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Minutes for the MAPC meeting on December 21, 1999.
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MINUTES
METROPOLITAN AREA PLANNING COMMISSION
DECEMBER 21, 1999
MEMBERS PRESENT: Beadles, Little, Gott, Finley, Shaw, Phillips
MEMBERS ABSENT: Damron, Krennerich, Pitts
#1 FPUD99-2 Sage Meadows, Inc. requested final approval of plans for a Residential Planned Unit Development containing 65 units on 65 lots on 11.44 acres. The general location of the property is on the east side of Old Greensboro Road, north of Sage Meadows Boulevard, south of Macedonia Road and west of Western Gales Drive.
Several issues and concerns were raised regarding this development by area property owners. The issues and concerns included, but were not limited to: determination of the adequacy of the sanitary sewer noting that there is sewer problems now; the abandonment and future of Western Gales Cove; abandonment of the storm sewer manholes and lack of access to those manholes; planting softwood instead of hardwood trees; access off Macedonia Road and Hwy. 351 should not be allowed; brick and wood fence on Hwy. 351 and Macedonia; inadequate water pressure; need a traffic study or plans for improving Hwy. 351. Questions were also raised with regard to whether the units were rental, HUD approved and how they were financed.
At the conclusion of the discussion a motion to approve the request was made by Mr. Little and seconded by Mr. Gott. Voting was 3 in favor, 2 opposed. Five affirmative votes are required to approve an overlay zoning district therefore, MOTION FAILS, REQUEST DISAPPROVED.
#2 RZ99-51 Clay Gott requested approval of rezoning from Residential R-2 to Commercial C-1 for part of Lot 4, Block 11 of Flint’s Addition. The property is located at 714 Flint Street.
A motion was made by Ms. Shaw to recommend approval of the zoning change to the City Council as submitted. The motion was seconded by Mr. Phillips. Voting was 5 in favor, 0 opposed, 1 abstained, REQUEST APPROVED.
#3 RZ99-57 Stan Burgess req...
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