CIYOFHOSCHION CITYCOUNCIL  THURSDAY, AUGUST 8, 2024 AT 6:00PM HOSCHTON COMMUNITY CENTER 65 CITY SQUARE, HOSCHTON  H HOSCHTON  PUBLIC HEARING MINUTES  WELCOME AND CALL TO ORDER at 6:00pm by Mayor Martin  MOMENT OF SILENCE  PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE led by Mayor Martin seconded by Sterling, and all voted ini favor.  AGENDA: APPROVAL A motion was made by Martin to approve the agenda without any changes,  NEW BUSINESS  1. Z-24-02 Annexation and Zoning and Rezoning: The Providence Group of Georgia, LLC, applicant, Douglas J. Swafford and JBGL Atlanta Development 2014, LLC, property owners, seek thet following: Annexation of that portion of Map/Parcel 113/004 (1.31 acre) not alreadyi in the city and zoning to PUD (Planned Unit Development District) (part of Swafford tract) (current zoning inu unincorporated. Jackson Countyi is A-2, Agricuttural-Rural Farm District); Rezoning of that portion of Map/Parcel 113/004 (1.31 acre) already in the city limits from R-1 (Single-Family Low-Density Residential District) to PUD (Planned Unit Development District) (part of Swafford Tract); Rezoning ofa 0.153 acre tract (part of Map/Parcel 119/009) fronting att the end of Penny Lane and rezoning of a 0.494-acre tract fronting on Pendergrass Road (SR 332) east of 158 Rocky Court (part of Map/Parcel 119/009) from A (Agricultural District) to PUD (Planned Unit Development District) [Consulting planner's recommendation: approval conditional [Planning and Zoning Commission's recommendation: approval conditional Dr. Weitz explained that this application was submitted. as a condition of the preliminary plat approval ina an effort to clean up the zoning of some remnant parcels adjacent to the Clint Walters of the Providence Group spoke. ini favor oft the application andi reiterated Dr. Weitz' 's statement: that this action was prompted by the preliminary, plato condition. Councilmember Christina Brown pointed out that references to the two tracts within the applicant's letter of intent appeared to bei flp-flopped. The applicant. agreed to correct 2. Ordinance 0-2024-04: An Ordinance. Amending the Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance of the City of Hoschton, Article IV, "Preliminary Plat," " Section 409, "City Council Review and Action"to Extend Consideration Time for Preliminary Plat by City  Aberdeen PUD.  those references before the final ordinance is voted upon.    Council from 35 Days to 75 Days, andi for Other Purposes [Planning and Zoning Dr. Weitz explained that this ordinance was initiated to allow the council more time to consider preliminary, plat applications, especiallyi ift there was a need to table the vote. Shannon Sell spoke in opposition to the ordinance, pointing out that delays increase development cost and those costs are ultimately, passed along to buyers.  Commission's/ recommendation: approval conditional)  ADJOURN The public hearing was adjourned at 6:23pm.  ROLLCALL Present: Debbie Martin, Mayor David Brown, Mayor Pro-Tempore Christina Brown, Councimember Fredria Sterling, Councilmember James Lawson, Councilmember Scott Courter, Councilmember Also Present:  Jonathan Jackson, Councilmember (arrived at 6:02pm)  Absent:  Dr.J Jerry Weitz, Consulting City Planner JerryHood, EMI, City Engineer Abbott S. Hayes, Jr., City Attorney Jennifer Harrison, City Manager Jen Williams, Assistant City Clerk  Approved:   Debbie Martin, Mayor Eyk Jehnifer Williams,  9/17/24 Date  Ruller Assistant  City Clerk  SEAL