Lakeland Municipal Planning Commission
Meeting Minutes
Monday, March 17, 2008, 6:30 PM
City Hall, Lakeland, TN
I. CALL TO ORDER: The meeting was called to order at 6:31 PM by Chairman Susan Mitchell.
II. ROLL CALL BY ACTING RECORDER:
Dianne Baldi Present
Donald Barber Present
Kathleen Brasfield Absent (excused)
Nikki Bufalino Absent (excused)
Mayor Scott Carmichael Present
Vice-Mayor Mark Hartz Present
(C) Susan Mitchell Present
Others present:
Robert Wherry, City Manager Will Griffin, Herons Ridge PD
J Higbee, Growth Management Director Wesley Wooldridge, Renaissance Group (Herons Ridge)
Jim Atkinson, City Planner Darin Bommorito, Charta Homes (Herons Ridge)
David Lakin, City Attorney Corey Brady, S R Consulting (Evergreen)
III. APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES:
Vice-Mayor Hartz moved to approve the regular meeting minutes of February 19, 2008.
Mrs. Baldi seconded the motion.
Motion passed unanimously, voice vote, 5-0.
IV. PUBLIC DISCUSSION:
Public comments were heard at the time of the agenda item.
V. REPORTS OF OFFICERS AND COMMITTEES:
VI. OLD BUSINESS:
1. Action on a recommendation to the BOC for a Secondary Detailed Development Plan – Herons Ridge Planned Development, Section C & D.
Vice-Mayor Hartz moved to suspend the rules.
Mayor Carmichael seconded the motion.
Motion passed unanimously, voice vote, 5-0.
Public comments were heard from the following:
Carmen Holmes of 10216 Herons Nest Cove West stated she was a newly elected board member of the HOA and expressed her concerns of the accuracy of the fees, a punch list being completed; and respectfully requested a postponement to allow time to work things out with the developer.
Jason Acuff of 10250 Herons Nest Cove West spoke in favor of Herons Ridge PD.
Maryann Margonsian of 10297 Herons Ridge stated as a board member of the HOA she concurred with Ms. Holmes.
Mayor Carmichael moved to postpone this item to the next called meeting.
Mrs. Baldi seconded the motion.
Motion passed unanimously, voice vote, 5-0.
2. Action on approval of Construction Plans – Arcadia Planned Residential Development, Phase 1.
Vice-Mayor Hartz moved to postpone this item to the next meeting.
Mayor Carmichael seconded the motion.
Motion passed unanimously, voice vote, 5-0.
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VII. NEW BUSINESS:
1. Action on a recommendation to the BOC for a Secondary Detailed Development Plan –Evergreen Planned Development.
Vice-Mayor Hartz moved to recommend to the Board of Commissioners approval of the Secondary Detailed Development Plan for the Evergreen Planned Development with the following conditions:
1. Retention trees damaged during the construction process shall be treated for construction impact mitigation to the satisfaction of the City before approval of Final Plat.
2. The maintenance & funding plan shall be corrected to remove reference to the Evergreen Natural Resources Plan.
3. The applicant shall modify Section XVIII to indicate that MLGW shall install utilities along Old Brownsville Road underground or relocate these utilities to the northern project boundary along the CSX railroad ROW at the developer’s expense.
4. The swimming pool standards found in the design guidelines shall be modified to include the City permitting process. Currently, the SDDP provides only an ACC review.
5. Article IX of the Zoning Ordinance section regarding accessory structures shall be referred in the PDP to ensure that the minimum standards for accessory structures in Evergreen are satisfied.
Mayor Carmichael seconded the motion.
Motion passed, unanimously, voice vote, 6-0.
2. Action on approval of Final Site Plan – Lakeland Station.
Vice-Mayor Hartz moved to approve the Final Site Plan for Lakeland Station with the following condition:
1. Vehicular and pedestrian connections shall be made to the Lake Forest Planned Development as noted on sheets SD-101 and SD-102 of the site plan (sub-heading number 5 under “Notes”).
Mrs. Baldi seconded the motion.
Motion passed unanimously, voice vote, 5-0.
3. Action on selecting a MPC Meeting time to review preliminary coding recommendations.
Mrs. Baldi moved to suspend the rules.
Mayor Carmichael seconded the motion.
Motion passed unanimously, voice vote, 5-0.
Vice-Mayor Hartz moved to set the date of April 15, 2008 for the special meeting.
Mayor Carmichael seconded the motion.
Motion passed unanimously, voice vote, 5-0.
VIII. ANNOUNCEMENTS:
IX. ADJOURNMENT:
Mayor Carmichael moved to adjourn the meeting.
Mrs. Baldi seconded the motion.
Motion passed unanimously, voice vote, 5-0. The meeting was adjourned at 7:30 PM.
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Dianne Baldi, Secretary
ATTEST:
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Sontidra Franklin, City Recorder
These minutes were approved on April 21, 2008.
