{"id":5063,"date":"2013-08-10T10:25:44","date_gmt":"2013-08-10T14:25:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/?p=5063"},"modified":"2013-08-11T08:33:51","modified_gmt":"2013-08-11T12:33:51","slug":"planning-commission-on-subdivision-next-to-moody-afb-rez-2013-08-mfh-tract-a-glpc-2013-07-29","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2013\/08\/planning-commission-on-subdivision-next-to-moody-afb-rez-2013-08-mfh-tract-a-glpc-2013-07-29.html","title":{"rendered":"Planning Commission on subdivision next to Moody AFB, REZ-2013-08 MFH Tract A @ GLPC 2013-07-29"},"content":{"rendered":"

\r\nNow you can see what they were looking at:\r\n\r\nthose documents are on the LAKE website<\/a>\r\nfor\r\n\r\nREZ-2013-08 MFH<\/a>, for a subdivision on Roberts Road immediately next to Moody AFB.\r\n

\r\n\r\n<\/a>\r\nFirst\r\n\r\nCounty Planner Jason Davenport said a few words<\/a> about\r\n\r\nthe TRC recommendation<\/a>.\r\n

\r\n\r\n<\/a>\r\nCommissioner Ted Raker (Hahira) wanted clarification about\r\n\r\n<\/a>\r\n\r\nthis application would require<\/a> additional changes to meet\r\nthe requirements of the Unified Land Development Code (ULDC),\r\nspecifically that it would not help with safety, fire, health, general welfare,\r\netc.\r\n“In fact seven out of the eleven were negative.”\r\n

\r\n<\/a>\r\nDavenport confirmed that that was correct, and that was\r\n\r\nstaff’s analysis<\/a>.\r\nStaff paid by your tax dollars, so you shouldn’t have to file an open\r\nrecords request and pay ten dollars when staff could just put it on\r\nthe web with the\r\n\r\nGLPC agenda<\/a>, which they also don’t now but could easily put on the web.\r\n

\r\nNobody spoke for the request.\r\nNumerous people spoke in opposition.\r\n

\r\nTom Kurrie<\/a> said in 38 years of practicing law\r\n\r\n<\/a>\r\n\r\nI’ve never seen … two applications for the construction of Moody housing.”\r\nKurrie quoted from\r\n\r\nthe applicant’s submittal letter<\/a> about the property being wholly\r\ncontingent on use for Moody housing and on a contract to be awarded.\r\nKurrie said that contract had actually already been awarded to someone else.\r\nHe went on for more than six minutes, largely naming specific people.\r\n

\r\n\r\nRon Borders<\/a> spoke against as the chair of the Chamber’s\r\nGovernment Affairs Committee\r\nand on behalf of the Chamber’s 1,400 members\r\nbecause he believed it would affect the future of Moody AFB.\r\n

\r\n\r\nJeff Marshall<\/a> of Cat Creek Road because it would affect his family farm.\r\n

\r\n\r\nJames ?<\/a> spoke against, saying he was one of the initial contractors\r\nwho didn’t get the deal, and he had unfavorable words to say about the applicant.\r\nHe also said he just gained a lot of respect for the Chamber.\r\n

\r\n\r\nCommission Discussion<\/a> included wondering if they’d gotten a response\r\nfrom Moody.\r\nDavenport shuffled through his papers and couldn’t find it, but said he\r\nhad forwarded it by email.\r\nHere it is,\r\n\r\na letter from Diondra R. Nichols 23 July 2013<\/a>, saying\r\n

\r\nIn response to subject, see email below stating Moody supports guidelines\r\nestablished in the MAZ.\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n

\r\n\r\n<\/a>\r\n\r\nNew Commissioner Celine Gladwin<\/a> said she was surprised nobody was\r\nrepresenting the applicant.\r\nShe said the application was huge, the size of a town, and not only\r\ndidn’t meet the code, it was also lacking many elements needed for\r\na planned development of such a scale.\r\n

\r\n<\/a>\r\nCommissioner Jody Hall wondered how GLPC could approve this request\r\nand deny any other request in the MAZ; he said he couldn’t.\r\n

\r\n<\/a>\r\nCommissioner Ted Raker moved to deny the rezoning application because:\r\n

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  1. \r\nIt was not fully compliant with the ULDC\r\n
  2. \r\nIt was not consistent of the stated intent of the zoning district\r\n
  3. \r\nIt was not consistent with the Comprehensive Plan\r\n<\/ol>\r\n

    \r\n\r\n<\/a>\r\nCommissioner Tommy Willis seconded.\r\nWith no further discussion, they unanimously approved the motion.\r\n

    \r\nThat’s merely advisory, of course; the County Commission would decide.\r\nThat should be easy, since\r\n\r\nthe applicant has withdrawn the application<\/a>.\r\n<\/p>\r\n

    \r\nHere’s\r\n\r\nthe video:<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n

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