{"id":22535,"date":"2021-12-12T10:07:18","date_gmt":"2021-12-12T15:07:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/?p=22535"},"modified":"2022-01-02T16:13:40","modified_gmt":"2022-01-02T21:13:40","slug":"six-rezonings-tourism-authority-appointment-lmig-calendar-uldc-voca-vawa-opioid-land-bank-authority-fire-dept-lcc-2021-12-13","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2021\/12\/six-rezonings-tourism-authority-appointment-lmig-calendar-uldc-voca-vawa-opioid-land-bank-authority-fire-dept-lcc-2021-12-13.html","title":{"rendered":"Six rezonings, Tourism Authority appointment, LMIG, Calendar, ULDC, VOCA, VAWA, Opioid, Land Bank Authority, Fire Dept. @ LCC 2021-12-13"},"content":{"rendered":"

\r\nWithdrawn as R-1 (1-acre lots) from tomorrow’s Lowndes County Commission agenda,\r\nbut to be resubmitted as R-A (2.5-acre lots):\r\n
\r\nREZ-2021-28 Windy Hill S\/D, 7532 Miller Bridge Road, ~34 acres, E-A to R-1, Community Well & Septic (WITHDRAWN)<\/a>.\r\n

\r\nAt the Planning Commission meeting end of November, staff said it did not match the Comprehensive Plan, and the Planning Commission\r\nunanimously recommended denial.\r\n

\r\n\"[Rezonings]\"<\/a>\r\n
Rezonings<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n

\r\nHowever, Planning Commissioner Franklin Bailey said, as he made the motion to disapprove,\r\nthat he would be comfortable with 2.5-acre lots instead of 1-acre lots.\r\nThe developer took him up on that idea with a written letter to the County Planner saying they would be back in January to ask for R-A rezoning, which will permit 2.5-acre lots.\r\n

\r\nPlus staff has dug up a 1999 rezoning nearby for 3-acre lots which could serve as a precedent.\r\nYet almost none of those 3-acre lots have sold in the past two decades,\r\nso why is there any need for any more such lots\r\n“very deep in the Rural Service Area”?\r\n

\r\nThat withdrawal letter says:\r\n\r\n\r\n

\r\n

\r\nWe would like to formally withdraw the rezoning application\r\nREZ-2021-28. We will be resubmitting a request for R-A zoning to be\r\nturned in by the aforementioned deadline of January 5th<\/sup><\/small> to get\r\non the next round of meetings.\r\n<\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n

\r\n\"[Formal<\/a>\r\n
Formal withdrawal to resubmit for R-A zoning by January 5, 2022.<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n

\r\nA wrinkle in their plan is that the Planning Commission does not meet in December<\/a>, so they can’t run their new rezoning by that body until the end of January.\r\nSo it seems they can’t get it back before the Lowndes County Commission until February.\r\n

\r\nInterestingly, staff has dug up a rezoning from 1999 on Miller Bridge Road\r\nbut not as far north, between\r\nParker Road and Hall-Webb Road:\r\n

\r\n

\r\nThe subject property is located within the Rural Service Area (RSA)\r\nof the Comprehensive Plan and depicted as Agriculture\/Forest on the\r\nPlan’s Future Land Use Map. The National Wetlands Inventory (NWI)\r\nmaps depict possible wetlands on the westem portion of the property\r\nin association with the Little River floodplain.\r\n<\/p>\r\n

\r\nThe applicant is proposing to rezone and develop Phase I (eastern\r\n59.91 acres) for now, which would consist of 14 lots of 3 acres\r\neach, an equestrian pasture consisting of 7.34 acres, and a\r\nlandscaped buffer area along Miller Bridge Road. The development\r\nwill be deed restricted with minimum house sizes of 3,000 square\r\nfeet. The remaining western portion consists of pasture as well as\r\nboth 100-year floodplan (F-H zoning) and jurisdictional wetlands\r\nwhich have not yet been delineated. With exception of perhaps 2-4\r\nadditional lots in Phase II, the applicant is proposing to reserve\r\nall of this area as open space for the entire development. The\r\ndetailed plan for Phase II will be presented for consideration once\r\nthe wetlands and 100-year floodplain have been properly delineated.\r\n<\/p>\r\n

\r\nThis is located very deep in the Rural Service Area where minimum\r\nlot sizes are prescribed to be 5 acres or greater. The surrounding\r\nland use pattern is both agricultural and rural residential and it\r\ngenerally fits this low density goal of the Comprehensive Plan.\r\nUnder the current A-U and F-H zoning, the property could be\r\nsubdivided into about 20 5-acre lots. The applicant is proposing to\r\nmaintain this overall low density pattern by allocating the density\r\nallowed under the A-U zoning (5-acre lots) into slightly smaller\r\nlots and reserve the remaining acreage as open space. With just the\r\n14 lots of Phase I, the net density will be about 8.2 acres per lot.\r\nEven with the addition of 4 more lots in Phase II, the net density\r\nwill be about 6.4 acres per lot.\r\n<\/p>\r\n

\r\n\"[LO-99-08<\/a>\r\n
LO-99-08 J. Mark Eager, west side of Miller Bridge Road, 125.6 acres, A-U and F-H to P-D, GLPC Jan 1999<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n

\r\nStaff Recommendation:\r\n

\r\nFind “consistent with the Comprehensive Plan”, and\r\nrecommend approval with the following conditions:\r\n<\/p>\r\n

    \r\n
  1. The Phase I area (59.91 acres) shall be rezoned to Planned\r\nDevelopment (P-D) in accordance with the submitted master plan.\r\n
  2. The remaining A-U portion shall be rezoned to “conditional”\r\nA-U(c); with a sufficient amount of acreage being reserved (a little\r\nless than 20 acres) to make the lots in Phase I net at least 5 acres\r\neach. This remaining area shall be submitted later for consideration\r\n(rezoning) as Phase II of the development.\r\n
  3. The F-H portion of the property shall remain unchanged.\r\n
  4. Uses of the Planned Development shall be restricted to all uses\r\ncurrently allowed in Single-family Residential (R-1) zoning as well\r\nas equestrian and passive recreational uses.\r\n<\/ol>\r\n

    \r\nGreater Lowndes Planning Commission January 1999\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n

    \r\nThe applicant appears to have gotten ten (not 14) 3-acre lots,\r\napparently on the roads they made,\r\nShiloh Ridge Trace leading to Hidden River Run.\r\n

    \r\n\"[Hidden<\/a>\r\n
    Hidden River Run<\/a>,\r\n\r\nLowndes County Tax Assessors Map<\/a>.\r\n<\/p>\r\n

    \r\nHowever, it looks like only two of those 3-acre lots have sold in the past two decades,\r\nand only one of those two has a house on it,\r\n7452 Hidden River Run<\/a>.\r\n

    \r\nAnother, 7297 Miller Bridge Road, is owned by Bobby King, the Registered Agent, CEO, CFO, and Secretary of The Little River Company, Inc., established April 19, 1999.\r\nGeorgia Secretary of State has that Company as Admin. Dissolved<\/a> because of “Last Annual Registration Year: 2012”.\r\nNonetheless, the Tax Assessors record the rest of the 3-acre lots and much of the rest of the nearby property as owned by “LITTLE RIVER COMPANY INC, THE”.\r\n

    \r\nA 14.95 acre lot is owned by the estate of the late<\/del> an estate with trustee\r\n\r\nDavid J. Drew<\/a>. Update 2021-12-27<\/strong>: I read that backwards the first time; fixed now.\r\n

    \r\nSince very few of those 3-acre lots have sold in the past 20 years,\r\nwhy is there any need for more such lots in far north Lowndes County,\r\n“very deep in the Rural Service Area”?\r\n

    \r\nThe Comprehensive Plan says, for\r\nAgriculture\/Forestry\/Conservation Area:\r\n

    \r\n

    \r\nDEVELOPMENT STRATEGY: The rural character should be maintained by\r\nstrictly limiting new development and protecting farmland and open\r\nspace by maintaining large lot sizes and promoting use of\r\nconservation easements. Residential subdivisions should be severely\r\nlimited and any minor exceptions should be required to follow a\r\nrural cluster zoning or conservation subdivision design. New\r\ndevelopment should not utilize “franchise” or\r\n“corporate” architecture but instead should use\r\ncompatible rural architectural styles. Roadways should be widened\r\nonly when absolutely necessary. Roadway alterations should be\r\ncarefully designed to minimize visual impact. These areas should be\r\npromoted for passive-use tourism and recreational destinations.\r\n<\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n

    \r\n\"[Agriculture\/Forestry\/Consevation<\/a>\r\n
    Agriculture\/Forestry\/Consevation Area<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n

    \r\nBut of course it doesn’t say what “large lot sizes” is.\r\n

    \r\nSo don’t be surprised if the Windy Hill applicant comes back with 3-acre\r\nor even 2.5-acre lots and claims this 1999 rezoning as a precedent.\r\n

    \r\nThe Planning Commission also recommended denial of\r\nREZ-2021-26 Ridgecrest at Rocky Ford Road, ~37 acres, M-2 to R-10, County Utilities<\/a>.\r\n

    \r\n\"[WRPDO<\/a>\r\n
    WRPDO Site Map<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n

    \r\nThat one has not been withdrawn, and the County Commission can decide to approve it anyway.\r\nMy guess would be that they won’t, because the Development Authority does not want that rezoning, but we shall see.\r\n
    \r\n

    \r\nHere is the agenda<\/a>.\r\nThe entire board packet, received in response to a LAKE open records request, is\r\n\r\non the LAKE website<\/a>.\r\nSee also the \r\nLAKE videos of the preceding Planning Commission meeting<\/a>.\r\n

    \r\n

    \r\n<\/p>\r\n

      \r\n
    1. \r\nCall to Order<\/a>\r\n
    2. \r\nInvocation<\/a>\r\n
    3. \r\nPledge of Allegiance to the Flag<\/a>\r\n
    4. \r\nMinutes for Approval<\/a>\r\n
        \r\n
      1. \r\nWork Session – November 8, 2021 and Regular Session – November 9, 2021<\/a>\r\n
        \r\n<\/ol>\r\n
      2. \r\nAppointment<\/a>\r\n
        \r\n
          \r\n
        1. \r\nValdosta-Lowndes County Conference Center and Tourism Authority<\/a>\r\n
          \r\n

          \r\nDocuments:<\/strong>Valdosta-Lowndes County Conference Center and Tourism Authority -.pdf<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n

        2. \r\nPublic Hearing<\/a>\r\n
            \r\n
          1. \r\nREZ-2021-25 Ethridge, Parker Road, 5.6 acres, E-A, R-1 & CON to R-A, Well & Septic<\/a>\r\n
            \r\n

            \r\nDocuments:<\/strong>REZ-2021-25 Ethridge, Parker Road.pdf<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n

          2. \r\nREZ-2021-26 Ridgecrest at Rocky Ford Road, ~37 acres, M-2 to R-10, County Utilities<\/a>\r\n
            \r\n

            \r\nDocuments:<\/strong>REZ-2021-26 Ridgecrest at Rocky Ford Road.pdf<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n

          3. \r\nREZ-2021-27 Charles Flythe, Val Tech Road, ~16 acres, C-H to R-1, County Water & Septic<\/a>\r\n
            \r\n

            \r\nDocuments:<\/strong>REZ-2021-27 Charles Flythe, Val Tech Road.pdf<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n

          4. \r\nREZ-2021-28 Windy Hill S\/D, 7532 Miller Bridge Road, ~34 acres, E-A to R-1, Community Well & Septic (WITHDRAWN)<\/a>\r\n
            \r\n

            \r\nDocuments:<\/strong>REZ-2021-28 Windy Hill SD, 7532 Miller Bridge Road.pdf<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n

          5. \r\nREZ-2021-29 LR83 LLC, 5716 Race Track Road, ~3.6 acres, R-A to R-1, Well & Septic<\/a>\r\n
            \r\n

            \r\nDocuments:<\/strong>REZ-2021-29 LR83 LLC, 5716 Race Track Road.pdf<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n

          6. \r\nREZ-2021-30 Interstate Land Management, LLC, Briarwood Rd., ~66 acres, R-1 to R-A, Well & Septic<\/a>\r\n
            \r\n

            \r\nDocuments:<\/strong>REZ-2021-30 Interstate Land Management, LLC, Briarwood Rd.pdf<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n

          7. \r\nFor Consideration<\/a>\r\n
              \r\n
            1. \r\nProposed Purchase of Real Estate on Stewart Circle<\/a>\r\n
              \r\n

              \r\nDocuments:<\/strong>Proposed Purchase of Real Estate on Stewart Circle.pdf<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n

            2. \r\nCrowder Gulf Disaster Debris Removal Contract Renewal with Updated Pricing<\/a>\r\n
              \r\n

              \r\nDocuments:<\/strong>Crowder Gulf Disaster Debris Removal Contract Renewal with Updated Pricing.pdf<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n

            3. \r\nResolution to Adopt Updated Lowndes County Hazard Mitigation Plan<\/a>\r\n
              \r\n

              \r\nDocuments:<\/strong>Resolution to Adopt Updated Lowndes County Hazard Mitigation Plan.pdf<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n

            4. \r\nProposed Utilities Cost Adjustments<\/a>\r\n
              \r\n

              \r\nDocuments:<\/strong>Proposed Utilities Cost Adjustments.pdf<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n

            5. \r\nGeorgia Department of Transportation Local Maintenance and Improvement Grant (LMIG) Application<\/a>\r\n
              \r\n

              \r\nDocuments:<\/strong>Georgia Department of Transportation Local Maintenance and Improvement Grant (LMIG) Application.pdf<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n

            6. \r\nResolution Authorizing Judicial In Rem Tax Foreclosures<\/a>\r\n
              \r\n

              \r\nDocuments:<\/strong>Resolution Authorizing Judicial In Rem Tax Foreclosures -.pdf<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n

            7. \r\nSection 125 Plan Document Renewal for 2022<\/a>\r\n
              \r\n

              \r\nDocuments:<\/strong>Section 125 Plan Document Renewal for 2022.pdf<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n

            8. \r\n2022 ACCG Workers' Compensation Insurance Renewal<\/a>\r\n
              \r\n

              \r\nDocuments:<\/strong>2022 ACCG Workers Compensation Insurance Renewal.pdf<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n

            9. \r\n2022 Holiday Schedule<\/a>\r\n
              \r\n

              \r\nDocuments:<\/strong>2022 Holiday Schedule.pdf<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n

            10. \r\n2022 Commission Meeting Calendar<\/a>\r\n
              \r\n

              \r\nDocuments:<\/strong>2022 Commission Meeting Calendar -.pdf<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n

            11. \r\nSupporting Reform to Georgia\u2019s Annexation Dispute Resolution Law<\/a>\r\n
              \r\n

              \r\nDocuments:<\/strong>Supporting Reform to Ga Annexation Dispute Resolution Law.pdf<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n

            12. \r\nExtension of Agreement for ULDC Updates<\/a>\r\n
              \r\n

              \r\nDocuments:<\/strong>Extension of Agreement for ULDC Updates.pdf<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n

            13. \r\nApproval of the District Attorney\u2019s Federal VOCA Grant Application Renewal<\/a>\r\n
              \r\n

              \r\nDocuments:<\/strong>Approval of the DA Federal VOCA Grant Application Renewal.pdf<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n

            14. \r\nApproval of Solicitor General\u2019s VOCA Continuation Grant Award for 2021-2022<\/a>\r\n
              \r\n

              \r\nDocuments:<\/strong>Approval of SG VOCA Continuation Grant Award for 2021-2022.pdf<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n

            15. \r\nApproval of Solicitor General\u2019s VAWA Continuation Grant for 2022<\/a>\r\n
              \r\n

              \r\nDocuments:<\/strong>Approval of SG VAWA Continuation Grant for 2022.pdf<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n

            16. \r\nOpioid Litigation<\/a>\r\n
              \r\n

              \r\nDocuments:<\/strong>Opioid Litigation -.pdf<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n

            17. \r\nLand Bank Authority Coordinator<\/a>\r\n
              \r\n

              \r\nDocuments:<\/strong>Land Bank Authority Coordinator.pdf<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n

            18. \r\nBid<\/a>\r\n
                \r\n
              1. \r\nBid for Qty-4 Custom Cab Pumpers for the Fire Department<\/a>\r\n
                \r\n

                \r\nDocuments:<\/strong>Bid for Qty-4 Custom Cab Pumpers for the Fire Department.pdf<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n

              2. \r\nReports – County Manager<\/a>\r\n
              3. \r\nCitizens Wishing to be Heard-Please State Your Name and Address<\/a>\r\n
                \r\n
              4. \r\nAdjournment<\/a>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n

                \r\n -jsq\r\n<\/p>\r\n

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