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Planning Commission - May 19, 2008 |
(Draft) Minutes McClellanville Planning Commission May 19, 2008 - 7:00 PM The McClellanville Planning Commission held a regular meeting on the above-noted date. Notice of the meeting had been published in the Town newsletter and the Charleston Post and Courier. Planning Commissioners Ginny Prevost, Kathy Livingston, Ted Dawson, and Hayden Geer were present; Commissioner Oliver Thames was absent. Also present at the meeting were Zoning Administrator Kathryn Basha and Town Administrator Mary Duke. Commission Chair Ginny Prevost called the meeting to order. The first item on the agenda was consideration of the minutes from the March 17, April 28, and May 5 meetings. In reviewing the minutes from the March 17th meeting, the Commissioners suggested the following corrections: In the first paragraph, a correction was made to the spelling of Daniel Fifis' last name. Reviewing the second paragraph, Kathy Livingston said that she did not understand what emails were being referenced. Kathryn said that the reference was to an email she received from Kathy in which she corrected the spelling for Cammie Jessen's name and asked for clarification of the response to Ms. Jessen's question on plans for emergency access for the proposed Pinola PDD. Kathy said that she still did not feel that Malcolm Baldwin's response about emergency access had been clarified. Considering the fourth paragraph, the Commissioners agreed to delete the sentence in line 9 concerning "Alan Leland's property." On page 2 of the March 17th minutes, in the second paragraph, the Commission agreed to delete the word "not" (third word in line 10) and add the word "sites" after the word "septic" in line 13. In the sixth paragraph, the Commission agreed to change the last word in the paragraph to "projects." In the seventh paragraph, the Commission agreed that the second word in line 3 should be changed to "with." In the last paragraph on the page, in line 2, "SCHEC" was changed to "SCDHEC." In the first paragraph on page three, in line 1, "engineer" was changed to "engineering." In the fifth paragraph, "the" was deleted before "Mr." in line 5. In the seventh paragraph, in line 3, the words "and were" were replaced with the word "as." On page four, paragraph one, the word "Seagrant" was changed to read "Sea Grant." Hayden Geer then made a motion to approve the minutes of the March 17, 2008 meeting as amended. Kathy Livingston made a second to the motion, and the motion was carried unanimously by the Commissioners present and voting. The Commission next reviewed the minutes from the April 28th meeting. The Commission agreed to delete the last paragraph on the last page of the minutes, as Ginny Prevost had not been present at the meeting. Hayden then made a motion to approve the minutes as amended. The motion was seconded by Ted Dawson and carried unanimously. The Commission then considered the minutes from the May 5th meeting. They agreed upon the following corrections: In note number 2, in the third paragraph, .3" was changed to 3". On page two, paragraph four, the third word in the first line, "agree" was corrected to read "agreed." Page two, paragraph six: The last sentence was changed to read, as follows: "The purpose of having smaller commercial lots is so it will be more of an enclave of commercial uses. He then explained how these lots will compare in size to those in the village commercial area." Page three, paragraph one: In line five, the word "contacted" was added before "SCDOT." Page three, paragraph four: "May 18th" was changed to read "May 19th." Page three, paragraph five: The last word in the second line, "now," was replaced with the word "not." In the last line of the paragraph, the word "Town" was added before the word "Council." Page three, paragraph six: The word "that" was deleted from line five, following the words in parentheses. Hayden Geer then made a motion, seconded by Kathy Livingston, to approve the minutes as amended. The motion was carried unanimously. The Commission then considered the second agenda item, old business. Zoning Administrator Kathryn Basha said that she would again review the developer's concept plan for the proposed Pinola PDD, to ensure that all agreed-upon changes had been added to the plan. She would then contact the town attorney and advise her of whatever changes needed to be made to the ordinance to rezone the subject properties as Planned Development. Kathryn said that the revised ordinance and Planning's recommendation should go to Town Council on June 2nd. Hayden asked whether mini-storage would be allowed in Pinola PD. Kathryn said that this would be a permitted use, as it was listed as a proposed use on the concept plan for the PD. She pointed out that mini-storage may not be a feasible use for the area, as flood elevation requirements make access to the storage units problematic. Kathryn said that she would encourage the developer to reduce the size of the stormwater retention ponds in the open space, if possible. She said that smaller ponds and additional buffer area at the rear of the commercial uses might make the open space more of an amenity for residents of the PD and employees/patrons of the businesses. Ginny Prevost pointed out that she only saw the requirement for 3" diameter street trees mentioned for commercial buffering. She said that she felt the trees should be required along the entire length of the road in the PD. Hayden asked what level of detail could be required of developers presenting plans for PD's. She said that she believed the review process for PD's would be less lengthy if more detail was provided, so that the Commissioners had a better idea of what was proposed. She said that she felt the plan for this development was driven by a desire to gain approval for a site for a min-storage facility. The Commissioners generally agreed that more detail would be helpful, but that some unknowns, such as the number of lots that would be approved for septic systems, were unavoidable. Chairwoman Ginny Prevost said that, with no objection from the Commissioners and if all of the changes were included in the concept plan as agreed, the recommendation to approve the PD would go to Council at their June 2nd meeting. Kathryn then said that, regarding the proposed amendment to Section 5.6.3.2 of the Zoning Ordinance, she would work with the attorney to insert necessary changes. This amendment should also be ready for Town Council's vote at the June 2nd meeting. Kathryn next reviewed the work plan for the upcoming months with the Commission. Hayden asked about the Historic Survey, specifically whether the old Sullivan's Market building could be restored and its National Register status saved. Kathryn said that, should the owners decide to restore the structure, they would likely be eligible for a rehabilitation tax credit, which could be an incentive for them to do so. The Commission noted the information that the SC Community Development Assoc. would hold an annual meeting on the following two days. Kathryn apologized for the short notice for this event. As the next item to be considered was a review of the powers and duties of the Commission as outlined in the Zoning Ordinance, Chairwoman Prevost asked whether the regular meeting could now be adjourned and the review begun after the close of the regular session. Kathryn and Mary said they felt this would be permissible, since the Commission would not be conducting business or taking any votes. Ted Dawson then made a motion, seconded by Hayden Geer, to adjourn the regular meeting at 7:50 PM. The motion was unanimously approved by all members present and voting. Mary S. Duke Town Administrator McClellanville Planning Commission May 19, 2008 Draft Minutes |