The mysterious missing materials from Monday’s Planning Commission meeting
are
on the LAKE website now,
thanks to Lowndes County Planner Jason Davenport, by electronic mail today, 3 December 2015.

He explained that this requested zoning, REZ-2015-20, was a followon to
rezoning
REZ-2010-15 from 2010 for the new Withlacoochee River Wastewater Treatment Plant, plus since then Valdosta had bought another adjoining parcel.
The materials explain the current concerns about buffers, setbacks, roads, other uses, noise, lights, etc.; see
the text pages.
The County Planner said the packet for next week’s County Commission meetings
will also include an agenda item cover sheet.

For all the other packet items from Monday’s GLPC meeting, see
the previous post.
See also

the related variance VAR-2015-16
that was before the Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBOA) Tuesday.

Here’s the beginning of the overview from the GLPC materials:

The main reason for this request is the current conditional
requirement of a bermed buffer along the norther boundary of the
subject property. Right now if the previously approved conditions
(Attached toward the end of the packet), approved site plan
(Attached . . ,), and ULDC are combined it looks like what is
currently required to be constructed is

a ~1000′ long 80′ wide
landscaped buffer. Within a portion of the buffer area there should
be a 10′ tall landscaped berm (Conditions 5, 6, and 7 and ULDC
Section 4.03.20). For reference, since the buffer is dominantly
wooded, existing trees and shrubs are eligible to be counted toward
buffer requirements. In addition to the primary motivation to reduce
the buffer related requirements staff is also proposing to remove
other conditions and is currently considering recommending to move
forward with the following conditions:

Current Staff Recommended Conditions:

Condition #3.
The streams within the northwest portion of the property zoned M-Z
illustrated on the Conceptual Planned Development Map prepared by
Kimley-Hom and Associates, Inc. dated 11/23/10 hearing project no.
14224100 herein incorporated (the “Site Plan”) shall be
buffered by a 100′ wide natural vegetative buffer on the north and
west sides of such streams as illustrated on the Site Plan measured
from the centerline of the existing streams.

Condition #7. A minimum 90′ setback (inclusive of all buffers) shall
be established between all property currently zoned R-1 or
R-10 and .all of the following types of development on the
property: buildings, outdoor storage of materials, outdoor storage
of equipment, parking, loading areas, driveways associated with
regular operations, tanks, and all sanitation facilities (temporary
and permanent). Driveways used for emergency response or building
maintenance shall be permitted within this setback.

Condition #8. If the County Engineer determines that the development
of the property necessitates any improvements to Wetherington Lane
or Joseph Road, the owner of the property shall be responsible for
the design, any acquisition of necessary iight-of-way, relocation of
utilities, and construction costs of or required for such
improvements to the extent necessitated by the development of the
property.

Condition #10. The following uses are not allowed on the subject
property: Transitional Care Facilities, Correctional Facilities, and
Landfills (Sanitary or Inert), all within the meaning of the ULDC.

Condition #13. Loudspeakers or paging systems located on the
property shall be designed, installed, and used such that they are
not heard at any abutting property line of a property currently
zoned R-1 or R-10.

Condition #14. Lighting located on the property shall be shielded
and directed to avoid direct illumination of adjacent properties
currently zoned R-1 or R-10.

Condition #15. Electromagnetic interference generated by uses of the
property shall not be discemable on adjacent properties currently
zoned R-1 or R-10.

Additionally, please note that supplemental standards, dumpster
standards, other minimum buffering requirements, minimum setbacks,
landscaping, and other applicable regulations apply beyond any
proposed conditions. Pending the results of the variance that is
being pursued, please plan on current and future connections to both
County water and County sewer services.

For additional reference please find information below related to
the applicable standards for the current zoning and proposed use
(Heavy Manufacturing (M-Z) zoning used for a Wastewater Treatment
Plant (WWTP))

That overview continues with tables of such standards.

See also the
Lovell Engineering request to remove conditions
and

all the other materials.

-jsq