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201-Jan 16 PC Pkt 1 0 2 W e s t M a i n S t r e e t \ P r a t t v i l l e , A L 3 6 0 6 7 \ 334. 5 9 5 . 0 5 0 0 \ p r a t t v i l l e a l . g o v BILL GILLESPIE, JR. MAYOR J. SCOTT STEPHENS, AICP DIRECTOR CITY OF PR ATTVILLE PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA January 16, 2020 3:00 p.m. Call to Order: Roll Call: Mayor Gillespie, Councilman Cables, Chairman Smith, Vice-Chairman Gardner, Chief Johnson, Mrs. Carpenter, Mr. Hayden, Mr. Jackson, and Mr. Mullins. Minutes: December 19, 2019 Old Business: None New Business: 1. Zoning Amendment: R-3 (Single Family Residential) Park Lane Location: Ridgewood Road and Mt. Airy Drive Petitioner: James B. Marshall, Jr. Representative: Larry E. Speaks & Associates, Inc. Public Hearing District 2 Miscellaneous: Adjourn: DRAFT Draft Prattville Planning Commission December 19, 2019 Minutes Page 1 of 3 CITY OF PRATTVILLE PLANNING COMMISSION 1 MINUTES 2 3 December 19, 2019 4 5 Call to order: 6 Vice-Chairman Reuben Gardner called the meeting to order at 3:00 p.m. 7 8 Roll Call: 9 Members present were Mayor Bill Gillespie, Councilman Richard Cables, Chairman Tim Smith, Vice-10 Chairman Reuben Gardner, Chief Dallis Johnson, Mrs. Paula Carpenter, Mr. Martin Jackson, and Mr. Mugs 11 Mullins. Absent: Mr. Seth Hayden. 12 13 (Quorum present) 14 15 Staff present: Mr. Scott Stephens, City Planner; Mr. Austin Brass, Planner; and Ms. Alisa Morgan, Secretary. 16 17 Minutes: 18 Mr. Mullins moved to approve the minutes of the November 21, 2019 meeting. Councilman Cables seconded 19 the motion. The motion passed unanimously. 20 21 Old Business: 22 There was no old business to discuss. 23 24 New Business: 25 1. Preliminary Plat: Shannon Ninio Plat 1 26 Location: 452 Martin Luther King Jr Drive 27 Petitioner: Michael J. Williford 28 29 Michael Williford, petitioner’s representative, presented the request for the preliminary plat of Shannon Ninio 30 Plat 1. He stated that the proposed one acre lot will be divided into three separate lots. A private drive will be 31 added and maintained by the owner. He stated that the existing building will be removed. 32 33 Mr. Brass provided staff comments for the preliminary plat of Shannon Ninio Plat 1. He stated that the 34 proposed subdivision meets the requirements of the R-3 zoning district. He stated that no new streets are being 35 proposed for this preliminary plat as the proposed three lots for the plat will front Martin Luther King Drive. 36 The proposed private drive is not a subdivision requirement, but a request from the owner. He stated that the 37 proposed preliminary plat should be approved contingent upon an existing cinder block structure being 38 removed. 39 40 Chairman Smith opened the floor for public comments. Jon Lee Finnegan, 211 Deer Trace was in attendance 41 and addressed the Commission. There were no other public comments, the public hearing was closed. 42 43 Mrs. Carpenter introduced a resolution recommending the approval of the preliminary plat of Shannon Ninio 44 Plat 1 and moved for its approval. Mr. Gardner seconded the motion. 45 46 Chairman Smith asked about the details of the private drive. Mr. Williford stated that the private drive will 47 access to the rear of the lot. 48 49 Mr. Brass stated that the private drive is similar to private easement. 50 51 Mayor Gillespie asked about an estimate time to begin construction. Mr. Williford stated that the developer 52 has no specific time span for development. 53 54 After no further discussion, the vote was called. The motion to approve passed unanimously. 55 DRAFT Draft Prattville Planning Commission December 19, 2019 Minutes Page 2 of 3 56 2. Sketch Plan: 6th Street Plat 57 Location: Northeast corner of East 6th Street & North Northington Street 58 Petitioner: Steve Till 59 60 Mr. Gardner introduced a resolution recommending the approval of the sketch plan of 6th Street Plat and moved 61 for its approval. Mr. Mullins seconded the motion. 62 63 Steve Till, petitioner, presented the sketch plan of 6th Street Plat proposed for 16 lots. 64 65 Mayor Gillespie asked about plans for preservation of the existing branch located to the rear of lots 1-5. Mr. 66 Till stated that the lots have been moved to fit better on the property. He stated that better plans would be 67 shown at the preliminary plat phase. 68 69 Mr. Brass apologized to the Commission for placing in error public hearing signs on the properties on the 70 agenda stated for sketch plan approval. He stated that the proposed sketch plan of 6th Street Plat meets zoning 71 district requirements and subdivision regulations. 72 73 Although not required, Chairman Smith opened the floor for public comments. 74 75 Don Allred, 360 N. Northington Street, stated that the proposed road onto 6th Street presents problems of 76 congestion. 77 78 After no further comments, the public hearing was closed. 79 80 After no further discussion, the vote was called. The motion to approve passed unanimously. 81 82 3. Sketch Plan: Park Lane 83 Location: West of Mount Airy Drive and South of Ridgewood Road 84 Petitioner: Jim Marshall 85 86 Mr. Jackson introduced a resolution recommending the approval of the preliminary plat of Park Lane and 87 moved for its approval. Mr. Mullins seconded the motion. 88 89 Greg Gillian of Larry Speaks & Associates, petitioner’s representative, presented the sketch plan of Park Lane 90 subdivision. He stated that the property is located west of Mt. Airy Drive and south of Magnolia Drive. 91 92 Mr. Brass presented the staff report for Park Lane sketch plan. He stated that the proposed sketch plan consists 93 of the subdividing an existing 21.16 +/- acre tract of land into approximately 89 single family lots meeting R-94 3 standards. The area is currently zoned R-2 & R-3 (Single-Family Residential) and R-5 (Patio Garden 95 Homes). The petitioner has submitted a rezoning application requesting to rezone the area to R-3. 96 97 After no further discussion, the vote was called. The motion to approve passed unanimously. 98 99 Bylaws Review: 100 101 Mr. Stephens stated that in keeping with the most recent amended Rules for Transaction of Business (Bylaws), 102 the Commission is required to review the rules at their annual meeting. This being their annual meeting, the 103 Commission reviewed the bylaws and gave general consent to approve them as presented. 104 105 Election of Officers: 106 107 Also, at their annual meeting, the election of officers were held. Chief Johnson nominated Mr. Tim Smith for 108 Chairman and was seconded by Mrs. Carpenter. There were no other nominations. The motion passed 109 DRAFT Draft Prattville Planning Commission December 19, 2019 Minutes Page 3 of 3 unanimously. Mr. Jackson nominated Mr. Reuben Gardner as Vice-Chairman and Mrs. Carpenter seconded 110 the motion. There were no other nominations. The motion to approve passed unanimously. 111 112 Miscellaneous Business: 113 Mr. Stephens congratulated Commissioner Tim Smith and presented to him a certificate for completing all of 114 the training and becoming a Certified Alabama Planning and Zoning Official. 115 116 Adjourn: 117 The meeting was adjourned at 3:27 p.m. 118 119 Respectfully submitted, 120 121 122 Alisa Morgan, Secretary 123 Prattville Planning Commission 124 DRAFT CITY OF PRATTVILLE Planning Department Staff Report Rezoning ZN 2020-01 Park Lane Rezoning Page 1 TO: City of Prattville Planning Commission FROM: Austin Brass, Senior Planner DATE: January 16th, 2020 SUBJECT: Proposed Zoning Map Amendment from R-2/ R-3 (Single-Family Residential) & R-5 (Patio Garden Homes) to R-3 (Single-Family Residential) for Property located west of Mt. Airy Drive & South of Ridgewood Road. The information provided in this staff report has been included for the purpose of reviewing the proposed rezoning. There may be additional requirements placed on the property through the Site Plan Review process to address development regulations & access. A. BACKGROUND Case No. ZN 2020-01 Applicant/ Owner: Jim Marshall/ City of Prattville Representative: Larry E. Speaks & Associates Property Location: West of Mount Airy Drive, South of Ridgewood Road & east of Martin Luther King Blvd. Property Identification Number: Autauga: 19020430010180000 Property Size: 21.16 +/- acres Current Future Land Use Map (FLUM) Designation: Low Density Residential Current Zoning District: R-2 & R-3 (Single-Family Residential), R-5 (Patio Garden Homes) Proposed Zoning District: R-3 (Single-Family Residential) Existing Land Use: Vacant Land DRAFT CITY OF PRATTVILLE Planning Department Staff Report Rezoning ZN 2020-01 Park Lane Rezoning Page 2 B. DEVELOPMENT STATUS & HISTORY Previous Requests/Approval: December 19th, 2019- Sketch Plan approved for 89 single- family residential building lots. C. ANALYSIS: Proposed Use: The applicant is requesting a zoning designation of R-3 (Single-Family Residential) for a 22.16 +/- acre vacant parcel for the development of eighty-nine (89) single- family residential building lots. The remaining excess acreage will remain vacant land at the west. Street Connectivity: A new street right-of-way (Park Lane) will connect with Ridgewood Road & Magnolia Drive. Also, a new street connection is being shown connecting with an existing stub out at Camellia Estates. Water/ Sewer: This proposed site can be serviced by sanitary sewer & water Surrounding Land Use Zoning North Wooded Land R-2 (Single-Family Residential) South Single-Family Residential/ Vacant Wooded Land R-3 (Single-Family Residential) East Single-Family Residential (Camellia Estates) R-5 (Patio Garden Homes) R-2 (Single-Family Residential) West Vacant Land M-1 (Light-Industrial) DRAFT CITY OF PRATTVILLE Planning Department Staff Report Rezoning ZN 2020-01 Park Lane Rezoning Page 3 Differences between R-2 (Existing) and R-3 (Proposed) Zoning Districts: *note: In sum, R-5 (Patio Garden Homes) have zero lot lines and 40’ wide lots.  R-2, Single-Family Residential District: Permitted uses within the R-2 zoning district include the following:  Single-Family Dwellings USES PERMITTED: Single-family dwellings. (See: regulations common to all "R" Districts, listed above.) MINIMUM YARD SIZE: Front Yard: 35 feet; Rear Yard: 40 feet; Side Yard: 10 feet. MINIMUM LOT SIZE: Area in Square Feet: 10,500; Width at building line: 75 feet. MAXIMUM HEIGHT: 35 feet; 2½ stories. MAXIMUM BUILDING AREA PERCENT: 25% OFF STREET PARKING CAR SPACES: One.  R-3, Single-Family Residential District: Permitted uses within the R-3 zoning district include the following:  Single-Family Dwellings USES PERMITTED: Single-family dwellings. USES PERMITTED ON APPEAL: Clubs not conducted for profit; rooming and boarding houses. (See: regulations common to all "R" Districts, listed above.) MINIMUM YARD SIZE: Front Yard: 25 feet; Rear Yard: 30 feet; Side Yard: 8 feet one side; 6 feet the other side. MINIMUM LOT SIZE: Area in Square Feet: One or two family dwellings: 7,500; For each additional family unit, add: 2,000. Width at Building Line: One or two family dwellings 60 feet; For each additional family unit, add: 6 feet. MAXIMUM HEIGHT: 35 feet 3 stories. MAXIMUM BUILDING AREA PERCENT: 35% DRAFT CITY OF PRATTVILLE Planning Department Staff Report Rezoning ZN 2020-01 Park Lane Rezoning Page 4 D. THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN/STAFF COMMENTS: The subject site has a Future Land Use Map (FLUM) designation of Low-Density Residential. This area is located within the College Heights character district of the comprehensive plan. On January 21, 2010, the Planning Commission adopted an updated Prattville Comprehensive Plan. The Future Land Use Plan and Map in Section 2.2 of the document shows the subject parcel as “Low- Density Residential” that could be supported by this proposed rezone. This proposed sketch plan in support of this rezoning consists of the subdividing an existing 21.16 +/- acre tract of land into 89 single family lots conforming to all standards of an R-3 zoning district. The property is currently zoned R-2 & R-3 (Single-Family Residential) and R-5 (Patio Garden Homes). A consideration in support of this rezone is the College Heights plan within several key areas of redevelopment and new development in the overall Comprehensive Plan. Many elements of the goals and visions of the plan with this rezoning request are outlined below. 1. Low-density residential is most appropriate for the surrounding context. The development of 89 single-family residential homes supports the vision of this area with development that is of similar compatibility to what is existing in adjacent residential districts such as that of Camilla Estates. 2. Maintain and improve the street grid wherever possible. The goal of the comprehensive plan here is to create free flowing streets in keeping with our continued culture of greater neighborhood connectivity within the City of Prattville. This proposed development shows connectivity with existing stub-outs at Magnolia & Camellia Drive. In keeping with the Comprehensive plan it would be recommended to have an additional stub out be proposed within the new subdivision development in keeping with the similar stub out at Mt Airy Drive that is being proposed to connect with the new Park Lane. 3. Look for opportunities to set aside land for a potential Mac Grey Park expansion. A key goal of the College Heights character area of the comprehensive plan was the availability of land for the expansion of Mac Grey Park. The former Gurney Mill site was once envisioned as a location for such expansion however, adverse topography at the southern portion of the site pose as a development challenge for park space here. The land located just adjacent to Mac Grey Park at the east was highlighted as an area for future expansion as new greenspace for Mac Grey Park. DRAFT CITY OF PRATTVILLE Planning Department Staff Report Rezoning ZN 2020-01 Park Lane Rezoning Page 5 PLANNING STAFF EVALUATION: Reviewed by: Austin Brass, Senior Planner Site Visits Conducted: December, 2019 Recommendation: Approval. This proposed rezoning meets adopted consistency of the Comprehensive plan of a Low Density-Residential Future Land Use. 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