The Grovetown Planning Commission approved an amendment to the comprehensive plan and two plat items during its meeting on Thursday, June 15.
Summer intern Ethan Dent presented information about the comprehensive plan to commissioners. He said the revision are required due to the changes made to the zoning code, which are considered major changes and must come before the commission.
“On May 8, 2023, the Grovetown City Council adopted a new zoning code, appendix A — zoning, that fully repealed the existing code,” Dent said. “Per state law, the city’s comprehensive plan must be updated to reflect any such changes in the regulations and their potential effect on the City’s development. While some changes can be handled administratively, the city was advised that the changes required rose to the level of a “major change” that requires re-adoption by city council.”
A public hearing was held on the amendment and following recommendation by the planning commission, the amendment will be forward to the Department of Community of Affairs. The department has 35 days to approve or amend with any comments. Then, the new plan will be sent to the city council so a vote can be taken on its adoption. Following the adoption, the amended plan will go into effect.
The amendment to the comprehensive plan was approved.
A preliminary plat revision for Brighton Industrial at Horizon West Parkway to subdivide one lot into three was also discussed. Director of Planning and Community Development Ronnie Kurtz told commissioners the property owner and applicant is Young Property Development. The property is currently zoned as a planned unit development and is currently undeveloped.
“The applicant, having begun initial site work to prepare for land disturbance, has requested that the plans be revised from the original preliminary plat that was approved by the planning commission on Feb. 16, 2023,” Kurtz said. “The new plans include removing the retaining wall along the eastern property line of lot L-1. The building, northern parking lot, detention pond, truck access drive, and fire access have been shifted 20 feet to the west to allow for a slope in place of the retaining wall. No changes to the limits of disturbance, impervious area, number of parking spaces, or stormwater hydraulic calculations were made from the previously approved plans, but the outline of the property has been altered enough to necessitate the re-approval of the planning commission.”
The lot is being subdivided into three lots and the development of each lot must receive approval from the planning commission, Kurtz said. Commissioners approved the revision with five conditions, which were in the first approval.
Commissioners approved the final plat for 1135 Newmantown Road, which will be the site of Rivercrest Townhomes. Kurtz told commissioners there will be 45 townhomes on the 7.9-acre lot. There would be entrance and exits on both sides of Newmantown Road and Washington St.
The final approval, with a few remaining conditions out of the original 21, was approved by the commission.
The planning commission meeting can be viewed on the City of Grovetown Facebook page.
