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Developer, Middle Street Partners, is out of Charleston, South Carolina; if built, traffic would increase significantly on Central High Road

Bass said the parcel. . . if developed. . . could cause a significant increased traffic count. . . Uglum said he would like to talk to the fire department about the possible impact there before making a decision, so he made a motion to table for now, which was seconded and unanimously approved.

by Janice Daniel

The Mayor and Council of the City of Carrollton had their regular monthly meeting on Monday, September 12, 2022.

Resolution 08-2022 was brought before the council by City Manager David Brooks. He said the resolution was to amend section 4.02.01 of the Unified Development Ordinance of the city for design standards for single-family dwellings and townhouses which was approved by the Planning Commission unanimously. Council member Bob Uglum made a motion to table the resolution, which was approved unanimously.

Council then considered a rezoning request by Middle Street Partners Development, LLC, 146 Williamson Street, Charleston, South Carolina, to change 17.16 acres, tax parcel C06 0100037 bordering Central High Road and Centennial Drive, from C-2 (general commercial) to Mixed Use PD. Central High School and football field are located on Central High Road.

This request had been tabled at the July 12, 2022 meeting of the planning commission which did not meet in August, so for this September meeting, there was no recommendation by the planning commission for the commission to use as consideration for a decision.

John Bass, representative for the developer, stated the plan was for approximately 103 onebedroom apartments, 123 two-bedroom apartments, and 26 three-bedroom apartments. Bass said there will be a live/work building, amenities and a retail area, as well as garages for rent by the residents. He said it is a carriage-house concept.

Since the land is behind the fire station currently being built by the city, a traffic engineer will be retained for a traffic study should the rezoning be approved. Bass said the parcel was zoned for commercial, which, if developed for that purpose, could cause a significant increased traffic count.

Council member Brett Ledbetter asked if the developer was open to a smaller number. Ed Alexander of Middle Street Partners, the applicant, stated that the number of units or the mix of the units is not definitive yet, but they typically build around 225 units in their developments. Alexander said they usually retain ownership of 60% of their developments and that the other 40% are sold to property management companies.

He said most of their work is in the Charleston, South Carolina area, though they do have two high-rise developments currently underway in the Atlanta area, and that they are pursuing areas in Locust Grove, Calhoun and Lawrenceville.

He said their plans in Carrollton call for three- and four-story buildings, with the live/work building fronting on Central High Road. He added that rentals will range from the $1,100 range up to around $1,800 for the threebedrooms.

Uglum said he would like to talk to the fire department about the possible impact there before making a decision, so he made a motion to table for now, which was seconded and unanimously approved.

Resolution (12-2022) was presented to revise the GEFA Loan application for an amount of $15 million rather than the $10 million on the current application, due to the increased cost of materials, etc. The resolution was approved unanimously. Lastly, the mayor and council considered appointments to the nine-person Redevelop-ment Authority due to nine positions whose terms have expired. The new one-year terms, expiring December 31, 2023, were for Mark Foster, Fred O’Neal, and Gilbert “Bubba” Barker. The new two-year terms, expiring December 31, 2024 were for Kirby Butler, Eric Simmons, and Becky Cranford. The new three-year terms, expiring December 31, 2025 were for Brian Dill, David Brooks, and Dr. Brendan Kelly. All were approved unanimously.

There being no further business to be considered, the meeting was adjourned.

City of Carrollton October 4th regular meeting

by Janice Daniel

The Mayor and City Council of Carrollton met for a regular meeting Monday, October 4, 2022, at 6:00 p.m. One rezoning request and one site plan amendment request were withdrawn from the agenda, and three rezoning requests were approved unanimously.

First was a rezoning and waiver request for 244 West Avenue by applicant Steven Hill to split his land into two tracts.

Second was a rezoning request from the Carrollton Water Tower LLLP to rezone 10.88 acres at 501 Lovvorn Road from M-1 (light industry) to Mixed Use Planned Development.

Third was an annexation, rezoning and waiver request by Tributary Real Estate Group and Fairfield Tributaries II LLC for 34.41 acres at 831 Horsley Mill Road from county high density detached residence to city planned development.

The third item had one citizen in opposition, Jennifer Patrick, a representative of the Oak Mountain Golf Course HOA who requested that the applicant consider their rules when designing fences, etc. to retain similarty. There was no opposition to either of the other two requests.

An annexation and rezoning request by Benchmark Brokers for 2.43 acres (parcels 077 0456 & 077 0760) at 2032 West Highway 16/ Maple Street was tabled due to changes made that had not been fully studied by the council.

Board appointments/re-appointments for the Carrollton Parks and Recreation Department were made as follows: 1. Chastity Smith to finish the unexpired term of Ricky Walker, who passed away, with a term expiration date of 10/1/23.

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2.Greg Waldrop, term of 1/1/23 to 10/1/25 to replace Julie Parrish, who declined reappointment. 3.Vicki Andryc, re-appointed, term of 1/1/23 to 10/1/25. 4.Eric Simmons, re-appointed, term of 1/1/23 to 10/1/25.

Council then went in executive session (secret session/ not public). Upon returning to regular session, they presented an item regarding real estate. City had been approached by the District 4 Board of Health about a building located at 200 Alton Estes Drive, currently used for training and other benefits for special needs adults. The city had donated the land on which the building sets, and should it be no longer used or demolished, the land would revert back to the city. Housing by Arc proposes to purchase the land from the city for the sum of $1.00 (one dollar), then go immediately into a lease agreement for the building. This item was approved unanimously.

There being no further business,meeting was adjourned.