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[1. CALL TO ORDER]
RIGHT.WE'LL CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER.
UH, WE DO HAVE A QUORUM THIS EVENING.
AND, UM, I GUESS HERE, WHAT, WHAT IS, WHAT AM I, I'M MISSING SOMETHING ON ME THERE.
I GUESS WE'RE GONNA DO THE PLEDGE FIRST, RIGHT? IF YOU WANT TO, YEAH.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS.
ONE NATION, THANK GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
[3. APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES]
SO DID EVERYBODY HAVE A CHANCE TO LOOK OVER THE MINUTES FROM THE JUNE MEETING? DO WE HAVE ANY CORRECTIONS THAT NEED TO BE MADE? NOT, NO.MAKE SURE YOU TURN ON YOUR MICROPHONE.
ALL RIGHT, ANN, DO WE HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND THAT.
MEETINGS ARE, OR MINUTES ARE APPROVED? DO WE HAVE ANY ITEMS FROM BOARD MEMBERS THIS EVENING? ARE THERE ANY ITEMS FROM STAFF? I CAN READ THE PUBLIC
[6. PUBLIC HEARING]
HEARING PROCEDURE IF YOU WANT ME TO DO THAT.AN INDIVIDUAL REQUESTING TO BE HEARD ON A MATTER RELATED TO THE PURPOSE OF THE HEARING MUST BE RECOGNIZED BY THE CHAIR BEFORE ADDRESSING THE BOARD.
UPON RISING TO SPEAK, THE SPEAKER MUST IDENTIFY HIMSELF OR HERSELF AND FURNISH A HOME OR BUSINESS ADDRESS BEFORE PROCEEDING WITH ANY COMMENTS OR REMARKS.
THE BOARD WILL ALLOW THE PROPONENTS A TOTAL OF 10 MINUTES TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF AN APPLICATION.
OPPONENTS WILL BE ALLOWED 10 MINUTES TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION.
COMMENTS ARE ACCEPTED FIRST FROM THE APPLICANT, FOLLOWED BY PERSON SPEAKING IN FAVOR, AND THEN FROM THOSE IN OPPOSITION UPON CONCLUSION OF ANY OPPOSING COMMENTS OR PRESENTATIONS, THE CHAIR WILL ALLOW THE APPLICANT TO OFFER REBUTTAL IF ANY TIME IS REMAINING IN THE ALLOTTED 10 MINUTES AND THE CHAIR HAS DISCRETION TO GIVE ADDITIONAL TIME.
WELL, SO FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING TONIGHT, WE ARE SUPPOSED TO HEAR ITEM V DASH 26 DASH 14 MEDICI, 2 75 DANIA DRIVE.
IT'S A CONSIDERATION OF A VARIANCE TO ALLOW FOR AN ADDITION TO A SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED HOME ON 1.02 ACRES.
A VARIANCE IS REQUESTED FROM UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE SUBSECTION 2.2 0.1 D TO REDUCE THE SIDE YARD SETBACK FROM 25 FEET TO 12 AND A HALF.
PROPERTY IS LOCATED AT 2 75 DAN DRIVE AND IS LEGALLY DESCRIBED AS BEING LOCATED IN LANDLOCK 1 1 7 7 SECOND DISTRICT, SECOND SECTION, FULTON COUNTY, GEORGIA.
WE CURRENTLY DO NOT HAVE AN APPLICANT OR A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE APPLICANT HERE.
THE, I WOULD SUGGEST THAT WE POSTPONE THEIR HEARING UNTIL THE NEXT HEARING.
DOES ANYBODY, WHAT DOES THE BOARD THINK ABOUT THAT? SOUNDS GOOD.
I'M, I'M GOOD WITH POSTPONING, BUT NOW WE GET PAID FOR OUR MEETINGS HERE.
AND SO WHAT HAPPENS, LIKE WHEN THE APPLICANT DOESN'T SHOW UP? LIKE DOES THE CITY JUST PUT THE BILL ON THIS OR IS THERE SOME SORT OF PENALTY TO THE APPLICANT QUESTION? SO THE THERE, I MEAN, YOU STILL WOULD BE PAID FOR COMING HERE.
YEAH, I DON'T SAY IF I GET PAID, YES, I UNDERSTAND
I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT HAPPENED WITH THE APPLICANT.
THEY ARE FROM OUT OF TOWN, I BELIEVE CURRENT, CURRENTLY LIVING IN TEXAS.
UM, I JUST CHECKED MY EMAILS AND I DID HAVE A CONVERSATION OVER EMAIL WITH THE APPLICANT ABOUT THE NEED TO BE AT THIS MEETING TODAY.
IN FACT, HE, HE HAD ASKED HOW LONG THE MEETING TYPICALLY LASTED.
SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED.
MAYBE THERE WERE SOME TRAVEL ISSUES, UH, THAT OCCURRED.
UM, BUT THERE'S NOT NECESSARILY OKAY.
IT JUST SOME, SOMETIMES THINGS COME UP.
UM, AND I, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND MAYBE GIVING ME JUST A COUPLE MINUTES, IT JUST OCCURRED TO ME MAYBE THE APPLICANT IS WAITING DOWNSTAIRS AT OUR OFFICE.
YEAH, WE'RE HERE IN THE CHAMBERS.
JUST GIMME ONE QUICK SECOND TO JUST DOUBLE CHECK THAT BEFORE WE MAKE OFFICIAL ACTION.
SO I HAVE A QUESTION WHILE WE'RE DOING IT.
AND ELLIE, YOU CAN SHUT ME DOWN ON THIS FOR THE MOMENT, BUT IT, BUT I HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS ABOUT SOME, UH, PROCEDURAL THINGS WITH RESPECT TO WHAT QUALIFIES FOR ZONING APPEAL THAT COMES HERE VERSUS THIS, THE, THE, UM, COUNSEL, AND IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THERE IS, AND WHAT HAS PROMPTED MY QUESTION IS THAT THERE'S A, AN APPEAL
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THAT, OR A CASE THAT'S GONNA GO BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL.I'M TOLD, UH, IN THE NEAR FUTURE, MAYBE IT'S NEXT WEEK, UH, FOR A GARAGE BEING ADDED IN, IN THE SURELY ESTATE, IF IT'S OVER, IF IT'S AN EXCEPTION, IT'S NOT A VARIANCE, IT'S AN EXCEPTION.
IT'S HEARD BY CITY COUNCIL AND IF IT'S OVER 50% CHANGE, IT GOES TO CITY COUNCIL.
SO THERE'S A THRESHOLD WITH RESPECT TO THE NATURE OF THE ACTUAL PROJECT THAT IS THE DETERMINANT.
WELL, ALL EXCEPTIONS GO TO CITY COUNCIL.
IT'S, THERE'S NO HARD CALLED AN EXCEPTION.
SO THEN ONE OTHER QUESTION I HAVE ON THAT SAME TOPIC IS, UM, AND I ASKED THIS BECAUSE, UM, WITH THE HOA FOR WINDWARD, THE SURELY ESTATES, UH, HOA WAS NOTIFIED OF THIS CASE, BUT WINDWARD WAS NOT.
AND WE ARE THE HOA FOR ALL THE HOMES THAT ARE ADJACENT.
DOES THE HOA NORMALLY GET, UH, FIRMLY NOTIFIED OF THIS SORT OF THING? UM, PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN 500 FEET GET NOTIFIED, AND WE DID HEAR FROM WIND PEOPLE IN, IN WINDWARD.
YOU DID NOT HEAR FROM, FROM WINDWARD ITSELF, THOUGH.
BUT I MEAN, MAYBE SOME PEOPLE, THE LAW, THE LAW IS THAT THEY NOTIFY THE HOMEOWNERS OWNER SIDE.
YOU A PROPERTY OWNER, YOU HAVE TO BE A PROPERTY OWNER.
SO PROPERTY OWNERS, AND THEN ALSO YOU CAN, I MEAN, YOU CAN EMAIL ME IF YOU HAVE COMMENTS.
IT DOESN'T GO UNTIL I THINK IT'S THE 28TH.
MY QUESTION IS MORE HE'S ASKING ABOUT WHY THE SHIRLEY GARAGE DID NOT.
WELL, WE SHOULD BE DISCUSSING THAT AS PART OF THIS.
WELL, I'M NOT INTERESTED IN THE CASE.
I'M INTERESTED IN THE BASIC, UM, RULES THAT PRECIPITATE A CASE GOING IN A CERTAIN PLACE.
I MEAN, I CAN ASK IT AN OFFLINE ANOTHER TIME, BUT I IF WE'RE WAITING FOR THEM TO SHOW UP, IF THEY MIGHT, I DON'T KNOW, ARE THEY, SO I, I DON'T SEE ANYMORE.
NO, I DON'T HAVE ANY THAT I CAN RECALL.
SO YOU HAVE TO BE A PROPERTY OWNER WITHIN 500 FEET, NOT JUST THE HOA OF A PROPERTY OWNER.
WELL, FOR THIS MEETING TONIGHT, SINCE APPLICANT'S NOT HERE, THEY ARE OUT OF TOWN, WE'LL GIVE 'EM A LITTLE BIT OF THE BENEFIT OF DOUBT IF, UH, IF THE BOARD'S OKAY WITH THAT.
IF, IF ANYBODY WANTS TO MAKE A MOTION TO POSTPONE THIS HEARING TO THE OCTOBER MEETING, ALL MOTION WE POSTPONE.
ALL IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED? ALL RIGHT.
DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER, UH, ANYTHING ELSE FROM THE BOARD OR STAFF THIS EVENING REGARDING THIS? WE WILL ADJOURN.