10/13/1981-PZ-Minutes-RegularMINUTES: Planning & Zoning
October 13, 1981
PRESENT: Co -Chairman Billye Hollingsworth, Bounds,
Springer, Frazier and Royal
ABSENT: Chairman Jack Armstrong, Bill Enlow
OTHERS
PRESENT: Lloyd Henderson, Mary Jo Stover, Bill and
Jane Rumpf, Joy Ready, Benny and Norma
Bridges, Elizabeth Forrester, Roger and
JoAnne Shipley, Anne and Larry Kyle
Co -Chairman Billye Hollingsworth presided in the
absence of Chairman Jack Armstrong,
1. The minutes of the September 1, 1981 meeting were
approved as printed.
2. Zoning Petition Z-54 for Bobby J. Ready from R-1
(Single Family) to LB (Local Business).
Mrs. Joy Ready spoke in favor of the petition.
Stated the proposed use would be a trailer park.
Mrs. JoAnne Shipley spoke in opposition of the pro-
posed zoning change. Mrs. Shipley ask how many
trailers would be located on the almost 35 acre
tract. The number was unavailable. Mrs. Shipley
ask if there would be more than 200 trailers? Lloyd
stated that Mr. McNeil was planning to build
one street with trailers on either side but he did
not know the number of trailers.
Mrs. Shipley ask how the growth would affect the
Sanger Schools? She stated the roads were not
capable of handling the increased traffic.
Mrs. Shipley ask if any member of the Board was involved
in the sale? John Springer stated that he was involved
in the sale. He said he would be abstaining in the vote.
Mrs. Shipley further stated that the taxes on
trailers was usually low. More trailers would
mean the city would have to provide more services.
She ask if any provisions had been made for a
buffer area around the trailer park. She ask if
the trailer park fit into the City's Master Plan.
Mrs. Shipley stated concern once the zoning is
changed to Local Business that the owner could
put any one of numerous types of business in,
including a drive-in theatre.
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It was requested that the City Manager read from
the Zoning Ordinance what businesses were acceptable
under a L. B. Classification. He did. Mrs. Shipley
wanted to know if anyone had tried to work out the
taxes on the property and the cost over the long -
run. She stated the city is talking about a 400%
increase which is an awfully lot of change.
The City Manager advised Mrs. Shipley that the
City Staff was not in the business of conducting
studies and surveys and even if the City came up
with the answers to all the questions they would
have been asked "By what authority did the city
make the studies?" Mr. Henderson stated that if
Mrs. Shipley wanted this type information that it
would be up to her to provide a specialist to give
the answers.
Mrs. Shipley asked the members of the Commission
if they felt the Trailer Park would be desirable
for the community.
Jim Frazier re-emphasized that the P & Z were a
recommending body and that the City Council made the
decision whether to change the class.
John Springer ask if the property would sewer. Lloyd
estimated the property would sewer back to where
the 50' transmission line crosses the property.
The property west of the barn could not be sewered.
Anything built to the East would have to depend on
a lift station. General Discussion. Spot zoning
was discussed. Lloyd felt the change would not be
spot zoning since it joined property already zoned
commercial. The majority of the property along the
Interstate inside the City is already zoned commer-
cial.
Mrs. Shipley stated that she owned the property in
back of the property requesting the zoning change
and felt it would be spot zoning.
Billye Hollingsworth stated in her opinion it would
not be spot zoning.
Anne Kyle stated that everyone was dealing with the
assumption that the area would be a trailer park.
She inquired if the City had an ordinance governing
trailers.
The City Manager explained the Trailer Park Ordinance.
The owner must make application to the City along
with a complete plan of the park. They must submit
plans and specifications of all structures within the
park. The ordinance requires a minimum of one thousand
(1,000) square feet for each space, which shall beat
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least twenty five (25') wide and clearly defined.
The City Manager continued to read from the
trailer ordinance.
Mrs. Shipley stated that North of the Trailer Park
there was only Single Family. No curbs or sidewalks
were required in the park. She wanted to know if
the Master Plan showed Single Family or Local
Business.
The City Manager stated that a trailer park is a
business. He felt the rationale for not requiring
curb and gutter was because it is a business and
not a private property.
The public hearing was closed and Willard Bounds
made the motion to change the zoning from R-1
Single Family to LB - Local Business on the 33.87
acre tract of B. J. Ready. Jim Frazier gave the
second. Voting for were: Jim Frazier, Willard
Bounds, Georgia Royal, and Billye Hollingsworth.
John Springer abstained. Motion carried 4-0.
3, Zoning Petition Z-55 for Jane Rumpf from R-1Single
Family to R-2 Two Family.
Mrs. Rumpf spoke in favor of the petition and stated
her plans to remodel the present structure into a duplex.
Benny Bridges spoke in opposition of the petition.
He stated he had lived next door to the structure
in question for 7 years. There have been approximately
4-families in the home in the last 5 years. He did
state the property is kept up but every family has
two to three cars and the street is too narrow to
take care of the parking. He stated the sewer line
that serves the structures also serves three other
families and it is only a 3" line. He stated he
had had lots of trouble with the line and another
family going on the line would mean more trouble.
He felt it would also be a clear case of spot zoning
since all the surrounding area was single family.
Mrs. Rumpf explained there would be enough space to
add adequate parking. The lot size is 80 x 60'.
With the size of the structure only a couple or
couple with one child could rent the duplex.
Motion was made by Jimmy Frazier to deny the petition
of Mrs. Rumpf due to spot zoning. Georgia Royal
gave the second. Voted unan.
Mr. Rumpf wanted to know if there was any spot zoning
already in Sanger. The City manager answered yes,
but that the council and commission had taken the
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position that just because
wrong in the past would not
continue in that direction.
Meeting adjourned.
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something had been done
mean that they would