MINUTES OF THE  CARTERSVILLE-PLANNING COMMISSION  The Cartersyille Planning Commission met in a regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday, May  7,2024,at! 5:30j p.m. in the City Hall Council Chambers.  CALL TO ORDER: 5:30 PM  Chairman Lamar Pendley stated to the audience that the Planning Commission is a recommending body only and that for all cases heard, recommendations would be forwarded to the City Council for consideration. Furthermore, the cases-would be heard before the Council  May 16,2024, and June 6, 2024, at the City Council Meeting.  ROLL CALL Present: Absent: StaffMembers:  Lamar Pendley, Jay Milam, Greg Culverhouse, and Fritz Dent, Matt Womack Randy Mannino, Ashley Peters, David Hardegree, Zack Arnold  Anissa Cooley and. John Clayton  APPROVAL OF MINUTES  1. April9,2024, Meeting Minutes  Board Member Culverhouse made ai motion to approve the minutes. Board Member Dent  seconded the motion. Motion carried. Vote: 4-0  ANNEXATIONS  2. AZ24-02. 72,78, & 80 Bates Rd  Applicant: Switch  David Hardegree, Planning and Development Assistant Director, stated that all adjacent property owners had been notified and the property had properly been posted ând advertised. Continuing, he gave. an overview of the application stating the applicant requests annexation of(4) parcels into the city. The proposed zoning is "T" (Technology). Staff does not oppose the annexation ofTechnology District (T) zoning ifthe following conditions are applied to: zoning. No exceptions from other departments.  a. All minimum zoning development standards for the "T" zoning district are followed per b. Ar minimum 100 ft. natural landscape buffer for the purposes of visual screening remains in place along all adjacent residential use or zoned properties. The 100 ft. buffer may C. Ifthe minimum 100: ft. natural landscape buffer is disturbed, then the bufferi ist to be planted with landscape material appropriate to re-establish the buffer and visual screen, d. Thej public entrance shall be on Old. Alabama Road. No public access from the Bates Road e. Access to landlocked propertiesi is to be negotiated between Switch LTD and affected  Text Amendment, T23-04. include the building setback.  driveway.  property owners, as requested by the property owner.    Access to the NRCS flood control structures be negotiated between Switch LTD and the All site plans for future development phases after Phase 1 are tol be shared with the Paulding h. The subject property" 's principal use shall be limited to data processing, storage, hosting and related services and accessory uses shall include principal uses listed as permitted uses in the Technology district ordinance which are associated with data processing, storage, hosting, and related services as well as security and customary accessory uses. Chairman Pendley opened the public hearing for the annexation portion oft the application. Brandon Bown, 15 S Public Square, gave overview of entire campus. There is one homeowner who is not willing to sell, and they are working with Switch. The other properties who have Board Member Womack asked why they needed sO much additional space. Mr. Bowen stated Chairman Pendley closed the public hearing for the annexation portion. Opened the hearing for Mr. Mannino, Planning and Development Director, stated that the staffincorporate their Chairman Pendley closed the public hearing for the zoning portion of the case. Board Member Dent made a motion to approve the annexation portion of the application. Board Member Milam seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously. Vote 4-0. Board Member Milam made a motion to approve the zoning portion with the approval of the 8 conditions. Board Member Dent seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously. Vote 4-0.  NRCS or their representative, as required. County Community Development office.  agreed to sell, the houses will end up being demolished.  that it will help create a larger buffer and more security for the company.  the zoning portion ofthe application. comments on this portion as well.  With no further business to discuss,  Mr. Mannino wanted to bring an update on two previous cases that came before the Planning Commission. The Old Cassville ready mix site annex was approved by the council. The 90 townhomes that were denied by the planning commission were also denied by the city council.  Board Member Dent made a motion to adjourn the meeting.  The meeting adjourned at 5:45 PM. Date Approved: June 11,2 2024.  Lamar  Ch by