PAULDING COUNTY February 20,2024  DEVELOPMENT WAIVER REVIEW COMMITTEE  The meeting of the Paulding County Development Waiver Review Committee was held Tuesday, February 20, 2024, at the Watson Government Complex Administration Building, in the Board of Commissioners Conference Room. Development Waiver Review Committee Members present were Ann Lippmann, Community Development Director; Bruce Coyle, County Engineer; Department ofTransportation Director; George. Jones; Water System Director; Ray' Wooten and County Manager; Frank Baker. Staffpresent included Planning Tech, Leah Wilson; County Attorney; J. Jayson Phillips, and Lt. Brian Smith with the Paulding Ms. Ann Lippmann called the meeting to order at 2:00 PM and members of the Committee introduced Ms. Ann Lippmann asked ift there were any questions or corrections regarding the minutes from the. January Mr. Baker made a motion to approve the minutes from the January 16, 2024 meeting; seconded by Mr.  County Marshall Bureau. themselves. 16,2 2024 meeting. Approval of Minutes Jones. Motion carried (5-0-0). AGAINST: None ABSTAIN: None  FOR: Baker, Coyle, Jones, Lippmann and Wooten  Agenda item tabled from the. January 16, 20241 meeting: District 3; Section 3;1 located at Seven Hills Blvd. POST 4.  2024-01-W (APPEAL): Application by BLOOM PARHAM, LLP requesting an appeal pursuant to Paulding County's Development Regulations, Section 14.5.1(3) with regard to a second lift station at Pine Hills Trail. Property is located in] Land Lots 669-701, 740-741, 770-773, 812-816, 842-844, 884-885; Ms. Lippmann announced there was one question to staff regarding the waiver and upcoming rezoning Andrea Pearson, with Bloom Parham LLP on behalfo of Walton Georgia, LLC. Accompanying Ms. Pearson is Anthony Sparrow with Walton, Ryan Walker withl DR Horton and Kyler Treloar with Fischer Homes. Ms. Pearson spoke to ai few oft the concerns, issues and legal arguments which were presented at thel last meeting, referenced by the supplemental letter presented by Water & Sewer Director Ray Wooten - specifically the GAP Sewer solution as part of the development agreement which was accepted and Ms. Pearson also supplied the Committee with Attachment "A" Possum Creek" "GAP" Sewer Exhibit and Sheffield Trails, Abney Township & Thompson) Estate Alternate Sewer Plan color-coded graphic handouts to outline where and how the existing gravity sewer will tiei ini to each water-reuse facilities. Additionally, Ms. Pearson referenced the 2021 rezoning of one-half oft the property to MPR (Master Planned Residential District), mentioning the County could not and should: not have rezoned the property ifsewer was not available. Sewer is made available through thel Development Agreement. Walton is asking the Committee to uphold the agreement and allow the project to proceed with the second lift-  application.  supported by the Board of Commissioners for this project.  Minutes: Paulding County Development Waiver) Review Committee  February 20, 2024 Page lof3    station.  Mr. Wooten briefly re-emphasized thei initial GAP: sewer solution conversations, and whether Walton would be prepared toj pay all the costs for maintenance upwards of! hundreds oft thousands of dollars. There was continued discussion amongst the Committee, County attorney and applicant regarding the infrastructure, water costs and maintenance responsibility for supplying a second lift-station. Mr. Coyle asked ift the client was participating or planned to participate int the GAP Sewer outfall ofthe Possum Creek lift-station closure. Ms. Pearson stated they were to participate in the development County Attorney. J.. Jayson Phillips asked for clarification as tot the Thompson tract: ifi it was feasiblet to put in al lift-station at this location to alleviate the need for an additional lift-station, has there been any Ms. Pearson stated she has no knowledge of any communications other than the agreement to the There was discussion regarding the number ofl lots permitted, lift-station decommission, and lift-station infrastructure and improvements under the GAP Sewer Development Agreement as per the Master Sewer Ms. Pearson stated the project will provide an extreme beneficial and monetary benefit to the county through thel Development Agreement. Furthermore, in order to sewer the property it needs tol have thet two Ms. Lippmann asked for clarification as to the lots which would be lost due to the project not going forward with the second lift station as mentioned in the last meeting. Thej property, comprised oft three rezoning case(s): Austin Abney 2005-01-Zt to PRD with 941 lots; a later application request for case number 2005-27-Z1 tol PRD: for 12 additional lots for at total of9 953 lots. Pinehill Trails 2021-03-Z requested an MPR zoning for 710 lots. These properties merged totals 1,663 lots. With multiple site plans submitted and a recently submitted site plan amendment application referencinga a reduction int the number ofl lots, what is the total number of lots that would be lost/reduced withouta a second lift-station? Ms. Pearson stated all lots totaling 502 from Phase II depicted on the map shown Mr. Jones referred to the Development Agreement involving Abney-Austin and the elimination of the Possum Creek lift-station, asking Ms. Pearsoni ift there was any language regarding adding a lift-station. Ms. Pearson stated there is no language specifically adding a lift-station. This is discussing the off-site Mr. Wooten referenced letters regarding thel Pumpkinvine Creek outfall sewer alternative plan which includes communications by Pinehills Investments, Abney Austin Township and Thompson tracts dated Ms. Pearson stated fort the record shei is not aware of and has no knowledge of the letters in question Mr. A copy was provided tol Ms. Pearson as well as a copy of the 20061 Master Sewer Study Plan to review.  agreement in order to gets sewer to1 the project location. communication for this as a solution to this quandary. Development Agreement pertaining to the project at hand.  Study Plan.  internal lift-stations.  would be a complete loss.  sewer improvements and not the internal improvements.  from. July 27,2018. Wooten has identified. February 20, 2024 Page 2of3  Minutes: Paulding County Development Waiver Review Committee    A brief discussion ensued.  Mr. Wooten restated: Walton is not prepared toj pay any maintenance costs related to the request fora Ms. Pearson responded according to the county's regulations they require them to bet turned over to the For clarification, County Attorney Phillips asked Ms. Pearson is it her intention ift the county accepts the lift-station, it will be the obligation oft the county to maintain and operate. The question before the committee today is whether the county is willing to take the acceptance ofa a second lift-station based on  second lift-station, they expect the county to incur those costs?  county.  the costs. Ms. Pearson agreed.  Ms. Lippmann called for ai five minute recess and to resume at 3:001 PM.  Ms. Lippmann announced. Mr. Jones had to excuse himself, however the Board does have a quorum to Discussion continued over private VS. public lift stations, who would be obligated to incur the maintenance costs oft the second lift-station, and what is actually included in perpetual routine Ms. Pearson stated iti is not fair or legal to ask to impose fees onto the developer/Walton to maintain the lift-station. Additionally, Ms. Pearson mentioned the homeowners and ratepayers ultimately would bet the ones making it financially possible for this project seeing as though the topography simply cannot be Mr. Wooten made a motion to DENY application 2024-01-W (APPEAL); seconded by Mr. Baker.  continue with the meeting.  maintenance ofa a lift/pump station.  changed.  Motion carried (3-1-0).  DENY: Baker, Lippmann and Wooten AGAINST: Coyle ABSTAIN: None Motion carried (4-0-0).  There being no: further business, Mr. Baker made ai motion to adjourn; seconded by Mr. Wooten.  FOR: Baker, Coyle, Lippmann and' Wooten  AGAINST: None ABSTAIN: None Themeeting: adjoympdat3:09PM. Annl Lippmann, Communityl Development: Director Tuba Development Waiver Review Committee Chairman Minutes: Paulding County Development Waiver Review Committee  February 20, 2024 Page3of3