701 G Street Brunswick, Georgia Phone: (912) Fax: (912)

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1 GLYNN COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MEMO TO: Glynn County Mainland Planning Commission 701 G Street Brunswick, Georgia Phone: (912) Fax: (912) FROM: SUBJECT: Eric Landon, Planner II ZM1775 Family Life Church DATE: May 10, 2010 BACKGROUND: REQUEST: Consider a request to rezone from R-9 (Single-Family) to PD (Planned Development) for property consisting of 4.3 acres on the south side of Highway 303 approximately 500 feet east of its intersection with Picket Landing. The property has approximately 575 feet of frontage on Highway 303 APPLICANT: Chris Foster, agent for FLC of the Golden Isles Inc. PARCEL NUMBERS: CURRENT ZONING: R-9 (One-Family Residential) PROPOSED ZONING: PD (Planned Development) COMPREHENSIVE PLAN LAND USE DESIGNATION: This site is located in the Central Glynn Future Development Area on the Future Development Map and as a Village Center on the Future Land Use Map. EXISTING LAND USE: There is an existing Church and associated parking lot on the property. PROPOSED LAND USES: The request is for commercial activities, generally consistent with LC (Local Commercial) in the Zoning Ordinance. PLANNING: This property has already been developed as a church. Although the property is zoned single-family is has the appearance of a commercial development. There is an existing structure and parking lot on the property that could accommodate a commercial use. The applicant has provided a PD text which is generally consistent with LC in the Zoning Ordinance, but has also added a Funeral Home/Crematorium as a potential use. The applicant has also proposed to prohibit some uses such as a bar, tattoo parlor, and mechanic.

2 Staff Report for: ZM1775 Family Life Church Board of Commissioners Meeting of May 20, 2010 Page: 2 ENGINEERING: The applicant wishes to use the exiting access on Highway 303. All development on this property will require the applicant to conform to the requirements of the Water Resources Protection Ordinance TRANSPORTATION: The property has frontage on Blythe Island Highway/303. This segment of 303 currently has 18,250 daily trips based on data provided by GDOT. UTILITIES: The site is currently served with well and septic, however the PD text states that JWSC utilities will be used on the site. SCHOOLS: N/A FIRE / POLICE: No comments available at this time. FINDINGS In conformance with Section 1103 of the Glynn County Zoning Ordinance, the following findings of fact are to be considered in making a decision on a request for rezoning: Whether the zoning proposal will permit a use that is suitable in view of the use and development of adjacent and nearby property. The proposed development is consistent with the existing use of the site and the development in the area. The property is located on a significant transportation corridor. In addition, there is an existing structure and parking lot that could accommodate a variety of commercial uses as it currently exists. Whether the zoning proposal will adversely affect the existing use or usability of adjacent or nearby property. The proposed development is consistent with the mixed corridor of Highway 303. The surrounding zoning and uses is a mixture of residential, industrial, and commercial facilities. Whether the property to be affected by the zoning proposal has a reasonable economic use as currently zoned. Yes, the property is currently being used as a church. Whether the zoning proposal will result in a use, which will or could cause an excessive or burdensome use of existing streets, transportation facilities, utilities, or schools. The proposed use will not significantly impact existing county infrastructure. The property has frontage on a state highway. In fact, the property has already been developed in a manner that would accommodate commercial uses. Whether the zoning proposal is in conformity with the policy and intent of the Comprehensive Land Use Plan.

3 Staff Report for: ZM1775 Family Life Church Board of Commissioners Meeting of May 20, 2010 Page: 3 This site is located in the Central Glynn Future Development Area, and as a Village Center on the Future Land Use Map. Whether there are other existing or changing conditions affecting the use and development of the property, which give supporting grounds for approval or disapproval. None. ALTERNATIVES: 1. Approve the request as submitted. 2. Deny the request as submitted. 3. Defer the request at the request of the applicant or at the request of staff. RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of application ZM1775 from R-9 (One Family Residential) to PD (Planned Development) along with the Planned Development Master Plan and Text. GLYNN COUNTY MAINLAND PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: At a called meeting of held on April 13, 2010, the Mainland Planning Commission recommended approval, as follows: Motion: Second: Aye: Nay: Abstaining: Absent: Jason Counts Leman L. Buddy Hutchinson Bill Brunson, Jason Counts, Leman L. Buddy Hutchinson, Julie H. Martin, Gary Nevill None Ryan Lawrence William Buck Crosby RECOMMENDED MOTION: I move to approve application ZM1775 from R-9 (One Family Residential) to PD (Planned Development) along with the Planned Development Master Plan and Text. ATTACHMENTS: APPENDIX A - LOCATION MAP APPENDIX B - PLANNED DEVELOPMENT TEXT APPENDIX C - GENERAL LAYOUT/SURVEY

4 ZM1775 CP MH MH BI R12 LI LI LI R12 LI FA LC MH LI CP R20 MH M9 MH20 GI R12 MH20 M9 R12 M6 R12 LC GC R6 DEES NEW JESUP LAKE NIMITZ ROBARTS ROADWAY OLD JESUP PINE NORWICH STREET PATTON ELLIS POINT SHORE AUSTIN MACARTHUR EVELYN SHADY JENKINS ANDERSON MOSSY PARK HAWKINS COMMUNITY WAGES WATSON FRASER CABBAGE PALM PICKET SPEEDY TOSTENSEN DRIVEWAY SPEEDY SIMON GLENWOOD PICKET LANDING LAZARUS ELIZABETH MC KINNA NEW JESUP DRIVEWAY , Feet ³

5 5140 Blythe Island Highway Commercial Planned Development (PD) District Rezoning Application Prepared for: Family Life Church 5140 Blythe Island Highway Brunswick, Georgia March 22, 2010

6 5140 Blythe Island Highway Commercial A Planned Development (PD) District Rules, Regulations and Restrictions General Information: This property is currently owned by Family Life Church. The property is bounded on the south by Property owned my Sheri May that is zoned Industrial (i, on the west by Highway 341, on the north by Property owned by Sheri Oquinn, and on the east by Danny Highsmith. This tract has access to Blythe Island Highway. This proposed Planned Development is intended to create approximately 4.3 acres of commercial development, with access to Blythe Island Highway. The total tract consists of approximately 4.3 acres of uplands and zero acres of non-jurisdictional wetlands. These are breakdown is as follows: Road Rights-of-Way 0 ac. (0%) Net Development Area 4.3 acres (100%) Total 4.3 acres (100%) This tract is located in FIRM Zone AE13 according to FIRM No. The developer plans to develop the site by way of Site Plans, which will assure the improvements are installed to Glynn County standards. Intent of the Planned Development: It is the intent of this section of the Planned Development Rules that commercial development be established in a well planned manner. The regulations which apply within the boundary of the planned development are designed to

7 encourage the formation and continuance of a stable, healthy environment that supplements and complements the surrounding residential and commercial developments. Permitted Uses in the Planned Development: The following use shall be permitted in the planned development: 1) Retail business involving the sale of merchandise on the premises: a) Antique store, gift, curio, hobby or toy shop. b) Appliance, radio or television store. c) Art supply store. d) Book, magazine or newspaper shop. e) Clothing, millinery, shoe or hat store. f) Drug store or pharmacy, candy store or florist shop. g) Grocery store. h) Hardware store, sporting goods store or paint store. i) Household furnishings store. j) Music store or record shop. k) Office supply or equipment store. l) Photographic and/or camera supply store or studio. 2) Business involving the rendering of a personal service or the repair and servicing of small equipment, specifically including: a) Appliance, radio or television repair shop. b) Bank, savings and loan association, personal loan agency and branches. c) Barber shop, beauty shop, or combination thereof. d) Bicycle repair and sales shop.

8 e) Dressmaker, seamstress or tailor. f) Dry cleaning self-service and/or laundry self-service facility. g) Furniture repair or upholstering. h) Insurance agency. i) Jewelry, watch repair shop, locksmith or gunsmith. j) Medical, dental or chiropractic office, outpatient clinic and/or laboratory. k) Office for governmental, business, professional or general purposes. l) Public utility business office. m) Real estate agency. n) School offering instruction in art, music, dancing, drama or similar cultural activity. o) Secretarial or telephone answering service. p) Shoe repair shop. q) Convenience store with or without self service gas pumps 3) Radio and/or television station. 4) Private or semi-private club, lodge, union hall or social center. 5) Church, synagogue, temple, or other place of worship. 6) Government owned or operated use, building, facility or land. 7) Accessory use in compliance with the provisions of Section ) Restaurants. 9) Pet shop with no outside kennels. 10) Funeral parlor with or without crematorium Conditional uses as permitted in 711.3

9 Prohibited Uses: The following uses are not permitted 1) Under no circumstances will the aforementioned property be a bar, not associated with a full service restaurant, 2) a tattoo parlor, 3) a mechanic or tractor-trailer shop Other Requirements: Unless otherwise specified, commercial development in this PD shall conform to the following standards: 1) Minimum Lot Area: 15,000 sq ft provided that adequate area shall be available for offstreet parking and commercial zoning buffer requirements. 2) Minimum Lot Width: 100 3) Minimum Front Yard Building Setback: 30 4) Minimum Side Yard Building Setback: 10, except when side property line abuts a street or road right-of-way, then all structures shall be set back a minimum of 25. 5) Minimum Rear Yard Building Setback: 10, except when rear lot line abuts a residential development, then a minimum of 20 building setback is required. 6) Maximum Building Height: 35 Off-Street Parking: Permitted uses shall meet all standards set forth in Article VI of the Glynn County Zoning Ordinance pertaining to off-street parking, loading and other requirements specified within this section. Signs: Signs permitted for the aforementioned property shall conform to the requirements of Section of the Glynn County Zoning Ordinance, with a maximum of 250 square feet. All free standing signage shall be monument ground signs with a height not exceed ten feet (10 ).

10 Site Plan Approval: Site plan approval is required in conformance with Section 619 of the Glynn County Zoning Ordinance. Provision of Water and Sewer: Public (JWSC) water and sewer service shall be provided to the funeral home on this property.

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