Tag Archives: Valdosta-Lowndes County Zoning Board of Appeals

One variance at Lake Alapaha @ ZBOA 2015-02-03



One variance at Lake Alapaha, about not connecting to county water.
Since the county has had to

spend a lot of money recently on
upgrading the Lake Alapaha water treatment plant, digging individual
wells down into groundwater containing Alapaha River water seems dubious
to me.
With no County Director of Utilities since Mike Allen moved on,
I wonder who will represent the county?

Here’s the agenda, which oddly is not yet on the
City of Valdosta

website.
Thanks to Alexandra for sending it.


Valdosta-Lowndes County Zoning Board of Appeals

Matt Martin, Valdosta Planning and Zoning Administrator

 Carmella Braswell, Lowndes County Zoning Administrator
300 North Lee Street, Valdosta, Georgia 327 North Ashley Street, Valdosta, Georgia
(229) 259-3563 (229) 671-2430

AGENDA

February 3, 2015

2:30 p.m.

  1. Call to Order



LOWNDES COUNTY CASES:


  1. VAR-2015-01 — Robert Dinkins (Lake Alapaha Boulevard, Naylor)

    Variance to ULDC Chapters 4.04.02 (F2) and 6.03.03 (D) as they pertain to water connection requirements



OTHER BUSINESS:


  1. Approval of Minutes    :
    January 6, 2014


  2. Adjournment

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Videos: One variance in Naylor @ ZBOA 2015-01-06



They approved the one

variance in Naylor,
listened to a
presentation,
gave a plaque

to former Vice-Chair Scott Orrenstein,
and met Valdosta’s

Media Coordinator.
They meet again today.

Here’s the agenda for the January 2015 meeting,
which is still not on the
City of Valdosta

website.
I added a few notes and some links into the one big video.

Valdosta -Lowndes County Zoning Board of Appeals

Matt Martin, Valdosta Planning and Zoning Administrator Carmella Braswell, Lowndes County Zoning Administrator
300 North Lee Street, Valdosta, Georgia 327 North Ashley Street, Valdosta, Georgia
(229) 259-3563 (229) 671-2430

AGENDA

January 6, 2015

2:30 p.m.

Continue reading →

One variance in Naylor @ ZBOA 2015-01-06


300x450 Parcel 0250 050, 8887 GA 135 N, in VAR-2014-15 Deryl Sekinger @ ZBOA 2015-01-06, by John S. Quarterman, 6 January 2015
One variance in Naylor, which appears to be due to abandoned
use that presumbly the owner wants to resume.

Here’s the agenda, which oddly is not yet on the
City of Valdosta puts ZBOA agendas and minutes

online.

Valdosta -Lowndes County Zoning Board of Appeals

Matt Martin, Valdosta Planning and Zoning Administrator Carmella Braswell, Lowndes County Zoning Administrator
300 North Lee Street, Valdosta, Georgia 327 North Ashley Street, Valdosta, Georgia
(229) 259-3563 (229) 671-2430

AGENDA

January 6, 2015

2:30 p.m.

Continue reading →

Videos: Solar parking denied, signs and dwelling design approved @ ZBOA 2014-11-04



Dr. Urbonas

withdrew half
and tried the other half, but got it

denied 5-1,
because Valdosta’s LDR doesn’t account for solar parking lots.
Everything else was approved 6-0, including

nomination of officers.

The agenda is on Valdosta’s website and
here is the

meeting summary
followed by a video playlist.

Valdosta – Lowndes County Zoning Board of Appeals

Matt Martin, Valdosta Planning and Zoning Administrator

300 North Lee Street, Valdosta, Georgia

(229) 259-3563 		Carmella Braswell, Lowndes County Zoning Administrator

327 North Ashley Street, Valdosta, Georgia

(229) 671-2430

MEETING RESULTS SUMMARY

November 4, 2014

2:30 p.m.

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Videos: County withdrew Lake Alapaha, Hahira dwelling approved, Solar tabled in Valdosta @ ZBOA 2014-09-09



Withdrawn:

the county’s never-ending no-bid Alapaha Water Treatment plant.
Tabled:

Dr. Urbonas’ solar parking variance
because if he connects the structures to his building maybe
they don’t need a variance.

Approved:
a

single-family design variance near Hahira
an

accessory structure near Valdosta,
and a

sign variance in Valdosta.

Here’s the agenda, with results added from the
meeting summary, followed by a video playlist.

Valdosta – Lowndes County Zoning Board of Appeals

Matt Martin, Valdosta Planning and Zoning Administrator Carmella Braswell, Lowndes County Zoning Administrator
300 North Lee Street, Valdosta, Georgia 327 North Ashley Street, Valdosta, Georgia
(229) 259-3563 (229) 671-2430

AGENDA

September 9, 2014

2:30 p.m.

Continue reading →

Videos: Roads and bicycles @ ZBOA 2014-12-02



Here is video of the decisions about lot width on
Bemiss Road
and
sidewalk and bicycle requirements on
Inner Perimeter Road
at ZBOA, 2:30 PM 2 December 2014.
They also

elected Gretchen Quarterman Vice-Chair
since Scottie Orenstein was moving on the being on the County Commission,
and re-elected Allan Strickland Chair.

Here’s the agenda, followed by the video, plus links from each agenda item into the video. Continue reading →

Roads and bicycles @ ZBOA 2014-12-02


300x222 3472 Bemiss Road VAR-2014-14, in Roads and Bicycles at ZBOA, by John S. Quarterman, 2 December 2014
Lot width on
Bemiss Road
and
sidewalk and bicycle requirements on
Inner Perimeter Road
at ZBOA, tomorrow, 2:30 PM 2 December 2014.

Here’s the agenda.
The City of Valdosta puts ZBOA agendas and minutes

online in real PDFs.

Valdosta -Lowndes County Zoning Board of Appeals

Continue reading →

No quorum @ ZBOA 2014-10-07

There was an agenda with the



solar parking Doctor Arunas Urbonas case, and a county case about Design Standards for Single Family Dwellings,
but not enough ZBOA
members were available for a quorum, so today’s meeting is cancelled.
Maybe next month.

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County back at Lake Alapaha, Hahira dwelling, Solar maybe solved in Valdosta @ ZBOA 2014-09-09



Back again:

the county’s never-ending no-bid Alapaha Water Treatment plant.
And

Dr. Urbonas may withdraw his solar parking variance
because if he connects the structures to his building they don’t need a variance.

New cases:
a

single-family design variance near Hahira
an

accessory structure near Valdosta,
and a

sign variance in Valdosta.

Here’s the agenda for Tuesday 9 September 2014.
The City of Valdosta puts ZBOA agendas and minutes

online in real PDFs. Continue reading →

Solar Parking v. accessory structure in Valdosta LDR @ ZBOA 2014-08-05



Both of
Dr. Urbonas’ solar parking lot
variance cases
were tabled by ZBOA for a month so he could figure out a revised way to do it,
probably involving connecting the supports to the building so
they wouldn’t be accessory structures.
Plus some sentiment that Valdosta City Council needed to address this
issue that solar parking shouldn’t be classed as accessory structures.
This was at the

5 August 2014 Regular Meeting of the Valdosta-Lowndes County Zoning Board of Appeals.



  1. APP-2014-07 — Arunas Urbonas


    (2922 N. Oak Street)

    Variance to LDR Section 218-7 as it
    pertains to the location and setback distance for accessory structures



    Video.

    Arunas Urbonas is a doctor     with an office at 3564 N Crossing Street.
    My guess (some sort of addition to his offices) was wrong.
    He wants to upgrade his solar panel structures,
    to shade parking lots.
    TRC recommended denial because of canopy oak trees that would get
    bigger, probably shading the panels, and were not permitted to be removed. ZBOA found many more issues pro and con than that. Continue reading →