Planning Commission Zoning Public Hearing

Summary

Meeting Overview

The Urban County Planning Commission held a video teleconference meeting on December 17, 2020, at 1:30 p.m. The commission considered two agenda items during the meeting. One subdivision plan was postponed, while one zoning matter was approved. The commission took four motions and votes and heard one public comment during the session.

Attendance

The following individuals were present at the meeting on December 17, 2020:

• Ivy Barksdale
• Headley Bell
• Jan Meyer
• Frank Penn
• Carolyn Plumlee
• Zach Davis
• Larry Forester
• Bruce Nicol
• Graham Pohl
• Bill Wilson

No members were reported absent or late.

Votes and Decisions

PLN-MJDP-20-00054: Postponement of Headley, Niven & Vance Property, Lots 1, 2 & 3 (Chick-fil-A) (AMD) 1:37

Motion by Mr. DeMovlin, seconded by Ms. Plumlee. The motion to postpone was approved unanimously. The item has been postponed to January 14th, 2021.

PLN-MAR-20-00015: Approval of Walden Land Project, LLC Zoning Map Amendment 52:03

Motion by Mr. Penn, seconded by Mr. Bell. The zoning map amendment was approved unanimously.

Approval of Variance Request for Walden Land Project, LLC 52:33

Motion by Mr. Penn, seconded by Mr. Bell. The variance request was approved unanimously.

PLN-MJDP-20-00075: Approval of Preliminary Development Plan for Atkins Property Lot 1 53:04

Motion by Mr. Penn, seconded by Mr. Bell. The preliminary development plan was approved unanimously, subject to 10 conditions. Conditions 9 and 10 have been resolved.

Public Comment

38:05

Dr. Fadi Basha, one of the owners of the Walden Group land, addressed the meeting regarding the Walden Land Project. Dr. Basha expressed support for the proposed development plan and deferred to the engineer for additional technical details about the project.

Final Subdivision Plans - Headley, Niven & Vance Property, Lots 1, 2 & 3 (Chick-fil-A)

1:37

The final subdivision plans for the Headley, Niven & Vance Property (Lots 1, 2 & 3), associated with a Chick-fil-A development, were discussed during this agenda item.

Key Speaker Tom Martin addressed the matter.

Outcome The plan was postponed. The postponement was due to ongoing revisions needed to address major concerns that had been raised regarding the proposal.

Walden Land Project, LLC Zoning Map Amendment & Atkins Property Lot 1 (AMD) Zoning Development Plan

The commission discussed a zoning map amendment and development plan for the Walden Land Project, with key participation from Hal Baillie and Tom Martin 2:09.

The agenda item encompassed a zoning map amendment for Walden Land Project, LLC and a zoning development plan for Atkins Property Lot 1. A variance request for building height was included as part of the proposal under consideration.

The discussion resulted in approval of the zoning map amendment and development plan.