify properties instead of just amendments. The 1500 grants the authority for the mayor and the council to listen to the amendments, personification and code. 1,502 are the request requirements. We have updated our request requirements to include them in code. We have eliminated The three standards that are in section 1,500, those three for the review of the planning commission, because they are duplicated by other zoning standards that we reviewed. We are not removing anything from the planning commission. We are just clarifying that. The 1,500 or 4 are the public hearing requirements. Los requisitos de retiro. 1,507. No puede recibir más de una solicitud de zonificación para la misma propiedad en un plazo de 12 meses. Son las normas de procedimiento.
Creo que esa era la mayor parte.
1510 también es parte de esa sección que trata sobre el uso especial del suelo. Hemos eliminado algunos de los requisitos que simplemente.
It makes sense.
And we have simplified it. With the way we operate today. It would be nice to hear it. We are losing control here.
¿Puedo considerar una moción? Que no hay preguntas para debate. Propongo aprobar.
Pollo.
Si no era pollo, si no es raíz.
Todo.
Se te ha apuntado nuestra agenda. Se ordena hasta 2026. An amendment to the Code of Appendices A. Article 17, Section 1701, Misas Sensitivas. I authorize the mayor to sign and execute all related documents. Mr. President.
With respect to Article 17, it is about the appeal of administrative decisions. Section 1701 is just a statement. Section 1702 requires that the plaintiff be notified. A hearing, at least 10 days before the hearing and that it is delivered by postal mail, email or hand delivery. Those are all the changes.
Any questions for Mr. Stowe?
May we consider?
President, all in favor? Siguiente punto de nuestra agenda es la ordenanza 2026.
Para una enmienda al código de la aprendizaje.
Sección 906.4.1 que trata sobre el cambio del nombre del distrito del centro.
Y autoriza al alcalde a firmar y ejecutar todos los documentos relacionados. Señor presidente, antecedentes, por favor.
Sección 9006 son los requisitos de estacionamiento fuera de la calle. Acabamos de cambiar el nombre al 906.4.1. Originalmente se llamaba Distrito Comercial Central, pero técnicamente se llama Distrito de Diseño del Centro. Es extraño actualizar ese nombre a través de este proceso.
¿Alguna pregunta para él?
Section 1201 of Previous Actions on Conditional Development. Many of the rules are in our code and in reality they need to be reformulated.
We only recommend that we eliminate this section. And no other change. It would be nice.
Any questions for the session?
I can consider a motion.
No problem. Mr. Second, Mr. Reyes. All in favor, vote. The ordinance for the changes is approved.
Very well, the last point of our order of the day is the approval of the SAC from July 3, 2026.
We have three and one can be approved.
This meeting is lifted at 6.18 p.m.
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