Page 11  Greene County April 30th, 20244 4:00pm Meeting Minutes  Regular Meeting oft thel Planning & Zoning Commission  Call to Order: At4:00pm Chairman Chris Peters calledt to ordert ther meeting of the Greene County Planning &Z Zoning Commission. Aftert thei invocation given by Chairman Peters, thosei ina attendance stood  fort thel Pledge of Allegiance led by Chairman Peters.  Roll Call:  Members Present: Chris Peters (Chair), AIE Brinkman, Tommy Swann, Jim Lynch, Eric Smith P&ZStaff Present: Chuck Wooley (Building Official), DeAnn Hester (Zoning Administrator)  Members Absent: None Quorum Present: Yes  Old Business:  1. Approval oft the March 26th, 2024 planning and: zoningr meeting minutes.  a. Tommy Swann motioned to approve, Jiml Lynch 2nds, the vote was unanimous in  favor oft the motion.  New Business:  1) CONDITIONAL USE: Celebration Baptist Church, Inc. (Applicant): The proposed site contains 5 acres known as 24701 Lick Skillet Rd located on TMP# 068-0-00-020-0 andi is currently zoned A1(Agricultural District- - Intensivel Farming). Proposed plani ist to operate a church. Building Official Chuck Wooley summarized thep proposed conditional use permit for a church to operate ont this site. The church hast been operating on thisp property for7y years. The church desires toe expand their facilities andi records reflect that a conditional use permit to operate a church within the A1z zoning district was never applied for. Building Official Wooley recommends that thel board Applicant: Dennis Mitchell asr representative for Celebration Baptist Church, Inc stated that the church has! been operating ont this site for7y years. He saidt they want to expand the church and were tryingt to  recommend approval tot the Board of Commissioners.  bring the propertyi into compliance with the Greene County Ordinance.  Public Comment: None  Eric Smith made ar motion tor recommend approval oft the conditional use permit request submitted by the Celebration Baptist Church, Inc at TMP #068-0-00-020-0t0 thel Board of Commissioners, Al Brinkman seconded the motion. The vote was unanimous in favor of the motion. 2) APPLICATION TO AMEND THE LAND USE REGULATION (REZONING): Rick McAllister (applicant) acting on behalf of, Jesse Copelan, Jr. &Kaye Copelan: Application to Amend the Land Use Regulation (Re-Zoning) for property described as approximately 17 acres on Richland Connector from A1 to B2: Thep property is ap portion of TMP# 054-0-00-024-0 on Richland Connector forat total ofa approximately 17 acres currently zoned A1 (Agricultural District- Intensive Farming). Proposed plani ist tor re-zone approximately 17 acres tol B2 (General Building Official Chuck Wooley summarized the proposed rezoning of approximately 17 acres from A1 toE B2. He stated that the proposedi rezoning is consistent with the adopted Comprehensive Plan and the Future Land Use Plan andr meets the requirements oft thez zoning ordinance as well. He recommends thatt the board recommend: approval tot the Board of Commissioners. Applicant: Rick! McAllister acting on behalf of Jesse Copelan, Jr. and Kaye Copelan stated that they are proposing to rezone approximately 17 acresf from A1 toB2. The remainder oft this tract would remain A1. He stated thatt the requested zoningi is compatible with adjacent properties and the Comprehensive Plant for the County. He statedt thati no additional curb cuts would be on Hwy 441 for this parcel becauset thei intenti is tou utilize the existing curb cut on Richland Connector whichi is! known as Bobcat Trail. Hes stated thatt thet final use oft the property willy vary butv will ultimately meet the  Commercial Highway Oriented District).  permitted uses under B2: zoning as statedi int the ordinance.    Page 12  Jiml Lynch askedi ifF Ricke expected thep parcelt to! be usedf for businesses similar to Bobcat Lake Oconee? Rick responded thath he has! hadi interestf from a variety ofb businesses that would be similar but there is nothing definite att this point. Chuck Wooley asked ifF Rick couldi identify thel location oft the recently approved county roadi inr relation tot this parcel? Rick statedt thatt ther road! hasn't been platted yets sol he could onlys speculate ast tot the exact location. Itv was stated with the approval oft thisr new road, itfurther solidifiest the county'si intentf forf further commercial development int the area. Eric Smith askedi ift the only access would! be off of Richland Connector? Rick stated, yes because the intenti is tol have develop thei interconnectivity between parcels rather than adding more curb cuts.  Public Comment: None  AIE Brinkman made ar motion tor recommend approval for the rezoning request submitted by Rick McAlister, authorized agent for Jesse. Jra andl Kay Copelan, seeking the rezoning of approximately 17 acres from A1 to B21 located on TMP #054-0-00-024-01 to the Board of Commissioners. Eric Smith Discussion: Chairman Peters statedt thatt the next Board of Commissioners meeting is May 14th, 2024 at  secondedi the motion. Thev vote was unanimous inf favor of the motion.  5:00pmi int the Board Room. Citizens Present: RickI McAllister Dennis Mitchell  Adjournment: Jiml Lynch made ther motion to adjourn the meeting and Al Brinkman seconded the motion.  The vote was unanimous inf favor oft ther motion. Respectulysubmited, DGdistr DeAnn Hester Planning &7 Zoningy NL Chris Peters, Chair P&Z Commission