County  Effingham bopin Board of Commissioners  THE) PLANNING BOARD OF] EFFINGHAM COUNTY,GA  WORKSHOP June 11,2024  CALL TO ORDER  Chairman Dave Burns called the meeting to order: at 4:07 PM.  II.  INVOCATION  Chairman Dave Burns gave thei invocation.  III. PLEDGETO THE FLAG  Chairman Dave Burns led the pledge.  IV. AGENDA APPROVAL  Chairman Dave Burns asked ift there were any changes to the agenda. Ms. Kimberly Barlett stated there are changes to the: agenda. Item 41 has been withdrawn. Mr. Peter Higgins made a motion to approve the agenda with changes. Mr. Alan Zipperer seconded  the motion. The motion carried unanimously.  V. APPROVAL OF MIINUTES  Chairman Dave Burns asked if there were any corrections or additions to thel May 14, 2024, minutes. Mr. Ryan Thompson made a motion to approve the minutes as presented. Mr. Peter Higgins seconded the motion. The motion carried unanimously.  Members Attending: Members Absent: Staff Present:  Mr. Ryan Thompson, Chairman Dave Burns, Mr. Alan Zipperer,  Mr. Peter Higgins Mr. Brad Smith  Mr. Steve Candler: Director ofl Development Services, Ms. Chelsie Fernald: Senior Planner, Ms. Sammy Easton: Planner II, Ms. Kimberly Barlett: Planning Board Secretary, Mr. Jonathan Hulme: County Engineer, Mr. Ashley Kessler:  Building Official  Persons Attending: VII. NEWBUSINESS    MINUTES OF THE EFFINGHAM COUNTY PLANNING BOARD WORKSHOP - May 15, 2024" Discussion of an amendment to the Code of Ordinances - Public Discussion (1): ORDINANCE REVISION: Part II-C Official Code: Appendix C-Article II -Section 3.17-  3.17A-Ponds oft the Effingham County Code of Ordinances.  Ms. Samantha Easton presented this item explaining revisions made including: 1. Thej pond must be 50 feet from the house or any other dwelling on the property. 2. When aj pond should go before the Planning Board, Board of Commissioners, or staff  level approval.  3. Ponds still must adhere to certain buffer ordinances.  The board members asked for clarification on which ponds go before staff and which come Mr. Peter Higgins asked the county engineer if ponds really affect the water table and  before the board. hydraulics ofa well.  Mr. Jonathan Hulme stated it depends on where the shallow groundwater table is located, but Ms. Samantha Easton suggested that ifit's less than an acre and the dirt is coming off site, we  typically drinking wells are deep.  could it be approved at staff level and ifthel board would be okay with that.  The board agreed that they did not need to see it.  Ms. Sammatha Easton stated that there is currently a pond that is about 10 feet from the home, The board asked for clarification on ift this ordinance reflects storm water ponds or just ponds. Mr. Steve Candler stated he would require the distance between aj pond and a residence then to require fences as a safety factor. He suggested that the ordinance include the exclusion of Mr. Ryan Thompson and other members asked for clarification on the difference between the Ms. Samantha Easton stated that ift the pond is preexisting to the house the house will have to be 50: feet from the pond and ift the pond is constructed after the house, then it can't be within Mr. Ryan Thompson suggested that should read excavation for construction of a new pond shall not be closer than 100: feet to any existing dwelling or right of way. Then the location of the proposed dwelling should not be closer than 50: feet to any existing pond. The board had discussions on the ordinance reading 10 inches in depth and how that qualifies Mr. Jonathan Hulme suggested at least five feet depth, sO the pond can self-regulate.  which is why there needs to be some distance between ponds and the pool.  stormwater ponds or any ponds acting as storm water assets.  100: foot and 50-foot distances from the pond.  100 feet.  as aj pond.  -2-    "MINUTES OF THE EFFINGHAM COUNTY PLANNING BOARD WORKSHOP - May 15, 2024" Chairman Dave Burns asked for clarification if over an acre had to be a state mining permit Ms. Chelsie. Fernald stated that none oft thej ponds go I-1. One to nine acres is a conditional use  The board discussed the deletion of section six.  and ift that is still required.  within AR-1 andi ifiti is 10 acres or more then it will be PD-MR. Mr. Ryan Thompson suggested modifying the slope ofa31 to 1 run to: rise.  Mr. Jonathan Hulme and Ryan Thompson suggested adding the word maximum 3 to 1 slope. Mr. Alan Zipperer expressed concerns about the pond construction hours and possibly only Mr. Steve Candler suggested limiting hours ini residential zones. The board members agreed. The Board members discussed and suggested deleting section A and consolidating the  limiting the hours of ponds to one acre orl less.  verbiage.  Mr. Alan Zipperer suggested no digging or hauling activities in R. zoning should take place on Mr. Jonathan Hulme asked to add a minimum depth requirement for aj permanent pool for five feet for wet ponds, from the bottom of bank. This helps with mosquitoes, bacteria, and Discussion of an amendment to the Code of Ordinances - Public. Discussion (2): PartII- Official Code: Appendix C - Article III- Section 3.41- Swimming Pools, private community, or club of the Effingham County Code ofOrdinances. Ms. Samantha Easton presented this item explaining revisions made including:  one acre or less pond except between thew hours of8 and 5.  anything growing in the pond.  1. Measuring from water's edge 2. Pools cannot be ini the front yard.  3. Requiring ai fence around all the swimming pools except the above ground pools. 4. The specifications for the fence needing a self-latching gate with the door opening 5. Ifaj private swimming pool is used for swimming lessons they would adhere to  away from pool and a lockable device on it. community or club swimming pools standards. 6. Will add that a permit is required.  Mr. Ryan Thompson asked for clarification on who issues pool permits.  Mr. Ashley Kessler stated there are a lot ofo codes that they enforce from the IRC, they check  for setbacks, fences, grounding, and bonding.  Mr. Alan Zipperer asked about being allowed toj put aj pool in the front yard. The board discussed the orientation of the house and the placement oft the pool. Clarify between the front yard setback and the forward facing ofthel home.  3-    "MINUTES OF THE EFFINGHAM COUNTY PLANNING BOARD WORKSHOP. - May 15, 2024" Discussion of an amendment to the Code of Ordinances - Public Discussion (3): Part II- Official Code: Appendix C- Article IV- Section 4.1- Zoning Districts oft the Effingham  County Code ofOrdinances.  Mr. Steve Candler presented this item and explained the revisions made:  1. Each zoning district will be minimal, and it will refer to the table of permitted uses. A 2. Article 5 will just be the table of permitted uses. Article 4 will be the descriptions that 3. The county attorney created an ordinance to 4.2 update the zoning map which has not  small description of characters. refer to the chart. been done since 2012. 4. PD districts will be mixed use districts.  Mr. Alan Zipperer expressed concern on how density is calculated. He feels that it should be usable and buildable land. He feels that PDs should be on major roads and offer shopping and housing. He feels that PD: is being used to densely develop small lots in ai tight place. Chairman Dave Burns stated he agrees with MR. Zipperer, and we shouldn'tallow. PD to be a used as a variance to the density and the density should be based on R-5. Mr. Alan Zipperer feels that ifa PD is all houses, then it should be a residential zoning. Mr. Ryan Thomspon disagrees that PD doesn't have to necessarily have commercial, it can be ap park space. He agrees that PD shouldn't be used to get around minimum standards.  Mr. Steve Candler discussed cluster development.  The board discussed the PD and what is should or should not encompass.  Mr. Alana Zipperer stated he thinks PD should be ai mix ofhousing types ift there is no Mr. Ryan Thompson feels there should be areas where mixed usei is allowed without a PD. Without a PD there would be a lot more variances for lot widths. He suggested possibly using Mr. Steve Candler asked the board to think about what they would like to see in a PD to  proposed commercial.  R-5 as a baseline for the density.  declare the character that we want for Effingham County.  Mr. Peter Higgins is interested in having tol have commercial in the PD.  Discussion of an amendment to the Code of Ordinances - Public Discussion (4): PartII- Official Code: Appendix C-A Article III- Section 3.3- Accessory structures in residential  districts oft the Effingham County Code of Ordinances  Withdrawn  4    "MINUTES OF THE EFFINGHAM COUNTY PLANNING BOARD WORKSHOP. - May 15, 2024"  VIII. ADJOURNMENT  There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at! 5:28 PM.  7-9-24 DATE  CHAIRMAN OF PLANNINGI BOARD D13 EFFINGHAM COUNTY,GEORGIA 9Bulb PLANNINGI BOARD SECRETARY  DATE 07709/94  5