Minutes of the
MUNICIPAL PLANNING COMMISSION
For the
City of Lookout Mountain, Georgia
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
PRESIDING: Chairman Earl Carstens
PRESENT: Planning Commission Members Chip Corley, Karen Persinger, Thompson Pettway, Beth Soloff, Taylor Watson, Keith Sanford, Arch Willingham, Building Official Larry Reed and City Clerk Dana Driver.
ABSENT: Sarge Allison
CALLED TO ORDER: The regular meeting of the Municipal Planning Commission was called to order on Tuesday, August 11, 2009, at City Hall, 1214 Lula Lake Road, Lookout Mountain, Georgia, at 5:00 p.m.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES: The minutes of the regular meeting of the Municipal Planning Commission held June 9, 2009, were approved as mailed.
PATRICK FOLEY – Mr. Stuart Bickley appeared on behalf or Mr. Patrick Foley appeared requesting permission to build a deck off the back of his house at 1405 Patten Road. There are two separate existing decks which would be torn off and one deck would be rebuilt using the Trex decking and railing system. Building Official Reed advised Mr. Bickley to use a larger anchor and to enlarge the new footings to 2’ x 2’ x 12” but Mr. Reed did not have any objections to the proposed deck. Beth Soloff seconded Arch Willingham’s motion and all present voted in favor of Mr. Foley’s deck addition.
UPDATED BUILDING CODE DISCUSSION - Building Official Reed presented his research on the IBC (International Building Code) adopted by the State of Georgia and Walker County. He has recommended that the City enforce 8 of the 10 codes in the IBC
DISCUSSION OF DEVELOPING CRITERIA FOR DRIVEWAYS - Chairman Carstens asked for volunteers to research driveway ordinances in other communities and to present their findings at the next Planning Commission meeting. Commissioner Persinger volunteered to research ordinances from other communites. Commissioner Sanford volunteered to research if the town of Signal Mountain, TN has a driveway ordinance.
CHAIRMAN REPORT - Chairman Carstens informed that Dawn Jumper had traded property with Mr. and Mrs. John Tessman. Ms. Jumper provided a copy of the plat and both plats met the required setbacks so there was no need to come before the Planning Commission.
There being no further business to come before the Municipal Planning Commission, the meeting was thereupon adjourned.
Respectfully submitted,
Dana Driver
City Clerk