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date: 1998-01-12
title: January 12, 1998 Minutes
source: 1998-01/1998-01-12_January 12, 1998_Minutes.pdf
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January 12, 1998

CITY OF STOCKBRIDGE
HENRY COUNTY, GEORGIA JANUARY 12, 1998

The Regular Meeting of the Stockbridge City Council was held January 12, 1998 at 7:00 P. M. Mayor R.
G. Kelley presided and members present were Harold Cochran, G. W. Evans, W.A.Gardner, Fletcher
Turner and Ronnie Simmons.

Motion to convene was made by Harold Cochran, seconded by G. W. Evans, passed unanimously.

Motion to approve minutes of December 8, 1997 Council Meeting was made by Harold Cochran and
seconded by G. W. Evans, passed unanimously.

Motion to approve minutes of December 29, 1997 Council Meeting was made by W. A. Gardner, seconded
by G. W. Evans, passed unanimously.

Mayor Kelley presented Mayor’s Committees for 1998.

Council appointments for 1998 as follows:

A. J. Welch, City Attorney, motion Harold Cochran, second W. A. Gardner, unanimous.

Ernest Blount, Municipal Judge, motion G. W. Evans, second W. A. Gardner, unanimous.

Donald Patten, Court Solicitor, motion Harold Cochran, second W. A. Gardner, unanimous.

Gary Brakefield, Alternate Solicitor, motion G. W. Evans, second Ronnie Simmons, unanimous.

Merle Manders, City Clerk, motion W. A. Gardner, second Ronnie Simmons, unanimous.
Nancy Brown, Deputy Clerk, motion G. W. Evans, second Fletcher Turner, unanimous.

Ted Strickland, City Manager, motion W. A. Gardner, second Harold Cochran, unanimous.

PLANNING AND ZONING

BCJ CORPORATION OF STOCKBRIDGE, GA, RONNIE HUGGINS is requesting rezoning from R-2 (single
family residential) to RM (single family residential) for property located at the end of Club Place and Club
Circle in the City of Stockbridge. The property contains 10.7 acres and the request is for a single family, forty
(40) house, residential cluster development. The Planning Board recommended denial.

Cal McShan, Director, Henry County Community Development, stated that Mr. Huggins will present two
plans. One plan comes off Club Place and the other Center Street. Under the current regulations with the
City of Stockbridge and Henry County, R-2 development can be developed in to two different lot sizes, when
you have sewer and when you do not. In this case, being in the City with sewer you would have an 18,000
square foot minimum lot size with a minimum width of 100 feet. An 18,000 square foot lot is just under one
half acre. Half acre is 21,480 square feet. The minimum house size is 13,000 square feet heated space.

Ronnie Huggins, BCJ Corporation of Stockbridge, Ga. presented plans for Club Village an upscale small
brick home with court yard effect on each end of the cul-de-sac with gazebos. Price range of $110,000 to
$145,000 which is compatible with homes in the area and appealing to older people with extra wide doors,
etc. This is the plan he prefers to develop.

The alternative plan would have an entrance on Center Street and creates a different situation. Mr. Huggins
explained that Mr. Quillian owns property connecting Club Village to Center Street and is zoned O-I (office-
institutional). Club Place and Center Street are the only two entrances to this development. Mr. Quillian
does not want to develop his O-I property as residential but has agreed that he would allow a street through
this property accessing the ten (10) acres as long as it did not take away from his commercial plans to develop
this property in the future.

Mr. Huggins explained that having the entrance on Club Place would be a lot different than Center Street. It
would appeal to a different buying public and he would ask for a different set of rules as far as developing
the property. They are trying to provide a transitional buffer between what they plan to develop and the
homes on the Club Drive area. Turning Point at the current time, originally zoned RM, has a 7.9 density. It
has 40 plus units on 5.8 acres. His development has 10.7 acres and if the entrance is off Center Street, he
wants 5 units per acre and not held to developing courtyards, gazebos, etc. The courtyards would require
600 feet of street to access the courtyards. The Center Street entrance is not as desirable as the Club Place
entrance. Eventually, the Center Street area will be developed into commercial on the front and offices in
the rear. To have an entrance on Center Street to access north and south on Highway 42 will be harder than
accessing through Club Drive to Shields Road traffic light. Therefore, his development would appeal to a
lower price range of 1,200 to 1,500 square feet and pricing in the $90,000’s.

Mayor Kelley told Mr. Huggins that the only thing before the Council is the original plan that was submitted
to Planning and Zoning, which was the Club Place entrance plan. The Council, could at this meeting, consider
the original plans with an entrance on Center Street but cannot consider changing lot and unit sizes. Anything
else would have to go back to Henry County for review. The decision before the Council at this meeting is
a request to change the zoning from R-2 to RM for the original plans submitted to Henry County Planning
and Zoning.

Mr. Huggins told the Council that the existing plans call for 1,300 square feet to 1,600 square feet of living
space per unit, full brick with 9 feet high ceilings. Councilman Simmons pointed out that the existing houses
on Club Drive range from 1,600 to 2,000 square feet and the surrounding area should remain R-2 zoning.
Cal McShan stated that by remaining R-2 it would cut the density to 20 or 25 units.

Motion was made by Ronnie Simmons to deny rezoning request and leave zoning at current zoning, R-2,
seconded by W. A. Gardner, passed unanimously.

SPRINT COMMUNICATION AGREEMENT. Sprint Communications is requesting the City of Stockbridge
enter an agreement to lease them property to install a cellular tower. The site is located adjacent to
Stockbridge Elementary School on North Henry Boulevard. The cellular equipment will be installed on the
existing water tank. A. J. Welch, City Attorney, has worked out the details for this agreement.

Cal McShan reported that he has also looked at the agreement regarding the placement of towers throughout
the County and City. The Atlanta Regional Commission and others are looking at alternative sites; not to
have the ugly lattice towers everywhere. If cities and counties will look at existing water towers and structures
that are already in place and to have location and co-location will greatly enhance the aesthetics of the city
overall. He commends the city for taking the first step in this process and it will help the county to convenience
folks that the water towers and high tower sites are good locators for cellular towers.

The agreement allows co-location so other companies can share the tower with Sprint as long as it does not
interfere with Sprint’s operation.
Mayor Kelley recommended the Council approve the Sprint Communication Agreement. Motion was made
by Harold Cochran to approve agreement and authorize the Mayor Kelley to sign on behalf of the City,
seconded by Fletcher Turner, passed unanimously.

ALCOHOL ORDINANCE AMENDMENT, CHAPTER 11.04 (GENERAL OFFENSES) Mayor Kelley
announced that it has become necessary to pass an ordinance to prohibit alcoholic beverages of any type,
on city property. The amendment to the ordinance makes it unlawful for any person to possess or consume
alcoholic beverages upon or within any city property. This amendment provides for penalties for the violation
of this ordinance.

A motion was made by W. A. Gardner to adopt Alcohol Ordinance Amendment, seconded by
RonnieSimmons, passed unanimously.

SCHEDULE FOR 1998 COUNCIL MEETINGS. A motion was made by Harold Cochran to adopt a
Resolution setting dates for 1998 Regular Council Meeting and changing the time to 6:00 P. M. the second
Monday of each month, seconded by W. A. Gardner, passed unanimously.

A motion to adjourn was made by Harold Cochran, seconded by G. W. Evans, passed unanimously. The
meeting adjourn at 7:45 P. M.

Respectfully submitted,

Merle Manders, CMC R. G. Kelley
City Clerk Mayor
