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date: 2023-02-13
title: Regular Council Meetings Agenda
source: 2023-02/2023-02-13_Regular Council Meetings_Agenda.pdf
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STOCKBRIDGE Council Meeting
CITY COUNCIL Agenda
Mayor
February 13, 2023 6:00 PM
Anthony Ford
Mayor Pro Tem Yolanda Barber
Councilman Elton Alexander
Councilman John Blount
Councilwoman LaKeisha Gantt
Councilman Alphonso Thomas

CITY MANAGER
Frederick Gardiner

CITY CLERK
Vanessa Holiday STOCKBRIDGE CITY HALL

4640 NORTH HENRY BLVD.
CITY TREASURER
STOCKBRIDGE, GA 30281
John Wiggins
Website: www.cityofstockbridge.com

CITY ATTORNEY Phone: 770-389-7900
Quinton G. Washington Fax: 770-389-7912
AGENDA
COUNCIL MEETING
CITY OF STOCKBRIDGE
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2023 6:00 PM

CALL TO ORDER

INVOCATION

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

ROLL CALL

ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA

ADOPTION OF THE MINUTES
1 Minutes 12/12/2022
2 Minutes 12/20/2022

PUBLIC COMMENTS - All persons wishing to speak for public comment must
sign in with the City Clerk prior to the beginning of the meeting. You must sign
your name, address, and phone number. You will be able to address the Mayor
and Council for three (3) minutes. Speakers must respect all members of the
elected body, officials, and staff. Defamation, unruliness and/or swearing will not
be tolerated while meetings are in session.

CEREMONIAL
3 Review of Ceremonial: Swearing-In for Youth Council Advisory members,
Downtown Development Authority member and Black History Month
Proclamation

PRESENTATION
4 Presentation of Amphitheater Sound Study - Results and Recommendations
- Presented by: Frederick Gardiner, Heather Hubble, TSW
5 TAD (Tax Allocation District) Update

- Presented by: Frederick Gardiner
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OLD BUSINESS
6 Open Gov Project

NEW BUSINESS
7 Council Consideration to adopt the Civility Resolution and pledge to become a
City of Civility - Presented by: Mayor Ford

PUBLIC HEARING
8 CITY OF STOCKBRIDGE – ADOPTION OF THE OFFICIAL ZONING
MAP, #OZM-2022-01. To consider Staff amendments to the Official Zoning
Map, in accordance with the Resolution and Referendum annexation method,
voted upon during the November 8, 2022 election. There are approximately
1640+/- new parcels to be added to Stockbridge City boundaries, as indicated
within House Bill 612, including but not limited to 23 subdivision communities,
and parcels primarily consisting of 1507+/- single-family residential, 105
combined commercial and industrial, etc.
This item is deferred until further notice by Legal and Planning
Staff. - Presented by:
9 CITY OF STOCKBRIDGE – ADOPTION OF THE OVERLAY DISTRICT
MAP, #ODM-2022-01. To consider Staff amendments to the Overlay District
Map, in accordance with the Resolution and Referendum annexation method,
voted upon during the November 8, 2022 election. There are approximately
1640+/- new parcels to be added to Stockbridge City boundaries, as indicated
within House Bill 612, including but not limited to 23 subdivision communities,
and parcels primarily consisting of 1507+/- single-family residential, 105
combined commercial and industrial, etc.
This item is deferred until further notice by Legal and Planning
Staff. - Presented by:
10 CITY OF STOCKBRIDGE – ADOPTION OF THE FUTURE LAND USE
MAP, #FLUM-2022-01. To consider Staff amendments to the Future Land Use
Map, in accordance with the Resolution and Referendum annexation method,
voted upon during the November 8, 2022 election. There are approximately
1640+/- new parcels to be added to Stockbridge City boundaries, as indicated
within House Bill 612, including but not limited to 23 subdivision communities,
and parcels primarily consisting of 1507+/- single-family residential, 105
combined commercial and industrial, etc.
This item is deferred until further notice by Legal and Planning
Staff. - Presented by:
11 CITY OF STOCKBRIDGE – UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE -- TEXT
AMENDMENT, #TX-2022-01. To allow the use of “Computer and data
processing services” within the C-3 Heavy Commercial District as a permitted
use, and to update other applicable references to this use throughout the
Unified Development Code.
- Presented by: Brecca Carter

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12 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT CASE #CP-2022-06. To consider a
Comprehensive Plan Amendment Request to change the future land use
designation of property at 576 Davis Road (Parcel #S05-01002000) from
Henry County’s designation of ‘Low-Density Residential’ to the City of
Stockbridge’s designation of ‘High-Density Residential’ in order to allow for the
construction of a townhome development. Applicant: Forestar Real Estate
Group (USA), Inc. Agent: Alex Brock of Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP. The
property is located in Land Lot 91 of District 12, and it contains 27.635 +/-
acres.
Postponed by Applicant on January 24, 2023, via letter. - Presented by:
13 REZONING CASE #RZ-2022-07. To consider a request to rezone property at
576 Davis Road (Parcel #S05-01002000) from Henry County’s ‘RA’
(Residential-Agricultural) district to the City of Stockbridge’s ‘MFR’ (Multiple
Family Residential) district in order to allow for the construction of a townhome
development. Applicant: Forestar Real Estate Group (USA), Inc. Agent: Alex
Brock of Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP. The property is located in Land Lot
91 of District 12, and it contains 27.635 +/- acres.
Postponed by Applicant on January 24, 2023, via letter. - Presented by:
14 VARIANCE CASE #VR-2022-03. To consider three Variance Requests for
property at 576 Davis Road (Parcel #S05-01002000) in order to allow for the
construction of a townhome development. The three requested variances are
as follows: 1) reduce the front yard setback from the required minimum of 50
feet to 25 feet; 2) reduce the side yard setbacks from the required minimum of
15 feet to 10 feet; and 3) increase the maximum lot coverage from the
allowable
maximum of 50 percent to 75 percent. Applicant: Forestar Real Estate Group
(USA), Inc. Agent: Alex Brock of Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP. The
property is located in Land Lot 91 of District 12, and it contains 27.635 +/-
acres.
Postponed by Applicant on January 24, 2023, via letter.
- Presented by:
15 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT CASE #CP-2022-07. To consider a
Comprehensive Plan Amendment Request to change the future land use
designation of certain property on the north side of Hudson Bridge Drive,
comprising Parcel #032-01-26000, from ‘Medium-Density Vertical Mixed-
Use’ to ‘High-Density Residential’ in order to allow for the construction of an
apartment development. Applicant: Carter Acquisitions, LLC, c/o Battle Law,
P.C. Agent: Battle Law, P.C. The property is located in Land Lot 21 of District
6, and it contains 20.367 +/- acres.
Postponed by applicant on January 26, 2023, via letter.

- Presented by:
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16 REZONING CASE #RZ-2022-08. To consider a request to rezone certain
property on the north side of Hudson Bridge Drive, comprising Parcel
#032-01026000, from the C-2 (General Commercial) district to the MFR
(Multiple Family Residential) district in order to allow for the construction of an
apartment development. Applicant: Carter Acquisitions, LLC, c/o Battle Law,
P.C. Agent: Battle Law, P.C. The property is located in Land Lot 21 of District
6, and it contains 20.367 +/- acres.
Postponed by Applicant on January 26, 2023, via letter. - Presented by:

MAYOR'S COMMENTS (Mayor Anthony Ford)

EXECUTIVE SESSION (Exemptions to the Georgia Open Meetings Acts)

ANNOUNCEMENTS OF UPCOMING MEETINGS & EVENTS
Council meetings will be held in the City Council Chamber, noting some
Board/Committee meetings will continue to take place via Zoom. Meeting
dates and times are subject to change. Please visit the city’s website
www.cityofstockbridge.com for the meeting invitation link, Facebook page or
contact City Hall offices at 770-389-7900 for updates.

• Youth Council Meeting, 6:30 p.m. - 2nd Monday of each month - City
Hall Levi Meeting Room - City Hall (Feb 13)
• Citywide Development Authority Meeting, 2nd Tuesday of each month
6:00 p.m. - City Hall Levi Meeting Room (Feb 14)
• Downtown Development Authority Meeting, 6:00 p.m. Via Zoom - 3rd
Tuesday of each month Via Zoom (Feb 21)
• Youth Council Advisory Committee Meeting, 6:30 p.m. - 3rd Tuesday of
each month Levi Meeting Room - City Hall (Feb 21)
• Planning Commission Meeting, 6:30 p.m. - City Hall Council Chamber
4th Thursday of each month– (Feb 23)
• City Council Work Session Meeting, Last Tuesday of each month at
6:00 p.m. – City Hall Council Chamber (Feb 28)
• Main Street Advisory Board Meeting 2nd Friday of each month at 9:00
a.m. - City Hall Levi Meeting Room (Mar 10)
• City Council Meeting, 2nd Monday of each month at 6:00 p.m. – City
Hall Council Chamber (Mar 13)

UPCOMING CITY EVENTS/INITIATIVES

• Join Mayor Pro Tem Barber for the District 4 Meet & Greet Town Hall on
Tuesday, February 21st from 6pm - 8pm at the Stockbridge Police
Precinct Community Room located at 4545 North Henry Blvd.,
Stockbridge

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• Bingo is Back! Join Councilman Blount on Wednesday, February
22nd. More information to follow. Please contact Rosalynd Rawls at
678-833-3348 for more information.
• Join Councilman Alexander's District 5 Quarterly Town Hall Meeting,
Thursday, February 23rd, from 7pm - 9pm Location Merle Manders
Conference Center.
• SAVE THE DATE! Join Councilman Thomas for the 12th Annual African
American Heritage Celebration, Tribute to Sororities and Fraternities
and their contributions to the community, Saturday, February 25th.
More details to follow.
• Please join Mayor Ford for his monthly “Meet the Mayor” on Monday,
February 27th, from 10:00 a.m. – 11am and 2pm - 3pm. Please contact
Rosalynd Rawls to schedule an in-person appointment or call 678-833-
3348.
• SAVE THE DATE! Join Councilman Alexander for the Annual Women’s
History Month Celebration, Sunday, March 5th at the Merle Manders
Conference Center. More details to follow.
• A Continuous Salute to Veterans: Please forward pictures of Veterans
including name, branch, rank, and years of service as Mayor Pro Tem
Thomas presents a special tribute to our local veterans. Pictures
should be submitted to: Rosalynd Rawls at rrawls@cityofstockbridge-
ga.gov Thank you for your service!

ADJOURNMENT

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