CITY OF DACULA 442 Harbins Rd. P.O. Box 400 Dacula, Georgia 30019 PLANNING COMMISSION  MINUTES January 29,2024  I.  CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL OF MEMBERS:  The Planning Commission met on Monday, January 29, 2024 in the Council Chambers at Dacula City Chairman Mark Chandler called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. and conducted: a roll call ofthe members.  Hall, Dacula, Georgia. A quorum was present. Planning Commission Present: Chairman Mark Chandler Member Lisa Bradberry Member Gene Greeson Member Monica Francis Member Myra Montalbano CiyStaffPresent: Brittni Nix, City Administrator Courtney Mahady, Administrative Clerk Hayes Taylor, City Planner Amy White, ChiefMarshal James Ross, City Marshal INVOCATION: Mayor King gave the invocation. I. PIEPGEOFALIEGIANCE  Dana Stump, Administrative Assistant for Planning & Zoning  I.  Chairman Mark Chandler led the Pledge of Allegiance.  IV. MINUTES:  1. Approval oft the Minutes from the meeting on Monday, November 27, 2023  Member Francis motioned to approve the November 27, 2023 minutes. Member Bradberry seconded.  Motion passed unanimously.  City ofDacula - Meeting Minutes January 29, 2024 - Page 1 of9    V. OLD BUSINESS:  None  VI. NEW BUSINESS:  2. 2024 Planning Commission Chairman Appointment  Brittni Nix, City Administrator, stated that since this was the first business meeting oft the year for 2024, the Planning Commission must designate a Chairman and Vice-Chairman in accordance with the City's Member Franics motioned to nominate Mark Chandler as 2024 Planning Commission Chairman.  Zoning Resolution.  Member Greeson seconded. Motion passed unanimously.  3. 2024 Planning Commission Vice-Chairman Appointment  Member Franics motioned toi nominate Lisa Bradberry as 2024 Planning Commission Vice-Chairman.  Member Greeson seconded. Motion passed unanimously.  4. PUBLIC HEARING: 2023-CD-RZ-04, Applicant: CHV/Acquisitions LP clo Mahaffey Pickens Tucker, LLP, Owner: Walton Georgia, LLC requests rezoning from Planned Mixed- Use Development to M-1 Light Manufacturing District. The property is located in Land Lot  270 ofthe 5th District and contains 40.22 acres more or less.  Member Bradberry motioned to open the public hearing. Member Greeson seconded. Motion passed City Planner, Hayes Taylor, presented the staff case report for the rezoning application. The applicant has requested rezoning from Planned Mixed-Use Development to M-1 Light Manufacturing District. Mr. Applicant Representative, Shane Lanham, 1550 North Brown Road, Suite 125, Lawrenceville, Georgia 30043, stated that the updated concept plan removed the residential component and now contained only the industrial component. Mr. Lanham added that the update was compatible with surrounding land uses  unanimously.  Taylor stated staff recommend approval with conditions.  as well as the City's Comprehensive Plan.  Comment inj favor: None  Comment in opposition:  Tiffany Wilburn, 280 Sarah Lane, Lawrenceville, Georgia 30046 and Satanja Battle, 549 Watson Bay, Stonel Mountain, Georgia 30087 expressed that thei rezoningapplication would negativelyimpact the value  oft their property along Pipeline Road.  City of Dacula - Meeting Minutes January 29, 2024-Page 20 of9    Member Franics motioned to close the public hearing. Member Greeson seconded. Motion passed  unanimously.  5. Rezoning Application: 2U23-CD-RZ-04, Applicant: CHVAcquisitions LP clo Mahaffey Pickens Tucker, LLP, Owner: Walton Georgia, LLC: requests rezoning from Planned Mixed- Use Development to M-1 Light Manufacturing District. The property is located in Land Lot  270 oft the 5th District and contains 40.22 acres more or less.  Member Francis motioned to recommend approval of rezoning application 2023-CD-RZ-04 with  conditions [listed below]. Member Greeson seconded. Motion passed unanimously.  Concept Plan and Land Use  1) The property shall be developed in accordance with the conceptual site plan prepared by Kimley- Horn entitled CHI Dacula Industrial Development - submitted with the application on November 20, 2023. Any discrepancies between the subject concept plan and the approved zoning conditions/City Ordinances shall not be interpreted as an administrative variance. Development plans must adhere to the approved zoning conditions for the site and City Ordinances. Any substantial deviation from the approved conceptual plan and/or remaining conditions ofzoning shall be resubmitted to the City Council for consideration. The City Administrator shall determine 2) The following uses in the Light Manufacturing District shall be prohibited and made part of the owner's restrictive covenants: splitting operations or storage lots, mobile home leasing or sales lots, taxi cab, limousine, or other fork hire vehicle services (excluding public or private ambulatory services), solid waste transfer stations, the storage or warehousing of caustic or hazardous materials, animal rendering plants, bulk petroleum or natural gas plant and/or storage facilities, landfills, composting facilities, fertilizer manufacturing, foundries, heavy equipment rental or repair, hardship mobile homes, incinerators, junkyards, lawnmower repair shops, livestock feedlots, materials recovery facility, pawn shops, poultry houses, the raising of dangerous animals for profit or gain, privately owned septic treatment facilities, stack houses, stand-alone crematories, truck stops and/or semi 3) The following uses in the Light Manufacturing District shall be allowed with the approval ofa Special Usel Permit by thel Mayor and City Council ofthe City ofDacula: helicopter landing pads, fleet vehicle parking lots, or any other non-specified commercial and/ori industrial business or use that could: require 4) All forms ofc on-site outdoor storage shall be subject to Special Use Permit and require approval by 5) The open space shall not be subdivided, and the open space shall be owned and maintained by a mandatory property owners' association. The deed to the mandatory property's association shall require that the open space bej perpetually maintained as open space subject only tot the development ofGwinnett County/City ofI Dacula trail system and approved utilities easements.  what constitutes substantial deviation.  storage lots.  outside storage.  the Mayor and City Council.  Architectural Design  City ofl Dacula - Meeting Minutes January 29, 2024-F Page 3 of9    6) Architectural design ofi industrialwarehouse facilities shall comply with the following performance  guidelines:  a. Building facades shall be ofa architectural treatments of glass and/or brick, stone, stucco, or b. Contrasting accent colors of any wall, awning or other feature (other than dark green or brick red) shall be limited to no more than 15% ofthe total area for any single facade. Buildings shall incorporate live plant material growing immediately in front of or on the d. All mechanical, HVAC and like systems shall be screened from street level view (within 300: feet) on all sides by an opaque wall or fence ofbrick, stucco, split-faced block or wood. . Any accessories provided such as railings, benches, trash receptacles and/or bicycle f. Walls visible from roadways or parking areas shall incorporate changes in building  tilt-up concrete subject to review and approval oft the City ofl Dacula.  building.  canopies shall complement the building design and style.  material/color.  Final architectural plans and color palate shall be submitted to the Department of Planning and Development for approval. The Department reserves the right to deny the architectural plans and color palate if they do not capture the intent of the condition to provide structures with quality  materials and pleasing visual interest.  7) Nonresidential buildings shall be limited to ai maximum height of50-feet.  8) Chain link fence shall be prohibited except around the stormwater management ponds, any dog parks, and where not visible from the right-of-way. All chain link fences shall bel black vinyl. 9) All trash dumpsters shall be screened by an enclosure using the same exterior building material as the adjacent occupied buildings. Pickup shall be limited to the hours of 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Dumpster enclosures shall remain closed, locked, and in good repair at  all times. Landscaping and Parking  10)A twenty (20) foot wide landscape strip from the proposed right-of-way shall be provided along Stanley Road and Pipeline Road. The landscape strip shall bej planted so as to: not impede site distance. a. Provide non-ornamental shade trees spaced twenty (20): feet on-center along Pipeline Road and the proposed Stanley Road right-of-way. All street trees shall be a minimum 3-inch caliper (dbh) at the time of planting. Street trees shall be planted at least six-feet from back-of-curb subject to  review and approval ofthe City of Dacula.  Street trees shall be of one or a combination oft the following species:  a. Blood Good. Japanese Maple b. Willow Oak Carolina Silverbell d. Nuttal Oak Shumard Oak  City of] Dacula - Meeting Minutes January 29, 2024-I Page 4 of9    f. White Oak g. Japanese Zelkova h. Red Maple 1. North Red Oak  11)Provide: a 10-foot-wide landscaped buffer along the side and rear property lines ofdeveloping parcels, units, or phases. Landscape buffers shall be planted with a single row ofLeyland Cypress, Shumard Oak, or Cryptomeria trees, planted fifteen (15) foot on center. The buffer can be eliminated after a 12)Landscaping: and fencing shalll bej provided around all stormwater: ponds. Fencing shall remain closed, locked, and in good repair at all times. Proposed landscaping shall adhere to best management practices and provide visual interest and screening. Landscaping plans shall be reviewed and 13)A parking lot landscape plan shall be submitted to the City for approval prior to a development permit issuance.. At ai minimum, thel landscape plan shall include monument sign locations and should ensure that each] parking island/strip will have ai minimum ofone (1) ornamental shade tree per 101 linear feet. Fifty (50) percent of all parking area trees shall be a minimum of 2-inch dbh caliper and fifty (50) 14)Parking lot lighting shall be directed in toward the property sO as not to shine directly into adjacent properties. Interior street lights shall be black, decorative, and utilize downward illumination or frosted globes only. Design rendering and lighting specification shall be subject to review and 15)Natural vegetation shall remain on the property until issuance ofa land disturbance permit. 16)A specimen tree survey shall be provided for review. Specimen trees on-site shall be saved when  Building Permit. has been issued on adjacent property.  approved by the Department of] Planning and Development.  percent shall be a minimum of3-inch dbh caliper.  approval by the City Administrator or his/her designee.  feasible. Signage and Advertising  17)7 The subject site shall bel limited to one (1)off-site project monument sign located out oft the right-of- way at the intersection of Winder Highway and relocated Stanley Road as long as written notarized permission from the property owner is provided to the City prior to permit issuance. The monument sign shall not exceed a maximum of 20-foot in height, is limited to a maximum 150-square foot of advertising space, and shall be constructed with al brick or masonry base (minimum two feeti inl height) matching the materials of the buildings. The sign shall be located SO as to not impede site distance along Winder Highway. Neon or self-illuminating ground signs shall bej prohibited. Sign location and 18)Ground signage shall be limited to one: monument-type sign for each parcel. Each sign is limited to a maximum 50-square foot of advertising space. Monument signs shall not exceed ai maximum of 6-foot inl height and shall be constructed with al brick or masonry base (minimum two feet in height) matching the: materials oft the buildings. Neon or self-illuminating ground signs shall be prohibited. Signs shall  design criteria are subject to review and approval by the City ofDacula.  City ofl Dacula- - Meeting Minutes January 29, 2024 - Page 5of9    be set back 15: feet from the Stanley Road right-of-way and located sO as to not impede site distance along Stanley Road. Sign location and design subject to review and approval by the City ofI Dacula. 19)Temporary signage shall be regulated and/or permitted as stated in Article XII (Signs and Advertising)  oft the City of] Dacula Zoning Resolution with the following exceptions:  a. Business specific temporary signage must be mounted flush onto or against existing b. Temporary signage shall be prohibited on individual residential units.  permitted structures within the development.  20)Live human advertisement shall be prohibited within the subject area. To include, but not necessarily be limited to, sign spinners, twirlers, dancers, clowns, and/or other similar temporary advertising 21)Tents, ree-standing-canopies, streamers or roping decorated with flags, tinsel, decorative balloons, 22)Oversized signs or billboards shall be reviewed and permitted separately and must abide by the  methods commonly provided by costumed or animated humans.  hot-air balloons or other similar materials shall be prohibited on the site. procedures and regulations as stated in Article XII oft the Zoning Resolution.  Transportation and Infrastructure  23)A Traffic Impact Study shall be provided prior to the issuance ofa development permit. Prior to the issuance of the first certificate of occupancy, the applicant shall make any improvements recommended by the traffic impact study, provided the improvements are approved by the City of Dacula, Gwinnett County Department of Transportation respectively, and Georgia Department of  Transportation.  24) Install ai traffic signal when warranted and approved by GDOT.  25)The entire section of Stanley Road and Pipeline Road within the development shall be improved and paved with asphalt to the City of Dacula/Gwinnett County performance standards respectively. Stanley Road improvements shall meet existing asphalt to ensure a continuous paved road. Road improvements shalll be fully installed and functional prior to thei issuance ofa certificate ofoccupancy 26)The developer/owner shall, at its expense, construct all improvements associated with a phase of construction including, but not limited to, paving and striping roadways, curb, gutter, road signage, and installation ofa all water and sewerinfrastructure necessary for the development ofthat phase prior 27)Its shall be the responsibility oft the applicant to secure ati no cost to the City and/or Gwinnett County, all 28)Ownership and maintenance of drives, roads, side streets, alleys, and/or parking lots found on the subject site shall be the responsibility oft the developer and/or private property owner.  for any portion of the development.  to the issuance of any certificate of occupancy permits for that phase ofwork.  necessary: right-of-way to implement the required improvements.  City ofI Dacula- - Meeting Minutes January 29, 2024 - Page 6of9    29).All new utility lines shall be located underground. The developer shall be responsible for the 30)Utilities shall be placed on the developer's property whenever possible. Appropriate access and maintenance easements shall be filed at the time of final plat approval for any one parcel or section 31).All vehicular access onto the proposed private drive must meet the City of Dacula's project access improvement standards ofa public road. All improvements shall be provided by the developer. 32)4 A five-foot sidewalk shall be required adjacent to the proposed Stanley Road right-of-way. The sidewalk location shall be reviewed and approved by the City of Dacula and Gwinnett County 33)Sidewalks shall be constructed with an additional 2-foot by 8-foot pad approximately every 3001 linear feet to accommodate pedestrian amenities such as benches, planters, and trash receptacle. All such required amenities shall be decorative, commercial-quality fixtures. Sidewalk design and placement 34)4 A bike rack with a canopy or shelter shall be installed on site. The bike rack and canopy shall be decorative, commercial-quality fixtures. The design and placement of the bike rack and canopy shall 35)Provide decorative light poles/fixtures along proposed Stanley Road right-of-way. Streets lights shall be staggered, 150 feet on-center. Light poles shall be black and a maximum 20 feet high. All street lighting shall be subject toi review and approval ofthe CityofDacula: and Gwinnett County Department of Transportation. Where applicable, streetlights shall be placed adjacent to required pedestrian amenity sidewalk pads. A separate lighting plan showing the type of light and locations shall be 36)Construct relocated Stanley Road as a three-lane roadway with one (1) lane in each direction and a center two-way left-turn lane along the property: frontage. Stanley Road may taper into a two-lane 37)As sign prohibiting truck access at thei intersection ofStanleyl Road andl Pipeline Road shall be required adjacent to the Stanley Road rght-of-waydedicated easement at the end of the proposed Stanley  relocation of public or private utilities and stormwater infrastructure.  oft the subject development.  Department ofTransportation respectively.  ofany oft these amenities shall be reviewed and approved by the City ofDacula.  bei reviewed and approved by the City of Dacula.  submitted to the City for review and approval.  roadway with location approval from the City of Dacula.  Road improvements.  38)Construct ai northbound left-turn lane and a channelized right-turn lane along Stanley Rd. 39)Construct a channelized eastbound right-turn lane along Winder Highway (SR 8/US 29) and a  westbound left-turn lane along Winder Highway (SR 8/US29).  Private Access  40)It is the responsibility of the owner and/or developer to provide passcodes, keys, and/or up to date contact: information for controlled entrance locations to the Dacula Marshal's Office, Gwinnett County  Police Department, and Gwinnett County Fire Department.  City ofl Dacula - Meeting Minutes January 29, 2024 - Page 7of9    41)Contact information for any maintenance associations, and/or private security companies shall be submitted and updated regularly with the Dacula Marshal's Office and the Dacula Planning and  Development Department.  Grading and Phasing  42)Prior to the issuance of a Land Disturbance Permit or Development Permit for mass grading of residential uses exceeding 10 acres, the Developer or Land Owner will submit a "Bond Stabilization and Landscape Plan" to the City of Dacula which will provide for the permanent stabilization of disturbed area(s) via rye grass seeding, tree replanting and landscaping in accordance with the City's Development Regulations and these conditions of zoning. Tree replanting along the frontage ofboth sides of Stanley Road and Pipeline Road shall include non-ornamental shade trees spaced 20-feet on- center, six feet from the right-of-way or pavement edge oft the private drive. All street trees shall be a minimum 2-inch caliper (dbh) at the time ofplanting. Interior replanting of disturbed areas shall include Once the "Bond Stabilization and Landscape Plan" has been approved by the City Administrator or designee, and prior tot the issuance ofanyLand: Disturbance orl Development Permit, Developer or Land Owner shall post a performance bond in: favor of the City of Dacula to guarantee the replanting oft the disturbed acreage in accordance with the City's Development Regulations and these conditions of zoning. The performance bond amount shall be equal to $15,000.00 per acre disturbed. The bond shall bei in the form ofal Letter of Credit from an FDIC insured institution or an insurance company in good standing with the Georgia Insurance Commissioner's office, authorized to do business in Georgia, and rated "A" or better by the rating agency A.M. Best. The Surety must also be listed on the U.S. Department ofTreasury's Circular 570. The City staff shall approve the form oft thej performance bond Int the event that Developer/Land Ownerl has not obtained al building permit within twelve (12)months oft the issuance of the Land Disturbance or Development Permit, whichever is first issued, then the City of Dacula will redeem the performance bond [or equivalent security acceptable to the City of Dacula] to fund the implementation oft the Bond Stabilization and Landscape Plan. The performance bond [or equivalent security acceptable to the City of Dacula] will terminate and/or be surrendered or returned once the improvements shown in the Bond Stabilization and Landscape Plan have been 43)Site grading adjacent to access points shall be consistent in elevation to the proposed Stanley Road  five (5) two-inch caliper trees (DBH) per acre.  and the qualifications oft the surety prior to execution oft the bond.  completed or a building permit isi issued on any parcel oft the development  right-of-way to ensure adequate sight distance.  VII. ADJOURNMENT: adjourned at 6:16 p.m.  Member Greeson motioned to adjourn. Member Francis seconded. Motion passed unanimously. Meeting  City of] Dacula - Meeting Minutes January 29, 2024- -I Page 8of9    Minutes approved  Felorany 2lo, 2024 Dpurhy Hehady  Date Signaturd  City ofDacula - Meeting Minutes January 29,2024- -] Page9of9