PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION
Meeting February 5, 2004
Full Minutes

Call to Order: The meeting was called to order by Commission Chairman Bob Herb at 7:35 on February 5, 2004 at 4043 South Berkeley Lake Road.

Present: Commissioners Gary Moore, Rodney Hammond, Skip Johnson, and Chairman Bob Herb. In addition there were about 12 Berkeley Lake citizens present including Mayor Lois Salter and Council member George Sipe.

Minutes: Approval of the minutes from the December 17, 2003 meeting. Chairman Herb stated the minutes were approved as corrected:

New Business:

Commissioner Herb explained to all, that the purpose of this meeting was to allow the developer, Charles Dean, to present for approval a “concept plan” for the Henderson Property. It was further explained that this was the first of many approval processes that Dean would have to go through in order to get a final approval to develop the Henderson Property. In addition to the City of Berkeley Lake having to approve the plans for this development, the Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC) pursuant to the Metropolitan River Act will also have to provide approval due to the proposed developments being within the Chattahoochee Corridor.

Dean made a presentation of his concept plan for the Henderson property development. He showed a drawing of the proposed development and explained he wanted to have 10 estate lots and homes along the ridge that paralleled Berkeley Lake Road. These estate lots and homes would be accessed with single entrance to a private road that would be separate from the developments primary entrance.

Dean further explained that the primary entrance to the development would be located where the current entrance and driveway was for the Henderson sod farm and the Henderson house. In the area know as the sod farm, Dean’s drawings shows that he plans to develop an additional 70 lots and homes in area to be identified as the “village”.

Dean explained that in the development he would more than double the required 6% of the property to be set aside for non-residential common use. The development would have a common pool, tennis courts, and club house.

Dean also noted that there would be a gated pedestrian entrance adjacent to the main entrance to the Village area of the development. In addition, there would be a 20’ wide common access area to the river between lots numbered 24 and 25 in the Village.

Dean showed the P&Z commissioners and citizens pictures of homes that illustrated the style architecture of homes he planned to build.

There were numerous questions raised by both P&Z commissioners and the citizens that were discussed and answered by Dean

Commissioner Johnson made a motion to approve Dean’s concept development with two additions: One being that a turn lane should be added for cars traveling east into the main entrance for the Village area of the development. The second, addition to the concept plant was to require a 100’ undisturbed buffer for the lots along the river.

Commissioner Moore seconded the motion with these two additions.

There were some more discussions by the commissioners about what were the next steps, if this concept plan were approved.

A note was taken that the City Attorney said he would look at issues concerning liability if the dam were to breach.

Commissioners Johnson and Moore voted in favor of the concept plan and Commissioner Hammond voted against. The motion to approve the concept plan with the two additions was approved.

There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 9:12 pm.